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Exhibit 10.15

CONSULTING AGREEMENT

THIS CONSULTING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made effective  as  of  December  15,  2021  (“Effective Date”) by and between PURE STORAGE, INC. and its successors or assignees (“Company”) and Mark Garrett (“Consultant”) and shall continue for 12 months from the Effective Date (the “Termination  Date”). The Agreement shall terminate on the Termination Date immediately without any notice. Any extensions must be made  in  writing  and  executed by the Parties.  Company and Consultant may be referred to herein individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”

1.ENGAGEMENT OF SERVICES. Company may from time to time submit a Statement of Work (“SOW”) to Consultant substantially in the form of Exhibit A to this Agreement. Subject to the terms  of  this Agreement, Consultant will provide the services set forth in each SOW accepted by Consultant (the “Project(s)”) by the completion dates set forth therein. The manner and means that Consultant chooses to complete the Projects are in Consultant’s sole discretion and control. Consultant shall perform the services necessary to complete the Projects in a timely and professional manner consistent with industry standards and at a location, place and time that  Consultant deems appropriate. Company agrees to provide the equipment, tools, and other materials as may be necessary for Consultant to complete the Projects, and will make its facilities and equipment available to Consultant when necessary. Company understands that addition or removal of Consultant resources from engagements may take thirty (30) days to effectuate.

2.COMPENSATION.

2.1 Fees. Company  will pay Consultant the fee specified in each SOW as Consultant’s sole compensation for the Project, provided such Project meets the terms of the SOW and this Agreement and is of a quality consistent with industry standards. Consultant shall be responsible for  all  expenses  incurred  in performing services under this Agreement, except as set forth in the SOW. Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason prior to completion of an SOW, Company will pay  Consultant  fees  and expenses on the basis stated in the SOW for work which is then in progress, within thirty (30) days of the later of Consultant’s invoice and the effective date of such termination.

2.2 Invoicing. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable SOW, (a) payment to Consultant of undisputed fees will be due thirty (30) days following Company’s receipt of an  invoice  which  contains accurate records of the work performed sufficient to document the invoiced fees; and (b) Consultant will submit invoices to Company upon completion of the milestones specified in the applicable SOW or, if no such milestones are specified, on a monthly basis for services performed in the previous month.

3.CONTRACTOR RELATIONSHIP. Consultant’s relationship with Company will be that of an independent contractor, and nothing in this Agreement should be construed to create a partnership, joint venture, or employer-employee relationship. Consultant (a) is not  the  agent of Company; (b) is not authorized to make any representation, contract, or commitment on behalf of Company; (c) will not be entitled to any of the benefits that Company makes available to its employees, such as group insurance, profit-sharing or retirement benefits (and waives the right to receive any such benefits); and (d) will be solely responsible for all tax returns and payments required to be filed with or made to any federal, state, or local tax authority with respect to Consultant’s performance of services and receipt of fees under this Agreement. If applicable, Company will report amounts paid to Consultant by filing Form 1099 with the Internal Revenue Service, as required by law. Consultant agrees to accept exclusive liability for complying with all applicable state and federal laws, including laws governing self-employed individuals, if applicable, such as laws related to  payment of taxes, social security, disability, and other contributions based on fees paid to Consultant under this Agreement. Company will not withhold or make payments for social security, unemployment insurance or disability insurance contributions, or obtain workers’  compensation insurance  on  Consultant’s  behalf. Consultant hereby agrees to indemnify and defend Company against any and all such taxes or contributions, including penalties and interest. Consultant agrees to provide proof of payment of appropriate taxes on any fees paid to Consultant under this Agreement upon reasonable request of Company.

4.INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.

4.1 Confidential Information. Consultant agrees that during the term of this Agreement and thereafter, it (a) will not use or permit the use of Confidential Information (defined below) in any manner or for any purpose not 

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expressly set forth in this Agreement; (b) will not disclose, lecture upon, publish, or permit others to disclose, lecture upon, or publish any such Confidential Information to any third party, except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement; (c) will limit access to Confidential Information to third parties who need to know such information in connection with their work for or with Company; and (d) will not remove any tangible embodiment of any Confidential Information from Company’s premises without Company’s prior written consent. “Confidential Information” includes, but is not limited to, all information related to Company’s business and its actual or anticipated research and development, including without limitation (i) trade secrets, inventions, mask works, ideas, processes, formulas,  computer  source and object codes, data, databases and data collections, programs, other works of authorship, know-how, improvements, discoveries, developments, designs and techniques; (ii) information regarding products or plans for research and development, marketing, sales and business plans, budgets, financial statements, licenses, contracts, prices and costs, suppliers, and customers; (iii) information regarding the skills and compensation of  Company’s  employees,  Consultants, and any other service providers of Company; (iv) the existence of any business discussions, negotiations, or agreements between Company and any third party; and (v) all such information related to any third party that is disclosed to Company or to Consultant during the course of Company’s business (“Third Party Information”).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood that Consultant is  free to use information which is generally known in the trade or industry, information which is not gained as a result of a breach of this Agreement, and Consultant’s own skill, knowledge, know-how, and experience and to offer opinions and advice to prospects and customers about the benefits and  capabilities  of  the  Company’s  current or future products or service offerings, whether or not such information is publicly available. Additionally, Consultant may use or disclose Confidential Information on a limited basis for the sole purpose of performing the services set out in the SOW and which advocates the Company’s interests with certain external parties such as prospects and customers.

4.2 Competitive or Conflicting Engagements. Consultant agrees, during the term of this Agreement, not to enter into a contract or accept an obligation that is inconsistent or incompatible with Consultant’s obligations under this Agreement. Consultant further warrants that there is no other existing contract, obligation or duty on Consultant’s part that is inconsistent with this Agreement. Consultant further agrees not to disclose to Company, bring onto Company’s premises, or induce Company to use any confidential information that belongs to anyone other than Company or Consultant. Section 4.2 does not preclude Consultant from working with other companies. However, Consultant agrees that during the term of this Agreement, Consultant may not accept any engagements from/with, work assignments from/with, or SOWs to perform services for a Competitor of Company.

4.3 Inventions and Intellectual Property Rights. As used in this Agreement, the term “Invention” means any ideas, concepts, information, materials, processes, data, programs, know-how, improvements, discoveries, developments,  designs,  artwork,  formulae,  other copyrightable works, and techniques and all Intellectual Property Rights therein. The term “Intellectual Property Rights” means all trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks, mask work rights, patents and other intellectual property rights recognized by the laws of any country.

4.4 Background Technology. As used in this Agreement, the term “Background Technology” means all Inventions developed by Consultant other than in the course  of  providing  services  to  Company hereunder and all Inventions acquired or licensed by Consultant that Consultant uses  in performing services under this Agreement or incorporates into Work Product  (defined  below).  Consultant  will disclose any Background Technology in the SOW  in  which  Consultant  proposes  to  use or incorporate into Work Product, and shall not use or incorporate such Background Technology into the Work Product without the prior written consent of Company. If no Background Technology is disclosed in an SOW, Consultant warrants that it will not use Background Technology or incorporate it into Work Product provided pursuant thereto.

4.5. Disclosure of Work Product. As used in this Agreement, the term “Work Product” means any Invention that is solely or jointly conceived, made, reduced to practice, or learned by Consultant in the course of any services performed for Company or with the use of materials of Company during the term of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, and all SOWs hereunder, Work Product is defined to also include all deliverables being provided to Company under this Agreement and all SOWs hereunder. Consultant agrees to disclose promptly in writing to Company, or any person designated by Company, all Work Product.

4.7. Ownership of Work Product. Consultant agrees that any and all Work Product, and all Inventions and all worldwide Intellectual Property Rights therein, shall be the sole and exclusive property of Company. It is expressly 

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understood by Consultant that SOWs under this Agreement will result in Consultant creating deliverables that will qualify as works made for hire under 17 USC Section 101 and that ownership of all such works shall vest in Company.

4.8 Assignment of Work Product. If Consultant has any rights to the Work Product that are not owned by Company upon creation or embodiment, Consultant irrevocably assigns to Company all right, title and interest worldwide in and to such Work Product. Except as set forth below, Consultant retains no rights to use the Work Product and agrees not to challenge the validity of Company’s ownership in the Work Product.

4.9. License to or Waiver of Other Rights. If Consultant has any right to the Work Product that cannot be assigned to Company by Consultant, Consultant unconditionally and  irrevocably  grants  to  Company during the term of such rights, an exclusive, even as to Consultant, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, fully paid and royalty- free license, with rights to sublicense through multiple levels of sublicensees, to reproduce, make derivative works of, distribute, publicly perform and publicly display in any form or medium, whether now known or later developed, make, use, sell, import, offer for sale and exercise any and all such rights. If Consultant has any rights to the Work Product that cannot be assigned or licensed to Company, Consultant unconditionally and irrevocably waives the enforcement of such rights, and all claims and causes of action of any kind against Company or  related  to  Company’s  customers, with respect to such rights, and agrees, at Company’s request and expense, to consent to and join in any action to enforce such rights.

4.10. Assistance. Consultant agrees to assist Company in every way, both during and after the term of this Agreement, to obtain and enforce United States and foreign Intellectual Property Rights relating to Work Product in all countries. In the event Company is unable to secure Consultant’s  signature  on  any document needed in connection with such purposes, Consultant hereby irrevocably designates and appoints Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as its agent and attorney in fact, which appointment is coupled with an interest, to act on its behalf to execute and file any such documents and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further such purposes with the same legal force and effect as if executed by Consultant.

5.CONSULTANT REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Consultant hereby represents and   warrants that (a) the Work Product will be an original work of Consultant and any third parties will have executed assignment of rights reasonably acceptable to Company prior to being allowed to participate in the development of the Work Product; (b) the Work Product will fully conform to the requirements and terms set forth in the SOW; (c) to the best of his/her knowledge, neither the Work Product nor any element or development thereof will infringe or misappropriate the Intellectual Property Rights of any third party; (d) neither the Work Product nor any element thereof will be subject to any restrictions or to any mortgages, liens, pledges, security interests, or encumbrances; (e) Consultant will not grant, directly or indirectly, any rights or interest whatsoever in the Work Product to third parties; (f) Consultant has full right and power to enter into and perform this Agreement without the consent of any third party; (g) Consultant will comply with all laws and regulations applicable to Consultant’s obligations under this Agreement, will refrain from any unethical conduct, and will maintain high standards of professionalism; and (h) should Company permit Consultant to use any of Company’s equipment, or facilities during the term of this Agreement, such permission shall be gratuitous and Consultant (i) shall be responsible for any injury to any person (including death) or damage to property arising out of use of such equipment or facilities; (ii) shall perform all services during Company’s normal business hours, unless  Company  otherwise specifically requests; and (iii) shall comply with Company’s then- current access policies and procedures, including those pertaining to safety, security, anti-harassment, and confidentiality.

6.TERMINATION. Unless previously terminated for the reasons set forth below in Sections 6.1 and 6.2 of this Agreement, the term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall terminate on the Termination Date.

6.1 Termination without Cause. Either Party may terminate this Agreement without cause upon five (5) days’ written notice to the other Party. In the event of termination of this Agreement, the Company will pay Consultant only those fees and expenses related to services actually  performed  during  such  notice period, as specified in the SOW.

6.2 Termination with Cause. Either party may terminate this Agreement immediately in the event that the other party has materially breached the Agreement and fails to cure such breach within five (5) days of receipt of notice 

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by the non-breaching party, setting forth in reasonable detail the nature of the breach. Company may also terminate this Agreement immediately in its sole discretion in the  event  of Consultant’s material breach of the section titled Intellectual Property Rights. Company  will  pay Consultant only those fees and expenses related to services actually  performed  during  such  notice period, as specified in the SOW.

6.3 Return of Company Property. Upon termination of the Agreement or  upon Company’s request at any other time, Consultant will deliver to Company all of Company’s property, equipment, and documents, together with all copies thereof, and any other material containing or disclosing any Work Product, Third Party Information or Confidential Information of Company and certify to Company in writing that Consultant has fully complied with this obligation Consultant further agrees that any property situated on Company’s premises and owned by Company is subject to inspection by Company personnel at any time with or without notice.

6.4 Survival. The following provisions shall survive termination of this Agreement: Sections and Subsections titled Intellectual Property Rights, Consultant Representations and Warranties, Indemnification, Return of Company Property, Survival, and General Provisions.

7.RESERVED.

8.GENERAL PROVISIONS.

8.1 Governing Law and Venue. This Agreement and any action related thereto will be governed, and interpreted by and under the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to any conflicts of laws principles that require the application of the law of a different state.  Consultant  hereby  expressly consents to the personal jurisdiction and venue in the state and federal courts for the county in which Company’s principal place of business is located for any lawsuit filed  there  against  Consultant  by Company arising from or related to this Agreement.

8.2 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unenforceable, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain enforceable and the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed modified so that it is valid and enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law.

8.3 No Assignment. This Agreement, and Consultant’s rights and obligations herein, may not be assigned, subcontracted, delegated, or otherwise transferred by Consultant without Company’s prior written consent, and any attempted assignment, subcontract, delegation, or transfer in violation of the foregoing will be null and void. The terms of this Agreement shall be binding upon assignees.

8.4 Notices. Each party must deliver all notices or other communications required or permitted under this Agreement in writing to the other party at the address listed on the signature page,  by  courier,  by certified or registered mail (postage prepaid and return receipt requested), or by a nationally-recognized express mail service. Notice will be effective upon receipt or refusal of delivery. If delivered by certified or registered mail, any such notice will be considered to have been given five (5) business days after it was  mailed,  as  evidenced  by  the postmark. If delivered by courier or express mail service, any such notice shall be considered to have been given on the delivery date reflected by the courier or express mail service receipt. Each party may change its address for receipt of notice by giving notice of such change to the other party.

8.5 Injunctive Relief. Consultant acknowledges that, because its services are personal  and  unique  and because Consultant will have access to Confidential Information of Company, any breach  of  this Agreement by Consultant would cause irreparable injury to Company  for  which  monetary  damages would not be an adequate remedy and, therefore, will entitle Company to injunctive relief (including specific performance). The rights and remedies provided to each party in this Agreement are cumulative and in addition to any other rights and remedies available to such party at law or in equity.

8.6 Waiver. Any waiver or failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement on one occasion will not be deemed a waiver of any other provision or of such provision on any other occasion.

8.7 Export. Consultant agrees not to export, directly or indirectly, any U.S. technical data acquired from Company or any products utilizing such data, to countries outside the United States, in violation of the United States export laws or regulations.

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8.8 Entire Agreement; Modification. This Agreement and any SOWs attached hereto together constitute the entire agreement between the Consultant and Pure and supersedes in its entirety any and all oral or written agreements previously existing between Consultant and Pure with respect to the subject matter hereof. For clarity, the pre-existing indemnity agreement between the Company  and  Consultant  will apply, on its terms, during the duration of this Agreement. This Agreement may only be amended in a writing signed by duly authorized representatives of the parties.

Pure Storage, Inc.

By:  /s/ Kevan Krysler                                  

Title: Chief Financial Officer 
Date: December 15, 2021

Address:            650 Castro Street
Mountain View, CA 94041

Consultant: Mark Garrett

By:  /s/ Mark Garrett                                     

Date: December 15, 2021

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EXHIBIT A

STATEMENT OF WORK

Consultant: Mark Garrett                                                                                                    Date: December 15, 2021 Statement of Work #: One (1)

This Statement of Work forms part of the Consultant Agreement dated December 15, 2021 by and between Pure Storage, Inc. (“Pure”) and Mark Garrett (“Consultant”).

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES; SERVICE FEES

A.Consultant will consult on financial, sales, support and related activities of the Company as may be reasonably requested by the Company, until the Termination Date or unless terminated earlier pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement (“Consulting Period”).

B.  Consultant will be paid $25,000 in cash per quarter payable in arrears (“Cash Payment”). Other than the Cash Payment and continued vesting of outstanding equity awards, Consultant will receive no additional fees or remuneration for the services performed under this Agreement.

C.   The Company will reimburse Consultant, in accordance with the Company’s Global Travel & Expense Policy, for all reasonable expenses incurred by Consultant in performing the services requested by the Company pursuant to this Agreement.

D.   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Company’s Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy (“Policy”) or in any agreement for an equity award made pursuant to the Policy, Consultant will be deemed to remain in Continuous Service for purposes of any equity awards held by Consultant under the 2009 Equity Incentive Plan and the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan until the Termination Date. Consultant’s Continuous Service will terminate on the Termination Date.

Pure Storage, Inc.

By:  /s/ Kevan Krysler                                                              
Title: Chief Financial Officer 
Date: December 15, 2021

Consultant: Mark Garrett

By:  /s/ Mark Garrett                                                                 
Date: December 15, 2021Document

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YOUR OFFER TO JOIN PURE!

December 08, 2020

Ajay Singh

Ajay,

Pure Storage, Inc. (“Pure” or the “Company”) is on a mission to create and deliver the modern data experience and we’re excited to offer you the opportunity to join us in this endeavor as our Chief Product Officer.

In this role, you will be responsible for leading our global research and development organization to stunning levels of success in product portfolio development, customer adoption, market share growth, and overall financial business performance. You will report directly to me, Charles Giancarlo, and will be based in Mountain View, CA at 650 Castro Street.

CASH COMPENSATION

We are pleased to offer you an annual salary of $550,000.00, less payroll deductions and withholdings. You will be paid semi-monthly.

You are eligible to earn an incentive bonus equal to 80% of your annual base salary, subject to the terms and conditions of the corporate incentive bonus plan, including any plan rules/requirements relating to a particular period, in effect from time to time. Pure Storage’s performance period is based on the company’s fiscal year that runs from February to January. Because your start date is after November 1, 2020, our cut off date for participation in the FY21 bonus program, your next eligibility will be to participate in the FY22 plan starting February 2021.

NEW HIRE EQUITY

We will recommend to Pure’s Compensation Committee that you be granted an award of restricted stock units (“RSU”) with a value of $7,000,000.00.

The number of RSUs will be determined by dividing the value above by the prior 30 trading-day average of the NYSE closing price of the Company’s common stock, ending on the 15th of the month in which the grant is made, but not at a price less than $16.00. Shares will be rounded to the nearest whole share.

This RSU award will vest as follows: 1/4th of the total units on the first anniversary of the grant date, with 1/16th of the total units vesting quarterly thereafter. The grant date is expected to be the earliest of the following dates after your start date: March 20, June 20, September 20 or December 20, provided that your start date is on or prior to the 15th day of that month (or the next business day if the 15th falls on a weekend or holiday); otherwise your grant date will be on the next earliest grant date. This award will be subject to the terms and conditions of the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan and your applicable award agreement.

PERFORMANCE SHARES EQUITY

The Pure Storage board of directors sets executive performance targets at the beginning of the fiscal year, and you will be eligible to receive a performance restricted stock unit (“PSU”) grant with a target value of $3,250,000 for the FY22 cycle that will take place early next fiscal year.

The target PSU award value will be converted to shares in a manner to be determined by Pure’s Compensation Committee and applied to all participants of the Performance Share Unit plan at Pure. This award will be subject to the terms and conditions of the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan and your applicable award agreement. The actual shares earned will be determined once company performance is determined following the close of the FY22 performance year.

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Actual shares earned will vest over three years, with 1/3rd vesting in March 2022 and the remainder vesting quarterly thereafter based on your continued employment with Pure Storage.

ADDITIONAL TERMS

Included in this offer is a one-time Sign-on Bonus of $1,200,000.00, which will be paid, less payroll deductions and withholdings, within two payroll periods of your start date. If your employment is terminated for any reason other than a layoff within the first 12 months of continuous service, you agree to repay the net Sign-on Bonus amount received.

BENEFITS

You will be eligible for the standard Pure benefits as the Company adopts them pursuant to the terms of the applicable benefit plan.

CHANGE IN CONTROL

In September 2015, we adopted a Change in Control Severance Benefit Plan (the Severance Plan). Employees with the title of vice president or above, including each of our named executive officers, are eligible participants under the Severance Plan. Under the Severance Plan, each eligible participant whose employment is involuntarily terminated within the period starting three months prior to a change in control of the company and ending on the 12-month anniversary of the change in control, will receive (i) a lump sum cash payment equal to six months of the participant’s then-current base salary, (ii) a lump sum cash payment equal to six months of the participant’s then-current annual target bonus, (iii) up to six months of company-paid health insurance coverage, and (iv) accelerated vesting of 100% of the shares subject to each time-based vesting equity award held by such participant. These payments and benefits are subject to a “best after tax” provision in the case the case they would trigger excise tax penalties and loss of deductibility under Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code.

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

We work hard to keep all things Pure, literally. We expect that in your work at Pure, you not use or disclose any confidential information, including trade secrets, of any former employer or other person or company to whom you have an obligation of confidentiality. Rather, you may use only that information which is generally known and used by persons with training and experience comparable to your own, which is common knowledge in the industry or otherwise legally in the public domain, or which is otherwise provided or developed by the Company. You agree that you will not bring onto Company premises any unpublished documents or property belonging to any former employer or other person to whom you have an obligation of confidentiality. By accepting employment with Pure, you agree that you have disclosed to us any contract you have signed that may restrict your activities on behalf of Pure.

EMPLOYEE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AGREEMENT (EPIA)

As a condition of starting employment with Pure, you will be asked to sign, return, and comply with the Employee Proprietary Information Agreement (EPIA), which outlines the prohibited, unauthorized use or disclosure of Pure’s confidential information, among other obligations. The EPIA will be provided to you once you have access to the on-boarding portal.

You may terminate your employment with Pure at any time and for any reason whatsoever simply by notifying us. Likewise, Pure may terminate your employment at any time, with or without cause or advance notice. Your employment at-will status can only be modified in a written agreement signed by you and a Pure officer.

To ensure the rapid and economical resolution of disputes that may arise in connection with your employment with the Company, you and the Company agree that any and all disputes, claims, or causes of action, in law or equity, including but not limited to statutory claims, arising from or relating to the enforcement, breach, performance, or interpretation of this offer, your employment with the Company, or the termination of your employment, shall be resolved pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§1-16, to the fullest extent permitted by law, by final, binding and confidential arbitration in Palo Alto, California conducted by JAMS, Inc. (“JAMS”) or its successor, under JAMS’ then applicable rules and 

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procedures for employment disputes. The JAMS Employment Arbitration Rules and Procedures are available for review on JAMS’ web site at http://www.jamsadr.com/rules-employment-arbitration/ and a hard copy of the rules will be provided to you upon request. Questions of whether a claim is subject to arbitration under this agreement shall be decided by the arbitrator. Likewise, procedural questions which grow out of the dispute and bear on the final disposition are also matters for the arbitrator.

By agreeing to this arbitration procedure, both you and the Company waive the right to resolve any such dispute through a trial by jury or judge or administrative proceeding. In addition, all claims, disputes, or causes of action under this section, whether by you or the Company, must be brought in an individual capacity, and shall not be brought as a plaintiff (or claimant) or class member in any purported class or representative proceeding, nor joined or consolidated with the claims of any other person or entity. The arbitrator may not consolidate the claims of more than one person or entity, and may not preside over any form of representative or class proceeding. To the extent that the preceding sentences regarding class claims or proceedings are found to violate applicable law or are otherwise found unenforceable, any claim(s) alleged or brought on behalf of a class shall proceed in a court of law rather than by arbitration. This paragraph shall not apply to an action or claim brought in court pursuant to the California Private Attorneys General Act of 2004, as amended. The arbitrator shall: (a) have the authority to compel adequate discovery for the resolution of all Claims and to award such relief as would otherwise be permitted by law; and (b) issue a written arbitration decision including the arbitrator’s essential findings and conclusions and a statement of the award. The Company shall pay all administrative fees in excess of the amount of those administrative fees you would have been required to pay if the Claims were decided in a court of law. You may be represented by your own attorney, at your expense. Nothing in this offer letter or this section is intended to prevent either you or the Company from obtaining injunctive relief in court to prevent irreparable harm pending the conclusion of any such arbitration. Any awards or orders in such arbitration may be entered and enforced as judgments in the federal and state courts of any competent jurisdiction.

This offer is contingent upon the successful completion of background and reference checks and satisfactory proof of your right to work in the United States. We may need your help to complete this process, so please assist as needed and complete any documentation to meet these conditions.

This letter, together with your Employee Proprietary Information Agreement, forms the complete and exclusive statement of the terms of your employment with Pure. It supersedes any other agreements or promises made to you by anyone, whether oral or written. Changes in your employment terms, other than those changes expressly reserved to the Company’s discretion in this letter, require a written modification signed by a Pure officer.

If you voluntarily resign or your employment with Pure is terminated for any reason other than a layoff within the first 12 months of continuous service, by signing this letter, you authorize Pure to deduct any outstanding amounts owed by you to Pure from your final paycheck.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU ABOARD

Please confirm your acceptance of this offer of employment at the Company under the terms above by providing your e-signature on this document.

This offer is contingent on you starting on or before January 5, 2021 at which point you must be free and clear of any obligations to your prior employer that would preclude your unrestricted employment by the Company and have completed the requirements above.

We look forward to having you join our team and the impact we know you will make as we continue to build, innovate, and grow!

Sincerely,

/s/ Charles Giancarlo
Charles Giancarlo, CEO, Pure Storage

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Accepted: 12/9/2020

/s/ Ajay Singh
Ajay Singh

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