Document:

EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT 

THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as
of June 26, 2018, is entered into by and between CytoDyn Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Company”), and Iliad Research and Trading, L.P., a Utah limited partnership, its successors and/or assigns (“Investor”).

 A. Company and Investor are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration
afforded by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). 

B. Investor desires to purchase and Company desires to issue and sell, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, a
Convertible Promissory Note, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, in the original principal amount of $5,700,000.00 (the “Note”), convertible into shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of Company (the
“Common Stock”), upon the terms and subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in such Note. 
 C. This
Agreement, the Note, and all other certificates, documents, agreements, resolutions and instruments delivered to any party under or in connection with this Agreement, as the same may be amended from time to time, are collectively referred to herein
as the “Transaction Documents”. 
 D. For purposes of this Agreement: “Conversion Shares”
means all shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of all or any portion of the Note; and “Securities” means the Note and the Conversion Shares. 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above recitals and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, Company and Investor hereby agree as follows: 
 1. Purchase and Sale of Securities. 

1.1. Purchase of Securities. Company shall issue and sell to Investor and Investor shall purchase from Company the Note. In
consideration thereof, Investor shall pay the Purchase Price (as defined below) to Company. 
 1.2. Form of Payment. On the Closing
Date (as defined below), Investor shall pay the Purchase Price to Company via wire transfer of immediately available funds against delivery of the Note. 

1.3. Closing Date. Subject to the satisfaction (or written waiver) of the conditions set forth in Section 5 and Section 6
below, the date of the issuance and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement (the “Closing Date”) shall be June 26, 2018, or such other mutually agreed upon date. The closing of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (the “Closing”) shall occur on the Closing Date by means of the exchange by email of signed .pdf documents, but shall be deemed for all purposes to have occurred at the offices of Hansen Black Anderson Ashcraft PLLC in
Lehi, Utah. 
 1.4. Collateral for the Note. The Note shall not be secured. 

1.5. Original Issue Discount; Transaction Expense Amount. The Note carries an original issue discount of $600,000.00 (the
“OID”). In addition, Company agrees to pay $100,000.00 to Investor to cover Investor’s legal fees, accounting costs, due diligence, monitoring and other transaction costs incurred in connection with the purchase and sale of the
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Amount”), all of which amount is included in the initial principal balance of the Note. The “Purchase Price”, therefore, shall be $5,000,000.00, computed as follows:
$5,700,000.00 initial principal balance, less the OID, less the Transaction Expense Amount. 
 2. Investor’s Representations and
Warranties. Investor represents and warrants to Company that as of the Closing Date: (i) Investor is a limited partnership duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of formation and has the requisite
corporate power to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted, (ii) this Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by Investor; (iii) this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding
agreement of Investor enforceable against it in accordance with its terms; (iv) Investor is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D of the 1933 Act, (v) Investor understands that the
Securities are “restricted” securities under the 1933 Act; and (vi) neither Company nor any of its officers, directors, stockholders, members, managers, employees, agents or representatives has made any representations or warranties
to Investor or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents and, in making its decision to enter into the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents,
Investor is not relying on any representation, warranty, covenant or promise of Company or its officers, directors, members, managers, employees, agents or representatives other than as set forth in the Transaction Documents;. 

3. Company’s Representations and Warranties. Except as set forth on the schedules delivered by the Company, Company represents and
warrants to Investor that as of the Closing Date: (i) Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of incorporation and has the requisite corporate power to own its properties and to
carry on its business as now being conducted; (ii) Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such
qualification necessary; (iii) Company has registered its Common Stock under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), and is obligated to file reports pursuant to Section 13
or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act; (iv) each of the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly and validly authorized by Company and all necessary corporate actions have been taken to
authorize the same; (v) this Agreement, the Note, and the other Transaction Documents have been duly executed and delivered by Company and constitute the valid and binding obligations of Company enforceable in accordance with their terms;
except: (a) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (b) as limited by
laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (c) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law, and (vi) the execution and delivery
of the Transaction Documents by Company, the issuance of Securities in accordance with the terms hereof, and the consummation by Company of the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents do not and will not conflict with or result
in a breach by Company of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under (a) Company’s formation documents or bylaws, each as currently in effect, (b) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, or other material
agreement or instrument to which Company is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets are bound, including, without limitation, any listing agreement for the Common Stock, or (c) any existing applicable law, rule, or regulation
or any applicable decree, judgment, or order of any court, United States federal, state or foreign regulatory body, administrative agency, or other governmental body having jurisdiction over Company or any of Company’s properties or assets;
(vii) no further authorization, approval or consent of any court, governmental body, regulatory agency, self-regulatory organization, or stock exchange or market or the stockholders or any lender of Company is required to be obtained by Company
for the issuance of the Securities to Investor or the entering into of the Transaction Documents; (viii) none of Company’s filings with the SEC contained, at the time they were filed, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to
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necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; (ix) within the last 12 months, Company has filed all reports,
schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by Company with the SEC under the 1934 Act on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such report, schedule, form, statement or
other document prior to the expiration of any such extension; (x) there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board or body pending or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened against or
affecting Company before or by any governmental authority or non-governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality or any other person, wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would have a material adverse
effect on Company or which would adversely affect the validity or enforceability of, or the authority or ability of Company to perform its obligations under, any of the Transaction Documents; (xi) Company has not consummated any financing
transaction that, if required to be disclosed, has not been disclosed in a periodic filing or current report with the SEC under the 1934 Act; (xii) Company is not, nor has it been at any time in the previous twelve (12) months, a
“Shell Company,” as such type of “issuer” is described in Rule 144(i)(1) under the 1933 Act; (xiii) with respect to any commissions, placement agent or finder’s fees or similar payments that will or would become due and
owing by Company to any person or entity as a result of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (“Broker Fees”), any such Broker Fees will be made in full compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and only
to a person or entity that is a registered investment adviser or registered broker-dealer and Investor shall have no obligation with respect to any Broker Fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other persons for fees of a type
contemplated in this subsection that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby; (xiv) when issued pursuant to the terms of the Note, the Conversion Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid for and
non-assessable, free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances, except of any liens, claims, charges or encumbrances created by Investor; (xv) neither Investor nor any of its officers, directors, stockholders, members, managers,
employees, agents or representatives has made any representations or warranties to Company or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents and, in making its decision
to enter into the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, Company is not relying on any representation, warranty, covenant or promise of Investor or its officers, directors, members, managers, employees, agents or representatives
other than as set forth in the Transaction Documents; (xvi) Company acknowledges that the State of Utah has a reasonable relationship and sufficient contacts to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and any dispute that may
arise related thereto such that the laws and venue of the State of Utah, as set forth more specifically in Section 8.3 below, shall be applicable to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated therein; and (xvii) Company
has performed due diligence and background research on Investor and its affiliates including, without limitation, John M. Fife, and, to its satisfaction, has made inquiries with respect to all matters Company may consider relevant to the
undertakings and relationships contemplated by the Transaction Documents including, among other things, the following: http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=7505107&ticker=UAHC; SEC Civil Case
No. 07-C-0347 (N.D. Ill.); SEC Civil Action No. 07-CV-347 (N.D. Ill.); and FINRA Case #2011029203701. Company, being aware of the matters described in subsection (xvii) above, acknowledges and agrees that such matters, or any similar
matters, have no bearing on the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and covenants and agrees it will not use any such information solely as a defense to performance of its obligations under the Transaction Documents or in any
attempt to avoid, modify or reduce such obligations. 
 4. Company Covenants. Until all of Company’s obligations under all of
the Transaction Documents are paid and performed in full, or within the timeframes otherwise specifically set forth below, Company will at all times comply in all material respects with the following covenants: (i) so long as Investor
beneficially owns at least 10% of the original outstanding balance of the Note and for at least twenty (20) Trading Days (as defined in the Note) thereafter, Company will use its commercially 

  
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reasonable efforts to timely file on the applicable deadline all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act, subject to applicable extensions,
and will take all reasonable action under its control to ensure that adequate current public information with respect to Company, as required in accordance with Rule 144 of the 1933 Act, is publicly available, and will not terminate its status as an
issuer required to file reports under the 1934 Act even if the 1934 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would permit such termination, except in the event of a Fundamental Transaction (as defined in the Note); (ii) the Common Stock
shall be listed or quoted for trading on any of (a) NYSE, (b) NASDAQ, (c) OTCQX, or (d) OTCQB, except in the event of a Fundamental Transaction (as defined in the Note); (iii) when issued pursuant to the terms of the Note,
the Conversion Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid for and non-assessable, free and clear of all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances; (iv) trading in Company’s Common Stock will not be suspended, halted, chilled,
frozen, reach zero bid or otherwise cease on Company’s principal trading market (except for ordinary course activities in advance of effecting a reverse stock split); and (v) Company will not make any Variable Security Issuance (as defined
below) without Investor’s prior written consent, which consent may be granted or withheld in Investor’s sole and absolute discretion. For purposes hereof, the term “Variable Security Issuance” means any issuance of any Company
securities within nine (9) months from the Closing Date and in an aggregate funded amount of less than $5,000,000.00 that (A) have or may have conversion rights of any kind, contingent, conditional or otherwise, in which the number of
shares that may be issued pursuant to such conversion right varies with the market price of the Common Stock, or (B) are or may become convertible into Common Stock (including without limitation convertible debt, warrants or convertible
preferred stock), with a conversion price that varies with the market price of the Common Stock, even if such security only becomes convertible following an event of default, the passage of time, or another trigger event or condition; provided,
however, that a “repricing” of the Company’s securities from time to time through a reduction of the exercise or conversion price of such securities shall not be deemed to violate the provisions of clauses (A) and (B) above.
For avoidance of doubt, the issuance of shares of Common Stock under, pursuant to, in exchange for or in connection with any contract or instrument, whether convertible or not, is deemed a Variable Security Issuance for purposes hereof if the number
of shares of Common Stock to be issued is based upon or related in any way to the market price of the Common Stock, including, but not limited to, Common Stock issued in connection with a Section 3(a)(9) exchange, a Section 3(a)(10)
settlement, or any other similar settlement or exchange. Notwithstanding the forgoing, if Company enters into a Variable Security Issuance within nine (9) months from the Closing Date and in an aggregate funded amount in such Variable Security
Issuance of less than $5,000.000.00, then the then-current Outstanding Balance (as defined in the Note) of the Note shall be increased by 10%. 

5. Conditions to Company’s Obligation to Sell. The obligation of Company hereunder to issue and sell the Securities to Investor at
the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, on or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions: 
 5.1. Investor shall have
executed this Agreement and delivered the same to Company. 
 5.2. Investor shall have delivered the Purchase Price to Company in accordance
with Section 1.2 above. 
 6. Conditions to Investor’s Obligation to Purchase. The obligation of Investor hereunder to
purchase the Securities at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, on or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for Investor’s sole benefit and may be waived by Investor at any time
in its sole discretion: 
 6.1. Company shall have executed this Agreement and the Note and delivered the same to Investor. 

  
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 6.2. Company shall have delivered to Investor a fully executed Irrevocable Letter of Instructions
to Transfer Agent (the “TA Letter”) substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B acknowledged and agreed to in writing by Company’s transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”). 

6.3. Company shall have delivered to Investor a fully executed Secretary’s Certificate substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit C evidencing Company’s approval of the Transaction Documents. 
 6.4. Company shall have delivered to Investor a fully
executed Share Issuance Resolution substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D to be delivered to the Transfer Agent. 

6.5. Company shall have delivered to Investor fully executed copies of all other Transaction Documents required to be executed by Company
herein or therein. 
 7. Reservation of Shares. On the date hereof, Company will reserve 15,545,454 shares of Common Stock from its
authorized and unissued Common Stock to provide for all issuances of Common Stock under the Note (the “Share Reserve”). Company further agrees to add additional shares of Common Stock to the Share Reserve as and when reasonably
requested by Investor if as of the date of any such request the number of shares being held in the Share Reserve is less than 1.5 times the number of shares of Common Stock obtained by dividing the Outstanding Balance (as defined in the Note) as of
the date of the request by the Conversion Price (as defined in the Note). 
 8. Miscellaneous. The provisions set forth in this
Section 8 shall apply to this Agreement, as well as all other Transaction Documents as if these terms were fully set forth therein; provided, however, that in the event there is a conflict between any provision set forth in this Section 8
and any provision in any other Transaction Document, the provision in such other Transaction Document shall govern. 
 8.1. Certain
Capitalized Terms. To the extent any capitalized term used in any Transaction Document is defined in any other Transaction Document (as noted therein), such capitalized term shall remain applicable in the Transaction Document in which it is so
used even if the other Transaction Document (wherein such term is defined) has been released, satisfied, or is otherwise cancelled or terminated. 

8.2. Arbitration of Claims. The parties shall submit all Claims (as defined in Exhibit E) arising under this Agreement or any
other Transaction Document or any other agreement between the parties and their affiliates or any Claim relating to the relationship of the parties to binding arbitration pursuant to the arbitration provisions set forth in Exhibit E attached
hereto (the “Arbitration Provisions”). The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the Arbitration Provisions are unconditionally binding on the parties hereto and are severable from all other provisions of this Agreement. By
executing this Agreement, Company represents, warrants and covenants that Company has reviewed the Arbitration Provisions carefully, consulted with legal counsel about such provisions (or waived its right to do so), understands that the Arbitration
Provisions are intended to allow for the expeditious and efficient resolution of any dispute hereunder, agrees to the terms and limitations set forth in the Arbitration Provisions, and that Company will not take a position contrary to the foregoing
representations. Company acknowledges and agrees that Investor may rely upon the foregoing representations and covenants of Company regarding the Arbitration Provisions. 

8.3. Governing Law; Venue. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the
construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of Utah, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Utah or
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jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Utah. Each party consents to and expressly agrees that the exclusive venue for arbitration
of any dispute arising out of or relating to any Transaction Document or the relationship of the parties or their affiliates shall be in Salt Lake County, Utah. Without modifying the parties’ obligations to resolve disputes hereunder pursuant
to the Arbitration Provisions, for any litigation arising in connection with any of the Transaction Documents (and notwithstanding the terms (specifically including any governing law and venue terms) of any transfer agent services agreement or other
agreement between the Transfer Agent and Company, such litigation specifically includes, without limitation any action between or involving Company and the Transfer Agent under the TA Letter or otherwise related to Investor in any way (specifically
including, without limitation, any action where Company seeks to obtain an injunction, temporary restraining order, or otherwise prohibit the Transfer Agent from issuing shares of Common Stock to Investor for any reason)), each party hereto hereby
(i) consents to and expressly submits to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in Salt Lake County, Utah, (ii) expressly submits to the exclusive venue of any such court for the purposes hereof,
(iii) agrees to not bring any such action (specifically including, without limitation, any action where Company seeks to obtain an injunction, temporary restraining order, or otherwise prohibit the Transfer Agent from issuing shares of Common
Stock to Investor for any reason) outside of any state or federal court sitting in Salt Lake County, Utah, and (iv) waives any claim of improper venue and any claim or objection that such courts are an inconvenient forum or any other claim,
defense or objection to the bringing of any such proceeding in such jurisdiction or to any claim that such venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper. Finally, Company covenants and agrees to name Investor as a party in interest in, and
provide written notice to Investor in accordance with Section 8.12 below prior to bringing or filing, any action (including without limitation any filing or action against any person or entity that is not a party to this Agreement, including
without limitation the Transfer Agent) that is related in any way to the Transaction Documents or any transaction contemplated herein or therein, including without limitation any action brought by Company to enjoin or prevent the issuance of any
shares of Common Stock to Investor by the Transfer Agent, and further agrees to timely name Investor as a party to any such action. Company acknowledges that the governing law and venue provisions set forth in this Section 8.3 are material
terms to induce Investor to enter into the Transaction Documents and that but for Company’s agreements set forth in this Section 8.3 Investor would not have entered into the Transaction Documents. 

8.4. Specific Performance. Company acknowledges and agrees that irreparable damage may occur to Investor in the event that Company
fails to perform any material provision of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents in accordance with its specific terms. It is accordingly agreed that Investor shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent or cure
breaches of the provisions of this Agreement or such other Transaction Document and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof or thereof, this being in addition to any other remedy to which the Investor may be entitled under the
Transaction Documents, at law or in equity. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event Investor seeks to obtain an injunction against Company or specific performance of any provision of any Transaction Document, such action shall not be a waiver of
any right of Investor under any Transaction Document, at law, or in equity, including without limitation its rights to arbitrate any Claim pursuant to the terms of the Transaction Documents. 

8.5. Calculation Disputes. Notwithstanding the Arbitration Provisions, in the case of a dispute as to any determination or arithmetic
calculation under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation, calculating the Outstanding Balance, Conversion Price, or Conversion Shares (as defined in the Note) (each, a “Calculation”), Company or Investor (as the
case may be) shall submit any disputed Calculation via email or facsimile with confirmation of receipt (i) within two (2) Trading Days after receipt of the applicable notice giving rise to such dispute to Company or Investor (as the case
may be) or (ii) if no notice gave rise to such dispute, at any time after Investor learned of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute. If Investor and Company are unable to agree upon such Calculation within

  
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two (2) Trading Days of such disputed Calculation being submitted to Company or Investor (as the case may be), then Investor will promptly submit via email or facsimile the disputed
Calculation to Unkar Systems Inc. (“Unkar Systems”). Investor shall cause Unkar Systems to perform the Calculation and notify Company and Investor of the results no later than ten (10) Trading Days from the time it receives such
disputed Calculation. Unkar Systems’ determination of the disputed Calculation shall be binding upon all parties absent demonstrable error. Unkar Systems’ fee for performing such Calculation shall be paid by the incorrect party, or if both
parties are incorrect, by the party whose Calculation is furthest from the correct Calculation as determined by Unkar Systems. In the event Company is the losing party, no extension of the Delivery Date (as defined in the Note) shall be granted and
Company shall incur all effects for failing to deliver the applicable shares in a timely manner as set forth in the Transaction Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Investor may, in its sole discretion, designate an independent, reputable
investment bank or accounting firm other than Unkar Systems to resolve any such dispute and in such event, all references to “Unkar Systems” herein will be replaced with references to such independent, reputable investment bank or
accounting firm so designated by Investor. 
 8.6. Counterparts. Each Transaction Document may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one instrument. The parties hereto confirm that any electronic copy of another party’s executed counterpart of a Transaction Document (or such
party’s signature page thereof) will be deemed to be an executed original thereof. 
 8.7. Document Imaging. Investor shall be
entitled, in its sole discretion, to image or make copies of all or any selection of the agreements, instruments, documents, and items and records governing, arising from or relating to any of Company’s loans, including, without limitation,
this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, and Investor may destroy or archive the paper originals. The parties hereto (i) waive any right to insist or require that Investor produce paper originals, (ii) agree that such
images shall be accorded the same force and effect as the paper originals, (iii) agree that Investor is entitled to use such images in lieu of destroyed or archived originals for any purpose, including as admissible evidence in any demand,
presentment or other proceedings, and (iv) further agree that any executed facsimile (faxed), scanned, emailed, or other imaged copy of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall be deemed to be of the same force and effect as the
original manually executed document. 
 8.8. Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall
not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement. 
 8.9. Severability. In the event that any provision of this
Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform to such statute or rule of law.
Any provision hereof which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof. 

8.10. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the other Transaction Documents, contains the entire understanding of the parties
with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither Company nor Investor makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. For the avoidance
of doubt, all prior term sheets or other documents between Company and Investor, or any affiliate thereof, related to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (collectively, “Prior Agreements”), that may have been
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the extent there is a conflict between any term set forth in any Prior Agreement and the term(s) of the Transaction Documents, the Transaction Documents shall govern. 

8.11. Amendments. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by both parties
hereto. 
 8.12. Notices. Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing (unless otherwise specified herein)
and shall be deemed effectively given on the earliest of: (i) the date delivered, if delivered by personal delivery as against written receipt therefor or by email to an executive officer, or by facsimile (with successful transmission
confirmation), (ii) the earlier of the date delivered or the third Trading Day after deposit, postage prepaid, in the United States Postal Service by certified mail, or (iii) the earlier of the date delivered or the third Trading Day after
mailing by express courier, with delivery costs and fees prepaid, in each case, addressed to each of the other parties thereunto entitled at the following addresses (or at such other addresses as such party may designate by five (5) calendar
days’ advance written notice similarly given to each of the other parties hereto): 
 If to Company: 

CytoDyn Inc. 
 Attn: Nader Z.
Pourhassan 
 1111 Main Street, Suite 660 

Vancouver, Washington 98660 

With a copy to (which copy shall not constitute notice): 

Lowenstein Sandler LLP 
 Attn:
Steven Skolnick 
 1251 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, New York 10020 
 If to
Investor: 
 Iliad Research and Trading, L.P. 

Attn: John Fife 
 303 East
Wacker Drive, Suite 1040 
 Chicago, Illinois 60601 

With a copy to (which copy shall not constitute notice): 

Hansen Black Anderson Ashcraft PLLC 

Attn: Jonathan Hansen 
 3051
West Maple Loop Drive, Suite 325 
 Lehi, Utah 84043 

8.13. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement or any of the severable rights and obligations inuring to the benefit of or to be
performed by Investor hereunder may be assigned by Investor to a third party, including its affiliates, in whole or in part, without the need to obtain Company’s consent thereto. Company may not assign its rights or obligations under this
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 8.14. Survival. The representations and warranties of Company and Investor and the
agreements and covenants set forth in this Agreement shall survive the Closing hereunder notwithstanding any due diligence investigation conducted by or on behalf of Investor. Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Investor and all its
officers, directors, employees, attorneys, and agents for loss or damage arising as a result of or related to any breach or alleged breach by Company of any of its representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Agreement or any of its
covenants and obligations under this Agreement, including advancement of expenses as they are incurred. Investor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Company and all its officers, directors, employees, attorneys, and agents for loss or damage
arising as a result of or related to any breach or alleged breach by Investor of any of its representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Agreement or any of its covenants and obligations under this Agreement, including advancement of
expenses as they are incurred. 
 8.15. Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all
such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. 
 8.16. Investor’s Rights and Remedies Cumulative; Liquidated
Damages. All rights, remedies, and powers conferred in this Agreement and the Transaction Documents are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights or remedies, and shall be in addition to every other right, power, and remedy that Investor
may have, whether specifically granted in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or existing at law, in equity, or by statute, and any and all such rights and remedies may be exercised from time to time and as often and in such order as
Investor may deem expedient. The parties acknowledge and agree that upon Company’s failure to comply with the provisions of the Transaction Documents, Investor’s damages would be uncertain and difficult (if not impossible) to accurately
estimate because of the parties’ inability to predict future interest rates and future share prices, Investor’s increased risk, and the uncertainty of the availability of a suitable substitute investment opportunity for Investor, among
other reasons. Accordingly, any fees, charges, and default interest due under the Note and the other Transaction Documents are intended by the parties to be, and shall be deemed, liquidated damages (under Company’s and Investor’s
expectations that any such liquidated damages will, if allowed under applicable law, tack back to the Closing Date for purposes of determining the holding period under Rule 144 under the 1933 Act). The parties agree that such liquidated damages are
a reasonable estimate of Investor’s actual damages and not a penalty, and shall not be deemed in any way to limit any other right or remedy Investor may have hereunder, at law or in equity. The parties acknowledge and agree that under the
circumstances existing at the time this Agreement is entered into, such liquidated damages are fair and reasonable and are not penalties. All fees, charges, and default interest provided for in the Transaction Documents are agreed to by the parties
to be based upon the obligations and the risks assumed by the parties as of the Closing Date and are consistent with investments of this type. The liquidated damages provisions of the Transaction Documents shall not limit or preclude a party from
pursuing any other remedy available at law or in equity; provided, however, that the liquidated damages provided for in the Transaction Documents are intended to be in lieu of actual damages. 

8.17. Attorneys’ Fees and Cost of Collection. In the event of any arbitration or action at law or in equity to enforce or
interpret the terms of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, the parties agree that the party who is awarded the most money (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be determined without regard to any statutory fines, penalties,
fees, or other charges awarded to any party) shall be deemed the prevailing party for all purposes and shall therefore be entitled to an additional award of the full amount of the attorneys’ fees, deposition costs, and expenses paid by such
prevailing party in connection with arbitration or litigation without reduction or apportionment based upon the individual claims or defenses giving rise to the fees and expenses. Nothing herein shall restrict

  
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or impair an arbitrator’s or a court’s power to award fees and expenses for frivolous or bad faith pleading. If (i) the Note is placed in the hands of an attorney for collection or
enforcement prior to commencing arbitration or legal proceedings, or is collected or enforced through any arbitration or legal proceeding, or Investor otherwise takes action to collect amounts due under the Note or to enforce the provisions of the
Note, or (ii) there occurs any bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership of Company or other proceedings affecting Company’s creditors’ rights and involving a claim under the Note; then Company shall pay the costs incurred by Investor
for such collection, enforcement or action or in connection with such bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or other proceeding, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, expenses, deposition costs, and disbursements. 

8.18. Waiver. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in the form of a writing signed by the party
granting the waiver. No waiver of any provision or consent to any prohibited action shall constitute a waiver of any other provision or consent to any other prohibited action, whether or not similar. No waiver or consent shall constitute a
continuing waiver or consent or commit a party to provide a waiver or consent in the future except to the extent specifically set forth in writing. 

8.19. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO DEMAND THAT ANY
ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT, OR THE RELATIONSHIPS OF THE PARTIES HERETO BE TRIED BY JURY. THIS WAIVER EXTENDS TO ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO DEMAND A TRIAL BY
JURY ARISING UNDER COMMON LAW OR ANY APPLICABLE STATUTE, LAW, RULE OR REGULATION. FURTHER, EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT SUCH PARTY IS KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVING SUCH PARTY’S RIGHT TO DEMAND TRIAL BY JURY. 

8.20. Time is of the Essence. Time is expressly made of the essence with respect to each and every provision of this Agreement and the
other Transaction Documents. 
 8.21. Voluntary Agreement. Company has carefully read this Agreement and each of the other
Transaction Documents and has asked any questions needed for Company to understand the terms, consequences and binding effect of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and fully understand them. Company has had the opportunity to
seek the advice of an attorney of Company’s choosing, or has waived the right to do so, and is executing this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents voluntarily and without any duress or undue influence by Investor or anyone
else. 
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 Confidential Treatment Requested by 

Pursuant to 17 C.F.R. Section 200.83 
  

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Investor and Company have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed as of the date first above written. 
 SUBSCRIPTION AMOUNT: 
  

					
	 Principal Amount of Note:
	  	$	5,700,000.00	 
		
	 Purchase Price:
	  	$	5,000,000.00	 

  

							
	 INVESTOR:
  

ILIAD RESEARCH AND TRADING, L.P.

 
 By: Iliad Management, LLC, its General Partner

		
		 	By: Fife Trading, Inc., its Manager
				
		 		 	By:	 	 /s/ John Fife

		 		 		 	John M. Fife, President

  

			
	 COMPANY:
  

CYTODYN INC.

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Michael Mulholland

	Printed Name:	 	 Michael Mulholland

	Title:	 	 Chief Financial Officer

 [Signature Page to Securities Purchase Agreement] 

 ATTACHED EXHIBITS: 
  

			
	Exhibit A	  	Note
	Exhibit B	  	Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions
	Exhibit C	  	Secretary’s Certificate
	Exhibit D	  	Share Issuance Resolution
	Exhibit E	  	Arbitration Provisions

 EXHIBIT E 

ARBITRATION PROVISIONS 
 1. Dispute
Resolution. For purposes of this Exhibit E, the term “Claims” means any disputes, claims, demands, causes of action, requests for injunctive relief, requests for specific performance, liabilities, damages, losses, or
controversies whatsoever arising from, related to, or connected with the transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents and any communications between the parties related thereto, including without limitation any claims of mutual mistake,
mistake, fraud, misrepresentation, failure of formation, failure of consideration, promissory estoppel, unconscionability, failure of condition precedent, rescission, and any statutory claims, tort claims, contract claims, or claims to void,
invalidate or terminate the Agreement (or these Arbitration Provisions (defined below)) or any of the other Transaction Documents. The term “Claims” specifically excludes a dispute over Calculations. The parties to the Agreement (the
“parties”) hereby agree that the arbitration provisions set forth in this Exhibit E (“Arbitration Provisions”) are binding on each of them. As a result, any attempt to rescind the Agreement (or these
Arbitration Provisions) or declare the Agreement (or these Arbitration Provisions) or any other Transaction Document invalid or unenforceable for any reason is subject to these Arbitration Provisions. These Arbitration Provisions shall also survive
any termination or expiration of the Agreement. Any capitalized term not defined in these Arbitration Provisions shall have the meaning set forth in the Agreement. 

2. Arbitration. Except as otherwise provided herein, all Claims must be submitted to arbitration (“Arbitration”) to be conducted
exclusively in Salt Lake County, Utah and pursuant to the terms set forth in these Arbitration Provisions. Subject to the arbitration appeal right provided for in Paragraph 5 below (the “Appeal Right”), the parties agree that the
award of the arbitrator rendered pursuant to Paragraph 4 below (the “Arbitration Award”) shall be (a) final and binding upon the parties, (b) the sole and exclusive remedy between them regarding any Claims, counterclaims,
issues, or accountings presented or pleaded to the arbitrator, and (c) promptly payable in United States dollars free of any tax, deduction or offset (with respect to monetary awards). Subject to the Appeal Right, any costs or fees, including
without limitation attorneys’ fees, incurred in connection with or incident to enforcing the Arbitration Award shall, to the maximum extent permitted by law, be charged against the party resisting such enforcement. The Arbitration Award shall
include default interest (as defined or otherwise provided for in the Note, “Default Interest”) (with respect to monetary awards) at the rate specified in the Note for Default Interest both before and after the Arbitration Award.
Judgment upon the Arbitration Award will be entered and enforced by any state or federal court sitting in Salt Lake County, Utah. 
 3. The Arbitration
Act. The parties hereby incorporate herein the provisions and procedures set forth in the Utah Uniform Arbitration Act, U.C.A. § 78B-11-101 et seq. (as amended or superseded from time to time, the “Arbitration Act”).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, pursuant to, and to the maximum extent permitted by, Section 105 of the Arbitration Act, in the event of conflict or variation between the terms of these Arbitration Provisions and the provisions of the
Arbitration Act, the terms of these Arbitration Provisions shall control and the parties hereby waive or otherwise agree to vary the effect of all requirements of the Arbitration Act that may conflict with or vary from these Arbitration Provisions.

 4. Arbitration Proceedings. Arbitration between the parties will be subject to the following: 

4.1 Initiation of Arbitration. Pursuant to Section 110 of the Arbitration Act, the parties agree that a party may initiate
Arbitration by giving written notice to the other party (“Arbitration Notice”) in the same manner that notice is permitted under Section 8.12 of the Agreement; provided, however, that the Arbitration Notice may not be
given by email or fax. Arbitration will be deemed initiated as of the date that the Arbitration Notice is deemed delivered to such other party under Section 8.12 of the Agreement (the “Service Date”). After the Service Date,
information may be delivered, and notices may be given, by email or fax pursuant to Section 8.12 of the Agreement or any other method permitted thereunder. The Arbitration Notice must describe the nature of the controversy, the remedies sought,
and the election to commence Arbitration proceedings. All Claims in the Arbitration Notice must be pleaded consistent with the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure. 

  
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 4.2 Selection and Payment of Arbitrator. 

(a) Within ten (10) calendar days after the Service Date, Investor shall select and submit to Company the names of three
(3) arbitrators that are designated as “neutrals” or qualified arbitrators by Utah ADR Services (http://www.utahadrservices.com) (such three (3) designated persons hereunder are referred to herein as the “Proposed
Arbitrators”). For the avoidance of doubt, each Proposed Arbitrator must be qualified as a “neutral” with Utah ADR Services. Within five (5) calendar days after Investor has submitted to Company the names of the Proposed
Arbitrators, Company must select, by written notice to Investor, one (1) of the Proposed Arbitrators to act as the arbitrator for the parties under these Arbitration Provisions. If Company fails to select one of the Proposed Arbitrators in
writing within such 5-day period, then Investor may select the arbitrator from the Proposed Arbitrators by providing written notice of such selection to Company. 

(b) If Investor fails to submit to Company the Proposed Arbitrators within ten (10) calendar days after the Service Date pursuant to
subparagraph (a) above, then Company may at any time prior to Investor so designating the Proposed Arbitrators, identify the names of three (3) arbitrators that are designated as “neutrals” or qualified arbitrators by Utah ADR
Service by written notice to Investor. Investor may then, within five (5) calendar days after Company has submitted notice of its Proposed Arbitrators to Investor, select, by written notice to Company, one (1) of the Proposed Arbitrators
to act as the arbitrator for the parties under these Arbitration Provisions. If Investor fails to select in writing and within such 5-day period one (1) of the three (3) Proposed Arbitrators selected by Company, then Company may select the
arbitrator from its three (3) previously selected Proposed Arbitrators by providing written notice of such selection to Investor. 

(c) If a Proposed Arbitrator chosen to serve as arbitrator declines or is otherwise unable to serve as arbitrator, then the party that
selected such Proposed Arbitrator may select one (1) of the other three (3) Proposed Arbitrators within three (3) calendar days of the date the chosen Proposed Arbitrator declines or notifies the parties he or she is unable to serve
as arbitrator. If all three (3) Proposed Arbitrators decline or are otherwise unable to serve as arbitrator, then the arbitrator selection process shall begin again in accordance with this Paragraph 4.2. 

(d) The date that the Proposed Arbitrator selected pursuant to this Paragraph 4.2 agrees in writing (including via email) delivered to both
parties to serve as the arbitrator hereunder is referred to herein as the “Arbitration Commencement Date”. If an arbitrator resigns or is unable to act during the Arbitration, a replacement arbitrator shall be chosen in accordance
with this Paragraph 4.2 to continue the Arbitration. If Utah ADR Services ceases to exist or to provide a list of neutrals and there is no successor thereto, then the arbitrator shall be selected under the then prevailing rules of the American
Arbitration Association. 
 (e) Subject to Paragraph 4.10 below, the cost of the arbitrator must be paid equally by both parties. Subject to
Paragraph 4.10 below, if one party refuses or fails to pay its portion of the arbitrator fee, then the other party can advance such unpaid amount (subject to the accrual of Default Interest thereupon), with such amount being added to or subtracted
from, as applicable, the Arbitration Award. 
 4.3 Applicability of Certain Utah Rules. The parties agree that the Arbitration shall
be conducted generally in accordance with the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure and the Utah Rules of Evidence. More specifically, the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure shall apply, without limitation, to the filing of any pleadings, motions or memoranda,
the conducting of discovery, and the taking of any depositions. The Utah Rules of Evidence shall apply to any hearings, whether telephonic or in person, held by the arbitrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is the parties’ intent that the
incorporation of such rules will in no event supersede these Arbitration Provisions. In the event of any conflict between the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure or the Utah Rules of Evidence and these Arbitration Provisions, these Arbitration Provisions
shall control. 
 4.4 Answer and Default. An answer and any counterclaims to the Arbitration Notice shall be required to be delivered
to the party initiating the Arbitration within twenty (20) calendar days after the Arbitration Commencement Date. If an answer is not delivered by the required deadline, the arbitrator must provide written notice to the defaulting party stating
that the arbitrator will enter a default award against such party if such party does not file an answer within five (5) calendar days of receipt of such notice. If an answer is not filed within the five (5) day extension period, the
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 4.5 Related Litigation. The party that delivers the Arbitration Notice to the other party
shall have the option to also commence concurrent legal proceedings with any state or federal court sitting in Salt Lake County, Utah (“Litigation Proceedings”), subject to the following: (a) the complaint in the Litigation
Proceedings is to be substantially similar to the claims set forth in the Arbitration Notice, provided that an additional cause of action to compel arbitration will also be included therein, (b) so long as the other party files an answer to the
complaint in the Litigation Proceedings and an answer to the Arbitration Notice, the Litigation Proceedings will be stayed pending an Arbitration Award (or Appeal Panel Award (defined below), as applicable) hereunder, (c) if the other party
fails to file an answer in the Litigation Proceedings or an answer in the Arbitration proceedings, then the party initiating Arbitration shall be entitled to a default judgment consistent with the relief requested, to be entered in the Litigation
Proceedings, and (d) any legal or procedural issue arising under the Arbitration Act that requires a decision of a court of competent jurisdiction may be determined in the Litigation Proceedings. Any award of the arbitrator (or of the Appeal
Panel (defined below)) may be entered in such Litigation Proceedings pursuant to the Arbitration Act. 
 4.6 Discovery. Pursuant to
Section 118(8) of the Arbitration Act, the parties agree that discovery shall be conducted as follows: 
 (a) Written discovery will
only be allowed if the likely benefits of the proposed written discovery outweigh the burden or expense thereof, and the written discovery sought is likely to reveal information that will satisfy a specific element of a claim or defense already
pleaded in the Arbitration. The party seeking written discovery shall always have the burden of showing that all of the standards and limitations set forth in these Arbitration Provisions are satisfied. The scope of discovery in the Arbitration
proceedings shall also be limited as follows: 
 (i) To facts directly connected with the transactions contemplated by the
Agreement. 
 (ii) To facts and information that cannot be obtained from another source or in another manner that is more
convenient, less burdensome or less expensive than in the manner requested. 
 (b) No party shall be allowed (i) more than fifteen
(15) interrogatories (including discrete subparts), (ii) more than fifteen (15) requests for admission (including discrete subparts), (iii) more than ten (10) document requests (including discrete subparts), or
(iv) more than three (3) depositions (excluding expert depositions) for a maximum of seven (7) hours per deposition. The costs associated with depositions will be borne by the party taking the deposition. The party defending the
deposition will submit a notice to the party taking the deposition of the estimated attorneys’ fees that such party expects to incur in connection with defending the deposition. If the party defending the deposition fails to submit an estimate
of attorneys’ fees within five (5) calendar days of its receipt of a deposition notice, then such party shall be deemed to have waived its right to the estimated attorneys’ fees. The party taking the deposition must pay the party
defending the deposition the estimated attorneys’ fees prior to taking the deposition, unless such obligation is deemed to be waived as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence. If the party taking the deposition believes that the
estimated attorneys’ fees are unreasonable, such party may submit the issue to the arbitrator for a decision. All depositions will be taken in Utah. 

(c) All discovery requests (including document production requests included in deposition notices) must be submitted in writing to the
arbitrator and the other party. The party submitting the written discovery requests must include with such discovery requests a detailed explanation of how the proposed discovery requests satisfy the requirements of these Arbitration Provisions and
the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure. The receiving party will then be allowed, within five (5) calendar days of receiving the proposed discovery requests, to submit to the arbitrator an estimate of the attorneys’ fees and costs associated
with responding to such written discovery requests and a written challenge to each applicable discovery request. After receipt of an estimate of attorneys’ fees and costs and/or challenge(s) to one or more discovery requests, consistent with
subparagraph (c) above, the arbitrator will within three (3) calendar days make a finding as to the likely attorneys’ fees and costs associated with responding to the discovery requests and issue an order that (i) requires the
requesting party to prepay the attorneys’ fees and costs associated with responding to the discovery requests, and (ii) requires the responding party to respond to the discovery requests as limited by the arbitrator within twenty-five
(25) calendar days of the arbitrator’s finding with respect to such discovery requests. If a party entitled to submit an estimate of attorneys’ fees and costs and/or a challenge to discovery requests fails to do so within such 5-day
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and (B) the responding party must respond to such discovery requests (as may be limited by the arbitrator) within twenty-five (25) calendar days of the arbitrator’s finding with
respect to such discovery requests. Any party submitting any written discovery requests, including without limitation interrogatories, requests for production subpoenas to a party or a third party, or requests for admissions, must prepay the
estimated attorneys’ fees and costs, before the responding party has any obligation to produce or respond to the same, unless such obligation is deemed waived as set forth above. 

(d) In order to allow a written discovery request, the arbitrator must find that the discovery request satisfies the standards set forth in
these Arbitration Provisions and the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure. The arbitrator must strictly enforce these standards. If a discovery request does not satisfy any of the standards set forth in these Arbitration Provisions or the Utah Rules of
Civil Procedure, the arbitrator may modify such discovery request to satisfy the applicable standards, or strike such discovery request in whole or in part. 

(e) Each party may submit expert reports (and rebuttals thereto), provided that such reports must be submitted within sixty (60) days of
the Arbitration Commencement Date. Each party will be allowed a maximum of two (2) experts. Expert reports must contain the following: (i) a complete statement of all opinions the expert will offer at trial and the basis and reasons for
them; (ii) the expert’s name and qualifications, including a list of all the expert’s publications within the preceding ten (10) years, and a list of any other cases in which the expert has testified at trial or in a deposition
or prepared a report within the preceding ten (10) years; and (iii) the compensation to be paid for the expert’s report and testimony. The parties are entitled to depose any other party’s expert witness one (1) time for no
more than four (4) hours. An expert may not testify in a party’s case-in-chief concerning any matter not fairly disclosed in the expert report. 

4.6 Dispositive Motions. Each party shall have the right to submit dispositive motions pursuant Rule 12 or Rule 56 of the Utah Rules of
Civil Procedure (a “Dispositive Motion”). The party submitting the Dispositive Motion may, but is not required to, deliver to the arbitrator and to the other party a memorandum in support (the “Memorandum in
Support”) of the Dispositive Motion. Within seven (7) calendar days of delivery of the Memorandum in Support, the other party shall deliver to the arbitrator and to the other party a memorandum in opposition to the Memorandum in
Support (the “Memorandum in Opposition”). Within seven (7) calendar days of delivery of the Memorandum in Opposition, as applicable, the party that submitted the Memorandum in Support shall deliver to the arbitrator and to the
other party a reply memorandum to the Memorandum in Opposition (“Reply Memorandum”). If the applicable party shall fail to deliver the Memorandum in Opposition as required above, or if the other party fails to deliver the Reply
Memorandum as required above, then the applicable party shall lose its right to so deliver the same, and the Dispositive Motion shall proceed regardless. 

4.7 Confidentiality. All information disclosed by either party (or such party’s agents) during the Arbitration process (including
without limitation information disclosed during the discovery process or any Appeal (defined below)) shall be considered confidential in nature. Each party agrees not to disclose any confidential information received from the other party (or its
agents) during the Arbitration process (including without limitation during the discovery process or any Appeal) unless (a) prior to or after the time of disclosure such information becomes public knowledge or part of the public domain, not as
a result of any inaction or action of the receiving party or its agents, (b) such information is required by a court order, subpoena or similar legal duress to be disclosed if such receiving party has notified the other party thereof in writing
and given it a reasonable opportunity to obtain a protective order from a court of competent jurisdiction prior to disclosure, or (c) such information is disclosed to the receiving party’s agents, representatives and legal counsel on a
need to know basis who each agree in writing not to disclose such information to any third party. Pursuant to Section 118(5) of the Arbitration Act, the arbitrator is hereby authorized and directed to issue a protective order to prevent the
disclosure of privileged information and confidential information upon the written request of either party. 
 4.8 Authorization; Timing;
Scheduling Order. Subject to all other portions of these Arbitration Provisions, the parties hereby authorize and direct the arbitrator to take such actions and make such rulings as may be necessary to carry out the parties’ intent for the
Arbitration proceedings to be efficient and expeditious. Pursuant to Section 120 of the Arbitration Act, the parties hereby agree that an Arbitration Award must be made within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days after the Arbitration
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calendar days after the Arbitration Commencement Date in order to establish a scheduling order with various binding deadlines for discovery, expert testimony, and the submission of documents by
the parties to enable the arbitrator to render a decision prior to the end of such 120-day period. 
 4.9 Relief. The arbitrator
shall have the right to award or include in the Arbitration Award (or in a preliminary ruling) any relief which the arbitrator deems proper under the circumstances, including, without limitation, specific performance and injunctive relief, provided
that the arbitrator may not award exemplary or punitive damages. 
 4.10 Fees and Costs. As part of the Arbitration Award, the
arbitrator is hereby directed to require the losing party (the party being awarded the least amount of money by the arbitrator, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be determined without regard to any statutory fines, penalties, fees, or other
charges awarded to any party) to (a) pay the full amount of any unpaid costs and fees of the Arbitration, and (b) reimburse the prevailing party for all reasonable attorneys’ fees, arbitrator costs and fees, deposition costs, other
discovery costs, and other expenses, costs or fees paid or otherwise incurred by the prevailing party in connection with the Arbitration. 
 5.
Arbitration Appeal. 
 5.1 Initiation of Appeal. Following the entry of the Arbitration Award, either party (the
“Appellant”) shall have a period of thirty (30) calendar days in which to notify the other party (the “Appellee”), in writing, that the Appellant elects to appeal (the “Appeal”) the Arbitration
Award (such notice, an “Appeal Notice”) to a panel of arbitrators as provided in Paragraph 5.2 below. The date the Appellant delivers an Appeal Notice to the Appellee is referred to herein as the “Appeal Date”. The
Appeal Notice must be delivered to the Appellee in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 4.1 above with respect to delivery of an Arbitration Notice. In addition, together with delivery of the Appeal Notice to the Appellee, the Appellant must
also pay for (and provide proof of such payment to the Appellee together with delivery of the Appeal Notice) a bond in the amount of 110% of the sum the Appellant owes to the Appellee as a result of the Arbitration Award the Appellant is appealing.
In the event an Appellant delivers an Appeal Notice to the Appellee (together with proof of payment of the applicable bond) in compliance with the provisions of this Paragraph 5.1, the Appeal will occur as a matter of right and, except as
specifically set forth herein, will not be further conditioned. In the event a party does not deliver an Appeal Notice (along with proof of payment of the applicable bond) to the other party within the deadline prescribed in this Paragraph 5.1, such
party shall lose its right to appeal the Arbitration Award. If no party delivers an Appeal Notice (along with proof of payment of the applicable bond) to the other party within the deadline described in this Paragraph 5.1, the Arbitration Award
shall be final. The parties acknowledge and agree that any Appeal shall be deemed part of the parties’ agreement to arbitrate for purposes of these Arbitration Provisions and the Arbitration Act. 

5.2 Selection and Payment of Appeal Panel. In the event an Appellant delivers an Appeal Notice to the Appellee (together with proof of
payment of the applicable bond) in compliance with the provisions of Paragraph 5.1 above, the Appeal will be heard by a three (3) person arbitration panel (the “Appeal Panel”). 

(a) Within ten (10) calendar days after the Appeal Date, the Appellee shall select and submit to the Appellant the names of five
(5) arbitrators that are designated as “neutrals” or qualified arbitrators by Utah ADR Services (http://www.utahadrservices.com) (such five (5) designated persons hereunder are referred to herein as the “Proposed
Appeal Arbitrators”). For the avoidance of doubt, each Proposed Appeal Arbitrator must be qualified as a “neutral” with Utah ADR Services, and shall not be the arbitrator who rendered the Arbitration Award being appealed (the
“Original Arbitrator”). Within five (5) calendar days after the Appellee has submitted to the Appellant the names of the Proposed Appeal Arbitrators, the Appellant must select, by written notice to the Appellee, three
(3) of the Proposed Appeal Arbitrators to act as the members of the Appeal Panel. If the Appellant fails to select three (3) of the Proposed Appeal Arbitrators in writing within such 5-day period, then the Appellee may select such three
(3) arbitrators from the Proposed Appeal Arbitrators by providing written notice of such selection to the Appellant. 
 (b) If the
Appellee fails to submit to the Appellant the names of the Proposed Appeal Arbitrators within ten (10) calendar days after the Appeal Date pursuant to subparagraph (a) above, then the Appellant may at any time prior to the Appellee so
designating the Proposed Appeal Arbitrators, identify the names of five (5) arbitrators that are designated as “neutrals” or qualified arbitrators by Utah ADR Service (none of whom may be the Original Arbitrator) by written notice to
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written notice to the Appellant, three (3) of such selected arbitrators to serve on the Appeal Panel. If the Appellee fails to select in writing within such 5-day period three (3) of
the arbitrators selected by the Appellant to serve as the members of the Appeal Panel, then the Appellant may select the three (3) members of the Appeal Panel from the Appellant’s list of five (5) arbitrators by providing written
notice of such selection to the Appellee. 
 (c) If a selected Proposed Appeal Arbitrator declines or is otherwise unable to serve, then the
party that selected such Proposed Appeal Arbitrator may select one (1) of the other five (5) designated Proposed Appeal Arbitrators within three (3) calendar days of the date a chosen Proposed Appeal Arbitrator declines or notifies
the parties he or she is unable to serve as an arbitrator. If at least three (3) of the five (5) designated Proposed Appeal Arbitrators decline or are otherwise unable to serve, then the Proposed Appeal Arbitrator selection process shall
begin again in accordance with this Paragraph 5.2; provided, however, that any Proposed Appeal Arbitrators who have already agreed to serve shall remain on the Appeal Panel. 

(d) The date that all three (3) Proposed Appeal Arbitrators selected pursuant to this Paragraph 5.2 agree in writing (including via
email) delivered to both the Appellant and the Appellee to serve as members of the Appeal Panel hereunder is referred to herein as the “Appeal Commencement Date”. No later than five (5) calendar days after the Appeal
Commencement Date, the Appellee shall designate in writing (including via email) to the Appellant and the Appeal Panel the name of one (1) of the three (3) members of the Appeal Panel to serve as the lead arbitrator in the Appeal
proceedings. Each member of the Appeal Panel shall be deemed an arbitrator for purposes of these Arbitration Provisions and the Arbitration Act, provided that, in conducting the Appeal, the Appeal Panel may only act or make determinations upon the
approval or vote of no less than the majority vote of its members, as announced or communicated by the lead arbitrator on the Appeal Panel. If an arbitrator on the Appeal Panel ceases or is unable to act during the Appeal proceedings, a replacement
arbitrator shall be chosen in accordance with Paragraph 5.2 above to continue the Appeal as a member of the Appeal Panel. If Utah ADR Services ceases to exist or to provide a list of neutrals, then the arbitrators for the Appeal Panel shall be
selected under the then prevailing rules of the American Arbitration Association. 
 (d) Subject to Paragraph 5.7 below, the cost of the
Appeal Panel must be paid entirely by the Appellant. 
 5.3 Appeal Procedure. The Appeal will be deemed an appeal of the entire
Arbitration Award. In conducting the Appeal, the Appeal Panel shall conduct a de novo review of all Claims described or otherwise set forth in the Arbitration Notice. Subject to the foregoing and all other provisions of this Paragraph 5, the Appeal
Panel shall conduct the Appeal in a manner the Appeal Panel considers appropriate for a fair and expeditious disposition of the Appeal, may hold one or more hearings and permit oral argument, and may review all previous evidence and discovery,
together with all briefs, pleadings and other documents filed with the Original Arbitrator (as well as any documents filed with the Appeal Panel pursuant to Paragraph 5.4(a) below). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with the Appeal, the
Appeal Panel shall not permit the parties to conduct any additional discovery or raise any new Claims to be arbitrated, shall not permit new witnesses or affidavits, and shall not base any of its findings or determinations on the Original
Arbitrator’s findings or the Arbitration Award. 
 5.4 Timing. 

(a) Within seven (7) calendar days of the Appeal Commencement Date, the Appellant (i) shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Appeal Panel copies of the Appeal Notice, all discovery conducted in connection with the Arbitration, and all briefs, pleadings and other documents filed with the Original Arbitrator (which material Appellee shall have the right to review and
supplement if necessary), and (ii) may, but is not required to, deliver to the Appeal Panel and to the Appellee a Memorandum in Support of the Appellant’s arguments concerning or position with respect to all Claims, counterclaims, issues,
or accountings presented or pleaded in the Arbitration. Within seven (7) calendar days of the Appellant’s delivery of the Memorandum in Support, as applicable, the Appellee shall deliver to the Appeal Panel and to the Appellant a
Memorandum in Opposition to the Memorandum in Support. Within seven (7) calendar days of the Appellee’s delivery of the Memorandum in Opposition, as applicable, the Appellant shall deliver to the Appeal Panel and to the Appellee a Reply
Memorandum to the Memorandum in Opposition. If the Appellant shall fail to substantially comply with the requirements of clause (i) of this subparagraph (a), the Appellant shall lose its right to appeal the Arbitration Award, and the
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Memorandum as required above, then the Appellee or the Appellant, as the case may be, shall lose its right to so deliver the same, and the Appeal shall proceed regardless. 

(b) Subject to subparagraph (a) above, the parties hereby agree that the Appeal must be heard by the Appeal Panel within thirty
(30) calendar days of the Appeal Commencement Date, and that the Appeal Panel must render its decision within thirty (30) calendar days after the Appeal is heard (and in no event later than sixty (60) calendar days after the Appeal
Commencement Date). 
 5.5 Appeal Panel Award. The Appeal Panel shall issue its decision (the “Appeal Panel Award”)
through the lead arbitrator on the Appeal Panel. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, the Appeal Panel Award shall (a) supersede in its entirety and make of no further force or effect the Arbitration Award (provided that any
protective orders issued by the Original Arbitrator shall remain in full force and effect), (b) be final and binding upon the parties, with no further rights of appeal, (c) be the sole and exclusive remedy between the parties regarding any
Claims, counterclaims, issues, or accountings presented or pleaded in the Arbitration, and (d) be promptly payable in United States dollars free of any tax, deduction or offset (with respect to monetary awards). Any costs or fees, including
without limitation attorneys’ fees, incurred in connection with or incident to enforcing the Appeal Panel Award shall, to the maximum extent permitted by law, be charged against the party resisting such enforcement. The Appeal Panel Award shall
include Default Interest (with respect to monetary awards) at the rate specified in the Note for Default Interest both before and after the Arbitration Award. Judgment upon the Appeal Panel Award will be entered and enforced by a state or federal
court sitting in Salt Lake County, Utah. 
 5.6 Relief. The Appeal Panel shall have the right to award or include in the Appeal Panel
Award any relief which the Appeal Panel deems proper under the circumstances, including, without limitation, specific performance and injunctive relief, provided that the Appeal Panel may not award exemplary or punitive damages. 

5.7 Fees and Costs. As part of the Appeal Panel Award, the Appeal Panel is hereby directed to require the losing party (the party being
awarded the least amount of money by the arbitrator, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be determined without regard to any statutory fines, penalties, fees, or other charges awarded to any party) to (a) pay the full amount of any unpaid
costs and fees of the Arbitration and the Appeal Panel, and (b) reimburse the prevailing party (the party being awarded the most amount of money by the Appeal Panel, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be determined without regard to any
statutory fines, penalties, fees, or other charges awarded to any part) the reasonable attorneys’ fees, arbitrator and Appeal Panel costs and fees, deposition costs, other discovery costs, and other expenses, costs or fees paid or otherwise
incurred by the prevailing party in connection with the Arbitration (including without limitation in connection with the Appeal). 
  

	6.	Miscellaneous. 

 6.1 Severability. If any part of these Arbitration Provisions is
found to violate or be illegal under applicable law, then such provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make such provision enforceable under applicable law, and the remainder of the Arbitration Provisions shall remain
unaffected and in full force and effect. 
 6.2 Governing Law. These Arbitration Provisions shall be governed by the laws of the
State of Utah without regard to the conflict of laws principles therein. 
 6.3 Interpretation. The headings of these Arbitration
Provisions are for convenience of reference only and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, these Arbitration Provisions. 

6.4 Waiver. No waiver of any provision of these Arbitration Provisions shall be effective unless it is in the form of a writing signed
by the party granting the waiver. 
 6.5 Time is of the Essence. Time is expressly made of the essence with respect to each and every
provision of these Arbitration Provisions. 
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Exhibit 10.1
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

(Non-Qualified Stock Option)

	
		
	Name of Employee:
	«Name»

	 
	 

	Date of Grant:
	«Date»

	 
	 

	Number of Shares:
	«No. of Shares»

	 
	 

	Exercise Price Per Share:
	«Price»

THIS STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made effective after the close of business on the «__» day of «______», «__», (the “Effective Date”), between Christopher & Banks Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the above-named individual, an employee of the Company or one of its subsidiaries (“Employee”).

1.    Grant of Option.  Pursuant to the Christopher & Banks Corporation 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), the Company hereby grants to Employee, effective as of the date of grant listed above and subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, a non-qualified option to purchase from the Company an aggregate of «No. of Shares» shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), at the purchase price of $«Price»  per share, such option to be exercisable as hereinafter provided (this “Option”).  To accept the Agreement, Employee must sign and return this Agreement to the Company’s Legal Department within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date.

2.    Expiration Date.  This Option shall expire on the 10 year anniversary of the Effective Date (the “Expiration Date”) or earlier as provided in Section 9.

3.    Vesting of Option.  

(i)    Vesting Schedule.  The Option shall vest and become exercisable per the following schedule, provided that Employee has been continuously employed by the Company’s Group through the vesting date.

	
			
	Number of Shares to
Which Option
First Becomes Exercisable
	

Cumulative Number
	

Date on Which
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(ii)    Change-in-Control.  Notwithstanding the vesting schedule in Section 3(i), in connection with a Change-in-Control, this Option, to the extent it shall not otherwise have become vested and exercisable, shall automatically become fully and immediately vested and exercisable upon the consummation of the Change-in-Control (or immediately prior to the consummation of such Change-in-Control, provided that the consummation subsequently occurs).

(iii)    Death or Disability.  Notwithstanding the vesting schedule in Section 3(i), in the event the Employee’s employment is terminated by reason of death or Disability, this Option, to the extent it shall not otherwise have become vested and exercisable, shall automatically become fully and immediately vested and exercisable.

(iv)    Cause.  The Option granted pursuant to this Agreement shall terminate immediately upon the termination of Employee’s employment by the Company or any subsidiary for Cause.

4.    Exercise of Option.  This Option, to the extent it has vested, may be partially or fully exercised from time to time but shall not be exercisable for a fractional share of Common Stock.  This Option may not be exercised after the Expiration Date, and is subject to the limitations on exercise set forth in Section 9.  Any exercise of this Option shall be made in writing, using such form as is approved by the Company, duly executed and delivered to the Company and specifying the number of shares as to which the Option is being exercised.

5.    Payment of Option Exercise Price.  On the date of any exercise of this Option, the purchase price of the shares as to which this Option is being exercised shall be due and payable and shall be made (i) in cash or by cash equivalent acceptable to the Company; (ii) by delivery of shares of Common Stock held by Employee for more than six (6) months (or such period as the Committee may deem appropriate, for accounting purposes or otherwise), any such shares so delivered to be deemed to have a value per share equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value of the shares on such date; (iii) through an open-market, broker-assisted sales transaction pursuant to which the Company is promptly delivered, following exercise of the Options, the amount of proceeds necessary to satisfy the exercise price; or (iv) if approved by the Committee, by a combination of the methods described above.

6.    Option Nontransferable.  This Option is not transferable otherwise than by will or the laws of descent or distribution and, during Employee’s lifetime, is exercisable only by Employee or his or her guardian or legal representative.

7.    Rights as a Stockholder.  Employee shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any of the shares covered by this Option until the date of issuance to Employee of a stock certificate or other evidence of the issuance for such shares, and no adjustment shall be made for any dividends or other rights if the record date of such dividends or other rights is prior to the date such stock certificate or other evidence of the issuance for such shares is issued. 

8.    Restrictions on Issuance of Shares.  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, the issuance or delivery of any shares of Common Stock may be postponed for such 

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period as may be required to comply with applicable requirements of any national securities exchange or any requirements under any law.  The Company shall not be obligated to issue or deliver any shares of Common Stock if the issuance or delivery thereof shall constitute a violation of any provision of any law or of any regulation of any governmental authority or any national securities exchange.  

9.    Termination of Employment and Exercisability of Option.

(a)    Death or Disability.  If Employee’s employment is terminated as a result of Employee’s Disability or death, the Option granted pursuant to this Agreement may be exercised by Employee’s legal representative, heir or devisee, as appropriate, within one year from the date of Disability or death.

(b)    Termination Other than for Cause, Death or Disability.  If Employee’s employment is terminated by Employee or the Company for any reason other than Cause, Disability or death, including Retirement, such Option may be exercised within ninety (90) days following the date of termination.

(c)    Breach of Duties or Obligations.  Notwithstanding the above provisions of this Section 9, the Company may terminate and cancel this Option if the Company’s Board of Directors or the Committee has determined that Employee has, before or after the termination of employment, materially breached the terms of any agreement between Employee and the Company, including this Agreement, any employment, confidentiality, or severance agreement, violated in a material way any Company policy or engaged in any other act that can be reasonably expected to cause substantial economic or reputational injury to the Company.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Option (or any portion thereof) which is not exercisable on the date of termination of employment shall not be exercisable thereafter without the consent of the Committee.

10.    Restrictive Covenants and Remedies.  By accepting the Award, Employee specifically agrees to the restrictive covenants contained in this Section 10 (the “Restrictive Covenants”) and Employee agrees that the Restrictive Covenants and the remedies described below are reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate interests of the Company Group. 

(a)    Confidentiality.  In consideration of the Award, Employee acknowledges that the Company Group operates in a competitive environment and has a substantial interest in protecting its Confidential Information, and Employee agrees, during her or his employment with the Company Group and thereafter, to maintain the confidentiality of the Company Group’s Confidential Information and to use such Confidential Information for the exclusive benefit of the Company Group.

(b)    Non-Compete.  During Employee’s employment, Employee shall not plan, organize or engage in any business competitive with the Company Group or any product or service marketed or planned for marketing by the Company Group or assist or work with any other person or entity to do so.

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During Employee’s employment and for twelve months thereafter (the “Restricted Period”), Employee shall not, without the prior written permission of the Company’s Board, (i) directly or indirectly engage in activities with a Competitor or (ii) own (whether as a shareholder, partner or otherwise, other than as a 1% or less shareholder of a publicly held company) any interest in a Competitor, or (iii) be connected as an officer, director, advisor, consultant, agent or employee or participate in the management of any Competitor.  If Employee is interested in pursuing any activity that may violate this provision, the Company encourages Employee to bring that situation to the Company’s attention so that the parties may consider and discuss in advance whether Employee’s proposed activity would violate this provision and/or whether some accommodation might be possible that would allow Employee to engage in such activity while still protecting the Company’s legitimate interests.

(c)    Non-Solicitation.  During Employee’s employment and for the Restricted Period, Employee shall not solicit, entice, encourage, or induce (or attempt to do so, directly or indirectly), any employee of the Company to leave or terminate his or her employment with the Company or to establish a relationship with a Competitor.  This Section 10(c) shall apply to the then-current employees of the Company Group and any individual who was employed by the Company at any time in the forty-five (45) day period immediately prior to Employee’s last day of employment with the Company Group.

(d)    Non-Interference.  During Employee’s employment and for the Restricted Period, Employee shall not solicit, engage, or induce (or attempt to do so, directly or indirectly) any vendor, supplier, sales agent or buying agent of the Company Group to commence work on behalf of, or to establish a relationship with, a Competitor or to sever or materially alter his/her/its relationship with a member of the Company Group.  The post-termination obligations of this Section 10(d) shall apply to the vendors, suppliers, sales agents and buying agents of the Company Group as of the date of Employee’s termination and at any time in the one-year period immediately prior to Employee’s termination date.

(e)    Non-Disparagement.  During Employee’s employment and for the Restricted Period, Employee promises and agrees not to disparage the Company Group and the Company Group’s officers, directors, employees, products or services.

(f)    Partial Invalidity.  If any portion of this Section 10 is determined by an arbitrator or a court to be unenforceable in any respect, it shall be interpreted to be valid to the maximum extent for which it reasonably may be enforced, and enforced as so interpreted, all as determined by such arbitrator or court in such action.  Employee acknowledges the uncertainty of the law in this respect and expressly stipulates that this Agreement is to be given the construction that renders its provisions valid and enforceable to the maximum extent (not exceeding its express terms) possible under applicable law.

(g)    Remedy for Breach.  Employee agrees that a breach of any of the Restrictive Covenants would cause material and irreparable harm to the Company Group that would be difficult or impossible to measure, and that monetary damages for any such harm would, therefore, be an inadequate remedy. Accordingly, Employee agrees that if Employee breaches any Restrictive 

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Covenant, the Company Group shall be entitled, in addition to and without limitation upon all other remedies the Company Group may have under this Agreement, at law or otherwise, to obtain injunctive or other appropriate equitable relief, without bond or other security, including but not limited to restraining any such breach through arbitration or litigation.  Employee further agrees that the duration of the Restrictive Covenant shall be extended by the same amount of time that Employee is in breach of that Restrictive Covenant.

(h)    Clawback and Recovery. 

(x)    In the event that Employee breaches any of the Restrictive Covenants in Sections 10(a) – (e), in addition to its remedies under Section 10(g), the Company, in its sole discretion, may take one or more of the following actions with respect to this Option (and shall, in any event, take all action required by applicable law):

		
	(A)
	cause the immediate forfeiture of this Option, to the extent it has not been exercised,

		
	(B)
	require Employee to immediately return to the Company any shares issued upon any prior exercise of this Option that, in each case, are still under Employee’s control; and

		
	(C)
	require Employee promptly to pay to the Company an amount equal to the Fair Market Value (as measured on the exercise date) of all shares included in this Option that were issued upon any prior exercise of this Option but that are no longer under Employee’s control. 

(y)    The Committee shall have sole discretion to determine what constitutes the conduct described in Section 10(a)-(e) above.
        
(z)    In addition to the Company’s rights set forth above, Employee agrees that this Option, and the value of any portion of this Option no longer under his or her control, shall be subject to recovery or other penalties pursuant to (i) any Company clawback policy, as may be adopted or amended from time to time, or (ii) any applicable law, rule or regulation or applicable stock exchange rule, including without limitation, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

(i)    Conflicts with Any Severance Agreement.  If the Employee has a severance agreement with the Company which contains provisions similar to those in Section 10 of this Agreement, the provisions in Section 10 of this Agreement shall govern, in case of conflict between such agreements.

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11.    Definitions.

(a)    “Cause” for purposes of this Agreement shall mean (i) any fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement by Employee in connection with or affecting the business of the Company Group, (ii) any conviction of (including any plea of guilty or no contest to) a felony or a gross misdemeanor by Employee, (iii) any gross neglect or persistent neglect by Employee to perform the duties assigned to Employee or any other act that can be reasonably expected to cause substantial economic or reputational injury to the Company Group, (iv) any material breach of Section 10 of this Agreement, or (v) any material violation of the Company Group’s written policies, procedures or the Company’s Code of Conduct.  In connection with the foregoing clauses (iii) – (v), the Company shall not terminate Employee for Cause until after Employee shall first have received a written notice from the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or the Board that summarizes and reasonably describes the manner in which Employee has grossly or persistently neglected his or her duties, engaged in an act reasonably expected to cause substantial  economic or reputational injury, materially breached Section 10 of the Agreement, or materially violated a Company policy, procedure or the Company’s Code of Conduct (the “Event”) and, to the extent the Event is capable of being cured, Employee shall have fourteen (14) calendar days from the date notice of the Event is delivered to Employee (via electronic mail, regular mail, in person or otherwise) to cure the same, but the Company is not required to give written notice of, nor shall Employee have a period to cure the same or any similar failure, which was the subject of an earlier written notice to Employee under this Section 11(a).

(b)    “Change-in-Control” for purposes of this Agreement shall mean a Change-in-Control as defined in Section 2(g) of the Plan.
(c)    “Competitor” means any of the following women’s specialty apparel companies: Ascena Retail Group, Inc.; Chicos FAS, Inc.; Coldwater Creek, Inc.; J. Jill, Inc.; New York & Co., Inc.; and The Talbots, Inc. as well as any other company where the percent of such company’s annual revenues for their most recently completed fiscal year associated with sales of women’s apparel and accessories to the Company’s customer demographic exceeds 25% of such company’s overall annual revenues for that fiscal year.  “Competitor” shall also include: (x) all divisions, subsidiaries, affiliates and successors in interest of the stores or legal entities identified in this Section 11(c) and (y) any person, business, or entity where a substantial portion of Employee’s duties involve providing advice, consultation, products or services to any of the entities or their affiliates identified in this Section 11(c). 
(d)    “Company Group” means collectively Christopher & Banks Corporation and its subsidiaries.
(e)    “Confidential Information” means any and all information in whatever form, whether written, electronically stored, orally transmitted or memorized relating to trade secrets, customer lists, records and other information regarding customers, financial information, records, ledgers and information, purchase orders, agreements and related data, business development and strategic plans, products and technologies, manufacturing costs, sales and marketing plans, personnel and employment records, files, data and policies (regardless of whether the information 

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pertains to Employee or other employees of the Company Group), business operations and related data, formulae, and computer records, know-how, research, technical information, copyrighted material, and any other confidential or proprietary data and information which Employee encounters during employment, all of which are held, possessed and/or owned by the Company Group and all of which are used in the operations and business of the Company Group.  Confidential Information does not include information which is or becomes generally known within the Company Group’s industry through no act or omission by Employee or is publicly disclosed by the Company Group.
(f)    “Disability” shall mean any physical or mental condition which would qualify Employee for a disability benefit under any long-term disability plan then maintained by the Company or the employing subsidiary.
(g)    “Retirement” shall mean the Employee’s voluntary or involuntary (other than for Cause) termination of his or her employment relationship with the Company and as of the termination date, the sum of Employee’s age and number of full years of employment with the Company Group equals or exceeds sixty-five (65). 
12.    Exchange of Shares in Corporate Transactions.  If, pursuant to any reorganization, sale or exchange of assets, consolidation or merger, outstanding Common Stock of the Company is or would be exchanged for other securities of the Company or of another corporation which is a party to such transaction, or for property, this Option shall apply to the securities or property into which the Common Stock covered hereby would have been changed or for which such Common Stock would have been exchanged had such Common Stock been outstanding at the time.

13.    Plan Controls.  Employee hereby agrees to be bound by all of the terms and provisions of the Plan, including any which may conflict with those contained in this Agreement.  The Plan is hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement, and this Agreement is subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Plan.  In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control.  Except as otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms contained in this Agreement shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Plan.

14.    Income Tax Matters.  In order to comply with all applicable federal, state or local income tax laws or regulations, the Company may take such action as it deems appropriate to ensure that all applicable federal, state or local payroll, withholding, income or other taxes, which are the sole and absolute responsibility of Employee, are withheld or collected from Employee.  In accordance with the terms of the Plan, and such rules as may be adopted by the Committee under the Plan, Employee may elect to satisfy Employee’s tax withholding obligations arising from the exercise of the Option by (i) delivering cash, a check (bank check, certified check or personal check) or a money order payable to the Company on or before the Option exercise date, (ii) having the Company withhold a portion of the shares of Common Stock otherwise to be delivered upon exercise of the Option having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such taxes, (iii) delivering to the Company on or before the Option exercise date shares of Common Stock held by Employee for more than six (6) months (or such period as the Committee may deem appropriate for accounting purposes or otherwise) having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such taxes, or (iv) if approved by the Committee, a combination of the methods described above.  If the number of shares 

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of Common Stock to be delivered to Employee is not a whole number, then the number of shares of Common Stock shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number.  Employee’s election regarding satisfaction of withholding obligations is to be made on or before the Option exercise date.  If not so determined by the Employee within one (1) day following exercise, the Company shall withhold shares as described in Section 14(ii) above.

15.    Employment Relationship.  Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as constituting a commitment, guaranty, agreement, or understanding of any kind or nature that the Company or its subsidiaries shall continue to employ Employee, and this Agreement shall not affect in any way the right of the Company or any of its subsidiaries to terminate the employment of Employee.  For purposes of this Agreement, Employee shall be considered to be in the employment of the Company as long as Employee remains an employee of any entity that is part of the Company Group, any successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary corporation of the Company or any successor corporation.  Any question as to whether and when there has been a termination of such employment, and the cause of such termination, shall be determined by the Committee, or its delegate, as appropriate, and its determination shall be final.

16.    Committee’s Powers.  No provision contained in this Agreement shall in any way terminate, modify or alter, or be construed or interpreted as terminating, modifying or altering any of the powers, rights or authority vested in the Committee or, in a delegate to the extent of such delegation, pursuant to the terms of the Plan or resolutions adopted in furtherance of the Plan, including, without limitation, the right to make certain determinations and elections with respect to the Option.

17.    Binding Effect.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successors to the Company and all lawful successors to Employee permitted under the terms of the Plan.

18.    Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to the principles of conflicts of laws.

19.    Arbitration.  Employee and the Company agree that any controversy, claim or dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement (other than Section 10 hereof) or the breach of any of its terms shall be resolved by final and binding arbitration under the Employment Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures of the American Arbitration Association, or other neutral arbitrator and rules as mutually agreed to by Employee and the Company.  Nothing in this Section 19 shall preclude the Company from pursuing a court action to obtain a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction relating to the alleged breach of any of the Restrictive Covenants set forth in Section 10. The agreement to arbitrate shall continue in full force and effect despite the expiration or termination of this Award or Employee’s employment relationship with the Company or any of its Affiliates.  Employee and the Company agree that any award rendered by the arbitrator must be in writing and include the findings of fact and conclusions of law upon which it is based, shall be final and binding and that judgment upon the final award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitrator may grant any remedy or relief that the arbitrator deems just and equitable, including any remedy or relief that would have been available to Employee or the Company or any of its 

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Affiliates had the matter been heard in court. All expenses of arbitration, including the required travel and other expenses of the arbitrator and any witnesses, and the costs relating to any proof produced at the direction of the arbitrator, shall be borne equally by Employee and the Company unless otherwise mutually agreed or unless the arbitrator directs otherwise in the award. The arbitrator’s compensation shall be borne equally by Employee and the Company unless otherwise mutually agreed in writing or the law provides otherwise.

20.    Headings.  Headings are given to the sections and subsections of this Agreement solely as a convenience to facilitate reference.  Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of this Agreement or any provision hereof or thereof.

21.    Notices.  For purpose of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for or contemplated by the Agreement, shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered or when mailed via United States certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, and addressed, in the case of the Company, to the Company at:

2400 Xenium Lane North
Plymouth, Minnesota 55441
Attention: General Counsel

and in the case of Employee, to Employee at the most current address shown on the Company Group’s employment records.  Either party may designate a different address by giving written notice of change of address in the manner provided above, except that notices of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

22.    Electronic Delivery of Shares.  The Employee hereby consents and agrees to the electronic delivery of shares of the Company’s Common Stock per the terms of this Agreement.

23.    Consent to Collection/Processing/Transfer of Personal Data.  Pursuant to applicable personal data protection laws, the Company hereby notifies Employee of the following in relation to Employee’s personal data and the collection, use, processing and transfer of such data in relation to the Company’s grant of this Award and Employee’s participation in the Plan.  The collection, use, processing and transfer of Employee’s personal data is necessary for the Company’s administration of the Plan and Employee’s participation in the Plan, and Employee’s denial and/or objection to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal data may affect Employee’s participation in the Plan.  As such, Employee hereby voluntarily acknowledges and consents (where required under applicable law) to the collection, use, processing and transfer of personal data as described in this paragraph.

The Company holds certain personal information about Employee, including Employee's name, home address, email address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number, passport number or other employee identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of Common Stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all stock awards or any other 

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entitlement to shares of Common Stock awarded, canceled, purchased, vested, unvested or outstanding in Employee's favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Plan ("Data").  Data may be provided by Employee or collected, where lawful, from third parties, and the Company will process Data for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing Employee's participation in the Plan. Data processing will take place through electronic and non-electronic means according to logics and procedures strictly correlated to the purposes for which Data are collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations in the United States.  

The Company will transfer Data within the Company organization as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of Employee's participation in the Plan, and the Company may further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan.  Employee hereby authorizes (where required under applicable law) them to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer Data, in electronic or other form, for purposes of implementing, administering and managing Employee's participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Plan and/or the subsequent holding of shares of Common Stock on Employee's behalf to a broker or other third party with whom Employee may elect to deposit any shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Plan.  

Employee may, at any time, exercise his or her rights provided under applicable personal data protection laws, which may include the right to (a) obtain confirmation as to the existence of Data, (b) verify the content, origin and accuracy of Data, (c) request the integration, update, amendment, deletion, or blockage (for breach of applicable laws) of Data, and (d) to oppose, for legal reasons, the collection, processing or transfer of Data which is not necessary or required for the implementation, administration and/or operation of the Plan and Employee's participation in the Plan.  Employee may seek to exercise these rights by contacting the Company’s Legal Department.    

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by an officer thereunto duly authorized, and Employee has executed this Agreement, all effective as of the date first above written.

	
			
	 
	CHRISTOPHER & BANKS CORPORATION

	 
	 
	 

	 
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