Document:

Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan

 Exhibit 10.19 
 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN DOCUMENT 
 OF 
 PROVIDENT FINANCIAL
SERVICES, INC. 
  

 
 Adopted on
January 26, 2012 
 Effective as January 1, 2012 

 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE COMPENSATION
PLAN DOCUMENT 
 OF 

PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 

ARTICLE I 
 PURPOSE 
 Provident Financial
Services, Inc. and The Provident Bank, directly and through their respective subsidiaries, provide incentive compensation opportunities to select individuals or groups of officers and employees through a variety of plans, programs and arrangements.
The purpose of this Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan Document is to provide a uniform process for implementing and administering such plans, programs and arrangements, to specify the terms and conditions common to all such plans, programs and
arrangements and to promote compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations. 
 ARTICLE II 

DEFINITIONS 
 Section 2.1 Accountable Employee means, at any relevant time (a) each Senior Executive Officer; (b) each Employee whose activities may expose the Company or the Bank to
material amounts of risk; and (c) each Employee in a group of Employees who are subject to the same or similar incentive compensation arrangements and who collectively may expose the Bank or the Company to material amounts of risk. 

Section 2.2 Administrator means, with respect to an Incentive Compensation Plan, such person, committee or entity as
may be appointed by an Employer designated under an Incentive Compensation Plan to perform the duties assigned to the Administrator under this Plan Document. 
 Section 2.3 Bank means The Provident Bank. 
 Section
2.4 Board means the Board of Directors of Provident Financial Services, Inc. 
 Section 2.5
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (including the corresponding provisions of any succeeding law). 

Section 2.6 Committee means the committee of non-employee directors of the Company performing the functions of the
compensation committee required under the corporate governance requirements of the New York Stock Exchange (or other principal national securities exchange on which Stock is listed). 

Section 2.7 Company means Provident Financial Services, Inc. 

 Section 2.8 Covered Employee means, with respect to any Fiscal Year,
any employee of an Employer who is a “covered employee” within the meaning of section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder. 
 Section 2.9 Deferred Stock Unit means a contractual right to receive, in the future, one share of Stock, or a payment equal to the Fair Market Value thereof, on prescribed terms and
conditions. 
 Section 2.10 Director means a member of the Board of Directors of the Company or the Bank,
as appropriate in the context. 
 Section 2.11 Employee means any common-law employee of an Employer.

 Section 2.12 Employer means the Bank, the Company and any subsidiary of the Bank or the Company.

 Section 2.13 Equity Compensation Plan means any plan, program or arrangement established by an Employer
pursuant to which Stock, or any indirect or derivative interest therein, of the Company may be purchased or sold. 

Section 2.14 Executive Officer means, at any relevant time, any Employee who is subject to the reporting
requirements of section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to equity securities of an Employer. 
 Section 2.15
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (including the corresponding provisions of any succeeding law). 
 Section 2.16 Fair Market Value means, with respect to a share of Stock on a specified date: 
 (i) the final reported sales price on the date in question (or if there is no reported sale on such date, on the last preceding date on which any reported sale occurred) as reported in the principal
consolidated reporting system with respect to securities listed or admitted to trading on the principal United States securities exchange on which the shares of Stock are listed or admitted to trading, as of the close of the market in New York City
and without regard to after-hours trading activity; or 
 (ii) if the shares of Stock are not listed or admitted
to trading on any such exchange, the closing bid quotation with respect to a share of Stock on such date, as of the close of the market in New York City and without regard to after-hours trading activity, or, if no such quotation is provided, on
another similar system, selected by the Committee, then in use; or 
 (iii) if (i) and (ii) are not
applicable, the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock as the Committee may determine in good faith and in accordance with section 422 of the Code. 

  
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 Section 2.17 FDI Act means the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as
amended (including the corresponding provisions of any succeeding law). 
 Section 2.18 Fiscal Year means
the calendar year or such other twelve-month period as the Company may designate as its accounting period. 
 Section 2.19
Incentive Compensation Plan means each plan, program or arrangement identified pursuant to section 3.1. 

Section 2.20 Material Plan means each Incentive Compensation Plan in which an Accountable Employee participates.

 Section 2.21 Plan Document means this Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan Document, as the same may be
revised and amended from time to time. 
 Section 2.22 Section 162(m) Plan means an Incentive
Compensation Plan which is intended to provide “qualified performance-based compensation” within the meaning of section 162(m) of the Code. 
 Section 2.23 Senior Executive Officer means each Employee who is (a) an Executive Officer of the Company or the Bank; (b) an “executive officer” of the Bank or the
Company within the meaning of Federal Reserve Regulation O; or (c) responsible for oversight of the activities of a material business unit of the Company or the Bank. 
 Section 2.24 Stock means the common stock of the Company, $0.01 par value per share. 
 ARTICLE III 
 ESTABLISHMENT OF
INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLANS 
 Section 3.1
Itemized List of Incentive Compensation Plans. 
 No later than the end of the first quarter of each Fiscal Year,
and at least annually thereafter, there shall be presented to the Committee for ratification an itemized list of all Incentive Compensation Plans that have been established to be in effect for such Fiscal Year. Such itemized list shall be modified
as frequently as necessary to reflect subsequent additions or deletions of Incentive Compensation Plans approved by the Board or Committee. Such itemized list, as in effect from time to time, shall be substantially in the form of the specimen list
included herewith as Appendix 3.1 and shall be maintained with the records of the Plan Document. Such list shall specifically identify those Incentive Compensation Plans which are intended to be Section 162(m) Plans, those plans which are
Equity Compensation Plans and those plans which are Material Plans. 

  
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 Section 3.2 Certain Designations. 

No later than the end of the first quarter of each Fiscal Year, and at least annually thereafter, there shall be presented to the
Committee for ratification an itemized list identifying each individual who, for such Fiscal Year or any portion thereof, is (a) an Accountable Employee; (b) a Covered Employee; (c) an Executive Officer and/or (d) a Senior
Executive Officer. Such itemized list shall be modified as frequently as necessary to reflect subsequent additions or deletions. Such itemized list, as in effect from time to time, shall be substantially in the form of the specimen list included
herewith as Appendix 3.2 and shall be maintained with the records of the Plan Document. 
 Section 3.3 Written Plan
Documents. 
 Each Incentive Compensation Plan shall be evidenced by one or more written instruments approved by the
board of directors of the Employer in addition to this Plan Document. Such instruments may include, but shall not be limited to, resolutions adopted by the board of directors of the Employer or a committee thereof (if so authorized), declarations,
policy statements or other instruments signed by a duly authorized officer of the Employer, and appendices to this Plan. There shall be maintained with the records of this Plan Document a schedule setting forth the material terms of each Incentive
Compensation Plan substantially in the form of the specimen schedule included herewith as Appendix 3.3 or, in lieu thereof, copies of the other applicable instruments establishing such terms and conditions, in each case as approved by the Employer.
In the event of any conflict between entries made on such a schedule and an attachment thereto, the provisions of the attachment shall govern unless the entry made on the related schedule explicitly states otherwise. 

Section 3.4 Coordination of Provisions. 
 Nothing in this Plan Document shall, nor shall anything herein be construed to, create any Incentive Compensation Plan. Each Incentive Compensation Plan shall be governed by the provision of its own plan
documents. Except as may be otherwise required for purposes of compliance with applicable law, rule or regulation, in the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Plan Document and the corresponding provisions of the plan documents for
an Incentive Compensation Plan, such corresponding provisions shall control. 
 ARTICLE IV 

ADMINISTRATION 
 Section 4.1 Administrator. 
 (a) There shall be one or more
Administrators for each Incentive Compensation Plan, to perform the duties and have the powers set forth in this Plan Document. The Employer may appoint multiple Administrators and allocate such duties and powers among them. Unless otherwise
provided in the plan document for an Incentive Compensation Plan or specified by the Employer: 
 (i) the
Administrator of each Incentive Compensation Plan in which an Accountable Employee, a Covered Employee or an Executive Officer participates, or which is an Equity Compensation Plan, shall be the Committee; and 

  
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 (ii) the Administrator of each Incentive Compensation Plan that is not
described in section 4.1(a)(i) shall be the Chief Human Resources Officer. 
 (b) In the event the Administrator of an Incentive
Compensation Plan is a committee for which no procedural rules are otherwise established, the committee may establish such rules for its operations as it, in its discretion may deem necessary or appropriate. 

Section 4.2 Administrator Powers and Responsibilities. 

With respect to each Incentive Compensation Plan, the Administrator of that Incentive Compensation Plan shall have the following
responsibilities: 
 (a) to maintain records necessary or appropriate for the administration of the Incentive
Compensation Plan; 
 (b) to give such instructions, notices, information, materials, reports and certifications
as may be necessary or appropriate in the administration of the Incentive Compensation Plan; 
 (c) to prescribe
forms and make rules and regulations consistent with the terms of the Incentive Compensation Plan; 
 (d) to
require such proof as may be necessary or appropriate in the administration of the Incentive Compensation Plan, including without limitation, proof of age, relationship or good health of any individual or the spouse, children or beneficiary of any
individual, and if satisfactory proof is not submitted, the Administrator may make such determination for purposes of the Incentive Compensation Plan, and such determination shall be conclusive and binding; 

(e) to prepare and file, distribute or furnish all reports, plan descriptions, and other information concerning the
Incentive Compensation Plan as shall be required by applicable law, rule or regulation; 
 (f) to determine in
its discretion any question arising in connection with the Incentive Compensation Plan, including interpretations of its provisions, and the Administrator’s decision or action in respect thereof shall be final and conclusive, and binding upon
the Employers, Employees and any other person having an interest under the Incentive Compensation Plan; 
 (g) if
the Administrator shall determine that by reason of illness, senility, insanity, or for any other reason, it is undesirable to make any payment under the Incentive Compensation Plan to the person entitled thereto, to direct the application of any
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manner that it may deem advisable or to direct the withholding of any payment under the Incentive Compensation Plan due to any person under legal disability until a representative competent to
receive such payment in his behalf shall be appointed pursuant to law; 
 (h) to engage vendors and other third
parties to perform services with respect to the Incentive Compensation Plan and to review the performance of the vendors and other third parties so engaged; 
 (i) to report to and/or make recommendations to the Employers regarding changes in the Incentive Compensation Plan, including changes in the operation and management of the Plan and removal and
replacement of any providers of services; 
 (j) to discharge such other responsibilities or follow such
directions as may be assigned or given by the Employers; and 
 (k) to perform any duty or take any action which
is allocated to the Administrator under the Incentive Compensation Plan. 
 The Administrator shall have the power and authority necessary or
appropriate to carry out its responsibilities. 
 Section 4.3 Periodic Monitoring. 

From time to time (as determined by the Administrator or directed by the Board or the Committee), the Administrator of each Incentive
Compensation Plan shall review the operation of such Incentive Compensation Plan and report its findings to the Chief Human Resources Officer. Each such review (a) shall be conducted with the assistance of internal or external audit and risk
management personnel and (b) shall utilize such policies, procedures, sampling techniques and other standards, in each case as the Administrator shall determine to be necessary or appropriate in light of the scope and purpose of the review. .
Each such review shall result in a report (in such form and manner as the Chief Human Resources Officer may prescribe) which shall address the extent to which the Incentive Compensation Plan under review is operating consistent with
management’s expectations and is providing an appropriate balance of incentives for risk taking and risk management behaviors. The Chief Human Resources Officer shall utilize such reports to prepare a consolidated report to be delivered to the
Committee at such times as the Committee may determine. 
 Section 4.4 Periodic Assessment. 

From time to time (and in no event less frequently than annually in the case of Material Plans), the Chief Human Resources Officer, in
collaboration with appropriate risk management personnel, shall cause to be prepared and delivered to the Committee a report (in such form and manner as the Committee may prescribed) which shall identify all Incentive Compensation Plans subject to
review, and, for each such plan: (a) identify the Employees or classes of Employees covered by the plan; (b) describe the purpose of the plan, the compensation provided, and the criteria for payment; (c) identify the material risks to
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exposed as a result of the conduct rewarded by the plan, (d) describe the plan design or operational features in place to balance such risk taking incentives and evaluate the effectiveness
of the plan in achieving its purposes and in balancing risk-taking and risk-management incentives; and (e) recommend to the Committee any modifications to the plan’s design or operation considered necessary or appropriate. 

Section 4.5 Delegation of Duties and Employment of Advisors. 

Except as otherwise required by applicable law, rule or regulation, the Administrator, in its discretion may: 

(a) delegate any of his or its responsibilities under any Incentive Compensation Plan to such other person or persons as
he or it may designate, provided that such allocation and designation shall be made in writing and filed with the records of the Incentive Compensation Plan; 
 (b) employ one or more persons to render advice to him or it with regard to any of his or its responsibilities under any Incentive Compensation Plan; and 

(c) consult with counsel, who may be internal counsel to the Employer. 

Section 4.6 Other Administrative Provisions. 

(a) No bond or other security shall be required of the Administrator, or any director, officer or employee of an Employer to whom
responsibilities are allocated under an Incentive Compensation Plan or delegated by the Administrator, except as may be required by applicable law. 
 (b) Subject to any limitation on the application of this paragraph (b) pursuant to applicable law, no Administrator, nor any director, officer or employee of an Employer to whom responsibilities are
allocated under an Incentive Compensation Plan or delegated by the Administrator, shall be liable for any act of omission or commission by himself or by another person, except for his own individual willful and intentional malfeasance. 

(c) The Administrator may shorten or extend (but not beyond 60 days) or waive the time required by any Incentive Compensation Plan for
filing any notice or other form with the Administrator, or taking any other action under such Incentive Compensation Plan; but no such discretion shall be exercised to cause or permit a deferral of compensation to which section 409A of the Code
would apply. 
 (d) Any person, group of persons, committee, corporation or organization may serve in more than one
administrative capacity with respect to any one or more Incentive Compensation Plans. 
 (e) Any action taken or omitted by the
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shall be conclusive and binding on the Employer and all interested parties and shall be subject to modification or reversal only to the extent (i) it is determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction that such action or omission was arbitrary and capricious and contrary to the terms of the Incentive Compensation Plan or in violation of applicable law, rule or regulation, or (ii) it is required by any governmental agency or
instrumentality of competent regulatory jurisdiction to effect compliance with applicable law, rule or regulation enforced by such agency or instrumentality. 
 ARTICLE V 
 GENERALLY APPLICABLE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS 
 Section 5.1 Continued
Employment Required for Payment. 
 Unless otherwise provided in this Plan Document or in the plan document for an
Incentive Compensation Plan or required by law, compensation payable under an Incentive Compensation Plan shall only be earned and payable if the Employee entitled to payment is actively employed by an Employer and in good standing on the date of
payment and in all other circumstances shall be forfeited. For this purpose, an Employee shall be in good standing on any date if, on such date (a) he is actively employed by an Employer, (b) he has not given notice of his intent to
terminate his employment with the Employer and the Employer has not notified him of its intent to terminate his employment, and (c) he is not the subject of any adverse personnel action related to his conduct or work performance and his most
recent performance evaluations are satisfactory or better. 
 Section 5.2 Time of Payment. 

Unless otherwise provided in this Plan Document or in the plan document for an Incentive Compensation Plan or required by law,
compensation payable under an Incentive Compensation Plan shall be paid no later than the later of (a) within two and one-half months after all conditions for payment (other than the requirement to be actively employed by an Employer and in
good standing on the payment date) have been satisfied and (b) the last day of the calendar year in which all conditions for payment (including the requirement to be actively employed by an Employer and in good standing on the payment date)
have been satisfied. 
 Section 5.3 Death, Disability, Retirement, Termination of Employment. 

Unless otherwise provided in this Plan Document or in the plan document for an Incentive Compensation Plan, the Administrator may, in its
discretion, authorize the payment of incentive compensation on a full or pro-rated basis to an Employee whose employment terminates, or who dies or becomes disabled, prior to the date his incentive compensation is otherwise earned and paid;
provided, however, that in no event shall such discretion be exercised to authorize payment to an Employee who has been discharged for cause. 

  
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 ARTICLE VI 

RISK MITIGATION PROVISIONS 

Section 6.1 Clawback Authority. 
 (a) If the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to the Company’s material noncompliance, as a result of misconduct, with any financial reporting requirement under the
securities laws, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer shall reimburse the Company, on demand, for: 
 (i) any bonus or other incentive-based or equity-based compensation received by that person during the 12-month period following the first public issuance or filing with the Securities Exchange Commission
(which occurs first) embodying non-compliance with such financial reporting requirement; and 
 (ii) any profits
realized from the sale of securities of the Company during such 12-month period. 
 The provisions of this section 6.1(a) shall be interpreted
and enforced to comply with the requirements of section 304 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act and the regulations thereunder. 
 (b) If
the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to the material noncompliance of the Company with any financial reporting requirements under the securities laws, whether or not as a result of misconduct, each of the Company’s
current or former Executive Officers who received incentive-based compensation (including stock options awarded as compensation) during the three-year period preceding the date on which the Company is required to prepare the accounting restatement,
based on erroneous data, shall reimburse the Company, on demand, for the compensation paid in excess of what would have been paid to the current or former Executive Officer based on the data derived from the accounting restatement. The provisions of
this section 6.1(b) shall be interpreted and enforced to comply with the requirements of section 10D of the Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder. The intent of this section 6.1(b) is to recover from current and former Executive Officers
compensation to which they were not legally or contractually entitled at the time of payment, without regard to fault, such that the recovery may be eligible for the federal income tax treatment afforded to the restoration of an amount held under a
claim of right under section 1341 of the Code and shall be interpreted and enforced to give effect to this intent. 
 (c)
The Administrator of an Incentive Compensation Plan shall have the right and power, in its discretion, by general policy or specific provision within the terms and conditions of an award of a compensation opportunity under an Incentive Compensation
Plan, to require the refund of all or any portion of the compensation paid to any person under the Incentive Compensation Plan after such compensation is actually paid where (i) due to error in the computation of amounts paid, the determination
or application of performance metrics or otherwise, the amount paid was in excess of the amount actually due under the terms of the Incentive Compensation Plan; or (ii) the person receiving the compensation violated any material law, rule or
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management policies, of the Employer with the purpose or effect of increasing the amount payable to such person under the Incentive Compensation Plan. Acceptance of compensation under any
Incentive Compensation Plan shall constitute acceptance of the terms of any such policy that is adopted and in effect when such compensation is paid. 
 Section 6.2 Deferral Authority. 
 (a) To facilitate
enforcement of section 6.1 or establish an environment of accountability for the outcomes of actions taken during the course of employment for the purpose or with the effect of earning, or increasing the amount of, compensation payable under an
Incentive Company Plan, the Administrator of an Incentive Compensation Plan shall have the right and power, in its discretion, by general policy or specific provision within the terms and conditions of an award of a compensation opportunity under an
Incentive Compensation Plan, to require the deferral of all or any portion of the compensation payable to any Employee under the Incentive Compensation Plan. Any such requirement for deferral shall be included in a policy that is in effect, or the
terms of the incentive compensation opportunity, when the compensation opportunity is first established, or imposed at such later time, prior to actual payment, as may be required to avoid a violation of any law, rule or regulation application to
the Employer. 
 (b) Unless otherwise provided in an applicable policy, or the provisions of an incentive compensation
opportunity, a deferral under this section 6.2 shall have the following terms and conditions: 
 (i) Each amount
deferred shall be reflected as a general, unsecured liability of the Employer in a separate bookkeeping account in the books and records of the Employer. 
 (ii) Amounts deferred shall be credited with interest at the rate of interest in effect under The Provident Bank Board of Directors Voluntary Fee Deferral Plan. 

(iii) Subject to section 6.2(b)(iv), the balance credited to each separate bookkeeping account shall be paid in three
installments. The first installment shall be in an amount equal to one-third of the balance credited to the bookkeeping account and shall be paid on the first anniversary of the date the amount deferred would have been paid in the absence of
deferral. The second installment shall be in an amount equal to one-half of the remaining balance credited to the bookkeeping account and shall be paid on the second anniversary of the date the amount deferred would have been paid in the absence of
deferral. The final installment shall be in an amount equal to the entire remaining balance credited to the bookkeeping account and shall be paid on the third anniversary of the date the amount deferred would have been paid in the absence of
deferral. In the event of a change in the effective ownership or control of the Employer (within the meaning of section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder) or the death of the Employee by whom the incentive compensation was earned, the
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 (iv) To the extent permitted by applicable law, the amount of any payment
due to a current or former Employee under section 6.2(b)(iii) shall be offset, on the payment date, by any amount owed by the Employee (or his successors or assigns) pursuant to section 6.1. 

(c) The provisions of this section 6.2 shall be interpreted and administered to comply with the requirements of section 409A of the
Code and the regulations thereunder. 
 Section 6.3 Discretionary Adjustments or Denial. 

(a) If the Administrator of an Incentive Compensation Plan determines that, as a result of any fact, circumstance or event, any payment
to be made under the Incentive Compensation Plan requires adjustment in order to prevent the enlargement or dilution of the rights of any participants in the Incentive Compensation Plan, the Administrator shall adjust such payment in such manner as
shall be necessary to prevent the unintended enlargement or dilution of rights. In addition, if the Administrator of an Incentive Compensation Plan determines that the performance metrics or conditions established under an Incentive Compensation
Plan have resulted in Employees taking actions to cause their Employer to be exposed to excessive or unnecessary risk or otherwise to act in the course of their employment in a manner that is contrary to the interests of their Employer, the
Administrator may adjust the payments to be made in such manner as it shall determine to be appropriate in response to the conduct at issue. Any action taken under this section 6.3(a) with respect to a Covered Employee under a Section 162(m)
Plan shall be taken in a manner that preserves the characterization of the compensation payable as qualified performance based compensation (within the meaning of section 162(m) of the Code). 

(b) If the Administrator of an Incentive Compensation Plan determines that, as a result of any fact, circumstance or event, the
performance metrics or conditions established under the Incentive Compensation Plan require adjustment in order to prevent the enlargement or dilution of the rights of any participants in the Incentive Compensation Plan, the Administrator shall
adjust such performance metrics or conditions in such manner as shall be necessary to prevent the unintended enlargement or dilution of rights. In addition, if the Administrator of an Incentive Compensation Plan determines that the performance
metrics or conditions established under the Incentive Compensation Plan have created an unintended incentive for Employees to cause their Employer to be exposed to excessive or unnecessary risk or otherwise to act in the course of their employment
in a manner that is contrary to the interests of their Employer, the Administrator may add to the terms and conditions of any incentive compensation opportunity such additional performance metrics or conditions as it, in its discretion, determines
to be necessary or appropriate to counterbalance such unintended incentives. Any action taken under this section 6.3(a) with respect to a Covered Employee under a Section 162(m) Plan shall be taken in a manner that preserves the
characterization of the compensation payable as qualified performance based compensation (within the meaning of section 162(m) of the Code). 
 Section 6.4 Discretion to Pay in Stock; Impose Holding Periods. 
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securities laws, the Administrator of an Incentive Compensation Plan, with the approval of the Committee, may require that all or any portion of the compensation otherwise payable in cash under
any Incentive Compensation Plan be paid instead in the form of Stock or Deferred Stock Units. 
 (b) To the extent that the
Administrator of an Incentive Compensation Plan requires that payment of compensation otherwise payable in cash be paid instead in Stock, the number of shares of Stock delivered shall be equal to (i) the amount of cash otherwise payable,
divided by (ii) the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock on the date payment is due, rounded to the nearest whole share of Stock. The Company may, but shall have no obligation to, register the Stock so delivered for resale in accordance with
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, may impose on the Stock so delivered any restrictions necessary to effect compliance with applicable securities laws and may restrict or prohibit, in whole or in part, a resale of the Stock so delivered for a
period of time (x) ending not later than the later of (i) five years after the date the Stock is delivered and (ii) six months after the Employee’s termination of employment with the Employer or (y) determined under any
stock ownership or stock retention guideline established by the Employer and applicable to the Employee. 
 (c) To the extent
that the Administrator of an Incentive Compensation Plan requires that payment of compensation otherwise payable in cash be paid instead in Deferred Stock Units, the number of shares of Stock delivered shall be equal to (x) the amount of cash
otherwise payable, divided by (y) the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock on the date payment is due, rounded to the nearest whole share of Stock. The terms of the Deferred Stock Units shall be established by the Administrator and shall
include, but not be limited to, the date on which the Deferred Stock Units will be settled, whether settlement shall occur in cash or Stock and whether dividend equivalent rights will attach and, if so, the terms thereof. If the Administrator fails
to establish the terms of Deferred Stock Units: 
 (i) If the Deferred Stock Units are issued pursuant to an
Equity Compensation Plan, the prevailing terms and conditions of the Equity Compensation Plan shall apply; and 

(ii) If the Deferred Stock Units are not issued pursuant to an Equity Compensation Plan, the following shall apply:

 (A) The Deferred Stock Units shall be settled in cash. 

(B) One third of the Deferred Stock Units (rounded down to the nearest whole Deferred Stock Unit) shall be settled on the
first anniversary of the date of their issuance, one third (rounded down to the nearest whole unit) shall be settled on the second anniversary of the date of their issuance, and the remaining deferred Stock Units shall be settled on third
anniversary of the date of their issuance. 
 (C) A dividend equivalent right will attach to each Deferred Stock
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equal to the aggregate cash dividends declared with respect to one share of Stock with a record date that is after the date of issuance of the deferred Stock Unit and before its settlement date
shall be paid (without interest or other earnings) in cash at the time of settlement of the related Deferred Stock Unit. 
 (D) In the event of a change in the effective ownership or control of the Employer (within the meaning of section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder) or the death of the Employee by whom the
incentive compensation was earned, all outstanding Deferred Stock Units and related dividend equivalent rights shall be settled as promptly as practicable, and in any event within thirty (30) days thereafter. 

(iii) To the extent permitted by applicable law, the amount of any payment due to a current or former Employee under
section 6.4(c) shall be offset, on the payment date, by any amount owed by the Employee (or his successors or assigns). 
 The provisions of
this section 6.4 shall be interpreted and administered to comply with the requirements of section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder. 
 ARTICLE VII 
 AMENDMENT AND
TERMINATION 
 Section 7.1 Amendment and Termination. 

Each Employer shall have the right, with respect to each Incentive Compensation Plan in which its or its subsidiaries’ Employees
participate, in its sole and absolute discretion, at any time, to amend, in whole or in part, any or all of the provisions of any such Incentive Compensation Plan and to terminate any such Incentive Compensation Plan at any time. Any amendment or
termination of any Incentive Compensation Plan shall be subject to such terms, conditions, limitations and procedures as may be prescribed by or under the terms of other instruments governing such Incentive Compensation Plan or as may be required to
comply with applicable law. Except to the extent that other instruments governing an Incentive Compensation Plan may provide otherwise, any amendment or termination may be effected: 

(a) by resolution or other action of the board of directors or other governing body of the Employer taken in the manner
prescribed in the Employer’s by-laws or other corresponding governance document; or 
 (b) by written
instrument signed by any officer of the Employer duly authorized by or on behalf of the board of directors or other governing body of the Employer to execute the same. 

  
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 To the extent that any instrument governing any Incentive Compensation Plan may require or contemplate the
taking of any action by the Employer in its corporate capacity, without specifying the manner in which or procedure by which such action is to be taken, such action shall be deemed taken, and duly authorized to be taken, if taken in any manner
authorized in this section 7.1. This Plan Document may be amended by the Company in any manner permitted for amendments of Incentive Compensation Plans in this section 7.1. 
 ARTICLE VIII 
 MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS 
 Section 8.1 Governing Law. 

This Plan Document and every Incentive Compensation Plan shall, except to the extent that any document or instrument governing an
Incentive Compensation Plan shall provide to the contrary with respect to such Incentive Compensation Plan, be construed, administered and enforced according to the laws of the State of New Jersey without giving effect to any provision of such laws
that would cause the laws of another State to apply. 
 Section 8.2 No Right to Continued Employment.

 Neither the establishment of any Incentive Compensation Plan, nor any provisions of any document or instrument
governing any Incentive Compensation Plan, nor any action of the Administrator or any other person or entity in connection with any Incentive Compensation Plan, shall be held or construed to confer upon any Employee any right to a continuation of
employment by any Employer. Each Employer reserves the right to dismiss any Employee or otherwise deal with any Employee to the same extent as though any or all Incentive Compensation Plans had not been adopted. 

Section 8.3 Construction of Language. 
 Wherever appropriate in this Plan Document and in any Incentive Compensation Plan, words used in the singular may be read in the plural, words used in the plural may be read in the singular, and words
importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine and the neuter. 
 Section 8.4 Corporate Transactions.

 In the event any recapitalization, forward or reverse split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, spin-off,
combination, repurchase, or exchange of shares of Stock or other securities, stock dividend or other special and nonrecurring dividend or distribution (whether in the form of cash, securities or other property), liquidation, dissolution, or other
similar corporate transaction or event, affects the shares of Stock such that an adjustment is appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights Employees under an Incentive Compensation Plan that are expressed in, or have a
monetary value that is based on the value of, shares of Stock, then the Administrator shall, in an equitable manner, adjust any or all of (i) the number and kind of securities in which such rights are expressed or on which the value of such
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and the criteria included in any Deferred Stock Unit in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, events described in the preceding sentence) affecting the
Company or the financial statements of the Company, or in response to changes in applicable laws, regulations, or account principles. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee in the case of a Covered Employee under a Section 162(m) Plan,
any such adjustment to a compensation that intended to be “qualified performance-based compensation” within the meaning of section 162(m) of the Code shall conform to the requirements of section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations
thereunder then in effect. 
 Section 8.5 Required Regulatory Provision. 

Notwithstanding anything in this Plan Document or the plan documents for any Incentive Compensation Plan, payments under any Incentive
Compensation Plan to any Employee by an insured depository institution, a holding company for an insured depository institution or a subsidiary of an insured depository institution shall subject to and conditioned on their compliance with section
18k of the FDI Act, 12 U.S.C. §1828k, and the regulations promulgated thereunder. 

  
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 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE COMPENSATION
PLAN DOCUMENT 
 OF PROVIDENT FINANCIAL
SERVICES, INC. 
 APPENDIX 3.1 

SPECIMEN 
 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLANS 
  

							
	 PLAN NAME
	  	MATERIAL
COMPENSATION

PLAN	  	EQUITY
COMPENSATION

PLAN	  	SECTION
162(M)

PLAN
		  		  		  	
		  		  		  	
		  		  		  	
		  		  		  	
		  		  		  	
		  		  		  	
		  		  		  	
		  		  		  	
		  		  		  	
		  		  		  	

  
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 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE COMPENSATION
PLAN DOCUMENT 
 OF PROVIDENT FINANCIAL
SERVICES, INC. 
 APPENDIX 3.2 

SPECIMEN 
 EMPLOYEE DESIGNATIONS 
  

	(A)	ACCOUNTABLE EMPLOYEES 

  

	(B)	COVERED EMPLOYEES 

  

	(C)	EXECUTIVE OFFICERS 

  

	(D)	SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS 

  
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 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE COMPENSATION
PLAN DOCUMENT 
 OF PROVIDENT FINANCIAL
SERVICES, INC. 
 APPENDIX 3.3 

SPECIMEN 
 WRITTEN PLAN DOCUMENT 
  

													
	 Plan name:
                                  
                                         
                                         
         
	  	 ̈	  	 Plan document

attached.
	  	 ̈	  	 Plan
provisions
 specified below

	  

Plan provisions (if applicable)
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 
	  

Eligible Employees:
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 
	  

Performance Criteria/Metrics:
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 
	  

Amount of/Method for Computing Payments:
	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 
	 	  	  
 Apply
 Omnibus

Plan

Provisions
	  	Other
	  

Administrator:
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Time/Frequency of Payment
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Active Employment/Good Standing Required at Time of Payment:
	  	 ̈	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 
	  

Early Termination for Disability:
	  	 ̈	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 
	  

Early Termination for Death
	  	 ̈	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 
	  

Early Termination for Discharge w/o Cause:
	  	 ̈	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 
	  

Early Voluntary Resignation/Retirement:
	  	 ̈	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 
	  

Adjustments to Performance Criteria/Metrics
	  	 ̈	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 
	  

Adjustments to Compensation
 Payments/Computations
	  	 ̈	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 
	  

Clawback Authority:
	  	 ̈	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 
	  

Required Deferral:
	  	 ̈	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 
	  

Payment in Stock/Deferred
 Stock Units
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Other:
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 18Employment Agreement - Adrian Adams

 Exhibit 10.21 
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
 THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is
entered into this 7th day of December, 2011 (the “Effective Date”) by and between Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) and Adrian Adams (“Executive”). 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ Executive as the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company on the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement; and 
 WHEREAS, Executive desires to be employed with the Company as the Chief Executive Officer
and President of the Company, and is willing to accept such employment on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: 

1. Employment. The Company hereby agrees to employ Executive, and Executive hereby accepts such employment and agrees to perform Executive’s
duties and responsibilities, in accordance with the terms, conditions and provisions hereinafter set forth. This Agreement shall be effective as of the Effective Date and shall continue until the fifth anniversary thereof, unless sooner terminated
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (the “Initial Term”). In addition, this Agreement shall automatically renew for periods of one (1) year unless either party gives written notice to the other party at least ninety (90) days
prior to the end of the Initial Term or any one (1) year renewal period, as applicable, that this Agreement shall not be further extended. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as giving Executive any right to be retained in the employ
of the Company, and Executive specifically acknowledges that Executive shall be an employee-at-will of the Company, and thus subject to discharge at any time by the Company with or without Cause (as defined in Section 2.9) and without
compensation of any nature except as provided in Section 2 below. The Initial Term, together with any one-year renewal period shall be referred to as the “Term.” 

1.1 Duties and Responsibilities. Commencing on the Effective Date, Executive shall serve as the Chief Executive Officer and
President of the Company and shall have the duties, authorities and responsibilities commensurate with the duties, authorities and responsibilities with such positions. In addition, Executive shall perform all duties and accept all responsibilities
incident to such positions as may be reasonably assigned to Executive by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Executive shall be appointed as a member of the Board at the special meeting of the board of directors at which
this Agreement is approved, or, alternatively, at the first regularly scheduled Board meeting coincident with or next following Executive’s commencement of employment with the Company, in each case, subject to the By-laws of the Company and
Delaware General Corporation Law. 
 1.2 Extent of Service. Executive agrees to use Executive’s full business
efforts to carry out Executive’s duties and responsibilities under Section 1.1 hereof and, consistent with the other provisions of this Agreement, to devote substantially all of Executive’s business time, attention and energy thereto,
except for vacations in accordance with the Company’s policy and absences due to temporary illness. The foregoing shall not be construed as preventing Executive 

 
from making investments in other businesses or enterprises, provided that Executive agrees not to become engaged in any other business activity which, in the reasonable judgment of the Board, is
likely to interfere with Executive’s ability to discharge Executive’s duties and responsibilities to the Company. The Company acknowledges and agrees that Executive may serve on the outside boards of directors of Amylin Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. and one other entity during the Term. 
 1.3 Base Salary. For all the services rendered by Executive hereunder, the
Company shall pay Executive a base salary (as may be increased from time to time, “Base Salary”) at the annual rate of $650,000 payable bi-weekly in installments at such times as the Company customarily pays its other senior level
executives. Executive’s Base Salary shall be reviewed annually for appropriate increases by the Board or Compensation Committee of the Board pursuant to the normal performance review policies for senior level executives. 

1.4 Performance Share Award and Stock Options. 
 (a) Effective as of the Effective Date, Executive shall be granted a non-qualified option to purchase 550,000 shares (the “Option Grant”) of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price
per share equal to the last reported sale price of a share of the Company’s common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on the Effective Date. Vesting of the Option Grant will be over four years with twenty-five percent (25%) of the
grant amount vesting in each of the four years, based on continued employment, beginning on the Effective Date. The Option Grant will be subject to the terms of the Company’s 2004 Equity Compensation Plan, as amended and restated (the
“Plan”), and the standard form of option agreement used by the Company for its senior level executives. By approving this Agreement, the Board approves the grant of the foregoing stock option described above. 

(b) Within ninety (90) days of the Effective Date, Executive shall be granted a Performance Share Award which represents the right
to receive a target of 53,700 shares of Company common stock upon the achievement of certain performance goals set by the Compensation Committee of the Board. The actual number of shares of Company common stock earned may be greater or less based on
the achievement of the performance goals. Upon achievement of the performance goal set forth in the Performance Share Award Agreement and subject to Executive remaining employed through the date the performance goals are achieved, the shares of
Company common stock shall vest as follows: (i) 33% on the date the performance goal is achieved; (ii) 33% on the first anniversary of the date the performance goal was achieved; and (iii) 34% on the second anniversary of the date the
performance goal was achieved. The Performance Share Award will be subject to the terms of the Plan, and the standard form of Performance Share Award Agreement used by the Company for its senior level executives. 

1.5 Incentive Compensation. Executive shall participate in short-term and long-term incentive programs established by the Company
for its senior level executives generally, at levels determined by the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board. Executive’s incentive compensation shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plans and shall be determined based on
Executive’s individual performance and Company performance as determined by the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board. Executive’s target annual bonus eligibility amount shall be 100% of Base Salary (as may be increased from
time to time, “Target Annual 

  
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Bonus”), subject to achievement of goals to be mutually agreed upon by Executive and the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board, with a potential payout from 0 to 200% of the
Target Annual Bonus depending upon achievement of the mutually agreed upon goals. Any annual incentive compensation earned by Executive shall be paid on or after January 1, but not later than March 15 of the fiscal year following the
fiscal year for which the annual incentive compensation is earned. 
 1.6 Retirement and Welfare Plans. Executive shall
participate in employee retirement and welfare benefit plans made available to the Company’s senior level executives as a group or to its employees generally, as such retirement and welfare plans may be in effect from time to time and subject
to the eligibility requirements of the plans. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the Company from amending or terminating any retirement, welfare or other employee benefit plans or programs from time to time as the Company deems appropriate.

 1.7 Reimbursement of Expenses; Vacation. Executive shall be provided with reimbursement of reasonable expenses related
to Executive’s employment by the Company on a basis no less favorable than that which may be authorized from time to time for senior level executives as a group, and shall be entitled to vacation and personal days commensurate with those
provided to other senior level executives of the Company, in accordance with the Company’s vacation or pay-for-time-not-worked policies; provided, however, that in no event shall Executive be entitled to less than five (5) weeks of
vacation. 
 1.8 Attorneys Fees. Within thirty (30) days following presentation of appropriate documentation, the
Company shall pay all reasonable and documented legal fees incurred by Executive in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement. 
 2. Termination. Executive’s employment shall terminate upon the occurrence of any of the following events described in this Section 2. Upon a termination of Executive’s employment as
described in this Section 2, Executive agrees to resign all positions, including as an officer and as a member of the Board and any committees thereof, or the board of directors or committees of any subsidiaries of the Company. 

2.1 Termination Without Cause; Resignation for Good Reason; Non-Renewal Before A Change of Control. 

(a) If (i) the Company terminates Executive’s employment without Cause (as defined in Section 2.9), (ii) Executive
resigns for Good Reason (as defined in Section 2.9) or (iii) the Company fails to renew the Term of this Agreement then in effect in accordance with Section 1, this Section 2.1 shall apply. The Company may remove Executive at any
time without Cause from the position in which Executive is employed hereunder upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice to Executive. The Company shall have discretion to terminate Executive’s employment during the notice period and
pay continued Base Salary in lieu of notice. 
 (b) If Executive’s employment terminates as described in subsection
(a) above and Executive executes and does not revoke a written release upon such termination of any and all claims against the Company and all related parties with respect to all matters arising out of Executive’s employment by the
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form as attached hereto as Exhibit A, as adjusted by any changes in applicable law necessary to make such release enforceable as determined by the Company (the “Release”), Executive
shall be entitled to receive the following severance compensation, as long as Executive complies with the terms of Sections 4, 5, 6 and 7 below: 
 (i) Executive shall receive severance payments in an amount equal to (A) 1.5 times Executive’s annual Base Salary at the rate in effect at the time of Executive’s termination plus
(B) 1.5 times Executive’s average annual bonus paid by the Company to Executive for the two fiscal years preceding the fiscal year in which Executive’s termination of employment occurs or the annual bonus paid by the Company to
Executive for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which Executive’s termination of employment occurs, whichever is higher; provided, that if such termination occurs prior to payment of Executive’s annual bonus for 2012, then
“average annual bonus” for purposes of this subsection (i) shall be equal to the Target Annual Bonus for the year of termination. The severance amount shall be paid in equal monthly installments over the 18-month period following
Executive’s termination of employment (the “Severance Period”). Monthly payments shall commence within 60 days after the effective date of the termination, subject to Executive’s execution and non-revocation of the Release.

 (ii) Provided that Executive is eligible for and timely elects COBRA continuation coverage, during the 18-month period
following Executive’s termination date, the Company will reimburse Executive for the monthly COBRA cost of continued coverage for Executive, and, where applicable, his or her spouse and dependents, paid by Executive under the Company’s
group health plan pursuant to section 4980B of the Code, less the amount that Executive would be required to contribute for such health coverage if Executive were an active employee of the Company (the “Monthly COBRA Costs”). These
payments will commence within 60 days following the termination date and will be paid on the first payroll date of each month. 

(iii) All outstanding stock options held by Executive at the date of Executive’s termination of employment that would have become
exercisable during the 18-month period following Executive’s termination of employment shall become fully exercisable on the date of termination and all outstanding stock awards (including restricted stock units), the restrictions on which
would have lapsed during the 18-month period following Executive’s termination of employment, shall become fully vested and exercisable as of the date of termination; provided, that if any stock award is subject to any performance restrictions,
such performance restrictions shall only be deemed to be satisfied (A) if the applicable performance goals have been achieved as of the date of termination or (B) as provided in the Plan or the applicable stock award agreement if more
favorable terms as to performance satisfaction are provided. 
 (c) Executive shall also receive the “Accrued
Benefits,” which shall mean: (i) any unpaid Base Salary through the date of termination, payable within thirty (30) days following termination; (ii) any annual bonus earned but unpaid with respect to the fiscal year ending on or
preceding the date of termination, payable at the time such bonuses would have been paid if Executive was still employed with the Company; (iii) reimbursement for any unreimbursed business expenses incurred through the date of termination
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following termination; (iv) any accrued but unused vacation time in accordance with Company policy; (v) a pro-rata portion of Executive’s annual bonus for the year in which
Executive’s termination occurs based on actual results for such year and based on the number of days Executive was employed with the Company for such year, to be paid at the time such bonuses would have been paid if Executive was still employed
with the Company in accordance with the Company’s bonus plan; and (vi) all other payments, benefits or fringe benefits to which Executive shall be entitled under the terms of any applicable compensation arrangement or benefit, equity or
fringe benefit plan or program or grant or this Agreement. 
 (d) In addition to the payments and benefits described in this
Section 2.1(b) and (c), if (i) a termination described in Section 2.1(a) occurs within three months prior to a Change of Control and (ii) and such termination is in contemplation of such Change of Control, then (A) Executive
shall receive a lump sum severance payment in an amount equal to the difference between the severance amounts payable to Executive under Section 2.1(b)(i) and Section 2.2(b)(i); (B) following the foregoing 18-month period, if
Executive secures an individual policy for health coverage for himself or herself and, where applicable, his or her spouse and dependents, the Company will reimburse Executive for the monthly cost of such coverage for the twelve (12) month
period commencing on the first day following the 18-month period and ending twelve (12) months thereafter; provided that the amount of the Company’s reimbursement for any month during this 12 month period will not exceed the Monthly COBRA
Costs; and (C) equity awards shall accelerate in accordance with Section 2.2(b)(iii) as of the date of the Change of Control; provided, that if any stock award is subject to any performance restrictions, such performance restrictions shall
only be deemed to be satisfied (x) if the applicable performance goals have been achieved as of the Change of Control or (y) as provided in the Plan or the applicable stock award agreement if more favorable terms as to performance
satisfaction are provided. The payment described in Section 2.1(d)(A) shall be made within 60 days after the effective date of the Change of Control, subject to Executive’s execution and non-revocation of the Release. 

(e) Executive agrees that if Executive materially breaches Section 4, 5, 6 or 7 below, all payments under Section 2.1(b) (and
Section 2.1(d), if applicable) shall immediately cease. 
 2.2 Termination Without Cause; Resignation for Good Reason;
Non-Renewal After A Change of Control. 
 (a) If (i) the Company terminates Executive’s employment without Cause,
(ii) Executive resigns for Good Reason or (iii) the Company fails to renew the Term of this Agreement then in effect in accordance with Section 1, in each case, during the one-year period following a Change of Control, this
Section 2.2 shall apply 
 (b) If Executive’s employment terminates as described in subsection (a) above and
Executive executes and does not revoke a Release, Executive shall be entitled to receive the following severance compensation, as long as Executive complies with the terms of Sections 4, 5, 6 and 7 below: 

  
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 (i) Executive shall receive a lump sum severance payment in an amount equal to (A) 2.5
times Executive’s annual Base Salary at the rate in effect at the time of Executive’s termination, plus (B) 2.5 times Executive’s average annual bonus paid by the Company to Executive for the two fiscal years preceding the fiscal
year in which Executive’s termination of employment occurs or the annual bonus paid by the Company to Executive for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which Executive’s termination of employment occurs, whichever is higher;
provided, that if such termination occurs prior to payment of Executive’s annual bonus for 2012, then “average annual bonus” for purposes of this subsection (i) shall be equal to the Target Annual Bonus for the year of
termination. The payment shall be made within 60 days after the effective date of the termination of employment, subject to Executive’s execution and non-revocation of the Release. 

(ii) Provided that Executive is eligible for and timely elects COBRA continuation coverage, during the 18-month period following
Executive’s termination date, the Company will reimburse Executive for the Monthly COBRA Costs. Following the foregoing 18-month period, if Executive secures an individual policy for health coverage for himself or herself and, where applicable,
his or her spouse and dependents, the Company will reimburse Executive for the monthly cost of such coverage for the twelve (12) month period commencing on the first day following the 18-month period and ending twelve (12) months
thereafter; provided that the amount of the Company’s reimbursement for any month during this 12 month period will not exceed the Monthly COBRA Costs. These payments will commence within 60 days following the termination date and will be paid
on the first payroll date of each month. 
 (iii) All outstanding stock options held by Executive at the date of
Executive’s termination of employment shall become fully exercisable on the date of termination and all outstanding stock awards (including restricted stock units) held by Executive at the date of Executive’s termination of employment
shall become fully vested and exercisable as of the date of termination; provided, that if any stock award is subject to any performance restrictions, such performance restrictions shall only be deemed to be satisfied (A) if the applicable
performance goals have been achieved as of the date of termination or (B) as provided in the Plan or the applicable stock award agreement if more favorable terms as to performance satisfaction are provided. 

(c) Executive shall receive the Accrued Benefits. 
 (d) Executive agrees that if Executive materially breaches Section 4, 5, 6 or 7 below, all payments under Section 2.2(b) shall immediately cease. 

2.3 Benefit Limitation. 
 (a) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that a Change of Control occurs and it shall be determined that any payment or distribution by the Company to or for the
benefit of Executive, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise (“Total Payments”) to be made to Executive would otherwise exceed the amount (the “Safe Harbor
Amount”) that could be received by Executive without the imposition of an excise tax under Section 4999 of Code, then the Total Payments shall be reduced to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to

  
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assure that their aggregate present value, as determined in accordance the applicable provisions of Section 280G of the Code and the regulations thereunder, does not exceed the greater of
the following dollar amounts (the “Benefit Limit”): 
 (i) the Safe Harbor Amount, or 

(ii) the greatest after-tax amount payable to Executive after taking into account any excise tax imposed under section 4999 of the Code
on the Total Payments. 
 (b) All determinations to be made under this Section 2.3 shall be made by an independent public
accounting firm selected by the Company before the date of the Change of Control (the “Accounting Firm”). In determining whether such Benefit Limit is exceeded, the Accounting Firm shall make a reasonable determination of the value to be
assigned to the restrictive covenants in effect for Executive pursuant to Sections 4, 5, 6 and 7 of this Agreement, and the amount of his or her potential parachute payment under Section 280G of the Code shall reduced by the value of those
restrictive covenants to the extent consistent with Section 280G of the Code and the regulations thereunder. 
 (c) To the
extent a reduction to the Total Payments is required to be made in accordance with this Section 2.3, such reduction and/or cancellation of acceleration of equity awards shall occur in the order that provides the maximum economic benefit to
Executive. In the event that acceleration of equity awards is to be reduced, such acceleration of vesting also shall be canceled in the order that provides the maximum economic benefit to Executive. Notwithstanding the foregoing any reduction shall
be made in a manner consistent with the requirements of section 409A of the Code and where two economically equivalent amounts are subject to reduction but payable at different times, such amounts shall be reduced on a pro rata basis but not below
zero. 
 (d) All of the fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm in performing the determinations referred to in this
Section 2.3 shall be borne solely by the Company. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Accounting Firm from any and all claims, damages and expenses resulting from or relating to its determinations pursuant to this
Section 2.3, except for claims, damages or expenses resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Accounting Firm. 
 2.4 Voluntary Termination. Executive may voluntarily terminate Executive’s employment for any reason upon 30 days’ prior written notice. In such event, after the effective date of such
termination, except as provided in Section 2.2 with respect to a resignation for Good Reason, no further payments shall be due under this Agreement, except that Executive shall be entitled to the Accrued Benefits other than the benefit
described in Section 2.1(c)(v). 
 2.5 Disability. Subject to requirements of applicable law, the Company may
terminate Executive’s employment if after the Company has provided reasonable accommodation for Executive to perform essential job functions, Executive has been unable to perform the material duties of Executive’s employment for a period
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month period because of physical or mental injury or illness (“Disability”); provided, however, that the Company shall continue to pay Executive’s Base Salary until the Company
acts to terminate Executive’s employment. Executive agrees, in the event of a dispute under this Section 2.5 relating to Executive’s Disability, to submit to a physical examination by a licensed physician jointly selected by the Board
and Executive. If the Company terminates Executive’s employment for Disability, no further payments shall be due under this Agreement, except that Executive shall be entitled to the Accrued Benefits. 

2.6 Death. If Executive dies while employed by the Company, the Company shall pay to Executive’s executor, legal
representative, administrator or designated beneficiary, as applicable, the Accrued Benefits. Otherwise, the Company shall have no further liability or obligation under this Agreement to Executive’s executors, legal representatives,
administrators, heirs or assigns or any other person claiming under or through Executive. 
 2.7 Cause. The Company may
terminate Executive’s employment at any time for Cause (as defined in Section 2.9) upon written notice to Executive, in which event all payments under this Agreement shall cease. Executive shall be entitled to the Accrued Benefits other
than the benefits described in Section 2.1(c)(ii) and 2.1(c)( v). 
 2.8 Notice of Termination. Any termination of
Executive’s employment shall be communicated by a written notice of termination to the other party hereto given in accordance with Section 11. The notice of termination shall (i) indicate the specific termination provision in this
Agreement relied upon, (ii) briefly summarize the facts and circumstances deemed to provide a basis for a termination of employment and the applicable provision hereof, and (iii) specify the termination date in accordance with the
requirements of this Agreement. 
 2.9 Definitions. 

(a) “Cause” shall mean any of the following grounds for termination of Executive’s employment: 

(i) Executive shall have been convicted of, or entered a plea of guilty to, a felony, 

(ii) Executive intentionally and continually fails to perform Executive’s reasonably assigned material duties to the Company (other
than a failure resulting from Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness), which failure has continued for a period of at least 30 days after a written notice of demand for substantial performance, signed by a duly authorized
officer of the Company, has been delivered to Executive specifying the manner in which Executive has failed substantially to perform, 
 (iii) Executive engages in willful misconduct in the performance of Executive’s duties, or 
 (iv) Executive materially breaches Section 4, 5, 6 or 7 below. 
 (b)
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 (i) Any “person” (as such term is used in sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) becomes a “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of
the voting power of the then outstanding securities of the Company; provided that a Change of Control shall not be deemed to occur as a result of a transaction in which the Company becomes a subsidiary of another corporation and in which the
stockholders of the Company, immediately prior to the transaction, will beneficially own, immediately after the transaction, shares entitling such stockholders to more than 50% of all votes to which all stockholders of the parent corporation would
be entitled in the election of directors; or 
 (ii) The consummation of (A) a merger or consolidation of the Company with
another corporation where the stockholders of the Company, immediately prior to the merger or consolidation, will not beneficially own, immediately after the merger or consolidation, shares entitling such stockholders to more than 50% of all votes
to which all stockholders of the surviving corporation would be entitled in the election of directors or (B) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or 

(iii) After the Effective Date, directors are elected such that a majority of the members of the Board is replaced during any 12-month
period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board prior to the date of the appointment or election; 
 provided, however, an event described in Section 2.9(b)(i) through (iii) shall not be treated as a Change of Control hereunder unless such event also constitutes a “change in control
event” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. 
 (c) “Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence
of any of the following events or conditions, unless Executive has expressly consented in writing thereto, or except as a result of Executive’s physical or mental incapacity or as described in the last sentence of this subsection (c):

 (i) a material reduction in Executive’s Base Salary or Target Annual Bonus opportunity (provided that a material
reduction in Executive’s Target Annual Bonus opportunity shall only apply under this clause (i) on or after the occurrence of a Change of Control); 
 (ii) a substantial reduction of Executive’s titles, duties and responsibilities hereunder; 
 (iii) the Company requires that Executive’s principal office location be moved to a location more than 50 miles from Executive’s principal office location immediately before the change;

 (iv) being required to report to another person other than the Board; or 

(v) a material breach by the Company of the Agreement, including, without limitation, failure of a successor company to comply with
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 Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive shall not have Good Reason for termination unless
(A) Executive gives written notice of Good Reason within 90 days after the event giving rise to Good Reason occurs, (B) the Company does not correct the action or failure to act that constitutes the grounds for Good Reason, as set forth in
Executive’s written notice, within 30 days after the date on which Executive gives written notice of Good Reason and (C) Executive actually resigns within 60 days following the expiration of the cure period 

2.10 Section 409A. 
 (a) This Agreement shall be interpreted to avoid any penalty sanctions under section 409A of the Code. If any payment or benefit cannot be provided or made at the time specified herein without incurring
sanctions under section 409A of the Code, then such benefit or payment shall be provided in full (to extent not paid in part at earlier date) at the earliest time thereafter when such sanctions will not be imposed. For purposes of Section 409A
of the Code, all payments that are considered “nonqualified deferred compensation” to be made upon a termination of employment under this Agreement may only be made upon Executive’s “separation from service” (within the
meaning of such term under section 409A of the Code), each payment made under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment, and the right to a series of installment payments under this Agreement shall be treated as a right to a series of
separate payments. In no event shall Executive, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of payment, except as permitted under section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall
the timing of Executive’s execution of the Release, directly or indirectly, result in Executive designating the calendar year of payment, and if a payment that is subject to execution of the Release could be made in more than one taxable year,
payment shall be made in the later taxable year. 
 (b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if, at the time of
Executive’s termination of employment with the Company, the Company has securities which are publicly traded on an established securities market and Executive is a “specified employee” (as such term is defined in section 409A of the
Code) and it is necessary to postpone the commencement of any payments or benefits otherwise payable under this Agreement as a result of such termination of employment to prevent any accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A of the Code,
then the Company will postpone the commencement of the payment of any such payments or benefits hereunder (without any reduction in such payments or benefits ultimately paid or provided to Executive) that are not otherwise paid within the
‘short-term deferral exception’ under Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(b)(4), and the ‘separation pay exception’ under Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii), until the first payroll date that occurs after the date that is six months
following Executive’s “separation from service” (as such term is defined under section 409A of the Code) with the Company. If any payments are postponed due to such requirements, such postponed amounts will be paid in a lump sum to
Executive on the first payroll date that occurs after the date that is six months following Executive’s separation of service with the Company. If Executive dies during the postponement period prior to the payment of postponed amount, the
amounts withheld on account of section 409A of the Code shall be paid to the personal representative of Executive’s estate within 60 days after the date of Executive’s death. 

(c) All reimbursements and in-kind benefits provided under this Agreement shall be made or provided in accordance with the requirements
of section 409A of the Code, 

  
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including, where applicable, the requirement that (A) any reimbursement shall be for expenses incurred during Executive’s lifetime (or during a shorter period of time specified in this
Agreement), (B) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in kind benefits provided, during a calendar year may not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in kind benefits to be provided, in any other calendar year,
(C) the reimbursement of an eligible expense will be made on or before the last day of the calendar year following the year in which the expense is incurred and (D) the right to reimbursement or in kind benefits is not subject to
liquidation or exchange for another benefit. 
 3. Non-Exclusivity of Rights. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or limit
Executive’s continuing or future participation in or rights under any benefit, bonus, incentive or other plan or program provided by the Company and for which Executive may qualify; provided, however, that if Executive becomes entitled to and
receives the payments provided for in Section 2 of this Agreement, Executive hereby waives Executive’s right to receive payments under any severance plan or similar program applicable to all employees of the Company. 

4. Confidentiality. Executive agrees that Executive’s services to the Company and its subsidiaries and any successors or assigns
(collectively, the “Employer”) were and are of a special, unique and extraordinary character, and that Executive’s position places Executive in a position of confidence and trust with the Employer’s customers and employees.
Executive also recognizes that Executive’s position with the Employer will give Executive substantial access to Confidential Information (as defined below), the disclosure of which to competitors of the Employer would cause the Employer to
suffer substantial and irreparable damage. Executive recognizes, therefore, that it is in the Employer’s legitimate business interest to restrict Executive’s use of Confidential Information for any purposes other than the discharge of
Executive’s employment duties at the Employer, and to limit any potential appropriation of Confidential Information by Executive for the benefit of the Employer’s competitors and to the detriment of the Employer. Accordingly, Executive
agrees as follows: 
 (a) Executive will not at any time, whether during or after the termination of Executive’s
employment, reveal to any person or entity any of the trade secrets or confidential information of the Employer or of any third party which the Employer is under an obligation to keep confidential (including but not limited to trade secrets or
confidential information respecting inventions, products, designs, methods, know-how, techniques, systems, processes, software programs, works of authorship, customer lists, projects, plans and proposals) (“Confidential Information”),
except as may be required in the ordinary course of performing Executive’s duties as an employee of the Employer, and Executive shall keep secret all matters entrusted to Executive and shall not use or attempt to use any such information in any
manner which may injure or cause loss or may be calculated to injure or cause loss whether directly or indirectly to the Employer. 
 (b) The above restrictions shall not apply to: (i) information that at the time of disclosure is in the public domain through no fault of Executive; (ii) information received from a third party
outside of the Employer that was disclosed without a breach of any confidentiality obligation; (iii) information approved for release by written authorization of the Employer; or (iv) information that may be required by law or an order of
any court, agency or proceeding to be disclosed; provided Executive shall provide the Employer notice of any such required disclosure once Executive has knowledge of it and will help the Employer to the extent reasonable to obtain an appropriate
protective order. 

  
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 (c) Further, Executive agrees that during Executive’s employment Executive shall not
take, use or permit to be used any notes, memoranda, reports, lists, records, drawings, sketches, specifications, software programs, data, documentation or other materials of any nature relating to any matter within the scope of the business of the
Employer or concerning any of its dealings or affairs otherwise than for the benefit of the Employer. Executive further agrees that Executive shall not, after the termination of Executive’s employment, use or permit to be used any such notes,
memoranda, reports, lists, records, drawings, sketches, specifications, software programs, data, documentation or other materials, it being agreed that all of the foregoing shall be and remain the sole and exclusive property of the Employer and
that, immediately upon the termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall deliver all of the foregoing, and all copies thereof, to the Employer, at its main office. Executive may retain Executive’s address book provided that such
item only includes contact information. 
 (d) Executive agrees that upon the termination of Executive’s employment with
the Employer, Executive will not take or retain without written authorization any documents, files or other property of the Employer, and Executive will return promptly to the Employer any such documents, files or property in Executive’s
possession or custody, including any copies thereof maintained in any medium or format. Executive recognizes that all documents, files and property which Executive has received and will receive from the Employer, including but not limited to
scientific research, customer lists, handbooks, memoranda, product specifications, and other materials (with the exception of documents relating to benefits to which Executive might be entitled following the termination of Executive’s
employment with the Employer), are for the exclusive use of the Employer and employees who are discharging their responsibilities on behalf of the Employer, and that Executive has no claim or right to the continued use, possession or custody of such
documents, files or property following the termination of Executive’s employment with the Employer. 
 5. Intellectual Property.

 (a) If at any time or times during Executive’s employment Executive shall (either alone or with others) make, conceive,
discover or reduce to practice any invention, modification, discovery, design, development, improvement, process, software program, work of authorship, documentation, formula, data, technique, know-how, secret or intellectual property right
whatsoever or any interest therein (whether or not patentable or registrable under copyright or similar statutes or subject to analogous protection) (herein called “Developments”) that (i) relates to the business of the Employer or
any customer of or supplier to the Employer or any of the products or services being developed, manufactured or sold by the Employer or which may be used in relation therewith, (ii) results from tasks assigned to Executive by the Employer or
(iii) results from the use of premises or personal property (whether tangible or intangible) owned, leased or contracted for by the Employer, such Developments and the benefits thereof shall immediately become the sole and absolute property of
the Employer and its assigns, and Executive shall promptly disclose to the Employer (or any persons designated by it) each such Development, and Executive hereby assigns any rights Executive may have or acquire in the Developments and benefits
and/or rights resulting therefrom to the Employer and its assigns 

  
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without further compensation and shall communicate, without cost or delay, and without publishing the same, all available information relating thereto (with all necessary plans and models) to the
Employer. 
 (b) Upon disclosure of each Development to the Employer, Executive will, during Executive’s employment and at
any time thereafter, at the request and cost of the Employer, sign, execute, make and do all such deeds, documents, acts and things as the Employer and its duly authorized agents may reasonably require: 

(i) to apply for, obtain and vest in the name of the Employer alone (unless the Employer otherwise directs) letters patent, copyrights
or other analogous protection in any country throughout the world and when so obtained or vested to renew and restore the same; and 
 (ii) to defend any opposition proceedings in respect of such applications and any opposition proceedings or petitions or applications for revocation of such letters patent, copyright or other analogous
protection. 
 (d) In the event the Employer is unable, after reasonable effort, to secure Executive’s signature on any
letters patent, copyright or other analogous protection relating to a Development, whether because of Executive’s physical or mental incapacity or for any other reason whatsoever, Executive hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the
Employer and its duly authorized officers and agents as Executive’s agent and attorney-in-fact, to act for and on Executive’s behalf and stead to execute and file any such application or applications and to do all other lawfully permitted
acts to further the prosecution and issuance of letter patents, copyright and other analogous protection thereon with the same legal force and effect as if executed by Executive. 
 6. Non-Competition. While Executive is employed at the Employer and for a period of one (1) year after termination of Executive’s employment (for any reason whatsoever, whether voluntary
or involuntarily), Executive will not, without the prior written approval of the Board, whether alone or as a partner, officer, director, consultant, agent, employee or stockholder of any company or other commercial enterprise, directly or
indirectly engage in any business or other activity in the United States or Canada which competes with the Employer in the sale of the pharmaceutical or other products being manufactured, marketed, distributed or developed by the Employer while
Executive is employed by Employer. The foregoing prohibition shall not prevent Executive’s employment or engagement after termination of Executive’s employment by any company or business organization, as long as the activities of any such
employment or engagement, in any capacity, do not involve work on matters related to the products being developed, manufactured, or marketed by the Employer during Executive’s employment with the Employer. Executive shall be permitted to own
securities of a public company not in excess of five percent of any class of such securities and to own stock, partnership interests or other securities of any entity not in excess of five percent of any class of such securities and such ownership
shall not be considered to be in competition with the Employer. 

  
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 7. Non-Solicitation. While Executive is employed at the Employer and for a period of one
(1) year after termination of such employment (for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntarily), Executive agrees that Executive will not: 
 (a) directly or indirectly solicit, entice or induce any customer to become a customer of any other person, firm or corporation with respect to products then sold or under development by the Employer or
to cease doing business with the Employer, and Executive shall not approach any such person, firm or corporation for such purpose or authorize or knowingly approve the taking of such actions by any other person; or 

(b) except in the good faith performance of Executive’s duties to the Company while employed during the Term, directly or indirectly
solicit or recruit any employee of the Employer to work for a third party other than the Employer (excluding newspaper or similar print or electronic solicitations of general circulation). 
 8. General Provisions. 
 (a) Executive acknowledges and agrees that the
type and periods of restrictions imposed in Sections 4, 5, 6 and 7 of this Agreement are fair and reasonable, and that such restrictions are intended solely to protect the legitimate interests of the Employer, rather than to prevent Executive from
earning a livelihood. Executive recognizes that the Employer competes worldwide, and that Executive’s access to Confidential Information makes it necessary for the Employer to restrict Executive’s post-employment activities in any market
in which the Employer competes, and in which Executive’s access to Confidential Information and other proprietary information could be used to the detriment of the Employer. In the event that any restriction set forth in this Agreement is
determined to be overbroad with respect to scope, time or geographical coverage, Executive agrees that such a restriction or restrictions should be modified and narrowed, either by a court or by the Employer, so as to preserve and protect the
legitimate interests of the Employer as described in this Agreement, and without negating or impairing any other restrictions or agreements set forth herein. 
 (b) Executive acknowledges and agrees that if Executive should breach any of the covenants, restrictions and agreements contained herein, irreparable loss and injury would result to the Employer, and that
damages arising out of such a breach may be difficult to ascertain. Executive therefore agrees that, in addition to all other remedies provided at law or at equity, the Employer shall be entitled to have the covenants, restrictions and agreements
contained in Sections 4, 5, 6 and 7 specifically enforced (including, without limitation, by temporary, preliminary, and permanent injunctions and restraining orders) by any state or federal court in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania having equity
jurisdiction and Executive agrees to subject Executive to the jurisdiction of such court. 
 (c) Executive agrees that if the
Employer fails to take action to remedy any breach by Executive of this Agreement or any portion of this Agreement, such inaction by the Employer shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by Executive of the same or any
other provision, agreement or covenant. 

  
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 (d) Executive acknowledges and agrees that the payments and benefits to be provided to
Executive under this Agreement are provided as consideration for the covenants in Sections 4, 5, 6 and 7 hereof. 
 9. Survivorship. The
respective rights and obligations of the parties under this Agreement shall survive any termination of Executive’s employment to the extent necessary to the intended preservation of such rights and obligations. 

10. Mitigation. Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement by seeking other
employment or otherwise and there shall be no offset against amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to any subsequent employment that Executive may obtain. 

11. Recoupment Policy. Executive agrees that Executive will be subject to any compensation clawback or recoupment policies that may be applicable
to Executive as an employee of the Company, as in effect from time to time and as approved by the Board or a duly authorized committee thereof, to comply with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. 

12. Notices. All notices and other communications required or permitted under this Agreement or necessary or convenient in connection herewith
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when hand delivered or mailed by registered or certified mail, as follows (provided that notice of change of address shall be deemed given only when received): 

If to the Company, to: 
 Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 
 40 Valley Stream Parkway 

Malvern, PA 19355 
 If to Executive, to: 
 At the address shown on the records of the Company

 or to such other names or addresses as the Company or Executive, as the case may be, shall designate by notice to each other person entitled
to receive notices in the manner specified in this Section. 
 13. Contents of Agreement; Amendment and Assignment. 

(a) This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and
supercedes any and all prior agreements and understandings concerning Executive’s employment by the Company, and cannot be changed, modified, extended or terminated except upon written amendment approved by the Board and executed on its behalf
by a duly authorized officer and by Executive. 
 (b) All of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon
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legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto, except that the duties and responsibilities of Executive under this Agreement are of a personal nature and shall not be
assignable or delegatable in whole or in part by Executive. The Company may only assign to, and shall require, a successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise) to all or substantially all of
the business or assets of the Company, within 15 days of such succession, to expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent as the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had
taken place. 
 14. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or application thereof to anyone or under any circumstances is
adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or application of this Agreement which can be given effect without the invalid or unenforceable provision or
application and shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision or application in any other jurisdiction. If any provision is held void, invalid or unenforceable with respect to particular circumstances, it shall nevertheless remain in
full force and effect in all other circumstances. 
 15. Indemnification and Liability Insurance. The Company hereby agrees to indemnify
and hold Executive harmless on the same terms and to the same extent as the Company indemnifies its other officers and directors and in any event, in accordance the Company’s bylaws and certificate of incorporation. The Company agrees to
maintain directors’ and officers’ liability insurance both during and, while potential liability exists, after the term of this Agreement in the same amount and to the same extent as the Company covers its other officers and directors.
These obligations shall survive the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company. 
 16. Remedies Cumulative; No Waiver.
No remedy conferred upon a party by this Agreement is intended to be exclusive of any other remedy, and each and every such remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to any other remedy given under this Agreement or now or hereafter
existing at law or in equity. No delay or omission by a party in exercising any right, remedy or power under this Agreement or existing at law or in equity shall be construed as a waiver thereof, and any such right, remedy or power may be exercised
by such party from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient or necessary by such party in its sole discretion. 
 17.
Withholding. All payments under this Agreement shall be made subject to applicable tax withholding, and the Company shall withhold from any payments under this Agreement all federal, state and local taxes as the Company is required to
withhold pursuant to any law or governmental rule or regulation. Except as otherwise provided by Section 2.3, Executive shall bear all expense of, and be solely responsible for, all federal, state and local taxes due with respect to any payment
received under this Agreement. 
 18. Miscellaneous. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which is an original. It
shall not be necessary in making proof of this Agreement or any counterpart hereof to produce or account for any of the other counterparts. 

  
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 19. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted under the laws of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania without giving effect to any conflict of laws provisions or canons of construction that construe agreements against the draftsperson. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, intending to be legally bound, have executed this
Agreement as of the date first above written. 
  

			
	AUXILIUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
	By:	 	  
 /s/ Rolf
Classon

	Name:	 	Rolf Classon
	Title:	 	Chairman of the Board of Directors
	
	EXECUTIVE
	
	/s/ Adrian Adams
	ADRIAN ADAMS

 Exhibit A 

AGREEMENT AND RELEASE 
 This Agreement and Release is being entered into by and between Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (hereinafter “Auxilium” or “Company”), and [Executive] (hereinafter
“Executive”). 
 WHEREAS, Executive and Auxilium are parties to that certain Employment Agreement having an effective
date of [Date] (hereinafter, the “Employment Agreement”); 
 WHEREAS, Executive and the Company mutually agree that
Executive’s employment with Auxilium will end on [date] (the “Termination Date”); and 
 WHEREAS, both Auxilium
and Executive desire to enter into this Agreement and Release to fully resolve all questions of expenses, compensation, entitlement to benefits, and any and all other claims, whether known or unknown, which Executive may have relating to his
employment and his termination of that employment with the Company. 
 In consideration of the mutual promises contained in this
Agreement and Release and intending to be legally bound, the parties agree as follows: 
 1. Effective as of the Termination Date, Executive
will cease to serve as [position]. 
 2. Subject in all respects to this Agreement and Release becoming effective and enforceable in accordance
with paragraph 11 hereof, Auxilium agrees to provide payments described in (a) and (b) below, less appropriate withholdings taxes and deductions. In addition, regardless of whether this Agreement and Release becomes effective and
enforceable in accordance with paragraph 11 hereof, Executive shall be entitled to the other benefits described in (c) and (d) below. 
 (a) Payments described in Section [2.1(b)(i) / 2.2(b)(i)] of the Employment Agreement, payable in accordance with such Section [2.1(b)(i) / 2.2(b)(i)] of the Employment Agreement. 

 (b) Payments described in Section [2.1(b)(ii) / 2.2(b)(ii)] of the Employment Agreement,
payable in accordance with such Section [2.1(b)(ii) / 2.2(b)(ii)] of the Employment Agreement. 
 (c) The Accrued Benefits (as
defined in the Employment Agreement). 
 (d) All outstanding stock options and other equity awards [that would have become
vested during the 24 month period following the Termination Date] will become fully vested as of the Termination Date in accordance with Section [2.1(b)(iii) / 2.2(b)(iii)] of the Employment Agreement. In accordance with the terms of the applicable
grant agreements pursuant to which they were granted and the Company’s 2004 Equity Compensation Plan, Executive has until one year from the Termination Date to exercise all outstanding options that have vested as of the Termination Date.
Outstanding options and restricted stock units that have not vested on the six month anniversary of the Termination Date will be forfeited. Information regarding the vested options will be provided under separate cover. 

3. Executive agrees to submit final travel and expense reports to Human Resources by [date] and to cooperate with the immediate return of all Company
property, such as Company car, laptop computer, blackberry, hand-held, etc. 
 4. EXECUTIVE, FOR HIMSELF AND HIS RESPECTIVE ADMINISTRATORS,
EXECUTORS, AGENTS, BENEFICIARIES AND ASSIGNS, AGREES TO WAIVE, RELEASE AND FOREVER DISCHARGE AUXILIUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (AS DEFINED BELOW) OF AND FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS (AS DEFINED BELOW). Executive further agrees
that should any other person, organization or entity file a lawsuit or arbitration to assert any such Claim, he will not seek any personal relief in such an action. This General Release of Claims provision (hereafter “Release”) covers all
Claims arising from the beginning of time up to and including the date of this Agreement and Release. 

 Exclusions: Notwithstanding any other provision of this Release, the following are
not barred by the Release: (a) Claims relating to the validity of this Agreement and Release; (b) Claims by either party to enforce this Agreement and Release; (c) Claims for indemnification, advancement and reimbursement of
legal fees and directors and officers liability insurance to which Executive is entitled under the Employment Agreement; (d) Claims that may arise after the date on which Executive signs this Agreement and Release, including, without
limitation, rights under Section 2.1(d) of the Employment Agreement; (e) Claims to any accelerated vesting or post-termination exercise rights provided under the Employment Agreement or any applicable equity plan or award agreement; and
(f) Claims which legally may not be waived. In addition, this Release does not bar Executive’s right to file an administrative charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and/or to participate in an
investigation by the EEOC, although the Release does bar Executive’s right to recover any personal relief if he or any person, organization, or entity asserts a charge on his behalf, including in a subsequent lawsuit or arbitration. 

The following provisions further explain this Release: 
 (a) Definition of “Claims”. Except as stated above, “Claims” includes without limitation all actions or demands of any kind that Executive now has or may have as of the
Termination Date. More specifically, Claims, except as stated above, include rights, causes of action, damages, penalties, losses, attorneys’ fees, costs, expenses, obligations, agreements, judgments and all other liabilities of any kind or
description whatsoever, either in law or in equity, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected. 

 The nature of Claims covered by this Release includes without limitation all actions or
demands in any way based on Executive’s employment with the Company, the terms and conditions of such employment or Executive’s separation from employment. More specifically, all of the following are among the types of Claims which, to the
extent permitted by law, are waived and barred by this Release: 
 Ÿ Contract Claims (whether express or implied); 
 Ÿ Tort Claims, such as for tortious interference, defamation or emotional
distress; 
 Ÿ Claims under federal, state and municipal laws, regulations, ordinance or court decisions of any kind; 
 Ÿ Claims of discrimination, harassment or retaliation, whether based on
race, color, religion, gender, sex, age, sexual orientation, handicap and/or disability, national origin, whistleblowing or any other legally protected class; 
 Ÿ Claims under the AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT, Title VII of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Americans with Disabilities Act and similar state and local laws; 
 Ÿ Claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act and similar state and local
laws; 
 Ÿ Claims for wrongful discharge; and 
 Ÿ Claims for attorney’s fees, litigation expenses and/or costs. 

The foregoing list is intended to be illustrative and not exhaustive. 

(b) Definition of “Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.” “Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.” includes without
limitation Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its respective past, present and future parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, predecessors, successors, assigns, employee benefit plans and trusts. It also includes all past, present and future
managers, directors, officers, partners, agents, employees, attorneys, representatives, consultants, associates, fiduciaries, plan sponsors, administrators and trustees of each of the foregoing. 

 5. Executive expressly acknowledges that: 

(a) He remains bound by Sections 4, 5, 6, and 7 of his Employment Agreement, which remain in full force and effect, and whose remaining
in full force and effect is reasonably and properly required for the protection of the Company’s business; and, in keeping with the foregoing, Executive explicitly and specifically acknowledges that among his obligations thereunder, he may not
directly or indirectly solicit or recruit any employee of Auxilium to work for a third party other than Auxilium (excluding newspaper or similar print or electronic solicitations of general circulation); 

(b) The provisions of Sections 2.1(d), 2.10, 8, 15 and 18 of the Employment Agreement remain in full force and effect; 

(e) Auxilium’s obligation to provide him with the benefits set forth in paragraph 2 above are contingent upon his ongoing compliance
with Sections 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the Employment Agreement; 
 (f) For five years following the Termination Date, he will not
disparage the personal or professional reputation of Auxilium, its directors, officers, or employees. For five years following the Termination Date, Auxilium agrees that its officers and directors will not disparage the personal or professional
reputation of Executive. Nothing in this section is intended to prohibit or restrict Executive or Auxilium, its officers and directors from making: (i) any disclosure of information required by law or participating in an otherwise legally
protected activity, such as an investigation or proceeding by a federal regulatory or law enforcement agency or legislative body; (ii) traditional competitive statements in the course of promoting a competing business, so long as such
statements do not violate Sections 4, 5, 6 or 7 of the Employment Agreement; or (iii) good faith rebuttals of the other party’s untrue or materially misleading statements; 

 (g) He agrees to reasonably cooperate with Auxilium with respect to any legal issue
regarding any matter of which he had knowledge during his employment with Auxilium. His reasonable cooperation includes appearance at depositions, assistance in responding to discovery demands, preparation for trials, and appearance at trial.
Auxilium will reimburse Executive for all reasonable expenses incurred by him in providing such assistance; and 
 (h) After the
Termination Date, Auxilium will not have any obligation to provide Executive at any time in the future with any payments, benefits or considerations other than those recited in subsections (a) through (d) of paragraph 2 above and any
vested benefits to which Executive may be entitled under the terms of Auxilium’s benefit plans. 
 6. Unless otherwise compelled by law,
Executive further agrees that the existence of this Agreement and Release, the terms of the Agreement and Release and the amount of any payments under this Agreement and Release are all confidential information, and shall not be intentionally
disclosed, discussed or otherwise published under any circumstances, except only that Executive may reveal the terms and amount of settlement to his attorney for the purpose of obtaining legal advice and representation, to his accountant for the
purpose of filing government tax returns, or pursuant to subpoena or court order. Executive may also reveal the financial and other terms of this Agreement and Release to his spouse, provided, however that Executive will remain liable for any
disclosure of such information to any third party by his spouse. Auxilium’s obligation to provide him with the benefits set forth in paragraph 2 above are contingent upon his ongoing compliance with this paragraph 6. 

 7. By entering into this Agreement and Release, the Company does not admit and expressly denies that it has
violated any contract, rule or law, including but not limited to, any federal, state and local statute or law relating to employment or employment discrimination. 
 8. Executive understands and acknowledges that by signing this Agreement and Release and accepting the terms contained herein he is receiving benefits that he would not otherwise be entitled to. Executive
acknowledges that he is receiving this payment in exchange for entering into this Agreement and Release and complying with all the provisions of this Agreement and Release. 
 9. Executive acknowledges that he has been advised in writing to consult with an attorney before signing this Agreement and Release. 
 10. Executive acknowledges that he has been provided with a period of at least twenty-one (21) calendar days to consider the terms of this offer from the date this Agreement and Release first was
presented to him on [date]. Executive agrees that any changes to this offer, whether material or immaterial, will not restart the running of the foregoing Agreement and Release consideration period. 

Executive agrees to notify Auxilium of his acceptance of this Agreement and Release by delivering a signed copy to the Company, addressed
to [position]. Executive understands that he may take the entire twenty-one (21) day period to consider this Agreement and Release. Executive may not return this Agreement and Release prior to the Termination Date. If Executive does not notify
Auxilium of his acceptance of this Agreement and Release by delivering a signed copy to the Company, addressed to [position], Executive shall have no further right to receive the payments recited in subsections (a) and (b) of paragraph 2
above. 

 By signing and returning this Agreement and Release, Executive acknowledges that the
consideration period afforded him a reasonable period of time to consider fully each and every term of this Agreement and Release, including the General Release of Claims, and that he has given the terms full and complete consideration. 

11. If Executive notifies Auxilium of his acceptance of this Agreement and Release by delivering a signed copy to the Company addressed to [position] as
described above, Executive may revoke the Agreement and Release for a period of seven (7) days. The Agreement and Release shall not become effective or enforceable until the seven (7) day revocation period has ended. For revocation to be
effective, it must be delivered to [position], Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 40 Valley Stream Parkway, Malvern, PA 19355. 
 12. Executive,
intending to be legally bound, certifies and warrants that he has read carefully this Agreement and Release and has executed it voluntarily and with full knowledge and understanding of its significance, meaning and binding effect. Executive further
declares he is competent to understand the content and effect of this Agreement and Release and that his decision to enter into this Agreement and Release has not been influenced in any way by fraud, duress, coercion, mistake or misleading
information. 
 13. This Agreement and Release will take effect on the first business day following the expiration of the revocation period
specified in paragraph 11 hereof, provided that Executive chooses not to revoke it. 
 14. Executive agrees that he may not assign his rights or
obligations under this Agreement and Release or the Employment Agreement. Executive further agrees that Auxilium may assign this Agreement and Release in accordance with Section 13(b) of the Employment Agreement. 

 15. If any provision of this Agreement and Release is or shall be declared invalid or unenforceable by a
court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall not be affected thereby and shall remain in full force and effect. 
 16. The
construction, interpretation and performance of this Agreement and Release shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 

17. This Agreement and Release supersedes any and all prior agreements or understandings between Executive and Auxilium, except those provisions of the
Employment Agreement identified above. Executive represents and acknowledges that in executing this Agreement and Release he has not relied upon any representation or statement not set forth herein made by the Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (as
defined in paragraph 4(b) hereof) with regard to the subject matter of this Agreement and Release. Any modification of this Agreement and Release must be made in writing and signed by all parties. 

[Signature Page Follows] 
 As evidenced by their signatures below, the parties intend to be legally bound by this Agreement and Release. 

 

					
		
		 	 
		 	[Executive]
			
		 	DATE:	 	 
		 		 	

  

			
	Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
		
	BY:	 	 
	NAME:	 	 
	TITLE:	 	 
	DATE:

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