Document:

Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement

 Exhibit 10.5.2 
 Coldwater Creek Inc. 
 Notice of Grant of Incentive Stock Option 
 Notice is hereby given of the following option grant (the “Option”) to purchase shares of the Common Stock of Coldwater Creek Inc. (the
“Corporation”): 
  

			
	Optionee: «FirstName» «LastName»
	
	Grant Date: «GrantDate»
	
	Vesting Commencement Date: «VestingCommDate»
	
	Exercise Price: «ExercisePrice»
	
	Number of Option Shares: «NumberOptionShares»
	
	Expiration Date: «ExpDate»

  

			
	Type of Option:	 	x Incentive Stock Option
		
		 	 ̈ Non-Statutory Stock Option

 You understand and agree that the Option is granted subject to and in accordance with the terms of the Coldwater
Creek Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan (the “Plan”) and the attached Stock Option Agreement. You further agree to be bound by the terms of the Plan and the terms of the Option as set forth in the attached
Incentive Stock Option Agreement. 
 Date: «Date» 
  

					
	 Coldwater Creek Inc.

		
	 By:
	 	  

	Title:	 	Chairman/CEO
	
	  

	 OPTIONEE

		
	 Address:
	 	  

		 	  
  

 ATTACHMENT 
 Exhibit A: Incentive Stock Option Agreement 
 This is not a stock certificate or a negotiable
instrument. 

 COLDWATER CREEK INC. 
 AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK OPTION/STOCK ISSUANCE PLAN 
 INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

  

			
	Incentive Stock Option	  	This Option is intended to be an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code and will be interpreted accordingly. If you cease to be an employee of the Corporation or a
subsidiary but continue to provide Service, this Option will be deemed a non-statutory stock option three months after you cease to be an employee. In addition, to the extent that all or part of this Option exceeds the $100,000 rule of section
422(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, this Option or the lesser excess part will be deemed to be a non-statutory stock option.
		
	Vesting	  	This Option is only exercisable before it expires and only with respect to the vested portion of the Option. Subject to the preceding sentence, you may exercise this Option, in whole or in part,
to purchase a whole number of vested shares not less than 100 shares, unless the number of shares purchased is the total number available for purchase under the Option, by following the procedures set forth in the Plan and below in this
Agreement.
		
		  	The Option shall become exercisable for the Option Shares in a series of five (5) successive equal annual installments upon your completion of each year of Service over the five (5)-year period
measured from the Vesting Commencement Date. In no event, however, shall the Option become exercisable for any additional Option Shares after your cessation of Service.
		
	 Reduction in Option
 Shares Upon
Change in
 Status
	  	The Number of Option Shares specified in this Notice is at a level which the Plan Administrator considered commensurate with Optionee’s position and compensation with the Corporation as of
the Grant Date of the Option. In the event that Optionee’s position with the Corporation is changed for any reason to a position of less responsibility and compensation (the “Change in Status”), the Plan Administrator may, in its sole
discretion, reduce the number of Option Shares that are subject to the Option but have not yet become exercisable in accordance with the Exercise Schedule, effective as of the time of the Change in Status. In such event, the Option shall remain
outstanding with respect to such lesser number of Option Shares, and shall continue to be governed by the terms of the Option as evidenced by the attached Stock Option Agreement. The Exercise Schedule shall remain in place, provided, however, that
each installment of the Option Shares scheduled to become exercisable after the effective date of the Change in Status shall be reduced proportionately to reflect the new reduced number of Option Shares subject to the Option. Optionee shall be
notified of the reduction in the aggregate number of Option Shares and the reduced number of Option Shares which shall become exercisable pursuant to each installment under the Exercise Schedule. Immediately upon the Change in Status, Optionee shall
lose all rights and entitlement with respect to the number of Option Shares by which the Option is reduced.

  

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	Term	  	Your Option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the day before the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date, as shown on the cover sheet. Your Option will expire earlier
if your Service terminates, as described below.
		
	Regular Termination	  	If your Service terminates for any reason, other than death, Disability or Misconduct, then your Option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters three months after your
termination date.
		
	 Termination for
 Misconduct
	  	If your Service is terminated for Misconduct, then you shall immediately forfeit all rights to your Option and the Option shall immediately expire.
		
	Death	  	 If your Service terminates because of your death, then your Option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date 12 months
after the date of death. During that 12-month period, your estate or heirs may exercise the vested portion of your Option.
  
 In addition, if you die during the three-month period described in connection with a regular termination (i.e., a termination of your Service not on account of your
death, Disability or Misconduct), and a vested portion of your Option has not yet been exercised, then your Option will instead expire on the date 12 months after your termination date. In such a case, during the period following your death up to
the date 12 months after your termination date, your estate or heirs may exercise the vested portion of your Option.

		
	Disability	  	If your Service terminates because of your Disability, then your Option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date 12 months after your termination
date.
		
	Leaves of Absence	  	 For purposes of this Option, your Service does not terminate when you go on a bona fide employee leave of absence that was approved by the
Corporation in writing, if the terms of the leave provide for continued Service crediting, or when continued Service crediting is required by applicable law. However, your Service will be treated as terminating 90 days after you went on employee
leave, unless your right to return to active work is guaranteed by law or by a contract. Your Service terminates in any event when the approved leave ends unless you immediately return to active employee work.
  
 The Corporation determines, in its sole discretion, which leaves count for this purpose, and when
your Service terminates for all purposes under the Plan.

		
	Corporate Transaction	  	In the event of a Corporate Transaction, this Option, to the extent outstanding at the time of such transaction but not otherwise fully exercisable, shall automatically accelerate so that this
Option shall, immediately prior to the specified effective date for the Corporate Transaction, become fully exercisable for all of the Option Shares at the time subject to this Option and may be exercised for all or any portion of those shares as
fully-vested shares of Common Stock. No such acceleration of this Option, however, shall occur if and to the extent: (i) this Option is, in connection with the Corporate Transaction, either to be

  

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		  	 assumed by the successor corporation (or parent thereof) or to be replaced with a comparable option to purchase shares of the capital stock of the
successor corporation (or parent thereof) or (ii) this Option is to be replaced with a cash incentive program of the successor corporation which preserves the spread existing on the Option Shares at the time of the Corporate Transaction and provides
for subsequent pay-out in accordance with the same exercise schedule in effect for this Option pursuant to the option exercise schedule set forth above (but only to the extent such program would not result in the imposition of excise tax under
section 409A of the Code). The determination of option comparability under clause (i) shall be made by the Plan Administrator, and such determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.
  
 This Option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding immediately upon the consummation of such
Corporate Transaction, except to the extent assumed by the successor corporation or parent thereof in connection with such Corporate Transaction. To the extent this Option is assumed in connection with a Corporate Transaction, appropriate
adjustments shall be made, immediately after such Corporate Transaction, so that the Option shall apply to the number and class of securities which would have been issuable you in consummation of such Corporate Transaction had this Option been
exercised immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction, and appropriate adjustments shall also be made to the Exercise Price, provided that the aggregate Exercise Price shall remain the same.

		
	Exercise	  	 When you wish to exercise this Option, you may do so through the Corporation’s e*trade account with the user name and password supplied to you
by the Corporation. You can access this account on the e*trade website at www.etrade.com. If someone else wants to exercise this Option after your death, that person must prove to the Corporation’s satisfaction that he or she is entitled
to do so.
  
 Your right to exercise this Option, and to transfer or sell shares of Common
Stock acquired upon any such exercise, may be subject to additional conditions or requirements under the Corporation’s Insider Trading Policy.

		
	Form of Payment	  	 When you exercise this Option, you must include payment of the exercise price for the shares you are purchasing. Payment may be made in one (or a
combination) of the following forms:
  
 • Cash, your personal check, a cashier’s
check, a money order or another cash equivalent acceptable to the Corporation.
  
 •
Surrender of shares of Common Stock which have been owned by you for more than six months and which have a Fair Market Value, determined as of the Exercise Date, equal to the exercise price.
  
 • If approved in advance by the Plan Administrator if you are either an executive officer or a
director of the Corporation, by delivery on a form prescribed by the Corporation of an irrevocable direction (i) to a

  

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		  	licensed securities broker acceptable to the Corporation to sell Common Stock and to deliver all or part of the sale proceeds to the Corporation in payment of the aggregate exercise price and
all applicable federal, state and local income and employment taxes, and (ii) to the Corporation to deliver the certificates for the purchased shares directly to such broker in order to complete the sale transaction.
		
	Withholding Taxes	  	You will not be allowed to exercise this Option unless you make acceptable arrangements to pay any withholding or other taxes that may be due as a result of the Option exercise or sale of Common
Stock acquired under this Option. In the event that the Corporation determines that any federal, state, local or foreign tax or withholding payment is required relating to the exercise or sale of shares arising from this grant, the Corporation shall
have the right to require such payments from you, or withhold such amounts from other payments due to you from the Corporation or any Parent or Subsidiary.
		
	Transfer of Option	  	 During your lifetime, only you (or, in the event of your legal incapacity or incompetency, your guardian or legal representative) may exercise the
Option. You cannot transfer or assign this Option. For instance, you may not sell this Option or use it as security for a loan. If you attempt to do any of these things, this Option will immediately become invalid. You may, however, dispose of this
Option in your will or it may be transferred upon your death by the laws of descent and distribution.
  
 Regardless of any marital property settlement agreement, the Corporation is not obligated to honor a notice of exercise from your spouse, nor is the Corporation obligated to recognize your spouse’s interest in
your Option in any other way.

		
	 Sale of Option Shares Within One Year of
 Exercise Only Through
 e*trade
	  	In order for the Corporation to comply with its tax obligations, if you sell or otherwise dispose of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of this Option sooner than the one year
anniversary of the date you acquired the Common Stock, then you may only sell such shares through e*trade or other licensed broker acceptable to and approved by the Corporation.
		
	No Employment or Service Contract	  	Neither your Option nor this Agreement give you the right to be retained by the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiaries) in any capacity or for any period of time. The Corporation (and any
Parent or Subsidiaries) reserve the right to terminate your Service at any time and for any reason.
		
	Shareholder Rights	  	You, or your estate or heirs, have no rights as a shareholder of the Corporation until a certificate for your Option’s shares has been issued (or an appropriate book entry has been made).
No adjustments are made for dividends or other rights if the applicable record date occurs before your stock certificate is issued (or an appropriate book entry has been made), except as described in the Plan.
		
	Adjustments	  	In the event of a stock split, a stock dividend or a similar change in the Common Stock, the number of shares covered by this Option and the exercise price per share shall be adjusted (and
rounded down to the nearest whole number) if required pursuant to the Plan. Your Option shall be subject to the terms of any agreement relating to a Corporate Transaction or Change in Control of the Corporation.

  

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	Applicable Law	  	This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of Idaho, other than any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or
interpretation of this Agreement to the substantive law of another jurisdiction.
		
	The Plan	  	 The text of the Plan is incorporated in this Agreement by reference. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement are defined in the
Plan, and have the meaning set forth in the Plan. The terms and provisions of the Plan will control in the event any provision of this Agreement or the attached cover sheet is inconsistent.
  
 This Agreement, the attached cover sheet and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between you
and the Corporation regarding this Option. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning this Option are superseded.

		
	Consent to Electronic Delivery	  	The Corporation may choose to deliver certain statutory materials relating to the Plan in electronic form. By accepting this Option grant you agree that the Corporation may deliver the Plan
prospectus and the Corporation’s annual report and proxy statement to you in an electronic format. If at any time you would prefer to receive paper copies of these documents, as you are entitled to, the Corporation would be pleased to provide
copies. Please contact the Human Resources department to request paper copies of these documents.

 By signing the cover sheet of this Agreement, you agree to all of the terms and conditions
described above and in the Plan. 
  

 5Change of Control Severance Agreement with Kevin R. Caster

 Exhibit 10.32 
 THRESHOLD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 
 CHANGE OF CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT 
 The Change of Control Severance Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into effective as of April 2, 2007 (the
“Effective Date”), by and between Kevin R. Kaster (the “Employee”) and Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are
defined in Section 1 below. 
 RECITALS 
 A. It is expected that the Company from time to time will consider the possibility of a Change of Control. The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) recognizes that such consideration can be
a distraction to the Employee and can cause the Employee to consider alternative employment opportunities. 
 B. The Board believes that it
is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to provide the Employee with an incentive to continue Employee’s employment and to maximize the value of the Company upon a Change of Control for the benefit of its stockholders.

 C. In order to provide the Employee with enhanced financial security and sufficient encouragement to remain with the Company
notwithstanding the possibility of a Change of Control, the Board believes that it is imperative to provide the Employee with certain severance benefits upon the Employee’s termination of employment following a Change of Control. 
 AGREEMENT 
 In consideration of the
mutual covenants herein contained and the continued employment of Employee by the Company, the parties agree as follows: 
 1. Definition
of Terms. The following terms referred to in this Agreement shall have the following meanings: 
 (a) Cause. “Cause”
shall mean (i) Employee’s gross negligence or willful failure substantially to perform his or her duties and responsibilities to the Company or deliberate violation of a Company policy; (ii) Employee’s commission of any act of
fraud, embezzlement, dishonesty or any other willful misconduct that has caused or is reasonably expected to result in material injury to the Company; (iii) unauthorized use or disclosure by Employee of any proprietary information or trade
secrets of the Company or any other party to whom the Employee owes an obligation of nondisclosure as a result of his or her relationship with the Company; or (iv) Employee’s willful breach of any of his or her obligations under any
written agreement or covenant with the Company. The determination as to whether a Employee is being terminated for Cause shall be made in good faith by the Company and shall be final and binding on the Employee. 
 (b) Change of Control. “Change of Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events: 
 (i) the approval by stockholders of the Company of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or
consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than
fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; 

 (ii) the approval by the stockholders of the Company of 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; or 
 (iii) any
“person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) becoming the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under said Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of
the Company representing 50% or more of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding voting securities. 
 (c)
Involuntary Termination. “Involuntary Termination” shall mean (i) without the Employee’s express written consent, a significant reduction of the Employee’s duties, position or responsibilities relative to the
Employee’s duties, position or responsibilities in effect immediately prior to such reduction, or the removal of the Employee from such position, duties and responsibilities, unless the Employee is provided with comparable or greater duties,
position and responsibilities; (ii) without the Employee’s express written consent, a substantial reduction, without good business reasons, of the facilities and perquisites (including office space and location) available to the Employee
immediately prior to such reduction; (iii) without the Employee’s express written consent, a reduction by the Company of the Employee’s base salary as in effect immediately prior to such reduction; (iv) without the
Employee’s express written consent, a material reduction by the Company in the kind or level of employee benefits to which the Employee is entitled immediately prior to such reduction, with the result that the Employee’s overall benefits
package is significantly reduced; (v) without the Employee’s express written consent, the imposition of a requirement for the relocation of the Employee to a facility or a location more than fifty (50) miles from the Employee’s
current work location; (vi) any purported termination of the Employee’s employment by the Company which is not effected for Cause or for which the grounds relied upon are not valid; or (vii) the failure of the Company to obtain the
assumption of this Agreement by any successors contemplated in Section 6 below. 
 (d) Termination Date. “Termination
Date” shall mean the effective date of any notice of termination delivered by one party to the other hereunder. 
 2. Term of
Agreement. Other than Section 4(b) of this Agreement which shall survive indefinitely until all obligations under such Section have been satisfied, this Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) two (2) years after a
Change of Control, or (ii) the date that all obligations of the parties hereto under this Agreement have been satisfied. 
 3.
At-Will Employment. The Company and the Employee acknowledge that the Employee’s employment is and shall continue to be at-will, as defined under applicable law. If the Employee’s employment terminates for any reason, the Employee
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. 
 4. Severance Benefits. 
 (a) Termination Following a Change of Control. If the Employee’s employment with the Company terminates as a result of an Involuntary Termination at any time within eighteen (18) months after a Change
of Control, and the Employee signs the release of claims pursuant to Section 7 hereto, Employee shall be entitled to the following severance benefits: 
 (1) Twelve months of Employee’s base salary and any applicable allowances as in effect as of the date of the termination or, if greater, as in effect in the year in which the Change of Control occurs, less
applicable withholding, payable in a lump sum within thirty (30) days of the Involuntary Termination; 
 (2) all stock options granted
by the Company to the Employee prior to the Change of Control shall accelerate and become vested under the applicable option agreements to the extent 

 
such stock options are outstanding and unexercisable at the time of such termination and all stock subject to a right of repurchase by the Company (or its
successor) that was purchased prior to the Change of Control shall have such right of repurchase lapse; 
 (3) the Employee shall be
permitted to exercise all vested (including shares that vest as a result of this Agreement) stock options granted by the Company to the Employee prior to the Change of Control for a period of two (2) years following the Termination Date; and

 (4) the same level of Company-paid health (i.e., medical, vision and dental) coverage and benefits for such coverage as in effect for the
Employee (and any eligible dependents) on the day immediately preceding the Employee’s Termination Date; provided, however, that (i) the Employee constitutes a qualified beneficiary, as defined in Section 4980B(g)(1) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; and (ii) Employee elects continuation coverage pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”), within the time period prescribed
pursuant to COBRA. The Company shall continue to provide Employee with such Company-paid coverage until the earlier of (i) the date Employee (and his/her eligible dependents) is no longer eligible to receive continuation coverage pursuant to
COBRA, or (ii) twelve (12) months from the Termination Date. 
 (b) Termination Apart from a Change of Control. If (but
without duplication with the provisions set forth above in subsection 4(a)(1)) the Employee’s employment with the Company terminates as a result of an Involuntary Termination, the Employee shall be entitled to severance benefits in the form of
twelve (12) months of Employee’s base salary as in effect as of the date of termination, less applicable withholding, payable in a lump sum within thirty (30) days of the Involuntary Termination. 
 (c) Accrued Wages and Vacation, Expenses. Without regard to the reason for, or the timing of, Employee’s termination of employment:
(i) the Company shall pay the Employee any unpaid base salary due for periods prior to the Termination Date; (ii) the Company shall pay the Employee all of the Employee’s accrued and unused vacation through the Termination Date; and
(iii) following submission of proper expense reports by the Employee, the Company shall reimburse the-Employee for all expenses reasonably and necessarily incurred by the Employee in connection with the business of the Company prior to the
Termination Date. These payments shall be made promptly upon termination and within the period of time mandated by law. 
 5. Limitation
on Payments. In the event that the severance and other benefits provided for in this Agreement or otherwise payable to the Employee (i) constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, and
(ii) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then Employee’s benefits under this Agreement shall be either 
 (a) delivered in full, or 
 (b) delivered
as to such lesser extent which would result in no portion of such benefits being subject to the Excise Tax, 
 whichever of the foregoing
amounts, taking into account the applicable federal, state and local income taxes and the Excise Tax, results in the receipt by Employee on an after-tax basis, of the greatest amount of benefits, notwithstanding that all or some portion of such
benefits may be taxable under Section 4999 of the Code. 
 Unless the Company and the Employee otherwise agree in writing, any
determination required under this Section shall be made in- writing by the Company’s independent public accountants (the “Accountants”), whose determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Employee and the Company for
all purposes. For purposes of making the calculations required by this Section, the Accountants may make reasonable assumptions and approximations concerning applicable taxes and may rely on reasonable, good faith interpretations concerning the
application of Section 280G and 4999 of the Code. The Company and the Employee shall furnish to the Accountants such information and documents as the Accountants may reasonably request in order to make a determination under this Section. The
Company shall bear all costs the Accountants may reasonably incur in connection with any calculations contemplated by this Section. 

 6. Successors. 
 (a) Company’s Successors. Any successor to the Company (whether direct or indirect and whether by purchase, lease, merger, consolidation, liquidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the
Company’s business and/or assets shall assume the Company’s obligations under this Agreement and agree expressly to perform the Company’s obligations under this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent as the Company would
be required to perform such obligations in the absence of a succession. For all purposes under this Agreement, the term “Company” shall include any successor to the Company’s business and/or assets which executes and delivers the
assumption agreement described in this subsection (a) or which becomes bound by the terms of this Agreement by operation of law. 
 (b)
Employee’s Successors. Without the written consent of the Company, Employee shall not assign or transfer this Agreement or any right or obligation under this Agreement to any other person or entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
terms of this Agreement and all rights of Employee hereunder shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, Employee’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees.

 7. Execution of Release Agreement upon Termination. As a condition of entering into this Agreement and receiving the benefits under
Section 4, the Employee agrees to execute and not revoke a general release of claims upon the termination of employment with the Company. 
 8. Notices. 
 (a) General. Notices and all other communications contemplated by this Agreement shall be in writing
and shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered or when mailed by U.S. registered or certified mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid. In the case of the Employee, mailed notices shall be addressed to Employee at
the home address which Employee most recently communicated to the Company in writing. In the case of the Company, mailed notices shall be addressed to its corporate headquarters, and all notices shall be directed to the attention of its Chief
Executive Officer. 
 (b) Notice of Termination. Any termination by the Company for Cause or by the Employee as a result of a
voluntary resignation shall be communicated by a notice of termination to the other party hereto given in accordance with this Section. Such notice shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon, shall set forth in
reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination under the provision so indicated, and shall specify the Termination Date (which shall be not more than 30 days after the giving of such notice). The failure by
the Employee to provide the notice or to include in the notice any fact or circumstance which contributes to a showing of Involuntary Termination shall not waive any right of the Employee hereunder or preclude the Employee from asserting such fact
or circumstance in enforcing his rights hereunder. 
 9. Arbitration. 
 (a) Any dispute or controversy arising out of, relating to, or in connection with this Agreement, or the interpretation, validity, construction,
performance, breach, or termination thereof, shall be settled by binding arbitration to be held in Santa Clara, California, in accordance with the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes then in effect of the American Arbitration
Association (the “Rules”). The arbitrator may grant injunctions or other relief in such dispute or controversy. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final, conclusive and binding on the parties to the arbitration. Judgment may be
entered on the arbitrator’s decision in any court having jurisdiction. The arbitrator may require one party to pay the costs and attorney fees of the prevailing party. 

 (b) The arbitrator(s) shall apply California law to the merits of any dispute or claim, without
reference to conflicts of law rules. The arbitration proceedings shall be governed by federal arbitration law and by the Rules, without reference to state arbitration law. Employee hereby consents to the personal jurisdiction of the state and
federal courts located in California for any action or proceeding arising from or relating to this Agreement or relating to any arbitration in which the parties are participants. 
 (c) Employee understands that nothing in this Section modifies Employee’s at-will employment status. Either Employee or the Company can terminate
the employment relationship at any time, with or without Cause. 
 (d) EMPLOYEE HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THIS SECTION, WHICH DISCUSSES
ARBITRATION. EMPLOYEE UNDERSTANDS THAT SUBMITTING ANY CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF, RELATING TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE INTERPRETATION, VALIDITY, CONSTRUCTION, PERFORMANCE, BREACH OR TERMINATION THEREOF TO BINDING ARBITRATION,
CONSTITUTES A WAIVER OF EMPLOYEE’S RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL AND RELATES TO THE RESOLUTION OF ALL DISPUTES RELATING TO ALL ASPECTS OF THE EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS: 
 (i) ANY AND ALL CLAIMS FOR WRONGFUL DISCHARGE OF EMPLOYMENT; BREACH OF CONTRACT, BOTH EXPRESS AND IMPLIED; BREACH OF THE COVENANT OF GOOD FAITH AND FAIR
DEALING, BOTH EXPRESS AND IMPLIED; NEGLIGENT OR INTENTIONAL INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS; NEGLIGENT OR INTENTIONAL MISREPRESENTATION; NEGLIGENT OR INTENTIONAL INTERFERENCE WITH CONTRACT OR PROSPECTIVE ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE; AND DEFAMATION;

 (ii) ANY AND ALL CLAIMS FOR VIOLATION OF ANY FEDERAL STATE OR MUNICIPAL STATUTE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL
RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1991, 1 AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1967, THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990, THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT, THE CALIFORNIA FAIR EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING ACT, AND LABOR CODE SECTION 20 1,
et seq; and 
 (iii) ANY AND ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF ANY OTHER LAWS AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT OR EMPLOYMENT
DISCRIMINATION. 
 10. Miscellaneous Provisions. 
 (a) Effect of Statutory Benefits. To the extent that any severance benefits are required to be paid to the Employee upon termination of employment with the Company as a result of any requirement of law or any
governmental entity in any applicable jurisdiction, the aggregate amount of severance benefits payable pursuant to Section 4 hereof shall be reduced by such amount. 
 (b) No Duty to Mitigate. The Employee shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment contemplated by this Agreement, nor shall any such payment be reduced by any earnings that the Employee may
receive from any other source. 
 (c) Waiver. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless the
modification, waiver or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by the Employee and by an authorized officer of the Company (other than the Employee). No waiver by either party of any breach of, or of compliance with, any condition or provision
of this Agreement by the other party shall be considered a waiver of any other condition or provision or of the same condition or provision at another time. 
 (d) Integration. This Agreement and any outstanding stock option agreements and any restricted stock purchase agreements referenced herein represent the entire agreement and understanding between the parties as
to the subject matter herein and supersede all prior or contemporaneous agreements, 

 
whether written or oral, with respect to this Agreement and any stock option agreement or any restricted stock purchase agreement, provided, that, for
clarification purposes, this agreement shall not affect any agreements between the Company and Employee regarding intellectual property matters or confidential information of the Company. 
 (e) Choice of Law. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal substantive
laws, but not the conflicts of law rules, of the State of California. 
 (f) Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any
provision or provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof, which shall remain in full force and effect. 
 (g) Employment Taxes. All payments made pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to withholding of applicable income and employment taxes. 
 (h) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together will
constitute one and the same instrument. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has executed this Agreement, in the case of the Company by
its duly authorized officer, as of the day and year first above written. 
  

					
	COMPANY:	 	Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
			
		 	By:	 	 /s/ Harold E. Selick

		 	Name:	 	Harold E. Selick
		 	Title:	 	Chief Executive Officer
			
	EMPLOYEE: 	 		 	 /s/ Kevin R. Kaster

		 		 	Signature
			
		 		 	 Kevin R. Kaster

		 		 	Printed Name

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