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Exhibit 10.1

ACCENTURE LLP
LEADERSHIP SEPARATION BENEFITS PLAN

PLAN DOCUMENT AND
SUMMARY PLAN DESCRIPTION

									
			

ACCENTURE LLP
LEADERSHIP 
SEPARATION BENEFITS PLAN

TABLE OF CONTENTS

						
		Page Number
	INTRODUCTION
	1

	YOUR ELIGIBILITY FOR SEPARATION BENEFITS	1

	SEPARATION AGREEMENT REQUIREMENT	3

	SEPARATION BENEFITS PROVIDED UNDER THE PLAN	3

	PAYMENT TIMING	5

	RETURN OF ACCENTURE PROPERTY/TIME REPORTS	5

	IMPACT OF REEMPLOYMENT ON  SEPARATION BENEFITS	6

	REPAYMENTS AND FORFEITURES	7

	OTHER PLANS	7

	PLAN ADMINISTRATION	7

	BENEFIT DETERMINATIONS	8

	AMENDMENT / TERMINATION	8

	NO ASSIGNMENT	8

	NO EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS	8

									
			

									
			

						
	NO ADDITIONAL BENEFITS RIGHTS	8

	PLAN FUNDING	8

	PLAN TYPE / APPLICABLE LAW	9

	INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED BY PARTICIPANTS	9

	WORDING	9

	MISTAKE OF FACT	9

	SEVERABILITY	9

	WITHHOLDING	9

	BENEFIT CLAIMS PROCEDURES	9

	RIGHTS UNDER ERISA	10

	INFORMATION REQUIRED BY ERISA	11

	CERTIFICATE OF ADOPTION	13

	GLOSSARY OF TERMS	14

									
			

									
			

INTRODUCTION
The Accenture LLP Leadership Separation Benefits Plan (the “Plan”) is a plan maintained by Accenture LLP that provides Separation Benefits to eligible Managing Directors of Accenture LLP (and those of its Affiliates that have adopted the Plan with Accenture’s consent, including Accenture Federal Services).  The Plan only applies to eligible Managing Directors; other employees may be covered by a different plan.  This summary explains the main features of the Plan as in effect for individuals notified of their termination on or after the Restated Effective Date.  
This document serves as both the Summary Plan Description for the Plan and the official Plan document.  It explains the principal terms of the Plan in non-technical language.  In the event of a conflict between the Plan and any other communications, the terms of the Plan will govern.  
Capitalized terms used in the Plan are defined in a Glossary of Terms at the end of this document.  To better understand your rights under the Plan, you should familiarize yourself with those terms.
The term “you” as used in the Plan refers to an employee who is eligible for the Plan or a Participant, as the context dictates. Receipt of this document does not guarantee that the recipient is in fact an eligible employee or a Participant under the Plan.
YOUR ELIGIBILITY FOR SEPARATION BENEFITS
To be eligible for the Plan, you must meet all the described requirements.  Employees who are eligible for Separation Benefits are called “Participants.”
You will become a Participant if (1) you are on Accenture’s regular payroll in the United States as a Managing Director or a Senior Managing Director on your Termination Date, (2) your employment with Accenture is involuntarily terminated, including a mutual managed departure, for reasons other than Cause or Vaccine Mandate Reasons (as determined by Accenture in its sole discretion), (3) you submit (and do not later revoke) a signed Separation Agreement to Accenture by the stated deadline (as further described below), and (4) none of the following applies to you:
•you are offered a Comparable Position with Accenture (or an Affiliate) prior to your Termination Date;
•you initiate the termination of your employment with Accenture, including but not limited to your resignation, voluntary termination following a change in the terms and conditions of your employment, job abandonment, disability, death, and inability or unwillingness to meet fundamental requirements for your position;
•prior to your Termination Date, you receive an offer of employment by a service provider, vendor, client, successor contractor or independent contractor of Accenture in a 

Comparable Position that primarily involves providing the same services that you were providing to/on behalf of Accenture;
•After receiving notice of employment termination, but while still employed, you fail to: (i) exhibit professional conduct in the workplace; (ii) adhere to all Accenture practices and policies; (iii) perform your regular job duties and responsibilities in accordance with required performance standards; (iv) successfully transition job activities; or (v) cooperate with Accenture personnel in matters relating to your position or termination;
•you request to return to employment with Accenture following a leave of absence, and Accenture determines that there are no available positions for which you are qualified; provided, however, this provision will not apply to you if you are returning from an extended medical leave, a leave of absence which has a legally-protected status (such as Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave) or a leave of absence that is otherwise treated as protected by Accenture (such as future leave);
•in connection with a business transaction involving Accenture or an Affiliate (including, without limitation, a sale of assets of Accenture, an outsourcing transaction, or a contractual arrangement with a third party), you are offered a position with the other party to the transaction (or one of its affiliates) prior to your Termination Date;
•you fail to comply with the conditions below under “Return of Accenture Property/Time Reports;”
•after receiving notice from Accenture that your employment is being terminated, you terminate your employment prior to your Termination Date;
•you are an employee of an employer that has not adopted the Plan, including, but not limited to, Accenture Flex LLC; 
•you participate in the Enhanced Equity and Retirement Benefits for SMDs; 
•you are classified as an intern, a contractor or a temporary employee;
•you are a Puerto Rico resident and your employment terminates for “Just Cause” as defined by Puerto Rico law for reasons other than closing of operations, technological or reorganizational changes and/or reductions in force (residents of Puerto Rico may be eligible for legislatively-required severance outside of the terms of this Plan); 
•you fail to comply with any condition set forth in the Plan; or
•you are terminated for Vaccine Mandate Reasons.
  
Though employees terminated for “Cause” are not eligible for Plan benefits, residents of Puerto Rico still may be eligible for legislatively-required severance payments, provided the circumstances of the separation do not meet the definition of “Just Cause” under P.R. Act No. 80.

Individuals performing services for Accenture who are not on Accenture’s regular payroll (e.g., independent contractors and staffing agency employees) are not eligible for Separation Benefits, regardless of any subsequent reclassification as an employee or joint employee of Accenture.
All determinations of eligibility for the Plan will be made by Accenture in its sole discretion.
SEPARATION AGREEMENT REQUIREMENT
You will be required to sign a Separation Agreement and all other documentation, which may include a document titled “Amendment to Restricted Share Unit and Other Grant Agreements” to become a Participant and receive Separation Benefits, provided that your status as a Participant will not be effective until any revocation rights that may apply to your signed Separation Agreement have expired.  You are advised to consult a personal attorney to review the Separation Agreement.  
You must submit a signed Separation Agreement to Accenture not earlier than your Termination Date and not after the deadline set forth in the Separation Agreement.  You may have a right to revoke the Separation Agreement.  If such a right exists, it will be indicated in the Separation Agreement.  Any such revocation must be in writing and must be received by Accenture during the time frame set forth in the Separation Agreement.  If you choose not to submit a signed Separation Agreement to Accenture or if you effectively revoke the signed Separation Agreement, you will still terminate employment as of your Termination Date but will not be a Participant and will not be eligible to receive Separation Benefits.  As noted above, Separation Agreements will not be accepted prior to your Termination Date nor after the deadline set forth in the Separation Agreement.
Signed Separation Agreements (and any other accompanying documents to be signed) must be returned to Accenture using DocuSign or such other method specified in the Separation Agreement.
In the event you breach the provisions of the Separation Agreement, the payment of Separation Benefits will cease and Accenture will exercise, and the employee will be bound by, the remedies provided in the Separation Agreement.
SEPARATION BENEFITS PROVIDED UNDER THE PLAN
If you satisfy the Plan’s eligibility requirements, you will become a Participant. Participants will receive Separation Benefits consisting of Separation Pay (including a COBRA Payment) and Professional Outplacement Services, each as described below.
Separation Pay
The amount of Separation Pay that a Participant is entitled to receive depends upon the circumstances of their termination (i.e., whether they terminate for Performance Reasons), as described below.  

Standard Package
Each Participant terminated other than for Performance Reasons is entitled to receive Separation Pay consisting of (1) a base benefit, (2) a variable benefit based on the Participant’s Years of Service, subject to a maximum set forth below, and (3) a COBRA Payment (more fully described below), as set forth in the table below.  
									
	Base Benefit	Variable Benefit

	COBRA 
Payment
	6 Months of Pay

	1 Week of Pay for each complete Year of Service (rounded down to last complete Year of Service), but not to exceed 8 Weeks of Pay	$12,000

Performance Package
Each Participant terminated for Performance Reasons is entitled to receive Separation Pay consisting of (1) a base benefit, and (2) a COBRA payment, as set forth below:  
						
	Base Benefit	COBRA Payment
	4 Months of Pay	$8,000

In all cases, any Separation Pay payable to you under the Plan under a Standard Package or a Performance Package will be reduced dollar for dollar by any amount required to be paid to you by the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act and/or any state or local law that is similar to the federal WARN Act.
COBRA Payment
The COBRA Payment will be paid whether or not the Participant is enrolled for coverage in the Active Medical Plan and whether or not the Participant elects COBRA Continuation Coverage.  To receive COBRA Continuation Coverage, a Participant must elect such coverage in accordance with the terms of the Active Medical Plan and otherwise comply with the terms and conditions that apply.  
Professional Outplacement Services
Each Participant, including a Participant terminated for Performance Reasons, is entitled to participate in a Managing Director Professional Outplacement Services program to be provided by an outside firm selected by Accenture.  Each Participant will receive from Accenture separate, detailed information about the Professional Outplacement Services program, including the duration of the program, the types of available services, how to enroll, and the locations of available programs.  No Participant may receive cash in lieu of the Professional Outplacement Services.  A Participant must enroll in the Professional Outplacement Services program in order to participate; enrollment is not automatic.  A Participant may enroll in the Professional Outplacement Services program after the date the Participant submits the Separation Agreement 

or, in the case of a Participant entitled to revoke the Separation Agreement, upon expiration of the applicable revocation period.  A Participant must enroll in the Professional Outplacement Services program no later than sixty (60) days after the Termination Date or, in the case of a Participant entitled to revoke the Separation Agreement, no later than sixty (60) days after the date the revocation period expires.
PAYMENT TIMING
Unless otherwise required by law and except as provided in the following sentence, Separation Pay will be paid in a single lump sum on the next regular payroll date following the date Accenture receives the signed Separation Agreement or, in the case of a Participant entitled to revoke the signed Separation Agreement, the next regular payroll date following the date the applicable revocation period expires (or as soon as administratively practicable thereafter in accordance with Accenture’s payroll procedures).  If a Participant dies before receiving full payment of their Separation Pay, remaining unpaid amounts will be paid to their estate.
If a Participant is receiving short-term disability wage replacement benefits as of their Termination Date or scheduled to start receiving short-term disability wage replacement benefits no later than thirty (30) days following their Termination Date, the Participant’s Separation Pay will include additional Base Pay (as described below) for the lesser of (i) the number of weeks (if any) remaining in which the Participant was scheduled to receive short-term disability wage replacement benefits, or (ii) eight weeks.  If the number of weeks in (or remaining in) the Participant’s short-term disability wage replacement benefits is not known prior to the payment of their Separation Pay, they will receive eight weeks of Base Pay.  For purposes of this paragraph only, “Base Pay” is determined by Accenture in accordance with Accenture’s short-term disability wage replacement benefit, as set forth under the U.S. Leaves of Absence Policy (1018), as amended from time to time.
RETURN OF ACCENTURE PROPERTY/TIME REPORTS
As a condition of becoming a Participant and receiving Separation Benefits under the Plan, you must (1) return to Accenture all Accenture property (e.g., building keys, credit cards, documents and records, identification cards, office equipment, portable computers, mobile phones, parking cards, computer drives) and (2) return to Accenture’s clients all client property (e.g., building keys, credit cards, documents and records, identification cards, office equipment, portable computers, mobile phones, parking cards, computer drives). Any Accenture property and client property must be returned no later than your Termination Date.   The following are also pre-conditions of receiving Separation Benefits:
•The balance of any expense against your Accenture personnel number must be zero. 
•You must submit final time reports and all outstanding expense receipts.

•The unpaid balance of any Accenture-related credit cards or credit accounts issued to you, including a Corporate American Express card, must be zero.  If you have a credit card or credit account balance, Accenture may require either: (1) payment of the outstanding balance within 60 days of the Termination Date; or (2) deduction of the outstanding balance from the Separation Benefits, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
Accenture reserves the right, exercisable in its sole discretion, to reduce (on a dollar-for-dollar basis) the amount of any Separation Benefits payable to a Participant under the Plan by any disability, severance, separation, termination pay, or pay-in-lieu of notice amounts that Accenture pays or is required to pay to the Participant through insurance or otherwise under any plan or contract of Accenture (including the amount of any compensation payable and the value of any benefits to be provided during any notice period under an employment agreement with Accenture or any Affiliate) or under any federal or state law (other than unemployment compensation). In addition, Accenture reserves the right, exercisable in its sole discretion, to reduce the amount of Separation Benefits payable to a Participant under the Plan by the amount, if any, that the Participant owes Accenture (or an Affiliate).
IMPACT OF REEMPLOYMENT ON SEPARATION BENEFITS
If you accept a job offer from Accenture or an Affiliate – or, as a result of an exception to Policy 1420, you become a Contractor with Accenture or an Affiliate – after your Termination Date, and the date you begin employment or the contracting engagement (such date, the “Start Date”), as applicable, occurs prior to expiration of the Separation Pay Period, your entitlement to Separation Benefits will be affected as follows:
•Start Date Prior to Payment - If your Start Date occurs before your Separation Pay has been paid to you, your Separation Pay will be reduced to an amount equal to the number of weeks that passed from your Termination Date to your Start Date, and you will not be entitled to Professional Outplacement Services. 
•Start Date After Payment - If your Start Date occurs after your Separation Pay has been paid to you, you must repay to Accenture a prorated amount of your Separation Pay within 15 days following your Start Date, but not the cost of any Professional Outplacement Services.  The amount of your Separation Pay you are required to repay is equal to the total number of weeks represented by your Separation Pay less the number of weeks that passed from your Termination Date to your Start Date. Accenture, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to decide not to require repayment. 
Note: If the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, determines that your new position is not a Comparable Position, the provisions above will apply to you, but you will be permitted to receive and retain 50% of the Severance Pay otherwise payable to you based on the chart above or the minimum benefit, if less, and the full Health Care Continuation Payment based on the chart above (i.e., without adjusting for the reduced weeks of Severance Pay).

REPAYMENTS AND FORFEITURES
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, a Participant is required to reimburse Accenture for the full amount of Separation Benefits received by the Participant under the Plan if the Participant subsequently discloses any of Accenture’s (or an Affiliate’s) trade secrets, violates any written covenants or agreements with Accenture or an Affiliate, including but not limited to non-compete and non-solicitation provisions in any employment or equity agreement, or otherwise engages in conduct that may adversely affect Accenture’s (or an Affiliate’s) reputation or business relations. In addition, the Participant will immediately forfeit any right to benefits under the Plan that have not yet been paid. Accenture will take such steps as it deems necessary or desirable to enforce the provisions of this subsection.
OTHER PLANS 
The Plan supersedes and replaces all other severance or separation plans, programs, policies, or practices of Accenture, other than the Accenture Leadership Vaccine Mandate Separation Benefits Plan, the Accenture United States Separation Benefits Plan, and the Accenture United States Vaccine Mandate Reasons Separation Benefits Plan. 
Separation Benefits (if any) will not be included as eligible compensation for purposes of any of Accenture’s pay-based benefits, such as 401(k), profit sharing, retirement, life insurance, and long-term disability. 
Payments or benefits provided to a Participant under any deferred compensation, savings, retirement, or other employee benefit plan of Accenture are governed solely by the terms of such plan.  Nothing in this Plan limits Accenture’s right to, at any time or for any reason, modify, amend, or terminate any of Accenture’s employee benefit or compensation plans, programs, policies, or arrangements.
PLAN ADMINISTRATION 
Accenture LLP is responsible for the administration and operation of the Plan.  Accenture LLP is the Plan’s “plan administrator” and “named fiduciary” (within the meaning of such terms under ERISA).  
Accenture LLP may adopt from time to time such rules as may be necessary or desirable for the proper and efficient administration of the Plan and as are consistent with the terms of the Plan.  These rules will be applied on a uniform basis to similarly situated individuals.  
In administering the Plan, Accenture LLP has the authority, exercisable in its sole discretion, to construe and interpret the provisions of the Plan and to make factual determinations thereunder, including the discretionary authority to determine the eligibility of employees (or other individuals) and the amount of benefits payable under the Plan.  Any decisions made by Accenture are final and conclusive with respect to all questions concerning the Plan and are binding on all parties.  

Accenture may delegate to one or more of its employees or other persons the responsibility for performing certain of Accenture’s duties under the terms of the Plan and may seek such expert advice as Accenture deems reasonably necessary with respect to the Plan.
BENEFIT DETERMINATIONS
No benefits will be provided to any individual under the Plan unless Accenture LLP decides in its sole discretion that the individual is entitled to benefits under the Plan.  
AMENDMENT / TERMINATION
Accenture LLP reserves the right in its sole discretion to amend or terminate the Plan at any time by a written instrument adopted by an authorized officer or employee of Accenture LLP.
No employee, officer, director, or agent of Accenture has the authority to alter, vary or modify the terms of the Plan, except by means of an authorized written amendment to the Plan. No verbal or written representations contrary to the terms of the Plan and its written amendments are binding upon Accenture or the Plan.
NO ASSIGNMENT 
Separation Benefits are not be subject to anticipation, alienation, pledge, sale, transfer, assignment, garnishment, attachment, execution, encumbrance, levy, or lien, and any attempt to cause such benefits to be so subjected will not be recognized, except to the extent required by applicable law or otherwise set forth in the Plan.
NO EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS 
The Plan does not confer employment rights upon any person. No person is entitled, by virtue of the Plan, to remain in the employ of Accenture or to be rehired, and nothing in the Plan restricts the right of Accenture to terminate the employment of any person at any time. 
NO ADDITIONAL BENEFITS RIGHTS
Neither eligibility for, nor participation in, the Plan gives any employee a right or claim to any benefit under the Plan, unless such right or claim has specifically accrued under the terms of the Plan.
PLAN FUNDING 
The Plan does not confer on any Participant (or any other individual) any right in or title to any assets, funds, or property of Accenture. Any benefits payable under the Plan are unfunded obligations of Accenture and will be paid from Accenture’s general assets.

PLAN TYPE / APPLICABLE LAW 
The Plan is an unfunded welfare benefit plan for purposes of ERISA, a severance pay plan within the meaning of Department of Labor Reg. § 2510.3-2(b) and an involuntary separation pay program under Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii).
The Plan is governed and will be construed in accordance with ERISA. To the extent not superseded by ERISA or other federal law, the laws of the state of Illinois will apply to the Plan.
INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED BY PARTICIPANTS
Each Participant must furnish to Accenture such documents, evidence, data, or other information as Accenture considers necessary or desirable for the purpose of administering the Plan.  Benefits under the Plan for each Participant are provided on the condition that the Participant will furnish full, true, and complete data, evidence, or other information and that the Participant will promptly sign any document required under the Plan or requested by Accenture.
WORDING  
Where the context permits, words in the plural will include the singular, and the singular will include the plural.
MISTAKE OF FACT
Any mistake of fact or misstatement of fact will be corrected when it becomes known and proper adjustment made by reason thereof.  A Participant must repay to Accenture any benefits paid under this Plan by mistake of fact or law.
SEVERABILITY
In the event any provision of the Plan is held to be illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity will not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan will be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provisions had never been included in the Plan.
WITHHOLDING
Accenture reserves the right to withhold from any amounts payable under this Plan all federal, state, city, and local taxes as are legally required, as well as any other amounts authorized or required by Accenture policy including, but not limited to, withholding for garnishments and judgments or other court orders.
BENEFIT CLAIMS PROCEDURES
You do not need to apply for benefits under the Plan.  However, if you wish to file a claim for benefits, you (or your authorized representative) may make a claim by filing a written description of your claim with Accenture LLP within 180 days of your Termination Date.  Accenture LLP 

will notify you in writing if your claim is granted.  If your claim is denied, Accenture LLP will notify you of its decision, setting forth the specific reasons for the denial, references to the Plan provisions on which the denial is based, additional information necessary to perfect the claim, if any, and a description of the procedure for review of the denial.  Any written claim decision will be sent to you within 90 days (or 180 days if warranted by special circumstances) after Accenture LLP received your claim.
You (or your authorized representative) may request a review of a complete or partial denial of your claim for benefits.  Any such request must be in writing and must be received by Accenture LLP within 60 days after you received the notice of the denial of your claim.  You will be entitled to review pertinent Plan documents and submit written issues and comments to Accenture LLP.  Within 60 days (or 120 days if warranted by special circumstances) after Accenture LLP receives your request for review, Accenture LLP will furnish you with written notice of its decision, setting forth the specific reasons for the decision and references to the pertinent Plan provisions on which the decision is based.
You (or your authorized representative) may not challenge a decision of Accenture LLP in court or in any other administrative proceeding unless you have complied with the claim and appeal procedures described above and such procedures have been completed.  If your claim for benefits is finally denied by Accenture LLP, you may only bring suit in court (or other administrative proceeding) if you file such action within 120 days after the date of the final denial of your claim by Accenture LLP.  No action at law or in equity shall be brought to recover benefits under this Plan until the appeal rights herein provided have been exercised and the Plan benefits requested in such appeal have been denied in whole or in part.
All decisions and communications to Participants or other persons regarding a claim for benefits under the Plan shall be held strictly confidential by the Participant (or other claimant), Accenture LLP, and their agents.
RIGHTS UNDER ERISA
Each Participant in the Plan is entitled to certain rights and protections under ERISA.  ERISA provides that Participants will be entitled to:
•Examine, without charge, at Accenture LLP’s offices, all documents governing the Plan, and a copy of the latest annual report (Form 5500 series) filed by Accenture LLP with the U.S. Department of Labor and available at the Public Disclosure Room of the Employee Benefits Security Administration.
•Upon written request to Accenture LLP, obtain copies of documents governing the operation of the Plan, a copy of the latest annual report (Form 5500 series), and an updated summary plan description.  Accenture LLP may make a reasonable charge for the copies.

In addition to creating rights for Participants, ERISA imposes duties upon the people who are responsible for the operation of the Plan.  The people who operate the Plan, called “fiduciaries” of the Plan, have a duty to do so prudently and in the interest of the Participants.  No one, including Accenture or any other person, may fire any person or otherwise discriminate against a person in any way to prevent him or her from obtaining a benefit or exercising their rights under ERISA.  If a claim for benefits is denied, in whole or in part, the claimant has the right to know why this was done, obtain copies of documents relating to the decision without charge, and to appeal any denial, all within certain time schedules.
Under ERISA, there are steps a person can take to enforce the above rights.  For instance, if a person requests a copy of the Plan documents or the Plan’s latest annual report from Accenture LLP and such person does not receive them within thirty days, they may file suit in a federal court.  In such case, the court may require Accenture LLP to provide the requested materials and pay such person up to $110 per day until they receive the materials, unless the materials were not sent because of reasons beyond the control of Accenture LLP.  If a person has a claim for benefits which is denied or ignored, in whole or in part, they may file suit in a state or federal court.  If it should happen that the fiduciaries misuse a plan’s money, or if an individual is discriminated against for asserting their rights, they may seek assistance from the U.S. Department of Labor or may file suit in a federal court.  The court will decide who should pay court costs and legal fees.  If a person is successful in the lawsuit, the court may order the person sued to pay these cost fees.  If the person filing the lawsuit loses, the court may order that person to pay these costs and fees; for instance, if it finds the claim to be frivolous.
If a person has any questions about the Plan, they should contact Accenture LLP.  If that person has any questions about this statement or about ERISA, they should contact the nearest area office of the Employee Benefits Security Administration, listed in the telephone directory, or the Division of Technical Assistance and Inquiries, Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210.  A person also may obtain certain publications about the rights and responsibilities under ERISA by calling the publications hotline of the Employee Benefits Security Administration.

INFORMATION REQUIRED BY ERISA
									
	a.	Name of Plan	Accenture LLP
Leadership Separation Benefits Plan
	b.	Restated Effective Date	October 12, 2021
	c.	Plan Year	January 1 – December 31
	d.	Plan Number	702
	e.	Type of Plan	The Plan is an employee welfare benefit plan as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA.
	f.	Plan Sponsor	Accenture LLP
161 North Clark Street 
Chicago, Illinois  60601
	g.	Plan Sponsor’s Identification No.	72-0542904
	h.	Plan Administrator	Accenture LLP
161 North Clark Street
Chicago, Illinois  60601 
Attn:  Toni L. Corban
(973) 301-1350
			
			

									
	i.	Agent for Service of 
Legal Process	General Counsel
c/o Ronald J. Roberts
Accenture LLP 
161 North Clark Street
23PrdP Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60601

	j.	Separation Agreements/Notices	Signed Separation Agreements or revocation notices should be sent to Accenture using AdobeSign or such other method specified in the Separation Agreement.

			Any other notices or documents required to be given or filed with Accenture under the Plan will be properly given or filed if delivered or mailed, by registered mail, postage prepaid, to Accenture at:
			Accenture LLP
161 North Clark Street 
Chicago, Illinois 60601 
Attn:  Toni L. Corban

CERTIFICATE OF ADOPTION
WHEREAS, Accenture LLP desires to adopt and maintain this restated Accenture LLP Leadership Separation Benefits Plan (the “Plan”) for the benefit of its eligible employees, effective as of the Restated Effective Date.
NOW, THEREFORE, Accenture LLP, acting through its duly authorized representative, hereby restates the Plan, effective as of the Restated Effective Date, in its entirety in the form included hereto.

Christine R. Klunk
Executive Director HR – North America 

GLOSSARY OF TERMS
“Accenture” means Accenture LLP and those of its Affiliates that have adopted the Plan with Accenture’s consent.  Accenture LLP is the sponsor and administrator of the Plan. 
“Active Medical Plan” means any or all of the Participating Medical Plan, Participating Dental Plan and Participating Vision Plan under the Accenture United States Group Health Plan, as amended from time to time.
“Affiliate” means an entity directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, Accenture or any other entity in which Accenture or an Affiliate has an interest and which has been designated as an Affiliate by Accenture, in its sole discretion.  Examples of Affiliates include, but are not limited to, Accenture Federal Services, Avanade, and certain joint ventures set up by Accenture.
“Base Salary” means a Participant’s base compensation (as specified by Accenture), determined as of the Participant’s Termination Date, excluding overtime, bonus, incentive pay, or any other special compensation such as quarterly variable compensation and annual variable compensation.  For purposes of determining Separation Pay (as described above under “Separation Benefits Provided under the Plan”), Base Salary of a Participant classified by Accenture as a part-time employee as of their Termination Date will reflect the part-time percentage in effect on their Termination Date.
“Cause” means “cause” as defined in any employment agreement then in effect between an employee and Accenture or an Affiliate, or if not defined therein, or if there is no such agreement, ”Cause” means the employee’s (i) embezzlement, misappropriation of corporate funds, or other acts of dishonesty; (ii) commission or conviction of any felony, or of any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to any felony or misdemeanor; (iii) engagement in any activity that the employee knows or should know could harm the business or reputation of Accenture or an Affiliate; (iv) failure to comply or adhere to Accenture’s or an Affiliate’s policies; (v) continued failure to meet performance standards as determined by Accenture or an Affiliate; or (vi) violation of any statutory, contractual, or common law duty or obligation to Accenture or an Affiliate, including, without limitation, the duty of loyalty and obligations under any employment agreement or its incorporated exhibits.  The determination of the existence of Cause will be made by Accenture in good faith, and such determination is conclusive for purposes of the Plan.
“COBRA Continuation Coverage” means continued coverage after your Termination Date under the Active Medical Plan, pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA).
“COBRA Payment” means that portion of the Separation Pay that does not constitute the base benefit or variable benefit.

“Comparable Position” means a position that, as determined by Accenture, (i) is in the same metropolitan area as the employee’s current position, (ii) has compensation and benefits (in the aggregate) that are comparable to the aggregate compensation and benefits of the eligible employee’s current position, and (iii) would commence within ninety days following the eligible employee’s Termination Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if you change career tracks but remain in the same role, you will be considered in a Comparable Position, even if it results in a change to your benefits and/or compensation.
“Deficient Performance” means, as determined by Accenture in its sole discretion, an employee has (i) demonstrated significant performance deficiencies which have been documented, (ii) been given a written action plan for improving their performance, (iii) been given written documentation that describes the consequences of the individual’s failure to address deficiencies in their performance, or (iv) failed or been unwilling to meet job requirements related to travel.  The term “Deficient Performance” excludes any reason determined by Accenture to constitute “Cause.”
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“Month(s) of Pay” means the amount determined by dividing a Participant’s annual Base Salary by 12.
“Performance Reasons” means the Managing Director was terminated for Deficient Performance.
“Plan” means this Accenture LLP Leadership Separation Benefits Plan.
“Professional Outplacement Services” means the professional outplacement services that a Participant is entitled to receive (in addition to Separation Pay) in consideration for executing and, where applicable, not revoking, the Separation Agreement.
“Separation Agreement” means the agreement (in the form provided and approved by Accenture) that an eligible employee must execute, return to Accenture and not revoke (if revocation rights apply) in order to become a Participant.
“Separation Benefits” means the benefits to which a Participant is entitled under the terms of the Plan upon executing and, where applicable, not revoking, the Separation Agreement.  
“Separation Pay” mean the base benefit, variable benefit and COBRA Payment that a Participant is entitled to receive (in addition to Professional Outplacement Services) in consideration for executing and, where applicable, not revoking the Separation Agreement.
“Separation Pay Period” means the period equal to the total number of weeks represented by your Separation Pay.
“Termination Date” means the date specified by Accenture for termination of an employee’s employment with Accenture.

“Vaccine Mandate Reasons” means, as determined by Accenture in its sole discretion, an employee has failed or been unwilling to meet conditions of employment related to vaccine mandates and has not established to the satisfaction of Accenture, in its sole discretion, a sincerely held religious belief or a medical condition/disability that conflicts with the employee’s ability to satisfy the vaccine mandates.
“Week of Pay” means the amount determined by dividing a Participant’s annual Base Salary by 52.
“Years of Service” means, with respect to a Participant, each complete twelve-month period of the Participant’s service with Accenture or an Affiliate, beginning with the earlier of (a) the Participant’s most recent date of hire with a business entity which Accenture or an Affiliate acquired, or (b) the Participant’s last date of hire with Accenture or an Affiliate (based on the applicable payroll records) and ending on their Termination Date, unless otherwise noted in the Participant’s offer letter or employment agreement.  Periods of service prior to a Participant’s last date of hire with the acquired entity, Accenture or an Affiliate, as applicable, will not be counted for purposes of the Plan, unless otherwise noted in the Participant’s offer letter or employment agreement.  Years of Service will not include accrued but unused PTO, vacation time, sick leave, personal time, or any other paid or unpaid time off.  Only complete Years of Service are counted as Years of Service. Participants are credited with their employment period with Affiliates when immediately joining Accenture (i.e., without any employment gap between the two companies), and such Participants are considered to have an unbroken service record with Accenture for purposes of the Plan.Exhibit 10.1

 

INDEMNIFICATION
And Advancement AGREEMENT

 

This
Indemnification and Advancement Agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of [ ● ],
2021 by and between Vertical Aerospace Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), and [ ● ],
a member of the board of directors of the Company (“Indemnitee”). This Agreement supersedes and replaces any and
all previous Agreements between the Company and Indemnitee covering indemnification and advancement.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the board of directors
of the Company (the “Board”) believes that highly competent persons have become more reluctant to serve publicly-held
corporations and companies as directors, officers, or in other capacities unless they are provided with adequate protection through insurance
or adequate indemnification and advancement of expenses against inordinate risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their
service to and activities on behalf of the corporation;

 

WHEREAS, the Board has determined
that, in order to attract and retain qualified individuals, the Company will attempt to maintain on an ongoing basis, at its sole expense,
liability insurance to protect persons serving the Company and its subsidiaries from certain liabilities. Although the furnishing of such
insurance has been a customary and widespread practice among corporations, companies and other business enterprises, the Company believes
that, given current market conditions and trends, such insurance may be available to it in the future only at higher premiums and with
more exclusions. At the same time, directors, officers, and other persons in service to corporations, companies or business enterprises
are being increasingly subjected to expensive and time-consuming litigation relating to, among other things, matters that traditionally
would have been brought only against the Company or business enterprise itself. The amended and restated memorandum and articles of association
of the Company (as amended from time to time, the “Articles”) require indemnification of the officers and directors
of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, the uncertainties
relating to such insurance, to indemnification, and to advancement of expenses may increase the difficulty of attracting and retaining
such persons;

 

WHEREAS, the Board has determined
that the increased difficulty in attracting and retaining such persons is detrimental to the best interests of the Company and its shareholders
and that the Company should act to assure such persons that there will be increased certainty of such protection in the future;

 

WHEREAS, it is reasonable,
prudent and necessary for the Company contractually to obligate itself to indemnify, and to advance expenses on behalf of, such persons
to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law so that they will serve or continue to serve the Company free from undue concern that
they will not be so indemnified;

 

WHEREAS, this Agreement is
in addition to the indemnification provisions of the Articles and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and is not a substitute therefor,
nor diminishes or abrogates any rights of Indemnitee thereunder; and

 

    

     

    

 

WHEREAS, Indemnitee does
not regard the protection available under the Articles and insurance as adequate in the present circumstances, and may not be willing
to serve or continue to serve as an officer or director without adequate additional protection, and the Company desires Indemnitee to
serve or continue to serve in such capacity. Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional service for or
on behalf of the Company on the condition that Indemnitee be so indemnified and be advanced expenses.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the premises and the covenants contained herein, the Company and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows:

 

Section 1.     Services
to the Company. Indemnitee agrees to serve as a director of the Company. Indemnitee may at any time and for any reason resign from
such position (subject to any other contractual obligation or any obligation imposed by operation of law). This Agreement does not create
any obligation on the Company to continue Indemnitee in such position and is not an employment contract between the Company (or any of
its subsidiaries or any Enterprise) and Indemnitee.

 

Section 2.     Definitions.
As used in this Agreement:

 

(a)            “Agent”
means any person who is authorized by the Company or an Enterprise to act for or represent the interests of the Company or an Enterprise,
respectively.

 

(b)            A
 “Change in Control” occurs upon the earliest to occur after the date of this Agreement of any of the following events:

 

i.            Acquisition
of Shares by Third Party. Any Person (as defined below) is or becomes the Beneficial Owner (as defined below), directly or indirectly,
of shares of the Company representing fifteen percent (15%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding
shares unless the change in relative beneficial ownership of the Company’s shares by any Person results solely from a reduction
in the aggregate number of outstanding shares entitled to vote generally in the election of directors;

 

ii.            Change
in Board of Directors. During any period of two (2) consecutive years (not including any period prior to the execution of this Agreement),
individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board, and any new director (other than a director designated by a person
who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in Sections 2(b)(i), 2(b)(iii) or 2(b)(iv))
whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds
of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election
was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board;

 

iii.            Corporate
Transactions. The effective date of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other entity, other than a merger or
consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or
consolidation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving
entity) more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the surviving entity outstanding immediately after
such merger or consolidation and with the power to elect at least a majority of the board of directors or other governing body of
such surviving entity; and

 

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iv.            Liquidation.
The approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by
the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

 

v.            For
purposes of this Section 2(b), the following terms have the following meanings:

 

		1	“Person” has the meaning as set forth in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange
Act; provided, however, that Person excludes (i) the Company, (ii) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an
employee benefit plan of the Company, and (iii) any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the shareholders of the Company
in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of shares of the Company.

 

		2	“Beneficial Owner” has the meaning given to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange
Act; provided, however, that Beneficial Owner excludes any Person otherwise becoming a Beneficial Owner by reason of the shareholders
of the Company approving a merger of the Company with another entity.

 

(c)            “Corporate
Status” describes the status of a person who is or was acting as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary, or Agent of the Company
or an Enterprise.

 

(d)            “Disinterested
Director” means a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is
sought by Indemnitee.

 

(e)            “Enterprise”
means any other corporation, company, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity
for which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, or Agent.

 

(f)            “Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

 

(g)            “Expenses”
includes all reasonable attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts and other professionals,
witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, any
federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this
Agreement, including penalties, and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with
prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, or otherwise
participating in, a Proceeding. Expenses also include (i) Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any
Proceeding, including without limitation the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersede as bond, or
other appeal bond or its equivalent, and (ii) for purposes of Section 14(d) only, Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in
connection with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement, by litigation or
otherwise. Expenses, however, do not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against
Indemnitee.

 

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(h)            “Independent
Counsel” means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is,
nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party
(other than with respect to matters concerning the Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification
agreements), or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” does not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional
conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine
Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.

 

(i)            The
term “Proceeding” includes any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, claim, counterclaim, cross claim, arbitration,
mediation, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed
proceeding, whether brought in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether of a civil, criminal, administrative, legislative, or
investigative (formal or informal) nature, including any appeal therefrom, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be involved as a party,
potential party, non-party witness or otherwise by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status or by reason of any action taken by Indemnitee
(or a failure to take action by Indemnitee) or of any action (or failure to act) on Indemnitee’s part while acting pursuant to Indemnitee’s
Corporate Status, in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any liability or Expense is incurred for which indemnification,
reimbursement, or advancement of Expenses can be provided under this Agreement. A Proceeding also includes a situation the Indemnitee
believes in good faith may lead to or culminate in the institution of a Proceeding.

 

Section 3.     Indemnity
in Third-Party Proceedings. The Company will indemnify Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3 if Indemnitee
is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding, other than a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company
to procure a judgment in its favor. Pursuant to this Section 3, the Company will indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted
by applicable law against all Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other
charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement) actually and
reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein,
if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in and or not opposed to the best interests of
the Company and Indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.

 

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Section 4.     Indemnity
in Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company. The Company will indemnify Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 4 if Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding by or in the right of the
Company to procure a judgment in its favor. Pursuant to this Section 4, the Company will indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection
with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed
to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and Indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s
conduct was unlawful. The Company will not indemnify Indemnitee for Expenses under this Section 4 related to any claim, issue or
matter in a Proceeding for which Indemnitee has been finally adjudged by a court to be liable to the Company, unless, and only to the
extent that, the Delaware Court of Chancery or any court in which the Proceeding was brought determines upon application by Indemnitee
that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnification.

 

Section 5.     Indemnification
for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly Successful. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company will indemnify
Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding, to the extent that Indemnitee
is successful, on the merits or otherwise. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits
or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the Company will indemnify Indemnitee
against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with or related to each
successfully resolved claim, issue or matter to the fullest extent permitted by law. For purposes of this Section 5 and without limitation,
the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, will be deemed to be a successful
result as to such claim, issue or matter.

 

Section 6.     Indemnification
For Expenses of a Witness. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company will indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses
actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is
not a party but to which Indemnitee is a witness, deponent, interviewee, or otherwise asked to participate.

 

Section 7.     Partial
Indemnification. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion
of Expenses, but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Company will indemnify Indemnitee for the portion thereof to which Indemnitee
is entitled.

 

Section 8.     Additional
Indemnification. Notwithstanding any limitation in Section 3, Section 4 or Section 5, the Company will indemnify Indemnitee
to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law if Indemnitee is a party to or threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding (including
a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor).

 

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Section 9.     Exclusions.
Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Company is not obligated under this Agreement to make any indemnification payment
to Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding:

 

(a)            for
which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of Indemnitee under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision, except to
the extent provided in Section 16(b) and except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid under any insurance policy
or other indemnity provision; or

 

(b)            for
(i) an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Company within
the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or similar provisions of state statutory law or common law, (ii) any reimbursement
of the Company by the Indemnitee of any bonus or other incentive-based or equity-based compensation or of any profits realized by the
Indemnitee from the sale of securities of the Company, as required in each case under the Exchange Act (including any such reimbursements
that arise from an accounting restatement of the Company pursuant to Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley
Act”), or the payment to the Company of profits arising from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation
of Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act) or (iii) any reimbursement of the Company by Indemnitee of any compensation pursuant
to any compensation recoupment or clawback policy adopted by the Board or the compensation committee of the Board, including but not limited
to any such policy adopted to comply with stock exchange listing requirements implementing Section 10D of the Exchange Act; or

 

(c)            initiated
by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or its directors,
officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Proceeding or part of such Proceeding is to enforce Indemnitee’s rights
to indemnification or advancement, of Expenses, including a Proceeding (or any part of such Proceeding) initiated pursuant to Section 14
of this Agreement, (ii) the Board authorized the Proceeding (or any part of such Proceeding) prior to its initiation or (iii) the
Company provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under applicable law.

 

Section 10.     Advances
of Expenses.

 

(a)            The
Company will advance, to the extent not prohibited by law, the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding (or any
part of any Proceeding) not initiated by Indemnitee or any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee if (i) the
Proceeding or part of any Proceeding is to enforce Indemnitee’s rights to obtain indemnification or advancement of Expenses from
the Company or Enterprise, including a proceeding initiated pursuant to Section 14 or (ii) the Board authorized the Proceeding
(or any part of any Proceeding) prior to its initiation. The Company will advance the Expenses within thirty (30) days after the receipt
by the Company of a statement or statements requesting such advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of
any Proceeding.

 

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(b)            Advances
will be unsecured and interest free. Indemnitee undertakes to repay the amounts advanced (without interest) to the extent that it is ultimately
determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company, thus Indemnitee qualifies for advances upon the execution
of this Agreement and delivery to the Company. No other form of undertaking is required other than the execution of this Agreement. The
Company will make advances without regard to Indemnitee’s ability to repay the Expenses and without regard to Indemnitee’s
ultimate entitlement to indemnification under the other provisions of this Agreement.

 

Section 11.     Procedure
for Notification of Claim for Indemnification or Advancement.

 

(a)            Indemnitee
will notify the Company in writing of any Proceeding with respect to which Indemnitee intends to seek indemnification or advancement of
Expenses hereunder as soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt by Indemnitee of written notice thereof. Indemnitee will include
in the written notification to the Company a description of the nature of the Proceeding and the facts underlying the Proceeding and provide
such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what
extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification following the final disposition of such Proceeding. Indemnitee’s failure to notify
the Company will not relieve the Company from any obligation it may have to Indemnitee under this Agreement, and any delay in so notifying
the Company will not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights under this Agreement. The chief legal officer of the Company will,
promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification or advancement, advise the Board in writing that Indemnitee has requested
indemnification or advancement.

 

(b)            The
Company will be entitled to participate in the Proceeding at its own expense.

 

Section 12.     Procedure
Upon Application for Indemnification.

 

(a)            If
a Change in Control has occurred, the determination of Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification will be made by written opinion
provided by Independent Counsel selected by Indemnitee (unless Indemnitee requests such selection be made by the Board).

 

(b)            The
party selecting Independent Counsel pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section 12 will provide written notice of the
selection to the other party. The notified party may, within ten (10) days after receiving written notice of the selection of
Independent Counsel, deliver to the selecting party a written objection to such selection; provided, however, that
such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of
 “Independent Counsel” as defined in this Agreement, and the objection will set forth with particularity the factual
basis of such assertion. Absent a proper and timely objection, the person so selected will act as Independent Counsel. If such
written objection is so made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel so selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and
until such objection is withdrawn or the Delaware Court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within thirty (30)
days after the later of submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 11(a) hereof
and the final disposition of the Proceeding, Independent Counsel has not been selected or, if selected, any objection to has
not been resolved, either the Company or Indemnitee may petition the Delaware Court for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a
person selected by such court or by such other person as such court designates. Upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding
pursuant to Section 14(a) of this Agreement, Independent Counsel will be discharged and relieved of any further
responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing).

 

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(c)            Indemnitee
will cooperate with the person, persons or entity making the determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification,
including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged
or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination.
The Company will advance and pay any Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making the indemnification
determination irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification and the Company hereby indemnifies
and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom. The Company promptly will advise Indemnitee in writing of the determination that Indemnitee
is or is not entitled to indemnification, including a description of any reason or basis for which indemnification has been denied and
providing a copy of any written opinion provided to the Board by Independent Counsel.

 

(d)            If
it is determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company will make payment to Indemnitee within thirty (30) days after
such determination.

 

Section 13.     Presumptions
and Effect of Certain Proceedings.

 

(a)            In
making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person or persons or entity making such determination
will, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, presume Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee
has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 11(a) of this Agreement, and the Company will, to the
fullest extent not prohibited by law, have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption. Neither the failure of the Company (including
by its directors or Independent Counsel) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of any action pursuant to this Agreement
that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination
by the Company (including by its directors or Independent Counsel) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, will
be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

 

(b)            If
the determination of the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification has not made pursuant to Section 12 within sixty
(60) days after the later of (i) receipt by the Company of Indemnitee’s request for indemnification pursuant to
Section 11(a) and (ii) the final disposition of the Proceeding for which Indemnitee requested Indemnification (the
 “Determination Period”), the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification will, to the fullest
extent not prohibited by law, be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee will be entitled to such indemnification, absent (i) a
misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not
materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under
applicable law. The Determination Period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional thirty (30) days, if the
person, persons or entity making the determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith requires such
additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto.

 

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(c)            The
termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of
nolo contendere or its equivalent, will not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) of itself adversely affect
the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee
had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.

 

(d)            For
purposes of any determination of good faith, Indemnitee will be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee acted based on the
records or books of account of the Company, its subsidiaries, or an Enterprise, including financial statements, or on information supplied
to Indemnitee by the directors or officers of the Company, its subsidiaries, or an Enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the
advice of legal counsel for the Company, its subsidiaries, or an Enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the
Company or an Enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser, financial advisor or other expert selected
with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Company, its subsidiaries, or an Enterprise. Further, Indemnitee will be deemed to have
acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Company,” as referred to in this Agreement if Indemnitee acted
in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee
benefit plan. The provisions of this Section 13(d) are not exclusive and do not limit in any way the other circumstances in
which the Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement.

 

(e)            The
knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any director, officer, trustee, partner, managing member, fiduciary, agent or employee
of the Enterprise may not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining Indemnitee’s right to indemnification under this
Agreement.

 

Section 14.     Remedies
of Indemnitee.

 

(a)            Indemnitee
may commence litigation against the Company in the Courts of England and Wales or in the Delaware Court of Chancery to obtain
indemnification or advancement of Expenses provided by this Agreement in the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to
Section 12 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) the Company
does not advance Expenses pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement, (iii) the determination of entitlement to
indemnification is not made pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement within the Determination Period, (iv) the Company
does not indemnify Indemnitee pursuant to Section 5 or Section 6 or the second to last sentence of
Section 12(c) of this Agreement within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor,
(v) the Company does not indemnify Indemnitee pursuant to Section 3, Section 4, Section 7 or Section 8 of
this Agreement within thirty (30) days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, or
(vi) in the event that the Company or any other person takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or
unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or Proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, the Indemnitee the
benefits provided or intended to be provided to the Indemnitee hereunder. Indemnitee must commence such Proceeding seeking an
adjudication within one hundred and eighty (180) days following the date on which Indemnitee first has the right to commence such
Proceeding pursuant to this Section 14(a); provided, however, that the foregoing clause does not apply in respect
of a Proceeding brought by Indemnitee to enforce Indemnitee’s rights under Section 5 of this Agreement. The Company will
not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication.

 

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(b)            If
a determination is made pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial
proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section 14 will be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, on the merits and Indemnitee
may not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination. In any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section 14 the
Company will have the burden of proving Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses, as the case may be,
and will not introduce evidence of the determination made pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement.

 

(c)            If
a determination is made pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company will
be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section 14, absent (i) a misstatement by
Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading,
in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law.

 

(d)            The
Company is, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this
Section 14 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and will stipulate in any
such court or before any such arbitrator that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement.

 

(e)            It
is the intent of the Company that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Indemnitee not be required to incur legal fees or other
Expenses associated with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement by litigation or
otherwise because the cost and expense thereof would substantially detract from the benefits intended to be extended to the Indemnitee
hereunder. The Company, to the fullest extent permitted by law, will (within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Company of a written
request therefor) advance to Indemnitee such Expenses which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action concerning this Agreement, Indemnitee’s
right to indemnification or advancement of Expenses from the Company, or concerning any directors’ and officers’ liability
insurance policies maintained by the Company, and will indemnify Indemnitee against any and all such Expenses unless the court determines
that each of the Indemnitee’s claims in such action were made in bad faith or were frivolous or are prohibited by law.

 

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Section 15.            Non-exclusivity;
Survival of Rights; Insurance; Subrogation.

 

(a)           The
indemnification and advancement of Expenses provided by this Agreement are not exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may
at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Articles, any agreement, a vote of shareholders or a resolution of directors, or otherwise.
The indemnification and advancement of Expenses provided by this Agreement may not be limited or restricted by any amendment, alteration
or repeal of this Agreement in any way with respect to any action taken or omitted by Indemnitee in Indemnitee’s Corporate Status
occurring prior to any amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement. To the extent that a change in Delaware law, whether by statute
or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification or advancement of Expenses than would be afforded currently under the Articles,
or this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by
such change. No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and
remedy is cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity
or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, will not prevent the concurrent assertion or
employment of any other right or remedy.

 

(b)           The
Company hereby acknowledges that Indemnitee may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of Expenses and/or insurance provided
by one or more other Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated. The relationship between the Company and such other Persons,
other than an Enterprise, with respect to the Indemnitee’s rights to indemnification, advancement of Expenses, and insurance is
described by this subsection, subject to the provisions of subsection (d) of this Section 16 with respect to a Proceeding concerning
Indemnitee’s Corporate Status with an Enterprise.

 

i.              The
Company hereby acknowledges and agrees:

 

1)            the
Company is the indemnitor of first resort with respect to any request for indemnification or advancement of Expenses made pursuant to
this Agreement concerning any Proceeding;

 

2)            the
Company is primarily liable for all indemnification and indemnification or advancement of Expenses obligations for any Proceeding, whether
created by law, organizational or constituent documents, contract (including this Agreement) or otherwise;

 

3)            any
obligation of any other Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated to indemnify Indemnitee and/or advance Expenses to Indemnitee
in respect of any proceeding are secondary to the obligations of the Company’s obligations;

 

4)            the
Company will indemnify Indemnitee and advance Expenses to Indemnitee hereunder to the fullest extent provided herein without regard to
any rights Indemnitee may have against any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated or insurer of any such Person;
and

 

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ii.             the
Company irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases (A) any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated from any
claim of contribution, subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration or indemnification, or any other recovery of any kind in respect of amounts
paid by the Company to Indemnitee pursuant to this Agreement and (B) any right to participate in any claim or remedy of Indemnitee
against any Person, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common law, including, without
limitation, the right to take or receive from any Person, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other
manner, payment or security on account of such claim, remedy or right.

 

iii.            In
the event any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated or their insurers advances or extinguishes any liability or
loss for Indemnitee, the payor has a right of subrogation against the Company or its insurers for all amounts so paid which would otherwise
be payable by the Company or its insurers under this Agreement. In no event will payment by any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee
may be associated or their insurers affect the obligations of the Company hereunder or shift primary liability for the Company’s
obligation to indemnify or advance of Expenses to any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated.

 

iv.            Any
indemnification or advancement of Expenses provided by any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated is specifically
in excess over the Company’s obligation to indemnify and advance Expenses or any valid and collectible insurance (including but
not limited to any malpractice insurance or professional errors and omissions insurance) provided by the Company.

 

(c)           To
the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers, employees,
or agents of the Company, the Company will obtain a policy or policies covering Indemnitee to the maximum extent of the coverage available
for any such director, officer, employee or agent under such policy or policies, including coverage in the event the Company does not
or cannot, for any reason, indemnify or advance Expenses to Indemnitee as required by this Agreement. If, at the time of the receipt
of a notice of a claim pursuant to this Agreement, the Company has director and officer liability insurance in effect, the Company will
give prompt notice of such claim or of the commencement of a Proceeding, as the case may be, to the insurers in accordance with the procedures
set forth in the respective policies. The Company will thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay,
on behalf of the Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies. Indemnitee
agrees to assist the Company efforts to cause the insurers to pay such amounts and will comply with the terms of such policies, including
selection of approved panel counsel, if required.

 

(d)           The
Company’s obligation to indemnify or advance Expenses hereunder to Indemnitee for any Proceeding concerning Indemnitee’s
Corporate Status with an Enterprise will be reduced by any amount Indemnitee has actually received as indemnification or advancement
of Expenses from such Enterprise. The Company and Indemnitee intend that any such Enterprise (and its insurers) be the indemnitor of
first resort with respect to indemnification and advancement of Expenses for any Proceeding related to or arising from
Indemnitee’s Corporate Status with such Enterprise. The Company’s obligation to indemnify and advance Expenses to
Indemnitee is secondary to the obligations the Enterprise or its insurers owe to Indemnitee. Indemnitee agrees to take all
reasonably necessary and desirable action to obtain from an Enterprise indemnification and advancement of Expenses for any
Proceeding related to or arising from Indemnitee’s Corporate Status with such Enterprise.

 

(e)            In
the event of any payment made by the Company under this Agreement, the Company will be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all
of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee from any Enterprise or insurance carrier. Indemnitee will execute all papers required and take
all action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit
to enforce such rights.

 

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Section 16.             Duration
of Agreement. This Agreement continues until and terminates upon the later of: (a) ten (10) years after the date that Indemnitee
ceases to have a Corporate Status or (b) one (1) year after the final termination of any Proceeding then pending in respect
of which Indemnitee is granted rights of indemnification or advancement of Expenses hereunder and of any Proceeding commenced by Indemnitee
pursuant to Section 14 of this Agreement relating thereto. The indemnification and advancement of Expenses rights provided by or
granted pursuant to this Agreement are binding upon and enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns
(including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business
or assets of the Company), continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or
of any other Enterprise, and inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s spouse, assigns, heirs, devisees, executors and
administrators and other legal representatives.

 

Section 17.            Severability.
If any provision or provisions of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the
validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including without limitation, each portion of any
Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid,
illegal or unenforceable) will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by
law; (b) such provision or provisions will be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the
maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including,
without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable,
that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) will be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby.

 

Section 18.            Interpretation.
Any ambiguity in the terms of this Agreement will be resolved in favor of Indemnitee and in a manner to provide the maximum indemnification
and advancement of Expenses permitted by law. The Company and Indemnitee intend that this Agreement provide to the fullest extent permitted
by law for indemnification and advancement in excess of that expressly provided, without limitation, by the Articles, vote of the Company
shareholders or Disinterested Directors, or applicable law.

 

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Section 19.            Entire
Agreement.

 

(a)           The
Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order
to induce Indemnitee to serve as a director or officer of the Company, and the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this
Agreement in serving or continuing to serve as a director or officer of the Company.

 

(b)           This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior
agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided,
however, that this Agreement is in addition to the indemnification provisions of the Articles and in furtherance of the Articles and applicable
law, and is not a substitute therefor, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder.

 

Section 20.            Modification
and Waiver. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement is binding unless executed in writing by the parties hereto.
No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement will be deemed or constitutes a waiver of any other provisions of this Agreement
nor will any waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

 

Section 21.            Notice
by Indemnitee. Indemnitee agrees promptly to notify the Company in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena,
complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification or advancement
of Expenses covered hereunder. The failure of Indemnitee to so notify the Company does not relieve the Company of any obligation which
it may have to the Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise.

 

Section 22.            Notices.
All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly
given if (a) delivered by hand to the other party, (b) sent by reputable overnight courier to the other party or (c) sent
by electronic mail, with receipt of oral confirmation that such communication has been received:

 

(a)            If
to Indemnitee, at the address indicated on the signature page of this Agreement, or such other address as Indemnitee provides to
the Company.

 

(b)           If
to the Company to:

 

Vertical Aerospace Ltd.

140-142 Kensington Church Street, 

London, England W8 4BN

 

Attn:   Vincent
Casey

E-mail: vinny.casey@vertical-aerospace.com

 

or to any other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee by
the Company.

 

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Section 23.            Contribution.
To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee
for any reason whatsoever, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, will contribute to the amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether
for judgments, fines, penalties, excise taxes, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement and/or for Expenses, in connection with any claim
relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances
of such Proceeding in order to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Company and Indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and/or
transaction(s) giving cause to such Proceeding; and/or (ii) the relative fault of the Company (and its directors, officers,
employees and agents) and Indemnitee in connection with such event(s) and/or transaction(s).

 

Section 24.            Applicable
Law and Consent to Jurisdiction. This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties are governed by, and construed and enforced
in accordance with, the laws of the Cayman Islands, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. The Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably
and unconditionally (i) agree that any action or Proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement may be brought only
in the Courts of England and Wales or in the Delaware Court of Chancery and not in any other state or federal court in the United States
of America or any court in any other country, (ii) consent to submit to the jurisdiction of the Courts of England and Wales or the
Delaware Court for purposes of any action or Proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, (iii) waive any objection
to the laying of venue of any such action or Proceeding in the Courts of England and Wales or in the Delaware Court, and (iv) waive,
and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or Proceeding brought in the Courts of England and Wales or in the Delaware
Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum.

 

Section 25.            Identical
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will for all purposes be deemed to be an original
but all of which together constitutes one and the same Agreement. Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability
is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.

 

Section 26.            Headings.
The headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute part of this Agreement or affect the construction
thereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties
have caused this Agreement to be signed as of the day and year first above written.

 

	COMPANY	 
	 	 
	VERTICAL
    AEROSPACE LTD.	 
	 	 
	By:	                     	 
	Name:	 
	Title:	 
	 	 
	INDEMNITEE	 
	 	 
	By:	 	 
	Name:	 
	Notice
    Address:	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 

 

[Signature page to Indemnification
and Advancement Agreement]

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