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Exhibit

Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of January 3, 2019 (the “Agreement”) is made by and between Spok Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or “Spok Holdings”) and Vincent D. Kelly (the “Executive”).
WHEREAS, the Company and Executive are parties to that Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of December 28, 2016 (the “Previous Employment Agreement”), pursuant to which the Executive has been employed as the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company; and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive desire to enter into this Agreement, which is intended to replace and supersede the Previous Employment Agreement as of the Effective Date (as defined below) in all respects and, in order to do so, enter into this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
		
	1.
	Employment. The Company shall employ the Executive as the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company based upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, for the period of time specified in Section 3. In such positions, the Executive shall report directly and exclusively to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”).

		
	2.
	Duties and Authority. During the Agreement Term (as defined below), as the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, under the direction and subject to the control of the Board (which direction shall be such as is customarily exercised over a chief executive officer of a public company), the Executive shall be responsible for the business, affairs, properties and operations of the Company, and shall have general executive charge, management and control of the Company, with all such powers and authority with respect to such business, affairs, properties, and operations as may be reasonably incident to such duties and responsibilities, and shall perform such other duties for the Company as the Board may determine from time to time. The Executive shall devote the Executive’s reasonable best efforts and full business time, energies and talents to the performance of the Executive’s duties and the advancement of the business and affairs of the Company, provided that Executive may serve as an outside director of one other company unrelated to Spok Holdings, subject to approval of the Board, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.

		
	3.
	Term. The term of this Agreement and the period of employment of the Executive by the Company hereunder (the “Agreement Term”) shall commence on January 1, 2019 (the “Effective Date”) and shall end on December 31, 2021 (the “Expiration Date”), unless earlier terminated pursuant to Section 7 herein.

		
	4.
	Compensation and Expenses.

		
	(a)
	Base Salary. In consideration for the Executive’s services and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company shall pay to the Executive an annual base salary (the “Base Salary”) equal to Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000), commencing as of the Effective Date. The Base Salary shall be payable biweekly or in such other installments as shall be consistent with the Company’s payroll procedures. The Company shall deduct and withhold all necessary social security and withholding taxes and any other similar sums required by law or authorized by the Executive with respect to the payment of the Base Salary. The Board shall 

Exhibit 10.1

review the Base Salary annually before December 31 and may, in its discretion, increase, but not decrease, his Base Salary in any renewal, extension or replacement of this Agreement. The Board shall also review the appropriateness of creating additional forms of nonqualified executive compensation to cover the Executive.

		
	(b)
	Annual Bonus. The Executive shall be eligible for a target annual bonus equal to $500,000 (83.33% of Base Salary) based on achievement of certain bonus targets set by the Board or a committee thereof (the “Annual Bonus”), provided that the Executive is employed by the Company on December 31 of the applicable calendar year and Executive has not voluntarily terminated his employment in the Company pursuant to Section 8(d) herein prior to the date such Annual Bonus is payable hereunder. Each Annual Bonus shall be paid upon completion of the annual audit of the Company’s financial statements for the applicable calendar year or sooner if the Compensation Committee (“Compensation Committee”) of the Company’s Board so agrees, but in any event no later than March 15 of the year following the applicable calendar year. The criteria for determining the amount of any Annual Bonus and the bases upon which such Annual Bonus shall be payable shall be no less favorable to the Executive than those used for other senior executives of the Company, such criteria and bases to be determined in the sole discretion of the Board (or Compensation Committee, as applicable).  The Board or a committee thereof may review and in its discretion increase but not decrease the amount of the Annual Bonus that Executive may be eligible to earn based on achievement of bonus targets.

		
	(c)
	Benefits. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable state and federal law, the Executive shall be eligible, at no cost to the Executive, to participate in all of the Company’s benefit plans, including fringe benefits available to the Company’s senior executives, as such plans or programs are in effect from time to time, and use of an automobile

		
	(d)
	Holidays and Vacation. The Executive shall be entitled to (i) time off for all public holidays observed by the Company and (ii) vacation days in accordance with the applicable policies for the Company’s senior executives as in effect from time to time.

		
	(e)
	Reimbursement of Expenses. The Company shall reimburse the Executive for all reasonable expenses the Executive incurs in accordance with the reasonable policies and procedures adopted from time to time by the Company.

		
	(f)
	Equity Incentive.  The Executive shall be entitled to receive long-term equity awards in the Company, as may be determined by the Board pursuant of the terms of the Company’s 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan and potential future LTIP plans (the “Plans”), as to be set forth in one or more separate award agreements governing the applicable equity award.

		
	(g)
	Claw-back Policy.  The annual bonus and long-term equity awards, referenced in Sections 4(b) and 4(f) herein, shall be subject to and governed by the Company’s claw-back policy, as adopted by the Board and in effect at the time the annual bonus is paid or the long-term equity awards are granted, as applicable. 

Exhibit 10.1

		
	5.
	Confidential Information.

		
	(a)
	“Confidential Information” means any and all Company and Company subsidiary proprietary information, technical data, patent applications, inventions or discoveries (whether patentable or not), know-how and trade secrets, as well as operating, design and manufacturing procedures disclosed to the Executive, including before the date of this Agreement. “Confidential Information” further means, without limitation, research, product development activities, processes, products, specifications, designs, diagrams, illustrations, programs, concepts, ideas, marketing plans, proposals, financial information, confidential reports, communications and customer lists and data, as well as the nature and results of the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ research and development activities, and all other materials and information related to the business or activities of the Company and its subsidiaries that are not generally known to the public; provided, however, that the term “Confidential Information” excludes information that (i) is or becomes generally available to the public other than through acts by the Executive in violation of this Agreement, (ii) was legally within the Executive’s possession prior to disclosure to the Executive by or on behalf of the Company or its predecessor, which prior possession can be evidenced by the Executive’s written records in existence prior to the effective date of any Prior Employment Document (as defined in Section 10 below), or (iii) becomes available to the Executive on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company or a subsidiary or predecessor of the Company, provided that such source is not bound by a confidentiality agreement with the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or by any other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any other party with respect to such information.

		
	(b)
	Except as may be required by the lawful order of a court or agency of competent jurisdiction, the Executive covenants and agrees that, during the Agreement Term and at all times thereafter, the Executive will keep secret and confidential all Confidential Information, and will not at any time, without the prior written consent of the Board or a person authorized by the Board, publish or disclose any Confidential Information, either directly or indirectly, to any third party, use for the Executive’s own benefit or advantage, or make available for others to use (except to third parties in connection with possible transactions or business with the Company).  Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit Executive from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to any United States governmental agency or entity in accordance with the provisions of and rules promulgated under Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or any other whistleblower protection provisions of state or federal law or regulation (including the right to receive an award for information provided to any such government agencies). 

		
	(c)
	To the extent that any court or agency seeks to have the Executive disclose Confidential Information, the Executive shall promptly inform the Company, and shall take all reasonable steps necessary to prevent disclosure of any Confidential Information until the Company has been informed of such requested disclosure, and the Company has an opportunity to respond to such court or agency. To the extent that the Executive obtains information on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries that may be subject to attorney-client privilege as to the Company’s attorneys, the Executive shall take reasonable steps necessary to maintain the confidentiality of such information and to preserve such privilege.

Exhibit 10.1

		
	(d)
	The Executive acknowledges that the restrictions contained in Section 5(b) and 5(c) are reasonable and necessary, in view of the nature of the Company’s business, in order to protect the legitimate interests of the Company, and that any violation thereof would result in irreparable injury to the Company. Therefore, the Executive agrees that in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Executive of the provisions of Section 5(b) and 5(c), the Company shall be entitled to obtain from any court of competent jurisdiction, preliminary or permanent injunctive relief restraining the Executive from disclosing or using any such Confidential Information. The Executive also acknowledges that nothing in this Section 5 shall be construed as limiting the Executive’s duty of loyalty to the Company, or any other duty he may otherwise have to the Company, while he is employed by the Company.

		
	6.
	Covenant Not to Compete. The Executive agrees that, through his position as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company and the various other positions with the Company that he has held from time to time, the Executive has established and will continue to establish valuable and recognized expertise in narrow band wireless communications and in the development and marketing of software and related equipment for mission-critical communications, and has had and will have access to the Company’s Confidential Information. The Executive hereby enters into a covenant restricting the Executive from soliciting employees of the Company and its subsidiaries and from competing against the Company upon the terms and conditions described below:

		
	(a)
	During the Executive’s employment and for a period of two (2) years after the Date of Termination (as defined in Section 7(d) below) for any reason, the Executive shall not:

		
	(i)
	induce or attempt to induce any person who, as of the Date of the Termination, is an employee of the Company or of any of its subsidiaries to terminate his or her employment, or refrain from renewing or extending such employment, with the Company or such subsidiary in order to become an director, officer, employee, consultant or independent contractor to or for any other individual or entity other than the Company or its subsidiaries;

		
	(ii)
	in any state or other jurisdiction in the United States in which, as of the Date of Termination, the Company is engaged in Business (as defined herein) or has developed plans to engage in Business: (1) engage or be a part of any Person (including as a director, consultant, employee, agent, or representative), or have any direct or indirect financial interest (whether as a partner, shareholder, or owner (other than ownership of 1% or less of the outstanding stock of any corporation listed on a national stock exchange)) in any Person that engages in the business of owning and operating narrowband paging and wireless messaging networks, voice mail services, data transmitting services and/or mission critical communications software (the “Business”); or (2) participate as an employee or officer in any enterprise in which the Executive’s responsibility relates to the Business;

		
	(iii)
	directly or indirectly own an equity interest in any Competitor (other than ownership of 1% or less of the outstanding stock of any corporation listed on a national stock exchange). The term “Competitor” means any Person a portion of the business of which (and during any period in which it intends to enter into business activities that would be) is materially competitive in any way with the Business of the Company; or

Exhibit 10.1

		
	(iv)
	solicit or cause or encourage any person to solicit any Business in competition with the Company or a subsidiary from any Person who as of the Date of Termination is, or at any time during the 1-year period prior to the Date of Termination was, a client of the Company or of a subsidiary during the Executive’s employment hereunder.

		
	(b)
	The Executive agrees that the restrictions set forth in this Section 6 are reasonable, proper, and necessitated by legitimate business interests of the Company and do not constitute an unlawful or unreasonable restraint upon the Executive’ ability to earn a livelihood. The parties agree that in the event any of the restrictions in this Agreement, interpreted in accordance with the Agreement as a whole, are found to be unreasonable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such court shall determine the limits allowable by law and shall enforce the same. The parties further agree that nothing in this Section 6 shall be construed as limiting the Executive’s duty of loyalty to the Company, or any other duty he may otherwise have to the Company, while he is employed by the Company.

		
	(c)
	The Executive further acknowledges that it may be impossible to assess the monetary damages incurred by the Executive’s violation of this Agreement, and that violation of this Agreement will cause irreparable injury to the Company. Accordingly, the Executive agrees that the Company will be entitled, in addition to all other rights and remedies that may be available, to an injunction enjoining and restraining the Executive and any other involved party from committing a violation of this Agreement.

		
	7.
	Termination. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, this Agreement (and, thereby, the Executive’s employment with the Company) shall terminate upon the death of the Executive, or it may be terminated with thirty (30) days’ written notice as follows:

		
	(a)
	The Company may terminate this Agreement (and, thereby, the Executive’s employment with the Company):

		
	(i)
	at any time if the Executive is Disabled (as defined below) for a period of six (6) months or more;

		
	(ii)
	at any time with “Cause.” For purposes of this Agreement. “Cause” means (A) dishonesty of a material nature that relates to the performance of services under this Agreement; (B) criminal conduct (other than minor infractions and traffic violations) that relates to the performance of services under this Agreement, (C) the Executive’s willfully breaching or failing to perform his duties as described in Section 2 hereof (other than any such failure resulting from the Executive’s being Disabled), within a reasonable period of time after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Executive by the Board, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that the Executive has not substantially performed his duties; or (D) the willful engaging by the Executive in conduct that is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise. No act or failure to act on the Executive’s part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive not in good faith and without reasonable belief that such action or omission was in the best interests of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to the Executive a resolution duly adopted by a majority of the members of the Board with no less than the affirmative vote of all Directors who are not also serving as officers or employees of the Company, at a 

Exhibit 10.1

meeting of the Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice to the Executive and an opportunity for the Executive, together with the Executive’s counsel, to be heard before the Board), finding that in the good faith judgment of the Board, the Executive has engaged in the conduct set forth in this paragraph and specifying the particulars thereof in detail; or

		
	(iii)
	at any time without Cause upon Notice (as defined in Section 11 below) from the Company to the Executive, which Notice shall be effective immediately or such later time as is specified in such Notice.

		
	(b)
	The Executive may terminate this Agreement (and, thereby, his employment with the Company) at any time upon sixty (60) days’ Notice to the Company.

		
	(c)
	This Agreement may be terminated (and, thereby, the Executive’s employment with the Company) at any time by the mutual agreement of the parties.  Any termination of the Executive’s employment by mutual agreement of the parties shall be memorialized by a written agreement signed by the Executive and duly-appointed officers of the Company.

		
	(d)
	Any purported termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company or by the Executive shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto in accordance with Section 12.  For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall mean a notice that shall indicate the Date of Termination (which shall not be earlier than the date on which such Notice is sent), and the specific provision of this Agreement relied upon and that shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Executive’s employment. The “Date of Termination” means the last day the Executive is employed by the Company hereunder (including any successor to the Company as determined in accordance with Section 14).  If the Executive becomes employed by the entity into which the Company is merged, or the purchaser of substantially all of the assets of the Company, or a successor to such entity or purchaser, the Executive shall not be treated as having terminated employment for purposes of this Agreement until such time as the Executive terminates employment with the successor (including, without limitation, the merged entity or purchaser).

		
	8.
	Compensation Upon Termination.

		
	(a)
	Death. If the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Executive’s death, the Company shall pay to the Executive’s estate, or as may be directed by the legal representatives to such estate, (i) the Executive’s Base Salary in effect on the date immediately prior to the Executive’s death, through the Executive’s date of death; (ii) subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Company fringe benefit or incentive compensation plan or program, all other unpaid amounts, if any, to which the Executive is entitled as of the date of the Executive’s death, under any Company fringe benefit or incentive compensation plan or program, at the time such payments would otherwise ordinarily be due (including, without limitation, any Annual Bonus to the extent unpaid in respect of the calendar year ending prior to the date of the Executive’s death); (iii) an amount equal to two times the Executive’s full Base Salary then in effect, in a lump sum within forty-five (45) days after his death; and (iv) an amount equal to the product of the target Annual Bonus for the calendar year in which the Executive died multiplied by a fraction the numerator being the number of days Executive was employed by the Company in the calendar year of his death and the denominator being 365, in a lump sum within forty-five (45) days after his death.

Exhibit 10.1

		
	(b)
	Disability. Following the use of all sick days to which the Executive is entitled under the policies applicable to the Company’s senior executives, while he is Disabled until the Date of Termination (the “Disability Period”), the Company shall, in lieu of payment of his Base Salary, pay the Executive (i) a disability benefit equal to 50% of the Base Salary that he would otherwise be entitled to receive for the Disability Period; (ii) subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Company fringe benefit or incentive compensation plan or program, all other unpaid amounts, if any, to which the Executive is entitled as of the Executive’s date of disability, under any Company fringe benefit or incentive compensation plan or program, at the time such payments are due (including, without limitation, any Annual Bonus to the extent unpaid in respect of the calendar year ending prior to the date of the Executive’s disability); (iii) an amount equal to two times the Executive’s full Base Salary then in effect, in a lump sum within forty-five (45) days after such Date of Termination; and (iv) an amount equal to the product of the target Annual Bonus for the calendar year in which the Executive became Disabled multiplied by a fraction the numerator being the number of days in the calendar year of his termination due to his becoming Disabled prior to the commencement of the Disability Period, and the denominator being 365, in a lump sum within forty-five (45) days after such Date of Termination; provided, however, that any payments made to the Executive during the Disability Period shall be reduced by any amounts paid or payable to the Executive under any Company disability benefit plans.  Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Executive shall not be required to perform services under this Agreement during any period that he is Disabled.  The Executive shall be considered “Disabled” during any period in which he has an illness, or a physical or mental disability, or similar incapacity, that renders him incapable, after reasonable accommodation, of performing his duties under this Agreement.  In the event of a dispute as to whether the Executive is Disabled, the Company may refer the same to a licensed practicing physician of the Company’s choice, and the Executive agrees to submit to such tests and examinations as such physician shall deem appropriate.  During the period in which the Executive is Disabled, the Company may appoint a temporary replacement to assume the Executive’s responsibilities.

		
	(c)
	For Cause. If the Company terminates the Executive’s employment for Cause, the Company shall pay (i) the Executive’s Base Salary in effect on the date immediately prior to such termination, through the date specified in the Notice of Termination; and (ii) subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Company fringe benefit or incentive compensation plan or program, all other unpaid amounts, if any, to which the Executive is entitled as of the Date of Termination, under any Company fringe benefit or incentive compensation plan or program, at the time such payments are due (including, without limitation and when due, any Annual Bonus to the extent unpaid in respect of the calendar year ending prior to the Date of Termination), and the Company shall have no further obligations to the Executive under this Agreement.

		
	(d)
	Voluntary. If the Executive terminates his employment for other than Good Reason, the Company shall pay (i) the Executive’s Base Salary in effect on the date immediately prior to such termination, through the date specified in the Notice of Termination and (ii) subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Company fringe benefit or incentive compensation plan or program, all other unpaid amounts, if any, to which the Executive is entitled as of the Date of Termination, under any such fringe benefit or incentive compensation plan or program, at the time such payments are due (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Annual Bonus to the extent unpaid in respect of the calendar year ending prior to the Date of Termination).  The Company shall have no further obligations to the Executive under this Agreement.

“Good Reason” means the occurrence, without the Executive’s express written consent, of any of the following circumstances:

Exhibit 10.1

		
	(i)
	the Company’s failure to perform or observe any of the material terms or provisions of this Agreement after the Executive gives a written demand for performance to the Company within thirty (30) days of the event or circumstance giving rise to such failure of performance or observance, which demand shall describe specifically the nature of such alleged failure to perform or observe such material terms or provisions;

		
	(ii)
	the assignment to the Executive of any duties inconsistent with, or any substantial diminution in, such Executive’s status or responsibilities as in effect on the date hereof, including imposition of travel obligations that are materially greater than is reasonably required by the Company’s business;

		
	(iii)
	(I) a reduction in the Executive’s Base Salary as then in effect on the date of termination, as that amount may be increased from time to time; or (II) the failure to pay a bonus award to which the Executive is otherwise entitled, at the time such bonuses are usually paid;

		
	(iv)
	a change in the principal place of the Executive’s employment, as in effect on the date hereof or as in effect after any subsequent change to which the Executive consented in writing, to a location more than thirty-five (35) miles distant from the location of such principal place;

		
	(v)
	(I) the Company’s failure to continue in effect any incentive compensation plan or stock option plan in which the Executive participates, unless the Company has provided an equivalent alternative compensation arrangement (embodied in an ongoing substitute or alternative plan) to the Executive, or (II) the Company’s failure to continue the Executive’s participation in any such incentive or stock option plan on substantially the same basis, both in terms of the amount of benefits provided and the level of the Executive’s participation relative to other participants;

		
	(vi)
	the failure of the Company or any successor to obtain a satisfactory written agreement from any successor to assume and agree to perform this Agreement, as contemplated in Section 14 below; or

		
	(vii)
	any purported termination of the Executive’s employment that is not effected pursuant to a Notice of Termination satisfying the requirements of Sections 7(a)(ii) or 7(d), as applicable.  For purposes of this Agreement, no such purported termination shall be effective except as constituting Good Reason;

provided that a Change of Control (as defined in the Plan) absent one or more of the circumstances in clauses (i) through (viii) above shall not constitute “Good Reason.”
The Executive’s continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any event or circumstance constituting Good Reason hereunder.  The Executive must (1) give the Company thirty (30) days to cure any event or circumstance giving rise to Good Reason following his written demand for such cure, and (2) actually terminate his employment as a consequence of such uncured event or circumstance within fifteen (15) days following the end of such 30-day cure period.
		
	(e)
	Other. If the Company terminates the Executive’s employment other than for Cause or Disability or if the Executive terminates employment with the Company for Good Reason, the Company 

Exhibit 10.1

shall pay the Executive’s Base Salary through the date specified in the Notice of Termination within ten (10) business days after such date and all other unpaid amounts, if any, to which the Executive is entitled as of the date specified in the Notice of Termination under any Company fringe benefit or incentive compensation plan or program, at the time such payments are due (including, without limitation and when due, any Annual Bonus to the extent unpaid in respect of the calendar year ending prior to the Date of Termination).  In addition, subject to Executive signing on or before the 30th day following the Date of Termination, and not revoking, a release substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, the Company shall pay the Executive:

		
	(i)
	an amount equal to two times the full Base Salary then in effect, in a lump sum within forty-five (45) days after such date specified in the Notice of Termination; 

		
	(ii)
	an amount equal to one times the target Annual Bonus for the calendar year in which the Date of Termination occurs, in a lump sum within forty-five (45) days after such Date of Termination, provided that, if the Executive’s termination occurs within one year following a Change of Control (as defined in the Plan), Executive will instead be entitled to receive an amount equal to two times the target Annual Bonus for the calendar year in which the Date of Termination occurs;

		
	(iii)
	an amount equal to the product of the target Annual Bonus for the calendar year in which the Date of Termination occurs multiplied by a fraction the numerator is the number of days in that calendar year to and including the Date of Termination and the denominator is 365, in a lump sum within forty-five (45) days after such Date of Termination;

		
	(iv)
	reimbursement of the cost of continuation coverage of group health coverage pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”) for the duration of the two-year period following the Date of Termination to the extent Executive elects such continuation coverage and is eligible and subject to the terms of the plan and the law (collectively, the “Reimbursement Payments”) together with an additional amount, payable within ten (10) business days following the end of the applicable COBRA period, such that the net amount retained by the Executive, after deduction of any Federal, state and local income and employment taxes and excise tax upon the Reimbursement Payments, shall be equal to the Reimbursement Payments; 

		
	(v)
	reimbursement for expenses reasonably incurred by the Executive in securing outplacement services through a professional person or entity of the Executive’s choice, subject to the approval of the Company (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), at a level commensurate with the Executive’s position, for a period of up to one (1) year commencing on or before the one-year anniversary of the Date of Termination at the Executive’s election, provided that the cost therefore to the Company shall not exceed thirty five thousand dollars ($35,000), but in no event extending beyond the earlier to occur of (i) the end of the Executive’s second taxable year following the taxable year in which the Date of Termination occurs, and (ii) the date on which the Executive commences other full-time employment.  The Company shall reimburse the Executive for any such permitted expenses on or before the end of the Executive’s third taxable year following the taxable year in which the Date of Termination occurs; and

Exhibit 10.1

		
	(vi)
	(A) accelerated vesting on the Date of Termination of any time-based conditions on any outstanding but unvested equity awards granted to Executive, and (B) a waiver of any continuous employment conditions on any outstanding but unvested equity awards granted to Executive subject to Company performance, which shall be payable if and when such performance objectives are achieved.

		
	(f)
	Six-Month Delay For Key Employees. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Executive is a key employee of a publicly traded corporation under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Section 409A”) at the time of his separation from service and if payment of any amount under this Agreement is required to be delayed for a period of six (6) months after separation from service pursuant to Section 409A, payment of such amount shall be delayed as required by Section 409A, and the accumulated postponed amount shall be paid in a lump sum payment within ten (10) days after the end of the six-month period.  Any amounts not so delayed shall be paid at such times and on such dates as originally scheduled.  A “key employee” shall mean an employee who, at any time during the 12-month period ending on the identification date, is a “specified employee” under Section 409A, as determined by the Board. The determination of key employees, including the number and identity of persons considered key employees and the identification date, shall be made by the Board in accordance with the provisions of Sections 416(i) and 409A and the regulations issued thereunder.

		
	(g)
	Mitigation. The Executive shall not be required to mitigate amounts payable pursuant to this section by seeking other employment or otherwise and there shall be no offset against any amounts due the Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to any subsequent employment (including self-employment) that the Executive may obtain.  The amounts payable hereunder shall not be subject to setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which the Company may have against the Executive or others, except upon obtaining by the Company a final, unappealable judgment or arbitration award against the Executive.

		
	9.
	Effect of Termination. If the Executive (a) is a member of the Board or that of any of the Company’s subsidiaries or, or (b) holds any other position with the Company and the Company’s subsidiaries on the Date of Termination, the Executive shall be deemed to have resigned from all such positions as of such date.

		
	10.
	Termination of Other Agreements. By their execution of this Agreement, each of the Company and the Executive confirm the termination, as of the Effective Date, of all rights and obligations that each of the parties may have had under (a) the Previous Employment Agreement and (b) any other employment, consulting, non-competition, bonus or other compensatory plan, program, arrangement or contract relating to the employment of the Executive, written or oral, between the Executive and the Company, the Company’s predecessor or any person affiliated with the Company or its predecessor entered into prior to the date hereof (together, the “Prior Employment Documents”).

Exhibit 10.1

		
	11.
	Notices. All notices, demands, requests, or other communications required or permitted to be given or made hereunder (collectively, “Notice”) shall be in writing and shall be delivered, telecopied, or mailed by first class registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

		
	(a)
	if to the Company:

Spok Holdings, Inc.
6850 Versar Drive, Suite 420,
Springfield, Virginia 22151‐4148
Attention:    Chairman of the Board and the Corporate             Secretary 

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

Latham and Watkins LLP
555 Eleventh Street, NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004-1304
Attention:    William P. O’Neill, Esq.

		
	(b)
	if to the Executive:

At Executive’s principal office at the Company (during the Agreement Term), and, at all times, to Executive’s principal residence as reflected in the records of the Company. 

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

Williams & Connolly LLP
725 Twelfth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Attention:     Deneen C. Howell, Esq.

or to such other address as may be designated by either party in a notice to the other. Each notice, demand, request, or other communication that shall be given or made in the manner described above shall be deemed sufficiently given or made for all purposes three (3) days after it is deposited in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid, or at such time as it is delivered to the addressee (with the return receipt, the delivery receipt, the answer back or the affidavit of messenger being deemed conclusive evidence of such delivery) or at such time as delivery is refused by the addressee upon presentation.
		
	12.
	Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any one or more provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. The parties agree that in the event any of the provisions in this Agreement, interpreted in accordance with the Agreement as a whole, are found to be unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such court shall determine the limits allowable by law and shall enforce the same.

		
	13.
	Survival. It is the express intention and agreement of the parties that the provisions of Section 5 shall survive the termination of this Agreement, and that the provisions of Section 6 shall survive for two (2) years following the termination of this Agreement.

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	14.
	Assignment: Successors. The rights and obligations of the parties to this Agreement shall not be assignable, except that the rights and obligations of the Company hereunder shall be assignable in connection with any subsequent merger, consolidation, sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, or similar reorganization of a successor. The Company will require any successor (whether direct or in direct, by purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company is required to perform it. Failure of the Company to obtain such assumption and agreement before the effectiveness of any such succession shall be a breach of this Agreement and shall entitle the Executive to compensation from the Company as provided in Section 8(e) herein.

		
	15.
	Binding Effect. Subject to any provisions restricting assignment, this Agreement shall be binding upon the parties and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective heirs, devisees, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors, and assigns.

		
	16.
	Amendment; Waiver. This Agreement shall not be amended, altered or modified except by an instrument in writing duly executed by all parties. Neither the waiver by any of the parties of a breach of or a default under any of the provisions of this Agreement, nor the failure of either of the parties, on one or more occasions, to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement or to exercise any right or privilege hereunder, shall thereafter be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or default of a similar nature, or as a waiver of any such provisions, rights, or privileges.

		
	17.
	Headings. Section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only, shall not be deemed to be a part of this Agreement for any purpose, and shall not in any way define or affect the meaning, construction, or scope of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

		
	18.
	Governing Law. This Agreement, the rights and obligations of the parties, and any claims or disputes arising from this Agreement, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof that would result in the application of any law other than the law of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

		
	19.
	Entire Agreement. This Employment Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, with respect thereto, including, but not limited to, the Prior Employment Documents.

		
	20.
	Arbitration. Either party may designate in writing to the other (in which case this Section 20 shall have effect but not otherwise) that any dispute that may arise directly or indirectly in connection with this Agreement, the Executive’s employment, or the termination of the Executive’s employment, whether arising in contract, statute, tort, fraud, misrepresentation, or other legal theory, shall be determined solely by arbitration in Washington, D.C. under the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes of the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”). The only legal claims between the Executive, on the one hand, and the Company or any subsidiary, on the other, that would not be included in this Agreement to arbitrate are claims by the Executive for workers’ compensation or unemployment compensation benefits, claims for benefits under a Company or subsidiary benefit plan if the plan does not provide for arbitration of such disputes, and claims by the Executive that seek judicial relief during the pendency of any dispute or controversy in the form of specific performance of the right to be paid until the Date of 

Exhibit 10.1

Termination and to be paid all other unpaid amounts, if any, to which the Executive is entitled as of such Date of Termination, under any Company fringe benefit or incentive compensation plan or program, at the time such payments are due (including, without limitation, any Annual Bonus to the extent unpaid in respect of the calendar year ending prior to the Date of Termination).  If this Section 20 is in effect, any claim with respect to this Agreement, the Executive’s employment, or the termination of the Executive’s employment must be established by a preponderance of the evidence submitted to the impartial arbitrator. A single arbitrator shall conduct any arbitration. The arbitrator shall have the authority to order a pre-hearing exchange of information by the parties including, without limitation, production of requested documents, and examination by deposition of parties and their authorized agents. If this Section 20 is in effect, the decision of the arbitrator (i) shall be final and binding, (ii) shall be rendered within ninety (90) days after the impanelment of the arbitrator, and (iii) shall be kept confidential by the parties to such arbitration. The arbitration award may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction. The Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§ 1-15, not state law, shall govern the arbitrability of all claims.

		
	21.
	Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts (including via facsimile and via pdf delivered electronically, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this Agreement, or have caused this Agreement to be duly executed, on their behalf as of the day and year first hereinabove written.
                                
SPOK HOLDINGS, INC.
By:     /s/ Sharon Woods Keisling                                                Name:     Sharon Woods Keisling                                                   Title:    Corporate Secretary & Treasurer
    

EXECUTIVE                                                        /s/ Vincent D. KellyEX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

INDEMNITY AGREEMENT 

THIS INDEMNITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated
as of                     , 20    , is made by and between POSEIDA THERAPEUTICS,
INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and
                    (“Indemnitee”). 

Recitals 

A.    The Company desires to attract and retain the services of highly qualified individuals as
directors, officers, employees and agents. 
 B.    The Company’s Amended and Restated
Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) require that the Company indemnify its directors and officers, and empowers the Company to indemnify its employees and other agents, as authorized by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as
amended (the “Code”), under which the Company is organized, and the Bylaws expressly provide that the indemnification provided therein is not exclusive and contemplates that the Company may enter into separate agreements with
its directors, officers and other persons to set forth specific indemnification provisions. 

C.    Indemnitee does not regard the protection currently provided by applicable law, the Bylaws,
the Company’s other governing documents, and available insurance as adequate under the present circumstances, and the Company has determined that Indemnitee and other directors, officers, employees and agents of the Company may not be willing
to serve or continue to serve in such capacities without additional protection. 
 D.    The
Company desires and has requested Indemnitee to serve or continue to serve as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, as the case may be, and has proffered this Agreement to Indemnitee as an additional inducement to serve in such
capacity. 
 E.    Indemnitee is willing to serve, or to continue to serve, as a director,
officer, employee or agent of the Company, as the case may be, if Indemnitee is furnished the indemnity provided for herein by the Company. 

Agreement 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set
forth herein, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: 

1.    Definitions. 

(a)    Agent. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Agent” of
the Company means any person who: (i) is or was a director, officer, employee, agent, or other fiduciary of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company; or (ii) is or was serving at the request or for the convenience of, or
representing the interests of, the Company or a subsidiary of the Company, as a director, officer, employee, agent, or other fiduciary of a foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise. 

  
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 (b)    Change in Control. For purposes of
this Agreement, a “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”), other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the
same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the
Company representing 20% or more of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities, (ii) individuals who on the date of this Agreement are members of the Board (the “Incumbent
Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board (provided, however, that if the appointment or election (or nomination for election) of any new Board member was approved or recommended
by a majority vote of the members of the Incumbent Board then still in office, such new member shall be considered as a member of the Incumbent Board), or (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company
with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the Voting Securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into
Voting Securities of the surviving entity) at least 80% of the total voting power represented by the Voting Securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or the stockholders of the
Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of (in one transaction or a series of transactions) all or substantially all of the Company’s assets. 

(c)    Expenses. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Expenses”
shall be broadly construed and shall include, without limitation, all direct and indirect costs of any type or nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, all attorneys’, witness, or other professional fees and related disbursements, and
other out-of-pocket costs of whatever nature, actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the investigation, defense or appeal of a proceeding or
establishing or enforcing a right to indemnification under this Agreement, the Code or otherwise. The term “Expenses” shall also include reasonable compensation for time spent by Indemnitee for which he or she is not
compensated by the Company or any subsidiary or third party: (i) for any period during which Indemnitee is not an Agent, in the employment of, or providing services for compensation to, the Company or any subsidiary; and (ii) if the rate
of compensation and estimated time involved is approved by the directors of the Company who are not parties to any action with respect to which Expenses are incurred, for Indemnitee while an Agent of, employed by, or providing services for
compensation to, the Company or any subsidiary. 
 (d)    Independent Counsel. For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a partner (or, if applicable, member) of such a law firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the
past five (5) years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party, or (ii) any other party to the proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either
the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement. The Company will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of the Independent Counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and

  
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all expenses, claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto. 

(e)    Liabilities. For purposes of this Agreement, the term
“Liabilities” shall be broadly construed and shall include, without limitation, judgments, damages, deficiencies, liabilities, losses, penalties, excise taxes, fines, assessments and amounts paid in settlement, including any
interest and any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payment under this Agreement. 

(f)    Proceedings. For purposes of this Agreement, the term
“proceeding” shall be broadly construed and shall include, without limitation, any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, claim, counterclaim, cross claim, arbitration, mediation, alternate dispute resolution
mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing, or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding, whether brought in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether of a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative nature,
and whether formal or informal in any case, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be involved as a party, potential party, non-party witness, or otherwise by reason of: (i) the fact that Indemnitee is or
was a director or officer of the Company; (ii) the fact that any action taken by Indemnitee (or a failure to take action by Indemnitee) or of any action (or failure to act) on Indemnitee’s part while acting as an Agent; or (iii) the
fact that Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other enterprise, and in any such case described
above, whether or not serving in any such capacity at the time any liability or Expense is incurred for which indemnification, reimbursement, or advancement of Expenses may be provided under this Agreement. If the Indemnitee believes in good faith
that a given situation may lead to or culminate in the institution of a proceeding, this shall be considered a proceeding under this paragraph. 

(g)    Subsidiary. For purposes of this Agreement, the term
“subsidiary” means any corporation, limited liability company, or other entity, of which more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities or equity interests are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company and one or more
of its subsidiaries, and any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as an Agent. 

(h)    Voting Securities. For purposes of this Agreement, “Voting
Securities” shall mean any securities of the Company that vote generally in the election of directors. 

2.    Agreement to Serve. Indemnitee will serve, or continue to serve, as the case may be,
as an Agent, faithfully and to the best of his or her ability, at the will of such entity designated by the Company and at the request of the Company (or under separate agreement, if such agreement exists), in the capacity Indemnitee currently
serves such entity, so long as Indemnitee is duly appointed or elected and qualified in accordance with the applicable provisions of the governance documents of such entity, or until such time as Indemnitee tenders his or her resignation in writing;
provided, however, that nothing contained in this Agreement is intended as an employment agreement between Indemnitee and the Company or any of its subsidiaries or to create any right to continued employment of Indemnitee with the Company or any of
its subsidiaries in any capacity. 

  
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 The Company acknowledges that it has entered into this Agreement and assumes
the obligations imposed on it hereby, in addition to and separate from its obligations to Indemnitee under the Bylaws, to induce Indemnitee to serve, or continue to serve, as an Agent, and the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon
this Agreement in serving as an Agent. 
 3.    Indemnification. 

(a)    Indemnification in Third Party Proceedings. Subject to Section 10 below, the
Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by the Code, as the same may be amended from time to time (but, to the fullest extent of the law, only to the extent that such amendment permits Indemnitee to broader indemnification
rights than the Code permitted prior to adoption of such amendment), if Indemnitee is a party to or threatened to be made a party to or otherwise involved in any proceeding, other than a proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a
judgment in its favor, for any and all Expenses and Liabilities (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses and Liabilities) incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the
investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of such proceeding, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and, in the case of a criminal
proceeding had no reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful. The parties hereto intend that this Agreement shall provide to the fullest extent permitted by law for indemnification in excess of that expressly permitted
by statute, including, without limitation, any indemnification provided by the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the “Certificate”), the Bylaws, vote of its stockholders or disinterested
directors, or applicable law. 
 (b)    Indemnification in Derivative Actions and Direct
Actions by the Company. Subject to Section 10 below, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by the Code, as the same may be amended from time to time (but, fullest extent permitted by applicable law, only to
the extent that such amendment permits Indemnitee to broader indemnification rights than the Code permitted prior to adoption of such amendment), if Indemnitee is a party to or threatened to be made a party to or otherwise involved in any proceeding
by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor, against any and all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the investigation, defense, settlement, or appeal of such proceedings, if Indemnitee
acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company. No indemnification for Expenses shall be made under this Section 3(b) in respect of any claim, issue or matter as
to which Indemnitee shall have been finally adjudged by a court competent jurisdiction to be liable to the Company, unless and only to the extent that the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware or any court in which the proceeding was brought shall
determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification. 

4.    Indemnification of Expenses of Successful Party. Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Agreement, in circumstances where indemnification is not available under Section 3(a) or 3(b), as the case may be, to the fullest extent permitted by law and to the extent that Indemnitee is a party to (or a participant in) any
proceeding and has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, 

  
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in whole or part, including the dismissal of any action without prejudice, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses and Liabilities in connection with the investigation,
defense or appeal of such proceeding. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such proceeding, the Company shall
indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses and Liabilities incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with or related to each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter to the fullest extent permitted by law. 

5.    Partial Indemnification; Witness Indemnification. If Indemnitee is entitled under any
provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of any Expenses and Liabilities incurred by Indemnitee in the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of a proceeding, but is precluded by applicable law or the
specific terms of this Agreement to indemnification for the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion thereof to which Indemnitee is entitled. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of Indemnitee’s acting as an Agent, a witness or otherwise asked to participate in any proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, Indemnitee
shall be indemnified against all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith. 

6.    Advancement of Expenses. To the extent not prohibited by law, the Company shall
advance the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any proceeding, and such advancement shall be made within twenty (20) days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements requesting such advances (which shall
include invoices received by Indemnitee in connection with such Expenses but, in the case of invoices in connection with legal services, any references to legal work performed or to expenditures made that would cause Indemnitee to waive any
privilege accorded by applicable law shall not be included with the invoice) and upon request of the Company, an undertaking to repay the advancement of Expenses if and to the extent that it is ultimately determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction in a final judgment, not subject to appeal, that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company. Advances shall be unsecured, interest free and without regard to Indemnitee’s ability to repay the Expenses. Advances
shall include any and all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee pursuing an action to enforce Indemnitee’s right to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise and this right of advancement, including expenses incurred preparing and forwarding
statements to the Company to support the advances claimed. Indemnitee acknowledges that the execution and delivery of this Agreement shall constitute an undertaking providing that Indemnitee shall, to the fullest extent required by law, repay the
advance (without interest) if and to the extent that it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final judgment, not subject to appeal, that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company. The right to advances
under this Section shall continue until final disposition of any proceeding, including any appeal therein. This Section 6 shall not apply to any claim made by Indemnitee for which indemnity is excluded pursuant to Section 10(b). 

7.    Notice and Other Indemnification Procedures. 

(a)    Notification of Proceeding. Indemnitee will notify the Company in writing promptly
upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any proceeding or matter which may be subject to 

  
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indemnification or advancement of Expenses covered hereunder. The written notification to the Company shall include a description of the nature of the proceeding and the facts underlying the
proceeding. The failure of Indemnitee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of any obligation which it may have to Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise and any delay in so notifying the Company shall not constitute a waiver
by Indemnitee of any rights under this Agreement. 
 (b)    Request for Indemnification
Payments. To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request, including therein or therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably
necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under the terms of this Agreement, and shall request payment thereof by the Company. 

(c)    Determination of Right to Indemnification Payments. Upon written request by
Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to the Section 7(b) hereof, a determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto shall be made in the specific case by one of the following four methods, which shall be at the election of
the Board of Directors: (1) by a majority vote of the disinterested directors, even though less than a quorum, (2) by a committee of disinterested directors designated by a majority vote of the disinterested directors, even though less
than a quorum, (3) if there are no disinterested directors or if the disinterested directors so direct, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, or (4) if
so directed by the Board of Directors, by the stockholders of the Company; provided, however, that if there has been a Change in Control, then such determination shall be made by Independent Counsel selected by Indemnitee and approved by the
Company (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld). For purposes hereof, disinterested directors are those members of the board of directors of the Company who are not parties to the action, suit or proceeding in respect of which
indemnification is sought by Indemnitee. Indemnification payments requested by Indemnitee under Section 3 hereof shall be made by the Company no later than sixty (60) days after receipt of the written request of Indemnitee. Claims for
advancement of Expenses shall be made under the provisions of Section 6 herein. 

(d)    Application for Enforcement. In the event the Company fails to make timely payments
as set forth in Sections 6 or 7(b) above, Indemnitee shall have the right to apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for the purpose of enforcing Indemnitee’s right to indemnification or advancement of Expenses pursuant to this Agreement.
In such an enforcement hearing or proceeding, the burden of proof shall be on the Company to prove that indemnification or advancement of Expenses to Indemnitee is not required under this Agreement or permitted by applicable law. Any determination
by the Company (including its Board of Directors, a committee thereof, Independent Counsel) or stockholders of the Company, that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification hereunder, shall not be a defense by the Company to the action nor create
any presumption that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses hereunder. 

(e)    Indemnification of Certain Expenses. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against
all Expenses incurred in connection with any hearing or proceeding under this 

  
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Section 7 unless the Company prevails in such hearing or proceeding on the merits in all material respects. 

8.    Assumption of Defense. In the event the Company shall be requested by Indemnitee to
pay the Expenses of any proceeding, the Company, if appropriate, shall be entitled to assume the defense of such proceeding, or to participate to the extent permissible in such proceeding, with counsel reasonably acceptable to Indemnitee. Upon
assumption of the defense by the Company and the retention of such counsel by the Company, the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any fees of counsel subsequently incurred by Indemnitee with respect to the same
proceeding, provided that Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel in such proceeding at Indemnitee’s sole cost and expense. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Indemnitee’s counsel delivers a written notice to the Company
stating that such counsel has reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of any such defense or the Company shall not, in fact, have employed counsel or otherwise actively pursued
the defense of such proceeding within a reasonable time, then in any such event the fees and Expenses of Indemnitee’s counsel to defend such proceeding shall be subject to the indemnification and advancement of Expenses provisions of this
Agreement. 
 9.    Insurance. To the extent that the Company maintains an insurance
policy or policies providing liability insurance for Agents (“D&O Insurance”), Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available
for any such Agent under such policy or policies. If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a claim pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company has D&O Insurance in effect or otherwise potentially available, the Company shall give prompt
notice of the commencement of such proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of
Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies. 

10.    Exceptions. 

(a)    Certain Matters. Any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company
shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to indemnify Indemnitee on account of any proceeding with respect to: (i) remuneration paid to Indemnitee if it is determined by final judgment or other final adjudication that such
remuneration was in violation of law (and, in this respect, both the Company and Indemnitee have been advised that the Securities and Exchange Commission believes that indemnification for liabilities arising under the federal securities laws is
against public policy and is, therefore, unenforceable and that claims for indemnification should be submitted to appropriate courts for adjudication, as indicated in Section 10(d) below); (ii) a final judgment rendered against Indemnitee
for an accounting, disgorgement or repayment of profits made from the purchase or sale by Indemnitee of securities of the Company against Indemnitee or in connection with a settlement by or on behalf of Indemnitee to the extent it is acknowledged by
Indemnitee and the Company that such amount paid in settlement resulted from Indemnitee’s conduct from which Indemnitee received monetary personal profit, pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or other provisions
of any federal, state or local statute or rules and regulations thereunder; (iii) a final judgment or other final adjudication 

  
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that Indemnitee’s conduct was in bad faith, knowingly fraudulent or deliberately dishonest or constituted willful misconduct (but only to the extent of such specific determination); or
(iv) on account of conduct that is established by a final judgment as constituting a breach of Indemnitee’s duty of loyalty to the Company or resulting in any personal profit or advantage to which Indemnitee is not legally entitled. For
purposes of the foregoing sentence, a final judgment or other adjudication may be reached in either the underlying proceeding or action in connection with which indemnification is sought or a separate proceeding or action to establish rights and
liabilities under this Agreement. 
 (b)    Claims Initiated by Indemnitee. Any provision
herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall not be obligated to indemnify or advance Expenses to Indemnitee with respect to proceedings or claims initiated or brought by Indemnitee against the Company or its Agents and not by way of
defense, except (i) with respect to proceedings brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification or advancement under this Agreement or under any other agreement, provision in the Bylaws or the Certificate or applicable law, or
(ii) with respect to any other proceeding initiated by Indemnitee that is either approved by the Board of Directors or Indemnitee’s participation is required by applicable law. However, indemnification or advancement of Expenses may be
provided by the Company in specific cases if the Board of Directors determines it to be appropriate. 

(c)    Unauthorized Settlements. Any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the
Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to indemnify Indemnitee under this Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement of a proceeding effected without the Company’s written consent. Neither the Company nor
Indemnitee shall unreasonably withhold consent to any proposed settlement; provided, however, that the Company may in any event decline to consent to (or to otherwise admit or agree to any liability for indemnification hereunder in respect of) any
proposed settlement if the Company is also a party in such proceeding and determines in good faith that such settlement is not in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. 

(d)    Securities Act Liabilities. Any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the
Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to indemnify Indemnitee or otherwise act in violation of any undertaking appearing in and required by the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Securities Act”), or in any registration statement filed with the SEC under the Securities Act. Indemnitee acknowledges that paragraph (h) of Item 512 of Regulation S-K currently generally requires the Company to undertake in connection with any registration statement filed under the Securities Act to submit the issue of the enforceability of Indemnitee’s rights under this
Agreement in connection with any liability under the Securities Act on public policy grounds to a court of appropriate jurisdiction and to be governed by any final adjudication of such issue. Indemnitee specifically agrees that any such undertaking
shall supersede the provisions of this Agreement and to be bound by any such undertaking. 

(e)    Prior Payments Any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company
shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to indemnify or advance Expenses to Indemnitee under this Agreement for which payment has actually been made to or on 

  
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behalf of Indemnitee under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision, expect with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid under any insurance policy or indemnity policy. 

11.    Nonexclusivity and Survival of Rights. The provisions for indemnification and
advancement of Expenses set forth in this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under any provision of applicable law, the Certificate, the Bylaws or other agreements, both as to
action in Indemnitee’s official capacity and Indemnitee’s action as an Agent, in any court in which a proceeding is brought, and Indemnitee’s rights hereunder shall continue after Indemnitee has ceased acting as an Agent and shall
inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, administrators and assigns of Indemnitee. The obligations and duties of the Company to Indemnitee under this Agreement shall be binding on the Company and its successors and assigns until terminated in
accordance with its terms. The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company, expressly to assume and agree to
perform 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. 

No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of
Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in his or her corporate status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal. To the extent that a change in the Code, whether by statute or judicial
decision, permits greater indemnification or advancement of Expenses than would be afforded currently under the Certificate, the Bylaws and this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the
greater benefits so afforded by such change. No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given
hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, by Indemnitee shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy
by Indemnitee. 
 12.    Term. This Agreement shall continue until and terminate upon the
later of: (a) five (5) years after the date that Indemnitee shall have ceased to serve as an Agent; or (b) one (1) year after the final termination of any proceeding, including any appeal then pending, in respect to which Indemnitee was
granted rights of indemnification or advancement of Expenses hereunder. 
 No legal action shall be brought and no cause of
action shall be asserted by or in the right of the Company against an Indemnitee or an Indemnitee’s estate, spouse, heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives after the expiration of five (5) years from the date of accrual of
such cause of action, and any claim or cause of action of the Company shall be extinguished and deemed released unless asserted by the timely filing of a legal action within such five-year period; provided, however, that if any shorter period of
limitations is otherwise applicable to such cause of action, such shorter period shall govern. 

13.    Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be
subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who, at the request and expense of the Company, shall execute all papers required and shall do everything that

  
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may be reasonably necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents necessary to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights. 

14.    Interpretation of Agreement. It is understood that the parties hereto intend this
Agreement to be interpreted and enforced so as to provide indemnification and advancement of Expenses to Indemnitee to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by law. 

15.    Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal
or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever, (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of the Agreement (including without limitation, all portions of any paragraphs of this Agreement containing any such provision
held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that are not themselves invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby; and (b) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including,
without limitation, all portions of any paragraph of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that are not themselves invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the
intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable and to give effect to Section 14 hereof. 

16.    Amendment and Waiver. No supplement, modification, amendment, or cancellation of this
Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such
waiver constitute a continuing waiver. 
 17.    Notice. Except as otherwise provided
herein, any notice or demand which, by the provisions hereof, is required or which may be given to or served upon the parties hereto shall be in writing and, if by electronic transmission, shall be deemed to have been validly served, given or
delivered when sent, if by overnight delivery, courier or personal delivery, shall be deemed to have been validly served, given or delivered upon actual delivery and, if mailed, shall be deemed to have been validly served, given or delivered three
(3) business days after deposit in the United States mail, as registered or certified mail, with proper postage prepaid and addressed to the party or parties to be notified at the addresses set forth on the signature page of this Agreement (or
such other address(es) as a party may designate for itself by like notice). If to the Company, notices and demands shall be delivered to the attention of the Secretary of the Company. 

18.    Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed exclusively by and construed
according to the laws of the State of Delaware, as applied to contracts between Delaware residents entered into and to be performed entirely within Delaware. 

19.    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of
which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute but one and the same Agreement. Only one such counterpart need be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement. 

20.    Headings. The headings of the sections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience
only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction hereof. 

  
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 21.    Entire Agreement. Subject to
Section 11 hereof, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and negotiations, written and oral, between the parties with
respect to the subject matter of this Agreement; provided, however, that this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Certificate, the Bylaws, the Code and any other applicable law, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefor, and
does not diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder. 

22.    Contribution. To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the
indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee for any reason whatsoever, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for judgments, fines, penalties,
excise taxes, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement and/or for Expenses, in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the
circumstances of such proceeding in order to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Company and Indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and/or transaction(s) giving cause to such proceeding; and/or (ii) the relative fault of the
Company and Indemnitee in connection with such event(s) and/or transaction(s). 

23.    Consent to Jurisdiction. The Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally (i) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware (the “Delaware Court”), and not in any
other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country, (ii) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection
with this Agreement, (iii) agree to appoint, to the extent such party is not otherwise subject to service of process in the State of Delaware, an agent in the State of Delaware as such party’s agent for acceptance of legal process in
connection with any such action or proceeding against such party with the same legal force and validity as if served upon such party personally within the State of Delaware, (iv) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or
proceeding in the Delaware Court, and (v) waive, and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the Delaware Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum. 

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 IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the parties hereto have entered into this Agreement effective as of the date first above written. 
  

			
	 POSEIDA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

		
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	 INDEMNITEE

	
	  

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	Print or Type Name of Indemnitee

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