Document:

EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

September 2, 2021 
 Jay B. Saoud 

271 Pepperell Road 
 Groton, MA 01450 

Re:    Transition, Separation, and Consulting Agreement 

Dear Jay: 
 This letter sets forth the terms of the transition,
separation, and consulting agreement (the “Agreement”) that Minerva Neurosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) is offering to you to aid in your transition. 

1.    SEPARATION DATE. In connection with your decision to
resign without Good Reason (as that term is defined in your August 23, 2017 employment agreement, as amended [the “Employment Agreement”]), if you timely sign and return this Agreement to the Company, your employment
with the Company will continue through September 15, 2021, which will become your employment termination date (the “Separation Date”), unless your employment terminates sooner pursuant to Paragraph 2(c) below. If
termination occurs earlier than September 15, 2021, the actual date of separation shall become the “Separation Date” for purposes of this Agreement. If you do not accept this offer by signing this Agreement, then your
employment will terminate on September 15, 2021. 
 2.    TRANSITION PERIOD.

 (a)    Transition Period. The period between the date of this Agreement and the Separation Date is
your “Transition Period”. During the Transition Period, you will not be required to perform your regular job duties and will not be required to work in the office; rather, you will only be required to transition your duties
and responsibilities and provide other transition briefing on matters for which you are knowledgeable when and as requested by Remy Luthringer, CEO or his designee. You agree to perform your Transition Period services in good faith and to the best
of your abilities. During the Transition Period, you must continue to comply with all of the Company’s policies and procedures and with all of your statutory and contractual obligations to the Company, including, without limitation, your
obligations under Sections 8 (as amended below) and 9 of the Employment Agreement, which you acknowledge and agree are, as amended below, contractual commitments that remain binding upon you, both during and after the Transition Period. You and the
Company agree that Section 8(a) of the Employment Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following provision: 

“(a) Non-Competition. During your Employment Period and ending on the twelve
(12) month anniversary following the termination of your employment for any reason (the “Restricted Period”), you will not (except as an officer, director, stockholder, member, manager, employee, agent or consultant of the Company or
its subsidiaries) directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, join, or have a financial interest in, control or participate in the ownership, management, operation or control of, or be employed as an employee, agent or consultant, or in any other
individual or representative capacity whatsoever, or use or permit your name to be used in connection with, any business anywhere in the world which is primarily engaged in the business of research, development and commercialization of drugs to
treat the negative symptoms of Schizophrenia (the “Restricted Business”). These restrictions shall not prevent you from (i) accepting employment with a recognized pharmaceutical company that is not primarily engaged in the Restricted
Business, provided that your services for any such entity do not primarily relate to the Restricted Business or (ii) holding five percent (5%) of the securities of any publicly traded entity. 

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 (b)    Compensation/Benefits. During the Transition Period, your
base salary will remain the same, and you will continue to be eligible for the Company’s standard benefits, subject to the terms and conditions applicable to such plans and programs. Your Company stock options and other equity awards (if
applicable) will continue to vest under the existing terms and conditions set forth in the governing plan documents and option or other applicable equity agreements. 

(c)    Termination. Between the date of this Agreement and the Separation Date you are entitled to resign
your employment, although you may not resign for Good Reason, and the Company may only terminate your employment with Cause (as defined in the Employment Agreement). 

(d)    ACCRUED SALARY AND VACATION. On the
Separation Date, the Company will pay you all accrued salary, and all accrued and unused vacation (if any) earned through the Separation Date, subject to standard payroll deductions and withholdings. You are entitled to these payments regardless of
whether or not you sign this Agreement. 
 (e)    COBRA. To the extent provided by the federal COBRA law
or, if applicable, state insurance laws (collectively, “COBRA”), and by the Company’s current group health insurance policies, you will be eligible to continue your group health insurance benefits at your own expense.
You will be provided with a separate notice describing your rights and obligations under COBRA laws on or after the Separation Date. 

3.    SEVERANCE BENEFITS. In full satisfaction of any obligation for the Company to provide you with
severance benefits pursuant to the Employment Agreement, if you: (i) timely return this fully signed Agreement to the Company and allow the Release of Claims contained in Section 13 below to become effective; (ii) comply fully with
your obligations hereunder (including without limitation satisfactorily transitioning your duties during the Transition Period); and (iii) within twenty-one (21) days after the Separation Date,
execute and return to the Company the release of claims in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Separation Date Release”) and allow the Separation Date Release to become effective, then the Company will provide you
with the following as your sole severance benefits (the “Severance Benefits”): 
 (a)    COBRA
Premiums. If you timely elect continued coverage under COBRA, the Company will pay your COBRA premiums to continue your coverage (including coverage for eligible dependents, if applicable) (“COBRA Premiums”) through the
period (the “COBRA Premium Period”) starting on the Separation Date and ending on the earliest to occur of: (i) June 30, 2022; (ii) the date you become eligible for group health insurance coverage through a new
employer; or (iii) the date you cease to be eligible for COBRA continuation coverage for any reason, including plan termination. In the event you become covered under another employer’s group health plan or otherwise cease to be eligible
for COBRA during the COBRA Premium Period, you must immediately notify the Company in writing of such event. 

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 4.    CONSULTING AGREEMENT AFTER SEPARATION DATE. If
(a) you timely sign, date, and return this fully signed Agreement to the Company and allow it to become effective, (b) during the Transition Period you satisfy all obligations required of you and remain employed through September 15,
2021, (c) during the Transition Period, you have complied with your obligations under and have not breached any provision of this Agreement (including without limitation under Section 8 of your Employment Agreement, as amended herein), and
(d) on or within twenty-one days after the Separation Date, you execute and return to the Company the Separation Date Release and do not revoke it, the Company will engage you as a consultant on the terms
specified below: 
 (a)    Consulting Period. The consulting relationship will be deemed to have commenced
on September 15, 2021 and will end on June 30, 2022 (the “Consulting Period”), unless terminated earlier pursuant to Section 4(i). 

(b)    Consulting Services. You agree to provide advice to the Company with regard to the Company’s
completion and submission to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) of a New Drug Application for Roluperidone (MIN-101) (the “Roluperidone NDA”) as requested by
the Company for up to twenty (20) hours per week (the “Consulting Services”). During the Consulting Period, you will report directly to Remy Luthringer, CEO or his designee. You agree to exercise the highest degree of
professionalism and utilize your expertise and creative talents in performing these services. You agree to make yourself available for not more than twenty (20) hours per week to perform such Consulting Services throughout the Consulting
Period, on an as-needed basis. You will not be required to report to the Company’s offices during the Consulting Period. The Company agrees that it is responsible to provide appropriate and adequate
personnel to prepare, complete, and submit the Roluperidone NDA to the FDA and implement any advice you provide that the Company decides, in its sole discretion, to accept and follow in connection with the Company’s preparation, completion and
submission of the Roluperidone NDA to the FDA. 
 (c)    Consulting Fees. Provided that you
(i) perform the Consulting Services and (ii) comply with your contractual obligations to the Company (including, without limitation, the obligations set forth herein), then the Company will pay you consulting fees at the rate of $412.50
per hour (the “Consulting Fees”). The Company may request that you provide additional Consulting Services in excess of twenty (20) hours per week (the “Additional Consulting Services”) and you have the sole
discretion to agree to provide or decline to provide any request for Additional Consulting Services. Any Additional Consulting Services provided by you will be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement; provided, however, that the
Company will pay you for any Additional Consulting Services at the rate of $500 per hour. You will provide the Company with invoices via email to Remy Luthringer, CEO on October 13, 2021 and every four weeks thereafter. Each invoice will
briefly detail the Consulting Services, and Additional Consulting Services, if any, provided and any expenses incurred. The Company will pay each such invoice within ten (10) days after receipt of each such invoice. 

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 (d)    Equity Awards and Vesting. You have been granted the
following options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Options”) and performance-based restricted stock units (the “PRSUs” and together with the Option, the “Equity
Awards”): 
  

					
	 Grant date
	 	 Grant type
	 	 Number of

shares/units

	December 13, 2017	 	Option	 	175,000
	October 13, 2020	 	Option	 	100,000
	August 6, 2021	 	PRSUs	 	283,429

 The Equity Awards were granted pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the
“Plan”), stock option grant notice and agreement, restricted stock unit grant notice and agreement, and other applicable grant documents (collectively the “Equity Award Documents”). The stock option
agreements for the Options and the restricted stock unit agreement for the PRSUs are hereby amended as follows: 
 (1) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement or the applicable Equity Award Documents, in the event: 
 (A) (i) you comply with all
obligations contained in this Agreement, including your obligations during the Consulting Period; (ii) you provide the Consulting Services through June 30, 2022 or the date the Consulting Period is terminated by the Company or you prior to
June 30, 2022; and (iii) you timely sign and return the Termination of Services Release attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Termination of Services Release”) you will receive the following amended rights
and benefits: 
 (a) the vesting of your Options will accelerate in full on the earlier of June 30, 2022 or the date the Consulting
Period is terminated prior to June 30, 2022 and the period of time during which you may exercise each fully vested Option will be extended through (i) December 31, 2022 if you provide Consulting Services through June 30, 2022 or
the Consulting Period is terminated by the Company prior to June 30, 2022 or (ii) the date that is six (6) months following termination of the Consulting Period if the Consulting Period is terminated by you, whichever occurs first
(such period described in clauses (i) or (ii) of this Section 4(d)(1)(A)(a), as the case may be, the “Post-Termination Period”); 

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 (b) vesting eligibility of your PRSUs will continue during the Consulting Period under
the existing terms and conditions of the Equity Award Documents and following termination of the Consulting Period, subject to Section 4(d)(1)(A)(c) below, 100% of your outstanding PRSUs at such time will remain outstanding and eligible to vest
solely based on satisfaction of the applicable performance milestone(s) set forth in your restricted stock unit grant notice during the Consulting Period or the Post-Termination Period; provided, that, in the event the applicable performance
milestone concerning FDA acceptance of a new drug application for roluperidone (the “First Milestone”) is achieved on or prior to the Post-Termination Period and the Company’s Board of Directors or its Compensation
Committee (collectively the “Board”) does not certify achievement of the First Milestone on or prior to the last day of the Post-Termination Period, 50% of your total outstanding PRSUs that would have vested upon
certification on or prior to the last day of the Post-Termination Period (rounded up to the nearest whole unit) will remain outstanding and eligible to vest solely based on satisfaction of the First Milestone as set forth in your restricted stock
unit grant notice until such PRSUs vest or expire in accordance with the terms of the Equity Award Documents, as amended by this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, pursuant to this clause 4(d)(1)(A)(b) (i) the vesting eligibility of 50% of
your total outstanding PRSUs based on achievement of the First Milestone that did not vest prior to the last day of the Post-Termination Period as a result of a lack of certification by the Board on or prior to the last day of the Post-Termination
Period, despite achievement of the First Milestone on or prior to the last day of the Post-Termination Period, will not cease upon the termination of the Consulting Period or your Consulting Services under the consulting agreement set forth in this
Section 4 and (ii) your PRSUs will be forfeited for no consideration to the extent the applicable performance milestones are not achieved by the last day of the Post-Termination Period; and 

(c) in the event a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan) on or before the last day of the Post-Termination Period in which the surviving
corporation or acquiring corporation (or its parent company) does not assume or continue your Equity Awards, as amended by this Agreement, or substitute similar awards for your Equity Awards, as amended by this Agreement, all of your outstanding
unvested Equity Awards, as amended by this Agreement, will immediately vest in full upon such Change in Control. Except as expressly amended by this Agreement, your Equity Awards will continue to be governed by the terms of the Equity Award
Documents and your rights to exercise your fully vested Option will be as set forth in the applicable Equity Award Documents, as amended by this Agreement. 

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 (e)    Tax Treatment. The Company will not make any
withholdings or deductions, and will issue you a form 1099, with respect to any consulting fees paid to you. You will be responsible for all taxes with respect to the consulting fees, and you agree to indemnify, hold harmless and defend the Company
from any and all claims, liabilities, damages, taxes, fines or penalties sought or recovered by any governmental entity, including but not limited to the Internal Revenue Service or any state taxing authority, arising out of or in connection with
the consulting fees. 
 (f)    Independent Contractor Status. Your relationship with the Company during
the Consulting Period will be that of an independent contractor, and nothing in this Agreement is intended to, or should be construed to, create a partnership, agency, joint venture or employment relationship after the Separation Date. You will not
be entitled to any of the benefits which the Company may make available to its employees, including but not limited to, group health or life insurance, profit-sharing or retirement benefits, and you acknowledge and agree that your relationship with
the Company during the Consulting Period will not be subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Massachusetts Wage Act or other laws or regulations governing employment relationships. The Company acknowledges and agrees that nothing in this
Agreement modifies or supersedes the terms of any written and executed Indemnification Agreement entered into between you and the Company. 

(g)    Limitations on Authority. You will have no responsibilities or authority as a consultant to the
Company other than as provided above. You will have no authority to bind the Company to any contractual obligations, whether written, oral or implied, except with the written authorization of the CEO. You agree not to represent or purport to
represent the Company in any manner whatsoever to any third party unless authorized by the Company, in writing, to do so. 
 (h)
    Proprietary Information and Inventions. You agree that, during the Consulting Period and thereafter, you will not use or disclose any confidential or proprietary information or materials of the Company, including
any confidential or proprietary information that you obtain or develop in the course of performing the Consulting Services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1833(b), you shall not be held criminally or civilly liable
under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that: (1) is made in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, and solely for the purpose of
reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (2) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Any and all work product you create in the course of performing
the Consulting Services will be the sole and exclusive property of the Company. You hereby assign to the Company all right, title, and interest in all inventions, techniques, processes, materials, and other intellectual property developed in the
course of performing the Consulting Services. You further acknowledge and reaffirm your continuing obligations under Sections 8 (as amended) and 9 of your Employment Agreement and which are incorporated herein by reference. 

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 (i)    Termination of Consulting Period. Without waiving
any other rights or remedies, you or the Company may terminate the consulting relationship at any time and for any reason upon thirty (30) days’ written notice to the other party; provided, however, that the Company may terminate the
Consulting Period immediately upon your material breach of your obligations under this Agreement. Upon termination of the Consulting Period by either party, the Company will pay only those Consulting Fees earned and expenses incurred through and
including the date on which the termination of the Consulting Period becomes effective. 
 (j)    Other Work
Activities / Representations. Throughout the Consulting Period, you retain the right to engage in employment, consulting, or other work relationships in addition to the Consulting Services you provide to the Company under this Agreement. You
represent and warrant that you are self-employed in an independently established trade, occupation, or business, maintains and operate a business that is separate and independent from the Company’s business, hold yourself out to the public as
independently competent and available to provide applicable services similar to the Consulting Services, have obtained and/or expect to obtain clients or customers other than the Company for whom you will perform services, and will perform work for
the Company that you understand is outside the usual course of the Company’s business. The Company will make reasonable arrangements to enable you to perform your work for the Company at such times and in such a manner so that it will not
interfere with other activities in which you may engage. In order to protect the trade secrets and confidential and proprietary information of the Company, you agree that, during the Consulting Period, you will notify the Company, in writing, before
you obtain employment with or perform competitive work for any business entity, or engage in any other work activity that is competitive with the Company. 

5.    NO OTHER COMPENSATION OR
BENEFITS. You acknowledge that, except as expressly provided in this Agreement, you have not earned and will not receive from the Company any additional compensation (e.g., salary, commissions,
bonuses or equity), severance or benefits after the Separation Date, with the exception of any vested benefits you may have under the express terms of a written ERISA-qualified benefit plan (e.g., 401(k) account). 

6.    EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS. You agree that, within ten (10) days after
the Separation Date, you will submit your final documented expense reimbursement statement reflecting all business expenses you incurred through the Separation Date, if any, for which you seek reimbursement. The Company will reimburse you for these
expenses pursuant to its regular business practice. 
 7.    RETURN OF
COMPANY PROPERTY. Within five (5) business days after the Separation Date, you shall return to the Company all Company documents (and all copies thereof) and other Company property in your possession or
control. You agree that you will make a diligent search to locate any such documents, property and information within the timeframe referenced above. In addition, if you have used any personally owned computer, server, or e-mail system to receive, store, review, prepare or transmit any confidential or proprietary data, materials or information of the Company, then within five (5) business days after the Separation Date, you must
provide the Company with a computer-useable copy of such information and then permanently delete and expunge such confidential or proprietary information from those systems without retaining any reproductions (in whole or in part); and you agree to
provide the Company access to your system, as requested, to verify that the necessary copying and deletion is done. Your timely compliance with the provisions of this paragraph is a precondition to your engagement as a consultant to provide
Consulting Services and receipt of other benefits provided under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the Consulting Period only, the Company will permit you to retain, receive, and/or use any equipment, documents, and
information reasonably necessary to perform the Consulting Services, all of which equipment, documents and information you must return to the Company upon request and no later than the last day of the Consulting Period. In addition, notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Company will permit you to keep the laptop provided you in connection with your employment with the Company, so long as, (a) it is used by you exclusively for Consulting Services to the Company, and (b) within five
(5) days following termination of the Consulting Period, you provide the laptop to the Company in order to allow the Company to delete all Company information from the laptop. 

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 8.    PROPRIETARY INFORMATION
OBLIGATIONS. Both during and after your employment you acknowledge your continuing obligations under Sections 8 (as amended) and 9 of your Employment Agreement, including your obligations not to
compete or use or disclose any confidential or proprietary information of the Company. 

9.    CONFIDENTIALITY. The provisions of this Agreement will be
held in strictest confidence by you and will not be publicized or disclosed in any manner whatsoever; provided, however, that: (a) you may disclose this Agreement to your immediate family; (b) you may disclose this Agreement in
confidence to your attorneys, accountants, auditors, tax preparers, and financial advisors; (c) you may disclose this Agreement, and any other documents or information (without notice to the Company) when communicating with the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor, the National Labor Relations Board, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal, state or local governmental agency or commission
(“Government Agencies”), or during the course of an investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by any Government Agency; and (d) you may disclose this Agreement insofar as such disclosure may be necessary to enforce its
terms or as otherwise required by law. In particular, and without limitation, you agree not to disclose the terms of this Agreement to any current or former Company employee. Nothing in this provision or this Agreement is intended to prohibit or
restrain you in any manner from making disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal or state law or regulation. 

10.    NONDISPARAGEMENT. You agree not to disparage the Company
or the Company’s officers, directors, employees, shareholders, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, and agents, in any manner likely to be harmful to them or their business, business reputation or personal reputation; provided that you may
respond accurately and fully to any question, inquiry or request for information to the extent required by legal process (e.g., a valid subpoena or other similar compulsion of law) or as part of a government investigation or provide truthful
testimony in any arbitration, litigation, or governmental administrative proceeding. In addition, nothing in this paragraph or this Agreement is intended to prohibit or restrain you in any manner from making disclosures that are protected under the
whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation or under other applicable law or regulation. 

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 11. NO VOLUNTARY ADVERSE
ACTION; AND COOPERATION. You agree that you will not (except in response to legal compulsion or as permitted under the Protected Activities section below) voluntarily
provide assistance, information or advice, directly or indirectly (including through agents or attorneys), to any person or entity in connection with any proposed or pending litigation, arbitration, administrative claim, cause of action, or other
formal proceeding of any kind brought against the Company, its parent or subsidiary entities, affiliates, officers, directors, employees or agents, nor shall you induce or encourage any person or entity to bring any such claims; provided that you
may respond accurately and fully to any question, inquiry or request for information when required by legal process (e.g., a valid subpoena or other similar compulsion of law) or as part of a government investigation. In addition, except in relation
to or concerning a dispute or litigation between you and the Company, you agree to voluntarily cooperate with the Company if you have knowledge of facts relevant to any existing or future litigation or arbitration initiated by or filed against
the Company by making yourself reasonably available without further compensation for interviews with the Company or its legal counsel, for preparing for and providing deposition testimony, and for preparing for and providing trial testimony. 

12. NO ADMISSIONS. You understand and agree that the promises and
payments in consideration of this Agreement shall not be construed to be an admission of any liability or obligation by the Company to you or to any other person, and that the Company makes no such admission. 

13. RELEASE OF CLAIMS. 

(a)    General Release. In exchange for engagement as a consultant and other consideration provided to you
under this Agreement to which you would not otherwise be entitled, except as provided in Section 2(b) above and Section 13(e) below, you hereby generally and completely release the Company, its affiliated, related, parent and subsidiary
entities, and its and their current and former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, agents, attorneys, predecessors, successors, insurers, affiliates, and assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from
any and all claims, liabilities and obligations, both known and unknown, that arise out of or are in any way related to events, acts, conduct, or omissions occurring prior to or on the date you sign this Agreement (collectively, the
“Released Claims”). 
 (b)    Scope of Release. The Released Claims include, but are not
limited to: (i) all claims arising out of or in any way related to your employment with the Company, or the termination of that employment; (ii) all claims related to your compensation or benefits from the Company, including salary,
bonuses, commissions, vacation, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, or any other ownership, equity, or profits interests in the Company; (iii) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination,
and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (iv) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (v) all federal, state, and local
statutory claims, including claims for discrimination, harassment, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, or other claims arising under the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as amended), the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (as
amended) (the “ADEA”), the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Massachusetts Fair Employment Practices Act (M.G.L. c. 151B), the Massachusetts Equal Rights Act, the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act, the
Massachusetts Privacy Statute, the Massachusetts Sick Leave Law, the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act, the Massachusetts Payment of Wages Act (M.G.L. c. 149 sections 148 and 150), the Massachusetts Overtime regulations (M.G.L. c. 151 sections 1A and
1B), and the Massachusetts Meal Break regulations (M.G.L. c. 149 sections 100 and 101). 

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 (d)    ADEA Waiver. You acknowledge that you are knowingly
and voluntarily waiving and releasing any rights you may have under the ADEA, and that the consideration given for the waiver and release in this Section is in addition to anything of value to which you are already entitled. You further acknowledge
that you have been advised, as required by the ADEA, that: (i) your waiver and release do not apply to any rights or claims that may arise after the date that you sign this Agreement; (ii) you should consult with an attorney prior to
signing this Agreement (although you may choose voluntarily not to do so); (iii) you have twenty-one (21) days to consider this Agreement (although you may choose voluntarily to sign it earlier); (iv) you
have seven (7) days following the date you sign this Agreement to revoke it (by providing written notice of your revocation to me); and (v) this Agreement will not be effective until the date upon which the revocation period has expired,
which will be the eighth day after the date that this Agreement is signed by you provided that you do not revoke it (the “Effective Date”). 

(e)    Excluded Claims. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the following are not included
in the Released Claims (the “Excluded Claims”): (i) any rights or claims for indemnification you may have pursuant to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, any written indemnification agreement with the
Company to which you are a party, any insurance policy maintained by the Company, or under applicable law; (ii) any rights which are not waivable as a matter of law; (iii) any rights you may have to unemployment compensation; (iv) any
claims for breach of this Agreement or to enforce this Agreement; (v) any claims arising solely after the execution of this Agreement; (vi) any claims or rights you may have to any vested benefits or rights under any employee benefit,
welfare, retirement and/or pension plans; (vii) non-termination related claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.), as amended; (viii) any rights and/or
claims you may have under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”); (ix) claims for reimbursement of approved business expenses incurred prior to the Separation Date; (x) any right you may have to obtain
contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment against you as a result of any act or failure to act for which you and the Company or its past, present and future trustees, officers, agents, administrators, representatives,
employees, affiliates, or insurers are held jointly liable; and (xi) your rights under the Equity Award Documents, as amended by this Agreement. You hereby represent and warrant that, other than the Excluded Claims, you are not aware of any
claims you have or might have against any of the Released Parties that are not included in the Released Claims. 
 14.
PROTECTED ACTIVITIES. You understand that nothing in this Agreement limits your ability to file a charge or complaint with a Government Agency. You further understand this Agreement does not limit your ability to
communicate with any Government Agencies or otherwise participate in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by any Government Agency, including providing documents or other information, without notice to the Company. While this
Agreement does not limit your right to receive an award for information provided to the Securities and Exchange Commission, you understand and agree that, to maximum extent permitted by law, you are otherwise waiving any and all rights you may have
to individual relief based on any claims that you have released and any rights you have waived by signing this Agreement. 

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 15. REPRESENTATIONS. You hereby
represent that you have been paid all compensation owed and for all hours worked, have received all the leave and leave benefits and protections for which you are eligible, pursuant to the Family and Medical Leave Act or otherwise, and have not
suffered any on-the-job injury for which you have not already filed a claim. 

16. DISPUTE RESOLUTION. To ensure the rapid and economical resolution
of disputes that may arise in connection with your employment with the Company, you and the Company agree that any and all disputes, claims, or causes of action, in law or equity, including but not limited to statutory claims (including, but not
limited to, the Massachusetts Antidiscrimination Act, Mass. Gen. Laws ch.151B and the Massachusetts Wage Act, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149), arising from or relating to the enforcement, breach, performance, or interpretation of this Agreement, your
employment with the Company, or the termination of your employment, shall be resolved, to the fullest extent permitted by law, by final, binding and confidential arbitration before a single arbitrator in Suffolk County conducted by JAMS or its
successor, under JAMS’ then applicable rules and procedures for employment disputes (available upon request and also currently available at http://www.jamsadr.com/rules-employment-arbitration/). You acknowledge that by agreeing to this
arbitration procedure, both you and the Company waive the right to resolve any such dispute through a trial by jury or judge or administrative proceeding. You will have the right to be represented by legal counsel at any arbitration proceeding. The
arbitrator shall: (a) have the authority to compel adequate discovery for the resolution of the dispute and to award such relief as would otherwise be permitted by law; and (b) issue a written statement signed by the arbitrator regarding
the disposition of each claim and the relief, if any, awarded as to each claim, the reasons for the award, and the arbitrator’s essential findings and conclusions on which the award is based. The arbitrator shall be authorized to award all
relief that you or the Company would be entitled to seek in a court of law. The Company shall pay all JAMS arbitration fees in excess of the administrative fees that you would be required to pay if the dispute were decided in a court of law. Nothing
in this Agreement is intended to prevent either you or the Company from obtaining injunctive relief in court to prevent irreparable harm pending the conclusion of any such arbitration. 

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 17. MISCELLANEOUS. This Agreement, including Exhibit A
and Exhibit B, constitutes the complete, final and exclusive embodiment of the entire agreement between you and the Company with regard to the subject matter hereof. It is entered into without reliance on any promise or representation,
written or oral, other than those expressly contained herein, and it supersedes any other agreements, promises, warranties or representations concerning its subject matter. This Agreement may not be modified or amended except in a writing signed by
both you and a duly authorized officer of the Company. This Agreement will bind the heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of both you and the Company, and inure to the benefit of both you and the Company, their heirs, successors
and assigns. If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, this determination shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement and the provision in question shall be modified so as to be
rendered enforceable in a manner consistent with the intent of the parties insofar as possible under applicable law. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts without regard to
conflicts of law principles. Any ambiguity in this Agreement shall not be construed against either party as the drafter. Any waiver of a breach of this Agreement, or rights hereunder, shall be in writing and shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any
successive breach or rights hereunder. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts which shall be deemed to be part of one original, and facsimile and signatures transmitted by PDF shall be equivalent to original signatures. 

[Signature Page Follows] 

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 If this Agreement is acceptable to you, please sign below and return the original to me within twenty-one (21) days. The Company’s offer contained herein will automatically expire if we do not receive the fully signed Agreement within this timeframe. 

I wish you good luck in your future endeavors. 
 Sincerely, 

MINERVA NEUROSCIENCES, INC. 
  

			
	By:	 	     /s/ Remy Luthringer

		 	      Remy Luthringer
		 	      Chief Executive Officer

 Exhibit A – Separation Date Release 

Exhibit B - Termination of Services Release 

ACCEPTED AND AGREED: 
  

	
	 /s/ Jay Saoud

	Jay Saoud
	
	 September 2, 2021

	Date

 Jay B. Saoud 

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 EXHIBIT A 

SEPARATION DATE RELEASE 

(To be signed and returned to the Company on or within twenty-one (21) days after the Separation
Date) 
 In exchange for the consideration to be provided to me pursuant to that certain letter transition, separation, and consulting agreement between me
and Minerva Neurosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) dated September 2, 2021 (the “Agreement”), I hereby provide the following Separation Date Release. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement. 
 I hereby represent that: (i) I have been paid all compensation owed and have been paid
for all hours worked for the Company through the Separation Date; (ii) I have received all the leave and leave benefits and protections for which I am eligible pursuant to the federal Family and Medical Leave Act or otherwise; and (iii) I
have not suffered any on-the-job injury for which I have not already filed a claim. 

Except as provided below regarding Excluded Claims, I hereby generally and completely release the Company, and its affiliated, related, parent and subsidiary
entities, and its and their current and former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, agents, attorneys, predecessors, successors, insurers, affiliates, and assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from
any and all claims, liabilities and obligations, both known and unknown, that arise out of or are in any way related to events, acts, conduct, or omissions occurring prior to or on the date I sign this Agreement (collectively, the
“Released Claims”). 
 The Released Claims include, but are not limited to: (i) all claims arising out of or in any way related
to my employment with the Company, or the termination of that employment; (ii) all claims related to my compensation or benefits from the Company, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe
benefits, stock, stock options, or any other ownership, equity, or profits interests in the Company; (iii) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination, and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (iv) all
tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (v) all federal, state, and local statutory claims, including claims for discrimination, harassment, retaliation,
attorneys’ fees, or other claims arising under the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as amended), the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (as amended) (the
“ADEA”), the Massachusetts Fair Employment Practices Act (M.G.L. c. 151B), the Massachusetts Equal Rights Act, the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act, the Massachusetts Privacy Statute, the Massachusetts Sick Leave Law, the
Massachusetts Civil Rights Act, the Massachusetts Payment of Wages Act (M.G.L. c. 149 sections 148 and 150), the Massachusetts Overtime regulations (M.G.L. c. 151 sections 1A and 1B), and the Massachusetts Meal Break regulations (M.G.L. c. 149
sections 100 and 101), and any other laws, statutes, or regulations of the state in which I reside and/or work. 

 Jay B. Saoud 

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 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the following are not included in the
Released Claims (the “Excluded Claims”): (i) any rights or claims for indemnification I may have pursuant to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, any written indemnification agreement with the Company to
which I am a party, any insurance policy maintained by the Company, or under applicable law; (ii) any rights which are not waivable as a matter of law; (iii) any rights I may have to unemployment compensation; (iv) any claims for
breach of this Agreement or to enforce this Agreement; (v) any claims arising solely after the execution of this Agreement; (vi) any claims or rights I may have to any vested benefits or rights under any employee benefit, welfare,
retirement and/or pension plans; (vii) non-termination related claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.), as amended; (viii) any rights and/or claims I
may have under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”); (ix) claims for reimbursement of approved business expenses incurred prior to the Separation Date; (x) any right I may have to obtain contribution as
permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment against me as a result of any act or failure to act for which I and the Company or its past, present and future trustees, officers, agents, administrators, representatives, employees, affiliates, or
insurers are held jointly liable; and (xi) my rights under the Equity Award Documents, as amended by the Agreement. I hereby represent and warrant that, other than the Excluded Claims, I am not aware of any claims I have or might have against
any of the Released Parties that are not included in the Released Claims. I understand that nothing in this Agreement limits my ability to file a charge or complaint with any Government Agency. I further understand this Agreement does not limit my
ability to communicate with any Government Agencies or otherwise participate in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by any Government Agency, including providing documents or other information, without notice to the Company. While
this Agreement does not limit my right to receive an award for information provided to the Securities and Exchange Commission, I understand and agree that, to maximum extent permitted by law, I am otherwise waiving any and all rights I may have to
individual relief based on any claims that I have released and any rights I have waived by signing this Agreement. 
 I acknowledge that I am knowingly and
voluntarily waiving and releasing any rights I may have under the ADEA (the “Release ADEA Waiver”). I also acknowledge that the consideration given for this waiver is in addition to anything of value to which I was already
entitled. I further acknowledge that I have been advised by this writing, as required by the ADEA, that: (a) this waiver does not apply to any rights or claims that arise after the date I sign this Separation Date Release; (b) I should
consult with an attorney prior to signing this Separation Date Release; (c) I have had twenty-one (21) days to consider this Separation Date Release; (d) I have seven (7) days following the
date I sign this Separation Date Release to revoke (in a written revocation sent to the Company’s CEO); and (e) this Separation Date Release will not be effective until the date upon which the revocation period has expired, which will be
the eighth day after I sign this Separation Date Release (the “Release Effective Date”). 
 This Separation Date Release, together
with the Agreement and its exhibits, constitutes the entire agreement between me, and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof. I am not relying on any representation not contained herein or in the Agreement. 

 Jay B. Saoud 

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 UNDERSTOOD, ACCEPTED AND AGREED: 

 

			
	  
	  	  

	Jay Saoud	  	Date

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 EXHIBIT B 

Termination of Services Release 

(To be signed and returned to the Company within five (5) days after the termination of the Consulting Period) 

In exchange for the consideration to be provided to me pursuant to that certain letter transition, separation, and consulting agreement between me and Minerva
Neurosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) dated September 2, 2021 (the “Agreement”), I hereby provide the following Termination of Services Release. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement. 
 I confirm that I have returned to the Company all Company confidential and proprietary information and other
property that I received in the course of my service with the Company, and agree to abide by all of my continuing obligations under the Agreement, including my obligation to keep all Company confidential and proprietary information in strict
confidence. 
 I represent and warrant that I have been paid all amounts owed to me as a result of my relationship with the Company, and have been
reimbursed for all reimbursable business expenses incurred in connection with such service. 
 Except as provided below regarding Excluded Claims, I hereby
forever release the Company, its affiliated, related, parent, and subsidiary entities, and their current and former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, agents, contractors, vendors, attorneys, predecessors, successors, insurers,
affiliates, and assigns, from any and all claims, liabilities, demands, causes of action, attorneys’ fees, damages, or obligations of every kind and nature, whether known or unknown, arising from or in any way related to my service with the
Company through and including the date I sign this Agreement. This general release includes, but is not limited to, all claims related to or arising from my work for the Company and/or the termination of that my relationship with the Company, as
well as all federal and state statutory claims including the Massachusetts Fair Employment Practices Act (M.G.L. c. 151B), the Massachusetts Equal Rights Act, the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act, the Massachusetts Privacy Statute, the Massachusetts Sick
Leave Law, the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act, the Massachusetts Payment of Wages Act (M.G.L. c. 149 sections 148 and 150), the Massachusetts Overtime regulations (M.G.L. c. 151 sections 1A and 1B), and the Massachusetts Meal Break regulations
(M.G.L. c. 149 sections 100 and 101), any common law claims, and claims for breach of contract or other promise, fraud, misrepresentation, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, emotional distress, compensation, commissions, benefits, or equity
interests (except for any equity interests promised to me in the Agreement). 

 Jay B. Saoud 

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 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the following are not included in the
Released Claims (the “Excluded Claims”): (i) any rights or claims for indemnification I may have pursuant to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, any written indemnification agreement with the Company to
which I am a party, any insurance policy maintained by the Company, or under applicable law; (ii) any rights which are not waivable as a matter of law; (iii) any rights I may have to unemployment compensation; (iv) any claims for
breach of this Agreement or to enforce this Agreement; (v) any claims arising solely after the execution of this Agreement; (vi) any claims or rights I may have to any vested benefits or rights under any employee benefit, welfare,
retirement and/or pension plans; (vii) non-termination related claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.), as amended; (viii) any rights and/or claims I
may have under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”); (ix) any right I may have to obtain contribution as permitted by law in the event of entry of judgment against me as a result of any act or failure to act
for which I and the Company or its past, present and future trustees, officers, agents, administrators, representatives, employees, affiliates, or insurers are held jointly liable; and (x) my rights under the Equity Award Documents, as amended
by the Agreement. I hereby represent and warrant that, other than the Excluded Claims, I am not aware of any claims I have or might have against any of the Released Parties that are not included in the Released Claims. I understand that nothing in
this Agreement limits my ability to file a charge or complaint with any Government Agency. I further understand this Agreement does not limit my ability to communicate with any Government Agencies or otherwise participate in any investigation or
proceeding that may be conducted by any Government Agency, including providing documents or other information, without notice to the Company. While this Agreement does not limit my right to receive an award for information provided to the Securities
and Exchange Commission, I understand and agree that, to maximum extent permitted by law, I am otherwise waiving any and all rights I may have to individual relief based on any claims that I have released and any rights I have waived by signing this
Agreement. 
 I understand and agree that the promises and payments in consideration of this Agreement shall not be construed to be an admission of any
liability or obligation by the Company to me or to any other person, and the Company makes no such admission. 
 This Termination of Services Release,
together with the Agreement and its exhibits, constitutes the entire agreement between me, and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof. I am not relying on any representation not contained herein or in the Agreement. 

UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED: 
  

			
	  
	    	  

	Jay Saoud	    	DateExhibit 10.13

 

ESCROW
AGREEMENT

 

THIS ESCROW AGREEMENT (the
 “Escrow Agreement”) is entered into and effective as of this 24 day of June, 2021 (the “Closing Date”),
by and among PNC Bank, National Association, a national banking association (the “Escrow Agent”), NBCUniversal Media,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“NBCU”), Jonah Peretti and Jonah Peretti, LLC (“JP”,
and together with NBCU, sometimes referred to individually as “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”).
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).

 

WHEREAS, NBCU and JP are stockholders
of BuzzFeed, Inc. (“BuzzFeed”), which is a party to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the
date hereof, by and between BuzzFeed, 890 5th Avenue Partners, Inc. (“SPAC”) and the other parties
thereto (the “Merger Agreement” and the transactions contemplated thereby, the “890 SPAC Transaction”).

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger
Agreement, at the Effective Time, all of the shares of capital stock of BuzzFeed will convert into shares of Parent Class A Stock,
Parent Class B Stock or Parent Class C Stock (“Parent Stock”).

 

WHEREAS, as partial security
for valuation risk assumed by NBCU in the 890 SPAC Transaction, the Parties desire to enter into this Escrow Agreement to provide for
the escrow of 1,200,000 shares of Class A or Class B Parent Stock issuable to JP in connection with the 890 SPAC Transaction
(the “Escrowed JP Shares”).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the premises herein, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.          Terms
and Conditions

 

1.1          Appointment
of and Acceptance by Escrow Agent. NBCU and JP hereby appoint the Escrow Agent to serve as escrow agent for the purposes set forth
herein, and the Escrow Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform its duties as provided herein.

 

1.2          Establishment
of Escrow.

 

(a)          At
the Closing, JP will deposit (or cause to be deposited) with the Escrow Agent one or more envelopes (together, the “Escrow Envelope”)
containing original stock certificates representing the Escrowed JP Shares, registered in JP’s name. Upon its receipt of the Escrow
Envelope, the Escrow Agent shall send scanned copies of the Escrow Envelope and of the certificates representing the Escrowed JP Shares
to NBCU and JP. The Escrow Agent will hold the Escrow Envelope subject to the terms and conditions hereof. The Escrow Agent will store
the Escrow Envelope(s) in its usual safekeeping facility and will have no duty to keep it in an environmentally controlled area.
Except to the extent caused by the gross negligence, bad faith, willful misconduct or fraud of the Escrow Agent, the Escrow Agent shall
have no liability for any damage to the Escrow Envelope(s) or its contents, including damage caused by environmental conditions,
such as heat or moisture, or by exposure to magnetic materials. It is understood and agreed that the Escrow Agent will not open the Escrow
Envelope except as set forth in the second sentence of this paragraph. In addition, the Escrow Agent will not be required to verify the
assets held in the Escrow Envelope nor make any representation or warranty as to the validity, value, genuineness, or transferability
or collectability of the Escrow Envelope (or said contents thereof).

 

     

     

    

 

(b)          JP
hereby represents and warrants that (i) the delivery of the contents of the Escrow Envelope complies with all applicable laws and
regulations, including, without limitation, laws and regulations relating to the prevention of money laundering, (ii) such contents
do not, directly or indirectly, relate to any country, entity, or person that is the subject of any sanctions administered by the U.S.
Office of Foreign Assets Control, and no transactions contemplated by the documents contained in the Escrow Envelope would violate any
such sanctions if conducted by a person to whom such sanctions apply and (iii) the delivery of an Escrow Envelope to the Escrow Agent
will be via FedEx delivery service, UPS delivery service or other overnight carrier approved by the Escrow Agent.

 

(c)          From
time to time, JP may replace any of the shares in the Escrow Envelope comprising the Escrowed JP Shares with other shares of Class A
or Class B Parent Stock, provided that the number of Escrowed JP Shares shall not be less than 1,200,000 shares of Class A
or Class B Parent Stock at any time (subject to adjustment as described below in the event of a Corporate Transaction). If JP desires
to replace any of the shares in the Escrow Envelope, (i) JP shall follow the procedure described in clause (a) above and provide
detailed written notice to NBCU of such replacement and (ii) the Escrow Agent shall follow the procedure described in clause (a) above
and send scanned copies of the Escrow Envelope and of the certificates then representing the Escrowed JP Shares to NBCU and JP.

 

(d)          The
Parties acknowledge and agree that JP retains all rights with respect to the Escrowed JP Shares, including voting rights and rights to
receive dividends and other distributions on such Escrowed JP Shares, while they are held by the Escrow Agent pursuant to this Escrow
Agreement, other than (i) the right of possession thereof and (ii) the right to pledge, encumber, sell, assign, transfer or
otherwise dispose of such Escrowed JP Shares or any interest therein. In the case of any action or proposal to be voted on by any holders
of Parent Stock, the Escrow Agent shall vote or take such other actions with respect to the Escrowed JP Shares solely in accordance with
the written directions of JP, if any such directions are timely received by the Escrow Agent. JP shall direct the Escrow Agent in writing
as to the exercise of any rights with respect to the Escrowed JP Shares retained by JP hereunder. In the absence of such directions, the
Escrow Agent shall not vote or take any other actions with respect to any of the Escrowed JP Shares.

 

(e)          In
the event of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, combinations,
exchange of shares, liquidation, spin-off or other similar change in capitalization or event (each, a “Corporate Transaction”),
or any distribution to holders of Parent Stock, other than a regular cash dividend, the Escrowed JP Shares and all corresponding amounts
and price figures in this Escrow Agreement shall be appropriately adjusted on a pro rata basis (rounded down to the nearest whole share)
or, in the event that the Escrowed JP Shares are converted into or exchanged for other securities, assets or property, such securities,
assets or property shall replace the Escrowed JP Shares for all purposes of this Escrow Agreement, the provisions of which shall apply
mutatis mutandis to such securities, assets or property.

 

(f)          JP
represents and warrants to NBCU that JP is the record and beneficial owner of the Escrowed JP Shares, free and clear of any lien, pledge,
charge, security interest, encumbrance or any other limitation or restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or
otherwise dispose of the Escrowed JP Shares) (collectively, “Encumbrances”), except as set forth in this Escrow Agreement.
JP represents, warrants and covenants to NBCU that to the extent any Escrowed JP Shares are replaced pursuant to Section 1.2(c),
after giving effect to such replacement, JP will be the record and beneficial owner of the then-Escrowed JP Shares, free and clear of
any Encumbrances, except as set forth in this Escrow Agreement. JP covenants to NBCU that until the delivery of the Escrowed JP Shares
in accordance with this Escrow Agreement, JP will not sell, assign, transfer, dispose, or permit any Encumbrance to exist on, the Escrowed
JP Shares or any interest therein (except for the restrictions imposed by this Escrow Agreement), or agree to do any of the foregoing.

 

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(g)          JP
will use reasonable best efforts to cause the SPAC’s transfer agent for the Parent Stock to implement a stop transfer order with
respect to the Escrowed JP Shares and insert a reasonably agreed restrictive legend on such shares (which reasonable best efforts shall
include JP providing, as promptly as practicable (and in no event later than one Business Day) following the date hereof, written notice
to the SPAC’s transfer agent of the transfer restrictions set forth herein (and providing a copy of such notice to NBCU promptly
thereafter)) and to cause such stop transfer order and restrictive legend to remain in effect for so long as the Escrowed JP Shares are
subject to this Escrow Agreement.

 

(h)          Jonah
Peretti shall cause JP to perform all of JP’s obligations under this Escrow Agreement.

 

1.3          Distribution
of the Escrowed JP Shares.

 

(a)          As
used herein, (i) the “Transfer Date” shall mean the earlier of (i) the date on which a Parent Change of Control
(as defined below) is consummated and (ii) the second anniversary of the Closing Date (such date, the “Transfer Date”),
and (ii) the “Transfer Date SPAC Share Price” shall mean the daily volume-weighted average price of one share
of Class A Parent Stock on the principal stock exchange on which the Class A Parent Stock trades for the fifteen consecutive
trading days ending on the date that is one trading day immediately preceding the Transfer Date, as reported by Bloomberg, L.P. JP shall
provide notice to NBCU of (x) the impending consummation of any Parent Change of Control (including the anticipated date of consummation
(the “Anticipated Date of Consummation”)) as soon as reasonably practical, but in no event later than five Business
Days prior to the anticipated date of consummation of such Parent Change of Control, and (y) if such Parent Change of Control is
consummated on a different date than the Anticipated Date of Consummation, the actual date of consummation of such Parent Change of Control
no later than two Business Days following such actual date of consummation of such Parent Change of Control.

 

(b)          Except
as provided in Section 1.3(d), on or before the 5th Business Day following the Transfer Date, NBCU and JP shall issue
to the Escrow Agent joint written directions in the form of Exhibit B hereto (“Joint Written Direction”).
The Joint Written Direction must be signed by an Authorized Representative of each of NBCU and JP (a list of whom are provided in Exhibit A-1
and Exhibit A-2, respectively) and shall direct the Escrow Agent to transfer Escrowed JP Shares from the Escrow Envelope as
follows:

 

(i)          If
the Transfer Date SPAC Share Price is less than the Target SPAC Share Price on the Transfer Date, the Joint Written Direction shall instruct
the Escrow Agent to transfer (A) to NBCU a number of Escrowed JP Shares equal to the Make Whole Shares (as defined below), and (B) to
JP the remainder of the Escrowed JP Shares (if any). JP hereby agrees that upon the transfer contemplated by the foregoing clause (A),
all right, title and interest in and to the Make Whole Shares shall vest in NBCU and that the Make Whole Shares shall be delivered to
NBCU free and clear of all Encumbrances.

 

(ii)          If
the Transfer Date SPAC Share Price is equal to or greater than the Target SPAC Share Price on the Transfer Date, the Joint Written Direction
shall instruct the Escrow Agent to transfer all of the Escrowed JP Shares to JP.

 

(c)          NBCU
and JP shall take such actions as are reasonably required to effectuate the transfer of Escrowed JP Shares contemplated by this Escrow
Agreement, including delivering any notices required to be delivered to Parent or its transfer agent and executing and delivering such
instruments of transfer as may be necessary to effectuate the transfers of Escrowed JP Shares contemplated hereby.

 

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(d)          Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, at JP’s sole discretion, JP shall be entitled to satisfy his obligation to deliver all or a portion
of the Make Whole Shares to NBCU by delivering cash to NBCU rather than Make Whole Shares. If JP elects to deliver cash rather than Make
Whole Shares to NBCU, then JP shall notify NBCU of such election in writing on or before the 3rd Business Day following the
Transfer Date, which election shall specify the number of Make Whole Shares subject to such cash election (the “Cash Out Make
Whole Shares”). If JP has delivered a cash election in accordance with the preceding sentence, then (i) on or before the
2nd Business Day following JP’s delivery of notice of such election, JP shall pay to NBCU cash in an amount equal to
the product of the Cash Out Make Whole Shares multiplied by the Transfer Date SPAC Share Price and (ii) on the 3rd
Business Day following JP’s delivery of notice of such election, NBCU and JP shall execute the Joint Written Direction instructing
the Escrow Agent to transfer (A) to NBCU a number of Escrowed JP Shares equal to the Make Whole Shares minus the Cash Out
Make Whole Shares, and (B) to JP the remainder of the Escrowed JP Shares; provided, however, that to the extent JP
fails to make any payment of cash with respect to Cash Out Make Whole Shares on or before the 2nd Business Day following JP’s
delivery of notice of such election in accordance with clause (i) above, such Cash Out Make Whole Shares shall not be included as
Cash Out Make Whole Shares for purposes of clause (ii)(A) above but shall be deemed to be Make Whole Shares for purposes of such
provision (i.e., they shall be transferred to NBCU).

 

(e)          Definitions.

 

(i)          “Make
Whole Shares” means the lesser of (X) a number of shares of Class A or Class B Parent Stock equal to: (A) the
NBCU Target Amount minus the NBCU Sale Proceeds (if any) minus the NBCU SPAC Share Value, divided by
(B) the Transfer Date SPAC Share Price; and (Y) the Escrowed JP Shares.

 

(ii)         “NBCU
Base Shares” means 30.8 million shares of Parent Stock.

 

(iii)        “NBCU
Sale Proceeds” means the aggregate gross sale proceeds from Sold NBCU Shares (if any).

 

(iv)        “NBCU
SPAC Share Value” means the product of (X) (A) the NBCU Base Shares minus (B) the Sold NBCU Shares
(if any) multiplied by (Y) the Transfer Date SPAC Share Price.

 

(v)         “NBCU
Target Amount” means $385 million, which is equal to the product of (X) the NBCU Base Shares multiplied by
(Y) the Target SPAC Share Price.

 

(vi)        “Parent
Change of Control” means any transaction or series of related transactions the result of which is: (A) the acquisition
by any Person or “group” (as defined in the Exchange Act) of Persons of direct or indirect beneficial ownership of securities
representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of Parent; (B) a merger, consolidation,
reorganization or other business combination, however effected, resulting in any Person or “group” (as defined in the Exchange
Act) acquiring more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of Parent or the surviving Person outstanding
immediately after such combination; or (C) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of Parent.

 

(vii)       “Sold
NBCU Shares” means shares of Parent Stock issued to NBCU in connection with the 890 SPAC Transaction that are sold, or committed
to be sold, by NBCU on or prior to the Transfer Date at a gross price per share that is greater than or equal to the Target SPAC Share
Price; provided, however, the term “Sold NBCU Shares” shall not include any shares of Parent Stock issued to NBCU in
connection with the 890 SPAC Transaction that are sold, or committed to be sold, by NBCU on or prior to the Transfer Date at a gross price
per share that is less than the Target SPAC Share Price.

 

(viii)      “Target
SPAC Share Price” means $12.50 per share.

 

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1.4          Delivery
of the Escrowed JP Shares. The Escrow Agent shall only deliver the Escrowed JP Shares as follows:

 

(a)          The
Escrow Agent shall, promptly after receipt of a Joint Written Direction, distribute the Escrowed JP Shares in accordance with such Joint
Written Direction.

 

(b)          In
the event that the Escrow Agent receives a copy of a final, non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction with respect to
any portion of the Escrowed JP Shares, accompanied by a certificate of either NBCU or JP to the effect that such order is final and non-appealable
and the written instruction to effectuate such order (“Final Order”), the Escrow Agent shall, promptly after receipt
of such certificate pertaining to such Final Order, distribute the Escrowed JP Shares in accordance with such Final Order.

 

(c)          For
the avoidance of doubt, the Escrow Agent shall only be responsible to deliver the Escrowed JP Shares to NBCU or JP, and the Escrow Agent
shall not be responsible for delivery of any certificates to any other Person or exchange of any certificates for cash for further distribution
to any other Person. The Parties each acknowledge that, unless instructed otherwise in a Joint Written Direction or certificate pertaining
to a Final Order, the Escrow Agent is authorized to use the addresses set forth in Section 4.1 to make any distribution of
the Escrowed JP Shares hereunder.

 

2.          Provisions
as to the Escrow Agent

 

2.1          Limited
Duties of Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent undertakes to perform only such duties as are expressly set forth in this Escrow Agreement
that shall be deemed purely ministerial in nature. Under no circumstance will the Escrow Agent be deemed to be a fiduciary to any Party
or any other person under this Escrow Agreement. This Escrow Agreement expressly and exclusively sets forth the duties of the Escrow Agent
with respect to any and all matters pertinent hereto and no implied duties or obligations shall be read into this Escrow Agreement against
the Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent shall not be bound by, deemed to have knowledge of, or have any obligation to determine, make inquiry
into or consider, any term or provision of any agreement between JP, NBCU, and/or any other third party or as to which the escrow relationship
created by this Escrow Agreement relates, including without limitation the Merger Agreement or any other documents referenced in this
Escrow Agreement. Notwithstanding the terms of any other agreement between the Parties, the terms and conditions of this Escrow Agreement
shall control the actions of Escrow Agent.

 

2.2          Confidentiality.
Each party hereto agrees that it will treat in confidence and restrict access to all documents (including this Escrow Agreement), materials,
and information which it shall have obtained in connection with the execution and delivery of this Escrow Agreement and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby (whether obtained before, on or after the date of this Escrow Agreement) to those of such party’s
branches, affiliates and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, regulators, auditors, and non-employee consultants
or advisors with a “need to know”. If any party hereto is requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, requests
for information or documents, any applicable law, regulation, governmental order or judicial order, subpoena, civil investigative demand,
or similar process) to disclose any such documents, material, or information, it is agreed that, if lawful and not prejudicial to any
legal privilege which may be applicable, such party shall provide the other parties hereto with prompt notice of such request(s) or
obligations, so that the other parties hereto may seek an appropriate protective order and/or waive the notifying party’s compliance
with the provisions of this Escrow Agreement. If, failing the entry of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, the notifying
party is, in the opinion of its legal counsel, compelled or appropriately requested to disclose such documents, material, or information
under pain of liability for contempt or other censure, penalty, or adverse consequences, such party may disclose such information without
liability hereunder. The parties hereto agree that any disclosures in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.2 may be transmitted
across national boundaries and through networks, including those owned by third parties.

 

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2.3          Limitations
on Liability of Escrow Agent.

 

(a)          Except
to the extent caused by the gross negligence, bad faith, willful misconduct or fraud of the Escrow Agent, the Escrow Agent shall not be
liable for incidental, indirect, special, consequential, or punitive damages of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost
profits), even if the Escrow Agent has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action in which
such damages are sought. The Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered, or omitted to be taken by it in good faith
except to the extent that the Escrow Agent’s gross negligence, bad faith, willful misconduct, or fraud was the cause of any direct
loss to either Party.

 

(b)          The
Escrow Agent shall be fully protected (i) in acting in reliance upon any certificate, statement, request, notice, advice, instruction,
direction, other agreement or instrument or signature reasonably and in good faith provided by JP or NBCU with respect to such Party’s
information and reasonably believed by the Escrow Agent to be genuine, (ii) in reasonably assuming that any person purporting to
give the Escrow Agent any of the foregoing in connection with either this Escrow Agreement or the Escrow Agent’s duties has been
duly authorized to do so, and (iii) in acting in good faith in accordance with the terms of this Escrow Agreement on the advice of
legal counsel retained by the Escrow Agent.

 

(c)          The
Escrow Agent shall have no liability with respect to the transfer or distribution of any funds effected by the Escrow Agent pursuant to
wiring or transfer instructions provided to the Escrow Agent in accordance with the provisions of this Escrow Agreement. The Escrow Agent
shall be entitled to rely upon all bank and account information provided to the Escrow Agent by the applicable Authorized Representative
of each of NBCU and JP set forth on Exhibit A-1 and Exhibit A-2, respectively. The Escrow Agent shall have no
duty to verify or otherwise confirm any written wire transfer instructions except as set forth in this Section 2.3, but it
may do so in its discretion on any occasion without incurring any liability to any Party for failing to do so on any other occasion. The
Escrow Agent shall process all wire transfers based on bank identification and account numbers rather than the names of the intended recipient
of the funds, even if such numbers pertain to a recipient other than the recipient identified in the payment instructions. The Escrow
Agent shall have no duty to detect any such inconsistencies and shall resolve any such inconsistencies by using the account number. In
connection with any payments that the Escrow Agent is instructed to make by wire transfer, the Escrow Agent shall not be liable for the
acts or omissions of (i) JP, NBCU, or any other person providing such instructions, including, without limitation, errors as to the
amount, bank information, or bank account number; or (ii) any other person or entity, including, without limitation, any Federal
Reserve Bank, any transmission or communications facility, any funds transfer system, any receiver or receiving depository financial institution,
and no such person or entity shall be deemed to be an agent of the Escrow Agent. Any wire transfers of funds made by the Escrow Agent
pursuant to this Escrow Agreement will be made subject to and in accordance with the Escrow Agent’s usual and ordinary wire transfer
procedures in effect from time to time.

 

(d)          No
provision of this Escrow Agreement shall require the Escrow Agent to risk or advance its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability
or potential financial liability in the performance of its duties or the exercise of its rights under this Escrow Agreement. The Escrow
Agent shall not be obligated to take any legal action or to commence any proceedings in connection with this Escrow Agreement or any property
held hereunder or to appear in, prosecute or defend in any such legal action or proceedings.

 

(e)          NBCU
understands and acknowledges that The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (“PNC”),
offers a diversified set of financial products and services, and may currently, or in the future, have relationships with parties whose
interest may conflict with those of NBCU.

 

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2.4          Depository
Role. The Escrow Agent acts hereunder as a depository only, and is not responsible or liable in any manner whatsoever for the sufficiency,
correctness, genuineness, or validity of the subject matter of this Escrow Agreement or any part thereof, or of any person executing or
depositing such subject matter.

 

2.5          No
Duty to Notify. The Escrow Agent shall in no way be responsible for nor shall it be its duty to notify any Party or any other party
interested in this Escrow Agreement of any payment required or maturity occurring under this Escrow Agreement or under the terms of any
instrument deposited therewith unless such notice is explicitly provided for in this Escrow Agreement.

 

2.6          Other
Relationships. The Escrow Agent may execute any of its powers and perform any of its duties hereunder directly or through affiliates
or agents, provided that, in such case, the Escrow Agent shall be liable for the acts and omissions of such affiliates or agents as if
they were the Escrow Agent’s own acts or omissions. The Escrow Agent and its affiliates, and any of their respective directors,
officers, or employees, may become pecuniarily interested in any transaction in which any of the Parties may be interested and may contract
and lend money to any such Party and otherwise act as fully and freely as though it were not escrow agent under this Escrow Agreement.
Nothing herein shall preclude the Escrow Agent or its affiliates from acting in any other capacity for any such Party.

 

2.7          Disputes.
In the event of any disagreement between NBCU and JP, or between either of them and any other party, resulting in adverse claims or demands
being made in connection with the matters covered by this Escrow Agreement, or in the event that the Escrow Agent, in good faith, be in
doubt as to what action it should take hereunder, the Escrow Agent may, at its option, refuse to comply with any claims or demands on
it, or refuse to take any other action hereunder, so long as such disagreement continues or such doubt exists, and in any such event,
the Escrow Agent shall not be or become liable in any way or to any Party for its failure or refusal to act, and the Escrow Agent shall
be entitled to continue to refrain from acting until directed by (i) a final, non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction,
or (ii) directed otherwise by a Joint Written Direction.

 

2.8          Indemnification.
NBCU and JP jointly and severally agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Escrow Agent and each of the Escrow Agent’s
officers, directors, agents, and employees (the “Indemnitee”) from and against any and all losses, damages, claims,
liabilities, penalties, judgments, settlements, litigation, investigations, reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs or expenses
(including, without limitation, reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses of outside counsel and experts and their staffs
and all reasonable expense of document location, duplication and shipment) (collectively “Losses”), arising out of
or in connection with (a) Escrow Agent’s performance of this Escrow Agreement, except to the extent that such Losses are determined
by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been caused by fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct, or bad faith of any Indemnitee;
and (b) Escrow Agent’s following, accepting or acting upon the joint instructions or directions from the Parties received in
accordance with this Escrow Agreement. The Parties hereby grant Escrow Agent a lien on and security interest in the Escrowed JP Shares
for the payment of any claim for indemnification pursuant to any provision of this Escrow Agreement. The Parties agree they will bear
the obligation to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Indemnitees equally and shall have a right of contribution against the other
to the extent that they pay more than their equal share of such indemnification obligation; provided, however, that as between
NBCU and JP, each Party (each, a “Responsible Party”) agrees to hold the other Party (the “Other Party”)
harmless from, and indemnify such Other Party against, all Losses resulting directly or indirectly from the performance by such Other
Party of such Other Party’s obligations under this Section 2.8 and which are attributable to an act of, or failure to
act of, or breach of this Escrow Agreement by, the Responsible Party. The provisions of this section shall survive the termination of
this Escrow Agreement and any resignation or removal of the Escrow Agent.

 

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2.9          Mergers,
Consolidations, Etc. Any entity into which the Escrow Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any
entity to which all or substantially all the escrow business of the Escrow Agent may be transferred, shall be the successor Escrow Agent
under this Escrow Agreement and shall have and succeed to the rights, powers, duties, immunities and privileges of its predecessor, in
each case, without the execution or filing of any instrument or paper or the performance of any further act (other than due notice to
NBCU and JP).

 

2.10          Resignation;
Removal.

 

(a)          The
Escrow Agent may resign and be discharged from it duties and obligations at any time under this Escrow Agreement by providing written
notice to each of NBCU and JP. Such resignation shall be effective on the date set forth in such written notice, which shall be no earlier
than thirty (30) days after such written notice has been furnished. Thereafter, the Escrow Agent shall have no further obligation except
to hold the Escrowed JP Shares and cooperate reasonably in the transfer of the Escrowed JP Shares to a successor escrow agent. In such
case, NBCU and JP shall promptly appoint a successor escrow agent. The Escrow Agent shall refrain from taking any action until it shall
receive a Joint Written Direction designating the successor escrow agent. However, in the event no successor escrow agent has been appointed
on or prior to the date such resignation is to become effective, the Escrow Agent shall be entitled to tender into the custody of any
court of competent jurisdiction all funds, equity and other property then held by the Escrow Agent hereunder and the Escrow Agent shall
thereupon be relieved of all further duties and obligations under this Escrow Agreement.

 

(b)          NBCU
and JP acting together shall have the right to terminate the appointment of the Escrow Agent, with or without cause, upon thirty (30)
days’ joint written notice to the Escrow Agent specifying the date upon which such termination shall take effect. Thereafter, the
Escrow Agent shall have no further obligation except to hold the Escrowed JP Shares and cooperate reasonably in the transfer of the Escrowed
JP Shares to a successor escrow agent. In such case , the Escrow Agent shall refrain from taking any action until it shall receive a Joint
Written Direction designating the successor escrow agent. However, in the event no successor escrow agent has been appointed on or prior
to the date such termination is to become effective, the Escrow Agent shall be entitled to tender into the custody of any court of competent
jurisdiction all funds, equity and other property then held by the Escrow Agent hereunder and the Escrow Agent shall thereupon be relieved
of all further duties and obligations under this Escrow Agreement.

 

(c)          In
the case of a resignation or removal of the Escrow Agent, the Escrow Agent shall have no responsibility for the appointment of a successor
escrow agent hereunder. The successor escrow agent appointed by NBCU and JP shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Escrow Agent
and the other Parties an instrument in writing accepting its appointment hereunder, and thereafter, the Escrow Agent shall deliver the
Escrowed JP Shares to such successor escrow agent in accordance with the Joint Written Direction of NBCU and JP, and upon receipt of the
Escrowed JP Shares, the successor escrow agent shall be bound by all of the provisions of this Escrow Agreement.

 

2.11          Compensation
of the Escrow Agent. The Parties agree that upon the execution of this Escrow Agreement, JP will pay the Escrow Agent as stated in
the fee schedule attached hereto as Schedule A.

 

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3.          Tax
Matters

 

3.1          Tax
Matters. The Escrowed JP Shares shall be treated as owned by JP for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and all dividend or other income
earned on, or with respect to, the Escrowed JP Shares shall be included in income by JP for such purposes. The Parties shall duly complete
such tax documentation or other procedural formalities necessary for Escrow Agent to complete required tax reporting and to determine
the Escrow Agent’s tax withholding responsibilities, if any. Should any information supplied in such tax documentation change, the
Parties shall promptly notify Escrow Agent. Escrow Agent shall withhold any taxes it deems appropriate in the absence of proper tax documentation
or as required by law, including without limitation, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”), and shall remit
such taxes to the appropriate authorities. The Parties further agree (i) to treat this Escrow Agreement as an open transaction for
U.S. federal and applicable state and local income tax purposes for each taxable year preceding the taxable year in which the Transfer
Date occurs and (ii) to file all tax returns consistent with such treatment unless otherwise required pursuant to a final determination
(within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended) or the good-faith settlement of a legal
proceeding with respect to tax.

 

4.          Miscellaneous

 

4.1          Notices.
Any notice, request for consent or any other communication required or permitted in this Escrow Agreement shall be in writing and shall
be deemed to have been given: (i) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (ii) when sent by electronic mail to the
relevant e-mail address given below if sent on a Business Day between the hours of 9 am and 5 pm in the place of receipt (unless the sender
receives a failure to deliver or similar error message), (iii) on the next succeeding Business Day at 9 am in the place of receipt
if sent by electronic mail to the relevant e-mail address given below other than as set forth in the preceding clause (ii) (unless
the sender receives a failure to deliver or similar error message), (iv) five days after having been sent by registered or certified
mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (v) one day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying
next day delivery, with written verification of receipt; provided that in the case of a notice by electronic mail to the Escrow
Agent, such notice will be deemed to be given to the Escrow Agent upon confirmation of receipt by the Escrow Agent (which shall be promptly
provided by the Escrow Agent by electronic mail).

 

If to the Escrow Agent:

 

	PNC Bank, National Association
	Attn:	PNC PAID & Lisa Kremers
	Address:	80 South Eighth Street, Suite 3715 (IDS Center)
		Minneapolis, MN 55402
	Email:	TMEscrowClaims@pnc.com
	Phone:	760.716.9811

 

If to NBCU:

 

	Comcast Corporation
	One Comcast Center
	Philadelphia, PA 19103
	Attention:	General Counsel
	Email:	corporate_legal@comcast.com

 

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with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

	Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
 450 Lexington Avenue
 New York, New York 10017
	Attention:	Lee Hochbaum
	Facsimile No.:	(212) 701-5800
	E-mail:	lee.hochbaum@davispolk.com

 

If to JP:

 

	c/o BuzzFeed, Inc.
	BuzzFeed, Inc.
	111 E. 18th Street
	13th Floor
	New York, New York 10003
	Attention:	Chief Executive Officer; Chief Legal Officer
	Email:	jonah@buzzfeed.com; rhonda.powell@buzzfeed.com

 

with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

	Fenwick & West LLP
	902 Broadway
	New York, NY 10010
	Attention:	Mark C. Stevens; Dawn Belt; Ethan A. Skerry; Aman Singh
	Email:	mstevens@fenwick.com; dbelt@fenwick.com; eskerry@fenwick.com;
    asingh@fenwick.com

 

Any party may unilaterally designate a different
address by giving notice of each change in the manner specified above to each other party hereto. In all cases, the Escrow Agent shall
be entitled to rely on a copy or electronic transmission of any document with the same legal effect as if it were the original of such
document. “Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which the commercial banks in
the city of New York, New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed. The parties acknowledge that there
are certain security, corruption, transmission error, and access availability risks associated with using open networks such as the internet
and each of NBCU and JP assume such risks and acknowledge that the security procedures set forth herein are commercially reasonable; provided,
however, that the Escrow Agent shall take appropriate technical, administrative and physical safeguards in accordance with industry
standards to protect the information technology systems used in the performance of this Escrow Agreement.

 

4.2          Governing
Law. This Escrow Agreement shall be governed by and construed according to the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to principles
of conflicts of law. The parties hereto consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the State of
Delaware and consent to personal jurisdiction of and venue in such courts with respect to any and all matters or disputes arising out
of this Escrow Agreement.

 

4.3          Waiver
of Jury Trial. TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW THAT CANNOT BE WAIVED, EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES, AND COVENANTS THAT
IT WILL NOT ASSERT (WHETHER AS PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT, OR OTHERWISE), ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY FORUM IN RESPECT OF ANY ISSUE, CLAIM,
DEMAND, ACTION, OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING IN WHOLE OR IN PART UNDER, RELATED TO, BASED ON, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS ESCROW AGREEMENT
OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN TORT OR CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE. ANY PARTY
HERETO MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION 4.3 WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE
CONSENT OF EACH SUCH PARTY TO THE WAIVER OF ITS RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

 

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4.4            Assignment;
Binding Effect. Neither this Escrow Agreement nor any rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned by any party hereto without
the express written consent of each of the other parties hereto; provided, however, that NBCU may assign its rights and obligations hereunder
to any person that merges with, or otherwise acquires all or substantially all of the assets of, NBCU without the consent of any other
party hereto, provided that NBCU shall provide all necessary documentation requested by the Escrow Agent as set forth in Section 4.14
reasonably prior to any such assignment. This Escrow Agreement shall inure to and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective
successors, heirs, and permitted assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any entity into which the Escrow Agent may be merged or converted
or with which it may be consolidated, or any entity to which all or substantially all the escrow agent business of the Escrow Agent may
be transferred, shall be the successor Escrow Agent under this Escrow Agreement and shall have and succeed to the rights, powers, duties,
immunities, and privileges as its predecessor, in each case, without the execution or filing of any instrument or paper or the performance
of any further act.

 

4.5            Amendment
and Waiver. The terms of this Escrow Agreement may be altered, amended, modified, or revoked only by an instrument in writing signed
by all the parties hereto. No course of conduct shall constitute a waiver of any terms or conditions of this Escrow Agreement, unless
such waiver is specified in writing, and then only to the extent so specified. A waiver of any of the terms and conditions of this Escrow
Agreement on one occasion shall not constitute a waiver of the other terms of this Escrow Agreement, or of such terms and conditions on
any other occasion.

 

4.6            Severability.
If any provision of this Escrow Agreement shall be held or deemed to be, or shall in fact be, illegal, inoperative, or unenforceable,
the same shall not affect any other provision or provisions herein contained or render the same invalid, inoperative, or unenforceable
to any extent whatsoever.

 

4.7            Further
Assurances. If at any time any party hereto shall reasonably determine or be advised by legal counsel that any further agreements,
assurances, or other documents are reasonably necessary or desirable to carry out the provisions of this Escrow Agreement and the transactions
contemplated by this Escrow Agreement, the parties shall execute and deliver any and all such agreements or other documents and do all
things reasonably necessary or appropriate to carry out fully the provisions of this Escrow Agreement.

 

4.8            No
Third Party Beneficiaries. This Escrow Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto, and their respective successors and
permitted assigns, and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other person or entity any legal or
equitable right, benefit, or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Escrow Agreement.

 

4.9            Force
Majeure. No party to this Escrow Agreement shall be liable to any other party hereto for losses due to, or if it is unable to perform
its obligations under the terms of this Escrow Agreement because of, acts of God, fire, war, terrorism, floods, strikes, electrical outages,
equipment or transmission failure, interruption or malfunctions of communications or power supplies, labor difficulties, pandemics, actions
of public authorities, or other similar causes reasonably beyond its control.

 

4.10          Termination.
This Escrow Agreement shall terminate upon the distribution by the Escrow Agent in accordance with this Escrow Agreement of all funds,
equity, and property held under this Escrow Agreement or upon the earlier Joint Written Direction, at which point all related account(s) shall
be closed.

 

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4.11           Titles
and Headings. All titles and headings in this Escrow Agreement are intended solely for convenience of reference and shall in no way
limit or otherwise affect the interpretation of any of the provisions hereof.

 

4.12          Counterparts;
Facsimile Execution. This Escrow Agreement and any Joint Written Direction(s) may be executed in one or more counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature
page to this Escrow Agreement and agreements, certificates, instruments, and documents entered into in connection herewith by facsimile
or other electronic transmission (including Adobe PDF format) will be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart to this
Escrow Agreement or such agreements, certificates, instruments, and documents.

 

4.13          Entire
Agreement; Effect of Merger Agreement. This Escrow Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the Escrow Agent, NBCU and JP
in connection with the subject matter of this Escrow Agreement, and no other agreement entered into by NBCU and/or JP, or either of them,
including, without limitation, the Merger Agreement, shall be considered as adopted or binding, in whole or in part, upon the Escrow Agent
notwithstanding that any such other agreement may be deposited with the Escrow Agent or the Escrow Agent may have knowledge thereof. The
parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Escrow Agent is not a party to, is not bound by, and has no duties or obligations under
the Merger Agreement, that all references in this Escrow Agreement to the Merger Agreement are for convenience, and that the Escrow Agent
shall have no implied duties beyond the express duties set forth in this Escrow Agreement.

 

4.14          Procedures
for Opening a New Account. IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT PROCEDURES FOR OPENING A NEW ACCOUNT: in accordance with Section 326 of
the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, as amended
(the “USA Patriot Act”), to help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, Federal
law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. When
a Party opens an account, the Escrow Agent must obtain each Party’s name, address, date of birth (as applicable), taxpayer or other
government identification number, or other appropriate information that will allow the Escrow Agent to identify such Party. The Escrow
Agent may also ask to see each Party’s driver’s license, passport, or other identifying documents. For Parties that are business
or other legal entities, the Escrow Agent may require such documents as it deems reasonably necessary to confirm the legal existence of
the entity. The Parties agree to provide all such information as Escrow Agent may reasonably request in order to satisfy the requirements
of the USA Patriot Act or any other regulatory requirements, and any policy or procedure implemented by the Escrow Agent to comply therewith.

 

4.15          Compliance
with Laws. Each of JP and NBCU hereby represents that: (i) it is not a person that is the target of any sanctions program administered
by the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“Sanctioned Person”); (ii) it is not
directly or indirectly controlled by, or acting hereunder for or on behalf of, any Sanctioned Person; and (iii) none of the funds
used to make any payments contemplated under this Escrow Agreement are derived from any illegal activity.

 

4.16          Compliance
with Court Orders. In the event that a legal garnishment, attachment, levy, restraining notice, or court order is served with respect
to any of the Escrowed JP Shares, or the delivery thereof shall be stayed or enjoined by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction,
the Escrow Agent is hereby expressly authorized, in its sole discretion, to obey and comply with all such orders so entered or issued,
whether with or without jurisdiction, and in the event that the Escrow Agent obeys or complies with any such order it shall not be liable
to any of the Parties or to any other person by reason of such compliance notwithstanding such order be subsequently reversed, modified,
annulled, set aside, or vacated.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties
hereto have caused this Escrow Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.

 

	 	ESCROW AGENT:
	 	 	 
	 	PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as the Escrow Agent
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/Heather Kelly
	 	Name:	Heather Kelly
	 	Title:	Managing Director
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	NBCUNIVERSAL MEDIA, LLC
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Anand Kini
	 	Name:	Anand Kini
	 	Title: 	Chief Executive Officer
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	JONAH PERETTI
	 	 	 
	 	/s/Jonah Peretti

 

[Escrow
Agreement]

 

    

     

    

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties
hereto have caused this Escrow Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.

 

	 	JONAH PERETTI, LLC
	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/Jonah
    Peretti
	 	Name: 	Jonah Peretti
	 	Title: 	Authorized Person

 

[Escrow
Agreement]

 

    

     

    

 

SCHEDULE A

 

Escrow Agent Fee

 

	Escrow Acceptance Fee	WAIVED 
	Escrow Administration Fee	$5,000 (one-time) 
	Terms 	Sealed Envelope Stock Escrow account 

 

Escrow Administration Fee includes agreement negotiation,
account set up and maintenance, and is due and payable at closing.

 

Assumptions:

 

		·	Stock escrow account

		·	Non-interest bearing deposit

		·	1099B tax reporting, if applicable

 

    

     

    

 

EXHIBIT A-1

 

LIST OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES OF NBCU

 

Client Name: [________]

 

As an Authorized Officer of the above referenced
entity, I hereby certify that each person listed below is an authorized signor for such entity and is authorized to provide direction
and initiate or confirm transactions, including funds transfer instructions, on behalf of the above referenced entity, and that the title,
signature, and contact number appearing beside each name is true and correct.

 

	Name	 	Title	 	Signature	 	Contact Number
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	[·]	 	[·]	 	 	 	[·]
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this certificate has been
executed by a duly authorized officer on:

 

	Date	 

 

	By:	 	 
	Its:	Authorized Officer	 

 

    

     

    

 

EXHIBIT A-2

 

LIST
OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES OF JP

 

Client Name: [·]

 

As an Authorized Representative of the above referenced
person, I hereby certify that each person listed below is an authorized signor for such person and is authorized to provide direction
and initiate or confirm transactions, including funds transfer instructions, on behalf of the above referenced person, and that the title,
signature, and contact number appearing beside each name is true and correct.

 

	Name	 	Title	 	Signature	 	Contact Number
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Jonah Peretti	 	Managing Member	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this certificate has been
executed by a duly authorized representative on:

 

	Date	 

 

	By:	 	 
	Its:	Authorized Officer	 

 

    

     

    

 

Exhibit B

 

JOINT
WRITTEN DIRECTION

 

PNC Bank, National Association

[Address]

Fax No.: [·]

Email: [·]

Attn: [·]

 

Date: [·]

 

Re: [·]
 – Escrow Agreement dated [·], 2021 (Escrow Account No. [·])

 

Dear Sir/Madam:

 

We refer to that certain Escrow Agreement, dated
as of [●], 2021 (the “Escrow Agreement”), by and among PNC Bank, National Association, a national banking association
(the “Escrow Agent”), NBCUniversal Media, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“NBCU”) and
Jonah Peretti (“JP”).

 

Capitalized terms in this Joint Written Direction
that are not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Escrow Agreement.

 

NBCU and JP hereby instruct the Escrow Agent to
transfer the following number of Escrowed JP Shares in accordance with the following instructions:

 

[Transfer Agent delivery and/or
payment instructions]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused
this Joint Written Direction to be executed as of the date first above written.

 

	NBCUNIVERSAL MEDIA, LLC	 	JONAH PERETTI, LLC
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	By:	 	 	By:	 
	Name:	 	 	Name:	 
	Title:	 	 	Title:

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