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Exhibit 10.11.4.
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[*] = Certain information in this document has been excluded pursuant to Regulation S-K, Item 601(b)(10).     Such excluded information is not material and would likely cause competitive harm to the registrant if publicly disclosed. 
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AMENDMENT #4 TO
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STT-MRAM JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
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This Amendment #4 (the "Amendment No. 4'') is entered into by and between Everspin Technologies, Inc. ("Everspin"), and GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. ("GLOBALFOUNDRIES"), and amends and supplements that certain STT-MRAM Joint Development Agreement between the parties dated October 17, 2014, as amended by amendment Nos. 1-3 (collectively, the "Agreement"). This Amendment No. 4 is effective as of December 31, 2019 (the "Amendment Effective Date").
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WHEREAS Everspin and GLOBALFOUNDRIES have agreed to cooperate on the development of a common 12LP MRAM technology pursuant to the terms of a Statement of Work (the "12LP Statement of Work"); and
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WHEREAS Everspin and GLOBALFOUNDRIES wish to revise the royalty rates for MRAM products manufactured by GLOBALFOUNDRIES.
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Now, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby amend the Agreement as follows:
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l.      All capitalized terms used in this Amendment but not otherwise defined herein shall have   the meanings given such terms in the Agreement and, unless otherwise specified, references to Sections refer to Sections of the Agreement.

		2.	The following shall be added after Section 3.2:

' 3.2.1 With respect to the l 2LP Statement of Work, in lieu of equally sharing the Project Costs for the 12LP Statement of Work (the "12LP Project Costs"), Everspin will assign engineering resources with the skills and expertise identified in the relevant Statement of Work to perform Joint Development Work at a GLOBALFOUNDRIES facility.
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3.2.2 The Parties shall cooperate in seeking (separately and jointly) government funding for the 12LP Project Costs. In the event that Everspin receives government funding for 12LP Project Costs, the Parties will mutually agree upon a revised cost sharing model taking into consideration such government funding."
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		3.	Section 3.8 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

"For avoidance of doubt, Project Costs do not include any engineering or product qualification expenses associated solely with Everspin products, the payment for which will be described in a separate Statement of Work and other costs determined by the terms and conditions of the MA 

for said products.  Everspin will also be solely responsible for any unique development related to Everspin STT-MRAM Devices at the 12nm technology node, the details of which will be.
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described in a separate Statement of Work. For purposes of clarification, Project Costs do include those associated with or related to equipment qualification under this Agreement provided that for the 12mn technology node, Everspin would only be solely responsible for costs associated with work performed exclusively at Everspin’ s request."
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		4.	Section 4.10 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

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"Everspin IP" means Foreground IP that is: (i) created, made, conceived or reduced to practice solely by Everspin or its respective Consultants during the term of this Agreement and in the performance of this Agreement with the exception of Process IP that is Joint IP and (ii) any Joint Invention allocated to Evers pin through the Invention Allocation Procedure."
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		5.	Section 4.21 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

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'"JOINT IP" means (i) all Foreground IP which does not fall under the definition of either GLOBALFOUNDRIES IP or Everspin IP, wherein GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Everspin and/or their Consultants both made substantial contributions to its development, and (ii) Process IP created, made, conceived or reduced to practice solely by Everspin employees as a result of working at a GLOBALFOUNDRIES facility during the term of this Agreement and in the performance of this Agreement. Where a layout, circuit design, product, technique, material, structure, method, or process consists of multiple parts, elements, or steps, each of which is capable of being subject to a claim of ownership, each such part, element or step will be analyzed separately to determine if it constitutes JOINT IP."
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		6.	A new Section 4.32 is added as follows:

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"4.32. "Process IP" means the Foreground IP related to design rules, design manuals, design rule check and other elements included in the PDK, process modules, recipes, process integration schemes, process flows, tools and associated tool settings used to manufacture semiconductor STT-MRAM Devices. For avoidance of doubt, (a) process modules are individual process steps or short process sequences and (b) recipes are unit process operating programs on the tools, controlling chemical flow, pressure, temperature, etc."
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		7.	Section 7.2.3 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

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"grant sublicenses thereunder (to the extent contained  in the Design  Information) to its Customers, contractors, university collaborators and IP providers/EDA vendors, and to such customers' contractors and IP providers/EDA vendors, (collectively, "GLOBALFOUNDRIES Sublicensees"), the sublicenses so granted to be of scope that includes only the Everspin IP that is necessary to design, develop and test, or assist GLOBALFOUNDRIES or GLOBALFOUNDRIES Customers with designing, developing and testing, STT-MRAM Devices to be manufactured solely by GLOBALFOUNDRIES, and that restricts such
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GLOBALFOUNDRIES Sublicensees from using such Everspin IP for any purposes other than designing, developing and testing, or assisting GLOBALFOUNDRIES or GLOBALFOUNDRIES Customers with designing, developing and testing, such STT-MRAM Devices. If such GLOBALFOUNDRIES Sublicensees are universities, GLOBALFOUNDRIES will notify Everspin, and any publication related to STT-MRAM design, development or testing allowed under this Section 7.2.3 shall include an acknowledgement to Everspin and/or GLOBALFOUNDRIES as relevant, and"
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		8.	The following shall be added as Section 7.8.1:

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"Solely with respect to Everspin IP and JOINT IP created under SOWs related to 40nm STT-MRAM or 28nm STT-MRAM and which is necessary to enable Everspin’ s STT-MRAM roadmap at processing  nodes  that  GLOBALFOUNDRIES does not have in manufacturing, specifically 12" wafer technologies utilizing a DRAM (or DRAM-like) base process for high density STT-MRAM Devices, and/or those used to manufacture  any  STT-MRAM  Devices on an 8" substrate (collectively, ''Non-Competitive Technologies"), the disclosure, disposal and license restrictions on Everspin  detailed  in Section  7.8 and manufacturing restriction on Everspin products in Section 7.4, above will not apply; provided however that any Everspin product manufactured on these Non-­ Competitive Technologies is not in competition with the GLOBALFOUNDRIES 40nm STT-MRAM or 28nm STT-MRAM offerings. For avoidance of doubt, Everspin may disclose, Everspin IP and/or JOINT IP at the 40nm and 28nm technology nodes to any foundry to develop STT-MRAM Devices at Non­ Competitive Technologies but may not disclose or utilize GLOBALFOUNDRIES IP for any purpose nor disclose Everspin IP and/or JOINT IP to any other foundry to develop STT-MRAM Devices at technology nodes other than Non-Competitive Technologies except as otherwise allowed by this Agreement."
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		9.	Section 7.9 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

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“In addition to a Party's compliance with the non-disclosure and licensing restrictions corresponding to Background IP and Foreground IP  as  set  forth herein, neither Party may disclose, dispose of or license any Foreground IP of the other Party to any cons01iium having a purpose of designing, including research and development with respect to non-bit-cell design,  MRAM technology  during the Exclusivity Period associated with the relevant STT-MRAM Device except as reasonably necessary to (i) perform the Joint Development  Work as a Consultant of GLOBALFOUNDRIES or Everspin or (ii) conduct research. The restriction in this Section 7.9 shall not apply after the Exclusivity Period associated with such Foreground IP has expired."
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		10.	Section 17.1 et seq. is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

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"In the event GLOBALFOUNDRIES manufactures and sells or transfer wafers containing production qualified Embedded STT-MRAM Devices that utilize Design Information to Customers ("Royalty Wafer"), then pursuant to Section 17.4 GLOBALFOUNDRIES shall pay Everspin a royalty percentage of the net selling price, excluding all amounts for bump, packaging, and test, for each Royalty Wafer as shown below ("Royalty Amount").
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17.1.1For all Royalty Wafers sold or transferred to Customers during the [*] years following the sale of the first Royalty Wafer, a royalty of [*] %.
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17.1.2For all Royalty Wafers sold or transferred to Customers during the [*] years following the period set forth in Section 17.1.1, a royalty of [*] %.
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GLOBALFOUNDRIES' obligation to pay any royalties to Everspin pursuant to this Agreement will terminate when the time period set forth in Section 17.1.2 has passed."
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		11.	Miscellaneous

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All references to the Agreement in any other document shall be deemed to refer to the Agreement as modified by this Amendment No. 4. Except as modified by this Amendment No. 4, all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. In the event that the terms of this Amendment No. 4 conflict with the terms of the Agreement, the terms of this Amendment No. 4 shall control.
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		12.	EXECUTION

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This Amendment No. 4 may be executed in any number of counterpart originals, each of which shall be deemed an original instrument for all purposes, but all of which shall comprise one and the same instrument. This Amendment No. 4 may be delivered by electronic mail or facsimile, and a scanned version of this Amendment No. 4 shall be binding as an original.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed by their duly authorized representatives, effective as of the Amendment Effective Date.
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Everspin Technologies, Inc.GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
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By: /s/ Kevin ConleyBy: /s/ David Bennett
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Printed Name: Kevin Conley Printed Name: David Bennett
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Title: CEO           Title: VP Strategic AgreementsExhibit 10.25
SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND RELEASE
This Separation Agreement and Release (this "Agreement") is made as a compromise and release between Everspin Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") and Kevin Conley (the "Employee") in the complete, final, and binding settlement of all claims and potential claims, if any, with respect to their employment relationship.
RECITALS
A.         Employee was employed by the Company as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to an Executive Employment Agreement, dated August 18, 2017 (the "Employment Agreement");
B.         Based on Employee's resignation and the mutual agreement of Employee and the Company, Employee' s at-will employment with the Company will be terminated effective January 30, 2021 (the "Separation Date");
C.         Employee acknowledges the receipt of all wages, salary, bonuses, benefits, expense reimbursement or any other monies owed by Company to Employee aside from any wages that Employee shall earn through the Separation Date. Aside from the separation benefits described below and wages earned through the Separation Date, Employee acknowledges that Employee is not entitled to any additional future compensation from the Company; and
D.         Pursuant to Sections 3.2 and 4 of the Employment Agreement, the Company has offered, and Employee has accepted, the Separation Package as described below in exchange for a waiver and release of all claims, a waiver and release of any of the Company's obligations under the Employment Agreement, and other provisions in this Agreement. This Agreement is therefore entered into by the Company and Employee to document the parties' agreement regarding the terms of Employee's separation from the Company.
NOW, THEREFORE, IN RELIANCE OF THE ABOVE RECITALS AND IN CONSIDERATION of the promises, covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties agree as follows:
1.          Separation Date. Employee's employment with the Company will terminate effective January 30, 2021. From December 14, 2020 through the Separation Date, Employee and the Company agree that Employee shall be responsible for providing the Company with transitional support, with the attendant transition of duties, responsibilities, and authorizations of Employee's position, the timing and scope of which are in the sole discretion of the Company. With respect to communications related to providing transitional support, Employee shall only speak to Darin Billerbeck, unless Darin Billerbeck explicitly requests that he speak to anyone else. By Employee's execution of this Agreement, and effective immediately as of the date of such execution, Employee also resigns any and all positions with the Company's Board of Directors.
2.           Consideration. In consideration for the releases and covenants by Employee in this
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Agreement, provided Employee signs and complies with this Agreement, re-executes and reaffirms the covenants and releases in this Agreement on or after Employee's Separation Date, and does not exercise the right to revocation under Section 5 of this Agreement, Employee shall receive the following separation benefit(s) ("Separation Package"):
(a)  Payment of Executive's base annual salary of $400,000 over twelve (12) months. These salary continuation payments will be paid on the Company's regular payroll schedule, subject to standard deductions and withholdings, over the twelve (12) month period following the Separation Date; provided, however, that no payments will be made prior to the 60th day following Employee's Separation Date. On the 60th day following the Executive's Separation Date, the Company will pay Executive in a lump sum the salary continuation payments the Executive would have received on or prior to such date under the original schedule with the balance of the cash severance being paid as originally scheduled. Each check will be mailed to Employee at the last known address provided to the Company by Employee.
(b)  Provided that Employee elects continued coverage under COBRA, the Company will pay Employee's COBRA premiums to continue Employee's coverage (including coverage for eligible dependents, if applicable) through the period ("COBRA Premium Period") starting on Employee's Separation Date and ending on the earliest to occur of (i) twelve (12) months following the Separation Date, (ii) the date Employee becomes eligible for group health insurance coverage through a new employer; or (iii) the date Employee ceases to be eligible for COBRA continuation coverage for any reason, including plan termination. In the event Employee becomes covered under another employer's group health plan or otherwise ceases to be eligible for COBRA during the COBRA Premium Period, Employee must immediately notify the Company of such event. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that it cannot pay the COBRA Premiums without a substantial risk of violating applicable law, the Company instead shall pay to Employee, on the first day of each calendar month remaining in the COBRA Premium Period, a fully taxable cash payment equal to the applicable COBRA premiums for that month, subject to applicable tax withholdings, which Employee may, but is not obligated to, use toward the cost of COBRA premiums.
(c)  The vesting of Employee's stock awards shall be accelerated such that the shares subject to the stock awards that would have vested in the twelve (12) month period following the Separation Date shall be deemed immediately vested and exercisable as of Employee's last day of employment.
Employee understands that the Separation Package is an additional benefit for which Employee is not eligible unless Employee elects to sign, not revoke, and reaffirm this Agreement.
3.           Receipt of All Wages. Employee shall also be paid all earned and unpaid base wages and any accrued but unused vacation/PTO if any, through the Separation Date ("Accrued Benefits"). Employee understands that Employee is entitled to Employee's Accrued Benefits
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regardless of whether Employee signs this Agreement. Employee affirms and warrants that Employee has reported all hours worked and appropriately received all compensation, wages, overtime pay (if applicable), expense reimbursements, bonuses, cotmmss1ons, incentive compensation, vacation pay/PTO, sick pay, meal and rest breaks, benefits and other payments to which Employee was entitled (hereinafter "Monies"), including, but not limited to, those under the Fair Labor Standards Act and any other federal, state, or local wage and hour law, regulation, or ordinance. Except for the Separation Package and Accrued Benefits set forth herein in Sections 2 & 3, Employee expressly acknowledges and agrees that the Company does not now owe and will not in the future owe Employee any additional Monies of any kind whatsoever. Employee further affirms and warrants that Employee has appropriately received any leave (paid and unpaid) to which Employee was entitled, including, but not limited to, leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act and any other federal, state, or local leave or disability accommodation law, regulation, or ordinance. Employee further acknowledges and agrees that Employee shall not be entitled to and shall not seek any other benefits or Monies from the Company following the Separation Date.
4.           Release of Rights. In consideration of the Company's payment to Employee of the Separation Package as described in Section 2, the sufficiency for which is hereby acknowledged, Employee on Employee's own behalf and on behalf of Employee's spouse, dependents, heirs, successors and assigns, hereby covenants not to sue and releases the Company, its subsidiaries, parents or affiliated entities, and their respective directors, officers, members, managers, shareholders, partners, trustees, supervisors, employees, attorneys, consultants, receivers, insurers, and agents, and all persons acting by, through, under or in concert with any of them, and each of their respective heirs, predecessors, successors, and assigns (hereinafter collectively "Releasees") from and for all rights, claims, liabilities, actions and suits of all kinds and descriptions that Employee may have against any or all Releasees arising on or prior to the Separation Date and which arise out of Employee's employment with the Company or the termination thereof ("Claim" or "Claims"), including, but not limited to, any claim for wages, bonus (including specifically any claim to an Executive Performance Bonus for 2020), incentive compensation, commissions, accrued vacation pay/PTO, sick leave, holiday pay, meal/rest periods, severance pay, overtime, penalties, any wage and/or hour violation, breach of contract (including claims arising under the Employment Agreement), breach of quasi contract, breach of implied contract, entitlement under any leave laws, health or medical insurance, pension or retirement benefits, or any other employment benefits, any claim for employment discrimination, whether on the basis of race, age, sex, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, veterans status, disability, or any other protected basis, retaliation or harassment of any kind, wrongful termination, slander, defamation, invasion of privacy, or emotional distress. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Employee acknowledges and agrees that among the claims released &re those arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Equal Pay Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Employee Retirement and Income Security Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the False Claims Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, the Occupational and Safety Health Act, Labor Management Relations Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the California Labor Code, the California Constitution, the California Family Rights Act, the
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California Business and Professions Code, and any other claim based upon any federal, state, or local law or any alleged wrongful conduct or injury arising out of or in any way connected with any acts or omissions occurring on or prior to the Separation Date and which arise out of Employee's employment with the Company or the termination thereof.
This general release and waiver of claims however excludes, and the Employee does not waive, release, or discharge: (A) any right to file an administrative charge or complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") or other similar federal or state administrative agencies, although the Employee waives any right to monetary relief related to such a charge or administrative complaint; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed to waive or limit Employee's ability to receive any bounty or award for information provided to the SEC concerning suspected violations of law; (B) claims which cannot be waived by law; (C) any rights to vested benefits, such as pension or retirement benefits, the rights to which are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents and award agreements; or (D) any rights of Employee under this Agreement.
5.          ADEA Release. The general release contained herein specifically includes a waiver and release of all claims which Employee has or may have under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. Sections 621, et seq. ("ADEA"), based on Employee's employment, the separation from that employment, or any event, transaction, occurrence, act or omission occurring on or before Employee signs the reaffirmation of this Agreement. Employee acknowledges that Employee has been advised to consult with an attorney, if desired, concerning this Agreement and has received all advice Employee deems necessary concerning this Agreement. Employee has twenty-one (21) days after Employee receives this Agreement to decide whether or not to sign this Agreement, and should Employee execute this Agreement in fewer than twenty­ one (21) days, Employee does so with the express understanding that Employee has been given and declined the opportunity to consider the Agreement for a full twenty-one (21) days. Employee has seven (7) days after delivering to the Company an original of this Agreement signed by Employee to revoke this Agreement. Revocation may be made by delivering a written notice of revocation to the Company via Darin Billerbeck at the Company's physical address as well as to email address: dbillerbeck@hotmail.com. For the revocation to be effective, written notice must be actually received by the Company, as evidenced by confirmation of delivery, no later than the close of business on the seventh calendar day after Employee signs and delivers this Agreement, or, if mailed, postmarked by such date. This Agreement shall not become effective or enforceable until the revocation period has expired, which date of expiration shall be the "Effective Date" of this Agreement. The release contained herein does not waive any rights or claims that Employee may have under the ADEA which may arise after the date the Employee signs the reaffirmation of this Agreement. Employee hereby acknowledges and agrees that Employee has read this Agreement in its entirety and understands all of its terms and that Employee is knowingly and voluntarily waiving and releasing Employee's rights and claims only in exchange for consideration (something of value) in addition to anything of value to which Employee is already entitled. The Company and Employee agree that any changes made to the Agreement, whether material or immaterial, do not restart the running of the twenty-one (21) day period described above.
6.          Waiver of Section 1542. It is understood and agreed that this is a full, complete and final general release of any and all claims described as aforesaid, and that Employee agrees that it shall apply to all unknown, unanticipated, unsuspected and undisclosed claims, demands,
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liabilities, actions or causes of action, in law, equity or otherwise, as well as those which are now known, anticipated, suspected or disclosed. This release includes a release under§ 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California. Section 1542 reads as follows:
A general release does not extend to claims that the creditor or releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release and that, if known by him or her, would have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor or released party.
Employee hereby expressly waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits under that section and any law or legal principle of similar effect in any jurisdiction with respect to the release granted in this Agreement.
7.          Confidential Information. Employee acknowledges that Employee has acquired information, in the course of Employee's employment with the Company, regarding the Releasees, which constitutes Confidential Information (as defined below), and which is and remains the exclusive property of the Releasees. Employee acknowledges that this Confidential Information could be used to the detriment of the Releasees. Therefore, Employee agrees that, subject to the exceptions stated in Section 13, and except as required by law, Employee shall not divulge to any other person, firm, corporation or legal entity, any Confidential Information or trade secret of any Releasee. The term "Confidential Information" as used herein, means all information or material not generally known by non-Company personnel which (i) gives the Company some competitive business advantage or the opportunity of obtaining such advantage or the disclosure of which could be detrimental to the interests of the Company; (ii) is owned by the Company or in which the Company has an interest (including information conceived, originated, discovered or developed in whole or in part by Employee); and (iii) is either (A) marked "Confidential Information," (B) known by Employee to be considered confidential by the Company, or (C) from all the relevant circumstances should reasonably be assumed by Employee to be confidential to the Company. Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, the following types of information and other information of a similar nature (whether or not reduced to writing): trade secrets, products in development, names of products or services in development, processes, formulas, models, flow charts, diagrams, artistic designs or works of authorship however used, specifications, software in various stages of development, source code, object code, research and development procedures, test results, marketing techniques and materials, product packaging, marketing and development plans, price lists, pricing policies, pricing incentives, business plans, information relating to customers, clients and/or suppliers' identities, characteristics and agreements, financial information and projections, and employee files. Confidential Information also includes any confidential, non-public information described above which any Releasee obtains from another party and treats as proprietary or designates as Confidential Information, whether or not owned or developed by such Releasee. Confidential Information does not include information which is or becomes generally available to the public through no fault of Employee.
8.          Confidentiality. The terms of the Agreement shall be confidential, subject to the exceptions stated in Section 13. Accordingly, Employee agrees to not make any public statement about, not disclose to any third party, the fact of, or contents or terms of this Agreement, unless necessary to implement or enforce its terms, or to seek tax or legal advice regarding this Agreement.
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Employee will not disclose information about this Agreement to Employee's spouse or Employee's financial, tax and legal advisors, until they have first been advised of this confidentiality provision. Specifically, Employee will not disclose any information about this Agreement, or the Separation Package made pursuant to this Agreement, to any current or former employee of the Company. In the event that Employee's attorney, financial or tax advisor, or spouse engages in conduct that would breach this paragraph, such conduct shall constitute a breach of this paragraph just as if Employee had engaged in such conduct. Employee understands and agrees that any disclosures in violation of this section shall constitute and be treated as a material breach of this Agreement.
9.          No Disparagement. To the fullest extent permitted by law, and subject to the exceptions stated in Section 13, Employee agrees that Employee will not disparage or publish or disseminate information, whether oral or written (which includes, but is not limited to, statements made directly, indirectly or through any third person on or through any online, social media, electronic, digital or other media), that is derogatory in any manner to any Releasee or its business or his/her personal reputation, whether such information was acquired during or after Employee's employment with the Company. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Company agrees that the Company's officers, directors, executive management and those authorized to speak publicly on the Company's behalf will not disparage or publish or disseminate information, whether oral or written (which includes, but is not limited to, statements made directly, indirectly or through any third person on or through any online, social media, electronic, digital or other media), that is derogatory in any manner to Employee or his personal reputation, whether such information was acquired during or after Employee's employment with the Company.
10.       Confirmation. Subject to the exceptions stated in Section 13, Employee represents and warrants that Employee is not aware, to the best of Employee's knowledge, of any conduct on Employee's part or on the part of another Company employee that violated the law or otherwise exposed the Company to any liability, whether criminal or civil, whether to any government, individual or other entity, and that Employee is not aware of any material violations by the Company and/or its employees, officers, directors and agents of any statute, regulation or other rules that have not been addressed by the Company through appropriate compliance and/or corrective action. Further, Employee represents and warrants that Employee has not suffered any harassment or sexual abuse in connection with Employee's employment by the Company, or by any officer, manager, employee, agent, customer or supplier of the Company; that Employee is not currently aware of any facts or circumstances that would give rise to a harassment (including sexual harassment) or sexual abuse claim against the Company and/or any of the Releasees; and that this Agreement and the Separation Package is not a settlement or payment related to a harassment or sexual abuse claim.
11.        Cooperation of Employee. In the event that the Company or any of its affiliates becomes involved in any civil or criminal litigation, administrative proceeding or governmental investigation, Employee shall, upon request, provide reasonable cooperation and assistance to the Company, including without limitation, furnishing relevant information, attending meetings and providing statements and testimony. The Company will reimburse Employee for all reasonable and necessary expenses Employee incurs in complying with this Section 11 and will provide reasonable compensation for time Employee provides that is beyond ordinary cooperation and assistance, at a rate to be negotiated at such a time. If necessary, for any employer of Employee,
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the Company will provide Employee with a proper subpoena in order to obtain Employee's reasonable cooperation with and assistance to the Company.
12.        Non-admission/Inadmissibility. This Agreement does not constitute an admission by any party hereto that any action such party took with respect to the other party hereto was wrongful, unlawful or in violation of any local, state, or federal act, statute, or constitution, or susceptible of inflicting any damages or injury on such party, and each party specifically denies any such wrongdoing or violation. This Agreement is entered into solely to resolve fully all matters related to or arising out of Employee's employment with and termination from the Company, and its execution, and implementation may not be used as evidence, and shall not be admissible in a subsequent proceeding of any kind, except one alleging a breach of this Agreement.
13.        No Prohibition. Employee is hereby advised, and by Employee's signature below, Employee acknowledges that, nothing in this Agreement or in any agreement between Employee and the Company prohibits or limits Employee (or Employee's attorney) from initiating communications directly with, responding to any inquiry from, volunteering information to, or providing testimony before, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of Justice, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc., or any other self-regulatory organization, governmental, law enforcement, or regulatory authority, regarding this Agreement and its underlying facts and circumstances, or any reporting of, investigation into, or proceeding regarding suspected violations of law, and that Employee is not required to advise or seek permission from the Company before engaging in any such activity. Employee further recognizes that, in connection with any such activity, Employee must inform such authority of the confidential nature of any confidential information that Employee provides, provided, further, that Employee is not permitted to reveal any information that is protected by the attorney-client privilege or attorney­ work product protection or any other privilege belonging to the Company. Furthermore, nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to prohibit or restrict Employee in any way from making any disclosure of information required by law. Additionally, Employee understands and acknowledges that Employee is hereby notified that, under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (specifically, 18 USC §1833), Employee cannot be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made (i) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, and (ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law. Employee also understands that Employee may not be held so liable for disclosures made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if that filing is made under seal.
14.        No Assignment. Employee represents and agrees that Employee has not heretofore assigned or transferred, or purported to have assigned or transferred, to any person whomsoever, any Claim or portion thereof or interest therein, and Employee agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless each and all of the Releasees against any and all Claims based on, arising out of, or in connection with any such transfer or assignment, or purported transfer or assignment, of any Claims or any portion thereof or interest therein.
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15.        Binding. This Agreement shall be binding upon Employee and Employee's heirs, representatives, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of each and all of the Releasees, and to their heirs, representatives, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.
16.        Severability. Should any part, term, or provision of this Agreement, with the exception of the releases embodied in Sections 4 and 5, be declared or determined by any Court or other tribunal of appropriate jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, any such invalid or unenforceable part, term or provision shall be deemed stricken and severed from this Agreement and any and all of the other terms of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect to the fullest extent permitted by law. The releases embodied in Sections 4 and 5 are the essence of this Agreement and should these Sections 4 or 5 be deemed invalid or unenforceable in a final unappealable judgment (an "Invalidity Determination"), this Agreement may be declared null and void by the Company; provided, however, that in no event shall Employee be required to return any consideration received under this Agreement as a result of an Invalidity Determination unless such Invalidity Determination was sought in a legal action initiated by Employee.
17.        Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflicts of law provisions.
18.        Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes and contains the entire agreement and understanding between the parties and supersedes all prior negotiations and all agreements proposed or otherwise, whether written or oral, concerning the subject matter hereof. The Company has made no promises to Employee other than those contained in this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified, or any provision waived, except by a signed written agreement of the affected parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any confidential information and/or non­ disclosure agreement which Employee entered into with the Company, shall remain in full force and effect whether or not Employee executes this Agreement. This Agreement, including but not limited to this Section 18 and the representations and warranties in Section 10 shall not eliminate, diminish or reduce: (a) the Company's indemnification obligations to Employee by virtue of Employee's Indemnity Agreement with the Company, the Company's Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation, applicable law, or otherwise, or (b) Employee's entitlement to coverage under directors and officers liability insurance or other forms of insurance carried by the Company.
19.        Captions. Captions and heading of the sections and paragraphs of this Agreement are intended solely for convenience, and no provision of this Agreement is to be construed by reference to the caption or heading of any section or paragraph.
20.        No Presumption against Drafter. Employee agrees that this Agreement has been negotiated and that no provision contained herein shall be interpreted against any party because that party drafted the provision.
21.        Acknowledgement. Employee acknowledges and affirms that Employee has no known workplace injuries or occupational diseases for which Employee has not already filed a claim.
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22.        Capacity. Employee represents and warrants that in negotiating and executing this Agreement, Employee is not, and has not been, under the influence of any drugs, medications or other substances which might in any way impair Employee's judgment or ability to understand the terms of this Agreement.
23.        No Reliance. Employee represents and acknowledges that in executing this Agreement Employee does not rely upon, and has not relied upon, any representation or statement not set forth herein made by any Releasee or by their agents, representatives, or attorneys with regard to the subject matter, basis or effect of this Agreement or otherwise.
24.        Costs. Each of the Parties to this Agreement will pay his, her, or its own costs and expenses, if any, relative to the negotiation and preparation of this Agreement.
25.        409A. This Agreement is intended to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (Section 409A), or an exemption thereunder and shall be construed and administered in accordance with Section 409A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, payments provided under this Agreement may only be made upon an event and in a manner that complies with Section 409A or an applicable exemption. Any payments under this Agreement that may be excluded from Section 409A either as separation pay due to an involuntary separation from service, as a short-term deferral, or as a settlement payment pursuant to a bona fide legal dispute, shall be excluded from Section 409A to the maximum extent possible. For purposes of Section 409A, any installment payments provided under this Agreement shall each be treated as a separate payment. To the extent required under Section 409A, any payments to be made under this Agreement upon a termination of employment shall only be made upon a "separation from service" under Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representations that the payments and benefits provided under this Agreement comply with Section 409A and in no event shall the Company be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest, or other expenses that may be incurred by the Employee on account of non- compliance with Section 409A. All payments due pursuant to this Agreement will be made on or before the end of the second calendar year following the Separation Date.
26.        Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one original Agreement, and it may be executed by a signature transmitted via facsimile or email transmission.
27.        Certification. Employee certifies that Employee has received any advice of counsel that Employee deems necessary regarding this Agreement and has read and understands all of this Agreement and freely, voluntarily and knowingly entered into this Agreement, having full knowledge and understanding of its contents, its effect, and the rights Employee may be waiving.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has executed this Agreement as of the date written below.
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.  THIS AGREEMENT INCLUDES A RELEASE OF ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN CLAIMS
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EMPLOYEE FREELY AND KNOWINGLY, AND AFTER DUE CONSIDERATION, ENTERS INTO THIS AGREEMENT INTENDING TO WAIVE, SETTLE AND RELEASE ALL CLAIMS EMPLOYEE HAS OR MIGHT HAVE AGAINST RELEASEES.
By signing this Agreement before the twenty-one (21) day period described above in Section 5 expires, Employee waives Employee's right under the ADEA to Twenty-one (21) days to consider the terms of this Agreement. In any case, however, Employee retains the right to revoke this Agreement within seven (7) days, as described above in Section 5.
The Parties knowingly and voluntarily sign this Agreement as of the date(s) set forth below:
	KEVIN CONLEY
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	EVERSPIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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	Dec 21, 2020
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	Darin Billerbeck

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	Dec 22, 2020

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