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FORM OF TENDER AND VOTING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF MARCH 6, 2012

 Exhibit 4.2 
 EXECUTION VERSION 
 EXHIBIT A 

FORM OF 

TENDER AND VOTING AGREEMENT 
 THIS TENDER AND VOTING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of March 6, 2012 by and between Nuance Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“Parent”), Townsend Merger Corporation, a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and the undersigned stockholder (“Stockholder”) of Transcend Services, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”). 
 W I T N E S S E T H: 

WHEREAS, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger of even date herewith (as it may be amended
from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), which provides for, among other things, (i) a tender offer by Merger Sub (the “Offer”) to acquire all of the outstanding Company Shares at a price of $29.50 per
Company Share net to the holder thereof in cash, without interest (such amount, or any different amount per Company Share that may be paid pursuant to the Offer, being hereinafter referred to as the “Offer Price”), all upon the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, and (ii) following the consummation of the Offer, the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the “Merger”) pursuant to which each Company Share
(other than Company Shares owned by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub or Dissenting Company Shares) that is then outstanding will thereupon be cancelled and converted into the right to receive cash in an amount equal to the Offer Price, all upon the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement. 
 WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, Stockholder is the
Beneficial Owner (as defined below) of Company Shares and Company Options (collectively, the “Company Securities”), as is indicated on the signature page of this Agreement. 

WHEREAS, in consideration of the execution of the Merger Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub, Stockholder (in Stockholder’s capacity
as such) is hereby agreeing to tender and vote the Shares in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein. 
 NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, as well as other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and
accepted, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 
 1. Certain
Definitions. All capitalized terms that are used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement. For all purposes of and under this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
respective meanings: 
 (a) “Beneficially Own” or “Beneficial Ownership” with respect to any
securities means having “beneficial ownership” of such securities as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, including pursuant to any Contract. A “Beneficial Owner” is a Person who Beneficially Owns
securities. 

 (b) “Expiration Date” shall mean the earliest to occur of (i) such
date and time as the Merger Agreement shall have been terminated pursuant to Article IX thereof or (ii) the Effective Time. 
 (c) “Shares” shall mean (i) all issued Company Shares Beneficially Owned by Stockholder as of the date hereof, and (ii) any additional Company Shares that are issued to
Stockholder upon the exercise by Stockholder of Company Options, or otherwise acquired by Stockholder, during the period from the date of this Agreement through the Expiration Date. 

(d) A Person shall be deemed to have effected a “Transfer” of a Company Security if such person directly or indirectly
(i) sells, pledges, encumbers, assigns, grants an option with respect to, transfers or disposes of such Company Security or any interest in such Company Security, or (ii) enters into a Contract providing for the sale of, pledge of,
encumbrance of, assignment of, grant of an option with respect to, transfer of or disposition of such Company Security or any interest therein. 
 2. Transfer of Company Securities. 
 (a) Transfer Restrictions. From
the date hereof until the Expiration Date, Stockholder shall not Transfer or cause or permit any Transfer of any of the Company Securities other than to Merger Sub (or Parent on Merger Sub’s behalf) pursuant to the Offer or the Merger.

 (b) Transfer of Voting Rights. From the date hereof until the Expiration Date, Stockholder shall not (i) deposit,
or permit the deposit of, any Shares in a voting trust, (ii) grant any proxy in respect of the Shares held by Stockholder, except for any revocable proxy granted by the Stockholder to the Company or the Company Board in connection with the
election of directors or other routine matters, in each case voted on at the annual meeting of the Company and not in contravention of the obligations of Stockholder under this Agreement, or (iii) enter into any voting or similar Contract in
contravention of the obligations of such Stockholder under this Agreement with respect to the voting of any of the Shares. 
 3.
Agreement to Vote Shares. 
 (a) Unless otherwise directed in writing by Parent, from the date hereof until the
Expiration Date, at any meeting of the Company Stockholders called, and at any adjournment or postponement thereof, and on any action or approval by written consent of the Company Stockholders, Stockholder (in Stockholder’s capacity as a
stockholder) shall, or shall cause the holder of record of such Shares on any applicable record date to, vote the Shares: 

(i) in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement (as it may be amended from time to time) in accordance with Delaware Law, and in
favor of each of the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; 
 (ii) against approval of any proposal made in
opposition to, or in competition with, consummation of the Offer, the Merger or any other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; 

  
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 (iii) against any of the following actions (other than those actions that relate to the
Offer, the Merger and any other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement): (A) any merger, consolidation, business combination, sale of assets, or reorganization of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (B) any sale, lease or
transfer of any significant part of the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (C) any reorganization, recapitalization, dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (D) any material change
in the capitalization of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or the corporate structure of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (E) any other action that is intended, or could reasonably be expected to, impede, interfere with, delay,
postpone, discourage or adversely affect the Offer, the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement; and 
 (iv) against any action that would reasonably be expected to result in the failure of any conditions of the Offer to be satisfied. 
 (b) From the date hereof until the Expiration Date, in the event that a meeting of the Company Stockholders is held, Stockholder shall, or shall cause the holder of record of any Shares on any applicable
record date to, appear at such meeting or otherwise cause the Shares to be counted as present thereat for purposes of establishing a quorum. 
 (c) From the date hereof until the Expiration Date, Stockholder shall not enter into any Contract with any Person to vote or give instructions in any manner inconsistent with the terms of this
Section 3. 
 (d) STOCKHOLDER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY GRANTS TO AND APPOINTS PAUL A. RICCI AND THOMAS L. BEAUDOIN, IN
THEIR RESPECTIVE CAPACITIES AS OFFICERS OF PARENT, AND ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO SHALL HEREAFTER SUCCEED TO ANY SUCH OFFICE OF PARENT, AND EACH OF THEM INDIVIDUALLY, SUCH STOCKHOLDER’S PROXY AND ATTORNEY-IN-FACT (WITH FULL POWER OF SUBSTITUTION), FOR
AND IN THE NAME, PLACE AND STEAD OF SUCH STOCKHOLDER, TO REPRESENT, VOTE AND OTHERWISE ACT (BY VOTING AT ANY MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY, BY WRITTEN CONSENT IN LIEU THEREOF OR OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO THE SHARES OWNED OR HELD BY SUCH
STOCKHOLDER REGARDING THE MATTERS REFERRED TO IN SECTION 3(a) HEREOF UNTIL THE TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT, TO THE SAME EXTENT AND WITH THE SAME EFFECT AS SUCH STOCKHOLDER MIGHT OR COULD DO UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, RULES AND REGULATIONS. THE
PROXY GRANTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION 3(d) IS COUPLED WITH AN INTEREST AND SHALL BE IRREVOCABLE. EACH STOCKHOLDER WILL TAKE SUCH FURTHER ACTION AND WILL EXECUTE SUCH OTHER INSTRUMENTS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE INTENT OF THIS
PROXY. STOCKHOLDER HEREBY REVOKES ANY AND ALL PREVIOUS PROXIES OR POWERS OF ATTORNEY GRANTED WITH RESPECT TO ANY OF THE SHARES THAT MAY HAVE HERETOFORE BEEN APPOINTED OR GRANTED WITH RESPECT TO THE MATTERS REFERRED TO IN SECTION 3(a) HEREOF,
AND NO SUBSEQUENT PROXY (WHETHER REVOCABLE OR IRREVOCABLE) OR POWER OF ATTORNEY SHALL BE GIVEN BY SUCH STOCKHOLDER, EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY ANY LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 

  
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IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT NEITHER PARENT, NOR ANY OF ITS SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, STOCKHOLDERS,
AGENTS OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVES, SHALL INCUR ANY LIABILITY TO STOCKHOLDER IN CONNECTION WITH OR AS A RESULT OF ANY EXERCISE OF THE PROXY GRANTED TO PARENT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION 3(d), OTHER THAN FOR A BREACH OF THIS SECTION 3(d).
NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THIS PROXY SHALL TERMINATE UPON TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS TERMS. 
 4.
Agreement to Tender. Unless the Expiration Date has occurred, Stockholder shall validly tender (and shall not withdraw) the Shares (including any Shares acquired by Stockholder after commencement of the Offer) pursuant to and in accordance
with the terms of the Offer. Unless the Expiration Date has occurred, Stockholder shall, pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Offer, (a) deliver to the depositary designated in the Offer, (i) a letter of
transmittal with respect to the Shares complying with the terms of the Offer, (ii) certificates representing the Shares, if applicable, and (iii) all other documents or instruments required to be delivered pursuant to the terms of the
Offer, and/or (b) instruct its broker or such other person who is the holder of record of any Shares to tender such Shares in the Offer pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Offer. Unless the Expiration Date has occurred, Stockholder
shall not tender the Shares into any exchange or tender offer commenced by a Person other than Parent, Merger Sub or any other Subsidiary of Parent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Expiration Date occurs due to a termination of the Merger
Agreement pursuant to Article IX thereof after Stockholder has tendered any Shares in the Offer in accordance with this Section 4, Stockholder may withdraw any such Shares pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
Offer. 
 5. Agreement Not to Exercise Appraisal Rights. Stockholder shall not exercise any rights (including, without
limitation, under Section 262 of the DGCL) to demand appraisal of any Shares that may arise with respect to the Merger. 

6. Directors and Officers. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall (or
shall require Stockholder to attempt to) limit or restrict Stockholder, as a director or officer of the Company, or any designee of Stockholder who is a director or officer of the Company, from acting in such capacity or voting in such Person’s
sole discretion on any matter in such capacity (it being understood that this Agreement shall apply to Stockholder solely in Stockholder’s capacity as a holder of Company Securities). 

7. No Ownership Interest. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to vest in Parent or Merger Sub any direct or
indirect ownership or incidence of ownership of or with respect to any Company Securities. All rights, ownership and economic benefits of and relating to the Company Securities shall remain vested in and belong to Stockholder, and neither Parent nor
Merger Sub shall have authority to manage, direct, superintend, restrict, regulate, govern, or administer any of the policies or operations of the Company or exercise any power or authority to direct Stockholder in the voting of any of the Company
Securities, except as otherwise provided herein. 

  
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 8. Representations and Warranties of Stockholder. Stockholder hereby represents and
warrants to Parent and Merger Sub as of the date hereof that: 
 (a) Power; Binding Agreement. Stockholder has all
requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform Stockholder’s obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. In the event that Stockholder is, or any of Stockholder’s Company
Securities are held by, a Person that is not an individual, the execution, delivery and performance by such Person of this Agreement, the performance by such Person of its obligations hereunder and the consummation by such Person of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by such Person and no other actions or proceedings on the part of such Person are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery by it of this Agreement, the performance by such Person of
its obligations hereunder or the consummation by such Person of the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Stockholder, and, assuming this Agreement constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation
of Parent and Merger Sub, constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation of Stockholder, enforceable against Stockholder in accordance with its terms except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
similar Laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity. If Stockholder is married, and any of the Company Securities constitute community property or otherwise need spousal
or other approval for this Agreement to be legally valid and binding, this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by, and constitutes the legally valid and binding obligation of, Stockholder’s spouse, enforceable in
accordance with its terms except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of
equity. 
 (b) No Conflicts. Except as set forth in the Merger Agreement, no Consent or permit of any Governmental
Authority is necessary for the execution by Stockholder of this Agreement, the performance by Stockholder of its obligations hereunder and the consummation by Stockholder of the transactions contemplated hereby. None of the execution and delivery by
Stockholder of this Agreement, the performance by Stockholder of its obligations hereunder or the consummation by Stockholder of the transactions contemplated hereby will (i) in the event that Stockholder is, or any of Stockholder’s
Company Securities are held by, a Person that is not an individual, conflict with or result in any breach of any organizational documents applicable to such Person, (ii) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute (with or without notice
or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any third party right of termination, cancellation, material modification or acceleration) under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any material Contract or obligation of any kind to
which Stockholder is a party or by which Stockholder or any of Stockholder’s properties or assets may be bound, or (iii) violate any Law applicable to Stockholder or any of Stockholder’s properties or assets. 

(c) Ownership of Company Securities. Stockholder (i) is the Beneficial Owner of the Company Securities as indicated on the
signature page to this Agreement, all of which are free and clear of any Liens, (except any Liens arising under securities Laws or arising hereunder), and (ii) does not own, beneficially or otherwise, any Company Securities other than the
Company Securities indicated on the signature page to this Agreement. 

  
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 (d) Voting Power. Stockholder has or will have sole voting power, sole power of
disposition, sole power to issue instructions with respect to the matters set forth herein, and sole power to agree to all of the matters set forth in this Agreement, in each case with respect to all of the Shares, with no limitations,
qualifications or restrictions on such rights, subject to applicable federal securities laws, the transfer restrictions described in Section 4.4(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule with respect to Shares that are Company Restricted Stock and
were issued pursuant to such Contracts, and the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing herein shall require Stockholder to exercise any Company Options. 

(e) No Finder’s Fees. Except as contemplated by the Merger Agreement, no broker, investment banker, financial advisor or
other person is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial adviser’s or other similar fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or
on behalf of Stockholder. 
 (f) Reliance by Parent. Stockholder understands and acknowledges that Parent is entering
into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon Stockholder’s execution and delivery of this Agreement. 
 9. Representations
and Warranties of Parent and Merger Sub. Parent and Merger Sub hereby represent and warrant to Stockholder as of the date hereof that: 
 (a) Power; Binding Agreement. Parent and Merger Sub each have all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform each of their respective obligations hereunder and
to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and performance by Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement, the performance by Parent and Merger Sub of their respective obligations hereunder and the consummation by Parent
and Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by each of Parent and Merger Sub and no other actions or proceedings on the part of Parent and Merger Sub are necessary to authorize the execution and
delivery by them of this Agreement, the performance by Parent and Merger Sub of their respective obligations hereunder or the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by Parent and Merger Sub, and, assuming this Agreement constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation of Stockholder, constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation of Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable against each of them in
accordance with its terms except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity.

 (b) No Conflicts. Except as set forth in the Merger Agreement, no Consent of any Governmental Authority is necessary
for the execution by Parent or Merger Sub of this Agreement, the performance by Parent and Merger Sub of their respective obligations hereunder and the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby. None of the
execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement, the performance by Parent and Merger Sub of their respective obligations hereunder or the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby will
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breach of any organizational documents applicable to Parent or Merger Sub, (ii) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default
(or give rise to any third party right of termination, cancellation, material modification or acceleration) under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any material Contract or obligation to which Parent or Merger Sub is a party or by which
Parent or Merger Sub or any of Parent’s or Merger Sub’s properties or assets may be bound, or (iii) violate any Law applicable to Parent or Merger Sub or any of Parent or Merger Sub’s properties or assets, except in each case
under clauses (ii) and (iii), where such violation, breach or default would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. 
 10. Disclosure. Stockholder hereby authorizes Parent to publish and disclose in (a) documents and schedules filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and (b) to the extent
Stockholder consents in writing to any such publication or disclosure (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), any press release or other disclosure document that Parent determines to be necessary or desirable in
connection with the Offer, the Merger and any transactions related thereto, Stockholder’s identity and ownership of Company Securities and the nature of Stockholder’s commitments, arrangements and understandings under this Agreement and
agrees promptly to give to Parent any information it may reasonably require for the preparation of any such disclosure documents. Stockholder agrees promptly to notify Parent of any required corrections with respect to any written information
supplied by it specifically for use in any such disclosure document, if and to the extent that any shall have become false or misleading in any material respect. 
 11. Further Assurances. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Stockholder shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause
to be done, all things reasonably necessary to fulfill Stockholder’s obligations under this Agreement. 
 12. Legending
of Shares. If so requested by Parent, Stockholder agrees that the Shares shall bear a legend stating that they are subject to this Agreement. 
 13. Merger Agreement. Stockholder hereby acknowledges receipt of, and has had an opportunity to read and understand, and consult with independent counsel concerning, the Merger Agreement (including
all exhibits and schedules thereto). 
 14. Termination. This Agreement shall terminate and shall have no further force
or effect as of the Expiration Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing set forth in this Section 14 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall relieve any party or parties hereto, as applicable, from liability for any willful breach of,
or fraud in connection with, this Agreement. 
 15. Miscellaneous. 

(a) 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
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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. 
 (b) Assignment. No party may assign either this Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or
obligations hereunder without the prior written approval of the other parties. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns. 
 (c) Amendments. Subject to 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 parties hereto. 
 (d) Extension; Waiver. At any time and from time to time prior to the Expiration Date, any party or parties hereto may, to the extent legally allowed and except as otherwise set forth herein,
(i) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other party or parties hereto, as applicable, (ii) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties made to such party or parties hereto
contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto and (iii) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions for the benefit of such party or parties hereto contained herein. Any agreement on the part of a party or parties
hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such party or parties, as applicable. Any delay in exercising any right under this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of
such right. 
 (e) Specific Performance; Injunctive Relief. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur
in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent
actual or threatened breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court of the United States or any state having jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at
law or in equity. The parties waive, in connection with any action for specific performance or injunctive relief, the defense of adequacy of a remedy at law. 
 (f) Other Remedies. Except as otherwise provided herein, any and all remedies herein expressly conferred upon a party will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy
conferred hereby, or by law or equity upon such party, and the exercise by a party of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy. 
 (g) Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally or by commercial messenger or overnight or same-day courier service
of national reputation (including U.S. Postal Service overnight delivery) to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice); provided, however, that notices sent by mail will
not be deemed given until received: 
 If to Parent to: 

Nuance Communications, Inc. 
 1 Wayside Road 
 Burlington, MA 01803 

Attention: Senior Vice President Corporate Development 

  
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 Attention: 
 with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: 
 Wilson Sonsini
Goodrich & Rosati 
 Professional Corporation 
 1700 K Street, NW 
 Washington, DC 2006 

Attention:      Robert Sanchez, Esq. 

If to Stockholder to: 
 To the address for notice set forth the signature page hereto. 
 with a copy
(which shall not constitute notice) to: 
 Latham & Watkins LLP 

233 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 5800 
 Chicago, IL 60606 
 Attention:      Mark D.
Gerstein, Esq. 
 (h) No Third Party Beneficiaries. Each of Parent and Stockholder hereby agrees that their respective
representations, warranties and covenants set forth herein are solely for the benefit of the other parties hereto, in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement, and this Agreement is not intended to, and does not, confer upon any
Person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder. 
 (i) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of law thereof. 

(j) Consent to Jurisdiction. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of any state
court located within New Castle County, State of Delaware in connection with any matter based upon or arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, agrees that process may be served upon them in any manner authorized by the
laws of the State of Delaware for such persons and waives and covenants not to assert or plead any objection which they might otherwise have to such jurisdiction, venue and process. Each party hereto hereby agrees not to commence any legal
proceedings relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Offer and the Merger) in any jurisdiction or courts other than as provided herein. 

  
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 (k) WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES
ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE ACTIONS OF ANY PARTY HERETO IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE AND
ENFORCEMENT HEREOF. 
 (l) Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Merger Agreement, together with the documents and
instruments and other agreements among the parties hereto as contemplated by or referred to herein, constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings,
both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. 
 (m) Certain Interpretations.

 (i) Unless otherwise indicated, all references herein to Sections shall be deemed to refer to Sections of this Agreement.

 (ii) Unless otherwise indicated, the words “include,” “includes” and “including,” when used
herein, shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation.” 
 (iii) Unless otherwise
indicated, the term “or” shall not be deemed to be exclusive. 
 (iv) Unless otherwise indicated, the words
“hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. 

(v) The headings set forth in this Agreement are for convenience of reference purposes only and shall not affect or be deemed to affect
in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any term or provision hereof. 
 (vi) When reference is made
herein to a Person, such reference shall be deemed to include (i) all direct and indirect Subsidiaries of such Person and (ii) any of its successors and permitted assigns, in each case, unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise
requires. 
 (vii) Unless otherwise specifically provided, all references in this Agreement to “Dollars” or
“$” shall mean means United States Dollars. 
 (viii) As used in this Agreement, the singular or plural number shall
be deemed to include the other whenever the context so requires. 
 (ix) As used in this Agreement, (i) the masculine
gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders, (ii) the feminine gender shall include the masculine and neuter genders and (iii) the neuter gender shall include masculine and feminine genders, in each case, whenever the context so
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 (x) Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, references in this
Agreement to any agreement, instrument, statute, rule or regulation are to the agreement, instrument, statute, rule or regulation as amended, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time (and, in the case of statutes, include any rules and
regulations promulgated under said statutes) and to any section of any statute, rule or regulation including any successor to said section. 
 (xi) All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein. 

(xii) The parties hereto agree that they have been represented by counsel during the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and,
therefore, waive the application of any law, regulation, holding or rule of construction providing that ambiguities in an agreement or other document will be construed against the party drafting such agreement or document. 

(n) Expenses. All fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be
paid by the party incurring the expenses, whether or not the Offer and the Merger are consummated. 
 (o) Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other
party, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be duly executed to be
effective as of the date first above written. 
  

			
	NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
		
	By:	 	  

		
	Name:	 	  

		
	Title:	 	  

	
	TOWNSEND MERGER CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	  

		
	Name:	 	  

		
	Title:	 	  

 (SIGNATURE PAGE TO TENDER AND VOTING AGREEMENT) 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be duly executed to be
effective as of the date first above written. 
  

			
	STOCKHOLDER:
	
	  

	(Name of Entity, if an entity)

 

			
	By:	 	  

		
	Name:	 	  

		
	Title:	 	  

	Address:	 	

  

			
	  

		
	Facsimile:	 	  

	
	Shares that are Beneficially Owned:

 

			
	                     Company Shares
	
	                     Company Shares issuable upon exercise of Company
Options

 (SIGNATURE PAGE TO TENDER AND VOTING AGREEMENT) 

 SPOUSAL CONSENT 

The undersigned represents that the undersigned is the spouse of Stockholder and that the undersigned is familiar with the terms of the
Tender and Voting Agreement (the “Agreement”), entered into as of March 6, 2012, by and between Nuance Communications, Inc., Townsend Merger Corporation and the undersigned’s spouse (“Stockholder”). The
undersigned hereby agrees that the interest of Stockholder in all property which is the subject of such Agreement shall be irrevocably bound by the terms of such Agreement and by any amendment, modification, waiver or termination signed by
Stockholder. The undersigned further agrees that the undersigned’s community property interest in all property which is the subject of such Agreement shall be irrevocably bound by the terms of such Agreement, and that such Agreement shall be
binding on the executors, administrators, heirs and assigns of the undersigned. The undersigned further authorizes Stockholder to amend, modify or terminate such Agreement, or waive any rights thereunder, and that each such amendment, modification,
waiver or termination signed by Stockholder shall be binding on the community property interest of undersigned in all property which is the subject of such Agreement and on the executors, administrators, heirs and assigns of the undersigned, each as
fully as if the undersigned had signed such amendment, modification, waiver or termination. 
  

							
	Dated:                      , 2012	 		 	SPOUSE:
				
		 		 	Signature:	 	  

				
		 		 	Print name:	 	  

 (SIGNATURE PAGE TO SPOUSAL CONSENT)Form of Performance and Retention Agreement

 Exhibit 10.1 

 
 

 
 PERFORMANCE AND RETENTION AGREEMENT 

This Performance and Retention Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into by KiOR, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”) and            (the “Executive”). 

1. Purpose. The purpose of this Agreement is to provide reasonable protections to the Executive, who is expected to make
substantial contributions to the success of the Company and for whom the Company desires to provide for stability and continuity of management, including the Executive. 
 2. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth below: 
 “Affiliate” means any company or other entity controlled by, controlling or under common control with the Company. 
 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company 
 “Cause”
means the Executive’s: 
 (a) conviction of, or guilty or nolo contendere plea by the
Executive to a felony or to a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; 
 (b) willful misconduct in the performance
of duties; 
 (c) failure to observe written Company policies that is dishonest or demonstrably injurious to the
Company (monetarily or otherwise); 
 (d) willful failure to comply with lawful and ethical directions and
instructions of the Board, which, if curable, has not been cured within five (5) business days after written notice from the Board; or 
 (e) willful failure to perform duties with the Company which results in a material adverse financial effect on the Company, unless such failure is a result of the Executive’s mental or physical
incapacity, provided that such failure, if curable, has not been cured within five (5) business days after written notice from the Board. 
 For purposes of this definition, no act or failure to act on the part of the Executive shall be considered “willful” unless it is done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive without the
reasonable, good faith belief that the Executive’s act or omission was in accordance with, or not contrary to, the duties and responsibilities of the Executive’s position. Any act, or failure to act, based upon express authority given by
the Company with respect to such act or omission or based upon the advice of counsel for the Company shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive in the best interests of the Company. The termination of the
Executive’s employment shall not be deemed to be for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to the Executive a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the entire membership of the
Board (not including the Executive) at a meeting of the Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable 

 
notice is provided to the Executive and the Executive is given an opportunity, together with counsel, to be heard before the Board), finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, the
Executive is guilty of the conduct described in this definition, and specifying the particulars thereof in detail. 
 “Change of Control” means: 
 (a) Any “person”
(as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and is used in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) or group of persons acting together (within the
meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) becomes the direct or indirect beneficial owner of 50% or more of the Company’s voting stock; 
 (b) During any twenty-four (24) month period, individuals who, as of the beginning of such period, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Directors”) cease for any reason to constitute at
least a majority of the Board, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the beginning of such period whose election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors then on the
Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named as a nominee for director, without written objection to such nomination) shall be an Incumbent Director (provided, however, that no
individual initially elected or nominated as a director of the Company as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to directors or as a result of any other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies by or on behalf of any
person other than the Board shall be deemed to be an Incumbent Director); 
 (c) The consummation of the merger,
consolidation, or other reorganization of the Company with or into one or more entities, as a result of which outstanding securities with less than 50% of the voting power of the surviving or resulting entity (or, if applicable, the ultimate parent
company that owns directly or indirectly all of the voting securities of the surviving or resulting entity) are owned by stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or reorganization in substantially the same
proportion as their ownership of the voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities immediately prior to such transaction; or 
 (d) The sale of the Company’s assets having a total gross fair market value of at least 50% of all of the Company’s assets immediately before such sale. 

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 

“Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board. 

“Company” means KiOR, Inc., a Delaware corporation. 
 “Disability” means the absence of the Executive from the Executive’s duties with the Company on a full-time basis for a period of time which would entitle the Executive to receive benefits
under the long-term disability policy of the Company in effect at the time of such illness or other physical or mental incapacity. 
 “Effective Date” means the date upon which this Agreement has been executed by both the Executive and the Company. 
 “Employee” means an employee of the Company or an Affiliate. 

“Equity Awards” shall mean any and all outstanding equity awards (in whatever form) provided to the Executive pursuant to the
terms of any Company equity or equity-based incentive plan prior to December 31, 2012, whether granted before or after the Effective Date. 

  
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 “Good Reason” means 

(a) A material adverse change in the scope of the Executive’s responsibilities or authority; 

(b) The material reduction in the Executive’s annual base salary or total direct compensation, other than an
across-the-board reduction generally applicable to the executive officers of the Company and its Affiliates, and if applicable, the Company’s successor (including the successor’s ultimate parent company); 

(c) The relocation of the Company’s executive offices by more than 50 miles from its then current location; or

 (d) The failure of any successor to the Company in a Change of Control to expressly assume this Agreement in
writing within ten (10) days after the occurrence of a Change of Control. 
 In order to terminate employment for Good
Reason, the Executive must, within 90 days of learning of circumstances constituting Good Reason, notify the Company in writing of the existence of such circumstances, and the Company shall then have 30 days to remedy the circumstances. If the
circumstances have not been fully remedied by the Company, the Executive shall have 60 days following the end of such 30-day period to exercise the right to terminate for Good Reason. The Executive shall be conclusively deemed to have learned of
such circumstances on the date of any written notice to the Executive concerning such circumstances. If the Executive does not timely do so, the right to terminate for Good Reason shall lapse and be deemed waived, and the Executive shall not
thereafter have the right to terminate for Good Reason unless further circumstances occur which themselves give rise to a right to terminate for Good Reason. 
 “Protection Period” means the 12-month period beginning on the date of the Change of Control. Notwithstanding anything in the Agreement to the contrary, if (i) the Executive’s
employment is terminated within the 12-month period prior to a Change of Control for reasons that would have constituted a Qualifying Termination if they had occurred following a Change of Control, (ii) the Executive reasonably demonstrates
that such termination (or Good Reason event) was at the request of a third party who had indicated an intention or taken steps reasonably calculated to effect a Change of Control and (iii) a Change of Control involving such third party (or a
party competing with such third party to effectuate a Change of Control) does occur, then for purposes of the Agreement the date immediately prior to the date of such termination of employment or event constituting Good Reason shall be treated as a
Change of Control. For purposes of determining the timing and amount of payments and benefits to Executive under Section 3(c), the date of the actual Change of Control shall be treated as the Executive’s Termination Date and the
requirements of Section 4 and 5, to the extent not satisfied as of such date, shall no longer be of force or effect. 

“Qualifying Termination” means a termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company without Cause or by the
Executive for Good Reason. 
 “Release” means the waiver and release of claims required of the Executive as described
in Section 4 hereof. 
 “Separation from Service” means the Executive’s separation from service from the
Company and its Affiliates within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. 
 “Termination Date” means the date
on which the Executive has a Separation from Service. 

  
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 3. Treatment of Equity Awards on Termination Date. 

(a) For Cause or Termination without Good Reason. If (x) the Executive terminates employment with the Company and its
Affiliates without Good Reason or (y) the Company and its Affiliates terminates the Executive’s employment for Cause, then the Executive will not be entitled to any accelerated vesting or payment of any Equity Awards pursuant to the terms
of this Agreement. 
 (b) For Death, Disability or Qualifying Termination Other Than During Protection Period. In the
event of (x) the Executive’s Qualifying Termination other than during the Protection Period, (y) the Company and its Affiliates terminates the Executive’s employment by reason of the Executive’s Disability, or (z) the
Executive’s employment is terminated by reason of the Executive’s death, subject to Sections 4 and 5, upon the date that the Release described in Section 4 becomes effective and irrevocable in accordance with its terms, all Equity
Awards shall be vested and exercisable in full, and where applicable, payable. 
 (c) Qualifying Termination During
Protection Period. In the event of the Executive’s Qualifying Termination during the Protection Period, all Equity Awards shall be vested and exercisable in full, and where applicable, payable. 

(d) Special Rule for Certain Performance-Based and Deferred Compensation Equity Awards. Notwithstanding the foregoing (and subject
to Sections 4 and 5 in the case of death, Disability or Qualifying Termination other than during the Protection Period), (i) with respect to any Equity Awards that are granted in accordance with Section 162(m) of the Code and intended to
be qualified performance-based compensation thereunder, payments under such Equity Awards shall be made at the time as provided in the establishing documentation and subject solely to the satisfaction of the performance goals applicable for purposes
of Section 162(m), without requirement of any future service by the Executive and without the exercise of any negative discretion that may be allowed for under the establishing documentation, and (ii) (A) for any Equity Award granted
on or prior to the Effective Date that was designed to be compliant with Section 409A of the Code, the accelerated payment provision described above shall not apply and only the full vesting provision shall apply (and for purposes of clarity
with respect to such options granted on March 18, 2011, the time of exercise shall continue to be the “Required Exercise Date” as provided in the agreement evidencing such option, as required under Section 409A of the Code), and
(B) for any Equity Award granted after the Effective Date that was designed to be compliant with Section 409A of the Code which does not provide for payment upon the Executive’s Separation from Service, payment of such Equity Award
shall be made on the 65th day after the Executive’s Qualifying Termination or termination due to death or Disability (and if such Equity Award does provide for payment upon the Executive’s Separation from Service, payment shall be made as
provided in the establishing documentation for such Equity Award). 
 4. Release. The accelerated vesting and payment to
be provided under Section 3(b) and 3(d) (solely in the event of termination for death, Disability or Qualifying Termination other than during the Protection Period) shall be provided only if the Executive timely executes and does not timely
revoke a Release; provided that the Company has delivered, or has made a good faith effort to deliver, a form of the Release to the Executive no later than the fifth business day after the Executive’s Termination Date. The Release must be
signed by the Executive (or his legal representative, if applicable) and become effective and irrevocable in accordance with its terms (taking into account any applicable revocation period set forth therein) by the date specified by the Company,
which shall be no later than 60 days after the Executive’s Termination Date. If the Executive fails to timely execute and return the Release, or if the Release returned by the Executive has not become effective and irrevocable in accordance
with its terms (taking into account any applicable revocation period set forth therein) by the 60th day after the Executive’s Termination Date, the Executive will not be entitled to any accelerated vesting or payment under this Agreement.

 5. Covenants. The accelerated vesting and payment to be provided under Section 3(b) and 3(d) (solely in the event
of termination for death, Disability or Qualifying Termination other than during the Protection Period) are subject to the Executive’s continued compliance with the covenants set forth on Exhibit A. 

  
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 6. Effect on Other Plans, Agreements and Benefits. The provisions of this Agreement
shall supersede any contrary provision contained in any Equity Award to the extent the provisions of this Agreement are more favorable to the Executive. 
 7. Administration. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the Committee shall administer this Agreement and shall have full and final authority in its discretion to take all actions
determined by the Committee to be necessary in the administration of this Agreement. The Committee may delegate, subject to such terms as the Committee shall determine, any of its authority hereunder to such person or persons from time to time as it
may designate. In the event of such delegation, all references to the Committee in this Agreement shall be deemed references to such delegates as it relates to those aspects of this Agreement that have been delegated. 

8. Successors. 
 (a) Company Successors. This Agreement shall bind any successor of the Company (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) of all or substantially all of
the business and/or assets of the Company, in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be obligated under this Agreement if no succession had taken place. The Company shall require such successor expressly and unconditionally to
assume and agree to perform the Company’s obligations under this Agreement, in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place. The term “Company,” as used in
this Agreement, shall mean the Company as heretofore defined and any successor or assignee to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company which by reason hereof becomes bound by this Agreement. 

(b) Executive Successors. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive’s personal or
legal representatives, executors, administrators, heirs, distributees and/or legatees. The rights under this Agreement are personal in nature and neither the Company nor the Executive shall, without the consent of the other, assign, transfer or
delegate any rights or obligations hereunder except as expressly provided in this Section. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Executive’s right to receive any benefits hereunder shall not be assignable, transferable or
delegable, whether by pledge, creation of a security interest or otherwise, other than by a transfer by his or her will or by the laws of descent and distribution and, in the event of any attempted assignment or transfer contrary to this Section,
the Company shall not be required to accelerate the vesting or payment of any Equity Award so attempted to be assigned, transferred or delegated. 
 9. Resolutions of Disputes. 
 (a) Arbitration. Any and all
controversies arising out of or relating to the validity, interpretation, enforceability, or performance of this Agreement will be solely and finally settled by means of binding arbitration in Houston, Texas. The arbitration shall be conducted in
accordance with the applicable employment dispute resolution rules of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitration will be final, conclusive and binding upon the parties. All arbitrator’s fees and related expenses shall be divided
equally between the parties. 
 (b) Legal Fees. The arbitrator shall award the Executive attorneys’ fees and
expenses if the Executive prevails on at least one material issue in dispute, including the attorneys’ fees and expenses the Executive incurs in connection with any appeal or the enforcement of any award. Any award of attorneys’ fees and
expenses to the Executive shall be paid by the Company within 60 days following the award of such fees and expenses by the arbitrator (or, if later, when such fees and expenses are incurred), but in no event later than December 31 of the
calendar year following the year of the conclusion of the arbitration (or, if later, December 31 of the calendar year following the year in which such fees and expenses are incurred). 

  
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 10. Withholding. The Company shall have the right to deduct and withhold from any
amounts payable under this Agreement such federal, state, local or other taxes as are required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation. 
 11. Notice. For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when actually
delivered or mailed by United States registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the Secretary at the Company’s corporate headquarters address, and to the Executive at the last address of the Executive on the
Company’s books and records. 
 12. Amendment. This Agreement may not be modified except as provided in a written
document executed by both parties. 
 13. Governing Law. Except to the extent preempted by federal law, the provisions of
this Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas without regard to the conflict of law provisions thereof. 
 14. Validity and Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which
shall remain in full force and effect, and any prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. 

15. Headings; Interpretation. Headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not to be
considered in the construction of the provisions hereof. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the masculine pronoun wherever used herein shall be construed to include the feminine pronoun. 

16. No Employment Rights. Nothing in this Agreement will reduce or eliminate the right of the Company and its Affiliates to
terminate the Executive’s employment at any time for any reason. 
 17. Section 409A. 

(a) It is intended that the payments and benefits provided under this Agreement shall be exempt from the application of the requirements
of Section 409A of the Code. This Agreement shall be construed, administered and governed in a manner that effects such intent, and the Committee shall not take any action that would be inconsistent with such intent. Specifically, any taxable
benefits or payments provided under this Agreement are intended to be separate payments that qualify for the “short-term deferral” exception to Section 409A of the Code to the maximum extent possible, and to the extent they do not so
qualify, are intended to qualify for the separation pay exceptions to Section 409A of the Code, to the maximum extent possible. To the extent that none of these exceptions (or any other available exception) applies, then notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, and to the extent required to comply with Section 409A of the Code, if the Executive is a “specified employee,” as determined under the Company’s policy for identifying specified
employees on his or her Termination Date, then all amounts due under this Agreement that constitute a “deferral of compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, that are provided as a result of a Separation from
Service within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, and that would otherwise be paid or provided during the first six months following the Termination Date, shall be accumulated through and paid or provided on the first business day that is
more than six months after the date of the Termination Date (or, if the Executive dies during such six-month period, within 90 days after the Executive’s death). 
 (b) With regard to any provision herein that provides for reimbursement of costs and expenses or in-kind benefits, except as permitted by Section 409A of the Code: (i) the right to reimbursement
or in-kind benefits shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit; (ii) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits, provided during any calendar year shall not affect the expenses eligible for
reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other calendar year; and (iii) such payments shall be made on or before the last day of the Executive’s calendar year following the calendar year in which the expense occurred, or
such earlier date as required hereunder. 

  
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 (c) The payments and benefits provided under this Agreement may not be deferred,
accelerated, extended, paid out or modified in a manner that would result in the imposition of an additional tax under Section 409A of the Code upon the Executive. The tax treatment of the benefits provided under this Agreement is not warranted
or guaranteed. Neither the Company, its Affiliates nor their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be held liable for any taxes, interest, penalties or other monetary amounts owed by the Executive (or any other individual
claiming a benefit through the Executive) as a result of this Agreement. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed
by the Company and the Executive, effective as provided herein. 
  

			
	KiOR, INC.
		
	By: 	 	 
		
	Title: 	 	 
		
	Date: 	 	 

  

			
	EXECUTIVE
	
	 
		
	Date: 	 	 

  
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 EXHIBIT A 
 COVENANTS 
 1. Confidential Information. 

(a) For purposes of this Exhibit A, “Confidential Information” means ideas, concepts, information and material that constitute
trade secrets and/or proprietary and confidential information of the Company and its Affiliates. Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, information and knowledge pertaining to products and services offered, ideas, plans,
manufacturing, marketing, pricing, distribution and sales methods and systems, sales and profit figures, customer and client lists, and relationships between the Company or its subsidiaries and their respective affiliates, dealers, distributors,
wholesalers, customers, clients, suppliers and others who have business dealings with the Company or any of its subsidiaries. 

(b) Confidential Information is the sole and exclusive property of the Company. The Executive must not, either during or after the term
of this Agreement, directly or indirectly disclose any Confidential Information to any third party without the written permission of the Board, except as required by his employment with the Company, unless such information is in the public domain
for reasons other than the Executive’s conduct, or except as may be required by law (provided that the Executive shall give the Company notice of any disclosure required by law so that the Company shall have a reasonable opportunity to attempt
to preclude such disclosure). The Executive shall not use Confidential Information to his own advantage or the advantage of parties other than the Company. The Executive shall take all steps necessary to protect the confidentiality of all
Confidential Information and to inform the Company immediately of any attempted or actual disclosure of Confidential Information to any third party. The Executive agrees that, upon request of the Company or termination of employment, whichever is
first, he shall turn over to the Company all documents, memoranda, notes, plans, records or material in his possession or control that contain or are derived from Confidential Information. 

(c) If at any time the Executive has any material information which belongs to any former employer that the Executive is not entitled to
have or use for the benefit of the Company and its Affiliates, the Executive shall promptly return any such materials to the Executive’s former employer or obtain any necessary consents. The Executive is not permitted to use or refer to any
such materials in the performance of the Executive’s duties. 
 2. Non-Competition. During the period of the Executive’s
employment with the Company and its Affiliates and continuing for the twelve months after the Termination Date (the “Restricted Period”), the Executive shall not directly or indirectly own any interest in, manage, control, participate in,
be employed by, consult with, render services for, or in any manner engage in any Competing Business within any geographical area in which the Company or any of its controlled affiliates engage or have active plans at the Termination Date to engage
in such businesses. The restriction is without specific geographic limitation inasmuch as the Company and its Affiliates conduct business on a nationwide and international basis, that its sales and marketing prospects are for continued expansion
both nationally and internationally, that access to the Company’s Confidential Information would provide any national or international competitor with an unfair competitive advantage, and that, therefore, the restrictions set forth in this
Section are reasonable and properly required for the adequate protection of the legitimate interests of the Company. Nothing herein shall prohibit the Executive from owning beneficially not more than 2% of any class of outstanding equity securities
or other comparable interests of any issuer that is publicly traded, so long as the Executive has no active participation in the business of such issuer. For purposes hereof, the term “Competing Business” means any business that is engaged
in the production or sale of products that compete with the products produced, distributed or sold by the Company or its Affiliates (or are in the process of being actively developed by such entities) as of the Date of Termination. This restriction
shall not prevent the Executive from working for a subsidiary, division, venture or other business or functional service unit (collectively a “Unit”) of a Competing Business so long as (i) such Unit is not itself a Competing Business,
(ii) the Executive does not manage or participate in business activities or projects of any Unit that is a Competing Business, and (iii) the Executive otherwise strictly complies with the restrictive covenants contained in this
Exhibit A. 

  
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	3.	Nonsolicitation. 

 (a)
During the Restricted Period, the Executive must not, as an individual, employee, consultant, agent, owner, partner, director or stockholder, directly or indirectly solicit, call on or accept any business from any Customer of the Company or its
Affiliates. The term “Customer” means all persons, firms or corporations to whom the Company or its Affiliates sold products at any time during the one year period immediately preceding when the Executive’s employment with the Company
ceased, notwithstanding that some or all of such persons, firms or corporations may have been induced to give business to the Company or its Affiliates by the Executive. 
 (b) During the Restricted Period, the Executive must not take any action to divert from the Company or its Affiliates any opportunity in the scope of any present or contemplated future business of the
Company or its Affiliates that arose while he was employed by the Company. 
 (c) During the Restricted Period, the Executive
must not directly or indirectly solicit, hire, employ or engage any employee or any former employee of the Company or its Affiliates whose employment with the Company or its Affiliates ceased less than one year before the date of such solicitation,
enticement, hiring or engagement. 
 4. Non-Disparagement. The Executive at all times, both during and after the
Executive’s employment with the Company, shall not make any statement disparaging the Company, any officer, director, employee or other service provider for the Company, or any product or service offered by the Company. 

5. Stop-Transfer. The Executive agrees (i) not to (a) offer, pledge, announce the intention to sell, sell, contract to
sell, or sell any shares of common stock of the Company (or any securities substituted therefore) that he or she has acquired solely pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, less any such shares used for the exercise of an Equity Award or for the
maximum amount of federal income tax or employment tax withholding (such shares, the “Net Shares”), or option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, or otherwise
transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any of the Net Shares or (b) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Net Shares, whether any transaction
described in clause (a) or (b) is to be settled by delivery of securities, in cash or otherwise, during the period beginning on the date of the applicable of the Executive’s Qualifying Termination other than during the Protected
Period, death or Disability, and lapsing with respect to 25% of the Net Shares on each three-month anniversary of such date, and (ii) to execute any agreement reflecting clause (i) above as may be requested by the Company. The Company may
impose legends or restrictions on the Net Shares, or impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the Net Shares, during such period as the foregoing restrictions are in effect. 
 6. Scope of Restrictions. In the event any provision relating to the time period or scope of the restrictions in this Exhibit A shall be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to exceed the
maximum time period or scope such court deems reasonable and enforceable, such time period or scope shall be deemed amended and reformed to the minimum degree necessary to be enforceable. 

  
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