Document:

EX-10.5

 Exhibit 10.5 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT 

by and among 
 FLUIDIGM
CORPORATION, 
 CASDIN PRIVATE GROWTH EQUITY FUND II, L.P., 

CASDIN PARTNERS MASTER FUND, L.P., 

VIKING GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES ILLIQUID INVESTMENTS SUB-MASTER LP, 

and 
 VIKING GLOBAL
OPPORTUNITIES DRAWDOWN (AGGREGATOR) LP 
 Dated as of January 23, 2022 

 

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

ARTICLE I 
 RESALE SHELF
REGISTRATION 
  

							
	 Section 1.1
	 	 Resale Shelf Registration Statement
	  	 	2	 
	 Section 1.2
	 	 Effectiveness Period
	  	 	2	 
	 Section 1.3
	 	 Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement
	  	 	2	 
	 Section 1.4
	 	 Supplements and Amendments
	  	 	3	 
	 Section 1.5
	 	 Subsequent Holder Notice
	  	 	3	 
	 Section 1.6
	 	 Underwritten Offering
	  	 	3	 
	 Section 1.7
	 	 Take-Down Notice
	  	 	5	 
	 Section 1.8
	 	 Piggyback Registration
	  	 	5	 
	
	ARTICLE II	  

	
	ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING REGISTRATION RIGHTS	  

			
	 Section 2.1
	 	 Registration Procedures
	  	 	6	 
	 Section 2.2
	 	 Suspension
	  	 	10	 
	 Section 2.3
	 	 Expenses of Registration
	  	 	11	 
	 Section 2.4
	 	 Information by Holders
	  	 	11	 
	 Section 2.5
	 	 Rule 144
	  	 	11	 
	 Section 2.6
	 	 Purchasers Holdback Agreement
	  	 	12	 
	
	ARTICLE III	  

	
	INDEMNIFICATION	  

			
	 Section 3.1
	 	 Indemnification by Company
	  	 	13	 
	 Section 3.2
	 	 Indemnification by Holders
	  	 	14	 
	 Section 3.3
	 	 Notification
	  	 	14	 
	 Section 3.4
	 	 Contribution
	  	 	15	 
	
	ARTICLE IV	  

	
	TRANSFER AND TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS	  

			
	 Section 4.1
	 	 Transfer of Registration Rights
	  	 	16	 
	 Section 4.2
	 	 Termination of Registration Rights
	  	 	16	 
	
	ARTICLE V	  

	
	MISCELLANEOUS	  

			
	 Section 5.1
	 	 Amendments and Waivers
	  	 	16	 
	 Section 5.2
	 	 Extension of Time, Waiver
	  	 	16	 

  
 i 

							
	 Section 5.3
	 	 Assignment
	  	 	16	 
	 Section 5.4
	 	 Counterparts
	  	 	17	 
	 Section 5.5
	 	 Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiary
	  	 	17	 
	 Section 5.6
	 	 Governing Law; Jurisdiction
	  	 	17	 
	 Section 5.7
	 	 Specific Enforcement
	  	 	18	 
	 Section 5.8
	 	 Waiver of Jury Trial
	  	 	18	 
	 Section 5.9
	 	 Notices
	  	 	18	 
	 Section 5.10
	 	 Severability
	  	 	20	 
	 Section 5.11
	 	 Expenses
	  	 	20	 
	 Section 5.12
	 	 Interpretation
	  	 	20	 
	 Section 5.13
	 	 No Inconsistent Agreements; Most Favored Nations
	  	 	20	 
	 Section 5.14
	 	 Opt-Out Requests
	  	 	21	 

  
 ii 

 REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT 

This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of January 23, 2022, by and among
Fluidigm Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned purchasers (together with their successors and assigns, each, a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”).
Capitalized terms used but not defined elsewhere herein are defined in Exhibit A. The Purchasers and any other party that may become a party hereto pursuant to Section 4.1 are referred to collectively as the
“Holders” and individually each as a “Holder”. 
 RECITALS 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Purchasers have entered into those certain separate Series B Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements,
dated as of January 23, 2022 (as may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, collectively, the “Purchase Agreements”), by and between the Company and each of the Purchasers, pursuant to which, among
other things, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, at the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreements, the Company will issue and sell to each of the Purchasers, and the Purchasers will purchase
from the Company, certain shares of the Series B-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the “Series B-1 Preferred
Stock”), and the Series B-2 Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the “Series B-2 Preferred Stock” and,
together with the Series B-1 Preferred Stock, the “Series B Preferred Stock”), which Series B Preferred Stock will be convertible into shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of
the Company (the “Common Stock”) in accordance with the terms of the Certificates of Designations; 
 WHEREAS, the Company
and the Purchasers have entered into those certain separate Loan Agreements, dated as of January 23, 2022 (as may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “Loan Agreements”), by and between the
Company and each of the Purchasers, pursuant to which, among other things, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, at the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Agreements, the Purchasers will loan to the
Company, and the Company will borrow from each of the Purchasers, $12.5 million ($25 million in the aggregate) (the “Convertible Loans”), which principal amounts shall be convertible into either shares of the Series B
Preferred Stock or shares of the Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreements; and 
 WHEREAS, as a condition to the
obligations of the Company and the Purchasers under the Purchase Agreements and the Loan Agreements, the Company and the Purchasers are entering into this Agreement for the purpose of granting certain registration rights to the Holders. 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement hereby agree as follows: 

  
 1 

 ARTICLE I 

RESALE SHELF REGISTRATION 

Section 1.1 Resale Shelf Registration Statement. Subject to the other applicable provisions of this Agreement, the Company shall
use reasonable best efforts to prepare and file within the period of time commencing on the date hereof and ending on the later of (a) 120 days after the date hereof or (b) 20 days after the date of the first Company stockholder meeting held to
approve the authorization and terms of the Series B Preferred Stock, a registration statement covering the sale or distribution from time to time by the Holders, on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act (or any
similar provision adopted by the SEC then in effect), of all of the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, then such registration shall be on another appropriate form and shall provide for the registration of such Registrable Securities for resale by the Holders in accordance with any reasonable method of
distribution elected by the Holders) (the “Resale Shelf Registration Statement”), and if the Company is a WKSI as of the filing date, the Resale Shelf Registration Statement shall consist of an Automatic Shelf Registration
Statement, or a prospectus supplement to an effective Automatic Shelf Registration Statement, that shall become effective upon filing with the SEC pursuant to Rule 462(e). If the Resale Shelf Registration Statement is not an Automatic Shelf
Registration Statement, then the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause such Resale Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective by the SEC as promptly as is reasonably practicable after the filing thereof. 

Section 1.2 Effectiveness Period. Once declared effective, the Company shall, subject to the other applicable provisions of this
Agreement, use reasonable best efforts to cause the Resale Shelf Registration Statement to be continuously effective and usable with respect to any Holder, until the earlier to occur of the following: (a) the date as of which the Holders no
longer hold Registrable Securities and (b) the date on which the Holders shall have sold all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Resale Shelf Registration Statement (the “Effectiveness Period”). 

Section 1.3 Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement. If any Shelf Registration Statement ceases to be effective under the
Securities Act for any reason at any time during the Effectiveness Period, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to as promptly as is reasonably practicable cause such Shelf Registration Statement to again become effective under the
Securities Act (including obtaining the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration Statement), and shall use reasonable best efforts to as promptly as is reasonably practicable amend such Shelf
Registration Statement in a manner reasonably expected to result in the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration Statement or file an additional registration statement (a “Subsequent Shelf
Registration Statement”) for an offering to be made on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act registering the resale from time to time by the Holders thereof of all securities that are Registrable
Securities as of the time of such filing. If a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement is filed, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to (a) cause such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities
Act as promptly as is reasonably practicable after the filing thereof (it being agreed that if the Company is a WKSI as of the filing date, the Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement, or a
prospectus supplement to an effective Automatic Shelf Registration Statement, that shall become 

  
 2 

 
effective upon filing with the SEC pursuant to Rule 462(e)) and (b) keep such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective and usable until the end of the Effectiveness
Period. Any such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be a registration statement on Form S-3 to the extent that the Company is eligible to use such form. Otherwise, such Subsequent Shelf Registration
Statement shall be on another appropriate form and shall provide for the registration of such Registrable Securities for resale by the Holders in accordance with any reasonable method of distribution elected by the Holders. 

Section 1.4 Supplements and Amendments. The Company shall supplement and amend any Shelf Registration Statement if required by the
Securities Act or the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company for such Shelf Registration Statement. 

Section 1.5 Subsequent Holder Notice. If a Person entitled to the benefits of this Agreement becomes a Holder after a Shelf
Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act, the Company shall, as promptly as is reasonably practicable following delivery of written notice to the Company of such Person becoming a Holder and requesting for its name to be
included as a selling securityholder in the prospectus related to the Shelf Registration Statement (a “Subsequent Holder Notice”): 

(a) if required and permitted by applicable law, file with the SEC a supplement to the related prospectus or a post-effective amendment to the
Shelf Registration Statement so that such Holder is named as a selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement and the related prospectus in such a manner as to permit such Holder to deliver a prospectus to purchasers of the Registrable
Securities in accordance with applicable law; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to file more than one post-effective amendment or a supplement to the related prospectus for such purpose in any 30-day period; 
 (b) if, pursuant to Section 1.5(a), the Company shall
have filed a post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement that is not automatically effective, use reasonable best efforts to cause such post-effective amendment to become effective under the Securities Act as promptly as is
reasonably practicable; and 
 (c) notify such Holder as promptly as is reasonably practicable after the effectiveness under the Securities
Act of any post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Section 1.5(a). 
 Section 1.6 Underwritten
Offering. 
 (a) One or more Holders of Registrable Securities that have been specified in any Shelf Registration Statement filed with
the SEC in accordance with Section 1.1, Section 1.3 or Section 1.5, may, after the Resale Shelf Registration Statement becomes effective, deliver a written notice to the
Company (the “Underwritten Offering Notice”) specifying that the sale of some or all of the Registrable Securities subject to such Resale Shelf Registration Statement, is intended to be conducted through an Underwritten
Offering, which shall specify the number or amount of Registrable Securities intended to be included in such Underwritten Offering; provided, however, that, without the Company’s prior written consent, (i) the Holders may not
launch an Underwritten Offering if the anticipated gross proceeds are less than $25,000,000 (unless the Holder, collectively 

  
 3 

 
with all of its Affiliates, is proposing to sell all of their remaining Registrable Securities), (ii) each Holder may not launch more than three Underwritten Offerings at the request of such
Holder within any 365-day period (or more than two Underwritten Offerings at the request of such Holder within any 365-day period if the Resale Shelf Registration
Statement is a Long-Form Registration Statement), (iii) the Holders may not launch a Underwritten Offering at the request of the Holders within 60 days following a prior offering in which Holders sold Registrable Securities or had the opportunity to
sell Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 1.6 or Section 1.8 (or 90 days if the requested Underwritten Offering would be a Long-Form Registration), or (iv) the Holders may not launch an Underwritten Offering during any
Company blackout period under its insider trading policy applicable to all directors and executive officers of the Company, but no longer than the period commencing on the fifteenth (15th)
calendar day of the last month of each fiscal quarter and ending at the start of the third full trading day following the date of public disclosure of the financial results for that fiscal quarter or year, which public disclosure shall be no later
than the filing deadline (without extension) of the Form 10-Q or Form 10-K for the applicable fiscal period. 

(b) In the event of an Underwritten Offering, the Holder(s) delivering the Underwritten Offering Notice shall select the managing
underwriter(s) to administer the Underwritten Offering; provided that the choice of such managing underwriter(s) shall be subject to the consent of the Company, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Company and the Holders
participating in an Underwritten Offering will enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the managing underwriter or underwriters selected for such offering. 

(c) Upon receipt of an Underwritten Offering Notice (which, in the case of an Underwritten Offering that is an underwritten block trade or
bought deal, shall be received by the Company not less than two Business Days prior to the day such offering is first anticipated to commence), the Company shall, as promptly as is reasonably practicable, deliver to each other Holder written notice
thereof and if, within three Business Days after the date of the delivery of such notice (or one Business Day in the case of an Underwritten Offering that is an underwritten block trade or bought deal), a Holder shall so request in writing, the
Company shall as expeditiously as possible use reasonable best efforts to facilitate such Underwritten Offering (which, in the case of an Underwritten Offering that is an underwritten block trade or bought deal, may close as early as two Business
Days after the date it commences) and include in such Underwritten Offering all or any part of such Holder’s Registrable Securities as such Holder requests to be registered, subject to Section 1.6(d). 

(d) The Company will not include in any Underwritten Offering pursuant to this Section 1.6 any securities that are not Registrable
Securities without the prior written consent of the Holder(s) of a majority of the Registrable Securities participating in such Underwritten Offering. If the managing underwriter or underwriters advise the Company and the Holder(s) participating in
any Underwritten Offering in writing that in its or their good faith opinion the number of Registrable Securities (and, if permitted hereunder, other securities requested to be included in such offering) exceeds the number of securities which can be
sold in such offering in light of market conditions or is such so as to delay or adversely affect the success of such offering (including the price per share of any securities proposed to be sold in such underwritten offering), the Company will
include in such offering only such number of securities that can be sold without delaying or adversely affecting the marketability of the offering, which securities will be so included in the following order of priority: (i) first, the
Registrable Securities of the Holders that 

  
 4 

 
have requested to participate in such Underwritten Offering, allocated pro rata among such Holders on the basis of the percentage of the Registrable Securities then-currently owned by such
Holders, and (ii) second, any other securities of the Company that have been requested to be so included (including securities to be sold for the account of the Company) allocated in such manner as the Company may determine. 

Section 1.7 Take-Down Notice. Subject to the other applicable provisions of this Agreement, including the limitations and
requirements in Section 1.6 regarding Underwritten Offerings, at any time that any Shelf Registration Statement is effective, if a Holder delivers a notice to the Company (a “Take-Down Notice”) stating that
it intends to effect a sale or distribution of all or part of its Registrable Securities included by it on any Shelf Registration Statement (a “Shelf Offering”) and stating the number of the Registrable Securities to be included in
such Shelf Offering, then the Company shall amend, subject to the other applicable provisions of this Agreement, or supplement the Shelf Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to enable such Registrable Securities to be sold and
distributed pursuant to the Shelf Offering. 
 Section 1.8 Piggyback Registration. 

(a) Except with respect to a Resale Shelf Registration Statement and a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement for which notice and an
opportunity to participate is provided under Section 1.6(c), until the Termination Date, if the Company proposes to file a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of Common Stock or securities convertible
into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, Common Stock, whether or not for sale for its own account (other than a registration statement (i) on Form S-4, Form S-8
or any successor forms thereto, (ii) filed to effectuate an exchange offer or any employee benefit or dividend reinvestment plan or (iii) filed with respect to non-convertible debt securities only),
then the Company shall give prompt written notice of such filing, which notice shall be given, to the extent reasonably practicable, no later than seven Business Days prior to the filing date (except in the case of an offering that is an
“overnight offering”, in which case such notice must be given no later than two (2) Business Days prior to the filing date) (the “Piggyback Notice”) to the Holders (other than any Holder that has sold all of its
Registrable Securities). The Piggyback Notice shall offer such Holders the opportunity to include (or cause to be included) in such registration statement the number of shares of Registrable Securities as each such Holder may request (each, a
“Piggyback Registration Statement”). Subject to Section 1.8(b), the Company shall include in each Piggyback Registration Statement all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has
received written requests for inclusion therein (each, a “Piggyback Request”) within five (5) Business Days after the date of the Piggyback Notice or, in the case of an offering that is an “overnight offering”, such
shorter time as is reasonably specified by the Company in light of the circumstances but not less than one (1) Business Day. The Company shall not be required to maintain the effectiveness of a Piggyback Registration Statement beyond the
earlier of (x) 180 days after the effective date thereof and (y) consummation of the distribution by the Holders of the Registrable Securities included in such registration statement. The Company may abandon, postpone or withdraw a
Piggyback Registration Statement at any time prior to effectiveness of such Piggyback Registration Statement whether or not any Holder has elected to include securities in such registration without incurring any liability to the Holders.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company shall not be required to effect or permit any Piggyback Registration Statement or cause any Piggyback Registration Statement to become effective, with respect to any
Registrable Securities held by any Holders, until after the expiration of the Lock-Up Shares Period. 

  
 5 

 (b) If any of the securities to be registered pursuant to the registration giving rise to
the rights under this Section 1.8 are to be sold in an Underwritten Offering, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the managing underwriter or underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Offering to permit
Holders who have timely submitted a Piggyback Request in connection with such offering to include in such offering all Registrable Securities included in each Holder’s Piggyback Request on the same terms and subject to the same conditions as
any other shares of capital stock, if any, of the Company included in the offering. The right of any Holder to registration pursuant to this Section 1.8 shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such underwriting and the
inclusion of Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the extent provided herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the managing underwriter or underwriters of such offering advise the Company in writing that in its or their good faith opinion
the number of securities exceeds the number of securities which can be sold in such offering in light of market conditions or is such so as to delay or adversely affect the success of such offering, the Company will include in such offering only
such number of securities that can be sold without adversely affecting the marketability of the offering (including the price per security proposed to be sold in such offering), which securities will be so included in the following order of
priority: (i) first, the securities proposed to be sold by the Company for its own account; (ii) second, the Registrable Securities of the Holders that have requested to participate in such offering and any other persons with piggyback
registration rights who have the right to participate and that have requested to participate in such offering, allocated pro rata among such selling holders on the basis of the total amount of securities entitled to be included therein then
owned by each selling holder and its Affiliates (other than the Company); and (iii) third, any other securities of the Company that have been requested to be included in such offering, allocated pro rata among such holders on the basis
of the percentage of securities of the Company then held by such holders; provided that Holders may, prior to the earlier of (a) the effectiveness of the registration statement and (b) the time at which the offering price or
underwriter’s discount is determined with the managing underwriter or underwriters, withdraw their request to be included in such registration pursuant to this Section 1.8. 

ARTICLE II 
 ADDITIONAL
PROVISIONS REGARDING REGISTRATION RIGHTS 
 Section 2.1 Registration Procedures. Subject to the other applicable provisions
of this Agreement, in the case of each registration of Registrable Securities effected by the Company pursuant to Article I, the Company will: 

(a) prepare and as promptly as reasonably practicable file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to such Registrable Securities
and use reasonable best efforts to cause such registration statement to become (unless it is automatically effective upon filing) and remain effective for the period of the distribution contemplated thereby, in accordance with the applicable
provisions of this Agreement; 

  
 6 

 (b) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and
supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection with such registration statement as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective for the period specified in paragraph (a) above but no longer
than is necessary to complete the distribution of the securities covered by such registration statement, and (i) use reasonable efforts to cause such filings not to contain any untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and (ii) comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Securities
Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement in accordance with the Holders’ intended methods of distribution set forth in such registration statement for
such period; 
 (c) furnish to any selling Holders copies of the registration statement and the prospectus included therein (including each
preliminary prospectus) proposed to be filed and provide such selling Holders with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such registration statement; 

(d) if requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, or the selling Holder(s), promptly include in any prospectus supplement
or post-effective amendment such information as the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, or the selling Holder(s) may reasonably request in order to permit the intended method of distribution of such Registrable Securities and make all
required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company has received such request; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to take any actions
under this Section 2.1(d) that are not, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, in compliance with applicable law; 

(e) in the event that the Registrable Securities are being offered in an Underwritten Offering, furnish to the Holder(s) participating in such
Underwritten Offering and to the underwriters of the securities being registered such reasonable number of copies of the registration statement, preliminary prospectus and final prospectus as such underwriters may reasonably request in order to
facilitate the public offering or other disposition of such securities; 
 (f) as promptly as reasonably practicable notify the selling
Holder(s) at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act or of the Company’s discovery of the occurrence of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration
statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or incomplete in the light of the circumstances
then existing (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall commence a Suspension Period (as defined below)), and, subject to Section 2.2, at the request of any selling Holder, as promptly as is reasonably practicable, prepare
and file with the SEC a supplement or post-effective amendment to such registration statement or the related prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document and at the request of any selling Holder,
furnish to such Holder a reasonable number of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such prospectus as may be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such securities, such prospectus shall not include an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or incomplete in the light of the circumstances then existing; 

  
 7 

 (g) use reasonable best efforts to register and qualify (or exempt from such registration or
qualification) the securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as shall be reasonably requested in writing by any selling Holder;
provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (i) qualify to do business in any jurisdictions where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this
subsection, (ii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction or (iii) take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdictions; 

(h) in the event that the Registrable Securities are being offered in a public offering, enter into an underwriting agreement, a placement
agreement or equivalent agreement customary for a transaction of that nature, in each case in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement, and take all such other actions reasonably requested by the Holders of the Registrable
Securities being sold in connection therewith (including any customary and reasonable actions requested by the managing underwriters, if any) to facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities, and in such connection, (i) the
underwriting agreement shall contain indemnification provisions and procedures substantially to the effect set forth in Article III hereof with respect to all parties to be indemnified pursuant to Article III except as otherwise agreed
by the Holders and (ii) deliver such other documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by the managing underwriters; 

(i) in connection with an Underwritten Offering with anticipated gross proceeds from such sale of more than $50,000,000 (without regard to any
underwriting discount or commission), the Company shall cause its officers to use reasonable best efforts to support the marketing of the Registrable Securities covered by such offering (including participation in “road shows” or other
similar marketing efforts) to the extent reasonably necessary, in the view of the managing underwriter(s), to support the proposed sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Underwritten Offering; 

(j) use reasonable best efforts to furnish, on the date that such Registrable Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale, if such
securities are being sold through underwriters, (i) an opinion, dated as of such date, of the legal counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an
underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, (ii) a “negative assurances letter”, dated as of such date, of the legal counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, in form and
substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering and (iii) “comfort” letters dated the date of pricing and closing of such offering, as reasonably requested by the underwriters, from the independent
certified public accountants of the Company, in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, such letter to be in customary
form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in “cold comfort” letters in connection with underwritten offerings; 

  
 8 

 (k) in the event that the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement are
shares of Common Stock, use reasonable best efforts to list the Common Stock covered by such Registration Statement with any securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed; 

(l) provide a transfer agent and registrar for all such Registrable Securities not later than the effective date of such registration
statement; 
 (m) in connection with a customary due diligence review in connection with an Underwritten Offering, make available for
inspection by the Holders participating in any such Underwritten Offering, any underwriter participating in any such disposition of Registrable Securities, if any, and any counsel or accountants retained by the Holders or underwriter (collectively,
the “Offering Persons”), at the offices where normally kept or, if requested, via virtual platform, during reasonable business hours, all relevant financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents of the Company and its
subsidiaries, and cause the officers, directors and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries to supply relevant information and participate in customary due diligence sessions in each case reasonably requested by any such underwriter, counsel
or accountant in connection with such Registration Statement; provided, however, that any information that is not generally publicly available at the time of delivery of such information shall be kept confidential by such Offering
Persons, unless (i) disclosure of such information is required by court or administrative order or in connection with an audit or examination by a regulatory or self-regulatory authority, bank examiner or auditor, (ii) disclosure of such
information, in the reasonable judgment of the Offering Persons, is required by law or applicable legal process (including in connection with the offer and sale of securities pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC), (iii) such
information is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a non-permitted disclosure or failure to safeguard by such Offering Persons in violation of this Agreement or
(iv) such information (A) was known to such Offering Persons (prior to its disclosure by the Company) from a source other than the Company when such source, to the knowledge of the Offering Persons, was not bound by any contractual, legal
or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company with respect to such information, (B) becomes available to the Offering Persons from a source other than the Company when such source, to the knowledge of the Offering Persons, is not
bound by any contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company with respect to such information or (C) was developed independently by the Offering Persons or their respective representatives without the use of, or
reliance on, information provided by the Company. In the case of a proposed disclosure pursuant to (i) or (ii) above, such Offering Person shall be required to give the Company prompt written notice of the proposed disclosure prior to such
disclosure (except in the case of (ii) above when a proposed disclosure was or is to be made in connection with a registration statement or prospectus under this Agreement and except in the case of clause (i) above when a proposed
disclosure is in connection with a routine audit or examination by a regulatory or self-regulatory authority, bank examiner or auditor); 

(n) reasonably cooperate with the selling Holders and each underwriter or agent participating in the disposition of Registrable Securities and
their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA, including the use of reasonable best efforts to obtain FINRA’s pre-clearance or
pre-approval of the registration statement and applicable prospectus upon filing with the SEC; and 

  
 9 

 (o) as promptly as is reasonably practicable notify the selling Holder(s) (i) when the
prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed and, with respect to such registration statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (ii) of any request by the SEC or other
federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to such registration statement or related prospectus or to amend or to supplement such prospectus or for additional information, (iii) of the issuance by the SEC or any state
securities authority of any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement suspending the effectiveness of such registration statement or the initiation of any proceedings for such purpose (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall commence a
Suspension Period), or (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the
initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and 
 (p) promptly furnish counsel for each underwriter, if any, and for the
Holder(s) and their respective counsel copies of any correspondence with the SEC or any state securities authority relating to the registration statement or prospectus (for the avoidance of doubt, including, but not limited to, any comment letters
received from the SEC or any state securities authority). 
 The Holders agree that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the
happening of any event of the kind described in Section 2.1(f), Section 2.1(o)(ii) or Section 2.1(o)(iii), the Holders shall discontinue (and direct any other Persons
making offers and sales of Registrable Securities on their behalf to discontinue) disposition of any Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement or the related prospectus until receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended
prospectus, which supplement or amendment shall, subject to the other applicable provisions of this Agreement, be prepared and furnished as soon as reasonably practicable, or until the Holders are advised in writing by the Company that the use of
the applicable prospectus may be resumed, and have received copies of any amended or supplemented prospectus or any additional or supplemental filings which are incorporated, or deemed to be incorporated, by reference in such prospectus (such period
during which disposition is discontinued being an “Interruption Period”) and, if requested by the Company, the Holders shall use reasonable best efforts to return to the Company all copies then in their possession, of the prospectus
covering such Registrable Securities at the time of receipt of such request. As soon as practicable after the Company has determined that the use of the applicable prospectus may be resumed, the Company will notify the Holders thereof. In the event
the Company invokes an Interruption Period hereunder and in the sole discretion of the Company the need for the Company to continue the Interruption Period ceases for any reason, the Company shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, provide written
notice to the Holders that such Interruption Period is no longer applicable. 
 Section 2.2 Suspension. The Company shall be
entitled, on two occasions during any 12-month period, for a period of time not to exceed an aggregate of 75 days during any 12-month period (any such period a
“Suspension Period”), to (x) postpone or defer any registration of Registrable Securities and shall have the right not to file and not to cause the effectiveness of any registration statement covering any Registrable
Securities, (y) suspend the use of any prospectus and registration statement covering any Registrable Securities and (z) require the Holders to suspend any offerings or sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to a registration statement,
if the Company delivers to the Holders affected thereby a certificate signed by the chief executive officer of the Company certifying that such registration and offering would (i) require the Company to

  
 10 

 
make an Adverse Disclosure or (ii) materially interfere with any bona fide material financing, acquisition, disposition or other similar transaction involving the Company or any of
its subsidiaries then under consideration whether due to commercial reasons related thereto or a desire to avoid premature disclosure of information. Such certificate shall contain an approximation of the anticipated length of such suspension. The
Holders shall keep the information contained in such certificate confidential subject to the same terms set forth in Section 2.1(m). If the Company defers any registration of Registrable Securities in response to an
Underwritten Offering Notice or requires the Holder(s) to suspend any Underwritten Offering, the selling Holder(s) shall be entitled to withdraw such Underwritten Offering Notice and if they do so, such request shall not be treated for any purpose
as the delivery of an Underwritten Offering Notice pursuant to Section 1.6. 
 Section 2.3 Expenses of
Registration. All Registration Expenses incurred in connection with any registration or offering pursuant to Article I shall be borne by the Company. All Selling Expenses relating to securities registered on behalf of the Holders shall be
borne, pro rata, by the Holders included in such registration. 
 Section 2.4 Information by Holders. The Holder or Holders
included in any registration shall, and the Purchasers shall cause such Holder or Holders to, furnish to the Company or its representatives in writing such information regarding such Holder or Holders and their Affiliates, the Registrable Securities
held by them and the distribution proposed by such Holder or Holders and their Affiliates as the Company or its representatives may reasonably request and as shall be required in connection with any registration, qualification or compliance referred
to in this Agreement, including, but not limited to, the number of shares of Common Stock (or convertible, exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock within 60 days of any such filing) owned by such Holder or Holders and their Affiliates, the
number of such Registrable Securities proposed to be sold, the name and address of such Holder or Holders proposing to sell and the distribution proposed by such Holder or Holders and their Affiliates as shall be required in connection with any
registration, qualification or compliance referred to in this Agreement. It is understood and agreed that the obligations of the Company under Article I are conditioned on and contingent upon the timely provision in writing of any required
information under this Section 2.4 by such Holder or Holders. 
 Section 2.5 Rule 144. 

(a) With a view to making available the benefits of Rule 144 to the Holders, the Company agrees that, for so long as a Holder owns Registrable
Securities, the Company will use reasonable best efforts to: 
 (i) make and keep public information available, as those
terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, at all times after the date of this Agreement; 
 (ii) file with the SEC in a
timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company to be filed under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act; 

(iii) furnish to the Holder upon written request a written statement by the Company as to its compliance with the reporting
requirements of the Exchange Act; and 

  
 11 

 (iv) take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to
the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted
by the SEC (including the removal of any restrictive legend thereon to the extent such removal is permitted under Rule 144 or other applicable law and subject to the Holder providing reasonable evidence of compliance therewith). 

(b) For as long as a Holder owns Registrable Securities issued or issuable upon conversion thereof, upon a Holder’s satisfaction of the
relevant holding period under Rule 144 and the other applicable requirements therein, the Company will use reasonable best efforts to take such further necessary action as any Holder of Registrable Securities may reasonably request in connection
with the removal of any restrictive legend on the Registrable Securities, provided that the Holder shall provide reasonable evidence of compliance with applicable securities laws. 

Section 2.6 Purchasers Holdback Agreement. If during the Effectiveness Period, the Company shall file a registration statement
(other than in connection with the registration of securities issuable pursuant to an employee stock option, stock purchase or similar plan or pursuant to a merger, exchange offer or a transaction of the type specified in Rule 145(a) under the
Securities Act) with respect to an Underwritten Offering of Common Stock or securities convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, such securities or otherwise informs the Holders that it intends to conduct such Underwritten Offering
utilizing an effective registration statement and provides each Holder the opportunity to participate in such Underwritten Offering in accordance with and to the extent required by the terms of this Agreement, each Holder shall for so long as such
Holder together with its respective Affiliates beneficially owns, on an as converted basis (as defined in the Certificates of Designations) greater than 5% of the then outstanding Common Stock or has a right to nominate a director to the Company
Board (as defined in the Purchase Agreements), if requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters, enter into a customary “lock-up” agreement relating to the sale, offering or distribution of
Registrable Securities, in the form reasonably requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters, covering the period commencing on the date of the prospectus or prospectus supplement pursuant to which such offering may be made and continuing
until the earlier of 90 days from the date of such prospectus or prospectus supplement, as applicable or such shorter period as may be agreed to by the managing underwriter or underwriters; provided that nothing herein will prevent (i) any
Holder that is a partnership or corporation from making a transfer to an Affiliate that is otherwise in compliance with applicable securities laws, (ii) any pledge of Registrable Securities by a Holder or (iii) any foreclosure in
connection with or transfer in lieu of a foreclosure under any pledge of Registrable Securities by a Holder, in each case that is otherwise in compliance with applicable securities laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any discretionary waiver or
termination of this holdback provision by such underwriters with respect to any of the Holders shall apply to the other Holders as well, pro rata based upon the number of Registrable Securities subject to such obligations. 

  
 12 

 ARTICLE III 

INDEMNIFICATION 

Section 3.1 Indemnification by Company. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company will, with respect to any
Registrable Securities covered by a registration statement or prospectus, or as to which registration, qualification or compliance under applicable “blue sky” laws has been effected pursuant to this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless
each Holder, each Holder’s current and former officers, directors, partners, members, managers, shareholders, accountants, attorneys, agents, employees and Affiliates, and each Person controlling such Holder within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Securities Act and such Holder’s current and former officers, directors, partners, members, managers, shareholders, accountants, attorneys, agents, employees and Affiliates, and each underwriter thereof, if any, and each
Person who controls any such underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act (collectively, the “Company Indemnified Parties”), from and against any and all expenses, claims, losses, damages, costs (including
costs of preparation and reasonable and documented attorney’s fees and expenses and any legal or other documented fees or expenses actually incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding), judgments, fines, penalties,
charges, amounts paid in settlement and other liabilities, joint or several, (or actions or proceedings, in respect thereof) (collectively, “Losses”) to the extent arising out of or based on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue
statement) of a material fact contained in any registration statement, prospectus, preliminary prospectus, offering circular, “issuer free writing prospectus” (as such term is defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act) or other
document, in each case related to such registration statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or based on any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, or any violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law or any rules or regulations thereunder applicable to the Company in
connection with any registration or offering hereunder and (without limiting the preceding portions of this Section 3.1), the Company will reimburse each of the Company Indemnified Parties for any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket legal expenses and any other reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses
actually incurred in connection with investigating, defending or, subject to the last sentence of this Section 3.1, settling any such Losses or action, as such expenses are incurred; provided that the Company’s
indemnification obligations shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses or action if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), nor
shall the Company be liable to a Holder in any such case for any such Losses or action to the extent that it arises out of or is based upon a violation or alleged violation of any state or federal law (including any claim arising out of or based on
any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission in the registration statement or prospectus) which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information regarding such Holder furnished to the Company by
such Holder or its authorized representatives expressly for use in connection with such registration by or on behalf of any Holder. 

  
 13 

 Section 3.2 Indemnification by Holders. To the extent permitted by applicable
law, each Holder will, if Registrable Securities held by such Holder are included in the securities as to which registration or qualification or compliance under applicable “blue sky” laws is being effected, indemnify, severally and not
jointly with any other Holders, the Company, each of its representatives, and each Person who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act (collectively, the “Holder Indemnified Parties”), against
all Losses (or actions in respect thereof) to the extent arising out of or based on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any registration statement, prospectus, preliminary prospectus, offering circular,
“issuer free writing prospectus” or other document, in each case related to such registration statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or based on any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, and will reimburse each of the Holder Indemnified Parties for any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket legal expenses and any other reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses
actually incurred in connection with investigating, defending or, subject to the last sentence of this Section 3.2, settling any such Losses or action, as such expenses are incurred, in each case to the extent, but only to
the extent, that such untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) or omission (or alleged omission) is made in such registration statement, prospectus, offering circular, “issuer free writing prospectus” or other document in reliance
upon and in conformity with written information regarding such Holder furnished to the Company by such Holder or its authorized representatives and stated to be specifically for use therein; provided, however, that in no event shall
any indemnity under this Section 3.2 payable by any of the Purchasers and any Holder exceed an amount equal to the net proceeds (after deducting Selling Expenses) actually received by such Holder in respect of the sale of
the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation. The indemnity agreement contained in this Section 3.2 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses or action if such settlement is
effected without the prior written consent of the applicable Holder (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). 

Section 3.3 Notification. If any Person shall be entitled to indemnification under this Article III (each, an
“Indemnified Party”), such Indemnified Party shall give prompt notice to the party required to provide indemnification (each, an “Indemnifying Party”) of any claim or of the commencement of any proceeding as to
which indemnity is sought. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right, exercisable by giving written notice to the Indemnified Party as promptly as reasonably practicable after the receipt of written notice from such Indemnified Party of such claim
or proceeding, to assume, at the Indemnifying Party’s expense, the defense of any such claim or litigation, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and, after notice from the Indemnifying Party to such Indemnified Party of
its election to assume the defense thereof, the Indemnifying Party will not (so long as it shall continue to have the right to defend, contest, litigate and settle the matter in question in accordance with this paragraph) be liable to such
Indemnified Party hereunder for any legal expenses and other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof; provided, however, that an Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ
separate counsel in any such claim or litigation, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party unless (i) the use of counsel chosen by the Indemnifying Party to represent the Indemnified Party
would present such counsel with a conflict of interest; (ii) such action includes both the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it
and/or other Indemnified Parties that are different from or additional to those available to the Indemnifying Party; (iii) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed within a reasonable period of time to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to
the 

  
 14 

 
Indemnified Party and assume such defense and the Indemnified Party is or would reasonably be expected to be materially prejudiced by such delay or (iv) the Indemnifying Party agrees to pay
such fees and expenses. The failure of any Indemnified Party to give notice as provided herein shall relieve an Indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Article III only to the extent that the failure to give such notice is materially
prejudicial or harmful to such Indemnifying Party’s ability to defend such action. No Indemnifying Party, in the defense of any such claim or litigation, shall, except with the prior written consent of each Indemnified Party (which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party of a
release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation and (B) does not include any statement as to any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Party. The indemnity agreements contained
in this Article III shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any claim, loss, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed. The indemnification set forth in this Article III shall be in addition to any other indemnification rights or agreements that an Indemnified Party may have. An Indemnifying Party who is not entitled to, or
elects not to, assume the defense of a claim will not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel (together with one local counsel, if appropriate) for all parties indemnified by such Indemnifying Party with respect to such
claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any Indemnified Party a conflict of interest may exist between such Indemnified Party and any other Indemnified Parties with respect to such claim. 

Section 3.4 Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in this Article III is held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be unavailable to an Indemnified Party, other than pursuant to its terms, with respect to any Losses or action referred to therein, then, subject to the limitations contained in this Article III, the Indemnifying Party,
in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party hereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Losses or action in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the
Indemnifying Party, on the one hand, and the Indemnified Party, on the other, in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses or action, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault
of the Indemnifying Party, on the one hand, and the Indemnified Party, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or
omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, has been made (or omitted) by, or relates to information supplied by such Indemnifying Party or such Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information
and opportunity to correct or prevent any such action, statement or omission. The Company and the Holders agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 3.4 was determined solely upon
pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding sentence of this Section 3.4. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the amount any Purchaser or any Holder will be obligated to contribute pursuant to this Section 3.4 will be limited to an amount equal to the net proceeds actually received by such Purchaser or Holder in respect
of the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such obligation to contribute. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any
Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. 

  
 15 

 ARTICLE IV 

TRANSFER AND TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS 

Section 4.1 Transfer of Registration Rights. Any rights to cause the Company to register securities granted to a Holder under this
Agreement may be transferred or assigned to any Person only in connection with a Transfer (both as defined in the Purchase Agreements) of Series B Preferred Stock or Common Stock, as applicable, permitted under Section 6.15(b) of the Purchase
Agreements; provided, however, that (a) such transfer may otherwise be effected in accordance with applicable securities laws, (b) prior written notice of such assignment of rights is given to the Company, (c) such
transferee agrees in writing to be bound by, and subject to, this Agreement as a “Holder” pursuant to a written instrument in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company and (d) such Transfer represents 3% or more of the
outstanding Common Stock on an as-converted basis. 
 Section 4.2 Termination of
Registration Rights. The rights of any particular Holder to cause the Company to register securities under Article I shall terminate with respect to such Holder upon the date upon which such Holder no longer holds any Registrable
Securities. 
 ARTICLE V 

MISCELLANEOUS 

Section 5.1 Amendments and Waivers. Subject to applicable law and subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, this
Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto at any time by execution of an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the Purchasers (with respect to each Purchaser, for so long as such Purchaser owns Registrable Securities), Holders
representing a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities then outstanding and the Company; provided that an amendment that adversely affects any Purchaser or
Holder disproportionately to the others shall not bind such Purchaser or Holder without its consent. 
 Section 5.2 Extension of
Time, Waiver. The parties hereto may, to the extent legally allowed and except as otherwise set forth herein: (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other parties, as applicable; and
(b) subject to the requirements of applicable law, waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions for the benefit of such party contained herein. Any agreement on the part of a party hereto to any such extension or waiver will be
valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by such party; provided that any Purchaser may execute such waivers on behalf of any Holder. Any failure or delay in exercising any right, power or privilege pursuant to this
Agreement will not constitute a waiver of such right, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. 

Section 5.3 Assignment. Except as provided in Section 4.1, neither this Agreement nor any of the rights,
interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, by any of the parties hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto; provided, further, that if the
Company consolidates or merges with or into any Person and the Common Stock or any other Registrable Securities are, in whole or in part, 

  
 16 

 
converted into or exchanged for securities of a different issuer, and any Holder would, upon completion of such merger or consolidation, hold Registrable Securities of such issuer, then as a
condition to such transaction the Company will cause such issuer to assume all of the Company’s rights and obligations under this Agreement in a written instrument delivered to the Holders. 

Section 5.4 Counterparts. This Agreement and any amendments hereto may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which will
be considered one and the same agreement and will become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered to the other parties hereto, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same
counterpart. Any such counterpart, to the extent delivered by fax or .pdf, .tif, .gif, .jpg or similar attachment to electronic mail (any such delivery, an “Electronic Delivery”), will be treated in all manner and respects as an
original executed counterpart and will be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. No party may raise the use of an Electronic Delivery to deliver a signature, or the
fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of an Electronic Delivery, as a defense to the formation of a contract, and each party forever waives any such defense, except to the extent such
defense relates to lack of authenticity. 
 Section 5.5 Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiary. This Agreement and the
documents and instruments and other agreements among the parties hereto as contemplated by or referred to herein, including the Purchase Agreements, constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof
and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement is not intended to and shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other
than the parties hereto, their respective successors and permitted assigns and any Indemnified Party hereunder. 
 Section 5.6
Governing Law; Jurisdiction. 
 (a) This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of
Delaware applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed entirely within that State, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under any applicable conflict of laws principles. 

(b) Each party hereto irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of
the State of Delaware and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such suit,
action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such court. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such suit, action or other
proceeding. The parties hereto further agree, to the extent permitted by law, that final and unappealable judgment against any of them in any suit, action or other proceeding contemplated above shall be conclusive and may be enforced in any other
jurisdiction within or outside the United States by suit on the judgment, a certified copy of which shall be conclusive evidence of the fact and amount of such judgment. 

  
 17 

 Section 5.7 Specific Enforcement. The parties acknowledge and agree that in the
event of a breach by the Company or a Purchaser of any of their obligations hereunder (a) the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions, specific performance or other equitable relief to enforce specifically the terms and
provisions hereof in the courts described in Section 5.6 without proof of damages or otherwise, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled under this Agreement and (b) the right of specific
enforcement is an integral part of this Agreement and without that right, neither the Company nor the Purchasers would have entered into this Agreement. The parties hereto agree not to assert that a remedy of specific enforcement is unenforceable,
invalid, contrary to law or inequitable for any reason, and agree not to assert that a remedy of monetary damages would provide an adequate remedy or that the parties otherwise have an adequate remedy at law. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree
that any party seeking an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in accordance with this Section 5.7 shall not be required to
provide any bond or other security in connection with any such order or injunction. 
 Section 5.8 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH
PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY THAT MAY ARISE PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT THAT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING (WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS CONDUCT OR OTHERWISE) DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT
OR THE TRANSACTION. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT (i) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE
FOREGOING WAIVER; (ii) IT UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER; (iii) IT MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY; AND (iv) IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND
CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 5.8. 
 Section 5.9 Notices. All notices and other communications
hereunder must be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly delivered and received hereunder: (a) four Business Days after being sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; (b) one Business Day
after being sent for next Business Day delivery, fees prepaid, via a reputable nationwide overnight courier service; or (c) immediately upon delivery by electronic mail (provided that no bounceback or similar “undeliverable” message
is received by such sender) or by hand (with a written confirmation of delivery), in each case to the intended recipient as set forth below: 
  

	 	(a)	 If to the Company, to it at: 

Fluidigm Corporation 
 2 Towers
Place, Suite 2000 
 South San Francisco, CA 94080 

Attention: Nicholas S. Khadder 

Email: nick.khadder@fluidigm.com 

  
 18 

 with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: 

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 

Professional Corporation 
 650
Page Mill Road 
 Palo Alto, CA 94304 

Attention: Robert F. Kornegay 

                 Zachary Myers 

                 Douglas K. Schnell 

E-mail:     rkornegay@wsgr.com 

                 zmyers@wsgr.com 

                 dschnell@wsgr.com 

 

	 	(b)	 If to the Holders or the Purchasers: 

 

	 	(i)	 To Viking Global Opportunities Illiquid Investments Sub-Master LP /
Viking Global Opportunities Drawdown (Aggregator) LP at: 

 c/o Viking Global Investors LP 

55 Railroad Avenue 
 Greenwich,
CT 06830 
 Attention:         Legal and Compliance Department 

Email:              legalnotices@vikingglobal.com 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: 

Kirkland & Ellis LLP 

601 Lexington Avenue 
 New York,
NY 10022 
 Attn:     Michael Movsovich 

Email:  mmovsovich@kirkland.com 
  

	 	(ii)	 to Casdin Private Growth Equity Fund II, L.P. / Casdin Partners Master Fund, L.P. at: 

c/o Casdin Capital, LLC 
 1350
6th Avenue, Suite 2600 
 New York, NY 10019 

Attention:         Kevin O’Brien 

Email:               kevin@casdincapital.com 

  
 19 

 with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: 

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP 

1285 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, NY 10019 
 Attn:
  Krishna Veeraraghavan 
 Email: kveeraraghavan@paulweiss.com 

Any notice received at the addressee’s location on any Business Day after 5:00 p.m., addressee’s local time, or on any day that is
not a Business Day will be deemed to have been received at 9:00 a.m., addressee’s local time, on the next Business Day. From time to time, any party hereto may provide notice to the other parties hereto of a change in its address or e-mail address through a notice given in accordance with this Section 5.9, except that that notice of any change to the address or any of the other details specified in or pursuant to this
Section 5.9 will not be deemed to have been received until, and will be deemed to have been received upon, the later of the date (A) specified in such notice or (B) that is five Business Days after such notice
would otherwise be deemed to have been received pursuant to this Section 5.9. 
 Section 5.10
Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof, becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement will continue in
full force and effect and the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances will be interpreted so as reasonably to effect the intent of the parties hereto. Upon such a determination, the parties hereto agree to negotiate in good
faith to replace such void or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a valid and enforceable provision that will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such void or unenforceable provision. If any
provision of this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, such provision will be interpreted to be only so broad as it is enforceable. 

Section 5.11 Expenses. Except as provided in Section 2.3 and Article III, all costs and
expenses, including fees and disbursements of counsel, financial advisors and accountants, incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses. 

Section 5.12 Interpretation. The rules of interpretation set forth in Section 1.3 of the Purchase Agreements shall apply to
this Agreement, mutatis mutandis. 
 Section 5.13 No Inconsistent Agreements; Most Favored Nations. The Company is not
currently a party to any agreement with any holder or prospective holder of any securities of the Company giving such holder or prospective holder any registration rights the terms of which are on parity with or senior to, or inconsistent with, the
registration rights granted to the Holders pursuant to this Agreement. The Company shall not enter into any agreement with respect to its securities (a) that is inconsistent with or violates the rights granted to the Holders by this Agreement,
(b) that would allow any holder or prospective holder of any securities of the Company to include such securities in any Underwritten Offering or registration giving rights to the rights under Section 1.8 unless, under the terms of such
agreement, such holder or prospective holder may include such securities in any such registration only to the extent that their inclusion would not reduce the amount of the Registrable Securities of the Holders included therein or (c) on terms
otherwise more favorable than this Agreement. 

  
 20 

 Section 5.14 Opt-Out Requests. Subject
to Section 2.6, each Holder shall have the right, at any time and from time to time (including after receiving information regarding any potential public offering), to elect to not receive any notice that the Company or any other Holders
otherwise are required to deliver pursuant to this Agreement regarding an Underwritten Offering, a Take-Down Notice or a Piggyback Registration Statement (except any Suspension Notice or any other notice as required by law, rule or regulation) by
delivering to the Company a written statement signed by such Holder that it does not want to receive any such notices hereunder (an “Opt-Out Request”), in which case, and notwithstanding anything to
the contrary in this Agreement, the Company and other Holders shall not be required to, and shall not, deliver any such notice or other related information required to be provided to Holders hereunder to the extent that the Company or such other
Holders reasonably expect such notice or information would result in a Holder acquiring material non-public information within the meaning of Regulation FD promulgated under the Exchange Act. An Opt-Out Request may state a date on which it expires or, if no such date is specified, shall remain in effect indefinitely. A Holder that has previously given the Company an
Opt-Out Request may revoke such request at any time, and there shall be no limit on the ability of a Holder to issue and revoke subsequent Opt-Out Requests; provided,
that each Holder shall use reasonable best efforts to minimize the administrative burden on the Company arising in connection with any such Opt-Out Requests. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this shall not
prohibit any communications or notices to employees, officers and directors or agents of the Company, or notices or communications pursuant to any other agreements. 

[Signature pages follow] 

  
 21 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the
date first above written. 
  

			
	COMPANY:
	
	FLUIDIGM CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Vikram Jog

		 	Name: Vikram Jog
		 	Title:   Chief Financial Officer

  
 SIGNATURE
PAGE TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT 

 
			
	PURCHASERS:
	
	CASDIN PRIVATE GROWTH EQUITY FUND II, L.P.
	
	By: Casdin Private Growth Equity Fund II
	GP, LLC, its General Partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Kevin O’Brien

		 	Name: Kevin O’Brien
		 	Title:   General Counsel
	
	CASDIN PARTNERS MASTER FUND, L.P.
	
	By: Casdin Partners GP, LLC, its General Partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Kevin O’Brien

		 	Name: Kevin O’Brien
		 	Title:   General Counsel
	
	VIKING GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES ILLIQUID INVESTMENTS SUB-MASTER LP
	
	By: Viking Global Opportunities Portfolio GP, LLC, its General Partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Katerina Novak

		 	Name: Katerina Novak
		 	Title:   Authorized Signatory
	
	VIKING GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES DRAWDOWN (AGGREGATOR) LP
	
	By: Viking Global Opportunities Drawdown Portfolio GP LLC, its General Partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Katerina Novak

		 	Name: Katerina Novak
		 	Title:   Authorized Signatory

  
 SIGNATURE
PAGE TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT 

 EXHIBIT A 

DEFINED TERMS 
 The
following capitalized terms have the meanings indicated: 
 “Adverse Disclosure” means public disclosure of material non-public information that, in the good faith judgment of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (after consultation with legal counsel): (i) would be required to be made in any registration statement
filed with the SEC by the Company so that such registration statement would not be materially misleading; (ii) would not be required to be made at such time but for the filing, effectiveness or continued use of such registration statement; and
(iii) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not disclosing publicly. 
 “Affiliates” shall have the
meaning given to such term in the Certificates of Designations. 
 “Automatic Shelf Registration Statement” means an
“automatic shelf registration statement” as defined under Rule 405. 
 “Business Day” means any day except a
Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which the SEC or banks in the City of New York are authorized or required by law to be closed. 

“Certificates of Designations” means the Certificates of Designations setting forth the designations, powers, preferences,
qualifications, limitations and restrictions of the Series B Preferred Stock, to be dated as of the Closing Date (as defined in the Purchase Agreements), as may be amended from time to time. 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor statute thereto, and the rules and
regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder. 
 “FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. 

“Legal Proceeding” means any claim, action, charge, lawsuit, litigation, audit, investigation, arbitration or other similar
legal proceeding brought by or pending before any governmental authority, arbitrator or other tribunal. 
 “Lock-Up Shares Period” means with respect to the Series B Preferred Stock that are held by the Purchasers or their Permitted Transferees, the period ending on the
six-month anniversary of the closing date of the Purchase Agreements. 
 “Long-Form
Registration Statement” means a registration statement on Form S-1 or any similar long-form registration statement. 

“Person” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, trust,
unincorporated organization or any other entity, including a governmental authority. 

  
 A-1 

 “register”, “registered” and
“registration” refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement in compliance with the Securities Act, and the declaration or ordering of the effectiveness of such registration statement or the
automatic effectiveness of such registration statement, as applicable. 
 “Registrable Securities” means, as of any date of
determination, (x) any shares of Series B Preferred Stock or Common Stock held by a Holder acquired pursuant to the Purchase Agreements (including pursuant to Section 6.16 of the Purchase Agreements) and the Loan Agreements or otherwise in
a primary issuance of the Company pursuant to which such Holder has a preemptive right under Section 6.16 of the Purchase Agreement, including (i) any shares of Common Stock hereafter acquired by any Holder pursuant to the conversion of
the Series B Preferred Stock in accordance with the Certificate of Designations and (ii) any shares of Series B Preferred Stock or Common Stock hereafter acquired by any Holder pursuant to the conversion of the Convertible Loans in accordance
with the Loan Agreements and (y) any other securities issued or issuable with respect to any such shares of Common Stock or Series B Preferred Stock or the Convertible Loans by way of share split, share dividend, distribution, recapitalization,
merger, exchange, replacement or similar event or otherwise (including, for the avoidance of doubt, a redemption, put or call transaction pursuant to the Certificate of Designations or the Loan Agreements). As to any particular Registrable
Securities, once issued, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) such securities are sold or otherwise transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, (ii) such securities
shall have ceased to be outstanding, (iii) such securities have been transferred in a transaction in which the Holder’s rights under this Agreement are not assigned to the transferee of the securities, (iv) such securities are sold in
a broker’s transaction under circumstances in which all of the applicable conditions of Rule 144 (or any similar provisions then in force) under the Securities Act are met, (v) such securities are eligible to be resold in a broker’s
transaction under Rule 144 without regard to Rule 144’s volume and manner of sale restrictions and the Holder, together with its Affiliates, beneficially owns less than 3% of the Company’s then-outstanding shares of Common Stock and has no
representative on the Company’s board of directors or (vi) such securities have been sold or transferred by any Holder thereof pursuant to Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act) and the transferee
thereof does not receive “restricted securities” as defined in Rule 144. For purposes of this Agreement, a Person will be deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities, and the Registrable Securities will be deemed to be in existence,
whenever such Person has the right to acquire, directly or indirectly, such Registrable Securities (upon conversion or exercise in connection with a transfer of securities or otherwise, but disregarding any restrictions or limitations upon the
exercise of such right), whether or not such acquisition has actually been effected, and such Person will be entitled to exercise the rights of a holder of Registrable Securities hereunder. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, the
Company shall not register the Series B Preferred Stock and a Holder of Registrable Securities may only request that Registrable Securities in the form of Common Stock be registered pursuant to this Agreement and the Company will only file a
Registration Statement with respect to Common Stock (even if such Holder does not yet hold its Registrable Securities in the form of Common Stock)). 

  
 A-2 

 “Registration Expenses” means all (a) expenses incurred by the Company
in complying with Article I or Article II, including all registration, qualification, listing and filing fees, printing expenses, FINRA fees, escrow fees and fees and disbursements of counsel and independent accountants for the
Company, blue sky fees and expenses and (b) reasonable, documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses of outside legal counsel to the Purchasers retained in connection
with registrations or Underwritten Offerings contemplated hereby; provided, however, that the Company shall only be responsible for the fees and expenses of each such outside legal counsel (no more than one counsel per Purchaser, up to
a maximum of two counsel), up to an amount not to exceed $75,000 per Purchaser not to exceed an aggregate of $150,000 per registration or offering. For the avoidance of doubt, Registration Expenses shall not be deemed to include any Selling
Expenses. 
 “Registration Statement” means any registration statement of the Company filed or to be filed with the SEC
under the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act, including the related prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, and including pre- and post-effective
amendments, and all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement. 
 “Rule 144” means
Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act and any successor provision. 
 “Rule 405” means Rule 405 promulgated under
the Securities Act and any successor provision. 
 “Rule 462(e)” means Rule 462(e) promulgated under the Securities Act and
any successor provision. 
 “SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor statute thereto, and the rules and
regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder. 
 “Selling Expenses” means all underwriting discounts, selling commissions
and stock transfer taxes applicable to the securities registered by the Holders and the fees and expenses of any accountants or other persons (except as set forth in the definition of “Registration Expenses”) retained or employed by the
Purchasers and the Holders. 
 “Shelf Registration Statement” means the Resale Shelf Registration Statement or a Subsequent
Shelf Registration Statement, as applicable. 
 “Termination Date” means the first date on which there are no Registrable
Securities or there are no Holders. 
 “Underwritten Offering” means a registered offering in which securities of the
Company are sold to one or more underwriters on a firm commitment basis for reoffering to the public, including through a block trade or a bought deal. 

“WKSI” means a “well-known seasoned issuer” as defined under Rule 405. 

The following terms are defined in the Sections of the Agreement indicated: 

  
 A-3 

 INDEX OF TERMS 

 

			
	 Term
	  	 Section

	 Agreement
	  	 Preamble

	 Common Stock
	  	 Recital

	 Company
	  	 Preamble

	 Company Indemnified Parties
	  	 Section 3.1

	 Effectiveness Period
	  	 Section 1.2

	 Electronic Delivery
	  	 Section 5.4

	 Holder
	  	 Preamble

	 Holder Indemnified Parties
	  	 Section 3.2

	 Holders
	  	 Preamble

	 Indemnified Party
	  	 Section 3.3

	 Indemnifying Party
	  	 Section 3.3

	 Interruption Period
	  	 Section 2.1

	 Losses
	  	 Section 3.1

	 Offering Persons
	  	 Section 2.1(m)

	 Piggyback Notice
	  	 Section 1.8(a)

	 Piggyback Registration Statement
	  	 Section 1.8(a)

	 Piggyback Request
	  	 Section 1.8(a)

	 Purchase Agreements
	  	 Recitals

	 Purchaser
	  	 Preamble

	 Purchasers
	  	 Preamble

	 Resale Shelf Registration Statement
	  	 Section 1.1

	 Series B Preferred Stock
	  	 Recitals

	 Series B-1 Preferred Stock
	  	 Recitals

	 Series B-2 Preferred Stock
	  	 Recitals

	 Shelf Offering
	  	 Section 1.7

	 Subsequent Holder Notice
	  	 Section 1.5

	 Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement
	  	 Section 1.3

	 Suspension Period
	  	 Section 2.2

	 Take-Down Notice
	  	 Section 1.7

	 Underwritten Offering
	  	 Section 1.6(a)

	 Underwritten Offering Notice
	  	 Section 1.6(a)

  
 A-4EX-10.6

 Exhibit 10.6 

TRANSITION AGREEMENT AND RELEASE 

This Transition Agreement and Release (“Transition Agreement”) is made by and between Chris Linthwaite (“Executive”) and
Fluidigm Corporation (the “Company”) (collectively, Executive and the Company referred to as the “Parties” or individually referred to as a “Party”). 

RECITALS 
 WHEREAS,
Executive is employed by the Company as its Chief Executive Officer; 
 WHEREAS, Executive signed an offer letter with the Company on
July 14, 2016 (the “Offer Letter”); 
 WHEREAS, Executive signed an At-Will
Employment, Confidential Information, Invention Assignment, and Arbitration Agreement with the Company on July 20, 2016 (the “Confidentiality Agreement”); 

WHEREAS, the Company granted Executive certain (i) stock options to purchase Company common stock (“Options”), and
(ii) time-based and performance-based restricted stock units covering Company common stock (“RSUs”) (collectively, Employee’s Options and RSUs are referred to as “Equity Awards”) that entitle Executive to purchase or to
receive shares of the Company’s common stock subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s equity incentive plans (the “Stock Plans”) and the respective stock option and/or RSUs agreements (collectively, the “Equity
Agreements”); 
 WHEREAS, Executive signed an Indemnification Agreement with the Company dated August 1, 2016 (the
“Indemnification Agreement”); 
 WHEREAS, Executive signed an Amended and Restated Employment and Severance Agreement effective
August 1, 2016 (the “Severance Agreement”), which was subsequently superseded in full by the Company’s 2020 Change of Control and Severance Plan (the “Severance Plan”) and Executive’s Participation Agreement
thereunder; 
 WHEREAS, the Parties agree that Executive’s employment with the Company will terminate as of the earliest to occur of
(i) immediately prior to the Closing Date of the sale of Series B-1 Preferred Stock to Casdin Private Growth Equity Fund II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and Casdin Partners Master Fund, L.P., a
Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (collectively, the “Purchaser”), pursuant to that certain Series B-1 Convertible Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and
the Purchaser (the “Purchase Agreement”, with the transactions contemplated therein, the “Purchase”), (ii) May 15, 2022 and (iii) such earlier date as the Parties mutually agree to terminate the employment
relationship (the earliest date under clause (i), (ii), or (iii) shall be referred to as the “Separation Date”), and that the execution of this Transition Agreement and his termination of employment with the Company on the Separation
Date constitute a triggering event entitling Executive to the benefits set forth in the Severance Plan and the Executive’s Participation Agreement thereunder; 

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to continue Executive’s employment with the Company until the Separation Date in accordance with the terms
hereof; and 
 WHEREAS, the Parties wish to resolve certain disputes, claims, complaints, grievances, charges, actions, petitions, and
demands that the Executive may have against the Company and any of the Releasees as defined below, including, but not limited to, certain claims arising out of or in any way related to Executive’s employment with or separation from the Company.

 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises made herein, the Company and Executive hereby agree as follows: 

 COVENANTS 

1. Consideration. In consideration of Executive’s execution of this Transition Agreement and Executive’s fulfillment of all
of its terms and conditions, the Company agrees as follows: 
 a. Continued Employment; Service on the Board of Directors. The
Company agrees that beginning on the Transition Agreement Effective Date, the Company will continue to employ Executive as an at-will employee until the Separation Date or, if earlier, the date
Executive’s employment with the Company terminates (such period the “Transition Period”). Executive agrees that during the Transition Period, Executive will continue to serve in the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company and carry out all duties and responsibilities associated with that role and any other duties and responsibilities reasonably assigned to him by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), including transitioning
Executive’s duties and responsibilities to a new chief executive officer and assisting the Company as reasonably needed to close the Purchase. Executive will perform the requested transition and other services in good faith and to the best of
Executive’s abilities. During the Transition Period, Executive will continue to receive Executive’s regular base salary as of the Transition Agreement Effective Date, be eligible to receive a bonus under the Company’s 2021 bonus plan
on the same terms as in effect as of the Transition Agreement Effective Date, be eligible to participate in then-available Company benefit plans at the same level as Executive would have been eligible to participate in such plans immediately prior
to the start of the Transition Period, subject to the terms and conditions, including eligibility requirements, of such plans, and vest in the Equity Awards, subject to the terms and conditions of the Equity Agreements. In addition, Executive will
continue to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors during the Transition Period and at the end of the Transition Period, Executive hereby resigns from the Company’s Board of Directors (and the boards of directors of all of the
Company’s subsidiaries) and any positions Executive occupied with the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company immediately prior to the end of the Transition Period. Executive acknowledges that his resignation from the
Company’s Board of Directors is not because of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. Executive also agrees to execute any necessary documents or other forms
necessary to effectuate or document his resignation as a matter of local, state, federal, or international law. Executive will not participate in the Company’s 2022 bonus plan. 

b. Legal Fees. The Company will reimburse Executive’s reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with the review and
negotiation of this Transition Agreement and its enclosed exhibits, up to a maximum of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000). 
 2. Separation
Agreement and Release. Within ten (10) days following the Separation Date (and no earlier than the Separation Date), in exchange for Executive’s execution and non-revocation of the Separation
Agreement and Release herein and attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Separation Agreement”) within the timeframe set forth therein, the Company agrees to provide Executive with the consideration set forth in the Separation Agreement.
Executive acknowledges that, but for his signing of the Separation Agreement, Executive is otherwise not entitled to the consideration set forth in the Separation Agreement or any other post-employment benefits, except as set forth under the
Severance Plan and the Executive’s Participation Agreement thereunder. The Company may modify the Separation Agreement to comply with any new laws that become applicable prior to the end of the Transition Period and to insert applicable dates
and other information as may be needed. Executive acknowledges that his execution of the Separation Agreement is not a condition of employment or continued employment. For the avoidance of doubt in the event a Change of Control (as such term is
defined in the Severance Plan) of the Company occurs within the Change of Control Period (as such term is defined in the Severance Plan), such that Executive would otherwise become entitled to receive the payments and benefits pursuant to
Section 5 of the Severance Plan, Executive shall automatically become entitled to receive the payments and benefits set forth in Section 5 of the Severance Plan (and the Executive’s Participation Agreement thereunder) in lieu of the
payments and benefits set forth in the Separation Agreement; provided, however, that Executive’s entitlement to any such benefits in Section 5 of the Severance Plan (and the Executive’s Participation Agreement thereunder) will
terminate once the Change of Control Period expires. 
 3. Release of Claims. In exchange for the consideration provided under this
Transition Agreement, Executive (on Executive’s own behalf and on behalf of Executive’s respective heirs, family members, executors, agents, and assigns) agrees to release, with the exception of any rights or claims Executive may have
under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (the “FEHA”), any and all claims Executive may have against the Company and its current and former officers, directors, employees, agents, investors, attorneys, shareholders,
administrators, affiliates, benefit plans, plan administrators, professional employer organization or co-employer, insurers, trustees, divisions, parents, subsidiaries, predecessor and

  
 -2- 

 
successor corporations, and assigns (collectively the “Releasees”) as of the date Executive signs this Transition Agreement, including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) claims arising under the federal or any state constitution; (b) claims for breach of contract, breach of public policy, physical or mental harm or distress; (c) any claim for attorneys’ fees and costs, except as set forth
herein; (d) any and all claims relating to, or arising from, Executive’s right to purchase, or actual purchase of shares of stock of the Company other than pursuant to the Equity Agreements in accordance with the terms in effect as of the
date this Transition Agreement is executed; and (e) any and all other claims arising from Executive’s employment relationship with the Company or the termination of that relationship. Executive agrees that, with respect to the claims
released herein, Executive will not file any legal action asserting any such claims. Executive agrees that the release set forth in this section shall be and remain in effect in all respects as a complete general release as to the matters released.
This release does not extend to: (i) claims with respect to benefits pursuant to the Severance Plan and the Executive’s Participation Agreement thereunder, to the extent not paid pursuant to this Transition Agreement, (ii) any
obligations incurred or rights preserved under this Transition Agreement; (iii) any rights to indemnification as a result of Executive’s service as an officer or director of the Company, including any such rights under the Indemnification
Agreement or (iv) claims that cannot be released as a matter of law (including FEHA claims). 
 4. California Civil Code
Section 1542. Executive acknowledges that Executive has been advised to consult with legal counsel and that Executive is familiar with the provisions of California Civil Code Section 1542, a statute that otherwise
prohibits the release of unknown claims, which provides as follows: 
 A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS THAT THE CREDITOR OR
RELEASING PARTY DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE AND THAT, IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, WOULD HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR OR RELEASED PARTY. 

Executive, being aware of said code section, agrees to expressly waive any rights Executive may have thereunder with respect only to the claims released
herein, as well as under any other statute or common law principles of similar effect. 
 5. Trade Secrets and Confidential
Information/Company Property; Insider Trading Policy. Executive acknowledges that the Confidentiality Agreement remains in effect and agrees to continue complying with the terms thereof during the Transition Period, provided, however, that the
Company will not enforce Section 8 (“Solicitation of Employees”). Executive acknowledges and agrees to continue to abide by the terms and conditions of the Company’s Insider Trading Policy in accordance with its terms. 

6. Protected Activity Not Prohibited. Executive understands that nothing in this Transition Agreement shall in any way limit or
prohibit Executive from engaging in any Protected Activity. Protected Activity includes: (i) filing and/or pursuing a charge, complaint, or report with, or otherwise communicating, cooperating, or participating in any investigation or
proceeding that may be conducted by any federal, state or local government agency or commission, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and
the National Labor Relations Board (“Government Agencies”); and/or (ii) disclosing information pertaining to sexual harassment or any other unlawful or potentially unlawful conduct in the workplace, to the extent protected by
applicable law. Executive understands that in connection with such Protected Activity, Executive is permitted to disclose documents or other information as permitted by law, without giving notice to, or receiving authorization from, the Company.
Executive further understands that “Protected Activity” does not include the disclosure of any Company attorney-client privileged communications or attorney work product. Any language in the Confidentiality Agreement regarding
Executive’s right to engage in Protected Activity that conflicts with, or is contrary to, this section is superseded by this Transition Agreement. In addition, pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, Executive is notified that an
individual will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that (i) is made in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official (directly or indirectly)
or to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or (ii) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if (and only if) such filing is made under
seal. In addition, an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to the individual’s attorney and use the trade secret information in the court
proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order. 

  
 -3- 

 7. Governing Law and No Oral Modification. This Transition Agreement shall be
governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard for choice-of-law provisions. This Transition Agreement may only be amended in a writing signed by
Executive and an authorized member of the Company’s Board of Directors. 
 8. Transition Agreement Effective Date. Executive
understands that this Transition Agreement shall be null and void if not executed by Executive on or before January 23, 2022. This Transition Agreement will become effective on the date it has been signed by both Parties (the
“Transition Agreement Effective Date”). In the event that Executive signs this Agreement and returns it to the Company in less than five (5) business days, Executive hereby acknowledges that Executive has knowingly and voluntarily
chosen to waive the time period allotted for considering this Agreement. 
 9. Entire Agreement. This Transition Agreement represents
the entire agreement and understanding between the Company and Executive concerning the subject matter hereof, and supersedes and replaces any and all prior agreements and understandings concerning the subject matter hereof, with the exception of
the Confidentiality Agreement (subject to Section 5 above), the Severance Plan, and Executive’s Participation Agreement under the Severance Plan, the Indemnification Agreement, and the Equity Agreements. 

10. Severability and Counterparts. In the event that any provision or any portion of any provision hereof or any surviving agreement
made a part hereof becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction or arbitrator to be illegal, unenforceable, or void, this Transition Agreement shall continue in full force and effect without said provision or portion of provision.
This Transition Agreement may be executed in counterparts and each counterpart shall be deemed an original and all of which counterparts taken together shall have the same force and effect as an original and shall constitute an effective, binding
agreement on the part of each of the undersigned. The counterparts of this Transition Agreement may be executed and delivered by facsimile, photo, email PDF, or other electronic transmission or signature. 

11. Voluntary Execution of Transition Agreement. Executive understands and agrees that he executed this Transition Agreement
voluntarily, without any duress or undue influence on the part or behalf of the Company or any third party, with the full intent of releasing his claims against the Company as set forth herein. 

[Remainder of page intentionally blank; signature page follows] 

  
 -4- 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Transition Agreement on the respective dates set forth
below. 
  

							
		 		 	CHRIS LINTHWAITE, an individual
			
	Dated: January 21, 2022	 		 	 /s/ Chris Linthwaite

		 		 	Chris Linthwaite
			
		 		 	FLUIDIGM CORPORATION
				
	Dated: January 23, 2022	 		 	By	 	 /s/ Vikram Jog

		 		 		 	Name: Vikram Jog
		 		 		 	Title: Chief Financial Officer

  
 -5- 

 EXHIBIT A TO TRANSITION AGREEMENT 

SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND RELEASE 

This Separation Agreement and Release (“Agreement”) is made by and between Chris Linthwaite (“Executive”) and Fluidigm
Corporation (the “Company”) (collectively referred to as the “Parties” or individually referred to as a “Party”). 

RECITALS 
 WHEREAS,
Executive was employed as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer; 
 WHEREAS, Executive signed an offer letter with the Company on
July 14, 2016 (the “Offer Letter”); 
 WHEREAS, Executive signed an At-Will
Employment, Confidential Information, Invention Assignment, and Arbitration Agreement with the Company on July 20, 2016 (the “Confidentiality Agreement”); 

WHEREAS, Executive signed an Amended and Restated Employment and Severance Agreement effective August 1, 2016 (the “Severance
Agreement”), which was subsequently superseded in full by the Company’s 2020 Change of Control and Severance Plan (the “Severance Plan”) and Executive’s Participation Agreement thereunder; 

WHEREAS, Executive signed an Indemnification Agreement with the Company dated August 1, 2016 (the “Indemnification Agreement”);

 WHEREAS, the Company granted Executive certain (i) stock options to purchase Company common stock (“Options”), and
(ii) time-based and performance-based restricted stock units covering Company common stock (“RSUs”) (collectively, Employee’s Options and RSUs are referred to as “Equity Awards”) that entitle Executive to purchase or to
receive shares of the Company’s common stock subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s equity incentive plans (the “Stock Plans”) and the respective stock option and/or RSUs agreements (collectively, the “Equity
Agreements”) 
 WHEREAS, Executive separated from employment with the Company effective
                    , 2022 (the “Separation Date”); and 

WHEREAS, the Parties wish to resolve any and all disputes, claims, complaints, grievances, charges, actions, petitions, and demands that the
Executive may have against the Company and any of the Releasees as defined below, including, but not limited to, any and all claims arising out of or in any way related to Executive’s employment with or separation from the Company. 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises made herein, the Company and Executive hereby agree as follows: 

COVENANTS 
 1.
Consideration. 
 a. Separation Payments. The Company shall pay Executive a total of one million one hundred ninety thousand
Dollars ($1,190,000), less applicable withholdings, in equal installments over the course of twenty-four (24) months beginning as of the Company’s first regular payroll date following the Separation Date in accordance with the
Company’s regular payroll practices. The first such payment will include payment for the period from the Separation Date through the first payment date. 

b. Consulting Agreement. Commencing on the Separation Date and continuing through November 30, 2022 (the “Consulting
Period”), Executive agrees to provide consulting services to the Company pursuant to the terms of the Consulting Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 1 (the “Consulting Agreement”). During the Consulting Period, Executive
agrees to reasonably assist the Company in connection with the transitioning of Executive’s duties, and to provide 

  
 -6- 

 
such other services as are set forth in the Consulting Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement or the Consulting Agreement pertaining to Executive’s subsequent role as a Consultant shall in any
way be construed to constitute Executive continuing as an agent, employee, officer, or representative of the Company. Executive shall perform the services under the Consulting Agreement solely as an independent contractor. During the Consulting
Period, Executive shall receive only that compensation set forth in Schedule A to Exhibit 1 for his consulting services. All other aspects of the consulting arrangement shall be governed by the terms of Exhibit 1. 

c. 2022 Performance Share Unit Vesting. In March 2020, the Company granted Executive restricted stock unit awards (the “2022
PSUs”) that have two vesting components that must be met before the award vests, (i) a relative TSR performance component, with a performance period ending December 31, 2022, and (ii) a time-based vesting component. The Company
shall amend the 2022 PSUs to remove the time-based vesting component, such that, notwithstanding the termination of Executive’s service to the Company on the Separation Date, the 2022 PSUs will remain outstanding and eligible to vest to the
extent of achievement of the performance component alone. Except as provided in this paragraph, the terms and conditions of the Equity Agreements governing the 2022 PSUs shall remain in full force and effect, including settlement and payment terms.

 d. Split Dollar Life insurance. The Company shall assign to Executive and reimburse Executive for payment of premiums paid by
Executive to maintain the life insurance policy insuring Executive’s life (as referenced in the Endorsement Split-Dollar Life Insurance Agreement, dated as of September 9, 2017 with the Company) for thirty (30) months following
Executive’s Separation Date. 
 e. Outplacement Services. The Company shall provide reasonable outplacement services in
accordance with any applicable Company policy in effect as of the Separation Date (or if no such policy is in effect, as determined by the Company, in its sole discretion). 

f. COBRA. The Company shall reimburse Executive for the payments Executive makes for COBRA coverage for a period of twelve
(12) months following the Separation Date, or until Executive has secured health insurance coverage through another employer, whichever occurs first, provided Executive timely elects and pays for continuation coverage pursuant to the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”), within the time period prescribed pursuant to COBRA. COBRA reimbursements shall be made by the Company to Executive consistent with the Company’s normal
expense reimbursement policy, provided that Executive submits documentation to the Company substantiating Executive’s payments for COBRA coverage. 

g. Transaction Bonus. Within fifteen (15) days following the closing date of the Purchase, the Company shall pay to
Executive a lump sum cash transaction bonus in the amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars $200,000 (the “Transaction Bonus”), provided Executive remains employed by the Company through the earlier of (i) the Closing Date of the
Purchase and (ii) May 15, 2022. In the event the Purchase does not close, Executive shall not be eligible to receive a bonus pursuant to this Section 1.g. 

h. Supplemental Release Agreement. Executive agrees to execute, within twenty-one
(21) days after the termination of the consulting relationship, the Supplemental Release Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 2 in exchange for the consideration set forth in such Supplemental Release Agreement, which agreement will
serve to cover the time period from the Effective Date of this Agreement through the Supplemental Release Effective Date; provided, however, that the Parties agree to modify the Supplemental Release to comply with any new laws that become applicable
prior to the end of the Consulting Period. 
 i. No Further Severance. Except as explicitly set forth in this Agreement and the
Supplemental Release Agreement, Executive acknowledges and agrees that he is not entitled to receive any severance compensation or benefits from the Company, including, but not limited to, under the Severance Plan. Executive hereby waives his right
to receive any such severance not explicitly set forth in this Agreement and acknowledges that without this Agreement, he is not otherwise entitled to the consideration listed in this Section 1. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event a
Change of Control (as such term is defined in the Severance Plan) of the Company occurs within the Change of Control Period (as such term is defined in the Severance Plan) beginning on Executive’s Separation Date, such that Executive would
otherwise become entitled to receive the payments and benefits pursuant to Section 5 of the Severance Plan, Executive shall 

  
 -7- 

 
automatically become entitled to receive the payments and benefits set forth in Section 5 of the Severance Plan (and the Executive’s Participation Agreement thereunder) in lieu of the
payments and benefits set forth in this Section 1; provided, however, that, to avoid duplication of benefits provided to Executive, any payments and benefits to which Executive becomes entitled pursuant to this sentence or the accelerated
vesting provision of Section 5 below will be reduced by any payments and benefits that were received by Executive pursuant to Section 1 hereof prior to the date of such Change of Control . For the avoidance of doubt, that in the event that
a Change of Control has not occurred by the end of the three (3)-month period following the Separation Date, Executive’s eligibility for any payments and benefits under Section 5 of the Severance Plan will terminate immediately as of such
time. 
 2. Termination. Effective as of the Separation Date, Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated, and
Executive resigned from the Company’s Board of Directors (and the boards of directors of all of the Company’s subsidiaries) and any positions Executive occupied with the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company. 

3. Stock. The Parties agree that Executive will continue vesting in Executive’s Equity Awards on and following the Separation Date
and through the end of the Consulting Period, so long as Executive is available to provide services to the Company during the Consulting Period. In the event the Company terminates the Consulting Period prior to November 30, 2022,
Executive’s Equity Awards that vest solely based on Executive’s continued service shall vest on an accelerated basis as if Executive had provided services through November 30, 2022. At the end of the Consulting Period, Executive
further acknowledges that he may exercise any outstanding vested Options at any time within his applicable post-termination exercise period for each Option which is set forth in the Equity Agreements, which period shall run from the last day of the
Consulting Period. If Executive does not exercise any vested Options after the end of the applicable post-termination exercise period, then any such unexercised Options will terminate. Except with respect to the 2022 PSUs, any Equity Awards that are
not vested on the date that Executive ceases to be a service provider to the Company will terminate on such date without any payment. 
 4.
Benefits. Executive’s health insurance benefits shall cease on the last day of the month in which the Separation Date occurs, subject to Executive’s right to continue Executive’s health insurance under COBRA. Executive’s
participation in all benefits and incidents of employment, including, but not limited to, vesting in stock options, and the accrual of bonuses, vacation, and paid time off, ceased as of the Separation Date. 

5. Payment of Salary and Receipt of All Benefits. Executive acknowledges and represents that, other than the consideration set forth in
this Agreement, the Company has paid or provided all salary, wages, bonuses, accrued vacation/paid time off, premiums, leaves, housing allowances, relocation costs, interest, severance, outplacement costs, fees, reimbursable expenses, commissions,
stock, stock options, equity awards, vesting, and any and all other benefits and compensation due to Executive. 
 6. Release of
Claims. Executive agrees that the foregoing consideration represents settlement in full of all outstanding obligations owed to Executive by the Company and its current and former officers, directors, employees, agents, investors, attorneys,
shareholders, administrators, affiliates, benefit plans, plan administrators, professional employer organization or co-employer, insurers, trustees, divisions, subsidiaries, predecessor and successor
corporations, and assigns (collectively, the “Releasees”). Executive, on Executive’s own behalf and on behalf of Executive’s respective heirs, family members, executors, agents, and assigns, hereby and forever releases the
Releasees from, and agrees not to sue concerning, or in any manner to institute, prosecute, or pursue, any claim, complaint, charge, duty, obligation, demand, or cause of action relating to any matters of any kind, whether presently known or
unknown, suspected or unsuspected, that Executive may possess against any of the Releasees arising from any omissions, acts, facts, or damages that have occurred up until and including the Effective Date of this Agreement, including, without
limitation: 
 a. any and all claims relating to or arising from Executive’s employment relationship with the Company and the
termination of that relationship; 
 b. any and all claims relating to, or arising from, Executive’s right to purchase, or actual
purchase of shares of stock of the Company, including, without limitation, any claims for fraud, misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of duty under applicable state corporate law, and securities fraud under any state or federal law;

  
 -8- 

 c. any and all claims for wrongful discharge of employment, termination in violation of
public policy, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, breach of contract (both express and implied), breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing (both express and implied), promissory estoppel, negligent or intentional infliction of
emotional distress, fraud, negligent or intentional misrepresentation, negligent or intentional interference with contract or prospective economic advantage, unfair business practices, defamation, libel, slander, negligence, personal injury,
assault, battery, invasion of privacy, false imprisonment, conversion, and disability benefits; 
 d. any and all claims for violation of
any federal, state, or municipal statute, including, but not limited to, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Equal Pay Act,
the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the California Family Rights Act, the California Labor Code, the California Workers’ Compensation Act, and the
California Fair Employment and Housing Act; 
 e. any and all claims for violation of the federal or any state constitution; 

f. any and all claims arising out of any other laws and regulations relating to employment or employment discrimination; 

g. any claim for any loss, cost, damage, or expense arising out of any dispute over the nonwithholding or other tax treatment of any of the
proceeds received by Executive as a result of this Agreement; and 
 h. any and all claims for attorneys’ fees and costs. 

Executive agrees that the release set forth in this section shall be and remain in effect in all respects as a complete general release as to the matters
released. This release does not extend to any obligations incurred under this Agreement. This release does not release (i) claims that cannot be released as a matter of law (ii) any obligations incurred or rights preserved under this
Agreement; or (iii) any rights to indemnification as a result of Executive’s service as an officer or director of the Company, including any such rights under the Indemnification Agreement. This release does not extend to any right
Executive may have to unemployment compensation benefits. 
 7. Acknowledgment of Waiver of Claims under ADEA. Executive acknowledges
that Executive is waiving and releasing any rights Executive may have under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), and that this waiver and release is knowing and voluntary. Executive agrees that this waiver and release
does not apply to any rights or claims that may arise under the ADEA after the date Executive signs this Agreement. Executive acknowledges that the consideration given for this waiver and release is in addition to anything of value to which
Executive was already entitled. Executive further acknowledges that Executive has been advised by this writing that: (a) Executive should consult with an attorney prior to executing this Agreement; (b) Executive has had more than twenty-one (21) days from the date Executive first received a copy of this Agreement within which to consider this Agreement; (c) Executive has seven (7) days following Executive’s execution of
this Agreement to revoke this Agreement; (d) this Agreement shall not be effective until after the revocation period has expired; and (e) nothing in this Agreement prevents or precludes Executive from challenging or seeking a determination
in good faith of the validity of this waiver under the ADEA, nor does it impose any condition precedent, penalties, or costs for doing so, unless specifically authorized by federal law. In the event Executive signs this Agreement and returns it to
the Company in less than the 21-day period identified above, Executive hereby acknowledges that Executive has knowingly and voluntarily chosen to waive the time period allotted for considering this Agreement.
Executive acknowledges and understands that revocation must be accomplished by a written notification to the person executing this Agreement on the Company’s behalf that is received prior to the Effective Date. The Parties agree that changes,
whether material or immaterial, do not restart the running of the 21-day period. 
 8. California
Civil Code Section 1542. Executive acknowledges that Executive has been advised to consult with legal counsel and is familiar with the provisions of California Civil Code Section 1542, a statute that otherwise prohibits
the release of unknown claims, which provides as follows: 

  
 -9- 

 A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS THAT THE CREDITOR OR RELEASING PARTY DOES NOT
KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE AND THAT, IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, WOULD HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR OR RELEASED PARTY 

Executive, being aware of said code section, agrees to expressly waive any rights Executive may have thereunder, as well as under any other statute or common
law principles of similar effect. 
 9. No Pending or Future Lawsuits. Executive represents that Executive has no lawsuits, claims,
or actions pending in Executive’s name, or on behalf of any other person or entity, against the Company or any of the other Releasees. Executive also represents that Executive does not intend to bring any claims on Executive’s own behalf
or on behalf of any other person or entity against the Company or any of the other Releasees. 
 10. Trade Secrets and Confidential
Information/Company Property. Executive acknowledges that, separate from this Agreement, Executive remains under continuing obligations to the Company under the Confidentiality Agreement, including the provisions therein regarding nondisclosure
of the Company’s trade secrets and confidential and proprietary information. Executive acknowledges that the Company will not enforce Section 8 (“Solicitation of Employees”) of the Confidentiality Agreement; provided, however,
that Executive remains bound by all other continuing obligations under the Confidentiality Agreement, including Executive’s confidentiality obligations thereof. Executive’s signature below constitutes Executive’s certification under
penalty of perjury that Executive has returned all documents and other items provided to Executive by the Company (with the exception of a copy of the Employee Handbook and personnel documents specifically relating to Executive), developed or
obtained by Executive in connection with Executive’s employment with the Company, or otherwise belonging to the Company; provided that Executive may retain any such documents or items that may be needed in order to perform the services under
the Consulting Agreement. 
 11. No Cooperation. Subject to the Protected Activity provision, Executive agrees that Executive will
not knowingly encourage, counsel, or assist any attorneys or their clients in the presentation or prosecution of any disputes, differences, grievances, claims, charges, or complaints by any third party against any of the Releasees, unless under a
subpoena or other court order to do so or upon written request from an administrative agency or the legislature or as related directly to the ADEA waiver in this Agreement. Executive agrees both to immediately notify the Company upon receipt of any
such subpoena or court order or written request from an administrative agency or the legislature, and to furnish, within three (3) business days of its receipt, a copy of such subpoena or other court order or written request from an
administrative agency or the legislature. If approached by anyone for counsel or assistance in the presentation or prosecution of any disputes, differences, grievances, claims, charges, or complaints against any of the Releasees, Executive shall
state no more than that Executive cannot provide counsel or assistance. 
 12. Protected Activity Not Prohibited. Executive
understands that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit or prohibit Executive from engaging in any Protected Activity. Protected Activity includes: (i) filing and/or pursuing a charge, complaint, or report with, or otherwise
communicating, cooperating, or participating in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by any federal, state or local government agency or commission, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the National Labor Relations Board (“Government Agencies”); and/or (ii) discussing or disclosing information about unlawful acts in the workplace, such as harassment
or discrimination or any other conduct that Employee has reason to believe is unlawful. Executive understands that in connection with such Protected Activity under prong (i) of this section, Executive is permitted to disclose documents or other
information as permitted by law, without giving notice to, or receiving authorization from, the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive agrees to take all reasonable precautions to prevent any unauthorized use or disclosure of any
information that may constitute Company trade secrets, proprietary information or confidential information that does not involve unlawful acts in the workplace or the activity otherwise protected herein. to any parties other than the Government
Agencies. Executive further understands that “Protected Activity” does not include the disclosure of any Company attorney-client privileged communications or attorney work product. Any language in the Confidentiality Agreement regarding
Executive’s right to engage in Protected Activity that conflicts with, or is contrary to, this section is superseded by this Agreement. In addition, pursuant to the Defend Trade 

  
 -10- 

 
Secrets Act of 2016, Executive is notified that an individual will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that
(i) is made in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official (directly or indirectly) or to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or (ii) is made in a complaint
or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if (and only if) such filing is made under seal. In addition, an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the
trade secret to the individual’s attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court
order. 
 13. Mutual Nondisparagement. Subject to the Protected Activity provision, Executive agrees to refrain from any
disparagement, defamation, libel, or slander of any of the Releasees, and agrees to refrain from any tortious interference with the contracts and relationships of the Company. The Company agrees to instruct its officers and directors to refrain from
any disparagement, defamation, libel, or slander of Executive and to refrain from any tortious interference with the contracts and relationships of Executive for so long as they remain officers or directors of the Company. The Company and Executive
agree to use reasonable good faith efforts to reach a mutual agreement on a statement that can be provided to prospective employers and other third parties relating to Executive’s separation from the Company. Executive acknowledges that the
Company will reference Executive’s separation in press release(s) and any required corporate filings and disclosures. The Company shall consult with Executive on a statement addressing Executive’s separation of employment in such press
release(s). Nothing herein shall restrict the parties from speaking truthfully in a legal proceeding. 
 14. Breach. In addition to
the rights provided in the “Attorneys’ Fees” section below, Executive acknowledges and agrees that any material breach of this Agreement as determined by a court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction, unless such breach constitutes
a legal action by Executive challenging or seeking a determination in good faith of the validity of the waiver herein under the ADEA, or of any provision of the Confidentiality Agreement (except Section 8 of the Confidentiality Agreement) shall
entitle the Company immediately to recover and/or cease providing the consideration provided to Executive under this Agreement and to obtain damages, except as provided by law, provided, however, that the Company shall not recover One Hundred
Dollars ($100.00) of the consideration already paid pursuant to this Agreement and such amount shall serve as full and complete consideration for the promises and obligations assumed by Executive under this Agreement and the Confidentiality
Agreement. 
 15. No Admission of Liability. Executive understands and acknowledges that with respect to all claims released herein,
this Agreement constitutes a compromise and settlement of any and all actual or potential disputed claims by Executive unless such claims were explicitly not released by the release in this Agreement. No action taken by the Company hereto, either
previously or in connection with this Agreement, shall be deemed or construed to be (a) an admission of the truth or falsity of any actual or potential claims or (b) an acknowledgment or admission by the Company of any fault or liability
whatsoever to Executive or to any third party. 
 16. Costs. The Parties shall each bear their own costs, attorneys’ fees, and
other fees incurred in connection with the preparation of this Agreement. 
 17. ARBITRATION. EXCEPT AS PROHIBITED BY LAW, THE
PARTIES AGREE THAT ANY AND ALL DISPUTES ARISING OUT OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, THEIR INTERPRETATION, EXECUTIVE’S EMPLOYMENT WITH THE COMPANY OR THE TERMS THEREOF, OR ANY OF THE MATTERS HEREIN RELEASED, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION UNDER
THE FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT (THE “FAA”) AND THAT THE FAA SHALL GOVERN AND APPLY TO THIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT WITH FULL FORCE AND EFFECT; HOWEVER, WITHOUT LIMITING ANY PROVISIONS OF THE FAA, A MOTION OR PETITION OR ACTION TO COMPEL
ARBITRATION MAY ALSO BE BROUGHT IN STATE COURT UNDER THE PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS OF SUCH STATE’S LAWS RELATING TO MOTIONS OR PETITIONS OR ACTIONS TO COMPEL ARBITRATION. EXECUTIVE AGREES THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EXECUTIVE MAY
BRING ANY SUCH ARBITRATION PROCEEDING ONLY IN EXECUTIVE’S INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY. ANY ARBITRATION WILL OCCUR IN SAN MATEO COUNTY, BEFORE JAMS, PURSUANT TO ITS EMPLOYMENT ARBITRATION RULES & PROCEDURES (“JAMS RULES”), EXCEPT AS
EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THE ARBITRATOR SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO DECIDE ANY MOTIONS BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY TO THE ARBITRATION, INCLUDING MOTIONS FOR 

  
 -11- 

 
SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND/OR ADJUDICATION, AND MOTIONS TO DISMISS AND DEMURRERS, APPLYING THE STANDARDS SET FORTH UNDER THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THE ARBITRATOR
SHALL ISSUE A WRITTEN DECISION ON THE MERITS. THE PARTIES ALSO AGREE THAT THE ARBITRATOR SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO AWARD ANY REMEDIES AVAILABLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, AND THAT THE ARBITRATOR MAY AWARD ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS TO THE PREVAILING
PARTY, WHERE PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. THE ARBITRATOR MAY GRANT INJUNCTIONS AND OTHER RELIEF IN SUCH DISPUTES. THE DECISION OF THE ARBITRATOR SHALL BE FINAL, CONCLUSIVE, AND BINDING ON THE PARTIES TO THE ARBITRATION. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THE
PREVAILING PARTY IN ANY ARBITRATION SHALL BE ENTITLED TO INJUNCTIVE RELIEF IN ANY COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO ENFORCE THE ARBITRATION AWARD. THE PARTIES TO THE ARBITRATION SHALL EACH PAY AN EQUAL SHARE OF THE COSTS AND EXPENSES OF SUCH
ARBITRATION, AND EACH PARTY SHALL SEPARATELY PAY FOR ITS RESPECTIVE COUNSEL FEES AND EXPENSES; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE ARBITRATOR MAY AWARD ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS TO THE PREVAILING PARTY, EXCEPT AS PROHIBITED BY LAW. THE PARTIES HEREBY
AGREE TO WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO HAVE ANY DISPUTE BETWEEN THEM RESOLVED IN A COURT OF LAW BY A JUDGE OR JURY. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THIS SECTION WILL NOT PREVENT EITHER PARTY FROM SEEKING INJUNCTIVE RELIEF (OR ANY OTHER PROVISIONAL REMEDY)
FROM ANY COURT HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THE PARTIES AND THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THEIR DISPUTE RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE AGREEMENTS INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE. SHOULD ANY PART OF THE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION
CONFLICT WITH ANY OTHER ARBITRATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ARBITRATION SECTION OF THE CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT, THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT IN THIS SECTION SHALL GOVERN. 

18. Tax Consequences. The Company makes no representations or warranties with respect to the tax consequences of the payments and any
other consideration provided to Executive or made on Executive’s behalf under the terms of this Agreement. Executive agrees and understands that Executive is responsible for payment, if any, of local, state, and/or federal taxes on the payments
and any other consideration provided hereunder by the Company and any penalties or assessments thereon. The Parties agree and acknowledge that the payments made pursuant to section 1 of this Agreement are not related to sexual harassment or sexual
abuse and not intended to fall within the scope of 26 U.S.C. Section 162(q). 
 19. Section 409A. It is intended that this
Agreement comply with, or be exempt from, Code Section 409A and the final regulations and official guidance thereunder (“Section 409A”) and any ambiguities herein will be interpreted to so comply and/or be exempt from
Section 409A. The Parties reasonably anticipate that any consulting services during the Consulting Period shall be at a level equal to twenty percent (20%) or less of the average level of services performed by Executive during the immediately
preceding thirty-six (36)-month period and, accordingly, the Separation Date will be a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A (as defined below). Each payment and benefit
to be paid or provided under this Agreement is intended to constitute a series of separate payments for purposes of Section 1.409A-2(b)(2) of the Treasury Regulations. The Company and Executive will work
together in good faith to consider either (i) amendments to this Agreement; or (ii) revisions to this Agreement with respect to the payment of any awards, which are necessary or appropriate to avoid imposition of any additional tax or
income recognition prior to the actual payment to Executive under Section 409A. In no event will the Releasees reimburse Executive for any taxes that may be imposed on Executive as a result of Section 409A. 

20. Limitation on Payments. In the event that the severance and other benefits provided for in this Agreement or otherwise (“280G
Payments”) payable to Executive (i) constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, and (ii) but for this Section 20, would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), then the 280G Payments will be either: 
  

	 	•	 	 delivered in full, or 

 

	 	•	 	 delivered as to such lesser extent as would result in no portion of such benefits being subject to excise tax
under Section 4999 of the Code, whichever of the foregoing amounts, taking into account the applicable federal, state and local income taxes and the excise tax imposed by Section 4999, results in the receipt by the Executive on an after-tax basis, 

  
 -12- 

 
of the greatest amount of benefits, notwithstanding that all or some portion of such benefits may be taxable under Section 4999. If a reduction in severance and other benefits constituting
“parachute payments” is necessary so that benefits are delivered to a lesser extent, reduction will occur in the following order: (a) cancellation of awards granted “contingent on a change in ownership or control” (within
the meaning of Code Section 280G); (b) a pro rata reduction of (i) cash payments that are subject to Section 409A as deferred compensation and (ii) cash payments not subject to Section 409A; (c) a pro rata reduction of
(i) employee benefits that are subject to Section 409A as deferred compensation and (ii) employee benefits not subject to Section 409A; and (d) a pro rata cancellation of (i) accelerated vesting equity awards that are
subject to Section 409A as deferred compensation and (ii) equity awards not subject to Section 409A. In the event that acceleration of vesting of equity awards is to be cancelled, such acceleration of vesting will be cancelled in the
reverse order of the date of grant of the Executive’s equity awards. 
 Unless the Executive and the Company otherwise agree in
writing, any determination required under this Section 20 will be made in writing by the Company’s independent public accountants immediately prior to the change in ownership or control or such other person or entity to which the parties
mutually agree (the “Firm”), whose determination will be conclusive and binding upon the Executive and the Company. For purposes of making the calculations required by this Section 20 the Firm may make reasonable assumptions and
approximations concerning applicable taxes and may rely on reasonable, good faith interpretations concerning the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code. The Executive and the Company will furnish to the Firm such information and documents
as the Firm may reasonably request in order to make a determination under this Section 20. The Company will bear all costs the Firm may incur in connection with any calculations contemplated by this Section 20. 

21. Authority. The Company represents and warrants that the undersigned has the authority to act on behalf of the Company and to bind
the Company and all who may claim through it to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Executive represents and warrants that Executive has the capacity to act on Executive’s own behalf and on behalf of all who might claim through
Executive to bind them to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Each Party warrants and represents that there are no liens or claims of lien or assignments in law or equity or otherwise of or against any of the claims or causes of action
released herein. 
 22. Severability. In the event that any provision or any portion of any provision hereof or any surviving
agreement made a part hereof becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction or arbitrator to be illegal, unenforceable, or void, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect without said provision or portion of provision. 

23. Attorneys’ Fees. Except with regard to a legal action challenging or seeking a determination in good faith of
the validity of the waiver herein under the ADEA, in the event that either Party brings an action to enforce or effect its rights under this Agreement, the prevailing Party shall be entitled to recover its costs and expenses, including the costs of
mediation, arbitration, litigation, court fees, and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with such an action. 
 24.
Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire agreement and understanding between the Company and Executive concerning the subject matter of this Agreement and Executive’s employment with and separation from the Company and the
events leading thereto and associated therewith, and supersedes and replaces any and all prior agreements and understandings concerning the subject matter of this Agreement and Executive’s relationship with the Company, including the Offer
Letter, the Severance Agreement, the Severance Plan (except as preserved herein), and Executive’s Participation Agreement under the Severance Plan (except as preserved herein), but with the exception of the Confidentiality Agreement, the
Indemnification Agreement, and the Equity Agreements, except as otherwise modified or superseded herein. 
 25. No Oral Modification.
This Agreement may only be amended in a writing signed by Executive and an authorized member of the Company’s Board of Directors. 

26. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard for choice-of-law provisions, except that any dispute regarding the enforceability of the arbitration section of this Agreement shall be governed by the FAA. Executive consents to
personal and exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the State of California. 

  
 -13- 

 27. Effective Date. Executive understands that this Agreement shall be null and void
if not executed by Executive within ten (10) days following the Separation Date. Executive further understands that Executive may not execute this Agreement before the Separation Date. Each Party has seven (7) days after that Party signs
this Agreement to revoke it. This Agreement will become effective on the eighth (8th) day after Executive signed this Agreement, so long as it has been signed by the Parties and has not been revoked by either Party before that date (the
“Effective Date”). 
 28. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts and each counterpart shall be deemed
an original and all of which counterparts taken together shall have the same force and effect as an original and shall constitute an effective, binding agreement on the part of each of the undersigned. The counterparts of this Agreement may be
executed and delivered by facsimile, photo, email PDF, or other electronic transmission or signature. 
 29. Voluntary Execution of
Agreement. Executive understands and agrees that Executive executed this Agreement voluntarily and without any duress or undue influence on the part or behalf of the Company or any third party, with the full intent of releasing all of
Executive’s claims against the Company and any of the other Releasees. Executive acknowledges that: 
  

	 	(a)	 Executive has read this Agreement; 

 

	 	(b)	 Executive has a right to consult with an attorney regarding this Agreement, and has been represented in the
preparation, negotiation, and execution of this Agreement by an attorney of Executive’s own choice; 

  

	 	(c)	 Executive understands the terms and consequences of this Agreement and of the releases it contains;

  

	 	(d)	 Executive is fully aware of the legal and binding effect of this Agreement; and 

 

	 	(e)	 Executive has not relied upon any representations or statements made by the Company that are not specifically
set forth in this Agreement. 

 [Remainder of page intentionally blank; signature page follows] 

  
 -14- 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement on the respective dates set forth below. 

 

					
		 	CHRIS LINTHWAITE, an individual
		
	Dated: ________________, 2022	 	  

		 	Chris Linthwaite
		
		 	FLUIDIGM CORPORATION
			
	Dated: ________________, 2022	 	By	 	  

		 		 	Name:
		 		 	Title:

  
 -15- 

 EXHIBIT 1 

FLUIDIGM CORPORATION 

CONSULTING AGREEMENT 

This Consulting Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of
                    , 2022 (the “Effective Date”) by and between Fluidigm Corporation (the
“Company”), and Chris Linthwaite (“Consultant”) (each herein referred to individually as a “Party,” or collectively as the “Parties”). 

The Company desires to retain Consultant as an independent contractor to perform consulting services for the Company that are outside the
usual course of the Company’s business. Consultant is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, occupation, or business of the same nature of the services to be performed, and Consultant is willing to perform such services, on
the terms described below. In consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, the Parties agree as follows: 
 1. Services and
Compensation 
 Consultant shall perform the services described in Schedule A (the “Services”) for the
Company (or its designee), and the Company agrees to pay Consultant the compensation described in Schedule A for Consultant’s performance of the Services. 

2. Confidentiality 
 (a)
Definition of Confidential Information. “Confidential Information” means any information (including any and all combinations of individual items of information) that relates to the actual or anticipated
business and/or products, research or development of the Company, its affiliates or subsidiaries, or to the Company’s, its affiliates’ or subsidiaries’ technical data, trade secrets, or
know-how, including, but not limited to, research, product plans, or other information regarding the Company’s, its affiliates’ or subsidiaries’ products or services and markets therefor,
customer lists and customers (including, but not limited to, customers of the Company on whom Consultant called or with whom Consultant became acquainted during the term of this Agreement), software, developments, inventions, discoveries, ideas,
processes, formulas, technology, designs, drawings, engineering, hardware configuration information, marketing, finances, and other business information disclosed by the Company, its affiliates or subsidiaries, either directly or indirectly, in
writing, orally or by drawings or inspection of premises, parts, equipment, or other property of Company, its affiliates or subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include any such information which Consultant
can establish (i) was publicly known or made generally available prior to the time of disclosure to Consultant; (ii) becomes publicly known or made generally available after disclosure to Consultant through no wrongful action or inaction
of Consultant; or (iii) is in the rightful possession of Consultant, without confidentiality obligations, at the time of disclosure as shown by Consultant’s then-contemporaneous written records; provided that any combination of individual
items of information shall not be deemed to be within any of the foregoing exceptions merely because one or more of the individual items are within such exception, unless the combination as a whole is within such exception. Nothing in this Agreement
is intended to deny workers the right to disclose information pertaining to sexual harassment or any unlawful or potentially unlawful conduct, as protected by applicable law. 

(b) Nonuse and Nondisclosure. During and after the term of this Agreement, Consultant will hold in the strictest
confidence, and take all reasonable precautions to prevent any unauthorized use or disclosure of Confidential Information, and Consultant will not (i) use the Confidential Information for any purpose whatsoever other than as necessary for the
performance of the Services on behalf of the Company, or (ii) subject to Consultant’s right to engage in Protected Activity (as defined below), disclose the Confidential Information to any third party without the prior written consent of
an authorized representative of the Company, except that Consultant may disclose Confidential Information to the extent compelled by applicable law; provided however, prior to such disclosure, Consultant shall provide prior written notice to
Company and seek a protective order or such similar confidential protection as may be available under applicable law. 

 
Consultant agrees that no ownership of Confidential Information is conveyed to the Consultant. Without limiting the foregoing, Consultant shall not use or disclose any Company property,
intellectual property rights, trade secrets or other proprietary know-how of the Company to invent, author, make, develop, design, or otherwise enable others to invent, author, make, develop, or design
identical or substantially similar designs as those developed under this Agreement for any third party. Consultant agrees that Consultant’s obligations under this Section 2(b) shall continue after the termination of this Agreement. 

(c) Other Client Confidential Information. Consultant agrees that Consultant will not improperly use, disclose, or induce
the Company to use any proprietary information or trade secrets of any former or current employer of Consultant or other person or entity with which Consultant has an obligation to keep in confidence. Consultant also agrees that Consultant will not
bring onto the Company’s premises or transfer onto the Company’s technology systems any unpublished document, proprietary information, or trade secrets belonging to any third party unless disclosure to, and use by, the Company has been
consented to in writing by such third party. 
 (d) Third Party Confidential Information. Consultant recognizes that
the Company has received and in the future will receive from third parties their confidential or proprietary information subject to a duty on the Company’s part to maintain the confidentiality of such information and to use it only for certain
limited purposes. Consultant agrees that at all times during the term of this Agreement and thereafter, Consultant owes the Company and such third parties a duty to hold all such confidential or proprietary information in the strictest confidence
and not to use it or to disclose it to any person, firm, corporation, or other third party except as necessary in carrying out the Services for the Company consistent with the Company’s agreement with such third party. 

3. Ownership 
 (a)
Assignment of Inventions. Consultant agrees that all right, title, and interest in and to any copyrightable material, notes, records, drawings, designs, inventions, improvements, developments, discoveries, ideas and trade
secrets conceived, discovered, authored, invented, developed or reduced to practice by Consultant, solely or in collaboration with others, during the term of this Agreement and arising out of, or in connection with, performing the Services under
this Agreement and any copyrights, patents, trade secrets, mask work rights or other intellectual property rights relating to the foregoing (collectively, “Inventions”), are the sole property of the Company. Consultant also
agrees to promptly make full written disclosure to the Company of any Inventions and to deliver and assign (or cause to be assigned) and hereby irrevocably assigns fully to the Company all right, title and interest in and to the Inventions. 

(b) Pre-Existing Materials. Subject to Section 3(a), Consultant will provide
the Company with prior written notice if, in the course of performing the Services, Consultant incorporates into any Invention or utilizes in the performance of the Services any invention, discovery, idea, original works of authorship, development,
improvements, trade secret, concept, or other proprietary information or intellectual property right owned by Consultant or in which Consultant has an interest, prior to, or separate from, performing the Services under this Agreement
(“Prior Inventions”), and the Company is hereby granted a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, transferable, worldwide license (with the right to grant and authorize sublicenses) to make, have made, use,
import, offer for sale, sell, reproduce, distribute, modify, adapt, prepare derivative works of, display, perform, and otherwise exploit such Prior Inventions, without restriction, including, without limitation, as part of or in connection with such
Invention, and to practice any method related thereto. Consultant will not incorporate any invention, discovery, idea, original works of authorship, development, improvements, trade secret, concept, or other proprietary information or intellectual
property right owned by any third party into any Invention without Company’s prior written permission. 
 (c) Moral
Rights. Any assignment to the Company of Inventions includes all rights of attribution, paternity, integrity, modification, disclosure and withdrawal, and any other rights throughout the world that may be known as or referred to as
“moral rights,” “artist’s rights,” “droit moral,” or the like (collectively, “Moral Rights”). To the extent that Moral Rights cannot be assigned under applicable law, Consultant hereby
waives and agrees not to enforce any and all Moral Rights, including, without limitation, any limitation on subsequent modification, to the extent permitted under applicable law. 

  
 -2- 

 (d) Maintenance of Records. Consultant agrees to keep and maintain
adequate, current, accurate, and authentic written records of all Inventions made by Consultant (solely or jointly with others) during the term of this Agreement, and for a period of three (3) years thereafter. The records will be in the form
of notes, sketches, drawings, electronic files, reports, or any other format that is customary in the industry and/or otherwise specified by the Company. Such records are and remain the sole property of the Company at all times and upon
Company’s request, Consultant shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) the same. 
 (e) Further Assurances.
Consultant agrees to assist Company, or its designee, at the Company’s expense, in every proper way to secure the Company’s rights in Inventions in any and all countries, including the disclosure to the Company of all pertinent information
and data with respect thereto, the execution of all applications, specifications, oaths, assignments and all other instruments that the Company may deem necessary in order to apply for, register, obtain, maintain, defend, and enforce such rights,
and in order to deliver, assign and convey to the Company, its successors, assigns and nominees the sole and exclusive right, title, and interest in and to all Inventions and testifying in a suit or other proceeding relating to such Inventions.
Consultant further agrees that Consultant’s obligations under this Section 3(e) shall continue after the termination of this Agreement.  

(f) Attorney-in-Fact. Consultant agrees
that, if the Company is unable because of Consultant’s unavailability, dissolution, mental or physical incapacity, or for any other reason, to secure Consultant’s signature with respect to any Inventions, including, without limitation, for
the purpose of applying for or pursuing any application for any United States or foreign patents or mask work or copyright registrations covering the Inventions assigned to the Company in Section 3(a), then Consultant hereby irrevocably
designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as Consultant’s agent and attorney-in-fact, to act for and on Consultant’s
behalf to execute and file any papers and oaths and to do all other lawfully permitted acts with respect to such Inventions to further the prosecution and issuance of patents, copyright and mask work registrations with the same legal force and
effect as if executed by Consultant. This power of attorney shall be deemed coupled with an interest, and shall be irrevocable. 
 4.
Conflicting Obligations 
 Consultant represents and warrants that Consultant has no agreements, relationships, or commitments to any
other person or entity that conflict with the provisions of this Agreement, Consultant’s obligations to the Company under this Agreement, and/or Consultant’s ability to perform the Services. Consultant will not enter into any such
conflicting agreement during the term of this Agreement. 
 5. Return of Company Materials  

Upon the termination of this Agreement, or upon Company’s earlier request, Consultant will immediately deliver to the Company, and will
not keep in Consultant’s possession, recreate, or deliver to anyone else, any and all Company property, including, but not limited to, Confidential Information, tangible embodiments of the Inventions, all devices and equipment belonging to the
Company, all electronically-stored information and passwords to access such property, those records maintained pursuant to Section 3(d) and any reproductions of any of the foregoing items that Consultant may have in Consultant’s possession
or control. 
 6. Term and Termination 

(a) Term. The term of this Agreement will begin on the Effective Date of this Agreement and will continue through
November 30, 2022 (the “Term”), at which point the Agreement and Consultant’s relationship with the Company will terminate, unless the Term is extended by mutual, written agreement between Consultant and the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer. 
 (b) Survival. Upon any termination, all rights and duties of the Company and
Consultant toward each other shall cease except: 
 (i) The Company will pay, within thirty (30) days after the effective date of
termination, all amounts owing to Consultant for Services completed and accepted by the Company prior to the termination date and related reimbursable expenses, if any, submitted in accordance with the Company’s policies and in accordance with
the provisions of Section 1 of this Agreement; and 

  
 -3- 

 (ii) The sections entitled Confidentiality, Ownership, Conflicting Obligations, Return of
Company Materials, Independent Contractor; Benefits, Indemnification, Limitation of Liability, Arbitration and Equitable Relief, and Miscellaneous will survive termination or expiration of this Agreement in accordance with their terms. 

7. Independent Contractor; Benefits 

(a) Independent Contractor. It is the express intention of the Company and Consultant that Consultant perform the
Services as an independent contractor to the Company. Nothing in this Agreement shall in any way be construed to constitute Consultant as an agent, employee or representative of the Company. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
Consultant is not authorized to bind the Company to any liability or obligation or to represent that Consultant has any such authority. Consultant agrees to furnish (or reimburse the Company for) all tools and materials necessary to accomplish this
Agreement and shall incur all expenses associated with performance. Consultant acknowledges and agrees that Consultant is obligated to report as income all compensation received by Consultant pursuant to this Agreement. Consultant agrees to and
acknowledges the obligation to pay all self-employment and other taxes on such income. 
 (b) Benefits. The Company and
Consultant agree that Consultant will receive no Company-sponsored benefits from the Company where benefits include, but are not limited to, paid vacation, sick leave, medical insurance and 401k participation. If Consultant is reclassified by a
state or federal agency or court as the Company’s employee, Consultant will become a reclassified employee and will receive no benefits from the Company, except those mandated by state or federal law, even if by the terms of the Company’s
benefit plans or programs of the Company in effect at the time of such reclassification, Consultant would otherwise be eligible for such benefits. 

8. Limitation of Liability 

IN NO EVENT SHALL COMPANY BE LIABLE TO CONSULTANT OR TO ANY OTHER PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR
DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS OR LOSS OF BUSINESS, HOWEVER CAUSED AND UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER COMPANY WAS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES AND NOTWITHSTANDING THE FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY. IN NO EVENT SHALL COMPANY’S LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT EXCEED THE AMOUNTS PAID BY COMPANY TO CONSULTANT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT
FOR THE SERVICES, DELIVERABLES OR INVENTION GIVING RISE TO SUCH LIABILITY. 
 9. Arbitration and Equitable Relief  

(a) Arbitration. IN CONSIDERATION OF CONSULTANT’S CONSULTING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMPANY, ITS PROMISE TO ARBITRATE
ALL DISPUTES RELATED TO CONSULTANT’S CONSULTING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMPANY AND CONSULTANT’S RECEIPT OF THE COMPENSATION AND OTHER BENEFITS PAID TO CONSULTANT BY COMPANY, AT PRESENT AND IN THE FUTURE, CONSULTANT AGREES THAT ANY AND ALL
CONTROVERSIES, CLAIMS, OR DISPUTES WITH ANYONE (INCLUDING COMPANY AND ANY EMPLOYEE, OFFICER, DIRECTOR, SHAREHOLDER OR BENEFIT PLAN OF THE COMPANY IN THEIR CAPACITY AS SUCH OR OTHERWISE), ARISING OUT OF, RELATING TO, OR RESULTING FROM
CONSULTANT’S CONSULTING OR OTHER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMPANY OR THE TERMINATION OF CONSULTANT’S CONSULTING OR OTHER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMPANY, INCLUDING ANY BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO BINDING ARBITRATION PURSUANT
TO THE FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT (9 U.S.C. SEC. 1 ET SEQ.) (THE “FAA”). THE FAA’S SUBSTANTIVE AND PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS SHALL EXCLUSIVELY GOVERN AND APPLY WITH FULL FORCE AND EFFECT TO THIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ITS
ENFORCEMENT AND ANY STATE COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION SHALL COMPEL ARBITRATION IN THE SAME MANNER AS A FEDERAL COURT UNDER THE FAA. CONSULTANT FURTHER AGREES THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, CONSULTANT MAY BRING ANY ARBITRATION
PROCEEDING ONLY IN 

  
 -4- 

 
CONSULTANT’S INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF, REPRESENTATIVE, OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS, COLLECTIVE, OR REPRESENTATIVE LAWSUIT OR PROCEEDING. CONSULTANT MAY,
HOWEVER, BRING A PROCEEDING AS A PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL AS PERMITTED BY LAW. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, CONSULTANT AGREES TO ARBITRATE ANY AND ALL COMMON LAW AND/OR STATUTORY CLAIMS UNDER LOCAL, STATE, OR FEDERAL LAW,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CLAIMS UNDER THE LABOR LAWS OF THE STATE IN WHICH CONSULTANT PERFORMS SERVICES, CLAIMS RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR STATUS, CLASSIFICATION, AND RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMPANY, AND CLAIMS OF
BREACH OF CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS PROHIBITED BY LAW. CONSULTANT ALSO AGREES TO ARBITRATE ANY AND ALL DISPUTES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE INTERPRETATION OR APPLICATION OF THIS AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE, BUT NOT DISPUTES ABOUT THE
ENFORCEABILITY, REVOCABILITY OR VALIDITY OF THIS AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE OR THE CLASS, COLLECTIVE AND REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING WAIVER HEREIN. WITH RESPECT TO ALL SUCH CLAIMS AND DISPUTES THAT CONSULTANT AGREES TO ARBITRATE, CONSULTANT HEREBY
EXPRESSLY AGREES TO WAIVE, AND DOES WAIVE, ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY. CONSULTANT FURTHER UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE ALSO APPLIES TO ANY DISPUTES THAT THE COMPANY MAY HAVE WITH CONSULTANT. CONSULTANT UNDERSTANDS THAT
NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT REQUIRES CONSULTANT TO ARBITRATE CLAIMS THAT CANNOT BE ARBITRATED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, SUCH AS CLAIMS UNDER THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OR OTHER LAW THAT EXPRESSLY PROHIBITS ARBITRATION OF A CLAIM NOTWITHSTANDING THE
APPLICATION OF THE FAA. 
 (b) Procedure. CONSULTANT AGREES THAT ANY ARBITRATION WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY JAMS PURSUANT
TO ITS EMPLOYMENT ARBITRATION RULES & PROCEDURES (THE “JAMS RULES”), WHICH ARE AVAILABLE AT http://www.jamsadr.com/rules-employment-arbitration/. IF THE JAMS RULES CANNOT BE ENFORCED AS TO THE ARBITRATION, THEN THE
PARTIES AGREE THAT THEY WILL ARBITRATE THIS DISPUTE UTILIZING JAMS COMPREHENSIVE ARBITRATION RULES AND PROCEDURES OR SUCH RULES AS THE ARBITRATOR MAY DEEM MOST APPROPRIATE FOR THE DISPUTE. CONSULTANT AGREES THAT THE USE OF THE JAMS RULES DOES NOT
CHANGE CONSULTANT’S CLASSIFICATION TO THAT OF AN EMPLOYEE. TO THE CONTRARY, CONSULTANT REAFFIRMS THAT CONSULTANT IS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. CONSULTANT AGREES THAT THE ARBITRATOR SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO DECIDE ANY MOTIONS BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY
TO THE ARBITRATION, INCLUDING MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND/OR ADJUDICATION AND MOTIONS TO DISMISS AND DEMURRERS APPLYING THE STANDARDS SET FORTH FOR SUCH MOTIONS UNDER THE RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE OF THE STATE IN WHICH CONSULTANT PERFORMS
SERVICES. CONSULTANT AGREES THAT THE ARBITRATOR SHALL ISSUE A WRITTEN DECISION ON THE MERITS. CONSULTANT ALSO AGREES THAT THE ARBITRATOR SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO AWARD ANY REMEDIES AVAILABLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, AND THAT THE ARBITRATOR SHALL AWARD
ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS TO THE PREVAILING PARTY, WHERE PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. CONSULTANT AGREES THAT THE DECREE OR AWARD RENDERED BY THE ARBITRATOR MAY BE ENTERED AS A FINAL AND BINDING JUDGMENT IN ANY COURT HAVING JURISDICTION
THEREOF. CONSULTANT AGREES THAT THE ARBITRATOR SHALL ADMINISTER AND CONDUCT ANY ARBITRATION HEARING OR PROCEEDING APPLYING SUBSTANTIVE AND DECISIONAL LAW OF THE STATE IN WHICH CONSULTANT PERFORMS SERVICES AND THE RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE OF THE
STATE IN WHICH CONSULTANT PERFORMS SERVICES, INCLUDING THE CALIFORNIA CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT. CONSULTANT FURTHER AGREES THAT ANY ARBITRATION UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. 

(c) Remedy. FOR PURPOSES OF SEEKING PROVISIONAL REMEDIES ONLY, CONSULTANT AGREES THAT THE COMPANY AND CONSULTANT SHALL BE
ENTITLED TO PURSUE ANY PROVISIONAL REMEDY PERMITTED BY THE CALIFORNIA ARBITRATION ACT (CALIFORNIA CODE CIV. PROC. § 1281.8) OR OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EXCEPT FOR SUCH PROVISIONAL RELIEF, CONSULTANT AGREES THAT ANY RELIEF OTHERWISE
AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY OR CONSULTANT UNDER APPLICABLE LAW SHALL BE PURSUED SOLELY AND EXCLUSIVELY IN ARBITRATION PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. 

  
 -5- 

 (D) Administrative Relief. CONSULTANT UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS AGREEMENT DOES NOT
PROHIBIT CONSULTANT FROM PURSUING AN ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIM WITH LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES OR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES SUCH AS THE DEPARTMENT OF FAIR EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING, THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, THE NATIONAL
LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, OR THE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BOARD. THIS AGREEMENT DOES, HOWEVER, PRECLUDE CONSULTANT FROM BRINGING ANY ALLEGED WAGE CLAIMS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR STANDARDS ENFORCEMENT.
LIKEWISE, THIS AGREEMENT DOES PRECLUDE CONSULTANT FROM PURSUING COURT ACTION REGARDING ANY ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY LAW. 

(E) Voluntary Nature of Agreement. CONSULTANT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT CONSULTANT IS EXECUTING THIS AGREEMENT VOLUNTARILY AND
WITHOUT ANY DURESS OR UNDUE INFLUENCE BY THE COMPANY OR ANYONE ELSE. CONSULTANT FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT CONSULTANT HAS CAREFULLY READ THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT CONSULTANT HAS ASKED ANY QUESTIONS NEEDED FOR CONSULTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE
TERMS, CONSEQUENCES AND BINDING EFFECT OF THIS AGREEMENT AND FULLY UNDERSTAND IT, INCLUDING THAT CONSULTANT IS WAIVING CONSULTANT’S RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL. CONSULTANT AGREES THAT CONSULTANT HAS BEEN PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEEK
THE ADVICE OF AN ATTORNEY OF CONSULTANT’S CHOICE BEFORE SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT. FINALLY, CONSULTANT AGREES THAT THIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT IS NOT SUBJECT TO CALIFORNIA LABOR CODE SECTION 432.6. 

10. Miscellaneous 
 (a)
Governing Law; Consent to Personal Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to the conflicts of law provisions of any jurisdiction, except that any dispute regarding
the enforceability of the arbitration section of this Agreement shall be governed by the FAA. To the extent that any lawsuit is permitted under this Agreement, the Parties hereby expressly consent to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction and venue
of the state and federal courts located in California. 
 (b) Assignability. This Agreement will be binding upon
Consultant’s heirs, executors, assigns, administrators, and other legal representatives, and will be for the benefit of the Company, its successors, and its assigns. There are no intended third-party beneficiaries to this Agreement, except as
expressly stated. Except as may otherwise be provided in this Agreement, Consultant may not sell, assign or delegate any rights or obligations under this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Company may assign this Agreement
and its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any successor to all or substantially all of Company’s relevant assets, whether by merger, consolidation, reorganization, reincorporation, sale of assets or stock, change of control or
otherwise. 
 (c) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the
Parties with respect to the subject matter herein and supersedes all prior written and oral agreements, discussions, or representations between the Parties. Consultant represents and warrants that Consultant is not relying on any statement or
representation not contained in this Agreement. To the extent any terms set forth in any exhibit or schedule conflict with the terms set forth in this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control unless otherwise expressly agreed by the
Parties in such exhibit or schedule. 
 (d) Headings. Headings are used in this Agreement for reference only and shall
not be considered when interpreting this Agreement. 
 (e) Severability. If a court or other body of competent
jurisdiction finds, or the Parties mutually believe, any provision of this Agreement, or portion thereof, to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of the Parties,
and the remainder of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect. 

  
 -6- 

 (f) Modification, Waiver. No modification of or amendment to this
Agreement, nor any waiver of any rights under this Agreement, will be effective unless in a writing signed by the Parties. Waiver by the Company of a breach of any provision of this Agreement will not operate as a waiver of any other or subsequent
breach. 
 (g) Notices. Any notice or other communication required or permitted by this Agreement to be given to a Party
shall be in writing and shall be deemed given (i) if delivered personally or by commercial messenger or courier service, (ii) when sent by confirmed facsimile, or (iii) if mailed by U.S. registered or certified mail (return receipt
requested), to the Party at the Party’s address written below or at such other address as the Party may have previously specified by like notice. If by mail, delivery shall be deemed effective three business days after mailing in accordance
with this Section 11.G. 
 If to the Company, to: 

2 Tower Place, Suite 2000 

South San Francisco, CA 94080 

Attention: General Counsel 

If to Consultant, to the address for notice on the signature page to this Agreement or, if no such address is provided, to the last address of
Consultant provided by Consultant to the Company. 
 (h) Attorneys’ Fees. In any court action at law or equity that
is brought by one of the Parties to this Agreement to enforce or interpret the provisions of this Agreement, the prevailing Party will be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees, in addition to any other relief to which that Party may be
entitled. 
 (i) Signatures. This Agreement may be signed in two counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original, with the same force and effectiveness as though executed in a single document. 
 (j) Protected Activity Not
Prohibited. Consultant understands that nothing in this Agreement shall in any way limit or prohibit Consultant from engaging in any Protected Activity. For purposes of this Agreement, “Protected Activity” shall mean
filing a charge, complaint, or report with, or otherwise communicating, cooperating, or participating in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by, any federal, state or local government agency or commission, including the Securities
and Exchange Commission (“Government Agencies”). Consultant understands that in connection with such Protected Activity, Consultant is permitted to disclose documents or other information as permitted by law, and without
giving notice to, or receiving authorization from, the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Consultant agrees to take all reasonable precautions to prevent any unauthorized use or disclosure of any information that may constitute Company
confidential information to any parties other than the Government Agencies. Consultant further understands that “Protected Activity” does not include the disclosure of any Company attorney-client privileged communications.
Pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, Consultant is notified that an individual will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that (i) is made in
confidence to a federal, state, or local government official (directly or indirectly) or to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or (ii) is made in a complaint or other document
filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if (and only if) such filing is made under seal. In addition, an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to the
individual’s attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order. 

(signature page follows) 

  
 -7- 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Consulting Agreement as of the
Effective Date. 
  

									
	CONSULTANT	 		 	FLUIDIGM CORPORATION
					
	By:	 	  
	 		 	By:	 	  

					
	Name:	 	  
	 		 	Name:	 	  

					
	Title:	 	  
	 		 	Title:	 	  

				
	Address for Notice:	 		 		 	
				
	  
	 		 		 	
				
	  
	 		 		 	
				
	  
	 		 		 	

 SCHEDULE A 

SERVICES AND COMPENSATION 

1. Contact. Consultant’s principal Company contact: 

 

			
	Name:	 	
                 

		
	Title:	 	
                 

		
	Email:	 	              

		
	Phone:	 	              

 2. Services. The Services will include, but will not be limited to, the following:
Consultant’s reasonable assistance with the transition of duties of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and other related projects. The Company anticipates that Consultant will perform Services for no more than fifteen (15) hours
per week. 
 3. Compensation. 

(a) The Company will pay Consultant a monthly fee of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) for each month Consultant is available to the
Company to perform Services during the first six (6) months of the Term. This payment will be made to Consultant no later than ten (10) business days following the end of each month of the first six (6) months of the Term.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Company terminates the Consulting Period prior to November 30, 2022, any unpaid consulting fees that would otherwise have been paid during the first six (6) months of the Term shall become
due and payable within ten (10) business days following the last date of the Consulting Period. If the Services in a given month exceed sixty (60) hours per month, then Consultant’s monthly fee will be increased by $350 per each hour
in excess of sixty (60) hours. 
 (b) The Company will reimburse Consultant, in accordance with Company policy, for all reasonable
expenses incurred by Consultant in performing the Services pursuant to this Agreement, if Consultant receives written consent from an authorized agent of the Company prior to incurring such expenses and submits receipts for such expenses to the
Company in accordance with Company policy. 
 Every month during the Term in which Services for the month exceed sixty (60) hours,
Consultant shall submit to the Company a written invoice for Services, and such statement shall be subject to the approval of the contact person listed above or other designated agent of the Company, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. 

(c) The Company previously granted Consultant certain (i) stock options to purchase Company common stock (“Options”), and
(ii) time-based and performance-based restricted stock units covering Company common stock (“RSUs”) (collectively, Consultant’s Options and RSUs are referred to as “Equity Awards”) that entitle Consultant to purchase or
to receive shares of the Company’s common stock subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s equity incentive plans and the respective stock option and/or RSUs agreements (collectively, the “Equity Agreements”). During
the Term, Consultant will continue to vest in the Equity Awards, subject to the terms and conditions of the Equity Agreements, and subject to any vesting acceleration as set forth in Section 3 of the Separation Agreement and Release to which
this Agreement is attached. 
 All payments and benefits provided for under this Agreement are intended to be exempt from or otherwise comply
with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations and guidance thereunder (together, “Section 409A”), so that none of the payments and benefits to be
provided hereunder will be subject to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A, and any ambiguities or ambiguous terms herein will be interpreted to be exempt or so comply. Each payment and benefit payable under this Agreement is intended
to constitute a separate payment for purposes of Section 1.409A-2(b)(2) of the Treasury Regulations. In no event will the Company reimburse Consultant for any taxes that may be imposed on Consultant as a
result of Section 409A. 

 This Schedule A is accepted and agreed upon as of the Effective Date of the
Agreement. 
  

									
			
	CONSULTANT	 		 	FLUIDIGM CORPORATION
					
	By:	 	      
	 		 	By:	 	  

					
	Name:	 	      
	 		 	Name:	 	  

					
	Title:	 	      
	 		 	Title:	 	  

 EXHIBIT 2 

SUPPLEMENTAL RELEASE AGREEMENT 

This Supplemental Release Agreement (“Supplemental Release”) is made by and between Chris Linthwaite (“Consultant”) and
Fluidigm Corporation (the “Company”) (jointly referred to as the “Parties” and individually referred to as a “Party”). 

1. Consideration. In consideration for the continued payment of the consideration set forth in Section 1.a. of the Separation
Agreement and Release signed between Consultant and the Company, dated _______, 2022 (the “Separation Agreement”), Consultant hereby extends his release and waiver of claims to any claims that may have arisen between the Effective Date (as
such term is defined in the Separation Agreement) and the Supplemental Release Effective Date, as defined below, provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, such release and waiver of claims shall not extent to (i) claims that cannot be released
as a matter of law; (ii) any obligations incurred or rights preserved under the Separation Agreement or this Agreement; and (iii) any rights to indemnification as a result of Consultant’s prior service as an officer or director of the
Company, including such rights under the Indemnification Agreement.. 
 2. Incorporation of Terms of Release Agreement. The
undersigned Parties further acknowledge that the terms of the Separation Agreement, including, but not limited to, Sections 1.i. (No Further Severance), 5 (Payment of Salary and Receipt of All Benefits), 6 (Release of Claims), 7 (Acknowledgment of
Waiver of Claims under ADEA), 8 (California Civil Code Section 1542), 10 (Trade Secrets and Confidential Information/Company Property), 12 (Protected Activity Not Prohibited), and 13 (Mutual Nondisparagement) shall apply to this Supplemental
Release and are incorporated herein to the extent that they are not inconsistent with the express terms of this Supplemental Release. 
 3.
Supplemental Release Effective Date. Consultant understands that this Supplemental Release shall be null and void if not executed by him within twenty-one (21) days after the termination of
Consultant’s consulting relationship with the Company. This Supplemental Release will become effective on the date that it has been signed by both Parties. The Company will continue to provide Consultant with the consideration provided by
Section 1.a. of the Separation Agreement in accordance with the terms of that agreement. 
 4. Voluntary Execution of Agreement.
Consultant understands and agrees that he executed this Supplemental Release voluntarily, without any duress or undue influence on the part or behalf of the Company or any third party, with the full intent of releasing all of his claims against the
Company and any of the other Releasees. Consultant acknowledges that: 
  

	 	(a)	 he has read this Supplemental Release; 

 

	 	(b)	 he cannot sign the Supplemental Release before the termination of his consulting relationship with the Company,
but that he must sign the Supplemental Release no later than 21 days thereafter; 

  

	 	(c)	 he has been represented in the preparation, negotiation, and execution of this Supplemental Release by legal
counsel of his own choice or has elected not to retain legal counsel; 

  

	 	(d)	 he understands the terms and consequences of this Supplemental Release and of the releases it contains; and

  

	 	(e)	 he is fully aware of the legal and binding effect of this Supplemental Release. 

[Remainder of page intentionally blank; signature page follows] 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement on the respective dates set forth below. 

 

							
		 		 	CHRIS LINTHWAITE, an individual
			
	Dated: ________________, 2022	 		 	  

		 		 	Chris Linthwaite
			
		 		 	FLUIDIGM CORPORATION
				
	Dated: ________________, 2022	 		 	By	 	  

		 		 		 	Name:
		 		 		 	Title:

Source: [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00339-of-00352.parquet"}, [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00339-of-00352.parquet"}]]