Document:

EX-10.9

 Exhibit 10.9 

ELASTICSEARCH, INC. 

Confirmatory Employment Letter 

31 July 2018 
 W.H. Baird Garrett 

Dear Baird: 
 This letter agreement (the
“Agreement”) is entered into between Elasticsearch, Inc. (the “Company” or “we”) and you. This Agreement is effective as of the date signed below (the “Effective
Date”). The purpose of this Agreement is to confirm the current terms and conditions of your employment. 
 1. Position.
Your current title is Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. This is a full-time position. While you render services to the Company, you will not engage in any other employment, consulting or other business activity (whether full-time or part-time). By signing this Agreement, you confirm to the Company that you have no contractual commitments or other legal obligations that would prohibit you from performing your duties for the Company.

 2. Cash Compensation. 

(a) Base Salary. Your current annual base salary as of the Effective Date is $400,000 per year, less applicable withholding, which will
be paid in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll procedures. 
 You should note that the Company reserves the right to modify salaries and/or
incentive compensation opportunities from time to time as it deems necessary. 
 3. Employee Benefits. As a full-time employee, you
will continue to be eligible to participate in the Company’s standard benefits as in effect from time to time, on the same basis as those benefits are generally made available to other similarly situated employees of the company, and subject to
the Company’s policies. Such benefits are subject to change, and may be supplemented, altered, or eliminated, in part or entirely. Any eligibility to participate in such benefits plans, as well as the terms thereof, shall be as set forth in the
governing documents for such plans, or there are no such governing documents, in the Company’s policies. 
 4.
Severance & Change of Control Benefits. In connection with executing this Agreement, you are also entering into the Change in Control and Severance Agreement between you and the Company (the “Severance
Agreement”), which is incorporated herein by reference. 
 5. Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement. As an
employee of the Company, you will continue to have access to certain confidential information of the Company and you may, during the course of your employment, develop certain information or inventions that will be the property of the Company. To
protect the interests of the Company, your acceptance of this letter reaffirms that the terms of the Company’s Employment, Confidential Information and Invention Assignment Agreement that you executed in connection with your hire (the
“Confidentiality Agreement”) continue to be in effect. 

 6. Employment Relationship Employment with the Company is for no specific period of
time. Your employment with the Company continues to be “at will,” meaning that either you or the Company may terminate your employment at any time and for any reason, with or without cause. Any contrary representations that may have been
made to you are superseded by this Agreement. This is the full and complete Agreement between you and the Company on this term. Although your job duties, title, compensation and benefits, as well as the Company’s personnel policies and
procedures, may change from time to time, the “at will” nature of your employment may only be changed in an express written agreement signed by you and a duly authorized officer of the Company (other than you). 

7. Tax Matters. 
 (a)
Withholding. All forms of compensation referred to in this letter agreement are subject to reduction to reflect applicable withholding and payroll taxes and other deductions required by law. 

(b) Section 409A. The Company intends that all payments and benefits provided under this Agreement or otherwise are exempt from, or
comply with, the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any guidance promulgated thereunder (“Section 409A”) so that none of the payments or
benefits will be subject to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A, and any ambiguities will be interpreted to so be exempt or comply. 

(c) Tax Advice. You are encouraged to obtain your own tax advice regarding your compensation from the Company. You agree that the
Company does not have a duty to design its compensation policies in a manner that minimizes your tax liabilities, and you will not make any claim against the Company or its Board of Directors or Compensation Committee related to tax liabilities
arising from your compensation. 
 8. Entire Agreement, Amendment and Enforcement. This Agreement, the Severance Agreement and the
Confidentiality Agreement supersede and replace any prior agreements, representations or understandings (whether written, oral, implied or otherwise) between you and the Company, including, but not limited to your offer letter with the Company dated
July 1st, 2015, and constitute the complete agreement between you and the Company regarding the subject matter set forth herein. This Agreement may not be amended or modified, except by an express
written agreement signed by both you and a duly authorized officer of the Company. The terms of this Agreement and the resolution of any disputes as to the meaning, effect, performance or validity of this Agreement or arising out of, related to, or
in any way connected with, this Agreement, your employment with the Company or any other relationship between you and the Company (the “Disputes”) will be governed by California law, excluding laws relating to conflicts or
choice of law. You and the Company submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in California in connection with any Dispute or any claim related to any Dispute. 

* * * * * 
 We are extremely
excited about your continued employment with the Company! 
 Please indicate your acceptance of this Agreement, and confirmation that it
contains our complete agreement regarding the terms and conditions of your employment, by signing the bottom portion of this Agreement and returning a copy to me. 

 
			
	 Very truly yours,

	
	ELASTICSEARCH, INC.
		
	By:	 	/s/ Leah Sutton

  

	
	I have read and accept this Agreement:
	
	/s/ W.H. Baird Garrett
	W. H. Baird Garrett

 Dated: July 31, 2018EX-10.10

 Exhibit 10.10 

27 July 2018 
 Via Electronic Mail 

Jonathan Chadwick 
  

	Re:	 Elastic B.V. Board of Directors 

Dear Jonathan: 
 On behalf of Elastic B.V.
(“Elastic”, “our” or “we”), we would like to extend the invitation to you to join Elastic’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Once you accept this invitation, we anticipate the
Board moving quickly to formally appoint you as a member of the Board. 
 As you are aware, Elastic is a Dutch private company with limited liability, and,
therefore, your rights and duties as a Board member are prescribed by Dutch law and our charter documents, as well as by the policies established by our Board from time to time and, in the event of an initial public offering of common stock (the
“IPO”), the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the stock exchange on which Elastic shares are listed. In addition, in the event of an IPO, you would also become a
Section 16 reporting person of Elastic. In addition, please note that, as a director, you will be subject to the corporate policies of Elastic, including Elastic’s Code of Business Conduct, Communication Policy and Insider Trading Policy,
which will be adopted in connection in the event of an IPO. 
 The Board has or intends to establish three standing committees – the Audit Committee,
the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee, and from time to time, the Board may establish additional committees to which it may delegate certain duties. As a member of the Board, you would be asked to serve on one or
more committees. As we discussed earlier, we anticipate the Board will appoint you to serve as chairperson of the Audit Committee and that you would serve as our audit committee financial expert, as that term is defined under the SEC rules
implementing Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 
 In addition to committee meetings, which shall be convened as needed, our Board meetings
are generally held quarterly, and you would be expected to attend these meetings, as well as any special meetings that may be scheduled from time to time. We will reimburse you for reasonable, customary and documented travel expenses to Board
meetings and any other special meetings. 
 It is expected that during the term of your Board membership you will not engage in any other employment,
occupation, consulting or other business activity that competes with the business in which Elastic is now involved in or becomes involved in during the term of your service on the Board, nor will you engage in any other activities that conflict with
your obligations to Elastic. 
 As a non-employee director of the Board, you would be entitled to receive the cash
and equity compensation for your service as set forth in any Elastic Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy (the “Director Compensation Policy”), which is adopted by the Board and becomes
effective in the event of an IPO. The Director Compensation Policy will also provide for reimbursement of reasonable, customary and documented travel expenses to Board meetings. Please note that the payment of compensation to Board members is
subject to many restrictions under applicable law, and as such, you should be aware that the compensation set forth in any Director Compensation Policy adopted by Elastic will be subject to such future changes and modifications as the Board or its
appropriate committees may deem necessary or appropriate. 

 In addition to the compensation arrangements set forth in a Director Compensation Policy and in connection
with your appointment and service to the Board, it will be recommended that the Board (or the Compensation Committee of the Board) grant to you an initial option to purchase 200,000 of Elastic’s shares of common stock (the
“Option”) no later than its first meeting to occur on or following the date you become a member of the Board. Twenty-five percent (25%) of the shares subject to the Option will vest on the one (1) year anniversary of the
Option’s vesting commencement date, and 1/48th of the shares will vest each month thereafter on the same day of the month as the vesting commencement date (and if there is no corresponding
day, on the last day of the month), subject to you continuing to serve as a member of the Board through each such date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Elastic experiences a Change of Control (as defined in the Plan), and you remain a member of
the Board through the effective date of such Change in Control, one hundred percent (100%) of the then-outstanding and unvested shares subject to the Option will accelerate and fully vest. The Option would be subject to the terms and conditions
applicable to stock options granted under Elastic’s 2012 Stock Option Plan or a successor or amended plan (as applicable, the “Plan”) and as set forth in the stock option agreement to which you would be required to enter with
Elastic at such time the Option is granted. In the unlikely event that your service on the Board terminates prior to the date the Option is granted, you will not be entitled to receive the Option described herein. 

Please note that nothing in this letter or any agreement granting you equity awards under the Plan should be construed to interfere with or otherwise restrict
in any way the rights of Elastic, its Board or stockholders to remove you from the Board or any committee in accordance with the provisions of our charter documents and applicable law. Furthermore, except as otherwise provided to other non-employee Board members or required by law, Elastic does not intend to afford you any rights as an employee, including without limitation, the right to employment or any additional compensation or other benefits.

 We hope that you find the foregoing terms acceptable. You may indicate your agreement with these terms by signing and dating this letter and returning it
to me. By signing this letter you also represent that the execution and delivery of this letter and the fulfillment of the terms hereof will not require the consent of another person, constitute a default under, or conflict with, any agreement or
other instrument to which you are bound or to which you are a party. 
 We look forward to you joining the Board, and we anticipate your leadership and
experience will make a key contribution to our success at this critical time in our growth and development. 
 Yours very truly, 

ELASTIC B.V. 
 /s/ Shay Banon 

Shay Banon 
 CEO 

Elastic B.V. 
  

	
	ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:
	
	/s/ Jonathan Chadwick
	Jonathan Chadwick
	Date: July 27, 2018

  

	 	cc:	 W.H. Baird Garrett, SVP and General Counsel

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