Document:

EX-10.6

 Exhibit 10.6 

PURE STORAGE, INC. 

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT NOTICE 

(2015 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN) 

Pure Storage, Inc. (the “Company”), pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Company’s 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the
“Plan”), hereby awards to Participant a Restricted Stock Unit Award for the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock (“Restricted Stock Units”) set forth below (the
“Award”). The Award is subject to all of the terms and conditions as set forth in this notice of grant (this “Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice”), the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (the
“Award Agreement”), including any special terms and conditions for Participant’s country that may be set forth in an appendix attached to the Award Agreement (the “Appendix”), and in the Plan, all
of which are attached hereto and incorporated herein in their entirety. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan or the Award Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the terms in the Award
and the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control. 
  

			
	Participant:	  	  

	Date of Grant:	  	  

	Vesting Commencement Date:	  	  

	Number of Restricted Stock Units/Shares:	  	  

  

			
	 Vesting Schedule:
	  	The shares subject to the Award shall vest as follows: [                        ].
		
	 Issuance Schedule:
	  	Subject to any change on a Capitalization Adjustment, one share of Common Stock will be issued for each Restricted Stock Unit that vests at the time set forth in Section 6 of the Award Agreement.

 Additional Terms/Acknowledgements: Participant acknowledges receipt of, and understands and agrees to, this Restricted
Stock Unit Grant Notice, the Award Agreement (including the Appendix, if applicable) and the Plan. Participant further acknowledges that as of the Date of Grant, this Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice, the Award Agreement (including the Appendix,
if applicable), and the Plan set forth the entire understanding between Participant and the Company regarding the acquisition of the Common Stock pursuant to the Award specified above and supersede all prior oral and written agreements on the terms
of this Award with the exception, if applicable, of (i) any compensation recovery policy that is adopted by the Company or is otherwise required by applicable law, and (ii) any written employment or severance arrangement that would provide
for vesting acceleration of this Award upon the terms and conditions set forth therein. 
 By accepting this Award, Participant acknowledges having received
and read this Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice, the Award Agreement (including the Appendix, if applicable) and the Plan and agrees to all of the terms and conditions set forth in these documents. Participant consents to receive Plan documents by
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an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a Company Designee. 
  

									
	 PURE STORAGE, INC.
	  		  	PARTICIPANT
				
	 By:
	  	  
	  		  	  

		  	Signature	  		  		  	Signature
					
	 Title:
	  	  
	  		  	Date:	  	  

	 Date:
	  	  
	  		  		  	

  

			
	 ATTACHMENTS:
	  	Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (including the Appendix, if applicable) and 2015 Equity Incentive Plan

  
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 ATTACHMENT I 

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT 

  
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 PURE STORAGE, INC. 

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT 

(2015 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN) 

Pursuant to the Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice (the “Grant Notice”) and this Restricted Stock Unit Award
Agreement, including any special terms and conditions for your country that may be set forth in an appendix attached to this Grant Notice (the “Appendix” and, together with the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement,
the “Agreement”), Pure Storage, Inc. (the “Company”) has awarded you a Restricted Stock Unit Award (the “Award”) pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Company’s 2015
Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) for the number of Restricted Stock Units/shares indicated in the Grant Notice. Capitalized terms not explicitly defined in this Agreement or the Grant Notice shall have the same meanings
given to them in the Plan. The terms of your Award, in addition to those set forth in the Grant Notice, are as follows. 
 1.
GRANT OF THE AWARD. This Award represents the right to be issued on a future date one (1) share of Common Stock for each Restricted Stock Unit that vests on the applicable vesting
date(s) (subject to any adjustment under Section 3 below) as indicated in the Grant Notice. As of the Date of Grant, the Company will credit to a bookkeeping account maintained by the Company or a Company Designee, for your benefit (the
“Account”) the number of Restricted Stock Units/shares of Common Stock subject to the Award. 
 2.
VESTING. Subject to the limitations contained herein, your Award will vest, if at all, in accordance with the vesting schedule provided in the Grant Notice, provided that vesting will cease upon the termination of your Continuous
Service, except in the case of your death. Upon such termination of your Continuous Service (except in the case of your death), the Restricted Stock Units/shares of Common Stock credited to the Account that were not vested on the date of such
termination will be forfeited at no cost to the Company and you will have no further right, title or interest in or to such underlying shares of Common Stock. 

If your Continuous Service terminates by reason of your death, vesting of your Award will be accelerated and the shares of Common Stock
subject to your Award will be issued to your executor, the administrator of your estate or your legal heirs in accordance with Section 5(a) and Section 6 below. 

For purposes of your Award, your Continuous Service will be considered terminated (regardless of the reason of termination, whether or not
later found to be invalid or in breach of employment or other laws or rules in the jurisdiction where you are providing service or the terms of your employment or service agreement, if any) effective as of the date that you cease to actively provide
services to the Company or any Affiliate and will not be extended by any notice period (e.g., employment or service would not include any contractual notice or any period of “garden leave” or similar period mandated under employment
or other laws in the jurisdiction where you are employed or providing services or the terms of your employment or service agreement, if any); the Board shall have exclusive discretion to determine when you are no longer actively employed or
providing services for purposes of the Plan (including whether you still may be considered to be providing services while on a leave of absence). 

  
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 3. NUMBER OF SHARES. The number of Restricted
Stock Units/shares subject to your Award may be adjusted from time to time for Capitalization Adjustments, as provided in the Plan. Any additional Restricted Stock Units, shares, cash or other property that become subject to the Award pursuant to
this Section 3, if any, shall be subject, in a manner determined by the Board, to the same forfeiture restrictions, restrictions on transferability, and time and manner of delivery as applicable to the other Restricted Stock Units and shares
covered by your Award. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 3, no fractional shares or rights for fractional shares of Common Stock shall be created pursuant to this Section 3. Any fraction of a share will be rounded down to the
nearest whole share. 
 4. COMPLIANCE. You may not be issued any Common Stock under your Award unless
the shares of Common Stock underlying the Restricted Stock Units are either (i) then registered under the Securities Act, or (ii) the Company has determined that such issuance would be exempt from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act. Your Award must also comply with other applicable laws and regulations governing the Award, including any state, federal and foreign laws, and you shall not receive such Common Stock if the Company determines that such receipt would
not be in material compliance with such laws and regulations. 
 5. TRANSFER
RESTRICTIONS. Prior to the time that shares of Common Stock have been delivered to you, you may not transfer, pledge, sell or otherwise dispose of this Award or the shares issuable in respect of your Award, except
as expressly provided in this Section 5. For example, you may not use shares that may be issued in respect of your Restricted Stock Units as security for a loan. The restrictions on transfer set forth herein will lapse upon delivery to you of
shares in respect of your vested Restricted Stock Units. 
 (a) Death. Your Award is transferable by will and by the laws of descent
and distribution. At your death, your executor, the administrator of your estate or your legal heirs shall be entitled to receive, on behalf of your estate, the shares of Common Stock that vest upon your death in accordance with Section 2
above. 
 (b) Domestic Relations Orders. Upon receiving written permission from the Board or its duly authorized designee, and
provided that you and the designated transferee enter into transfer and other agreements required by the Company, you may transfer your right to receive the distribution of Common Stock or other consideration hereunder, pursuant to a domestic
relations order or marital settlement agreement that contains the information required by the Company to effectuate the transfer. You are encouraged to discuss the proposed terms of any division of this Award with the Company General Counsel prior
to finalizing the domestic relations order or marital settlement agreement to verify that you may make such transfer, and if so, to help ensure the required information is contained within the domestic relations order or marital settlement
agreement. 
 6. DATE OF ISSUANCE. 

(a) The issuance of shares in respect of the Restricted Stock Units is intended to comply with Treasury Regulations
Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) and will be construed and administered in such a manner. Subject to the satisfaction of any Tax-Related Items (as defined in Section 11 below), in the event one or more Restricted Stock Units vests, the Company shall

  
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issue to you one (1) share of Common Stock for each Restricted Stock Unit that vests on the applicable vesting date(s) (subject to any adjustment under Section 3 above). The issuance
date determined by this paragraph is referred to as the “Original Issuance Date”. 
 (b) If the Original
Issuance Date falls on a date that is not a business day, delivery shall instead occur on the next following business day. In addition, if: 

(i) the Original Issuance Date does not occur (1) during an “open window period” applicable to you, as determined by the
Company in accordance with the Company’s then-effective policy on trading in Company securities, or (2) on a date when you are otherwise permitted to sell shares of Common Stock on an established stock exchange or stock market, and 

 (ii) either (1) Tax-Related Items do not apply, or (2) the Company decides, prior to the Original Issuance Date,
(A) not to satisfy the Tax-Related Items by withholding shares of Common Stock from the shares otherwise due, on the Original Issuance Date, to you under this Award, and (B) not to permit you to pay your Tax-Related Items in cash, 

then the shares that would otherwise be issued to you on the Original Issuance Date will not be delivered on such Original Issuance
Date and will instead be delivered on the first business day when you are not prohibited from selling shares of the Company’s Common Stock in the open public market, but in no event later than December 31 of the calendar year in which the
Original Issuance Date occurs (that is, the last day of your taxable year in which the Original Issuance Date occurs), or, if and only if permitted in a manner that complies with Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(b)(4), no later than
the date that is the 15th day of the third calendar month of the applicable year following the year in which the shares of Common Stock under this Award are no longer subject to a “substantial risk of forfeiture” within the meaning of
Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(d). 
 (c) The form of delivery (e.g., a stock certificate or electronic entry
evidencing such shares) shall be determined by the Company. 
 7. DIVIDENDS. You shall receive no benefit or
adjustment to your Award with respect to any cash dividend, stock dividend or other distribution that does not result from a Capitalization Adjustment. 

8. RESTRICTIVE LEGENDS. The shares of Common Stock issued under your Award shall be endorsed with
appropriate legends as determined by the Company. 
 9. EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS. You
hereby acknowledge and agree that the manner selected by the Company by which you indicate your consent to your Grant Notice is also deemed to be your execution of your Grant Notice and of this Agreement. You further agree that such manner of
indicating consent may be relied upon as your signature for establishing your execution of any documents to be executed in the future in connection with your Award. 

10. RESPONSIBILITY FOR TAXES.  

  
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 (a) You acknowledge that, regardless of any action the Company or, if different, your
employer (the “Employer”) takes with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, fringe benefit tax, payment on account or other tax-related withholding (“Tax-Related
Items”), the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains your responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or the Employer. You further acknowledge that the Company and the Employer
(i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of your Restricted Stock Units, including the grant of the Restricted Stock Units, the vesting and settlement of the
Restricted Stock Units, the delivery or sale of any shares of Common Stock and the issuance of any dividends, and (ii) do not commit to and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of your Award to reduce or
eliminate your liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. You acknowledge and agree that you will not make any claim against the Company, or any of its Officers, Directors, Employees or Affiliates for Tax-Related Items
arising from your Award or your other compensation. Further, if you are subject to Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction, you acknowledge that the Company and/or the Employer may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in
more than one jurisdiction. 
 (b) Prior to the relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, you agree to make adequate
arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer to satisfy all Tax-Related Items. In this regard, you authorize the Company and/or the Employer, or their respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy the obligations with regard to
all Tax-Related Items by one or a combination of the following: (i) withholding from your wages or other cash compensation paid to you by the Company or the Employer; (ii) withholding from proceeds of the sale of shares of Common Stock
acquired upon settlement of the Restricted Stock Units and sold either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on your behalf pursuant to this authorization without further consent); (iii) withholding a
number of shares of Common Stock having a fair market value determined by the Company as of the date of the relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable that are otherwise deliverable to you upon settlement; provided, however,
that to the extent necessary to qualify for an exemption from application of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, if applicable, such share withholding procedure be subject to the express prior approval of the Compensation Committee; or
(iv) causing you to tender a cash payment. 
 (c) Depending on the withholding method, the Company or the Employer may withhold
or account for Tax-Related Items by considering applicable minimum statutory withholding amounts or other applicable withholding rates, including maximum applicable rates, in which case you will receive a refund of any over-withheld amount in cash
and will have no entitlement to the Common Stock equivalent. If the obligation for Tax-Related Items is satisfied by withholding in shares of Common Stock, for tax purposes, you are deemed to have been issued the full number of shares of Common
Stock subject to the vested Restricted Stock Units notwithstanding that a number of the shares of Common Stock are held back solely for the purpose of paying the Tax-Related Items. 

(d) You agree to pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to
withhold or account for as a result of your participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. 

  
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You acknowledge and agree that the Company may refuse to issue or deliver the shares of Common Stock, or the proceeds of the sale of shares of Common Stock, if you fail to comply with the your
obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items. 
 11. AWARD NOT A
SERVICE CONTRACT.  
 (a) Nothing in this Agreement (including, but not
limited to, the vesting of your Award or the issuance of the shares subject to your Award), the Plan or any covenant of good faith and fair dealing that may be found implicit in this Agreement or the Plan shall: (i) confer upon you any right to
continue in the employ of, or affiliation with, the Company, the Employer or any other Affiliate; (ii) constitute any promise or commitment by the Company, the Employer or any other Affiliate regarding the fact or nature of future positions,
future work assignments, future compensation or any other term or condition of employment or affiliation; (iii) confer any right or benefit under this Agreement or the Plan unless such right or benefit has specifically accrued under the terms
of this Agreement or Plan; or (iv) deprive the Company or the Employer of the right to terminate you at any time and without regard to any future vesting opportunity that you may have. 

(b) The Company has the right to reorganize, sell, spin-out or otherwise restructure one or more of its businesses or Affiliates at any
time or from time to time, as it deems appropriate (a “reorganization”). Such a reorganization could result in the termination of your Continuous Service, or the termination of Affiliate status of the Employer and the loss of
benefits available to you under this Agreement, including but not limited to, the termination of the right to continue vesting in the Award. This Agreement, the Plan, the transactions contemplated hereunder and the vesting schedule set forth herein
or any covenant of good faith and fair dealing that may be found implicit in any of them do not constitute an express or implied promise of continued engagement as an Employee or Consultant for the term of this Agreement, for any period, or at all,
and shall not interfere in any way with the Company’s right to conduct a reorganization. 
 12. NATURE
OF GRANT. In accepting your Award, you acknowledge, understand and agree that: 
 (a) the Plan is
established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, to the extent permitted under the Plan; 

(b) the Award is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future Awards (whether on the
same or different terms), or benefits in lieu of an Award, even if an Award has been granted in the past; 
 (c) all decisions with
respect to future awards of Restricted Stock Units or other grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Committee, including, but not limited to, the form and timing of the grant, the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the grant,
and the vesting provisions applicable to the grant; 
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 (e) the Award and the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award, and the income and
value of same, are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation; 
 (f) the Award and the shares of Common Stock
subject to the Award, and the income and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation for any purpose, including, without limitation calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end-of-service
payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments; 
 (g) the future value of the
shares of Common Stock underlying the Award is unknown, indeterminable and cannot be predicted with certainty; 
 (h) no claim or
entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the Award resulting from the termination of your Continuous Service (for any reason whatsoever whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of employment laws in the
jurisdiction where you are employed or the terms of your employment agreement, if any), and in consideration of the grant of the Award to which you are otherwise not entitled, you irrevocably agree never to institute any claim against the Company or
any Affiliate, waive your ability, if any, to bring any such claim, and release the Company and all Affiliates from any such claim; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is allowed by a court of competent jurisdiction, then, by
participating in the Plan, you shall be deemed irrevocably to have agreed not to pursue such claim and agree to execute any and all documents necessary to request dismissal or withdrawal of such claim; 

(i) unless otherwise provided herein, in the Plan or by the Company in its discretion, the Award and the benefits evidenced by this
Agreement do not create any entitlement to have the Award or any such benefits transferred to, or assumed by, another company nor to be exchanged, cashed out or substituted for, in connection with any corporate transaction affecting the shares of
Common Stock; 
 (j) neither the Company nor any Affiliate shall be liable for any exchange rate fluctuation between your local
currency and the United States Dollar that may affect the value of the Award or of any amounts due to you pursuant to the settlement of the Award or the subsequent sale of any shares of Common Stock acquired upon settlement; and 

(k) the Award and the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award, and the income and value of same, are not granted as consideration
for, or in connection with, the service you may provide as a director of an Affiliate. 
 13. NO ADVICE
REGARDING GRANT. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding your participation in the Plan, or your
acquisition or sale of the underlying shares of Common Stock. You are hereby advised to consult with your own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding your participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan. 

  
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 14. Data Privacy. You hereby explicitly and unambiguously
consent to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of your personal data as described in this Agreement and any other grant materials by and among, as applicable, Employer, the Company and any other Affiliate for the exclusive
purpose of implementing, administering and managing your participation in the Plan. 
 You understand that the Company and the
Employer may hold certain personal information about you, including, but not limited to, your name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares
of stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all Restricted Stock Units or any other entitlement to shares of stock awarded, canceled, vested, unvested or outstanding in your favor (“Data”), for the exclusive purpose of
implementing, administering and managing the Plan. 
 You understand that Data will be transferred to Morgan Stanley Smith
Barney LLC, or such other stock plan service provider as may be selected by the Company in the future, which is assisting the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. You understand that the recipients of Data may
be located in the United States or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country (e.g., the United States) may have different data privacy laws and protections than your country. You understand that if you reside outside the
United States, you may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of Data by contacting your local human resources representative. You authorize the Company, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and any possible recipients
which may assist the Company (presently or in the future) with implementing, administering and managing the Plan to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer Data, in electronic or other form, for the sole purposes of implementing, administering
and managing your participation in the Plan. You understand that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage your participation in the Plan. You understand that if you reside outside the United States, you may,
at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing your local human
resources representative. Further, you understand that you are providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis. If you do not consent, or if you later seek to revoke your consent, your employment status or service and career with the
Company or any Affiliate will not be adversely affected; the only consequence of refusing or withdrawing your consent is that the Company would not be able to grant Restricted Stock Units or other equity awards to you or administer or maintain such
awards. Therefore, you understand that refusing or withdrawing your consent may affect your ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of your refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, you understand that you may
contact your local human resources representative. 
 15. UNSECURED OBLIGATION. Your Award is
unfunded, and as a holder of a vested Award, you shall be considered an unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to the Company’s obligation, if any, to issue shares or other property pursuant to this Agreement. You shall not have voting
or any other rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to the shares to be issued pursuant to this Agreement until such shares are issued to you pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement. Upon such issuance, you will obtain full voting
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stockholder of the Company. Nothing contained in this Agreement, and no action taken pursuant to its provisions, shall create or be construed to create a trust of any kind or a fiduciary
relationship between you and the Company or any other person. 
 16. NOTICES. Any notice or request
required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing to each of the other parties hereto and shall be deemed effectively given on the earlier of (i) the date of personal delivery, including delivery by express courier, or delivery via
electronic means, or (ii) the date that is five (5) days after deposit in the United States Post Office (whether or not actually received by the addressee), by registered or certified mail with postage and fees prepaid, addressed at the
following addresses, or at such other address(es) as a party may designate by ten (10) days’ advance written notice to each of the other parties hereto: 
  

			
	 COMPANY:
	  	 Pure Storage, Inc.
 Attn: Head of Stock
Administration
 650 Castro Street, Suite 401
 Mountain View, CA
94041-2155 USA

		
	 PARTICIPANT:
	  	Your address as on file with the Company at the time notice is given

 17. HEADINGS. The headings of the Sections in this Agreement are inserted
for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this Agreement or to affect the meaning of this Agreement. 
 18.
MISCELLANEOUS. 
 (a) The rights and obligations of the Company under your Award shall be
transferable by the Company to any one or more persons or entities, and all covenants and agreements hereunder shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Company’s successors and assigns. 

(b) You agree upon request to execute any further documents or instruments necessary or desirable in the sole determination of the
Company to carry out the purposes or intent of your Award. 
 (c) You agree that you will not sell, dispose of, transfer, make any
short sale of, grant any option for the purchase of, or enter into any hedging or similar transaction with the same economic effect as a sale with respect to any shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company held by you, for a period of
180 days following the effective date of a registration statement of the Company filed under the Securities Act or such longer period as the underwriters or the Company will request to facilitate compliance with FINRA Rule 2711 or NYSE Member Rule
472 or any successor or similar rule or regulation (the “Lock-Up Period”). You further agree to execute and deliver such other agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Company or the underwriters that are consistent
with the foregoing or that are necessary to give further effect thereto. In order to enforce the foregoing covenant, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to your shares of Common Stock until the end of such period. You also
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securities) of the Company held by you will be bound by this Section 16(c). The underwriters of the Company’s stock are intended third party beneficiaries of this Section 16(c) and
will have the right, power and authority to enforce the provisions hereof as though they were a party hereto. 
 (d) You acknowledge
and agree that you have reviewed your Award in its entirety, have had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing and accepting your Award and fully understand all provisions of your Award. 

(e) All obligations of the Company under the Plan and this Agreement shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the
existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company. 

19. GOVERNING PLAN DOCUMENT. Your Award is subject to all the provisions of
the Plan, the provisions of which are hereby made a part of your Award, and is further subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations which may from time to time be promulgated and adopted pursuant to the Plan. Your Award (and any
compensation paid or shares issued under your Award) is subject to recoupment in accordance with The U.S. Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and any implementing regulations thereunder, any clawback policy adopted by the
Company and any compensation recovery policy otherwise required by applicable law. No recovery of compensation under such a clawback policy will be an event giving rise to a right to voluntarily terminate employment upon a resignation for “good
reason,” or for a “constructive termination” or any similar term under any plan of or agreement with the Company. 
 20.
LANGUAGE. If you have received this Agreement, or any other document related to this Award and/or the Plan translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English
version, the English version will control. 
 21. INSIDER TRADING
RESTRICTIONS/MARKET ABUSE LAWS. You acknowledge that, depending on your country, you may be subject to insider trading restrictions and/or market abuse laws, which may affect your
ability to acquire or sell the shares of Common Stock or rights to the shares of Common Stock under the Plan during such times as you are considered to have “inside information” regarding the Company (as defined by the laws in your
country). Any restrictions under these laws or regulations are separate from and in addition to any restrictions that may be imposed under any applicable Company insider trading policy. You acknowledge that it is your responsibility to comply with
any applicable restrictions, and you are advised to speak to your personal advisor on this matter. 
 22. APPENDIX.
Notwithstanding any provisions in this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, your Award shall be subject to the special terms and conditions for your country set forth in the Appendix, if applicable. Moreover, if you relocate to one of the
countries included therein, the terms and conditions for such country will apply to you to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons. The
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 23. IMPOSITION OF OTHER
REQUIREMENTS. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on your participation in the Plan, and on any shares of Common Stock acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is
necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons, and to require you to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing. 

24. GOVERNING LAW/VENUE. This Agreement, is governed by the laws of the State of Delaware
without resort to that state’s conflicts of laws rules. For purposes of any action, lawsuit or other proceedings brought to enforce this Agreement, including its Exhibit, relating to it, or arising from it, the parties hereby submit to and
consent to the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts within Santa Clara County, State of California, and no other courts, where this grant is made and/or to be performed. 

25. SEVERABILITY. If all or any part of this Agreement or the Plan is declared by any court or
governmental authority to be unlawful or invalid, such unlawfulness or invalidity shall not invalidate any portion of this Agreement or the Plan not declared to be unlawful or invalid. Any Section of this Agreement (or part of such a Section) so
declared to be unlawful or invalid shall, if possible, be construed in a manner which will give effect to the terms of such Section or part of a Section to the fullest extent possible while remaining lawful and valid. 

26. OTHER DOCUMENTS. You acknowledge receipt of and the right to receive a document
providing the information required by Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Act, which includes the Plan prospectus. In addition, you acknowledge receipt of the Company’s Insider Trading Policy. 

27. AMENDMENT. This Agreement may not be modified, amended or terminated except by an instrument in writing, signed by
you and by a duly authorized representative of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended solely by the Board by a writing which specifically states that it is amending this Agreement, so long as a copy of such
amendment is delivered to you, and provided that, except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, no such amendment materially adversely affecting your rights hereunder may be made without your written consent. Without limiting the foregoing,
the Board reserves the right to change, by written notice to you, the provisions of this Agreement in any way it may deem necessary or advisable to carry out the purpose of the Award as a result of any change in applicable laws or regulations or any
future law, regulation, ruling, or judicial decision, provided that any such change shall be applicable only to rights relating to that portion of the Award which is then subject to restrictions as provided herein. 

28. COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 409A OF THE
CODE. This Award is intended to comply with the “short-term deferral” rule set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if it is determined
that the Award fails to satisfy the requirements of the short-term deferral rule and is otherwise deferred compensation subject to Section 409A, and if you are a “Specified Employee” (within the meaning set forth in
Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code) as of the date of your “separation from service” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h) and without regard to any alternative definition thereunder), then the issuance
of any shares that would otherwise be made upon the date of the separation from service or within the first six (6) months thereafter will not be made 

  
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on the originally scheduled date(s) and will instead be issued in a lump sum on the date that is six (6) months and one day after the date of the separation from service, with the balance of
the shares issued thereafter in accordance with the original vesting and issuance schedule set forth above, but if and only if such delay in the issuance of the shares is necessary to avoid the imposition of adverse taxation on you in respect of the
shares under Section 409A of the Code. Each installment of shares that vests is intended to constitute a “separate payment” for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2). 

* * * * * 
 This Restricted Stock
Unit Award Agreement shall be deemed to be signed by the Company and by you upon your signing or otherwise by your acceptance of the Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice to which it is attached. 

  
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 ATTACHMENT II 

2015 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 

  
 15EX-10.12

 Exhibit 10.12 

PURE STORAGE, INC. 

CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE BENEFIT PLAN 

Section 1. INTRODUCTION. 

The Pure Storage, Inc. Change in Control Severance Benefit Plan (the “Plan”) is hereby established effective
August 19, 2015 (the “Effective Date”). The purpose of the Plan is to provide for the payment of severance benefits to certain eligible officers of Pure Storage, Inc. (the “Company”) in the event
that such employees become subject to involuntary employment terminations in connection with an acquisition of the Company. This Plan document also is the Summary Plan Description for the Plan. 

For purposes of the Plan, the following terms are defined as follows: 

(a) “Affiliate” means any “parent” or “subsidiary” of the Company as such
terms are defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Plan Administrator shall have the authority to determine the time or times at which “parent” or “subsidiary” status is determined within the foregoing
definition. 
 (b) “Base Pay” means the base pay amount (excluding incentive pay, premium pay,
commissions, overtime, bonuses and other forms of variable compensation) as in effect during the last regularly scheduled payroll period immediately prior to a Covered Termination. 

(c) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company; provided, however, that if the Board has
delegated authority to administer the Plan to the Compensation Committee of the Board, then “Board” shall also mean the Compensation Committee. 

(d) “Cause” means the occurrence of any or more of the following events: (A) an Eligible
Employee’s conviction (including a guilty plea or plea of nolo contendere) of any felony or any other crime involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude; (B) an Eligible Employee’s commission or attempted commission of or
participation in a fraud or act of dishonesty or misrepresentation against the Company; (C) an Eligible Employee’s material violation of any contract or agreement between the Eligible Employee and the Company, including without limitation,
material breach of the Eligible Employee’s Confidential Information and Inventions Assignment Agreement, or of any Company policy, or of any statutory duty the Eligible Employee owes to the Company; or (D) an Eligible Employee’s
conduct that constitutes gross insubordination, incompetence or habitual neglect of duties, provided, however, that the action or conduct described in clause (C) above and this clause (D) will constitute “Cause” only if such
action or conduct continues after the Board has provided the Eligible Employee with written notice thereof and thirty (30) days opportunity to cure the same (provided that the Board is not obligated to provide such written notice and
opportunity to cure if the action or conduct is not reasonably susceptible to cure). The determination that a termination is for Cause shall be made by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion. 

(e) “Change in Control” means the occurrence of any one or more of the following events: (A) any
consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other corporation or other entity or person, or any other corporate reorganization, other than any such consolidation, merger or reorganization in which the stockholders of the Company
immediately prior to such consolidation, merger or reorganization, continue to hold a majority of the voting power of the surviving entity (or, if the surviving entity is a wholly owned subsidiary, its parent) immediately after such consolidation,
merger or reorganization; (B) any transaction or series of related transactions to which the Company is a party in 

  
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which in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the Company’s voting power is transferred; provided that the foregoing shall not include any transaction or series of transactions principally
for bona fide equity financing purposes in which cash is received by the Company or indebtedness of the Company is cancelled or converted or a combination thereof; or (C) a sale, lease, exclusive license or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company. This definition of Change in Control is intended to conform to the definitions of “change in ownership of a corporation” and “change in ownership of a substantial portion of a
corporation’s assets” provided in Treasury Regulation Sections 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v) and (vii). Once a Change in Control has occurred, no future events shall constitute a Change in Control for purposes of the Plan. 

(f) “Closing” means the initial closing of the Change in Control as defined in the definitive
agreement executed in connection with the Change in Control. In the case of a series of transactions constituting a Change in Control, “Closing” means the first closing that satisfies the threshold of the definition for a Change in
Control. 
 (g) “COBRA” means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as
amended. 
 (h) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 

(i) “Company” means Pure Storage, Inc. or, following a Change in Control, the
surviving Entity resulting from such event. 
 (j) “Covered Period”
means the period commencing three (3) months prior to the Closing of a Change in Control and ending twelve (12) months following the Closing of a Change in Control. 

(k) “Covered Termination” means an employee’s Involuntary Termination that
occurs within the Covered Period. For such purposes, if the event giving rise to an employee’s right to resign for Good Reason arises within the Covered Period, and the employee’s resignation occurs not later than thirty (30) days
after the expiration of the Cure Period (as defined below), such termination shall be a Covered Termination.  
 (l)
“Director” means a member of the Board. 
 (m) “Eligible
Employee” means an active employee of the Company with a title of Vice President or above who meets all the requirements to be eligible to receive Plan benefits as set forth in Section 2, including timely provision of an effective
Release (as such term is defined in Section 2(b)). 
 (n) “Employment Agreement”
means any individual employment offer letter, contract or agreement that an Eligible Employee has with the Company. 
 (o)
“Entity” means a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity. 
 (p)
“Equity Plan” means the Company’s 2009 Equity Incentive Plan and the Company’s 2015 Equity Incentive Plan or any successor or other equity incentive plan adopted by the Company which govern the stock awards, as
applicable. 
 (q) “Good Reason” means the occurrence of any of the
following events without the Eligible Employee’s written consent; provided however, that any resignation by the Eligible Employee  

  
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due to any of the following events shall be deemed for Good Reason only if (i) the employee gives the Company written notice of the intent to terminate for Good Reason within thirty
(30) days after the occurrence of any of the events and that the employee asserts that grounds for a resignation for Good Reason exist as a result which is not corrected within thirty (30) days after the Company (or any successor thereto)
receives such written notice from the employee; and (ii) the employee resigns within one hundred twenty (120) days of the first occurrence of the applicable event: (A) a material diminution of the Eligible Employee’s duties,
position or responsibilities, provided, however, a mere change in title or reporting relationship following a Change in Control will not by itself constitute “Good Reason” for the Eligible Employee’s resignation, and further provided,
however, that the acquisition of the Company and subsequent conversion of the Company as a whole to a division or unit of the acquiring entity will not by itself result in a “diminution;” (B) a reduction by the Company in the Eligible
Employee’s base salary as in effect immediately prior to such reduction by more than ten percent (10%) (unless such reduction is made pursuant to an across the board reduction applicable to senior executives of the Company); or
(C) the relocation of the Eligible Employee’s assigned office location resulting in an increase in the Eligible Employee’s one-way commuting distance from the Eligible Employee’s residence by at least forty-five (45) miles.

 (r) “Individual Severance Arrangement” means any Employment Agreement providing for severance benefits to
an Eligible Employee or any other severance arrangement between the Eligible Employee and the Company other than the Plan, in each case that remains in effect through the date of a Covered Termination. 

(s) “Involuntary Termination” means an employee’s termination from all
positions he or she then holds with the Company, which constitutes a “separation from service” (as defined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h) without regard to any alternative definition thereunder), and which is either
(i) a termination by the Company without Cause other than as a result of death or disability or (ii) a resignation by the employee with Good Reason.  

(t) “Plan Administrator” means the Board prior to the Closing and the Representative upon and
following the Closing. 
 (u) “Representative” means one or more members of the Board or other
persons or Entities designated by the Board prior to or in connection with a Change in Control that will have authority to administer and interpret the Plan upon and following the Closing as provided in Section 7(a). 

(w) “Target Bonus” means the on-target amount of an Eligible Employee’s annual incentive compensation in
effect immediately prior to a Covered Termination. 
 Section 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS. 

(a) Eligible Employee. An employee of the Company is eligible to participate in the Plan if (i) the employee is an Eligible
Employee at any time on or after the Effective Date of the Plan and prior to a Covered Termination; (ii) such Eligible Employee’s employment with the Company terminates due to a Covered Termination; and (iii) such Eligible Employee
meets the other Plan eligibility requirements set forth in this Section 2. The determination of whether an employee is an Eligible Employee shall be made by the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, and such determination shall be binding
and conclusive on all persons. 
 (b) Release Requirement. In order to be eligible to receive benefits under the Plan, the employee
also must execute a general waiver and release in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, Exhibit B or Exhibit C, as appropriate (the “Release”), within the applicable time period set

  
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forth therein, but in no event more than fifty (50) days following the date of the applicable Covered Termination, and such Release must become effective in accordance with its terms. The
Company, in its sole discretion, may modify the form of the Release to comply with applicable law. The Release may be incorporated into a termination agreement or other agreement with the employee. 

(c) No Duplicative Benefits Provided Under Plan. This Plan does not supersede the terms of any Individual Severance Arrangement. Unless
otherwise determined by the Plan Administrator in its discretion, if an employee is an Eligible Employee and otherwise eligible to receive severance benefits under this Plan that are of the same category and would otherwise duplicate the benefits
available under the terms of any Individual Severance Arrangement (“Duplicative Benefits”) such Eligible Employee will receive severance benefits under the Individual Severance Arrangement in lieu of any Plan benefits to the
extent such benefits are Duplicative Benefits, and severance benefits will be provided under the Plan only to the extent, if any, that Plan benefits are not Duplicative Benefits. 

(d) Exceptions to Benefit Entitlement. An employee who otherwise is an Eligible Employee will not receive benefits under the Plan in
the following circumstances, as determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion: 
 (1) The employee voluntarily
terminates employment with the Company without Good Reason, or terminates employment due to the employee’s death or disability, other than to accept employment with another entity that is wholly or majority owned (directly or indirectly) by the
Company. Voluntary terminations include, but are not limited to, resignation, retirement or failure to return from a leave of absence on the scheduled date. 

(2) The employee is offered immediate reemployment by a successor to the Company or an Affiliate or by a purchaser of the
Company’s assets, as the case may be, following a Change in Control and the terms of such reemployment would not otherwise give rise to the employee’s right to resign for Good Reason (determined as if the Entity offering such reemployment
were the Company). For purposes of the foregoing, “immediate reemployment” means that the employee’s employment with the successor to the Company or an Affiliate or the purchaser of its assets, as the case may be, results in
uninterrupted employment such that the employee does not incur a lapse in pay or benefits as a result of the change in ownership of the Company or the sale of its assets. 

(3) The employee is rehired by the Company or an Affiliate and recommences employment prior to the date benefits under the Plan are
scheduled to commence. 
 Section 3. AMOUNT OF BENEFIT. 

(a) Severance Benefit. Benefits under the Plan shall be provided to an Eligible Employee as follows, subject to any delay in payment
that may be required by Section 5: 
 (1) Base Compensation and Target Bonus Severance Benefit. The Eligible Employee will be
entitled to receive a single lump sum cash payment equal to six (6) months of the Eligible Employee’s Base Pay and Target Bonus (such cash payment, the “OTE Compensation Severance Benefit”). The OTE Compensation
Severance Benefit will be payable to the Eligible Employee within ten (10) business days following the later of (i) the effective date of the Release, or (ii) the effective date of the Closing. 

  
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 (2) Accelerated Vesting of Stock Awards. 

(i) Effective as of the later of the effective date of the Release or the effective date of the Closing, to the extent not previously
vested: (A) the vesting and exercisability of all outstanding time-based stock options to purchase the Company’s common stock that are held by the Eligible Employee on such date shall be accelerated in full, (B) any time-based
reacquisition or repurchase rights held by the Company in respect of common stock issued pursuant to any other stock award granted to the Eligible Employee by the Company shall lapse in full, and (C) the vesting of any other time-based stock
awards granted to the Eligible Employee by the Company, and any issuance of shares triggered by the time-based vesting of such stock awards, shall be accelerated in full. Stock awards that the Eligible Employee holds with respect to the
Company’s common stock that are subject to vesting based on Company performance will not accelerate upon the Eligible Employee’s termination for any reason. 

(ii) In order to give effect to the intent of the foregoing provision, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the
Eligible Employee’s stock award agreements or the Equity Plan under which such stock award was granted that provides that any then unvested portion of the award will immediately expire upon the Eligible Employee’s termination of service,
no unvested portion of the Eligible Employee’s stock award shall generally terminate any earlier than the later of (A) the effective date of the Release, or (B) the Release Deadline (as defined in Section 5); provided, however
that after giving effect to the vesting acceleration provisions set forth above, the Eligible Employee’s stock awards shall remain subject to earlier termination in connection with a Change in Control or a Corporate Transaction (as each term is
defined in the applicable Equity Plan) in which the Eligible Employee’s stock award is not assumed, substituted or continued by the acquiring or surviving entity as provided for in such Equity Plan. 

(3) Payment of Continued Group Health Plan Benefits. 

(i) If the Eligible Employee timely elects continued group health plan continuation coverage under COBRA following a Covered
Termination the Company shall pay the full amount of the Eligible Employee’s COBRA premiums, on behalf of such Eligible Employee for continued coverage under the Company’s group health plans, including coverage for the Eligible
Employee’s eligible dependents, for a period equal to six (6) months (the “COBRA Payment Period”). Upon the conclusion of such period of COBRA premium payments made by the Company, the Eligible Employee will be
responsible for the entire payment of premiums (or payment for the cost of coverage) required under COBRA for the duration of the Eligible Employee’s eligible COBRA coverage period. For purposes of this Section, (A) references to COBRA
shall be deemed to refer also to analogous provisions of state law and (B) any applicable insurance premiums that are paid by the Company shall not include any amounts payable by the Eligible Employee under an Internal Revenue Code
Section 125 health care reimbursement plan, which amounts, if any, are the Eligible Employee’s sole responsibility. 
 (ii)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that it cannot provide the COBRA premium benefits without potentially incurring financial costs or penalties under applicable law (including, without
limitation, Section 2716 of the Public Health Service Act), then in lieu of paying COBRA premiums on the Eligible Employee’s behalf, the Company will instead pay the Eligible Employee on the last day of each remaining month of the COBRA
Payment Period a fully taxable cash payment equal to the COBRA premium for that month, subject to applicable tax withholding (such amount, the “Special Severance Payment”), such Special Severance Payment to be made without
regard to the Eligible Employee’s election of COBRA coverage or payment of COBRA premiums and without regard to the Eligible Employee’s continued eligibility for COBRA coverage during the COBRA Payment Period. Such Special Severance
Payment shall end upon expiration of the COBRA Payment Period. 

  
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 (b) Additional Benefits. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may, in its sole
discretion, provide benefits to employees who are not Eligible Employees (“Non-Eligible Employees”) chosen by the Board, in its sole discretion, and the provision of any such benefits to a Non-Eligible Employee shall in no
way obligate the Company to provide such benefits to any other Non-Eligible Employee, even if similarly situated. If benefits under the Plan are provided to a Non-Eligible Employee, references in the Plan to “Eligible Employee” (and
similar references) shall be deemed to refer to such Non-Eligible Employee. 
 (c) Certain Reductions. The Company, in its sole
discretion, shall have the authority to reduce an Eligible Employee’s severance benefits, in whole or in part, by pay and benefits provided during a period following written notice of a plant closing or mass layoff, pay and benefits in lieu of
such notice, or other similar benefits payable to the Eligible Employee by the Company or an Affiliate that become payable in connection with the Eligible Employee’s termination of employment pursuant to (i) any applicable legal
requirement, including, without limitation, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act or any other similar state law, (ii) any Company policy or practice providing for the Eligible Employee to remain on the payroll for a limited
period of time after being given notice of the termination of the Eligible Employee’s employment, or (iii) any other severance benefit agreement or arrangement between the Company and the Eligible Employee, and the Plan Administrator shall
so construe and implement the terms of the Plan. Any such reductions that the Company determines to make pursuant to this Section 3(c) shall be made such that any benefit under the Plan shall be reduced solely by any similar type of benefit
under such legal requirement, agreement, policy or practice (i.e., any cash severance benefits under the Plan shall be reduced solely by any cash payments or severance benefits under such legal requirement, agreement, policy or practice, and
any continued insurance benefits under the Plan shall be reduced solely by any continued insurance benefits under such legal requirement, agreement, policy or practice). The Company’s decision to apply such reductions to the severance benefits
of one Eligible Employee and the amount of such reductions shall in no way obligate the Company to apply the same reductions in the same amounts to the severance benefits of any other Eligible Employee, even if similarly situated. In the
Company’s sole discretion, such reductions may be applied on a retroactive basis, with severance benefits previously paid being re-characterized as payments pursuant to the Company’s statutory obligation. 

(d) Parachute Payments. The following provisions shall not supersede any provisions to the contrary provided under any Individual
Severance Arrangement, if applicable: 
 (1) In the event that any of the severance payments and
other benefits provided by this Plan or otherwise payable to an Eligible Employee (a) constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, and (b) but for this Section, would be subject to the
excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (“Excise Tax”), the Eligible Employee’s severance payments and benefits under this Plan or otherwise shall be payable either in full or in such lesser amount which
would result in no portion of such severance payments or benefits being subject to the Excise Tax, whichever of the foregoing amounts, taking into account the applicable federal, state and local income and employment taxes and the Excise Tax,
results in the receipt by the Eligible Employee, on an after-tax basis, of the greatest amount of severance payments and benefits under this Plan or otherwise, notwithstanding that all or some portion of such severance payments or benefits may be
taxable under Section 4999 of the Code. Any reduction in the severance payments and benefits required by this Section shall be made in the following order: (i) reduction of cash payments; (ii) reduction of accelerated vesting of
equity awards other than stock options; (iii) reduction of accelerated vesting of stock options; and (iv) reduction of other benefits paid or provided to the Eligible Employee. 

(2) The calculations in this Section will be performed by the professional firm engaged by the Company for general tax purposes as of
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might reasonably be anticipated to result in severance payments and benefits that would otherwise be subject to the Excise Tax. If the tax firm so engaged by the Company is serving as accountant
or auditor for the acquiring company, the Company shall appoint a nationally recognized tax firm to make the determinations required by this Section. The Company shall bear all expenses with respect to the determinations by such firm required to be
made by this Section. The Company and the Eligible Employee shall furnish such tax firm such information and documents as the tax firm may reasonably request in order to make its required determination. The tax firm will provide its calculations,
together with detailed supporting documentation, to the Company and the Eligible Employee as soon as practicable following its engagement. Any good faith determinations of the tax firm made hereunder shall be final, binding and conclusive upon the
Company and the Eligible Employee. However, the Eligible Employee shall have the final authority to make any good faith determination(s) associated with the assumptions used by the tax firm in providing its calculations, and such good faith
determination by the Eligible Employee shall be binding on the Company. 
 (3) As a result of the uncertainty in the application of
Sections 409A, 280G or 4999 of the Code at the time of the initial determination by the professional tax firm described in this Section, it is possible that the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) or other agency will claim
that an Excise Tax greater than that amount, if any, determined by such professional firm for the purposes of this Section is due (the “Additional Excise Tax”). The Eligible Employee shall notify the Company in writing of any
claim by the IRS or other agency that, if successful, would require payment of Additional Excise Tax. The Eligible Employee and the Company shall each reasonably cooperate with the other in connection with any administrative or judicial proceedings
concerning the existence or amount of liability for Excise Tax with respect to payments made or due to the Eligible Employee. The Company shall pay all reasonable fees, expenses and penalties of the Eligible Employee relating to a claim by the IRS
or other agency. In the event it is finally determined that a further reduction would have been required under this Section to place the Eligible Employee in a better after-tax position, the Eligible Employee shall repay the Company such amount
within thirty (30) days thereof in order to effect such result. 
 Section 4. RETURN OF COMPANY
PROPERTY. 
 An Eligible Employee will not be entitled to any severance benefit under the Plan unless and until the
Eligible Employee returns all Company Property. For this purpose, “Company Property” means all Company documents (and all copies thereof) and other Company property which the Eligible Employee had in his or her possession at any time,
including, but not limited to, Company files, notes, drawings, records, plans, forecasts, reports, studies, analyses, proposals, agreements, financial information, research and development information, sales and marketing information, operational
and personnel information, specifications, code, software, databases, computer-recorded information, tangible property and equipment (including, but not limited to, computers, facsimile machines, mobile telephones, servers), credit cards, entry
cards, identification badges and keys; and any materials of any kind which contain or embody any proprietary or confidential information of the Company (and all reproductions thereof in whole or in part). 

Section 5. TAX WITHHOLDING; OFFSET; SECTION 409A. 

All payments under the Plan will be subject to applicable withholding for federal, state and local taxes. If an Eligible Employee is indebted
to the Company on his or her termination date, the Company reserves the right to offset any severance payments under the Plan by the amount of such indebtedness. All severance benefits provided under the Plan are intended to satisfy the requirements
for an exemption from application of Section 409A of the Code to the maximum extent that an exemption is available and any ambiguities herein shall be interpreted accordingly. 

  
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 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, any payments and benefits provided
under the Plan that constitute “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and other guidance thereunder and any state law of similar effect (collectively “Section
409A”) shall not commence in connection with an Eligible Employee’s termination of employment unless and until the Eligible Employee has also incurred a “separation from service,” as such term is defined in Treasury
Regulations Section 1.409A-1(h) (“Separation from Service”), unless the Company reasonably determines that such amounts may be provided to the Eligible Employee without causing the Eligible Employee to incur the adverse
personal tax consequences under Section 409A. 
 It is intended that (i) each installment of any benefits payable under the Plan to an
Eligible Employee be regarded as a separate “payment” for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(i), (ii) all payments of any such benefits under the Plan satisfy, to the greatest extent possible, the exemptions
from the application of Section 409A provided under Treasury Regulations Sections 1.409A-1(b)(4) and 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii), and (iii) any such benefits consisting of COBRA premiums also satisfy, to the greatest extent possible, the exemption
from the application of Section 409A provided under Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(v). However, if the Company determines that any such benefits payable under the Plan constitute “deferred compensation” under
Section 409A and the Eligible Employee is a “specified employee” of the Company, as such term is defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), then, solely to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of the adverse personal tax
consequences under Section 409A, (A) the timing of such benefit payments shall be delayed until the earlier of (1) the date that is six (6) months and one (1) day after the Eligible Employee’s Separation from Service
and (2) the date of the Eligible Employee’s death (such applicable date, the “Delayed Initial Payment Date”), and (B) the Company shall (1) pay the Eligible Employee a lump sum amount equal to the sum of
the benefit payments that the Eligible Employee would otherwise have received through the Delayed Initial Payment Date if the commencement of the payment of the benefits had not been delayed pursuant to this paragraph and (2) commence paying
the balance, if any, of the benefits in accordance with the applicable payment schedule. 
 In no event shall payment of any benefits under
the Plan be made prior to an Eligible Employee’s termination date or prior to the effective date of the Release. If the Company determines that any payments or benefits provided under the Plan constitute “deferred compensation” under
Section 409A, and the Eligible Employee’s Separation from Service occurs at a time during the calendar year when the Release could become effective in the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Eligible Employee’s
Separation from Service occurs, then regardless of when the Release is returned to the Company and becomes effective, the Release will not be deemed effective any earlier than the latest permitted effective date (the “Release
Deadline”). If the Company determines that any payments or benefits provided under the Plan constitute “deferred compensation” under Section 409A, then except to the extent that payments may be delayed until the Delayed
Initial Payment Date pursuant to the preceding paragraph, on the first regular payroll date following the effective date of an Eligible Employee’s Release, the Company shall (1) pay the Eligible Employee a lump sum amount equal to the sum
of the benefit payments that the Eligible Employee would otherwise have received through such payroll date but for the delay in payment related to the effectiveness of the Release and (2) commence paying the balance, if any, of the benefits in
accordance with the applicable payment schedule. 
 Section 6. REEMPLOYMENT. 

In the event of an Eligible Employee’s reemployment by the Company during the period of time in respect of which severance benefits
pursuant to the Plan have been paid, the Company, in its sole and absolute discretion, may require such Eligible Employee to repay to the Company all or a portion of such severance benefits as a condition of reemployment. 

  
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 Section 7. RIGHT TO INTERPRET AND
ADMINISTER PLAN; AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION. 
 (a)
Interpretation and Administration. Prior to the Closing, the Board shall be the Plan Administrator and shall have the exclusive discretion and authority to establish rules, forms, and procedures for the administration of the Plan and to construe
and interpret the Plan and to decide any and all questions of fact, interpretation, definition, computation or administration arising in connection with the operation of the Plan, including, but not limited to, the eligibility to participate in the
Plan and amount of benefits paid under the Plan. The rules, interpretations, computations and other actions of the Board shall be binding and conclusive on all persons. Upon and after the Closing, the Plan will be interpreted and administered in
good faith by the Representative who shall be the Plan Administrator during such period. All actions taken by the Representative in interpreting the terms of the Plan and administering the Plan upon and after the Closing will be final and binding on
all Eligible Employees. Any references in this Plan to the “Board” or “Plan Administrator” with respect to periods following the Closing shall mean the Representative. 

(b) Amendment and Termination. The Plan Administrator reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan at any time in its discretion;
provided, however, that any amendment or termination of the Plan that would adversely affect a particular employee will not be effective as to such employee without his or her written consent if such amendment or termination is
to occur upon or at any time following the occurrence of a Change in Control. In addition, the Plan will automatically terminate following the satisfaction of all the Company’s obligations under the Plan.  

Section 8. NO IMPLIED EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. 

The Plan shall not be deemed (i) to give any employee or other person any right to be retained in the employ of the Company or
(ii) to interfere with the right of the Company to discharge any employee or other person at any time, with or without cause, which right is hereby reserved. 

Section 9. LEGAL CONSTRUCTION. 

This Plan is intended to be governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
(“ERISA”) and, to the extent not preempted by ERISA, the laws of the State of California. 
 Section 10.
CLAIMS, INQUIRIES AND APPEALS. 
 (a) Applications for Benefits and
Inquiries. Any application for benefits, inquiries about the Plan or inquiries about present or future rights under the Plan must be submitted to the Plan Administrator in writing by an applicant (or his or her authorized representative). The
Plan Administrator is: 
 Pure Storage, Inc. 

Attn: General Counsel 
 650 Castro
Street, Suite 400 
 Mountain View, CA 94041 

(b) Denial of Claims. In the event that any application for benefits is denied in whole or in part, the Plan Administrator must provide
the applicant with written or electronic notice of the denial of the application, and of the applicant’s right to review the denial. Any electronic notice will comply with the regulations of the U.S. Department of Labor. The notice of denial
will be set forth in a manner designed to be understood by the applicant and will include the following: 
 (1) the specific
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 (2) references to the specific Plan provisions upon which the denial is based; 

(3) a description of any additional information or material that the Plan Administrator needs to complete the review and an
explanation of why such information or material is necessary; and 
 (4) an explanation of the Plan’s review procedures and the
time limits applicable to such procedures, including a statement of the applicant’s right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA following a denial on review of the claim, as described in Section 10(d) below. 

This notice of denial will be given to the applicant within ninety (90) days after the Plan Administrator receives the application,
unless special circumstances require an extension of time, in which case, the Plan Administrator has up to an additional ninety (90) days for processing the application. If an extension of time for processing is required, written notice of the
extension will be furnished to the applicant before the end of the initial ninety (90) day period. 
 This notice of extension will
describe the special circumstances necessitating the additional time and the date by which the Plan Administrator is to render its decision on the application. 

(c) Request for a Review. Any person (or that person’s authorized representative) for whom an application for benefits is denied,
in whole or in part, may appeal the denial by submitting a request for a review to the Plan Administrator within sixty (60) days after the application is denied. A request for a review shall be in writing and shall be addressed to: 

Pure Storage, Inc. 
 Attn: General
Counsel 
 650 Castro Street, Suite 400 

Mountain View, CA 94041 
 A request for review
must set forth all of the grounds on which it is based, all facts in support of the request and any other matters that the applicant feels are pertinent. The applicant (or his or her representative) shall have the opportunity to submit (or the Plan
Administrator may require the applicant to submit) written comments, documents, records, and other information relating to his or her claim. The applicant (or his or her representative) shall be provided, upon request and free of charge, reasonable
access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant to his or her claim. The review shall take into account all comments, documents, records and other information submitted by the applicant (or his or her representative)
relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination. 

(d) Decision on Review. The Plan Administrator will act on each request for review within sixty (60) days after receipt of the
request, unless special circumstances require an extension of time (not to exceed an additional sixty (60) days), for processing the request for a review. If an extension for review is required, written notice of the extension will be furnished
to the applicant within the initial sixty (60) day period. This notice of extension will describe the special circumstances necessitating the additional time and the date by which the Plan Administrator is to render its decision on the review.
The Plan Administrator will give prompt, written or electronic notice of its decision to the applicant. Any electronic notice will comply with the regulations of the U.S. Department of Labor. In the event that the

  
 10. 

 
Plan Administrator confirms the denial of the application for benefits in whole or in part, the notice will set forth, in a manner calculated to be understood by the applicant, the following:

 (1) the specific reason or reasons for the denial; 

(2) references to the specific Plan provisions upon which the denial is based; 

(3) a statement that the applicant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all
documents, records and other information relevant to his or her claim; and 
 (4) a statement of the applicant’s right to bring
a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA. 
 (e) Rules and Procedures. The Plan Administrator will establish rules and
procedures, consistent with the Plan and with ERISA, as necessary and appropriate in carrying out its responsibilities in reviewing benefit claims. The Plan Administrator may require an applicant who wishes to submit additional information in
connection with an appeal from the denial of benefits to do so at the applicant’s own expense. 
 (f) Exhaustion of
Remedies. No legal action for benefits under the Plan may be brought until the applicant (i) has submitted a written application for benefits in accordance with the procedures described by Section 10(a) above, (ii) has been
notified by the Plan Administrator that the application is denied, (iii) has filed a written request for a review of the application in accordance with the appeal procedure described in Section 10(c) above, and (iv) has been notified
that the Plan Administrator has denied the appeal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Plan Administrator does not respond to an Eligible Employee’s claim or appeal within the relevant time limits specified in this Section 10, the
Eligible Employee may bring legal action for benefits under the Plan pursuant to Section 502(a) of ERISA.  
 Section 11.
BASIS OF PAYMENTS TO AND FROM PLAN. 

The Plan shall be unfunded, and all cash payments under the Plan shall be paid only from the general assets of the Company. 

Section 12. OTHER PLAN INFORMATION. 

(a) Employer and Plan Identification Numbers. The Employer Identification Number assigned to the Company (which is the “Plan
Sponsor” as that term is used in ERISA) by the Internal Revenue Service is 27-1069557. The Plan Number assigned to the Plan by the Plan Sponsor pursuant to the instructions of the Internal Revenue Service is 504. 

(b) Ending Date for Plan’s Fiscal Year. The date of the end of the fiscal year for the purpose of maintaining the Plan’s
records is January 31. 

  
 11. 

 (c) Agent for the Service of Legal Process. The agent for the service of legal process
with respect to the Plan is: 
 Pure Storage, Inc. 

Attn: General Counsel 
 650 Castro
Street, Suite 400 
 Mountain View, CA 94041 

In addition, service of legal process may be made upon the Plan Administrator. 

(d) Plan Sponsor. The “Plan Sponsor” is: 

Pure Storage, Inc. 
 650 Castro
Street, Suite 400 
 Mountain View, CA 94041 

1-800- 379-7873 
 (e) Plan
Administrator. The Plan Administrator is the Board prior to the Closing and the Representative upon and following the Closing. The Plan Administrator’s contact information is: 

Pure Storage, Inc. 
 Attn: General
Counsel 
 650 Castro Street, Suite 400 

Mountain View, CA 94041 
 1-800-
379-7873 
 The Plan Administrator is the named fiduciary charged with the responsibility for administering the Plan. 

Section 13. STATEMENT OF ERISA RIGHTS. 

Participants in this Plan (which is a welfare benefit plan sponsored by Pure Storage, Inc.) are entitled to certain rights and protections
under ERISA. If you are an Eligible Employee, you are considered a participant in the Plan and, under ERISA, you are entitled to: 
 (a)
Receive Information About Your Plan and Benefits 
 (1) Examine, without charge, at the Plan Administrator’s office and at
other specified locations, such as worksites, all documents governing the Plan and a copy of the latest annual report (Form 5500 Series), if applicable, filed by the Plan with the U.S. Department of Labor and available at the Public Disclosure Room
of the Employee Benefits Security Administration; 
 (2) Obtain, upon written request to the Plan Administrator, copies of documents
governing the operation of the Plan and copies of the latest annual report (Form 5500 Series), if applicable, and an updated (as necessary) Summary Plan Description. The Plan Administrator may make a reasonable charge for the copies; and 

(3) Receive a summary of the Plan’s annual financial report, if applicable. The Plan Administrator is required by law to furnish
each Eligible Employee with a copy of this summary annual report. 
 (b) Prudent Actions by Plan Fiduciaries. In addition to
creating rights for Eligible Employees, ERISA imposes duties upon the people who are responsible for the operation of the employee benefit plan. The people who operate the Plan, called “fiduciaries” of the Plan, have a duty to do so
prudently and in the interest of you and other Eligible Employees and beneficiaries. No one, including your employer, your union or any other person, may fire you or otherwise discriminate against you in any way to prevent you from obtaining a Plan
benefit or exercising your rights under ERISA. 

  
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 (c) Enforce Your Rights. If your claim for a Plan benefit is denied or ignored, in whole
or in part, you have a right to know why this was done, to 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 you can take to enforce the above rights. For instance, if you request a copy of Plan documents or the latest
annual report from the Plan, if applicable, and do not receive them within thirty (30) days, you may file suit in a Federal court. In such a case, the court may require the Plan Administrator to provide the materials and pay you up to $110 a
day until you receive the materials, unless the materials were not sent because of reasons beyond the control of the Plan Administrator. 

If you have a claim for benefits which is denied or ignored, in whole or in part, you may file suit in a state or Federal court. 

If you are discriminated against for asserting your rights, you may seek assistance from the U.S. Department of Labor, or you may file suit
in a Federal court. The court will decide who should pay court costs and legal fees. If you are successful, the court may order the person you have sued to pay these costs and fees. If you lose, the court may order you to pay these costs and fees,
for example, if it finds your claim is frivolous. 
 (d) Assistance with Your Questions. If you have any questions about the
Plan, you should contact the Plan Administrator. If you have any questions about this statement or about your rights under ERISA, or if you need assistance in obtaining documents from the Plan Administrator, you should contact the nearest office of
the Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, listed in your 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. You may also obtain certain publications about your rights and responsibilities under ERISA by calling the publications hotline of the Employee Benefits Security Administration. 

  
 13. 

 For Eligible Employees Age 40 or Older 

Individual Termination 

EXHIBIT A 

RELEASE AGREEMENT 
 I
understand and agree completely to the terms set forth in the Pure Storage, Inc. Change in Control Severance Benefit Plan (the “Plan”). 

I understand that this Release Agreement (the “Release”), together with the Plan, constitutes the
complete, final and exclusive embodiment of the entire agreement between the Company, affiliates of the Company and me with regard to the subject matter hereof. I am not relying on any promise or representation by the Company or an affiliate of the
Company that is not expressly stated therein. Certain capitalized terms used in this Release are defined in the Plan. 
 I
hereby confirm my obligations under my proprietary information and inventions agreement with the Company and/or an affiliate of the Company. 

In consideration of the severance benefits and other consideration provided to me under the Plan that I am not otherwise
entitled to receive, I hereby generally and completely release the Company and its affiliates, and their parents, subsidiaries, successors, predecessors and affiliates, and their current and former partners, members, directors, officers, employees,
stockholders, shareholders, agents, attorneys, predecessors, successors, insurers, affiliates and assigns, from any and all claims, liabilities and obligations, both known and unknown, that arise out of or are in any way related to events, acts,
conduct, or omissions occurring at any time prior to and including the date I sign this Release (collectively, the “Released Claims”). The Released Claims include, but are not limited to: (a) all claims arising out of or in any way
related to my employment with the Company and its affiliates, or their affiliates, or the termination of that employment; (b) all claims related to my compensation or benefits, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense
reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, or any other ownership, equity, or profits interests in the Company and its affiliates, or their affiliates; (c) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination, and
breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (d) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (e) all federal, state, and local statutory
claims, including claims for discrimination, harassment, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, or other claims arising under the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as amended), the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (as amended), the
federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (as amended) (“ADEA”), the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (as amended), the California Labor Code and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (as
amended). 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, I understand that the following rights or claims are not included in the Released Claims:
(a) any rights or claims for indemnification I may have pursuant to any written indemnification agreement with the Company or its affiliate to which I am a party; the charter, bylaws, or operating agreements of the Company or its affiliate; or
under applicable law; (b) any rights that cannot be waived as a matter of law; or (c) any claims arising from the Company’s breach of its obligations under the Plan. In addition, I understand that nothing in this Release prevents me
from filing, cooperating with, or participating in any proceeding before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, or any other government agency, except that I
hereby waive my right to any monetary benefits in connection with any such claim, charge or proceeding. I hereby represent and warrant that, other than the claims identified in this paragraph, I am not aware of any claims I have or might have that
are not included in the Released Claims. 

  
 1. 

 I acknowledge that I am knowingly and voluntarily waiving and releasing any rights I may have
under the ADEA, and that the consideration given under the Plan for the waiver and release in this paragraph is in addition to anything of value to which I was already entitled. I further acknowledge that I have been advised by this writing, as
required by the ADEA, that: (a) my waiver and release do not apply to any rights or claims that may arise after the date I sign this Release; (b) I should consult with an attorney prior to signing this Release (although I may choose
voluntarily not do so); (c) I have twenty-one (21) days to consider this Release (although I may choose voluntarily to sign this Release earlier); (d) I have seven (7) days following the date I sign this Release to revoke the
Release by providing written notice to an officer of the Company; and (e) this Release shall not be effective until the date upon which the revocation period has expired, which shall be the eighth day after I sign this Release provided I have
not revoked it. 
 I also acknowledge that I have read and understand Section 1542 of the California Civil Code which reads as
follows: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her
settlement with the debtor.” I hereby expressly waive and relinquish all rights and benefits under that section and any law of any jurisdiction of similar effect with respect to any claims I may have against the Company. 

I hereby represent that I have been paid all compensation owed for all hours worked; I have received all the leave and leave benefits and
protections for which I am eligible pursuant to the Family and Medical Leave Act or otherwise; and I have not suffered any on-the-job injury for which I have not already filed a workers’ compensation claim. 

I acknowledge that to become effective, I must sign and return this Release to the Company so that it is received not later than twenty-one
(21) days following the date it is provided to me or such other date as specified by the Company. 
  

			
	ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE
		
	 Printed Name:
	 	  

		
	 Signature:
	 	  

		
	 Date:
	 	  

  
 2. 

 For Eligible Employees Age 40 or Older 

Group Termination 

EXHIBIT B 

RELEASE AGREEMENT 
 I
understand and agree completely to the terms set forth in the Pure Storage, Inc. Change in Control Severance Benefit Plan (the “Plan”). 

I understand that this Release Agreement (the “Release”), together with the Plan, constitutes the
complete, final and exclusive embodiment of the entire agreement between the Company, affiliates of the Company and me with regard to the subject matter hereof. I am not relying on any promise or representation by the Company or an affiliate of the
Company that is not expressly stated therein. Certain capitalized terms used in this Release are defined in the Plan. 
 I
hereby confirm my obligations under my proprietary information and inventions agreement with the Company and/or an affiliate of the Company. 

In consideration of the severance benefits and other consideration provided to me under the Plan that I am not otherwise
entitled to receive, I hereby generally and completely release the Company and its affiliates, and their parents, subsidiaries, successors, predecessors and affiliates, and its and their current and former partners, members, directors, officers,
employees, stockholders, shareholders, agents, attorneys, predecessors, successors, insurers, affiliates and assigns, from any and all claims, liabilities and obligations, both known and unknown, that arise out of or are in any way related to
events, acts, conduct, or omissions occurring at any time prior to and including the date I sign this Release (collectively, the “Released Claims”). The Released Claims include, but are not limited to: (a) all claims arising out of or
in any way related to my employment with the Company and its affiliates, or their affiliates, or the termination of that employment; (b) all claims related to my compensation or benefits, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay,
expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, or any other ownership, equity, or profits interests in the Company and its affiliates, or their affiliates; (c) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful
termination, and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (d) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (e) all federal, state, and
local statutory claims, including claims for discrimination, harassment, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, or other claims arising under the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as amended), the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (as
amended), the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (as amended) (“ADEA”), the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (as amended), the California Labor Code and the California Fair Employment and
Housing Act (as amended).  
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, I understand that the following rights or claims are not included
in the Released Claims: (a) any rights or claims for indemnification I may have pursuant to any written indemnification agreement with the Company or its affiliate to which I am a party; the charter, bylaws, or operating agreements of the
Company or its affiliate; or under applicable law; (b) any rights that cannot be waived as a matter of law; or (c) any claims arising from the Company’s breach of its obligations under the Plan. In addition, I understand that nothing
in this Release prevents me from filing, cooperating with, or participating in any proceeding before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, or any other
government agency, except that I hereby waive my right to any monetary benefits in connection with any such claim, charge or proceeding. I hereby represent and warrant that, other than the claims identified in this paragraph, I am not aware of any
claims I have or might have that are not included in the Released Claims. 

 I acknowledge that I am knowingly and voluntarily waiving and releasing any rights I may have
under the ADEA, and that the consideration given under the Plan for the waiver and release in this paragraph is in addition to anything of value to which I was already entitled. I further acknowledge that I have been advised by this writing, as
required by the ADEA, that: (a) my waiver and release do not apply to any rights or claims that may arise after the date I sign this Release; (b) I should consult with an attorney prior to signing this Release (although I may choose
voluntarily not to do so); (c) I have forty-five (45) days to consider this Release (although I may choose voluntarily to sign this Release earlier); (d) I have seven (7) days following the date I sign this Release to revoke the
Release by providing written notice to an office of the Company; (e) this Release shall not be effective until the date upon which the revocation period has expired, which shall be the eighth day after I sign this Release provided I have not
revoked it; and (f) I have received with this Release all of the information required by the ADEA, including without limitation a detailed list of the job titles and ages of all employees who were terminated in this group termination and the
ages of all employees of the Company in the same job classification or organizational unit who were not terminated. 
 I also
acknowledge that I have read and understand Section 1542 of the California Civil Code which reads as follows: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the
time of executing the release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor.” I hereby expressly waive and relinquish all rights and benefits under that section and any law of any
jurisdiction of similar effect with respect to any claims I may have against the Company. 
 I hereby represent that I have been paid
all compensation owed for all hours worked; I have received all the leave and leave benefits and protections for which I am eligible pursuant to the Family and Medical Leave Act or otherwise; and I have not suffered any on-the-job injury for which I
have not already filed a workers’ compensation claim. 
 I acknowledge that to become effective, I must sign and return this Release to
the Company so that it is received not later than forty-five (45) days following the date it is provided to me or such other date as specified by the Company. 

 

			
	ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE
		
	 Printed Name:
	 	  

		
	 Signature:
	 	  

		
	 Date:
	 	  

  
 2. 

 For Eligible Employees Under Age 40 

Individual or Group Termination 

EXHIBIT C 

RELEASE AGREEMENT 
 I
understand and agree completely to the terms set forth in the Pure Storage, Inc. Change in Control Severance Benefit Plan (the “Plan”). 

I understand that this Release Agreement (the “Release”), together with the Plan, constitutes the complete, final and
exclusive embodiment of the entire agreement between the Company, affiliates of the Company and me with regard to the subject matter hereof. I am not relying on any promise or representation by the Company or an affiliate of the Company that is not
expressly stated therein. Certain capitalized terms used in this Release are defined in the Plan. 
 I hereby confirm my obligations
under my proprietary information and inventions agreement with the Company and/or an affiliate of the Company. 
 In consideration of the
severance benefits and other consideration provided to me under the Plan that I am not otherwise entitled to receive, I hereby generally and completely release the Company and its affiliates, and their parents, subsidiaries, successors, predecessors
and affiliates, and its and their current and former partners, members, directors, officers, employees, stockholders, shareholders, agents, attorneys, predecessors, successors, insurers, affiliates and assigns, from any and all claims, liabilities
and obligations, both known and unknown, that arise out of or are in any way related to events, acts, conduct, or omissions occurring at any time prior to and including the date I sign this Release (collectively, the “Released Claims”).
The Released Claims include, but are not limited to: (a) all claims arising out of or in any way related to my employment with the Company and its affiliates, or their affiliates, or the termination of that employment; (b) all claims
related to my compensation or benefits, including salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, or any other ownership, equity, or profits interests in the Company and its
affiliates, or their affiliates; (c) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination, and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (d) all tort claims, including claims for fraud, defamation, emotional
distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (e) all federal, state, and local statutory claims, including claims for discrimination, harassment, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, or other claims arising under the federal Civil
Rights Act of 1964 (as amended), the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (as amended), the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (as amended), the California Labor Code and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act
(as amended). 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, I understand that the following rights or claims are not included in the Released Claims:
(a) any rights or claims for indemnification I may have pursuant to any written indemnification agreement with the Company or its affiliate to which I am a party; the charter, bylaws, or operating agreements of the Company or its affiliate; or
under applicable law; (b) any rights that cannot be waived as a matter of law; or (c) any claims arising from the Company’s breach of its obligations under the Plan. In addition, I understand that nothing in this Release prevents me
from filing, cooperating with, or participating in any proceeding before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, or any other government agency, except that I
hereby waive my right to any monetary benefits in connection with any such claim, charge or proceeding. I hereby represent and warrant that, other than the claims identified in this paragraph, I am not aware of any claims I have or might have that
are not included in the Released Claims. 

  
 1. 

 I also acknowledge that I have read and understand Section 1542 of the California
Civil Code which reads as follows: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or her must have materially
affected his or her settlement with the debtor.” I hereby expressly waive and relinquish all rights and benefits under that section and any law of any jurisdiction of similar effect with respect to any claims I may have against the
Company. 
 I hereby represent that I have been paid all compensation owed for all hours worked; I have received all the leave and
leave benefits and protections for which I am eligible pursuant to the Family and Medical Leave Act or otherwise; and I have not suffered any on-the-job injury for which I have not already filed a workers’ compensation claim. 

I acknowledge that to become effective, I must sign and return this Release to the Company so that it is received not later than fourteen
(14) days following the date it is provided to me or such other date as specified by the Company. 
  

			
	ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE
		
	 Printed Name:
	 	  

		
	 Signature:
	 	  

		
	 Date:
	 	  

  
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