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                                                                   Exhibit 10.10

                               INDEMNITY AGREEMENT

        THIS INDEMNITY AGREEMENT, effective as of June 20, 2000 between Applied
Molecular Evolution, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), and
________________ (the "Indemnitee"),

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

        Whereas Indemnitee is a member of the board of directors of the
Corporation (the "Board of Directors") and/or is an officer of the Corporation
and in such capacity is performing a valuable service for the Corporation; and

        Whereas Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve, and take on
additional service for or on behalf of the Corporation on the condition that he
be indemnified as herein provided; and

        Whereas it is intended that Indemnitee shall be paid promptly by the
Corporation all amounts necessary to effectuate in full the indemnity provided
herein.

        N o w, T h e r e f o r e, in consideration of the premises and the
covenants in this Agreement, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the
parties hereto agree as follows:

        1. Services by Indemnitee.

               Indemnitee agrees to serve as a director and/or officer of the
Corporation so long as he is duly appointed or elected and qualified in
accordance with the applicable provisions of the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation and By-laws of the Corporation or any subsidiary of the
Corporation and until such time as he resigns or fails to stand for election or
is removed from his position. Indemnitee may at any time and for any reason
resign or be removed from such position (subject to any other contractual
obligation or other obligation imposed by operation of law), in which event the
Corporation shall have no obligation under this Agreement to continue Indemnitee
in any such position.

        2. Indemnification.

               (a) The Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee against Expenses
and Liabilities in connection with any Proceeding arising out of acts or
omissions of Indemnitee in his capacity as a director and/or an officer of the
Corporation occurring subsequent to the date hereof to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law or the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Corporation in effect on the date hereof or as such law or Restated Certificate
of Incorporation may from time to time be amended (but, in the case of any such
amendment, only to the extent such amendment permits the Corporation to provide
broader indemnification rights than the law or Restated Certificate of
Incorporation permitted the Corporation to provide before such amendment). The
right to indemnification provided in the Restated Certificate of Incorporation
shall be presumed to have been relied upon by Indemnitee

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in serving or continuing to serve the Corporation and shall be enforceable as a
contract right. Without diminishing the scope of the indemnification provided by
this Section 2, the Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee whenever he is or was
a party or is threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding, including without
limitation any such Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Corporation,
because he is or was a director and/or officer of the Corporation or because of
anything done or not done by him in such capacity, against Expenses and
Liabilities actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on his behalf in
connection with such Proceeding, including the costs of any investigation,
defense, settlement or appeal, except that no indemnification shall be made with
respect to any claim, issue or matter if Indemnitee was finally adjudged to be
liable to the Corporation by a court of competent jurisdiction due to his gross
negligence or willful misconduct unless and to the extent that a Delaware Court
of Chancery or the court in which the action was heard determines that
Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification for such amounts as the court deems
proper. In addition to, and not as a limitation of, the foregoing, the rights of
indemnification of Indemnitee provided under this Agreement shall include those
rights set forth in Sections 3, 7, 8 and 12 below.

               (b) Indemnitee shall be paid promptly by the Corporation all
amounts necessary to effectuate the foregoing indemnity.

        3. Advancement of Expenses.

               All reasonable Expenses incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee
shall be advanced from time to time by the Corporation to him within thirty (30)
days after the Corporation's receipt of a written request for an advance of
Expenses, whether prior to or after final disposition of a Proceeding (except to
the extent that there has been a Final Adverse Determination that Indemnitee is
not entitled to be indemnified for such Expenses), including without limitation
any Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Corporation. The written
request for an advancement of any and all Expenses under this paragraph shall
contain reasonable detail of the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee. If required by
law at the time of such advance, Indemnitee hereby agrees to repay the amounts
advanced if it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be
indemnified pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

        4. Limitations.

               The foregoing indemnity and advancement of Expenses shall apply
only to the extent that Indemnitee has not been indemnified and reimbursed
pursuant to such insurance as the Corporation may maintain for Indemnitee's
benefit, or otherwise; provided, however, that notwithstanding the availability
of such other indemnification and reimbursement, Indemnitee may claim
indemnification and advancement of Expenses pursuant to this Agreement by
assigning to the Corporation, at its request, Indemnitee's claims under such
insurance to the extent Indemnitee has been paid by the Corporation.

        5. Insurance and Funding.

               The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance to protect
itself and/or Indemnitee against any Expenses and Liabilities in connection with
any Proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws. The
Corporation may create a trust fund, grant an interest

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or use other means (including, without limitation, a letter of credit) to ensure
the payment of such amounts as may be necessary to effect indemnification or
advancement of Expenses as provided in this Agreement.

        6. Procedure for Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification.

               (a) Whenever Indemnitee believes that he is entitled to
indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit a written
request for indemnification to the Corporation. Any request for indemnification
shall include sufficient documentation or information reasonably available to
Indemnitee to support his claim for indemnification. Indemnitee shall submit his
claim for indemnification within a reasonable time not to exceed five years
after any judgment, order, settlement, dismissal, arbitration award, conviction,
acceptance of a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, final termination or
other disposition or partial disposition of any Proceeding, whichever is the
later date for which Indemnitee requests indemnification. The President or the
Secretary or other appropriate officer shall, promptly upon receipt of
Indemnitee's request for indemnification, advise the Board of Directors in
writing that Indemnitee has made such request. Determination of Indemnitee's
entitlement to indemnification shall be made not later than ninety (90) days
after the Corporation's receipt of Indemnitee's written request for such
indemnification.

               (b) The Indemnitee shall be entitled to select the forum in which
Indemnitee's request for indemnification will be heard, which selection shall be
included in the written request for indemnification required in Section 6(a).
The forum shall be any one of the following:

               (i) The stockholders of the Corporation;

               (ii) A quorum of the Board of Directors consisting of
        Disinterested Directors;

               (iii) Independent Legal Counsel, who shall make the determination
        in a written opinion; or

               (iv) A panel of three arbitrators, one selected by the
        Corporation, another by Indemnitee and the third by the first two
        arbitrators selected. If for any reason three arbitrators are not
        selected within thirty (30) days after the appointment of the first
        arbitrator, then selection of additional arbitrators shall be made by
        the American Arbitration Association. If any arbitrator resigns or is
        unable to serve in such capacity for any reason, the American
        Arbitration Association shall select his replacement. The arbitration
        shall be conducted pursuant to the commercial arbitration rules of the
        American Arbitration Association now in effect.

               If Indemnitee fails to make such designation, his claim shall be
determined by an appropriate court of the State of Delaware.

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        7. Fees and Expenses of Independent Legal Counsel.

               The Corporation agrees to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of
Independent Legal Counsel or a panel of three arbitrators should such Counsel or
such panel of arbitrators be retained to make a determination of Indemnitee's
entitlement to indemnification pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement, and to
fully indemnify such Counsel or arbitrators against any and all expenses and
losses incurred by any of them arising out of or relating to this Agreement or
their engagement pursuant hereto.

        8. Remedies of Indemnitee.

               (a) In the event that (i) a determination pursuant to Section 6
hereof is made that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, (ii) advances
of Expenses are not made pursuant to this Agreement, (iii) payment has not been
timely made following a determination of entitlement to indemnification pursuant
to this Agreement, or (iv) Indemnitee otherwise seeks enforcement of this
Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to a final adjudication in an
appropriate court of the State of Delaware of his rights. Alternatively,
Indemnitee at his option may seek an award in arbitration to be conducted by a
single arbitrator pursuant to the commercial arbitration rules of the American
Arbitration Association now in effect, whose decision is to be made within
ninety (90) days following the filing of the demand for arbitration. The
Corporation shall not oppose Indemnitee's right to seek any such adjudication or
arbitration award.

               (b) In the event that a determination that Indemnitee is not
entitled to indemnification, in whole or in part, has been made pursuant to
Section 6 hereof, the decision in the judicial proceeding or arbitration
provided in paragraph (a) of this Section 8 shall be made de novo and Indemnitee
shall not be prejudiced by reason of a determination that he is not entitled to
indemnification.

               (c) If a determination that Indemnitee is entitled to
indemnification has been made pursuant to Section 6 hereof or otherwise pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement, the Corporation shall be bound by such
determination in the absence of (i) a misrepresentation of a material fact by
Indemnitee or (ii) a specific finding (which has become final) by an appropriate
court of the State of Delaware that all or any part of such indemnification is
expressly prohibited by law.

               (d) In any court proceeding pursuant to this Section 8, the
Corporation shall be precluded from asserting that the procedures and
presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable. The
Corporation shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that
the Corporation is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and is
precluded from making any assertion to the contrary.

               (e) Expenses reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with
his request for indemnification under this Agreement, seeking enforcement of
this Agreement or to recover damages for breach of this Agreement shall be borne
by the Corporation.

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        9. Modification, Waiver, Termination and Cancellation.

               No supplement, modification, termination, cancellation or
amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both
of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement
shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof
(whether or not similar), nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

        10. Notice by Indemnitee and Defense of Claim.

               Indemnitee shall promptly notify the Corporation in writing upon
being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment,
information or other document relating to any matter, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, but the omission so to notify the Corporation
will not relieve it from any liability which it may have to Indemnitee if such
omission does not prejudice the Corporation's rights. If such omission does
prejudice the Corporation's rights, the Corporation will be relieved from
liability only to the extent of such prejudice; nor will such omission relieve
the Corporation from any liability which it may have to Indemnitee otherwise
than under this Agreement. With respect to any Proceeding as to which Indemnitee
notifies the Corporation of the commencement thereof:

               (a) The Corporation will be entitled to participate therein at
its own expense; and

               (b) The Corporation jointly with any other indemnifying party
similarly notified will be entitled to assume the defense thereof, with counsel
reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee; provided, however, that the Corporation
shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any Proceeding if Indemnitee
shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest between
the Corporation and Indemnitee with respect to such Proceeding. After notice
from the Corporation to Indemnitee of its election to assume the defense
thereof, the Corporation will not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement
for any Expenses subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the
defense thereof, other than reasonable costs of investigation or as otherwise
provided below. Indemnitee shall have the right to employ Indemnitee's own
counsel in such Proceeding but the fees and expenses of such counsel incurred
after notice from the Corporation of its assumption of the defense thereof shall
be at the expense of Indemnitee unless:

               (i) The employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been authorized
        by the Corporation;

               (ii) Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that counsel
        engaged by the Corporation may not adequately represent Indemnitee;

               (iii) The Corporation shall not in fact have employed counsel to
        assume the defense in such Proceeding or shall not in fact have assumed
        such defense and be acting in connection therewith with reasonable
        diligence;

               in each of which cases the fees and expenses of such counsel
shall be at the expense of the Corporation.

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               (c) The Corporation shall not settle any Proceeding in any manner
which would impose any penalty or limitation on Indemnitee without Indemnitee's
written consent; provided, however, that Indemnitee will not unreasonably
withhold his consent to any proposed settlement.

        11. Notices.

               All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (i) delivered
by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other
communication shall have been directed, or (ii) mailed by certified or
registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date
on which it is so mailed:

               (a) If to Indemnitee, to:

or to such other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee

               (b) If to the Corporation, to:

                      Applied Molecular Evolution, Inc.
                      3520 Dunhill Street
                      San Diego, California 92121
                      Attn: Chief Executive Officer

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

        12. Nonexclusivity.

               The rights of Indemnitee hereunder shall not be deemed exclusive
of any other rights to which Indemnitee may now or in the future be entitled
under the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Corporation's Restated
Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws, or any agreements, vote of
stockholders, resolution of the Board of Directors or otherwise.

        13. Certain Definitions.

               (a) "Disinterested Director" shall mean a director of the
Corporation who is not or was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which
indemnification is being sought by Indemnitee.

               (b) "Expenses" shall include all direct and indirect costs
(including, without limitation, attorneys' fees, retainers, court costs,
transcripts, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs,
printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees,
all other disbursements or out-of-pocket expenses and reasonable compensation
for time spent by Indemnitee for which he is otherwise not compensated by the
Corporation)

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actually and reasonably incurred in connection with a Proceeding or establishing
or enforcing a right to indemnification under this Agreement, applicable law or
otherwise; provided, however, that "Expenses" shall not include any Liabilities.

               (c) "Final Adverse Determination" shall mean that a determination
that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification shall have been made pursuant
to Section 6 hereof and either (i) a final adjudication in a Delaware court or
decision of an arbitrator pursuant to Section 8(a) hereof shall have denied
Indemnitee's right to indemnification hereunder, or (ii) Indemnitee shall have
failed to file a complaint in a Delaware court or seek an arbitrator's award
pursuant to Section 8(a) for a period of one hundred twenty (120) days after the
determination made pursuant to Section 6 hereof.

               (d) "Indemnification Period" shall mean the period of time during
which Indemnitee shall continue to serve as a director and/or as an officer of
the Corporation, and thereafter so long as Indemnitee shall be subject to any
possible Proceeding arising out of acts or omissions of Indemnitee as a director
and/or as an officer of the Corporation.

               (e) "Independent Legal Counsel" shall mean a law firm or a member
of a law firm selected by the Corporation and approved by Indemnitee (which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) and that neither is presently nor
in the past five years has been retained to represent: (i) the Corporation, in
any material matter, or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a
claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term
"Independent Legal Counsel" shall not include any person who, under the
applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a
conflict of interest in representing either the Corporation or Indemnitee in an
action to determine Indemnitee's right to indemnification under this Agreement.

               (f) "Liabilities" shall mean liabilities of any type whatsoever
including, but not limited to, any judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and
penalties, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest
assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect
of such judgments, fines, penalties or amounts paid in settlement) of any
proceeding.

               (g) "Proceeding" shall mean any threatened, pending or completed
action, claim, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism,
investigation, administrative hearing or any other proceeding whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, including any appeal therefrom.

        14. Binding Effect, Duration and Scope of Agreement.

               This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger,
consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business or assets
of the Corporation), spouses, heirs and personal and legal representatives. This
Agreement shall continue in effect during the Indemnification Period, regardless
of whether Indemnitee continues to serve as a director and/or officer.

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        15. Severability.

               If any provision or provisions of this Agreement (or any portion
thereof) shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason
whatsoever:

               (a) The validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired
thereby; and

               (b) To the fullest extent legally possible, the provisions of
this Agreement shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent of any
provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable.

        16. Governing Law and Interpretation of Agreement.

               This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, as applied to contracts
between Delaware residents entered into and to be performed entirely within
Delaware. If the laws of the State of Delaware are hereafter amended to permit
the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than said laws
permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment, the rights of
indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Agreement shall
automatically be broadened to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the
State of Delaware, as so amended.

        17. Consent to Jurisdiction.

               The Corporation and Indemnitee each irrevocably consent to the
jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware for all purposes in
connection with any action or proceeding which arises out of or relates to this
Agreement and agree that any action instituted under this Agreement shall be
brought only in the state courts of the State of Delaware.

        18. Entire Agreement.

               This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the
parties hereto, and there are no other agreements, contracts or understandings
between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement,
except as specifically referred to herein or as provided in Section 12 hereof.

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        19. Counterparts.

               This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each
of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

               Executed this ____ day of June, 2000.

                                          APPLIED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION, INC.

                                          By
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                                          INDEMNITEE

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.13

                        APPLIED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION, INC.

                        2000 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

                     (Adopted by the Board on June 20, 2000)

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                                Table of Contents

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SECTION 1    Purpose Of The Plan............................................................            1

SECTION 2    Definitions....................................................................            1
          (a)"Accumulation Period"..........................................................            1
          (b)"Board"........................................................................            1
          (c)"Code".........................................................................            1
          (d)"Committee"....................................................................            1
          (e)"Company"......................................................................            1
          (f)"Compensation".................................................................            1
          (g)"Corporate Reorganization".....................................................            2
          (h)"Employee".....................................................................            2
          (i)"Eligible Employee"............................................................            2
          (j)"Exchange Act".................................................................            2
          (k)"Fair Market Value"............................................................            2
          (l)"IPO"..........................................................................            3
          (m)"Offering Period"..............................................................            3
          (n)"Participant"..................................................................            3
          (o)"Participating Company"........................................................            3
          (p)"Plan".........................................................................            3
          (q)"Plan Account".................................................................            3
          (r)"Purchase Price"...............................................................            3
          (s)"Stock"........................................................................            3
          (t)"Subsidiary"...................................................................            3

SECTION 3    Administration Of The Plan.....................................................            4
          (a)Committee Composition..........................................................            4
          (b)Committee Responsibilities.....................................................            4

SECTION 4    Enrollment And Participation...................................................            4
          (a)Offering Periods...............................................................            4
          (b)Accumulation Periods...........................................................            4
          (c)Enrollment.....................................................................            4
          (d)Duration of Participation......................................................            4
          (e)Applicable Offering Period.....................................................            5

SECTION 5    Employee Contributions.........................................................            5
          (a)Frequency of Payroll Deductions................................................            5
          (b)Amount of Payroll Deductions...................................................            5
          (c)Changing Withholding Rate......................................................            5
          (d)Discontinuing Payroll Deductions...............................................            6
          (e)Limit on Number of Elections...................................................            6

SECTION 6    Withdrawal From The Plan.......................................................            6
          (a)Withdrawal.....................................................................            6
          (b)Re-enrollment After Withdrawal.................................................            6
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SECTION 7    Change In Employment Status....................................................            6
          (a)Termination of Employment......................................................            6
          (b)Leave of Absence...............................................................            6
          (c)Death..........................................................................            7

SECTION 8    Plan Accounts And Purchase Of Shares...........................................            7
          (a)Plan Accounts..................................................................            7
          (b)Purchase Price.................................................................            7
          (c)Number of Shares Purchased.....................................................            7
          (d)Available Shares Insufficient..................................................            8
          (e)Issuance of Stock..............................................................            8
          (f)Unused Cash Balances...........................................................            8
          (g)Stockholder Approval...........................................................            8

SECTION 9    Limitations On Stock Ownership.................................................            8
          (a)Five Percent Limit.............................................................            8
          (b)Dollar Limit...................................................................            9

SECTION 10       Rights Not Transferable....................................................            9

SECTION 11       No Rights As An Employee...................................................            9

SECTION 12       No Rights As A Stockholder.................................................            9

SECTION 13       Securities Law Requirements................................................           10

SECTION 14       Stock Offered Under The Plan...............................................           10
          (a)Authorized Shares..............................................................           10
          (b)Antidilution Adjustments.......................................................           10
          (c)Reorganizations................................................................           10

SECTION 15       Amendment Or Discontinuance................................................           10

SECTION 16       Execution..................................................................           11
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                        APPLIED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION, INC.

                        2000 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

SECTION 1 Purpose Of The Plan.

        The Plan was adopted by the Board on June 20, 2000, effective as of the
date of the IPO. The purpose of the Plan is to provide Eligible Employees with
an opportunity to increase their proprietary interest in the success of the
Company by purchasing Stock from the Company on favorable terms and to pay for
such purchases through payroll deductions. The Plan is intended to qualify under
section 423 of the Code.

SECTION 2 Definitions.

        (a) "Accumulation Period" means a six-month period during which
contributions may be made toward the purchase of Stock under the Plan, as
determined pursuant to Section 4(b).

        (b) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted
from time to time.

        (c) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

        (d) "Committee" means a committee of the Board, as described in Section
3.

        (e) "Company" means Applied Molecular Evolution, Inc., a Delaware
Corporation.

        (f) "Compensation" means (i) the total compensation paid in cash to a
Participant by a Participating Company, including salaries, wages, bonuses,
incentive compensation, commissions, overtime pay and shift premiums, plus (ii)
any pre-tax contributions made by the Participant under section 401(k) or 125 of
the Code. "Compensation" shall exclude all non-cash items, moving or relocation
allowances, cost-of-living equalization payments, car allowances, tuition
reimbursements, imputed income attributable to cars or life insurance, severance
pay, fringe benefits, contributions or benefits received under employee benefit
plans, income attributable to the exercise of stock options, and similar items.
The Committee shall determine whether a particular item is included in
Compensation.

        (g) "Corporate Reorganization" means:

                (i) The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company
        with or into another entity, or any other corporate reorganization; or

                (ii) The sale, transfer or other disposition of all or
        substantially all of the Company's assets or the complete liquidation or
        dissolution of the Company.

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        (h) "Employee" means an individual paid in a manner which results in the
issuance of a Form W-2 by the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary, and with
respect to whom the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary has withheld income and
employment taxes from that individual's compensation. An individual who has not
been treated as an Employee by the Company (or Parent or Subsidiary, as
applicable) in a particular period shall not be eligible to participate in the
Plan for that period, even if a government agency, court of law or any person
later determines that such individual is or was a common-law employee during all
or any portion of that period.

        (i) "Eligible Employee"(i) means any employee of a Participating Company
whose customary employment is for more than five months per calendar year and
for more than 20 hours per week.

        The foregoing notwithstanding, an individual shall not be considered an
Eligible Employee if his or her participation in the Plan is prohibited by the
law of any country which has jurisdiction over him or her or if he or she is
subject to a collective bargaining agreement that does not provide for
participation in the Plan.

        (j) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

        (k) "Fair Market Value" means the market price of Stock, determined by
the Committee as follows:

                (i) If Stock was traded on The Nasdaq National Market on the
        date in question, then the Fair Market Value shall be equal to the
        last-transaction price quoted for such date by The Nasdaq National
        Market;

                (ii) If Stock was traded on a stock exchange on the date in
        question, then the Fair Market Value shall be equal to the closing price
        reported by the applicable composite transactions report for such date;
        or

                (iii) If none of the foregoing provisions is applicable, then
        the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Committee in good faith
        on such basis as it deems appropriate.

        Whenever possible, the determination of Fair Market Value by the
Committee shall be based on the prices reported in the Wall Street Journal or as
reported directly to the Company by Nasdaq or a stock exchange. Such
determination shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.

        (l) "IPO" means the initial offering of Stock to the public pursuant to
a registration statement filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

        (m) "Offering Period" means a 12- or 24-month period with respect to
which the right to purchase Stock may be granted under the Plan, as determined
pursuant to Section 4(a).

        (n) "Participant" means an Eligible Employee who elects to participate
in the Plan, as provided in Section 4(c).

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        (o) "Participating Company" means (i) the Company and (ii) each present
or future Subsidiary designated by the Committee as a Participating Company.

        (p) "Plan" means this Applied Molecular Evolution, Inc. 2000 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.

        (q) "Plan Account" means the account established for each Participant
pursuant to Section 8(a).

        (r) "Purchase Price" means the price at which Participants may purchase
Stock under the Plan, as determined pursuant to Section 8(b).

        (s) "Stock" means the Common Stock of the Company.

        (t) "Subsidiary" means any corporation (other than the Company) in an
unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company, if each of the
corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock
possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of
stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.

SECTION 3 Administration Of The Plan.

        (a) Committee Composition. The Plan shall be administered by the
Committee. The Committee shall consist exclusively of one or more directors of
the Company, who shall be appointed by the Board.

        (b) Committee Responsibilities. The Committee shall interpret the Plan
and make all other policy decisions relating to the operation of the Plan. The
Committee may adopt such rules, guidelines and forms as it deems appropriate to
implement the Plan. The Committee's determinations under the Plan shall be final
and binding on all persons.

SECTION 4 Enrollment And Participation.

        (a) Offering Periods. While the Plan is in effect, two Offering Periods
shall commence in each calendar year. The Offering Periods shall consist of the
24-month periods commencing on each January 1 and July 1, except that the first
Offering Period shall commence on the first day of the month that is at least 30
days after the date of the IPO and shall end on December 31, 2001.

        (b) Accumulation Periods. While the Plan is in effect, two Accumulation
Periods shall commence in each calendar year. The Accumulation Periods shall
consist of the six month periods commencing on January 1 and July 1, except that
the first Accumulation Period shall commence on the first day of the month that
is at least 30 days after the date of the IPO and shall end on December 31,
2000.

        (c) Enrollment. Any individual who, on the day preceding the first day
of an Offering Period, qualifies as an Eligible Employee may elect to become a
Participant in the Plan for such Offering Period by executing the enrollment
form prescribed for this purpose by the

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Committee. The enrollment form shall be filed with the Company at the prescribed
location not later than 15 days prior to the commencement of such Offering
Period.

        (d) Duration of Participation. Once enrolled in the Plan, a Participant
shall continue to participate in the Plan until he or she ceases to be an
Eligible Employee, withdraws from the Plan under Section 5(a) or reaches the end
of the Offering Period in which his or her employee contributions were
discontinued under Section 5(d) or 9(b). A Participant who discontinued employee
contributions under Section 5(d) or 9(b) or withdrew from the Plan under Section
6(a) may again become a Participant, if he or she then is an Eligible Employee,
by following the procedure described in Subsection (c) above. A Participant
whose employee contributions were discontinued automatically under Section 9(b)
shall automatically resume participation at the beginning of the earliest
Offering Period ending in the next calendar year, if he or she then is an
Eligible Employee.

        (e) Applicable Offering Period. For purposes of calculating the purchase
price under Section 8(b), the applicable Offering Period shall be determined as
follows:

                (i) Once a Participant is enrolled in the Plan for an Offering
        Period, such Offering Period shall continue to apply to him or her until
        the earliest of: (A) the end of such Offering Period; (B) the end of his
        or her participation under Subsection (d) above; or (C) re-enrollment in
        a subsequent Offering Period under Paragraph (ii) below.

                (ii) In the event that the Fair Market Value of Stock on the
        last trading day before the commencement of the Offering Period in which
        the Participant is enrolled is higher than on the last trading day
        before the commencement of any subsequent Offering Period, the
        Participant shall automatically be re-enrolled for such subsequent
        Offering Period.

                (iii) When a Participant reaches the end of an Offering Period
        but his or her participation is to continue, then such Participant shall
        automatically be re-enrolled for the Offering Period that commences
        immediately after the end of the prior Offering Period.

SECTION 5 Employee Contributions.

        (a) Frequency of Payroll Deductions. A Participant may purchase shares
of Stock under the Plan solely by means of payroll deductions. Payroll
deductions, as designated by the Participant pursuant to Subsection (b) below,
shall occur on each payday during participation in the Plan.

        (b) Amount of Payroll Deductions. An Eligible Employee shall designate
on the enrollment form the portion of his or her Compensation that he or she
elects to have withheld for the purchase of Stock. Such portion shall be a whole
percentage of the Eligible Employee's Compensation, but not less than 1% nor
more than 15%.

        (c) Changing Withholding Rate. If a Participant wishes to change the
rate of payroll withholding, he or she may do so by filing a new enrollment form
with the Company at the prescribed location at any time. The new withholding
rate shall be effective as soon as

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reasonably practicable after such form has been received by the Company. The new
withholding rate shall be a whole percentage of the Eligible Employee's
Compensation, but not less than 1% nor more than 15%.

        (d) Discontinuing Payroll Deductions. If a Participant wishes to
discontinue employee contributions entirely, he or she may do so by filing a new
enrollment form with the Company at the prescribed location at any time. Payroll
withholding shall cease as soon as reasonably practicable after such form has
been received by the Company. In addition, employee contributions may be
discontinued automatically pursuant to Section 9(b). A Participant who has
discontinued employee contributions may resume such contributions by filing a
new enrollment form with the Company at the prescribed location. Payroll
withholding shall resume as soon as reasonably practicable after such form has
been received by the Company.

        (e) Limit on Number of Elections. No Participant shall make more than
four elections under Subsection (c) or (d) above per calendar year.

SECTION 6 Withdrawal From The Plan.

        (a) Withdrawal. A Participant may elect to withdraw from the Plan by
filing the prescribed form with the Company at the prescribed location at any
time before the last day of an Accumulation Period. As soon as reasonably
practicable thereafter, payroll deductions shall cease and the entire amount
credited to the Participant's Plan Account shall be refunded to him or her in
cash, without interest. No partial withdrawals shall be permitted.

        (b) Re-enrollment After Withdrawal. A former Participant who has
withdrawn from the Plan shall not be a Participant until he or she re-enrolls in
the Plan under Section 4(c). Re-enrollment may be effective only at the
commencement of an Offering Period.

SECTION 7 Change In Employment Status.

        (a) Termination of Employment. Termination of employment as an Eligible
Employee for any reason, including death, shall be treated as an automatic
withdrawal from the Plan under Section 6(a). Notwithstanding the foregoing in
this Section 7, a transfer from one Participating Company to another shall not
be treated as a termination of employment.

        (b) Leave of Absence. For purposes of the Plan, employment shall not be
deemed to terminate when the Participant goes on a military leave, a sick leave
or another bona fide leave of absence, if the leave was approved by the Company
in writing. Employment, however, shall be deemed to terminate 90 days after the
Participant goes on a leave, unless a contract or statute guarantees his or her
right to return to work. Employment shall be deemed to terminate in any event
when the approved leave ends, unless the Participant immediately returns to
work.

        (c) Death. In the event of the Participant's death, the amount credited
to his or her Plan Account shall be paid to a beneficiary designated by him or
her for this purpose on the prescribed form or, if none, to the Participant's
estate. Such form shall be valid only if it was filed with the Company at the
prescribed location before the Participant's death.

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SECTION 8 Plan Accounts And Purchase Of Shares.

        (a) Plan Accounts. The Company shall maintain a Plan Account on its
books in the name of each Participant. Whenever an amount is deducted from the
Participant's Compensation under the Plan, such amount shall be credited to the
Participant's Plan Account. Amounts credited to Plan Accounts shall not be trust
funds and may be commingled with the Company's general assets and applied to
general corporate purposes. No interest shall be credited to Plan Accounts.

        (b) Purchase Price. The Purchase Price for each share of Stock purchased
at the close of an Accumulation Period shall be the lower of:

                (i) 85% of the Fair Market Value of such share on the last
        trading day in such Accumulation Period; or

                (ii) 85% of the Fair Market Value of such share on the last
        trading day before the commencement of the applicable Offering Period
        (as determined under Section 4(e)) or, in the case of the first Offering
        Period under the Plan, 85% of the price at which one share of Stock is
        offered to the public in the IPO.

        (c) Number of Shares Purchased. As of the last day of each Accumulation
Period, each Participant shall be deemed to have elected to purchase the number
of shares of Stock calculated in accordance with this Subsection (c), unless the
Participant has previously elected to withdraw from the Plan in accordance with
Section 6(a). The amount then in the Participant's Plan Account shall be divided
by the Purchase Price, and the number of shares that results shall be purchased
from the Company with the funds in the Participant's Plan Account. The foregoing
notwithstanding, no Participant shall purchase more than 12,500 shares of Stock
with respect to any Accumulation Period nor more than the amounts of Stock set
forth in Sections 9(b) and 14(a). The Committee may determine with respect to
all Participants that any fractional share, as calculated under this Subsection
(c), shall be (i) rounded down to the next lower whole share or (ii) credited as
a fractional share.

        (d) Available Shares Insufficient. In the event that the aggregate
number of shares that all Participants elect to purchase during an Accumulation
Period exceeds the maximum number of shares remaining available for issuance
under Section 14(a), then the number of shares to which each Participant is
entitled shall be determined by multiplying the number of shares available for
issuance by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares that such
Participant has elected to purchase and the denominator of which is the number
of shares that all Participants have elected to purchase.

        (e) Issuance of Stock. Certificates representing the shares of Stock
purchased by a Participant under the Plan shall be issued to him or her as soon
as reasonably practicable after the close of the applicable Accumulation Period,
except that the Committee may determine that such shares shall be held for each
Participant's benefit by a broker designated by the Committee (unless the
Participant has elected that certificates be issued to him or her). Shares may
be registered in the name of the Participant or jointly in the name of the
Participant and his or her spouse as joint tenants with right of survivorship or
as community property.

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        (f) Unused Cash Balances. An amount remaining in the Participant's Plan
Account that represents the Purchase Price for any fractional share shall be
carried over in the Participant's Plan Account to the next Accumulation Period.
Any amount remaining in the Participant's Plan Account that represents the
Purchase Price for whole shares that could not be purchased by reason of
Subsection (c) above, Section 9(b) or Section 14(a) shall be refunded to the
Participant in cash, without interest.

        (g) Stockholder Approval. Any other provision of the Plan
notwithstanding, no shares of Stock shall be purchased under the Plan unless and
until the Company's stockholders have approved the adoption of the Plan.

SECTION 9 Limitations On Stock Ownership.

        (a) Five Percent Limit. Any other provision of the Plan notwithstanding,
no Participant shall be granted a right to purchase Stock under the Plan if such
Participant, immediately after his or her election to purchase such Stock, would
own stock possessing more than 5% of the total combined voting power or value of
all classes of stock of the Company or any parent or Subsidiary of the Company.
For purposes of this Subsection (a), the following rules shall apply:

                (i) Ownership of stock shall be determined after applying the
        attribution rules of section 424(d) of the Code;

                (ii) Each Participant shall be deemed to own any stock that he
        or she has a right or option to purchase under this or any other plan;
        and

                (iii) Each Participant shall be deemed to have the right to
        purchase 1,200 shares of Stock under this Plan with respect to each
        Accumulation Period.

        (b) Dollar Limit. Any other provision of the Plan notwithstanding, no
Participant shall purchase Stock with a Fair Market Value in excess of the
following limit:

        Any other provision of the Plan notwithstanding, no Participant shall
purchase Stock with a Fair Market Value in excess of $25,000 per calendar year
(under this Plan and all other employee stock purchase plans of the Company or
any parent or Subsidiary of the Company).

        For purposes of this Subsection (b), the Fair Market Value of Stock
shall be determined in each case as of the beginning of the Offering Period in
which such Stock is purchased. Employee stock purchase plans not described in
section 423 of the Code shall be disregarded. If a Participant is precluded by
this Subsection (b) from purchasing additional Stock under the Plan, then his or
her employee contributions shall automatically be discontinued and shall resume
at the beginning of the earliest Accumulation Period ending in the next calendar
year (if he or she then is an Eligible Employee).

SECTION 10 Rights Not Transferable.

        The rights of any Participant under the Plan, or any Participant's
interest in any Stock or moneys to which he or she may be entitled under the
Plan, shall not be transferable by voluntary

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or involuntary assignment or by operation of law, or in any other manner other
than by beneficiary designation or the laws of descent and distribution. If a
Participant in any manner attempts to transfer, assign or otherwise encumber his
or her rights or interest under the Plan, other than by beneficiary designation
or the laws of descent and distribution, then such act shall be treated as an
election by the Participant to withdraw from the Plan under Section 6(a).

SECTION 11 No Rights As An Employee

        Nothing in the Plan or in any right granted under the Plan shall confer
upon the Participant any right to continue in the employ of a Participating
Company for any period of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise
restrict in any way the rights of the Participating Companies or of the
Participant, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate
his or her employment at any time and for any reason, with or without cause.

SECTION 12 No Rights As A Stockholder.

        A Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any
shares of Stock that he or she may have a right to purchase under the Plan until
such shares have been purchased on the last day of the applicable Offering
Period.

SECTION 13 Securities Law Requirements.

        Shares of Stock shall not be issued under the Plan unless the issuance
and delivery of such shares comply with (or are exempt from) all applicable
requirements of law, including (without limitation) the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, state securities
laws and regulations, and the regulations of any stock exchange or other
securities market on which the Company's securities may then be traded.

SECTION 14 Stock Offered Under The Plan.

        (a) Authorized Shares. The maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock
available for purchase under the Plan is seven hundred fifty thousand (750,000),
plus an annual increase to be added on the first day of the Company's fiscal
year beginning in 2001 equal to the lesser of (i) 5% of the fully diluted
outstanding shares of Stock of the Company on such date or (ii) a lesser amount
determined by the Board. The aggregate number of Shares available for purchase
under the Plan shall at all times be subject to adjustment pursuant to Section
14.

        (b) Antidilution Adjustments. The aggregate number of shares of Stock
offered under the Plan, the 12,500 share limitation described in Section 8(c)
and the price of shares that any Participant has elected to purchase shall be
adjusted proportionately by the Committee for any increase or decrease in the
number of outstanding shares of Stock resulting from a subdivision or
consolidation of shares or the payment of a stock dividend, any other increase
or decrease in such shares effected without receipt or payment of consideration
by the Company, the distribution of the shares of a Subsidiary to the Company's
stockholders or a similar event.

        (c) Reorganizations. Any other provision of the Plan notwithstanding,
immediately prior to the effective time of a Corporate Reorganization, the
Offering Period then in progress shall terminate and shares shall be purchased
pursuant to Section 8, unless the Plan is assumed

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by the surviving corporation or its parent corporation pursuant to the plan of
merger or consolidation. The Plan shall in no event be construed to restrict in
any way the Company's right to undertake a dissolution, liquidation, merger,
consolidation or other reorganization.

SECTION 15 Amendment Or Discontinuance.

        The Board shall have the right to amend, suspend or terminate the Plan
at any time and without notice. Except as provided in Section 14, any increase
in the aggregate number of shares of Stock to be issued under the Plan shall be
subject to approval by a vote of the stockholders of the Company. In addition,
any other amendment of the Plan shall be subject to approval by a vote of the
stockholders of the Company to the extent required by an applicable law or
regulation.

SECTION 16 Execution.

        To record the adoption of the Plan by the Board on June 20, 2000, the
Company has caused its authorized officer to execute the same.

                                Applied Molecular Evolution, Inc.

                                By:  /s/ William D. Huse
                                   -------------------------------------
                                         William D. Huse, M.D., Ph.D.
                                   President and Chief Executive Officer

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