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AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
CURO GROUP HOLDINGS CORP.
CURO Group Holdings Corp. (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), does hereby certify as follows:
(1)The Corporation was originally formed on February 7, 2013 by filing a Certificate of Incorporation (as amended, the “Certificate of Incorporation”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware under the name Speedy Group Holdings Corp. The Corporation filed a Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on February 11, 2013. The Corporation changed its name to Curo Group Holdings Corp. by filing a second Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 11, 2016. The Corporation effected a forward stock split of its common stock, by filing a third Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation on December 6, 2017.
(2)This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as amended or modified from time to time, this “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”) was duly adopted in accordance with Sections 228, 242 and 245 of the DGCL.
(3)This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation restates and integrates and further amends the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation in its entirety.
(4)The text of the current Certificate of Incorporation hereby is amended and restated in entirety as follows:
ARTICLE I
NAME
The name of the Corporation is CURO Group Holdings Corp.
ARTICLE II
REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT
The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware 19808, County of New Castle. The name of its registered agent at such address is Corporation Service Company.
ARTICLE III
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended.

ARTICLE IV
CAPITAL STOCK
						
	 I.
	Authorized Capital

The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 250,000,000, consisting of 225,000,000 shares of Common Stock, with a par value of $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”) and 25,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, with a par value of $0.001 per share (“Preferred Stock”).
The number of authorized shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then-outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL (or any successor provision thereto), and no vote of the holders of Common Stock or Preferred Stock voting separately as a class shall be required therefor, unless a vote of any such holder is required pursuant to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation (as hereinafter defined) relating to any series of Preferred Stock).
						
	 II.
	Common Stock

A.Voting Rights. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or otherwise required by applicable law, each holder of record of Common Stock shall have one vote for each share of Common Stock held as of the applicable record date on any matter that is submitted to a vote or for the consent of the stockholders of the Corporation. The holders of shares of Common Stock shall not have cumulative voting rights. Except as otherwise required by law, holders of Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation relating to any series of Preferred Stock) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation relating to any series of Preferred Stock) or pursuant to the DGCL.
B.Dividends. Subject to the preferences applicable to any series of Preferred Stock, if any, outstanding at any time, the holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to share equally, on a per share basis, in such dividends and other distributions of cash, property or shares of stock of the Corporation as may be declared by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) from time to time with respect to the Common Stock out of assets or funds of the Corporation legally available therefor.
C.Liquidation. Subject to the payment or provision for payment of all debts and liabilities of the Corporation and to the preferences applicable to any series of Preferred Stock, if any, outstanding at any time, in the event of the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, distribution of assets or winding up of the Corporation (a “Liquidation Event”), all assets of the Corporation of whatever kind available for distribution to the holders of Common Stock shall be divided among and distributed ratably to the holders of Common Stock. The term “Liquidation Event” shall not be deemed to be occasioned by or to include any voluntary consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into any other corporation or entity or other corporations or entities or a sale, lease or conveyance of all or a part of the Corporation’s assets.
D.Preemptive Rights. No holder of Common Stock is entitled to any preemptive, subscription, conversion or redemption rights and the Common Stock is not subject to redemption or sinking fund provisions.
						
	III.	Preferred Stock

Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time by the Corporation for such consideration as may be fixed by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is hereby expressly authorized, by resolution or resolutions, to 
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provide, out of the unissued shares of Preferred Stock, for one or more series of Preferred Stock and, by filing a certificate pursuant to the applicable law of the State of Delaware (a “Certificate of Designation”) with respect to each such series, to fix, without further stockholder approval, the designation of such series, the powers (including voting powers), privileges (including redemption privileges), preferences (including liquidation preferences) and relative, participating, optional and other special rights (including dividend rights and conversion rights), and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of such series of Preferred Stock and the number of shares of such series, each as may be permitted by the DGCL. The privileges, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of each series of Preferred Stock, if any, may differ from those of any and all other series at any time outstanding. Except as otherwise required by law, holders of any series of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to only such voting rights, if any, as shall expressly be granted thereto by this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation relating to such series of Preferred Stock).
ARTICLE V
AMENDMENT OF THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS
A.Amendment of Amended and Restate Certificate of Incorporation. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the bylaws of the Corporation and in addition to any affirmative vote of the holders of any particular class of capital stock of the Corporation required by applicable law, this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the bylaws of the Corporation, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class, shall be required to amend, repeal or adopt any provisions inconsistent with Article IV, this Article V, Article VI, Article VIII and Article IX of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
B.Amendment of Bylaws. In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board of Directors is expressly empowered to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation in whole or in part, without the vote of the holders of any particular class of capital stock of the Corporation, in any manner not inconsistent with the laws of the State of Delaware or this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Any adoption, amendment or repeal of the bylaws of the Corporation by the Board of Directors shall require the approval of a majority of the entire Board of Directors. The stockholders shall also have power to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation; provided, however, that, in addition to any vote of any particular class of capital stock of the Corporation required by law or by this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class, shall be required to adopt, amend or repeal any provision of the bylaws of the Corporation.
ARTICLE VI
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
A.Except as otherwise provided in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the DGCL, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. Except as otherwise provided for or fixed pursuant to the provisions of Article IV (including any Certificate of Designation with respect to any series of Preferred Stock) and this Article VI the total number of directors shall be determined from time to time exclusively by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors. Commencing with the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders, directors shall be elected annually for terms of one year, except that the Class III directors standing for election at the 2020 annual meeting shall be elected to serve a three-year term. Accordingly, the Class I directors standing for election at the 2021 annual meeting shall be elected to serve a one-year term, the Class II directors standing for election at the 2022 annual meeting, which will include the Class I directors elected in 2021, shall be elected to serve a one-year term and, beginning in 2023, all directors shall stand for election at each annual meeting and shall hold office for a term of one year or until his or her successor shall be elected and qualified, or his or her death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office.
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B.Subject to the rights granted to the holders of any one or more series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, any newly created directorship on the Board of Directors that results from an increase in the number of directors and any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors (whether by death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal or other cause) shall be filled by the vote of a majority of the directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or if no directors remain in office, by a vote of the stockholders at a special meeting called for such purpose. Any director elected to fill a vacancy or newly created directorship shall hold office until the next election of the class for which such director shall have been chosen and until his or her successor shall be elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal.
C.Any or all of the directors (other than the directors elected by the holders of any series of Preferred Stock of the Corporation, if applicable) may be removed only for cause and only by the holders of a majority of the voting power of all then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class.
D.Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws shall so provide.
E.During any period when the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, voting separately as a series or together with one or more series, have the right to elect additional directors, then upon commencement and for the duration of the period during which such right continues: (i) the then otherwise total authorized number of directors of the Corporation shall automatically be increased by such specified number of directors, and the holders of such Preferred Stock shall be entitled to elect the additional directors so provided for or fixed pursuant to said provisions, and (ii) each such additional director shall serve until such director’s successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, or until such director’s right to hold such office terminates pursuant to said provisions, whichever occurs earlier, subject to his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal. Except as otherwise provided by the Board of Directors in the resolution or resolutions establishing such series, whenever the holders of any series of Preferred Stock having such right to elect additional directors are divested of such right pursuant to the provisions of such stock, the terms of office of all such additional directors elected by the holders of such stock, or elected to fill any vacancies resulting from the death, resignation, disqualification or removal of such additional directors, shall forthwith terminate and the total authorized number of directors of the Corporation shall be reduced accordingly.
ARTICLE VII
LIMITATION OF DIRECTOR LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION
A.To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as it now exists or may hereafter be amended, a director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty owed to the Corporation or its stockholders.
B.To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as it now exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation is expressly authorized, by approval of the Board of Directors, to provide indemnification of current and former directors, officers, employees and agents of the Corporation, and of any person who is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another person, and to advance expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by any such person. Any right to indemnification or advancement of expenses provided by or granted pursuant to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the DGCL shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under the Bylaws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
C.Neither the amendment nor repeal of this Article VII, nor the adoption of any provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, nor, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, any modification of law shall eliminate, reduce or otherwise adversely affect any right or protection of a current or former director of the Corporation existing at the time of such amendment, repeal, adoption or modification.
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ARTICLE VIII
ANNUAL AND SPECIAL MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
A.Any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of such holders and may not be effected by any consent in writing by such holders; provided, however, that any action required or permitted to be taken by the holders of Preferred Stock, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more other such series, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, to the extent expressly so provided by the applicable Certificate of Designation relating to such series of Preferred Stock.
B.Except as otherwise required by law and subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time only by or at the direction of the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation.
C.An annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors to succeed those whose terms expire and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting, shall be held at such place, if any, on such date, and at such time as shall be fixed exclusively by resolution of the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof.
ARTICLE IX
COMPETITION AND CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES
A.The Corporation renounces any interest or expectancy in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any business opportunity that may from time to time be presented to Friedman Fleischer & Lowe Capital Partners II, L.P., FFL Executive Partners II, L.P. and FFL Parallel Fund II, L.P. (collectively, the “FFL Holders”) or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, stockholders, members, managers, partners, Affiliates (as defined below) and subsidiaries (other than the Corporation and its subsidiaries) (collectively, “Representatives”) and that may be a business opportunity for the FFL Holders, even if the opportunity is one that the Corporation might reasonably have pursued or had the ability to pursue if granted the opportunity to do so. For the purposes of this Article XI, (i) an “Affiliate” of, or a person “affiliated” with, a specified person, is a person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the person specified. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no FFL Holder shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries for purposes of this Article IX.
B.Neither the FFL Holders nor any of their respective Representatives shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, have any duty to refrain from directly or indirectly (i) engaging in the same or similar business activities or lines of business in which the Corporation or any of its Affiliates now engages or proposes to engage or (ii) otherwise competing with the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, none of the FFL Holders nor any of their respective Representatives shall be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for breach of any fiduciary duty solely by reason of the fact that such person engages in any such activities. Subject to Section D of this Article IX, in the event that any of the FFL Holders or their respective Representatives acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or other matter or business opportunity which may be a corporate opportunity for itself, herself or himself and the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, neither the FFL Holders nor any of their respective Representatives shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, have any fiduciary duty or other duty (contractual or otherwise) to communicate, present or offer such transaction or other business opportunity to the Corporation or any of its Affiliates and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, shall not be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders or to any Affiliate of the Corporation for breach of any fiduciary duty or other duty (contractual or otherwise) as a stockholder, director or officer of the Corporation solely by reason of the fact that such FFL Holder or its respective Representatives, pursues or acquires such corporate opportunity for itself, herself or himself, offers or directs such corporate opportunity to another person, or does not present such corporate opportunity to the Corporation or any of its Affiliates.
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C.The Corporation and its Affiliates do not have any rights in or to the business ventures of the FFL Holders or any of their respective Representatives, or the income or profits derived therefrom, and the Corporation agrees that each of the FFL Holders and their respective Representatives may do business with any potential or actual customer or supplier of the Corporation or may employ or otherwise engage any officer or employee of the Corporation.
D.The Corporation does not renounce its interest in any corporate opportunity offered to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries.
E.In addition to and notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article IX, a corporate opportunity shall not be deemed to be a potential corporate opportunity for the Corporation if it is a business opportunity that (i) the Corporation is neither financially or legally able, nor contractually permitted to undertake, (ii) from its nature, is not in the line of the Corporation’s business or is of no practical advantage to the Corporation or (iii) is one in which the Corporation has no interest or reasonable expectancy.
F.To the fullest extent permitted by law, any person purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of this Article IX. Neither the alteration, amendment, addition to or repeal of this Article IX, nor the adoption of any provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation relating to any series of Preferred Stock) inconsistent with this Article IX, shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this Article IX in respect of any business opportunity first identified or any other matter occurring, or any cause of action, suit or claim that, but for this Article IX, would accrue or arise, prior to such alteration, amendment, addition, repeal or adoption.
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
A.If any provision or provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any circumstance for any reason whatsoever: (1) the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and (2) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each such portion of any paragraph of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to permit the Corporation to protect its directors, officers, employees and agents from personal liability in respect of their good faith service or for the benefit of the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by law.
B.Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (1) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (2) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer, or other employee or stockholder of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, creditors or other constituents, (3) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation or any director or officer of the Corporation arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws (as either may be amended and/or restated from time to time) or as to which the DGCL confers jurisdiction on the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or (4) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation or any director or officer of the Corporation governed by the internal affairs doctrine. To the fullest extent permitted by law, any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Section B of Article X.
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Exhibit 10.1

SEVERANCE AND RELEASE AGREEMENT
THIS SEVERANCE AND RELEASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into by and between Kindred Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) and Denise Bevers (“Executive”).
WHEREAS, Executive’s employment with the Company will terminate on July 31, 2020 (the “Termination Date”); 
WHEREAS, the Company will provide Executive with certain benefits in accordance with Executive’s amended and restated executive employment agreement with the Company dated May 22, 2018 as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto (the “Employment Agreement”) in consideration of Executive’s separation and the promises and covenants of Executive as contained herein, including Executive’s agreement to release all claims against the Company;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of and exchange for the promises, covenants, and releases contained herein, the parties mutually agree as follows:
1.Separation.  Effective on the Termination Date, Executive will cease to perform any duties whatsoever for or on behalf of the Company, except that Executive shall continue to serve as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors; provided, however, that Executive’s term as a Class III director shall expire on the date of the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders unless she is re-nominated and re-elected as a director.  After the Termination Date, Executive will accrue no further vacation pay or any other benefits except as provided herein or pursuant to any pre-existing agreement pertaining to compensation for Executive’s service as a Director.  
2.Consideration.  Within seven days following the Termination Date and any delay in compliance with Section 409A as provided in Section 13, the Company shall pay Executive a one-time severance payment and other benefits as set forth in Section 4(c) of the Employment Agreement, less all required and customary withholdings and deductions (the “Severance Payment”).  Without limiting the foregoing, all Equity (as defined in the Employment Agreement) previously granted to Executive by the Company shall vest in full upon Executive’s delivery of this Agreement, unless Executive revokes this Agreement pursuant to Section 8 below.  Because Executive will continue to serve as a Director of the Company, she will be deemed to continue to render Continuous Service to the Company within the meaning of the provisions of the Company’s 2012, 2016 and 2018 Equity Incentive Plans and her time to exercise stock options awarded to her under such plans shall be extended accordingly.  Company warrants that it has the authority to deem continuing service as a Director to be “Continuous Service” to the Company within the meaning of those plans. The Company agrees that Executive’s continuing service as a Director of the Company shall not preclude her from any other employment or lawful activity for compensation or profit as long as Executive preserves the confidentiality of Company information and protects Company trade secret information. Executive acknowledges that she would not otherwise be entitled to the Severance Payment were it not for her covenants, promises, and releases set forth herein.  
									
			

3.No Amounts Owing.  Executive acknowledges that she has received all wages and compensation due through the date of execution of this Agreement.
4.Group Insurance Benefits.  Executive’s participation in all benefit plans shall cease as of the Termination Date, except that Company shall pay or reimburse Executive for the premiums for continuation through COBRA or Executive’s healthcare benefits as in effect prior to the Termination Date for the period ending on the earlier of the date after the applicable period coverage period as provided in Section 4 of the Employment Agreement and the first date of Executive’s eligibility for group healthcare coverage with a new employer.  Executive’s coverage under the Company’s plan shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan documents and generally applicable Company policies.  Nothing in this Agreement shall restrict or otherwise affect the Company’s right to alter, modify, add to or discontinue its employee healthcare benefits at any time as it may determine in its sole judgment.
5.Release by Executive & Promise Not to Sue.  
(a)Release.  Executive agrees for Executive, Executive’s heirs, executors, administrators, agents, successors and assigns to forever release and discharge the “Released Parties” (as defined below) from any and all claims, debts, promises, agreements, demands, causes of action, attorneys’ fees, losses and expenses of every nature whatsoever, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, filed or unfiled, based on anything that happened or did not happen at any time up to and including the date that Executive signs this Agreement (“Claims”) with the exceptions noted below. This total release includes, but is not limited to:  (1) all Claims arising directly or indirectly from Executive’s employment with the Company, the termination of that employment, and to salary, bonuses, commissions, stock, stock options, vacation pay, fringe benefits and expense reimbursements pursuant to any federal, state or local law; (2) all common law Claims, including, but not limited to, breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, infliction of emotional harm, wrongful discharge, violation of public policy, defamation and impairment of economic opportunity;  (3) all Claims arising under the California Constitution, the California Labor Code, and/or California Business & Professions Code; (4) all Claims arising under any law prohibiting discrimination based upon any protected characteristic (including, but not limited to, age, race, sex, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, and disability/handicap status), including, but not limited to, all Claims arising under the California Government Code; (5) all Claims arising under the California and Federal Family and medical Leave Acts and Executive Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; and (6) all Claims arising under any law/cause of action (whether federal, state, or local) governing the employment relationship.  “Released Parties” means the Company, the Company’s past, present, and future parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, and the Company’s affiliates; all of the foregoing entities’ successors and assigns; all of the foregoing entities’ officers, directors, agents, employees, insurers, attorneys, representatives, benefit plans (including such plans’ insurers, administrators, and fiduciaries), and the like; and any other person/entity claimed to be jointly and/or severally liable with the Company or through which (or in concert with) the Company has acted with respect to Executive.   Notwithstanding the foregoing, Claims and the Release does not apply to the Company’s obligation to pay the Severance Payment and this Release does not apply to any matter that cannot be released as a matter of law. 
									
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(b)Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement does not release the following claims or rights:
◦Claims to vested compensation or compensation that the parties agree will vest under Executive’s prior compensation agreements, consisting of (1) vested Equity Compensation under paragraph 3(c) of Executive’s Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, (2) rights to Severance Compensation under section 4(c)(i) and 4(c)(ii) of Executive’s Amended and Restated Employment Agreement including Accrued Obligations and (3) an amount equal to Executive’s Target Bonus as amended in Amendment No.1 to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, pro-rated based on the number of days actually served in the calendar year during which the employment termination occurs to Executive.

◦Executive’s rights under section 8 of Executive’s Amended and Restated Employment Agreement to additional cash payments to Executive (“Gross-Up Payments”) in an amount equal to the amount needed to place Executive in substantially the same after-tax economic position that Executive would have been in had the Excise Tax not applied to payments to Executive.

◦Any contractual, statutory, or other claims or rights to a defense, to indemnity, to contribution, or to insurance coverage with respect to claims or demands asserted against Executive by third parties who allege damages or other legal harm caused by acts or omissions by Executive during Executive’s employment for Releasees. 

(c) Agreement Not to Sue.  Executive shall not file suit in any court (or join any suit or accept relief in any suit) against any of the Released Parties asserting, pleading, or raising any claims released/waived by this Agreement.   

6.Newly Discovered Facts.  Executive hereby acknowledges that she may hereafter discover facts different from or in addition to those that she now knows or believes to be true when she expressly agreed to assume the risk of the possible discovery of additional facts, and she agrees that this Agreement will be and remain effective regardless of such additional or different facts.  Executive expressly agrees that this Agreement shall be given full force and effect according to each and all of its express terms and provisions, including those relating to unknown or unsuspected claims, demands, causes of action, governmental, regulatory or enforcement actions, charges, obligations, damages, liabilities, and attorneys’ fees and costs, if any, as well as those relating to any other claims, demands, causes of action, obligations, damages, liabilities, charges, and attorneys’ fees and costs specified herein. 
7.Waiver of Section 1542.  Executive hereby states that it is Executive’s intention in executing this Agreement that the same shall be effective as a bar to each and every claim, demand, cause of action, obligation, damage, liability, charge, attorneys fees and costs hereinabove released whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected.  Executive hereby 
									
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expressly waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits, if any, arising under the provisions of Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California which provides:
“Section 1542.  A general release does not extend to claims that the creditor or releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release and that, if known by him or her, would have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor or released party.”
8.Time To Review Agreement/Right to Revoke.  Because Executive is over 40 years old and this Agreement includes a waiver of claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Executive acknowledges that:
a.Executive has been and is hereby advised in writing to consult with an attorney prior to signing this Agreement;
b.Executive has been provided a full and ample opportunity to study this Agreement, including a period of at least twenty-one (21) days within which to consider it;
c.to the extent Executive takes less than twenty-one (21) days to consider this Agreement prior to execution, Executive acknowledges that she has had sufficient time to consider this Agreement, and that she expressly, voluntarily and knowingly waives any additional time, and 
d.Executive is aware of her rights to revoke this Agreement at any time within a seven (7) day period following the date Executive executes this Agreement.
9.Company Property.  Executive hereby represents and warrants that on or before the Termination Date, she will return to the Company all the Company’s property and documents in her possession including, but not limited to, the Company’s Confidential Information as defined in Section 12(a) below and all information derived therefrom, trade secret information, and any and all the Company files, notes, records, computer recorded information, tangible property, credit cards, entry cards, pagers, identification badges, and keys.
10.Non-Disparagement.  
a.Executive.  Executive agrees that she shall not at any time make, publish or communicate to any person or entity or in any public forum any defamatory or disparaging remarks, comments or statements concerning the Company or its businesses, or any of its employees or officers, now or in the future.  This Section does not, in any way, restrict or impede Executive from exercising protected rights to the extent that such rights cannot be waived by agreement or from complying with any applicable law or regulation or a valid order of a court of competent jurisdiction or an authorized government agency, provided that such compliance does not exceed that required by the law, regulation or order. Executive shall promptly provide written notice of any such order to the Company.
									
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b.Company.  The Company agrees that it shall not make any disparaging statements concerning Executive in authorized corporate communications to third parties, including to a prospective employer of Executive.  The Company acknowledges that lawful competition shall not be deemed disparaging statements for purposes of this Agreement.

11.Non-Solicitation of Employees.  Executive understands and acknowledges that the Company has expended and continues to expend significant time and expense in recruiting and training its employees and that the loss of employees would cause significant and irreparable harm to the Company. Executive agrees and covenants not to directly or indirectly solicit recruit, attempt recruit, any employee of the Company for twelve (12) months, to run consecutively, beginning on the Termination Date.  Company acknowledges that for the twelve months following execution of this Agreement, current employees may voluntarily seek employment with Executive following the termination of her employment for Company provided that she does not solicit or recruit them.
12.Confidentiality.  
a.Executive agrees that she will not, without the prior written consent of the Company, knowingly use or disclose to any person other than to persons in the then current employ of the Company, any information of a confidential or proprietary nature relating in any way to the Company or the Company affiliates, including without limitation any information relating to the financial performance or condition, financing arrangements and the terms thereof, personnel, products, production methods, systems, designs, know-how, suppliers, customers or customer requirements, investors or investor requirements or potential investors, or any trade secrets of the Company or any the Company affiliate (collectively “Confidential Information”).

b.To the extent allowed by law, the Company agrees to promptly notify Executive if it receives a subpoena calling for production of Executive’s employment records in order to provide Executive an opportunity to oppose the subpoena.

13.Section 409A. This Agreement is intended to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Section 409A”), or an exemption under Section 409A, and shall be construed and administered in accordance with Section 409A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, payments provided under this Agreement may only be made upon an event and in a manner that complies with Section 409A or an applicable exemption. Any payments under this Agreement that may be excluded from Section 409A either as separation pay due to an involuntary separation from service, as a short-term deferral, or as a settlement payment pursuant to a bona fide legal dispute shall be excluded from Section 409A to the maximum extent possible. For purposes of Section 409A, any installment payments provided under this Agreement shall each be treated as a separate payment. To the extent required under Section 409A, any payments to be made under this Agreement upon a termination of employment shall only be made upon a "separation from service" under Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representations that the payments and benefits provided under this Agreement comply with Section 409A and in no event shall the 
									
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Company be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest, or other expenses that may be incurred by Executive on account of non-compliance with Section 409A.
14.Entire Agreement.  This Agreement embodies the entire agreement of the parties hereto and supersedes any and all other agreements, understandings, negotiations, or discussions, either oral or in writing, express or implied, between the parties to this Agreement or between Executive and any Company affiliate.  The parties to this Agreement each acknowledge that no representations, inducements, promises, agreements or warranties, oral or otherwise, have been made by them, or anyone acting on their behalf, which are not embodied in this Agreement.   
15.Binding Nature.  This Agreement, and all the terms and provisions contained herein, shall bind the heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of each party, and inure to the benefit of each party, its or her agents, directors, officers, employees, servants, successors, and assigns, as well as all of the Released Parties.
16.Construction.  This Agreement shall not be construed in favor of one party or against the other.  
17.Partial Invalidity.  Should any portion, word, clause, phrase, sentence or paragraph of this Agreement be declared void or unenforceable, such portion shall be considered independent and severable from the remainder, the validity of which shall remain unaffected.
18.Compliance with Terms.  The failure to insist upon compliance with any term, covenant or condition contained in this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of that term, covenant or condition, nor shall any waiver or relinquishment of any right or power contained in this Agreement at any one time or more times be deemed a waiver or relinquishment of any right or power at any other time or times.
19.Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be interpreted under the law of the State of California, both as to interpretation and performance.
20.Attorneys’ Fees.  In the event of any litigation relating to or arising from this Agreement, including but not limited to litigation concerning claims released or waived by this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its attorneys’ fees and costs. 
21.Section Headings.  The section and paragraph headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
22.Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in two counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and both of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
23.No Admissions.  It is understood and agreed by the parties that this Agreement represents a compromise and settlement for various matters and that the promises and payments 
									
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and consideration of this Agreement shall not be construed to be an admission of any liability or obligation by either party to the other party or any other person.
24.Knowing and Voluntary Waiver.  Executive acknowledges and agrees that: (1) Executive has carefully read and fully understands the terms of this Agreement, including its release-of-claims provisions; (2) she has been given adequate time to consider, and (if she desires) to consult with an attorney about, whether to sign this agreement; and (3) Executive signs this agreement knowingly, freely, and voluntarily—without any coercion, duress, or undue influence.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the respective dates set forth below.
						
	Dated: July 31, 2020	Kindred Biosciences, Inc.

By: /s/ Richard Chin
Name: Richard Chin
Title: Chief Executive Officer

	Dated: July 31, 2020	Executive

/s/ Denise Bevers
Denise Bevers

									
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