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Exhibit 10.25

 

AVROBIO, INC.

2020 INDUCEMENT PLAN

SECTION 1.  GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE PLAN; DEFINITIONS

The name of the plan is the AVROBIO, Inc. 2020 Inducement Plan (the “Plan”).  The purpose of the Plan is to enable AVROBIO, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and its Subsidiaries to grant equity awards to induce highly-qualified prospective officers and employees who are Eligible Employees to accept employment and to provide them with a proprietary interest in the Company.  It is anticipated that providing such persons with a direct stake in the Company’s welfare will assure a closer identification of their interests with those of the Company and its stockholders, thereby stimulating their efforts on the Company’s behalf and strengthening their desire to remain with the Company.  The Company intends that the Plan be reserved for persons to whom the Company may issue securities without stockholder approval as an inducement pursuant to Rule 5635(c)(4) of the Marketplace Rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.

The following terms shall be defined as set forth below:

 “Administrator” means either the Board or the compensation committee of the Board or a similar committee performing the functions of the compensation committee and which is comprised of not less than two Non‐Employee Directors who are independent.

“Award” or “Awards,” except where referring to a particular category of grant under the Plan, shall include Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Units, Restricted Stock Awards, Unrestricted Stock Awards, and Dividend Equivalent Rights.

“Award Certificate” means a written or electronic document setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to an Award granted under the Plan.  Each Award Certificate is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor Code, and related rules, regulations and interpretations.

“Consultant” means any natural person that provides bona fide services to the Company, and such services are not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction and do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s securities.

“Dividend Equivalent Right” means an Award entitling the grantee to receive credits based on cash dividends that would have been paid on the shares of Stock specified in the Dividend Equivalent Right (or other award to which it relates) if such shares had been issued to and held by the grantee.

 

 

“Effective Date” means the date on which the Plan becomes effective as set forth in Section 18.

“Eligible Employee” means any individual who was not previously an employee or a non-employee director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or who has had a bona fide period of non-employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries) who is hired as a full or part-time employee by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, and for whom the Award is being made as an inducement material to the individual’s entering into such employment.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

“Fair Market Value” of the Stock on any given date means the fair market value of the Stock determined in good faith by the Administrator; provided, however, that if the Stock is admitted to quotation on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System, Nasdaq Global Market, The New York Stock Exchange or another national securities exchange, the determination shall be made by reference to the Stock’s closing price on such exchange.  If there is no closing price for such date, the determination shall be made by reference to the last date preceding such date for which there is a closing price.

“Non-Employee Director” means a member of the Board who is not also an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary.

“Option” or “Stock Option” means any option to purchase shares of Stock granted pursuant to Section 5.

“Restricted Shares” means the shares of Stock underlying a Restricted Stock Award that remain subject to a risk of forfeiture or the Company’s right of repurchase.

“Restricted Stock Award” means an Award of Restricted Shares subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Administrator may determine at the time of grant.

“Restricted Stock Units” means an Award of stock units subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Administrator may determine at the time of grant.

“Sale Event” shall mean (i) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company on a consolidated basis to an unrelated person or entity, (ii) a merger, reorganization or consolidation pursuant to which the holders of the Company’s outstanding voting power and outstanding stock immediately prior to such transaction do not own a majority of the outstanding voting power and outstanding stock or other equity interests of the resulting or successor entity (or its ultimate parent, if applicable) immediately upon completion of such transaction, (iii) the sale of all of the Stock of the Company to an unrelated person, entity or group thereof acting in concert, or (iv) any other transaction in which the owners of the Company’s outstanding voting power immediately prior to such transaction do not own at least a majority of the outstanding voting power of the Company or any successor entity immediately upon completion of the transaction other than as a result of the acquisition of securities directly from the Company.

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“Sale Price” means the value as determined by the Administrator of the consideration payable, or otherwise to be received by stockholders, per share of Stock pursuant to a Sale Event.

“Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and other guidance promulgated thereunder.

“Service Relationship” means any relationship as a full-time employee, part-time employee, director or other advisor (including Consultants) of the Company or any Subsidiary or any successor entity (e.g., a Service Relationship shall be deemed to continue without interruption in the event an individual’s status changes from full-time employee to part-time employee or Consultant).

“Stock” means the Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company, subject to adjustments pursuant to Section 3.

“Stock Appreciation Right” means an Award entitling the recipient to receive shares of Stock (or cash, to the extent explicitly provided for in the applicable Award Certificate) having a value equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date of exercise over the exercise price of the Stock Appreciation Right multiplied by the number of shares of Stock with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right shall have been exercised.

“Subsidiary” means any corporation or other entity (other than the Company) in which the Company has at least a 50 percent interest, either directly or indirectly.

“Unrestricted Stock Award” means an Award of shares of Stock free of any restrictions.

SECTION 2.  ADMINISTRATION OF PLAN; ADMINISTRATOR AUTHORITY TO SELECT GRANTEES AND DETERMINE AWARDS

(a)Administration of Plan.  The Plan shall be administered by the Administrator.

(b)Powers of Administrator.  The Administrator shall have the power and authority to grant Awards consistent with the terms of the Plan, including the power and authority:

(i)to select the individuals to whom Awards may from time to time be granted; provided, such individuals are Eligible Employees;

(ii)to determine the time or times of grant, and the extent, if any, of Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Awards, Restricted Stock Units, Unrestricted Stock Awards, and Dividend Equivalent Rights, or any combination of the foregoing, granted to any one or more grantees;

(iii)to determine the number of shares of Stock to be covered by any Award;

(iv)to determine and modify from time to time the terms and conditions, including restrictions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any Award, which terms and conditions may differ among individual Awards and grantees, and to approve the forms of Award Certificates;

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(v)to accelerate at any time the exercisability or vesting of all or any portion of any Award; 

(vi)subject to the provisions of Section 5(c), to extend at any time the period in which Stock Options may be exercised; and

(vii)at any time to adopt, alter and repeal such rules, guidelines and practices for administration of the Plan and for its own acts and proceedings as it shall deem advisable; to interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and any Award (including related written instruments); to make all determinations it deems advisable for the administration of the Plan; to decide all disputes arising in connection with the Plan; and to otherwise supervise the administration of the Plan.

All decisions and interpretations of the Administrator shall be binding on all persons, including the Company and Plan grantees.

(c)Award Certificate.  Awards under the Plan shall be evidenced by Award Certificates that set forth the terms, conditions and limitations for each Award which may include, without limitation, the term of an Award and the provisions applicable in the event employment or service of the grantee terminates.

(d)Indemnification.  Neither the Board nor the Administrator, nor any member of either or any delegate thereof, shall be liable for any act, omission, interpretation, construction or determination made in good faith in connection with the Plan, and the members of the Board and the Administrator (and any delegate thereof) shall be entitled in all cases to indemnification and reimbursement by the Company in respect of any claim, loss, damage or expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising or resulting therefrom to the fullest extent permitted by law and/or under the Company’s articles or bylaws or any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage which may be in effect from time to time and/or any indemnification agreement between such individual and the Company.

(e)Foreign Award Recipients.  Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in order to comply with the laws in other countries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate or have employees eligible for Awards, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to:  (i) determine which Subsidiaries shall be covered by the Plan; (ii) determine which Eligible Employees outside the United States are eligible to participate in the Plan; (iii) modify the terms and conditions of any Award granted to individuals outside the United States to comply with applicable foreign laws; (iv) establish subplans and modify exercise procedures and other terms and procedures, to the extent the Administrator determines such actions to be necessary or advisable (and such subplans and/or modifications shall be attached to this Plan as appendices) and subject to the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) and related guidelines and interpretations; provided, however, that no such subplans and/or modifications shall increase the share limitation contained in Section 3(a) hereof; and (v) take any action, before or after an Award is made, that the Administrator determines to be necessary or advisable to obtain approval or comply with any local governmental regulatory exemptions or approvals.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may not take any actions hereunder, and no Awards shall be granted, that would violate the Exchange Act or any other applicable United States securities law, the Code, or any other applicable United States governing statute or law, or NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c).

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SECTION 3.  STOCK ISSUABLE UNDER THE PLAN; MERGERS; SUBSTITUTION

(a)Stock Issuable.  The maximum number of shares of Stock reserved and available for issuance under the Plan shall be 1,700,000 shares, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3(b).  For purposes of this limitation, the shares of Stock underlying any Awards under the Plan that are forfeited, canceled, held back upon exercise of an Option or settlement of an Award to cover the exercise price or tax withholding, reacquired by the Company prior to vesting, satisfied without the issuance of Stock or otherwise terminated (other than by exercise or settlement) shall be added back to the shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan.  In the event the Company repurchases shares of Stock on the open market, such shares shall not be added to the shares of Stock available for issuance under the Plan.  Subject to such overall limitation, shares of Stock may be issued up to such maximum number pursuant to any type or types of Award.  The shares available for issuance under the Plan may be authorized but unissued shares of Stock or shares of Stock reacquired by the Company.

(b)Changes in Stock.  Subject to Section 3(c) hereof, if, as a result of any reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other similar change in the Company’s capital stock, the outstanding shares of Stock are increased or decreased or are exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other securities of the Company, or additional shares or new or different shares or other securities of the Company or other non-cash assets are distributed with respect to such shares of Stock or other securities, or, if, as a result of any merger or consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, the outstanding shares of Stock are converted into or exchanged for securities of the Company or any successor entity (or a parent or subsidiary thereof), the Administrator shall make an appropriate or proportionate adjustment in (i) the maximum number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan, (ii) the number and kind of shares or other securities subject to any then outstanding Awards under the Plan, (iii) the repurchase price, if any, per share subject to each outstanding Restricted Stock Award, and (iv) the exercise price for each share subject to any then outstanding Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights under the Plan, without changing the aggregate exercise price (i.e., the exercise price multiplied by the number of Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights) as to which such Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights remain exercisable.  The Administrator shall also make equitable or proportionate adjustments in the number of shares subject to outstanding Awards and the exercise price and the terms of outstanding Awards to take into consideration cash dividends paid other than in the ordinary course or any other extraordinary corporate event.  The adjustment by the Administrator shall be final, binding and conclusive.  No fractional shares of Stock shall be issued under the Plan resulting from any such adjustment, but the Administrator in its discretion may make a cash payment in lieu of fractional shares.

(c)Mergers and Other Transactions.  In the case of and subject to the consummation of a Sale Event, the parties thereto may cause the assumption or continuation of Awards theretofore granted by the successor entity, or the substitution of such Awards with new Awards of the successor entity or parent thereof, with appropriate adjustment as to the number and kind of shares and, if appropriate, the per share exercise prices, as such parties shall agree.  To the extent the parties to such Sale Event do not provide for the assumption, continuation or substitution of Awards, upon the effective time of the Sale Event, the Plan and all outstanding Awards granted hereunder shall terminate.  In such case, except as may be otherwise provided in 

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the relevant Award Certificate, all Options and Stock Appreciation Rights that are not exercisable immediately prior to the effective time of the Sale Event shall become fully exercisable as of the effective time of the Sale Event, all other Awards with time-based vesting, conditions or restrictions shall become fully vested and nonforfeitable as of the effective time of the Sale Event, and all Awards with conditions and restrictions relating to the attainment of performance goals may become vested and nonforfeitable in connection with a Sale Event in the Administrator’s discretion or to the extent specified in the relevant Award Certificate.  In the event of such termination, (i) the Company shall have the option (in its sole discretion) to make or provide for a payment, in cash or in kind, to the grantees holding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights, in exchange for the cancellation thereof, in an amount equal to the difference between (A) the Sale Price multiplied by the number of shares of Stock subject to outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights (to the extent then exercisable after taking into account any acceleration thereunder at prices not in excess of the Sale Price) and (B) the aggregate exercise price of all such outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights (provided that, in the case of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right with an exercise price equal to or less than the Sale Price, such Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be cancelled for no consideration); or (ii) each grantee shall be permitted, within a specified period of time prior to the consummation of the Sale Event as determined by the Administrator, to exercise all outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights (to the extent then exercisable) held by such grantee.  The Company shall also have the option (in its sole discretion) to make or provide for a payment, in cash or in kind, to the grantees holding other Awards in an amount equal to the Sale Price multiplied by the number of vested shares of Stock under such Awards.

SECTION 4.  ELIGIBILITY

Grantees under the Plan will be such Eligible Employees to whom the Company may issue securities without stockholder approval in accordance with Rules 5635(c)(4) of the Marketplace Rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., as are selected from time to time by the Administrator in its sole discretion.

SECTION 5.  STOCK OPTIONS

(a)Award of Stock Options.  The Administrator may grant Stock Options under the Plan.  Any Stock Option granted under the Plan shall be in such form as the Administrator may from time to time approve.  All Stock Options granted under the Plan shall be non-qualified stock options.

Stock Options granted pursuant to this Section 5 shall be subject to the following terms and conditions and shall contain such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Administrator shall deem desirable.  

(b)Exercise Price.  The exercise price per share for the Stock covered by a Stock Option granted pursuant to this Section 5 shall be determined by the Administrator at the time of grant but shall not be less than 100 percent of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant.

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(c)Option Term.  The term of each Stock Option shall be fixed by the Administrator, but no Stock Option shall be exercisable more than ten years after the date the Stock Option is granted.

(d)Exercisability; Rights of a Stockholder.  Stock Options shall become exercisable at such time or times, whether or not in installments, as shall be determined by the Administrator at or after the grant date.  The Administrator may at any time accelerate the exercisability of all or any portion of any Stock Option.  An optionee shall have the rights of a stockholder only as to shares acquired upon the exercise of a Stock Option and not as to unexercised Stock Options.

(e)Method of Exercise.  Stock Options may be exercised in whole or in part, by giving written or electronic notice of exercise to the Company, specifying the number of shares to be purchased.  Payment of the purchase price may be made by one or more of the following methods except to the extent otherwise provided in the Option Award Certificate:

(i)In cash, by certified or bank check or other instrument acceptable to the Administrator;

(ii)Through the delivery (or attestation to the ownership following such procedures as the Company may prescribe) of shares of Stock that are not then subject to restrictions under any Company plan.  Such surrendered shares shall be valued at Fair Market Value on the exercise date; 

(iii)By the optionee delivering to the Company a properly executed exercise notice together with irrevocable instructions to a broker to promptly deliver to the Company cash or a check payable and acceptable to the Company for the purchase price; provided that in the event the optionee chooses to pay the purchase price as so provided, the optionee and the broker shall comply with such procedures and enter into such agreements of indemnity and other agreements as the Administrator shall prescribe as a condition of such payment procedure; or 

(iv)By a “net exercise” arrangement pursuant to which the Company will reduce the number of shares of Stock issuable upon exercise by the largest whole number of shares with a Fair Market Value that does not exceed the aggregate exercise price. 

Payment instruments will be received subject to collection.  The transfer to the optionee on the records of the Company or of the transfer agent of the shares of Stock to be purchased pursuant to the exercise of a Stock Option will be contingent upon receipt from the optionee (or a purchaser acting in the optionee’s stead in accordance with the provisions of the Stock Option) by the Company of the full purchase price for such shares and the fulfillment of any other requirements contained in the Option Award Certificate or applicable provisions of laws (including the satisfaction of any withholding taxes that the Company is obligated to withhold with respect to the optionee).  In the event an optionee chooses to pay the purchase price by previously-owned shares of Stock through the attestation method, the number of shares of Stock transferred to the optionee upon the exercise of the Stock Option shall be net of the number of attested shares.  In the event that the Company establishes, for itself or using the services of a third party, an automated system for the exercise of Stock Options, such as a system using an internet website or interactive voice response, then the paperless exercise of Stock Options may be permitted through the use of such an automated system.

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SECTION 6.  STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

(a)Award of Stock Appreciation Rights.  The Administrator may grant Stock Appreciation Rights under the Plan.  A Stock Appreciation Right is an Award entitling the recipient to receive shares of Stock (or cash, to the extent explicitly provided for in the applicable Award Certificate) having a value equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of exercise over the exercise price of the Stock Appreciation Right multiplied by the number of shares of Stock with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right shall have been exercised.

(b)Exercise Price of Stock Appreciation Rights.  The exercise price of a Stock Appreciation Right shall not be less than 100 percent of the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date of grant.

(c)Grant and Exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights.  Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted by the Administrator independently of any Stock Option granted pursuant to Section 5 of the Plan.

(d)Terms and Conditions of Stock Appreciation Rights.  Stock Appreciation Rights shall be subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined on the date of grant by the Administrator.  The term of a Stock Appreciation Right may not exceed ten years.  The terms and conditions of each such Award shall be determined by the Administrator, and such terms and conditions may differ among individual Awards and grantees.

SECTION 7.  RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS

(a)Nature of Restricted Stock Awards.  The Administrator may grant Restricted Stock Awards under the Plan.  A Restricted Stock Award is any Award of Restricted Shares subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Administrator may determine at the time of grant.  Conditions may be based on continuing employment (or other Service Relationship) and/or achievement of pre-established performance goals and objectives.  The terms and conditions of each such Award Certificate shall be determined by the Administrator, and such terms and conditions may differ among individual Awards and grantees.

(b)Rights as a Stockholder.  Upon the grant of the Restricted Stock Award and payment of any applicable purchase price, a grantee shall have the rights of a stockholder with respect to the voting of the Restricted Shares and receipt of dividends; provided that if the lapse of restrictions with respect to the Restricted Stock Award is tied to the attainment of performance goals, any dividends paid by the Company during the performance period shall accrue and shall not be paid to the grantee until and to the extent the performance goals are met with respect to the Restricted Stock Award.  Unless the Administrator shall otherwise determine, (i) uncertificated Restricted Shares shall be accompanied by a notation on the records of the Company or the transfer agent to the effect that they are subject to forfeiture until such Restricted Shares are vested as provided in Section 7(d) below, and (ii) certificated Restricted Shares shall remain in the possession of the Company until such Restricted Shares are vested as provided in Section 7(d) below, and the grantee shall be required, as a condition of the grant, to deliver to the Company such instruments of transfer as the Administrator may prescribe.

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(c)Restrictions.  Restricted Shares may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered or disposed of except as specifically provided herein or in the Restricted Stock Award Certificate.  Except as may otherwise be provided by the Administrator either in the Award Certificate or, subject to Section 14 below, in writing after the Award is issued, if a grantee’s employment (or other Service Relationship) with the Company and its Subsidiaries terminates for any reason, any Restricted Shares that have not vested at the time of termination shall automatically and without any requirement of notice to such grantee from or other action by or on behalf of, the Company be deemed to have been reacquired by the Company at its original purchase price (if any) from such grantee or such grantee’s legal representative simultaneously with such termination of employment (or other Service Relationship), and thereafter shall cease to represent any ownership of the Company by the grantee or rights of the grantee as a stockholder.  Following such deemed reacquisition of Restricted Shares that are represented by physical certificates, a grantee shall surrender such certificates to the Company upon request without consideration.

(d)Vesting of Restricted Shares.  The Administrator at the time of grant shall specify the date or dates and/or the attainment of pre-established performance goals, objectives and other conditions on which the non-transferability of the Restricted Shares and the Company’s right of repurchase or forfeiture shall lapse.  Subsequent to such date or dates and/or the attainment of such pre-established performance goals, objectives and other conditions, the shares on which all restrictions have lapsed shall no longer be Restricted Shares and shall be deemed “vested.”

SECTION 8.  RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

(a)Nature of Restricted Stock Units.  The Administrator may grant Restricted Stock Units under the Plan.  A Restricted Stock Unit is an Award of stock units that may be settled in shares of Stock (or cash, to the extent explicitly provided for in the Award Certificate) upon the satisfaction of such restrictions and conditions at the time of grant.  Conditions may be based on continuing employment (or other Service Relationship) and/or achievement of pre-established performance goals and objectives.  The terms and conditions of each such Award shall be determined by the Administrator, and such terms and conditions may differ among individual Awards and grantees.  Except in the case of Restricted Stock Units with a deferred settlement date that complies with Section 409A, at the end of the vesting period, the Restricted Stock Units, to the extent vested, shall be settled in the form of shares of Stock.  Restricted Stock Units with deferred settlement dates are subject to Section 409A and shall contain such additional terms and conditions as the Administrator shall determine in its sole discretion in order to comply with the requirements of Section 409A.

(b)Election to Receive Restricted Stock Units in Lieu of Compensation.  The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, permit a grantee to elect to receive a portion of future cash compensation otherwise due to such grantee in the form of an award of Restricted Stock Units.  Any such election shall be made in writing and shall be delivered to the Company no later than the date specified by the Administrator and in accordance with Section 409A and such other rules and procedures established by the Administrator.  Any such future cash compensation that the grantee elects to defer shall be converted to a fixed number of Restricted Stock Units based on the Fair Market Value of Stock on the date the compensation would otherwise have been paid to the grantee if such payment had not been deferred as provided herein.  The Administrator shall 

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have the sole right to determine whether and under what circumstances to permit such elections and to impose such limitations and other terms and conditions thereon as the Administrator deems appropriate.  Any Restricted Stock Units that are elected to be received in lieu of cash compensation shall be fully vested, unless otherwise provided in the Award Certificate.

(c)Rights as a Stockholder.  A grantee shall have the rights as a stockholder only as to shares of Stock acquired by the grantee upon settlement of Restricted Stock Units; provided, however, that the grantee may be credited with Dividend Equivalent Rights with respect to the stock units underlying the grantee’s Restricted Stock Units, subject to the provisions of Section 10 and such terms and conditions as the Administrator may determine.  

(d)Termination.  Except as may otherwise be provided by the Administrator either in the Award Certificate or, subject to Section 14 below, in writing after the Award is issued, a grantee’s right in all Restricted Stock Units that have not vested shall automatically terminate upon the grantee’s termination of employment (or cessation of Service Relationship) with the Company and its Subsidiaries for any reason.

SECTION 9.  UNRESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS

Grant or Sale of Unrestricted Stock.  The Administrator may grant (or sell at par value or such higher purchase price determined by the Administrator) an Unrestricted Stock Award under the Plan.  An Unrestricted Stock Award is an Award pursuant to which the grantee may receive shares of Stock free of any restrictions under the Plan.  Unrestricted Stock Awards may be granted in respect of past services or other valid consideration, or in lieu of cash compensation due to such grantee.

SECTION 10.  DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT RIGHTS

(a)Dividend Equivalent Rights.  The Administrator may grant Dividend Equivalent Rights under the Plan.  A Dividend Equivalent Right is an Award entitling the grantee to receive credits based on cash dividends that would have been paid on the shares of Stock specified in the Dividend Equivalent Right (or other Award to which it relates) if such shares had been issued to the grantee.  A Dividend Equivalent Right may be granted hereunder to any grantee as a component of an award of Restricted Stock Units or as a freestanding award under the Plan.  The terms and conditions of Dividend Equivalent Rights shall be specified in the Award Certificate.  Dividend equivalents credited to the holder of a Dividend Equivalent Right may be paid currently or may be deemed to be reinvested in additional shares of Stock, which may thereafter accrue additional equivalents.  Any such reinvestment shall be at Fair Market Value on the date of reinvestment or such other price as may then apply under a dividend reinvestment plan sponsored by the Company, if any.  Dividend Equivalent Rights may be settled in cash or shares of Stock or a combination thereof, in a single installment or installments.  A Dividend Equivalent Right granted as a component of an Award of Restricted Stock Units shall provide that such Dividend Equivalent Right shall be settled only upon settlement or payment of, or lapse of restrictions on, such other Award, and that such Dividend Equivalent Right shall expire or be forfeited or annulled under the same conditions as such other Award.

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(b)Termination.  Except as may otherwise be provided by the Administrator either in the Award Certificate or, subject to Section 14 below, in writing after the Award is issued, a grantee’s rights in all Dividend Equivalent Rights shall automatically terminate upon the grantee’s termination of employment (or cessation of Service Relationship) with the Company and its Subsidiaries for any reason.

SECTION 11.  Transferability of Awards

(a)Transferability.  Except as provided in Section 11(b) below, during a grantee’s lifetime, his or her Awards shall be exercisable only by the grantee, or by the grantee’s legal representative or guardian in the event of the grantee’s incapacity.  No Awards shall be sold, assigned, transferred or otherwise encumbered or disposed of by a grantee other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a domestic relations order.  No Awards shall be subject, in whole or in part, to attachment, execution, or levy of any kind, and any purported transfer in violation hereof shall be null and void.

(b)Administrator Action.  Notwithstanding Section 11(a), the Administrator, in its discretion, may provide either in the Award Certificate regarding a given Award or by subsequent written approval that the grantee (who is an employee) may transfer his or her Stock Options to his or her immediate family members, to trusts for the benefit of such family members, or to partnerships in which such family members are the only partners, provided that the transferee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Plan and the applicable Award.  In no event may an Award be transferred by a grantee for value.

(c)Family Member.  For purposes of Section 11(b), “family member” shall mean a grantee’s child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, any person sharing the grantee’s household (other than a tenant of the grantee), a trust in which these persons (or the grantee) have more than 50 percent of the beneficial interest, a foundation in which these persons (or the grantee) control the management of assets, and any other entity in which these persons (or the grantee) own more than 50 percent of the voting interests.

(d)Designation of Beneficiary.  To the extent permitted by the Administrator, each grantee to whom an Award has been made under the Plan may designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries to exercise any Award or receive any payment under any Award payable on or after the grantee’s death.  Any such designation shall be on a form provided for that purpose by the Administrator and shall not be effective until received by the Administrator.  If no beneficiary has been designated by a deceased grantee, or if the designated beneficiaries have predeceased the grantee, the beneficiary shall be the grantee’s estate.

SECTION 12.  TAX WITHHOLDING

(a)Payment by Grantee.  Each grantee shall, no later than the date as of which the value of an Award or of any Stock or other amounts received thereunder first becomes includable in the gross income of the grantee for Federal income tax purposes, pay to the 

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Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Administrator regarding payment of, any Federal, state, or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld by the Company with respect to such income.  The Company and its Subsidiaries shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the grantee.  The Company’s obligation to deliver evidence of book entry (or stock certificates) to any grantee is subject to and conditioned on tax withholding obligations being satisfied by the grantee.

(b)Payment in Stock.  Subject to approval by the Administrator, a grantee may elect to have the Company’s required tax withholding obligation satisfied, in whole or in part, by authorizing the Company to withhold from shares of Stock to be issued pursuant to any Award a number of shares with an aggregate Fair Market Value (as of the date the withholding is effected) that would satisfy the withholding amount due; provided, however, that the amount withheld does not exceed the maximum statutory tax rate or such lesser amount as is necessary to avoid liability accounting treatment.  The Administrator may also require Awards to be subject to mandatory share withholding up to the required withholding amount.  For purposes of share withholding, the Fair Market Value of withheld shares shall be determined in the same manner as the value of Stock includible in income of the participants.  The required tax withholding obligation may also be satisfied, in whole or in part, by an arrangement whereby a certain number of shares of Stock issued pursuant to any Award are immediately sold and proceeds from such sale are remitted to the Company in an amount that would satisfy the withholding amount due.

SECTION 13.  Section 409A awards

To the extent that any Award is determined to constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A (a “409A Award”), the Award shall be subject to such additional rules and requirements as specified by the Administrator from time to time in order to comply with Section 409A.  In this regard, if any amount under a 409A Award is payable upon a “separation from service” (within the meaning of Section 409A) to a grantee who is then considered a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Section 409A), then no such payment shall be made prior to the date that is the earlier of (i) six months and one day after the grantee’s separation from service, or (ii) the grantee’s death, but only to the extent such delay is necessary to prevent such payment from being subject to interest, penalties and/or additional tax imposed pursuant to Section 409A.  Further, the settlement of any 409A Award may not be accelerated except to the extent permitted by Section 409A.

SECTION 14.  TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT, TRANSFER, LEAVE OF ABSENCE, ETC.

(a)Termination of Employment.  If the grantee’s Service Relationship is with a Subsidiary and such Subsidiary ceases to be a Subsidiary, the grantee shall be deemed to have terminated his or her Service Relationship for purposes of the Plan.  

(b)For purposes of the Plan, the following events shall not be deemed a termination of employment:

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(i)a transfer to the employment of the Company from a Subsidiary or from the Company to a Subsidiary, or from one Subsidiary to another; or

(ii)an approved leave of absence for military service or sickness, or for any other purpose approved by the Company, if the employee’s right to re-employment is guaranteed either by a statute or by contract or under the policy pursuant to which the leave of absence was granted or if the Administrator otherwise so provides in writing.

SECTION 15.  AMENDMENTS AND TERMINATION

The Board may, at any time, amend or discontinue the Plan and the Administrator may, at any time, amend or cancel any outstanding Award for the purpose of satisfying changes in law or for any other lawful purpose, but no such action shall adversely affect rights under any outstanding Award without the holder’s consent.  Except as provided in Section 3(b) or 3(c), without prior stockholder approval, in no event may the Administrator exercise its discretion to reduce the exercise price of outstanding Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights or effect repricing through cancellation and re-grants or cancellation of Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights in exchange for cash or other Awards.  Nothing in this Section 15 shall limit the Administrator’s authority to take any action permitted pursuant to Section 3(b) or 3(c).

SECTION 16.  STATUS OF PLAN

With respect to the portion of any Award that has not been settled or exercised and any payments in cash, Stock or other consideration not received by a grantee, a grantee shall have no rights greater than those of a general creditor of the Company unless the Administrator shall otherwise expressly determine in connection with any Award or Awards.  In its sole discretion, the Administrator may authorize the creation of trusts or other arrangements to meet the Company’s obligations to deliver Stock or make payments with respect to Awards hereunder, provided that the existence of such trusts or other arrangements is consistent with the foregoing sentence.

SECTION 17.  GENERAL PROVISIONS

(a)No Distribution.  The Administrator may require each person acquiring Stock pursuant to an Award to represent to and agree with the Company in writing that such person is acquiring the shares without a view to distribution thereof.

(b)Issuance of Stock.  To the extent certificated, stock certificates to grantees under this Plan shall be deemed delivered for all purposes when the Company or a stock transfer agent of the Company shall have mailed such certificates in the United States mail, addressed to the grantee, at the grantee’s last known address on file with the Company.  Uncertificated Stock shall be deemed delivered for all purposes when the Company or a Stock transfer agent of the Company shall have given to the grantee by electronic mail (with proof of receipt) or by United States mail, addressed to the grantee, at the grantee’s last known address on file with the Company, notice of issuance and recorded the issuance in its records (which may include electronic “book entry” records).  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any evidence of book entry or certificates evidencing shares of Stock pursuant to the exercise or settlement of any Award, unless and until the 

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Administrator has determined, with advice of counsel (to the extent the Administrator deems such advice necessary or advisable), that the issuance and delivery is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authorities and, if applicable, the requirements of any exchange on which the shares of Stock are listed, quoted or traded.  Any Stock issued pursuant to the Plan shall be subject to any stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Administrator deems necessary or advisable to comply with federal, state or foreign jurisdiction, securities or other laws, rules and quotation system on which the Stock is listed, quoted or traded.  The Administrator may place legends on any Stock certificate or notations on any book entry to reference restrictions applicable to the Stock.  In addition to the terms and conditions provided herein, the Administrator may require that an individual make such reasonable covenants, agreements, and representations as the Administrator, in its discretion, deems necessary or advisable in order to comply with any such laws, regulations, or requirements.  The Administrator shall have the right to require any individual to comply with any timing or other restrictions with respect to the settlement or exercise of any Award, including a window-period limitation, as may be imposed in the discretion of the Administrator.  

(c)Stockholder Rights.  Until Stock is deemed delivered in accordance with Section 18(b), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights of a stockholder will exist with respect to shares of Stock to be issued in connection with an Award, notwithstanding the exercise of a Stock Option or any other action by the grantee with respect to an Award.

(d)Other Compensation Arrangements; No Employment Rights.  Nothing contained in this Plan shall prevent the Board from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements, including trusts, and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.  The adoption of this Plan and the grant of Awards do not confer upon any employee any right to continued employment with the Company or any Subsidiary.

(e)Trading Policy Restrictions.  Option exercises and other Awards under the Plan shall be subject to the Company’s insider trading policies and procedures, as in effect from time to time.

(f)Clawback Policy.  Awards under the Plan shall be subject to the Company’s clawback policy, as in effect from time to time.

SECTION 18.  EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN

This Plan shall become effective immediately upon approval by the Board.

SECTION 19.  GOVERNING LAW

This Plan and all Awards and actions taken thereunder shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as to matters within the scope thereof, and as to all other matters shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, applied without regard to conflict of law principles.

DATE APPROVED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS: December 9, 2020.

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NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
FOR COMPANY EMPLOYEES
UNDER THE AVROBIO, INC.
2020 Inducement PLAN

 

	
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Pursuant to the AVROBIO, Inc. 2020 Inducement Plan as amended through the date hereof (the “Plan”), AVROBIO, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby grants to the Optionee named above an option (the “Stock Option”) to purchase on or prior to the Expiration Date specified above all or part of the number of shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Stock”) of the Company specified above at the Option Exercise Price per Share specified above subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan.  For the avoidance of doubt, this Stock Option is not issued under the Company’s 2018 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time, and does not reduce the share reserve under such equity plan.  This Stock Option has been granted as an inducement pursuant to Rule 5635(c)(4) of the Marketplace Rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.  This Stock Option is not intended to be an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

	
SECTION 1.  
	
Exercisability Schedule.  No portion of this Stock Option may be exercised until such portion shall have become exercisable.  Except as set forth below, and subject to the discretion of the Administrator to accelerate the exercisability schedule hereunder, this Stock Option shall be exercisable with respect to the following number of Option Shares on the dates indicated so long as Optionee continues to have a Service Relationship with the Company or a Subsidiary on such dates:

	
Incremental Number of
Option Shares Exercisable
	
Exercisability Date

	
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Once exercisable, this Stock Option shall continue to be exercisable at any time or times prior to the close of business on the Expiration Date, subject to the provisions hereof and of the Plan.

	
SECTION 2.  
	
Manner of Exercise.

(a)The Optionee may exercise this Stock Option only in the following manner:  from time to time on or prior to the Expiration Date of this Stock Option, the Optionee may give written notice to the Administrator of his or her election to purchase some or all of the Option Shares purchasable at the time of such notice.  This notice shall specify the number of Option Shares to be purchased.

Payment of the purchase price for the Option Shares may be made by one or more of the following methods:  (i) in cash, by certified or bank check or other instrument acceptable to the Administrator; (ii) through the delivery (or attestation to the ownership) of shares of Stock that have been purchased by the Optionee on the open market or that are beneficially owned by the Optionee and are not then subject to any restrictions under any Company plan and that otherwise satisfy any holding periods as may be required by the Administrator; (iii) by the Optionee delivering to the Company a properly executed exercise notice together with irrevocable instructions to a broker to promptly deliver to the Company cash or a check payable and acceptable to the Company to pay the option purchase price, provided that in the event the Optionee chooses to pay the option purchase price as so provided, the Optionee and the broker shall comply with such procedures and enter into such agreements of indemnity and other agreements as the Administrator shall prescribe as a condition of such payment procedure; (iv) by a “net exercise” arrangement pursuant to which the Company will reduce the number of shares of Stock issuable upon exercise by the largest whole number of shares with a Fair Market Value that does not exceed the aggregate exercise price; or (v) a combination of (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above.  Payment instruments will be received subject to collection.

The transfer to the Optionee on the records of the Company or of the transfer agent of the Option Shares will be contingent upon (i) the Company’s receipt from the Optionee of the full purchase price for the Option Shares, as set forth above, (ii) the fulfillment of any other requirements contained herein or in the Plan or in any other agreement or provision of laws, and (iii) the receipt by the Company of any agreement, statement or other evidence that the Company may require to satisfy itself that the issuance of Stock to be purchased pursuant to the exercise of Stock Options under the Plan and any subsequent resale of the shares of Stock will be in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.  In the event the Optionee chooses to pay the purchase price by previously-owned shares of Stock through the attestation method, the number of shares of Stock transferred to the Optionee upon the exercise of the Stock Option shall be net of the Shares attested to.

(b)The shares of Stock purchased upon exercise of this Stock Option shall be transferred to the Optionee on the records of the Company or of the transfer agent upon compliance to the satisfaction of the Administrator with all requirements under applicable laws or regulations in connection with such transfer and with the requirements hereof and of the Plan.  The determination of the Administrator as to such compliance shall be final and binding on the Optionee.  The Optionee shall not be deemed to be the holder of, or to have any of the rights of a 

 

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holder with respect to, any shares of Stock subject to this Stock Option unless and until this Stock Option shall have been exercised pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company or the transfer agent shall have transferred the shares to the Optionee, and the Optionee’s name shall have been entered as the stockholder of record on the books of the Company.  Thereupon, the Optionee shall have full voting, dividend and other ownership rights with respect to such shares of Stock.

(c)The minimum number of shares with respect to which this Stock Option may be exercised at any one time shall be 100 shares, unless the number of shares with respect to which this Stock Option is being exercised is the total number of shares subject to exercise under this Stock Option at the time.

(d)Notwithstanding any other provision hereof or of the Plan, no portion of this Stock Option shall be exercisable after the Expiration Date hereof.

	
SECTION 3.  
	
Termination of Service Relationship.  If the Optionee’s Service Relationship by the Company or a Subsidiary (as defined in the Plan) is terminated, the period within which to exercise the Stock Option may be subject to earlier termination as set forth below.

(a)Termination Due to Death.  If the Optionee’s Service Relationship terminates by reason of the Optionee’s death, any portion of this Stock Option outstanding on such date, to the extent exercisable on the date of death, may thereafter be exercised by the Optionee’s legal representative or legatee for a period of 12 months from the date of death or until the Expiration Date, if earlier.  Any portion of this Stock Option that is not exercisable on the date of death shall terminate immediately and be of no further force or effect.

(b)Termination Due to Disability.  If the Optionee’s Service Relationship terminates by reason of the Optionee’s disability (as determined by the Administrator), any portion of this Stock Option outstanding on such date, to the extent exercisable on the date of such termination of Service Relationship, may thereafter be exercised by the Optionee for a period of 12 months from the date of disability or until the Expiration Date, if earlier.  Any portion of this Stock Option that is not exercisable on the date of disability shall terminate immediately and be of no further force or effect.

(c)Termination for Cause.  If the Optionee’s Service Relationship terminates for Cause, any portion of this Stock Option outstanding on such date shall terminate immediately and be of no further force and effect.  For purposes hereof, “Cause” shall mean, unless otherwise provided in an employment agreement (or similar services agreements) between the Company and the Optionee, a determination by the Administrator that the Optionee shall be dismissed as a result of (i) any material breach by the Optionee of any agreement between the Optionee and the Company; (ii) the conviction of, indictment for or plea of nolo contendere by the Optionee to a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude; or (iii) any material misconduct or willful and deliberate non-performance (other than by reason of disability) by the Optionee of the Optionee’s duties to the Company.

(d)Other Termination.  If the Optionee’s Service Relationship terminates for any reason other than the Optionee’s death, the Optionee’s disability or Cause, and unless otherwise 

 

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determined by the Administrator, any portion of this Stock Option outstanding on such date may be exercised, to the extent exercisable on the date of termination, for a period of three months from the date of termination or until the Expiration Date, if earlier.  Any portion of this Stock Option that is not exercisable on the date of termination shall terminate immediately and be of no further force or effect.

The Administrator’s determination of the reason for termination of the Optionee’s Service Relationship shall be conclusive and binding on the Optionee and his or her representatives or legatees.

	
SECTION 4.  
	
Incorporation of Plan.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Stock Option shall be subject to and governed by all the terms and conditions of the Plan, including the powers of the Administrator set forth in  Section 2(b) of the Plan.  Capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the meaning specified in the Plan, unless a different meaning is specified herein.

	
SECTION 5.  
	
Transferability.  This Agreement is personal to the Optionee, is non-assignable and is not transferable in any manner, by operation of law or otherwise, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.  This Stock Option is exercisable, during the Optionee’s lifetime, only by the Optionee, and thereafter, only by the Optionee’s legal representative or legatee.

	
SECTION 6.  
	
Tax Withholding.  The Optionee shall, not later than the date as of which the exercise of this Stock Option becomes a taxable event for Federal income tax purposes, pay to the Company or make arrangements satisfactory to the Administrator for payment of any Federal, state, and local taxes required by law to be withheld on account of such taxable event.  The Company shall have the authority to cause the required tax withholding obligation to be satisfied, in whole or in part, by withholding from shares of Stock to be issued to the Optionee a number of shares of Stock with an aggregate Fair Market Value that would satisfy the withholding amount due; provided, however, that the amount withheld does not exceed the maximum statutory tax rate or such lesser amount as is necessary to avoid adverse accounting treatment or as determined by the Administrator. 

	
SECTION 7.  
	
No Obligation to Continue Service Relationship.  Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is obligated by or as a result of the Plan or this Agreement to continue the Optionee’s Service Relationship and neither the Plan nor this Agreement shall interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate the Service Relationship of the Optionee at any time.

	
SECTION 8.  
	
Integration.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to this Stock Option and supersedes all prior agreements and discussions between the parties concerning such subject matter.

	
SECTION 9.  
	
Data Privacy Consent.  In order to administer the Plan and this Agreement and to implement or structure future equity grants, the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates and certain agents thereof (together, the “Relevant Companies”) may 

 

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process any and all personal or professional data, including but not limited to Social Security or other identification number, home address and telephone number, date of birth and other information that is necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan and/or this Agreement (the “Relevant Information”).  By entering into this Agreement, the Optionee (i) authorizes the Company to collect, process, register and transfer to the Relevant Companies all Relevant Information; (ii) waives any privacy rights the Optionee may have with respect to the Relevant Information; (iii) authorizes the Relevant Companies to store and transmit such information in electronic form; and (iv) authorizes the transfer of the Relevant Information to any jurisdiction in which the Relevant Companies consider appropriate.  The Optionee shall have access to, and the right to change, the Relevant Information.  Relevant Information will only be used in accordance with applicable law.

	
SECTION 10.  
	
Notices.  Notices hereunder shall be mailed or delivered to the Company at its principal place of business and shall be mailed or delivered to the Optionee at the address on file with the Company or, in either case, at such other address as one party may subsequently furnish to the other party in writing.

 

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The foregoing Agreement is hereby accepted and the terms and conditions thereof hereby agreed to by the undersigned.  Electronic acceptance of this Agreement pursuant to the Company’s instructions to the Optionee (including through an online acceptance process) is acceptable.

 

	
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6EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

Execution Copy 

EMPLOYMENT TRANSITION AGREEMENT 

THIS EMPLOYMENT TRANSITION AGREEMENT (including the Exhibits hereto, this “Agreement”), dated as of March 18, 2021, is by and
between Peabody Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Glenn L. Kellow (the “Executive”). 

WHEREAS, capitalized terms used in this Agreement that are not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Peabody Energy
Corporation 2019 Executive Severance Plan (the “ESP”); 
 WHEREAS, Executive is currently employed as the President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”); 
 WHEREAS, the
Board believes that succession planning is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders and succession planning is a high priority for the Board; 

WHEREAS, as part of its succession planning process, the Board formed a search committee to undertake a review of internal and external
candidates to succeed the Executive in his roles as President and Chief Executive Officer; 
 WHEREAS, in order to facilitate the
Board’s succession planning, Executive has agreed to continue to serve in his current roles with the Company until the earliest of (v) the date that Executive’s replacement commences employment with the Company, but not less than 30
days following Executive’s receipt of notice of such replacement’s commencement date, (w) August 31, 2021, (x) Executive’s death or Disability, (y) the date of Executive’s termination of employment for Good Reason
(including, for purposes of this Agreement, if Executive is removed from the Board other than for Cause) and (z) the date the Company terminates Executive’s employment for any reason (the last day of Executive’s employment with the
Company, the “Termination Date”); and 
 WHEREAS, the Company and Executive desire to set forth their respective rights and
obligations in respect of Executive’s departure from the Company. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and conditions
set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows: 

1. Resignations on Termination Date. Executive and the Company agree that effective on the Termination Date, Executive hereby shall
resign from his positions as a member of the Board and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and from any and all other positions held by Executive with the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates. Executive agrees to execute such
documentation as may be reasonably required to effectuate the resignations detailed in the immediately preceding sentence. 

  
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 2. Separation Benefits. Upon a termination of Executive’s employment
(I) voluntarily on or within 30 days following the date that Executive’s replacement commences employment with the Company, (II) voluntarily on August 31, 2021, (III) due to Executive’s death or Disability, (IV) by
the Company without Cause or (V) by Executive for Good Reason, and subject to (x) Executive’s continued employment through the Termination Date, (y) Executive’s execution of a release in the form attached as Exhibit A
to this Agreement (the “Release”) within 21 calendar days following the Termination Date, and the non-revocation of the Release during the seven-day period
following execution of the Release (together, the “Release Conditions”), and (z) Executive’s compliance in all material respects with the Participation Agreement (for the avoidance of doubt, any post-employment obligations
thereunder shall commence to run from the Termination Date) subject to notice from the Company of any such noncompliance and not less than 30 days to cure if capable of cure, Executive shall be entitled to the following severance rights and
employment termination benefits: 
  

	 	a.	 Company Long-Term Incentive Awards. 

i. Any Company restricted stock units and time-based cash grants held by Executive that would vest by their original terms
during the twelve months following the Termination Date will vest upon the Termination Date; and 
 ii. A pro-rata portion (based upon the sum of the number of days employed plus the number of days in the Consulting Period (as defined in Exhibit B) during any applicable performance period, including any days remaining
in such period following any date that the Company terminates the Consulting Period without Cause, with such sum divided by the total number of days in the performance period) of any performance stock units and performance-based cash grants held by
Executive that are outstanding as of the Termination Date shall remain eligible to vest based on actual performance through the entire performance period. 
  

	 	b.	 Cash Severance. The Company shall pay to Executive twenty-four monthly installments of $186,876.13, with
each installment payable on the first payroll date of each month following the Termination Date, provided that any installments that would have been made during the sixty-five days following the Termination Date shall instead be made in a lump sum
on the sixty-fifth day following the Termination Date. 

  

	 	c.	 Pro-Rata Bonus. No later than March 15, 2022, the Company
shall pay to Executive a pro-rata bonus in respect of calendar year 2021, based on the Company’s actual performance (with any individual subjective elements treated as achieved at no less than target) and
pro-rated for the period of time from and including January 1, 2021 through and including the Termination Date. 

  

	 	d.	 COBRA. Executive shall be entitled to continuation of group health coverage (including medical,
dental, and vision benefits, to the extent permitted under the applicable plan), and the health care flexible spending account (to the extent required to comply with COBRA continuation coverage requirements) (collectively, the “Continuation
Benefits”) in accordance with the applicable plan terms and applicable law, and to the extent that such programs and plans are 

  
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maintained by the Company, for eighteen (18) months following the Termination Date (the “Benefit Continuation Period”); provided, however, that Executive pays the full cost
of his or her coverage under such plans, except that the Executive shall pay only the required contributions for any health care continuation coverage required to be provided to or on behalf of the Executive under COBRA, on the same basis as any
other plan participant electing similar COBRA continuation coverage under the Company health plan; and provided, further, that any such coverage shall terminate to the extent that Executive obtains comparable benefits from any other employer during
the Benefit Continuation Period. Executive shall be reimbursed by the Company for the cost of the Continuation Benefits (except that the reimbursement for his required contributions for COBRA health care continuation coverage shall be reduced by an
amount equal to the cost paid by an active employee for similar coverage under the Company health plan), and any such reimbursement shall be treated as taxable and reduced by applicable tax withholding. For the avoidance of doubt, in accordance with
applicable law, Executive shall be entitled to COBRA continuation coverage in the event of a termination of employment which is not deemed a Termination Date hereunder. 

 

	 	e.	 Change in Control. If, prior to the Termination Date, the Company enters into an agreement the
consummation of which would result in a Change in Control (a “CIC Agreement”) or a Change in Control occurs, then: 

i. If the Change in Control occurs prior to the two year anniversary of the Termination Date, Executive will be entitled to six
additional severance installments of $186,876.13, payable on the same schedule described in Section 2(b), except that the six additional installments will commence on the first payroll date of the month following the twenty-fourth installment
described in Section 2(b). 
 ii. If the Change in Control occurs prior to the Termination Date, Executive’s
unvested equity awards will be treated as provided for in the CIC Agreement or, if there is no CIC Agreement, in accordance with the award terms. 

iii. If the Change in Control occurs after the Termination Date and prior to the two year anniversary of the Termination Date,
the Company shall pay to Executive an amount in cash representing the value of the Company equity awards forfeited on the Termination Date, using the closing price of the Company’s stock on the last trading day prior to the date on which the
Change in Control occurs and based on the number of shares covered by such awards that would have vested upon a Qualifying Termination following a Change in Control. 

Executive acknowledges and agrees that Executive’s rights and benefits under this Section 2 are subject to the satisfaction of the Release
Conditions and Executive’s compliance in all material respects with the Participation Agreement, subject to notice from the Company of any such noncompliance and not less than 30 days to cure if capable of cure, and Executive shall forfeit all
rights and benefits under this Section 2 if the Release Conditions are not satisfied, if Executive 

  
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does not comply with the terms of the Release or if Executive materially breaches any provision of the Participation Agreement. Any outstanding amount payable to Executive hereunder shall be paid
by the Company to the legal representative of his estate in the event of his death prior to such payment being made by the Company. 
 3.
Accrued Obligations. Within 30 calendar days of the Termination Date, the Company will pay to Executive a lump sum equal to Executive’s accrued and unused vacation as of the Termination Date, less applicable tax withholdings and any then
incurred expenses that have not then been reimbursed in accordance with Company policy. Executive shall also be entitled to his accrued vested benefits under the Company’s compensation and benefits plans, including, without limitation, his
accrued vested benefits pursuant to the Company’s supplemental employee retirement plan. 
 4. Company Covenant. The Company will
instruct its senior management and directors not to disparage Executive and further agrees to make no official statements that disparage Executive. Nothing in this Section 4 shall prohibit any person (including Executive) from making any
truthful statements to the extent required by law or legal process. 
 5. Full Settlement; No Obligation to Mitigate; Effect of Certain
Terminations of Employment. 
  

	 	a.	 Full Settlement. Executive agrees that the payments and benefits contemplated by Sections 2 and 3 of
this Agreement shall be in full satisfaction of any rights and benefits due to Executive upon a termination of Executive’s employment with the Company, including, without limitation, any rights and benefits under the ESP. Executive acknowledges
that the payments and benefits to which he becomes entitled pursuant to Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement shall not be considered in determining his benefits under any plan, agreement, policy or arrangement of the Company. 

 

	 	b.	 No Obligation to Mitigate. In no event shall Executive be obligated to seek other employment or take any
other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement, and such amounts shall not be reduced whether or not Executive obtains other employment. 

 

	 	c.	 Effect of Certain Terminations of Employment. If Executive’s employment with the Company is
terminated for Cause or voluntarily by Executive without Good Reason (other than Executive’s departure on or within 30 days following the date that Executive’s replacement commences employment with the Company, or on August 31, 2021,
if earlier), Executive shall no longer be entitled to the payments and benefits that would otherwise be provided pursuant to this Agreement. In either such event, Executive shall only be entitled to payment of his accrued but unpaid salary, his
accrued but unused vacation, his other accrued vested benefits (including his accrued vested benefits under the Company’s supplemental employee retirement plan) and any then incurred expenses that have not then been reimbursed, each in
accordance with Company policy. 

  
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 6. Tax Withholding. All payments and benefits provided to Executive under this
Agreement will be less applicable withholdings for federal, state and local taxes. 
 7. Consulting Services. The terms set forth on
Exhibit B shall apply following the Executive’s termination of employment with the Company other than a termination due to death or Disability, for Cause or voluntarily by Executive without Good Reason (other than as contemplated by
Section 2(x)(I) and (II) of this Agreement). 
 8. Attorneys’ Fees. Reasonable, documented legal fees incurred by
Executive for (i) the documentation of this Agreement (including the Release and the consulting services agreement) will be paid directly, subject to a cap of $20,000, along with (ii) any reasonable, documented fees incurred in any future
dispute with respect to this Agreement if Executive has acted in good faith with respect to such dispute. 
 9. Press Release. The
Company and Executive shall jointly agree in good faith on the terms of a press release or other public filing describing the arrangements provided herein. 

10. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Release constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof (other than with respect to any equity- and cash-based incentive awards referenced herein), and supersede any and all prior agreements or understandings between the parties arising out of or relating to Executive’s employment and
the cessation thereof. 
 11. Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware,
without giving effect to the conflicts of law principles thereof. Any disputes regarding this Agreement shall be brought only in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County, Missouri or the US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. 

12. Severability of Provisions. Each of the sections contained in this Agreement shall be enforceable independently of every other
section in this Agreement, and the invalidity or nonenforceability of any section shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other section contained in this Agreement. 

13. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company,
including as a result of a merger or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or similar corporate transaction. This Agreement shall not be assignable by Executive. If Executive shall die before all the payments required by this
Agreement to be made to Executive have been made, then all remaining payments shall be made to Executive’s estate or such person or trust as Executive shall designate. 

14. Waivers. No failure on the part of either party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right or remedy under this Agreement
shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy granted hereby or by any related document or by
law. 

  
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 15. Modification. No supplement, modification, or amendment of this Agreement shall
be binding unless executed in writing by both Executive and the Company. 
 16. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or
more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall be one and the same instrument. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year
first above written. 
  

			
		 	PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION
		
	By: 	 	 /s/ Bob Malone

	Name:	 	Bob Malone
	Title:	 	Chairman of the Board of Directors
	
	 /s/ Glenn L. Kellow

	Glenn L. Kellow

 [Signature Page to Employment Transition Agreement] 

 EXHIBIT A 

THIS RELEASE (this “Release”) is entered into between Glenn L. Kellow (“Executive”) and Peabody
Energy Corporation (the “Company”), for the benefit of the Company. Reference is made to the Employment Transition Agreement (the “ETA”), dated March 18, 2021, by and between the Company and Executive.
Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the ETA. The entering into and non-revocation of this Release is a condition to Executive’s right to receive the payments
and benefits described in Section 2 of the ETA (the “Separation Benefits”). 
 Accordingly, Executive and the Company
agree as follows: 
 1. In consideration for the Separation Benefits, to which Executive is not otherwise entitled, and the sufficiency of
which Executive acknowledges, Executive represents and agrees, as follows: 
 (a) Executive, for himself, his heirs, administrators,
representatives, executors, successors and assigns (collectively “Releasers”), hereby irrevocably and unconditionally releases, acquits and forever discharges and agrees not to sue the Company or any of its parents, subsidiaries,
divisions, affiliates and related entities and their current and former directors, officers, and, in their official capacities as such, shareholders, trustees, employees, consultants, independent contractors, representatives, agents, servants,
successors and assigns and all persons acting by, through or under or in concert with any of them (collectively “Releasees”), from all claims, rights and liabilities up to and including the date of this Release arising from or
relating to Executive’s employment with (including service as a director), or termination of employment from (including termination of service as a director), the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, and from any and all charges,
complaints, claims, liabilities, obligations, promises, agreements, controversies, damages, actions, causes of actions, suits, rights, demands, costs, losses, debts and expenses in connection with Executive’s service as a director of the
Company and Executive’s employment and termination of employment with the Company and its subsidiaries, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected and any claims of wrongful discharge, breach of contract, implied contract, promissory estoppel,
defamation, slander, libel, tortious conduct, employment discrimination or claims under any federal, state or local employment statute, law, order or ordinance, including any rights or claims arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
as amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. (“ADEA”), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended, the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, as amended. Nothing
contained herein shall restrict the parties’ rights to enforce the terms of this Release. 
 (b) To the maximum extent permitted by law,
Executive agrees that he has not filed, nor will he ever file, a lawsuit asserting any claims which are released by this Release, or to accept any benefit from any lawsuit which might be filed by another person or government entity based in whole or
in part on any event, act, or omission which is the subject of this Release. 

  
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 (c) This Release specifically excludes (i) Executive’s rights and the
Company’s obligations under the ETA, (ii) Executive’s rights as a stockholder or equity award holder of the Company, (iii) claims which may not be released under applicable law and (iv) any indemnification or directors’
and officers’ liability insurance or similar rights the Executive has as a current or former officer or director of the Company. Nothing contained in this Release shall release Executive from his obligations under the ETA that continue or are
to be performed following Executive’s termination of employment with the Company, and Executive acknowledges that the Company will have available to it all remedies at law and at equity, including injunctive relief, in the event that Executive
breaches any of his obligations under the ETA or this Release. The covenants, representations and acknowledgments made by Executive in this Release shall continue to have full force and effect after the execution and effectiveness of this Release
and the delivery of the Separation Benefits, and this Release shall inure to the benefit of each Releasee, and the successors and assigns of each of them, to the extent necessary to preserve the intended benefits of such provisions. 

(d) The parties agree that this Release shall not affect the rights and responsibilities of the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
(hereinafter “EEOC”) to enforce ADEA and other laws. In addition, the parties agree that this Release shall not be used to justify interfering with Executive’s protected right to file a charge or participate in an investigation
or proceeding conducted by the EEOC, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or other government agency to the extent he is permitted to do so by applicable law or making other disclosures that are protected under whistleblower
provisions of federal law or regulation, in each case without the necessity of prior authorization from the Company or the need to notify the Company that he has done so. The parties further agree that Executive knowingly and voluntarily waives all
rights or claims (that arose prior to Executive’s execution of this Release) the Releasers may have against the Releasees, or any of them, to receive any benefit or remedial relief (including, but not limited to, reinstatement, back pay, front
pay, damages, attorneys’ fees, experts’ fees) as a consequence of any investigation or proceeding conducted by the EEOC. 
 2.
Executive acknowledges that the Company has specifically advised him of the right to seek the advice of an attorney concerning the terms and conditions of this Release. Executive further acknowledges that he has been furnished with a copy of this
Release, and he has been afforded twenty-one (21) calendar days in which to consider the terms and conditions set forth above prior to this Release. By executing this Release, Executive affirmatively
states that he has had sufficient and reasonable time to review this Release and to consult with an attorney concerning his legal rights prior to the final execution of this Release. Executive further agrees that he has carefully read this Release
and fully understands its terms. Executive acknowledges that he has entered into this Release, knowingly, freely and voluntarily. Executive understands that he may revoke this Release within seven (7) calendar days after signing this Release.
Revocation of this Release must be made in writing and must be received by [___] at the Company, [COMPANY ADDRESS], within the time period set forth above. 

3. This Release covers both claims that Executive knows about and those Executive may not know about. Executive expressly waives all rights
afforded by any statute which limits the effect of a release with respect to unknown claims. Executive understands the significance of Executive’s release of unknown claims and Executive’s waiver of statutory protection against a release
of unknown claims. 

  
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 4. This Release will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State
of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflicting provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware to be applied. In
furtherance of the foregoing, the internal law of the State of Delaware will control the interpretation and construction of this agreement, even if under such jurisdiction’s choice of law or conflict of law analysis, the substantive law of some
other jurisdiction would ordinarily apply. The provisions of this Release are severable, and if any part or portion of it is found to be unenforceable, the other paragraphs shall remain fully valid and enforceable. 

5. This Release shall become effective and enforceable on the eighth day following its execution by Executive, provided he does not
exercise his right of revocation as described above. If Executive fails to sign and deliver this Release or revokes his signature, this Release will be without force or effect, and Executive shall not be entitled to the Separation Benefits. 

 

			
		 	  

	Date:
                                         
           	 	Glenn L. Kellow

  
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 EXHIBIT B 

CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT 

1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used in this Exhibit B that are not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the
EMPLOYMENT TRANSITION AGREEMENT (“ETA”), dated as of March 18, 2021, by and between Peabody Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Glenn L. Kellow (the “Executive”). 

2. Consulting Period. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the next day immediately following the Termination Date and end on
the one-year anniversary of the Termination Date, unless terminated earlier as provided herein (such period, through the termination date, (the “Consulting Period”). 

3. Services; Time Commitment. During the Consulting Period, Executive shall provide general consulting services to the Company at the
direction of and reporting to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Executive shall not be required to provide consulting services under this Agreement for more than 20 hours in any month during the Consulting Period. Services will be
performed remotely (virtually) unless in person services are reasonably requested by the Company (subject to (a) any Covid-19 travel restrictions, (b) the Company cooperating in assisting Executive
to obtain any necessary work visa and (c) Executive’s then current personal and business commitments). Executive shall be indemnified by the Company for his services rendered during the Consulting Period on the same basis as if he
were then a senior executive officer of the Company. 
 4. Fees for Services and Related Matters. 

(a) Fee for Services. During the Consulting Period, the Company shall pay Executive a monthly consulting fee of $85,000 (the
“Consulting Fees”), payable in arrears on the fifteenth of each calendar month. 
 (b) Expense Reimbursement.
Executive will be reimbursed for, or the Company will pay directly, all expenses reasonably incurred by Executive in connection with rendering the services, including travel and lodging expenses incurred in accordance with travel policy for the CEO
of the Company as in effect as of the date that the ETA is executed. 
 5. Relationship. 

(a) Status as an Independent Contractor. The Company and Executive acknowledge and agree that the Company shall not exercise general
supervision or control over the time, place or manner in which Executive provides the consulting services hereunder, and that in performing the consulting services pursuant to this Agreement Executive shall be acting and shall act at all times as an
independent contractor only and not as an employee, agent or partner of or with the Company or its affiliates. Executive acknowledges that Executive is solely responsible for the payment of all Federal, state, local and foreign taxes that are
required by applicable laws or regulations to be paid with respect to the Consulting Fee and no such amounts shall be withheld and remitted to the applicable taxing authorities by the Company unless legally required. 

 (b) Non-Exclusive Services. The Company
acknowledges that Executive is not prohibited by this Agreement from obtaining employment with or otherwise providing services to another entity during the Consulting Period; provided that such other employment or services do not interfere
with Executive’s ability to provide the services hereunder. 
 6. Termination. 

(a) Right to Terminate. The Company may, at any time and in its sole discretion, terminate the Consulting Period and this Agreement with
or without Cause (as defined below), with any termination for Cause to be effective immediately and any termination without Cause to be effective 30 days after written notice is delivered to Executive by the Company. Executive may also terminate the
Consulting Period and this Agreement by providing the Company with 30 days’ advance written notice of such voluntary termination. Furthermore, the Consulting Period and this Agreement shall terminate effective immediately upon Executive’s
death or Disability and upon the occurrence of a Change in Control. 
 (b) Consequences of Termination. Upon termination of the
Consulting Period and this Agreement for any reason (except as provided in the following sentence), the Company shall have no further obligations to Executive under this Agreement, other than the obligation to pay to Executive (i) any unpaid
Consulting Fees through the date of termination, no later than the 30th day following the date of termination, and (ii) any reimbursable business expenses. In the event of a termination of
this Agreement (i) by the Company without Cause, (ii) by Executive following a material breach by the Company of any provision of this Agreement which is not promptly cured after Executive provides written notice to the Company describing
such breach or (iii) upon a Change in Control, as liquidated damages for any such termination, Executive shall be entitled to any unpaid portion of the Consulting Fee for the remainder of the scheduled Consulting Period in a lump sum within 30
days of the date of termination. All remaining consulting payments will be due in a lump sum immediately prior to a Change in Control. 

  
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