Document:

2014.12.31_Exhibit 10.6 (1)

January 5, 2015

Charles B. Haaser
Metabolix, Inc.
21 Erie Street
Cambridge, MA 02139

Re:  Severance Agreement

Dear Chuck:

Metabolix, Inc. (the “Company”) believes that it is in the best interests of the Company to provide you with certain severance benefits in the event of a termination of your employment without Cause or in connection with a Change of Control (each as defined below), in order to provide you with financial security and sufficient encouragement to remain with the Company. 

Therefore, you and the Company agree as follows:

		
	1.
	Change of Control Severance Benefits.  

In the event that your employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or by you for Good Reason within 12 months immediately following or 6 months immediately prior to a Change of Control (each as defined herein), and contingent on your executing a complete release of claims against the Company within thirty (30) days after the date of termination, and provided you do not revoke such release (a fully effective release is hereafter referred to as the “Release”), then, in addition to any accrued salary and benefits otherwise payable to you by law or pursuant to the Company’s benefit plans as in effect at the date of termination:
		
	(a)
	the Company shall continue your base salary at the rate in effect at the date of termination for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of termination, and such salary continuation shall commence on the 37th day after the date on which your employment terminates and shall be paid in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practice, provided that the first payment will include all amounts which would have been paid in the 37 days following your termination of employment; 

		
	(b)
	the Company shall pay COBRA premiums to maintain medical and dental benefits, if any, in effect at the time of termination until the earlier of (i) twelve (12) months following the date of termination, or (ii) the date you become insured under a medical insurance plan providing similar benefits to that of the Company plan; and 

		
	(c)
	the Company shall cause the full vesting of all your unvested equity, including but not limited to any options or restricted stock granted to you under the 2006 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, the 2014 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, and any other authorized stock plan, provided that the conditions to vesting other than the passage of time have been satisfied.   

Charles B. Haaser    
Severance Agreement
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	2.
	Termination without Cause.  

In the event that your employment is terminated by the Company without Cause (other than in connection with a Change of Control as provided in Section 1), and contingent on your executing a Release within thirty (30) days after the date of termination, and provided you do not revoke such Release, then, in addition to any accrued salary and benefits otherwise payable to you by law or pursuant to the Company’s benefit plans as in effect at the date of termination:
		
	(a)
	the Company shall continue your base salary at the rate in effect at the date of termination for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of termination, and such salary continuation shall commence on the 37th day after the date on which your employment terminates and shall be paid in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practice, provided that the first payment will include all amounts which would have been paid in the 37 days following your termination of employment; and

		
	(a)
	the Company shall pay COBRA premiums to maintain medical and dental benefits, if any, in effect at the time of termination until the earlier of (i) twelve (12) months following the date of termination, or (ii) the date you become insured under a medical insurance plan providing comparable benefits to that of the Company plan.

		
	3.
	Definitions.

		
	3.1.
	 “Cause” for termination shall be limited to the following: 

		
	(a)
	Your conviction of a felony; or

		
	(b)
	Your commission of fraud, or misconduct that results in material and demonstrable damage to the business or reputation of the Company; or

		
	(c)
	Your willful and continued failure to perform your duties to the Company (other than such failure resulting from your incapacity due to disability, as determined by the Company’s disability insurance provider) within 10 business days after the Company delivers a written demand for performance to you that specifically identifies the actions to be performed.

		
	3.2.
	“Change of Control”.  As used herein, a “Change of Control” shall occur or be deemed to have occurred only upon any one or more of the following events:

Charles B. Haaser    
Severance Agreement
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	(a)
	any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) becomes a “beneficial owner” (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) (other than the Company, any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company, or any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company, in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company, representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; or

		
	(b)
	persons who, as of the effective date of this agreement, constitute the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason including, without limitation, as a result of a tender offer, proxy contest, merger, consolidation or similar transaction, to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors, provided that any person becoming a director of the Company subsequent to the effective date of this agreement whose election is approved by at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall, for purposes of this Section 6(f), be considered a member of the Incumbent Board; or   

		
	(c)
	the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation or other entity, other than (1) a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation or (2) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no “person” (as hereinabove defined) acquires more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; or

		
	(d)
	the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

		
	3.3.
	“Good Reason” shall mean that you means that you have complied with the ‘Good Reason Process’ (hereinafter defined) following the occurrence of any of the following events:  (i) a material diminution in your responsibilities, authority or duties; (ii) a material diminution in your Base Salary; (iii) a material change in the geographic location at which you provide services to the Company; or (iv) the material breach of this Agreement by the Company.  ‘Good Reason Process’ shall mean that (i) you reasonably determine in good faith that a ‘Good Reason’ condition has occurred; (ii) you notify the Company in writing of the occurrence of the Good Reason condition within 60 days of the occurrence of such condition; (iii) you cooperate in good faith with the Company’s efforts, for a period not less than 30 days following such notice (the ‘Cure Period’), to remedy the condition; (iv) 

Charles B. Haaser    
Severance Agreement
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notwithstanding such efforts, the Good Reason condition continues to exist; and (v) you terminate your employment within 60 days after the end of the Cure Period.  If the Company cures the Good Reason condition during the Cure Period, Good Reason shall be deemed not to have occurred.
		
	4.
	Taxes.

		
	4.1.
	All payments required to be made by the Company to you under this Agreement shall be subject to the withholding of such amounts for taxes and other payroll deductions as the Company may reasonably determine it should withhold pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.  To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Agreement be exempt from, or comply with, the provisions of Section 409A of the Code, and this Agreement shall be construed and applied in a manner consistent with this intent.  In the event that any severance payments or benefits hereunder are determined by the Company to be in the nature of nonqualified deferred compensation payments, you and the Company hereby agree to take such actions as may be mutually agreed to ensure that such payments or benefits comply with the applicable provisions of Section 409A of the Code and the official guidance issued thereunder.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company does not guarantee the tax treatment or tax consequences associated with any payment or benefit arising under this Agreement.

		
	4.2.
	Notwithstanding anything set forth in this Agreement, a termination of employment shall be deemed not to have occurred until such time as you incur a “separation from service” with the Company in accordance with Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code and the applicable provisions of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h).

		
	4.3.
	Notwithstanding anything set forth in this Agreement, if at the time of your ‘separation from service,’ the Company determines that the you are a ‘specified employee’ within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, then to the extent any payment or benefit that you become entitled to under this Agreement on account of your separation from service would be considered deferred compensation subject to the 20 percent additional tax imposed pursuant to Section 409A(a) of the Code as a result of the application of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, such payment shall not be payable and such benefit shall not be provided until the date that is the earlier of (A) six months and one day after your separation from service, or (B) your death.  If any such delayed cash payment is otherwise payable on an installment basis, the first payment shall include a catch-up payment covering amounts that would otherwise have been paid during the six-month period but for the application of this provision, and the balance of the installments shall be payable in accordance with their original schedule.  Solely for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, each installment payment described in Section 5 is considered a separate payment.

		
	5.
	At-Will Employment.  The Company and you acknowledge that, notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, your employment with the Company is and shall be at-will, as defined under applicable law.  Nothing in this Agreement is intended to provide you with any right to continue in the employ of the Company for any period of specific duration or interfere 

Charles B. Haaser    
Severance Agreement
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with or otherwise restrict in any way your rights or the rights of the Company, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate your employment at any time and for any reason. If your employment terminates for any reason, you shall not be entitled to any payments, benefits, damages, awards or compensation other than as provided by this Agreement, or as may otherwise be established under the Company’s then existing employee benefit plans or policies at the time of termination.
		
	6.
	General.

		
	6.1.
	Entire Agreement.  This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding between you and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior oral or written agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof, including without limitation the Severance Agreement dated May 28, 2013, which is hereby terminated.

		
	6.2.
	Modifications, Amendments, Waivers.  The terms and provisions of this Agreement may be modified or amended only by written agreement executed by you and the Company. The terms and provisions of this Agreement may be waived, or consent for the departure therefrom granted, only by written document executed by the party entitled to the benefits of such terms or provisions.

		
	6.3.
	Assignment.  The Company shall cause its rights and obligations hereunder to be assumed by any person or entity that succeeds to all or substantially all of the Company’s business or that part of the Company’s business in which you are principally involved and may assign its rights and obligations hereunder to any Company affiliate.  You may not assign your rights and obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company and any such attempted assignment by you without the prior written consent of the Company will be void.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the terms of this Agreement and your rights hereunder shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, your personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, and legatees.

		
	6.4.
	Governing Law.  This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder will be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of Massachusetts, without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof.

If the foregoing accurately sets forth our agreement, please so indicate by signing and returning to us the enclosed copy of this Agreement.
Very truly yours,

Metabolix, Inc.

Charles B. Haaser    
Severance Agreement
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By: /s/ Joseph Shaulson
Joseph Shaulson, CEO

Accepted and agreed:

/s/ Charles B. Haaser
Charles B. Haaser

Date: 2/4/20152014.12.31_Exhibit 10.3.1

INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AWARD CERTIFICATE
UNDER THE METABOLIX, INC. 
2014 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN
Pursuant to the Metabolix, Inc. 2014 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, as amended through the date hereof (the “Plan”), Metabolix, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby grants to the Optionee named in the attached Notice of Grant an option (the “Stock Option”) to purchase on or prior to the Expiration Date specified in the attached Notice of Grant all or part of the number of shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Stock”) specified in the attached Notice of Grant, at the Option Exercise Price per Share specified in the attached Notice of Grant, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan.  Capitalized terms in this Certificate shall have the meaning specified in the Plan, unless a different meaning is specified herein.
1.Exercisability Schedule.  No portion of this Stock Option may be exercised until such portion shall have become exercisable.  Except as set forth below, and subject to the discretion of the Administrator to accelerate the exercisability schedule hereunder, this Stock Option shall vest and become exercisable with respect to the Option Shares as set forth in the attached Notice of Grant.  Once exercisable, this Stock Option shall continue to be exercisable at any time or times prior to the close of business on the Expiration Date, subject to the provisions hereof and of the Plan.
2.    Manner of Exercise.
(a)    The Optionee may exercise this Stock Option only in the manner set forth in the Plan.
(b)    The shares of Stock purchased upon exercise of this Stock Option shall be transferred to the Optionee on the records of the Company or of the transfer agent upon compliance to the satisfaction of the Administrator with all requirements under applicable laws or regulations in connection with such issuance and with the requirements hereof and of the Plan.  The determination of the Administrator as to such compliance shall be final and binding on the Optionee.  The Optionee shall not be deemed to be the holder of, or to have any of the rights of a holder with respect to, any shares of Stock subject to this Stock Option unless and until this Stock Option shall have been exercised pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company or the transfer agent shall have transferred the shares to the Optionee, and the Optionee’s name shall have been entered as the stockholder of record on the books of the Company.  Thereupon, the Optionee shall have full voting, dividend and other ownership rights with respect to such shares of Stock.
(c)    The minimum number of shares with respect to which this Stock Option may be exercised at any one time shall be 100 shares, unless the number of shares with respect to which this Stock Option is being exercised is the total number of shares subject to exercise under this Stock Option at the time.
(d)    Notwithstanding any other provision hereof or of the Plan, no portion of this Stock Option shall be exercisable after the Expiration Date hereof.
3.    Termination of Employment.  If the Optionee’s employment by the Company or a Subsidiary (as defined in the Plan) is terminated, the period within which to exercise the Stock Option shall be subject to earlier termination as set forth below.
(a)    Termination Due to Death.  If the Optionee’s employment terminates by reason of the Optionee’s death, any exercisable portion of this Stock Option outstanding on such date may be exercised by the Optionee’s legal representative or legatee for a period of 12 months from the date of death or until the Expiration Date, if earlier. 
(b)    Termination Due to Disability.  If the Optionee’s employment terminates by reason of the Optionee’s disability (as determined by the Administrator), any exercisable portion of this Stock Option outstanding on such date may be exercised by the Optionee for a period of 12 months from the date of termination or until the Expiration Date, if earlier.  The death of the Optionee during the 12-month period provided in this Section 3(b) shall extend such period for another 12 months from the date of death or until the Expiration Date, if earlier.  
(c)    Termination for Cause.  If the Optionee’s employment terminates for Cause, any portion of this Stock Option outstanding on such date shall terminate immediately and be of no further force and effect.  For purposes hereof, “Cause” shall mean a determination by the Company that the Optionee shall be dismissed as a result of (i) any material breach by the Optionee of any agreement between the Optionee and the Company; (ii) the conviction of, indictment for or plea of nolo contendere by the Optionee to a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude; or (iii) any material misconduct or willful and deliberate non-performance (other than by reason of disability) by the Optionee of the Optionee’s duties to the Company; provided, however, that if “Cause” is defined in an employment agreement between the Optionee and the Company or a Subsidiary, then “Cause” shall have the meaning set forth in such employment agreement.
(d)    Other Termination.  If the Optionee’s employment terminates for any reason other than the Optionee’s death, the Optionee’s disability, or Cause, and unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, any portion of this Stock Option outstanding on such date may be exercised, to the extent exercisable on the date of termination, for a period of three months from the date of termination or until the Expiration Date, if earlier.  Any portion of this Stock Option that is not exercisable on the date of termination shall terminate immediately and be of no further force or effect.
The Administrator’s determination of the reason for termination of the Optionee’s employment shall be conclusive and binding on the Optionee and his or her representatives or legatees.
4.    Transferability.  This Stock Option is personal to the Optionee, is non-assignable and is not transferable in any manner, by operation of law or otherwise, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.  This Stock Option is exercisable, during the Optionee’s lifetime, only by the Optionee, and thereafter, only by the Optionee’s legal representative or legatee.
5.    Status of the Stock Option.  This Stock Option is intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), but the Company does not represent or warrant that this Stock Option qualifies as such.  The Optionee should consult with his or her own tax advisors regarding the tax effects of this Stock Option and the requirements necessary to obtain favorable income tax treatment under Section 422 of the Code, including, but not limited to, holding period requirements.  To the extent any portion of this Stock Option does not so qualify as an “incentive stock option,” such portion shall be deemed to be a non-qualified stock option.  If the Optionee intends to dispose or does dispose (whether by sale, gift, transfer or otherwise) of any Option Shares within the one-year period beginning on the date after the transfer of such shares to him or her, or within the two-year period beginning on the day after the grant of this Stock Option, he or she will so notify the Company within 30 days after such disposition.
6.    Tax Withholding.  The Optionee shall, not later than the date as of which the exercise of this Stock Option becomes a taxable event for Federal income tax purposes, pay to the Company or make arrangements satisfactory to the Administrator for payment of any Federal, state, and local taxes required by law to be withheld on account of such taxable event.  The Company and its Subsidiaries shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the Optionee.  The Optionee may elect to have the minimum required tax withholding obligation satisfied, in whole or in part, by (i) authorizing the Company to withhold from shares of Stock to be issued, or (ii) transferring to the Company, a number of shares of Stock with an aggregate Fair Market Value that would satisfy the withholding amount due.  
7.    No Obligation to Continue Employment.  Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is obligated by or as a result of the Plan or this Certificate to continue the Optionee in employment and neither the Plan nor this Certificate shall interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate the employment of the Optionee at any time.
8.    Notices.  Notices hereunder shall be mailed or delivered to the Company at its principal place of business and shall be mailed or delivered to the Optionee at the address on file with the Company or, in either case, at such other address as one party may subsequently furnish to the other party in writing.
9.    Incorporation of Plan.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Stock Option shall be subject to and governed by all the terms and conditions of the Plan, including the powers of the Administrator set forth in Section 2(b) of the Plan. 

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