Document:

Exhibit 10.1

 

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Executive
Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into effective December 14, 2020 (the “Effective
Date”), by and between Damian deGoa (“Executive”) and Liquidia Technologies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”). Each of the Company and Executive is a “Party”
and, collectively, they are the “Parties.”

 

The Company desires
to employ Executive and, in connection with such employment, to compensate Executive for Executive’s personal services to
the Company; and

 

Executive desires
to provide personal services to the Company in return for certain compensation.

 

Accordingly, in consideration
of the mutual promises and covenants contained herein, the Parties agree to the following:

 

1.            Employment
by the Company.

 

1.1           At-Will
Employment. Executive shall be employed by the Company on an “at will” basis, meaning either the Company or
Executive may terminate Executive’s employment at any time, with or without cause or advance notice. Any contrary representations
that may have been made to Executive shall be superseded by this Agreement. This Agreement shall constitute the full and complete
agreement between Executive and the Company on the “at will” nature of Executive’s employment with the Company,
which may be changed only in an express written agreement signed by Executive and a duly authorized officer of the Company. Executive’s
rights to any compensation following a termination shall be only as set forth in Section 6.

 

1.2           Position.
Subject to the terms set forth herein, the Company agrees to employ Executive in the position of Chief Executive Officer and,
in this position, Executive shall also serve as Chief Executive Officer of Liquidia Corporation (“Parent”)
and as President and Chief Executive Officer of RareGen, LLC (“RareGen”). Executive hereby accepts such
employment. Executive will report to the Board of Directors of Parent (“Board”) and/or such Board directors
or committees designated by the Board. The Company, Parent, RareGen and the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Parent shall
be collectively referred to as the “Company Group.”

 

1.3           Duties.
Executive shall faithfully perform all duties related to the position or positions held by Executive, including but not limited
to all duties set forth in this Agreement and/or in the Bylaws or operating agreement, as applicable, of the Company Group related
to the position or positions held by Executive and all additional duties that are reasonably prescribed from time to time by the
Board. Executive shall devote Executive’s full business time and attention to the performance of Executive’s duties
and responsibilities on behalf of the Company Group and in furtherance of their best interests. Executive shall make such business
trips at the Company’s expense to such places as may be necessary or advisable for the efficient operations of the Company.

 

1.4           Company
Policies. Executive shall comply with all policies, standards, rules, and regulations of the Company Group (a “Company
Policy” or collectively, the “Company Policies”) and all applicable government laws, rules,
and regulations that are now or hereafter in effect. Executive acknowledges receipt of copies of all written Company Policies
that are in effect as of the date of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the terms of this Agreement
differ from or are in conflict with the Company Group’s general employment policies or practices, this Agreement shall control.

 

     

     

    

 

2.            Compensation.

 

2.1           Salary.
The Company shall pay Executive a base salary of $525,000 an annualized basis, payable subject to standard federal and state payroll
withholding requirements in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices (“Base Salary”).
Executive’s Base Salary may be increased from time to time by the Board. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Base
Salary may be reduced if the Board determines such reduction is necessary and justified by the financial condition of the Company
and implements an equal percentage reduction in the base salaries of all of the Company’s executive officers, but in no
event will such reduction be greater than ten percent (10%) of the Base Salary. A reduction in Executive’s Base Salary in
accordance with the immediately preceding sentence shall not constitute a material diminution in Base Salary as described in Section
6.4(b) of this Agreement.

 

2.2           Bonus.
During the period Executive is employed with the Company, Executive shall be eligible to earn a discretionary annual cash bonus
of up to 50% of Base Salary (“Target Amount”), subject to review and adjustment by the Company in its
sole discretion, pursuant to the terms of the Liquidia Corporation Annual Cash Bonus Plan, as amended by the Company from time
to time (the “Bonus Plan”), or its successor plan. Any bonus, if earned, will be paid to Executive within
the time period set forth in the Bonus Plan.

 

2.3           Stock
Option. Upon employment and subject to approval of the Compensation Committee of the Board, Executive will receive a nonstatutory
stock option entitling the purchase up to 2,000,000 shares (the “Option”) of Common Stock of Parent,
with the exercise price per share of Common Stock underlying the Option equal to the fair market value of a share of Common Stock
on the date of grant. The Option shall (i) be granted subject to a standalone nonstatutory stock option agreement pursuant to
the NASDAQ inducement grant exception and shall be subject to the terms thereof (the “Option Agreement”),
and (ii) be subject to the following vesting schedule as set forth in the Option Agreement: 25% of the Option will become vested
and exercisable on first anniversary of Executive’s start date and the balance will become vested and exercisable in equal
monthly installments over the following thirty-six (36) months, subject to Executive’s continuous employment with the Company
on each such vesting date and subject to accelerated vesting as follows: (a) if the Company receives tentative approval by the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) of the Company’s New Drug Application for LIQ861 prior
to June 30, 2022, and Executive is actively employed with the Company on such date, then 25% of the then-unvested portion of the
Option shall become vested and exercisable as of the date of the FDA’s approval; and (b) if the Company achieves commercial
availability of the subcutaneous treprostinil product with cartridge supplies sufficient to support the market for one (1) year
by December 31, 2021, and Executive is actively employed with the Company on such date, then 25% of the then-unvested portion
of the Option shall become vested and exercisable as of the date the Company can document by competent proof to the Board of the
achievement of such milestone. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a change in control (as defined in the Option Agreement)
then 100% of the unvested portion of the Option shall become vested and exercisable as of the closing date of such change in control,
provided that the Executive is actively employed with the Company on such date.

 

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2.4           Commuting
Expenses. The Company will reimburse Executive for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Executive in connection
with Executive’s commute to Morrisville, North Carolina, from Executive’s current residence for up to eighteen (18)
months after Executive’s start date. Such commuting expenses shall only include the reasonable out-of-pocket cost of temporary
housing, meals, and transportation. Personal entertainment-related expenses will not be reimbursed. The Company shall reimburse
such commuting expenses within thirty (30) days following receipt of an invoice or other documentation that complies with Company
policy and the terms of this Agreement. The Company shall make tax gross-up payments to Executive with respect to any income and
employment tax liability incurred by Executive on account of any reimbursement and/or payment under this Section 2.4.

 

2.5           Benefits.
Executive will be eligible to participate on the same basis as similarly situated employees of the Company in the Company Group’s
benefit plans in effect from time to time during Executive’s employment. All matters of eligibility for coverage or benefits
under any benefit plan shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of such plan. The Company Group reserves the right
to change, alter, or terminate any benefit plan in its sole discretion.

 

2.6           Expense
Reimbursement. The Company shall reimburse Executive for all customary and appropriate business-related expenses actually
incurred and documented in accordance with Company Policy, as in effect from time to time. For the avoidance of doubt, to the
extent that any reimbursements payable to Executive are subject to the provisions of Section 409A of the Code: (a) any such reimbursements
will be paid no later than December 31 of the year following the year in which the expense was incurred, (b) the amount of expenses
reimbursed in one year will not affect the amount eligible for reimbursement in any subsequent year, and (c) the right to reimbursement
under this Agreement will not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit. If under the terms of this Agreement
the Executive is entitled to a tax gross-up payment, the gross-up payment will be made by December 31 of the year following the
year in which the Executive remits the related taxes.

 

3.             Proprietary
Information, Inventions, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Obligations. As a condition of employment with the
Company, Executive agrees to execute and abide by a Confidentiality, Inventions and Non-Competition Agreement (the “Confidential
Information Agreement”), which may be amended by the Parties from time to time without regard to this Agreement.
The Confidential Information Agreement contains provisions that are intended by the Parties to survive and do survive termination
of this Agreement.

 

3.1           Permissible
Communications. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Confidential Information Agreement, Executive acknowledges
that nothing in the Confidential Information Agreement shall be construed to prohibit Executive from (a) filing a charge or complaint
with, or participating in any proceeding before, a government agency authorized to enforce and investigate suspected violations
of federal anti-discrimination laws, labor relations laws, occupational health and safety laws, wage and hour laws, and such similar
state or local laws; (b) reporting possible violations of federal securities laws to the appropriate government enforcing agency
and making such other disclosures that are expressly protected under such laws, or (c) responding truthfully to inquiries from,
or otherwise cooperating with, any governmental or regulatory investigation (the activities set forth in clauses (a) through (c)
are collectively referred to as the “Protected Activities”). Executive understands that in connection
with such Protected Activity, Executive is permitted to disclose documents or other information as permitted by law, and without
giving notice to, or receiving authorization from, the Company; provided, however, that Executive agrees to take all reasonable
precautions to prevent any unauthorized use or disclosure of any information that may constitute Proprietary Information under
the Confidential Information Agreement to any parties other than the appropriate government agencies. Executive further understands
that “Protected Activity” does not include the disclosure of any Company attorney-client privileged communications,
and that any such disclosure without the Board’s written consent shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement.

 

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3.2           Defend
Trade Secrets Act. Pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, Executive acknowledges that Executive will not have
criminal or civil liability under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that (a) is made
(i) in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney and (ii)
solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (b) is made in a complaint or other document
filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. In addition, if Executive files a lawsuit for retaliation
by the Company for reporting a suspected violation of law, Executive may disclose the trade secret to Executive’s attorney
and may use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if Executive (x) files any document containing the trade secret
under seal and (y) does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

 

4.             Outside
Activities During Employment. Except with the prior written consent
of the Board, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, Executive will not, while employed by the Company, undertake or engage
in any other employment, occupation, or business enterprise that would interfere with Executive’s responsibilities and the
performance of Executive’s duties hereunder, except for (i) reasonable time devoted to volunteer services for or on behalf
of such religious, educational, non-profit, and/or other charitable organization as Executive may wish to serve, (ii) reasonable
time devoted to activities in the non-profit and business communities consistent with Executive’s duties, (iii) advisory
or board of director roles set forth on Exhibit B or as otherwise approved by the Board, which will not be unreasonably withheld,
(iv) direct investments in private companies, provided that such company is not a Competing Business (as defined in the Confidential
Information Agreement) and Executive is not involved in the business of such company, and (v) such other activities as may be
specifically approved by the Board. This restriction shall not, however, preclude Executive from owning less than five percent
(5%) of the total outstanding shares of a publicly traded company, or employment or service in any capacity with any entity within
the Company Group.

 

5.             No
Conflict with Existing Obligations. Executive represents that Executive’s performance of all the terms of
this Agreement and as an executive of the Company do not and will not breach any agreement or obligation of any kind made prior
to Executive’s employment by the Company, including agreements or obligations Executive may have with prior employers or
entities for which Executive has provided services. Executive has not entered into, and Executive agrees that Executive will not
enter into, any agreement or obligation, either written or oral, in conflict herewith.

 

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6.             Termination
Of Employment. The Parties acknowledge that Executive’s employment relationship with the Company is at-will.
The provisions in this Section govern the amount of compensation, if any, to be provided to Executive upon termination of employment
and do not alter this at-will status.

 

6.1           Termination
by the Company Without Cause.

 

(a)           The
Company shall have the right to terminate Executive’s employment with the Company pursuant to this Section 6.1 at any time
without “Cause” (as defined in Section 6.2(b) below) by giving notice as described in Section 7.1 of this Agreement.
A termination pursuant to Sections 6.3 and 6.5 below is not a termination without “Cause” for purposes of receiving
the benefits described in this Section 6.1.

 

(b)           If
the Company terminates Executive’s employment at any time without Cause and provided that such termination constitutes a
 “separation from service” (as defined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h) a “Separation from
Service”), then Executive shall be entitled to receive the Accrued Obligations (defined below) and, subject to Executive’s
compliance with the obligations in Section 6.1(c) below, then Executive shall also be entitled to receive (collectively, the “Severance
Benefits”):

 

(i)               an
amount equal to Executive’s then current Base Salary for twelve (12) months (the “Severance Period”),
less all applicable withholdings and deductions, paid in equal installments beginning on the Company’s first regularly scheduled
payroll date following the Release Effective Date (as defined in Section 6.1(c) below), with the remaining installments occurring
on the Company’s regularly scheduled payroll dates thereafter;

 

(ii)              an
amount equal to the bonus (if any) that Executive would have earned pursuant to the Bonus Plan with respect to any full Performance
Period (as defined in the Bonus Plan) through which Executive continued to provide services, notwithstanding the employment requirement
set forth in Section 6.3 of the Bonus Plan, which shall be paid at the same time and in the same manner that bonus awards are
paid to the Company’s other participants in the Bonus Plan; and

 

(iii)            
accelerated time-based vesting of the number of shares of Common Stock of Parent subject to the Option that would have
vested during the Severance Period if Executive were actively employed with the Company during the Severance Period; and

 

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(iv)            
payment of that portion of the premiums required to continue Executive’s group health care coverage under the applicable
provisions of Title X of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”) that exceeds
the active employee rate, provided that Executive timely elects to continue coverage under COBRA, until the earliest of (A) the
close of the Severance Period, (B) the expiration of Executive’s eligibility for the continuation coverage under COBRA,
or (C) the date when Executive becomes eligible for substantially equivalent health insurance coverage in connection with new
employment (such period from the termination date through the earliest of (A), (B) or (C), the “COBRA Payment Period”).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time the Company determines in its sole discretion that the payment of the COBRA premiums
would result in a violation of the nondiscrimination rules of Section 105(h)(2) of the Code, or any statute or regulation of similar
effect (including but not limited to the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the 2010 Health Care and
Education Reconciliation Act), then in lieu of providing the COBRA premiums, the Company will instead pay Executive on the last
day of each remaining month of the COBRA Payment Period, a fully taxable cash payment equal to the COBRA premiums for that month,
subject to applicable tax withholdings for the remainder of the COBRA Payment Period, regardless of whether Executive elects COBRA
coverage (the “Special Severance Payment”). Executive may, but is not obligated to, use such Special
Severance Payment toward the cost of COBRA premiums. If Executive becomes eligible for coverage under another employer’s
group health plan or otherwise ceases to be eligible for COBRA during the COBRA Payment Period, Executive must immediately notify
the Company of such event, and all payments and obligations under this clause will cease.

 

(c)            Executive
will be paid all of the Accrued Obligations on the Company’s first payroll date after Executive’s date of termination
from employment or earlier if required by law. Executive shall receive the Severance Benefits pursuant to Section 6.1(b) of this
Agreement if: (i) Executive signs and delivers to the Company an effective, general release of claims in favor of the Company
Group and representatives, in a form acceptable to the Company (the “Release”), by the 60th day following
the termination date or such earlier date as set forth in the Release, which cannot be revoked in whole or part (if applicable)
by such date or such earlier date as set forth in the Release (the date that the Release can no longer be revoked is referred
to as the “Release Effective Date”); (ii) if Executive holds any other positions with the Company, Executive
resigns such position(s) to be effective no later than the date of Executive’s termination date (or such other date as requested
by the Board); (iii) Executive returns all Company property in proper order and condition, reasonable wear and tear excepted,
(including, but not limited to, all books, documents, papers, materials and any other property or assets relating to the business
or affairs of the Company Group which may be in Executive's possession or under his control but excluding copies of records related
to Executive’s compensation from the Company and any equity ownership in the Parent); (iv) Executive complies with all post-termination
obligations under this Agreement and the Confidential Information Agreement; and (v) Executive complies with the terms of the
Release, including without limitation any non-disparagement and confidentiality provisions contained in the Release. To the extent
that any Severance Benefits are deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code, and are not otherwise exempt from the application
of Section 409A, then, if the period during which Executive may consider and sign the Release spans two calendar years, the payment
of Severance Benefits will not be made or begin until the later calendar year.

 

(d)           For
purposes of this Agreement, “Accrued Obligations” are (i) Executive’s accrued but unpaid salary
through the date of termination, (ii) any unreimbursed business expenses incurred by Executive payable in accordance with the
Company’s standard expense reimbursement policies, and (iii) benefits owed to Executive under any qualified retirement plan
or health and welfare benefit plan in which Executive was a participant in accordance with applicable law and the provisions of
such plan.

 

(e)           The
Severance Benefits provided to Executive pursuant to this Section 6.1 is in lieu of, and not in addition to, any benefits to which
Executive may otherwise be entitled under any Company severance plan, policy or program.

 

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(f)            Any
damages caused by the termination of Executive’s employment without Cause would be difficult to ascertain; therefore, the
Severance Benefits for which Executive is eligible pursuant to Section 6.1(b) above in exchange for the Release is agreed to by
the Parties as liquidated damages, to serve as full compensation, and not a penalty.

 

6.2           Termination
by the Company for Cause.

 

(a)            Subject
to Section 6.2(c) below, the Company shall have the right to terminate Executive’s employment with the Company at any time
for Cause by giving notice as described in Section 7.1 of this Agreement.

 

(b)           “Cause”
for termination shall mean that the Board has determined in its sole discretion that Executive has engaged in any of the following:
(i) any material breach of the terms of this Agreement by Executive, or the willful failure of Executive to diligently and properly
perform Executive’s material duties for the Company Group; (ii) Executive’s misappropriation or unauthorized use of
any Company Group’s tangible or intangible property that causes or is likely to cause material harm to such Company Group
entity or its reputation, or material breach of the Confidential Information Agreement or any other similar agreement regarding
confidentiality, intellectual property rights, non-competition or non-solicitation; (iii) any material failure to comply with
the Company Policies or any other policies and/or directives of the Board; (iv) Executive’s use of illegal drugs or any
illegal substance, or Executive’s use of alcohol in any manner that materially interferes with the performance of Executive’s
duties under this Agreement; (v) any (A) dishonest or illegal action (including, without limitation, embezzlement) by Executive,
or (B) other action, whether or not dishonest or illegal, by Executive, in either case which is materially detrimental to the
interest and well-being of any Company Group entity, including, without limitation, harm to its reputation; (vi) Executive’s
failure to fully disclose any material conflict of interest Executive may have with any Company Group entity in a transaction
between such Company Group entity and any third party which is materially detrimental to the interest and well-being of such Company
entity; (vii) any adverse action or omission by Executive which would be required to be disclosed pursuant to public securities
laws or which would limit the ability of Parent or any entity affiliated with Parent to sell securities under any Federal or state
law or which would disqualify Parent or any affiliated entity from any exemption otherwise available to it; or (viii) become prohibited
by law or any order from any regulatory body or governmental body from being an employee or director of any company, firm or entity;
provided, however, that prior to any termination of Executive for “Cause,” if the grounds for such Cause are
reasonably capable of cure by Executive, the Board shall provide Executive with written notice of the grounds for Cause and provide
Executive with ten (10) business days in which to cure such Cause.

 

(c)           In
the event Executive’s employment is terminated at any time for Cause, Executive will not receive Severance Benefits or any
other severance compensation or benefits, except that, pursuant to the Company’s standard payroll policies, the Company
shall pay to Executive the Accrued Obligations.

 

6.3           Resignation
by Executive.

 

(a)            Executive
may resign from Executive’s employment with the Company at any time by giving notice as described in Section 7.1.

 

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(b)           In
the event Executive resigns from Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason (other than a resignation for Good
Reason as described in Section 6.4 below), Executive will not receive Severance Benefits or any other severance compensation or
benefits, except that, pursuant to the Company’s standard payroll policies, the Company shall pay to Executive the Accrued
Obligations.

 

6.4           Resignation
by Executive for Good Reason. 

 

(a)            Provided
Executive has not previously been notified of the Company’s intention to terminate Executive’s employment, Executive
may resign from employment with the Company for Good Reason (as defined in Section 6.4(b) below).

 

(b)           “Good
Reason” for resignation shall mean the occurrence of any of the following without Executive’s prior consent:
(i) a material diminution in Executive’s authority, duties or responsibilities; (ii) a material diminution in Executive’s
Base Salary; (iii) a requirement that Executive report to a corporate officer or employee instead of reporting to the Board; (iv)
Executive’s principal place of employment is relocated from the Executive’s current residence in Grand Rapids, MI;
or (v) the Company materially breaches its obligations under this Agreement. In addition to any requirements set forth above,
in order for any of the above events to constitute “Good Reason,” Executive must (X) inform the Board of the existence
of the event within sixty (60) days of the initial existence of the event, after which date the Company shall have no less than
thirty (30) days to cure the event which otherwise would constitute “Good Reason” hereunder and (Y) Executive must
terminate his employment with the Company for such “Good Reason” no later than ninety (90) days after the initial
existence of the event which prompted Executive’s termination. Any actions taken by the Company to accommodate a disability
of Executive or pursuant to the Family and Medical Leave Act shall not be a Good Reason for purposes of this Agreement.

 

(c)            In
the event Executive resigns from Executive’s employment for Good Reason, and provided that such termination constitutes
a Separation from Service, then subject to Executive’s compliance with the obligations in Section 6.1(c) above, Executive
shall be eligible to receive the same Severance Benefits as described in Section 6.1 and on the same terms and conditions set
forth in Section 6.1(c) and Section 6.1(e) as if Executive had been terminated by the Company without Cause.

 

(d)           Any
damages caused by the termination of Executive’s employment for Good Reason would be difficult to ascertain; therefore,
the Severance Benefits for which Executive is eligible pursuant to Section 6.1(b) above in exchange for the Release is agreed
to by the Parties as liquidated damages, to serve as full compensation, and not a penalty.

 

6.5           Termination
by Virtue of Death or Disability of Executive. 

 

(a)            In
the event of Executive’s death while employed pursuant to this Agreement, all obligations of the Parties hereunder shall
terminate immediately, and the Company shall, pursuant to the Company’s standard payroll policies, pay to Executive’s
legal representatives all Accrued Obligations.

 

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(b)           Subject
to applicable state and federal law, the Company shall at all times have the right, upon written notice to Executive, to terminate
this Agreement based on Executive’s Disability. Termination by the Company of Executive’s employment based on “Disability”
shall mean termination because a qualified medical doctor mutually acceptable to the Company and Executive or Executive’s
personal representative has certified in writing that: (A) Executive is unable, because of a medically determinable physical or
mental disability, to perform the essential functions of Executive’s job, with or without a reasonable accommodation, for
more than one hundred and eighty (180) calendar days measured from the last full day of work; or (B) by reason of mental or physical
disability, it is unlikely that Executive will be able, within one hundred and eighty (180) calendar days, to resume the essential
functions of Executive’s job, with or without a reasonable accommodation, and to otherwise discharge Executive’s duties
under this Agreement. This definition shall be interpreted and applied consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the
Family and Medical Leave Act, and other applicable law. In the event Executive’s employment is terminated based on Executive’s
Disability, Executive will not receive Severance Benefits or any other severance compensation or benefit, except that, pursuant
to the Company’s standard payroll policies, the Company shall pay to Executive the Accrued Obligations.

 

6.6           Change
in Control Benefits. In the event the Company (or any surviving or acquiring corporation) terminates Executive’s
employment without Cause or Executive resigns for Good Reason within twelve (12) months following the effective date of a Change
in Control (as defined in the Liquidia Corporation 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended by the Parent from time to time),
then Executive shall be entitled to the Accrued Obligations and, provided that Executive complies with the obligations in Section
6.1(c) of this Agreement (including the requirement to provide an effective Release), Executive shall be eligible to receive the
same Severance Benefits as described in Section 6.1(b) and on the same conditions as if Executive had been terminated by the Company
without Cause; provided, however, that (a) the Severance Period shall be increased to eighteen (18) months; (b) Executive
shall receive a bonus equal to the Target Amount multiplied by 1.5; and (c) in the event that Executive’s outstanding equity
as of the closing of such Change in Control is assumed or continued (in accordance with its terms) by the surviving entity in
such Change in Control, then 100% of the unvested portion of such equity shall become vested.

 

6.7           Cooperation
With Company After Termination of Employment. Following termination of Executive’s employment for any reason and
for a period of one (1) year thereafter, Executive agrees to cooperate (a) with a Company Group entity in (i) the defense of any
legal matter involving any matter that arose during Executive’s employment with the Company, and (ii) all matters relating
to the winding up of Executive’s pending work and the orderly transfer of any such pending work to such other employees
as may be designated by the Company; and (b) with all government authorities on matters pertaining to any investigation, litigation
or administrative proceeding pertaining to any Company Group entity. The Company will reimburse Executive for any reasonable travel
and out of pocket expenses incurred by Executive in providing such cooperation. The Company will also pay Executive a per diem
amount equal to Executive’s Base Salary as of the date of termination divided by two hundred and thirty (230) for each day
or partial day that Executive devotes to fulfilling his obligation to cooperate under this Section 6.7, unless Executive is then
receiving continued payment of his Base Salary under 6.1(b)(i), above. Following termination of Executive’s employment for
any reason, and in the event of a failure by Executive (following reasonable efforts by the Company to secure his voluntary cooperation)
to resign from any position as officer or director of any Company Group entity, with such resignation to be effective no later
than the date of Executive’s termination date (or such other date as requested by the Board), the Company is hereby irrevocably
authorized to appoint its then-current Chief Executive Officer to act in Executive’s name and on his behalf to execute any
documents and to do all things reasonably necessary to effect such resignation. Further, Executive shall not, at any time after
termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, represent himself as being an agent or representative of any Company
Group entity, unless expressly authorized in a written agreement executed by an authorized officer of the Company.

 

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6.8           Application
of Section 409A.

 

(a)            It
is intended that all of the severance payments payable under this Agreement satisfy, to the greatest extent possible, the exemptions
from the application of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and other guidance thereunder and any state law of similar
effect (collectively, “Section 409A”) provided under Treasury Regulations Sections 1.409A-1(b)(4) and
1.409A-1(b)(9), and this Agreement will be construed in a manner that complies with Section 409A. If not so exempt, this Agreement
(and any definitions hereunder) will be construed in a manner that complies with Section 409A, and incorporates by reference all
required definitions and payment terms.

 

(b)           The
preceding provisions shall not be construed as a guarantee by the Company of any particular tax effect to Executive under this
Agreement. The Company shall not be liable to Executive for any payment made under this Agreement which is determined to result
in an additional tax, penalty or interest under Section 409A, nor for reporting in good faith any payment as an amount includible
in gross income under Section 409A.

 

(c)            No
severance payments will be made under this Agreement unless Executive’s termination of employment constitutes a “separation
from service” (as defined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)).

 

(d)           For
purposes of Section 409A (including, without limitation, for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(iii)), Executive’s
right to receive any installment payments under this Agreement (whether severance payments or otherwise) shall be treated as a
right to receive a series of separate payments and, accordingly, each installment payment hereunder shall at all times be considered
a separate and distinct payment.

 

(e)            If
the Company determines that the severance benefits provided under this Agreement constitutes “deferred compensation”
under Section 409A and if Executive is a “specified employee” of the Company, as such term is defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i)
of the Code at the time of Executive’s Separation from Service, then, solely to the extent necessary to avoid the incurrence
of the adverse personal tax consequences under Section 409A, the timing of the Severance Benefits will be delayed as follows:
on the earlier to occur of (i) the date that is six months and one day after Executive’s Separation from Service, and (ii)
the date of Executive’s death (such earlier date, the “Delayed Initial Payment Date”), the Company
will (1) pay to Executive a lump sum amount equal to the sum of the Severance Benefits that Executive would otherwise have received
through the Delayed Initial Payment Date if the commencement of the payment of the Severance Benefits had not been delayed pursuant
to this Section 6.8, and (2) commence paying the balance of the Severance Benefits in accordance with the applicable payment schedule
set forth in Section 6.1. No interest shall be due on any amounts deferred pursuant to this Section 6.8.

 

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6.9           Parachute
Payments.

 

(a)            Notwithstanding
any other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that it shall be determined that any payment or distribution
to or for the benefit of Executive, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement
or otherwise (a “Payment”) would be nondeductible by the Company for Federal income tax purposes because
of Section 280G of the Code, the Company shall reduce the aggregate present value of the Payments under this Agreement to the
Reduced Amount (as defined below) if, and only if, reducing the Payments under this Agreement will provide Executive with a greater
net after-tax amount than would be the case if no such reduction was made, taking into account the applicable federal, state,
local and foreign income, employment and other taxes, including the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code. If a reduction
in the Payments is necessary, such reduction shall occur in the following order: (1) reduction of cash payments; (2) cancellation
of accelerated vesting of equity awards other than stock options; (3) cancellation of accelerated vesting of stock options; and
(4) reduction of other benefits paid to Executive. Within any such category of payments and benefits (that is, clauses (1), (2),
(3) or (4) of this Section 6.9(a)), a reduction shall occur first with respect to amounts that are not “deferred compensation”
within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and then with respect to amounts that are. The “Reduced Amount”
shall be an amount expressed in present value that maximizes the aggregate present value of Payments under this Agreement without
causing any Payment to be nondeductible by the Company because of Section 280G of the Code.

 

(b)           All
determinations to be made under this Section 6.9 shall be made at the Company’s expense by a firm of certified public accountants
of national standing selected by the Company (the “Accounting Firm”) which may be the firm regularly
auditing the financial statements of the Company. The Company and Executive shall furnish to the Accounting Firm such information
and documents as the Accounting Firm may reasonably require in order to make a determination under this Section. To the extent
requested by Executive, the Company shall cooperate with Executive in good faith in valuing, and the Accounting Firm shall value,
services to be provided by Executive (including refraining from performing services pursuant to a covenant not to compete) before,
on or after the date of the transaction which cause the application of Section 280G of the Code such that payments in respect
of such services may be considered to be “reasonable compensation” within the meaning of the regulations under Section
280G of the Code. In making its determinations hereunder, the Accounting Firm shall apply reasonable, good faith interpretations
regarding the applicability of Section 280G and Section 4999, along with any other applicable portions of the Code or other tax
laws. The Accounting Firm shall make all determinations required to be made under this Section and shall provide detailed supporting
calculations to the Company and Executive within 30 days after the Termination Date or such earlier time as is requested by the
Company, and provide an opinion to Executive that he or she has substantial authority not to report any excise tax on his or her
Federal income tax return with respect to any Payments. Any such determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the
Company and Executive. Subject to Sections 6.1(c) and 6.9, within five business days thereafter, the Company shall pay to or distribute
to or for the benefit of Executive such amounts as are then due to Executive under this Agreement.

 

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(c)            As
a result of the uncertainty in the application of Section 280G of the Code at the time of the initial determination by the Accounting
Firm or the Company hereunder, it is possible that Payments, as the case may be, will have been made by the Company which should
not have been made (“Overpayment”) or that additional Payments, as the case may be, which will not have
been made by the Company could have been made (“Underpayment”), in each case, consistent with the calculations
required to be made hereunder. In the event that the Accounting Firm, based upon the assertion of a deficiency by the Internal
Revenue Service against Executive which the Accounting Firm believes has a high probability of success determines that an Overpayment
has been made, promptly on notice and demand Executive shall repay to the Company any such Overpayment paid or distributed by
the Company to or for the benefit of Executive together with interest at the applicable Federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2)(A)
of the Code; provided, however, that no such amount shall be payable by Executive to the Company if and to the extent such payment
would not either reduce the amount on which Executive is subject to tax under Section 1 and Section 4999 of the Code or generate
a refund of such taxes. In the event that the Accounting Firm, based upon controlling precedent or other substantial authority,
determines that an Underpayment has occurred, any such Underpayment shall be promptly paid by the Company to or for the benefit
of Executive together with interest at the applicable federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the Code.

 

7.             General
Provisions.

 

7.1           Notices.
Any notices required hereunder to be in writing shall be deemed effectively given: (a) upon personal delivery to the Party to
be notified, (b) when sent by electronic mail or confirmed facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and
if not, then on the next business day, (c) five (5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day
delivery, with written verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent to the Company at its primary office location
and to Executive at Executive’s address as listed on the Company payroll, or at such other address as the Company or Executive
may designate by ten (10) days advance written notice to the other.

 

7.2           Severability.
Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable
law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable
law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision or any other
jurisdiction, but this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or
unenforceable provisions had never been contained herein.

 

7.3           Survival.
Provisions of this Agreement which by their terms must survive the termination of this Agreement in order to effectuate the
intent of the Parties will survive any such termination, whether by expiration of the term, termination of Executive’s employment,
or otherwise, for such period as may be appropriate under the circumstances.

 

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7.4           Waiver.
If either Party should waive any breach of any provisions of this Agreement, it shall not thereby be deemed to have waived any
preceding or succeeding breach of the same or any other provision of this Agreement.

 

7.5           Complete
Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between Executive and the Company with regard to the subject
matter hereof. This Agreement is the complete, final, and exclusive embodiment of their agreement with regard to this subject
matter and supersedes any prior oral discussions or written communications and agreements. This Agreement is entered into without
reliance on any promise or representation other than those expressly contained herein, and it cannot be modified or amended except
in writing signed by Executive and an authorized officer of the Company, subject to the approval of the Board, its compensation
committee or (if necessary) the stockholders of the Company. The Parties have entered into a separate Confidential Information
Agreement and have entered or may enter into separate agreements related to equity. These separate agreements govern other aspects
of the relationship between the Parties, have or may have provisions that survive termination of Executive’s employment
under this Agreement, may be amended or superseded by the Parties without regard to this Agreement and are enforceable according
to their terms without regard to the enforcement provision of this Agreement.

 

7.6           Headings.
The headings of the sections hereof are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute a part hereof nor
to affect the meaning thereof.

 

7.7           Successors
and Assigns. The Company shall assign this Agreement and its rights and obligations hereunder in whole, but not in part,
to any company or other entity with or into which the Company may hereafter merge or consolidate or to which the Company may transfer
all or substantially all of its assets, if in any such case said Company or other entity shall by operation of law or expressly
in writing assume all obligations of the Company hereunder as fully as if it had been originally made a Party, but may not otherwise
assign this Agreement or its rights and obligations hereunder. Executive may not assign or transfer this Agreement or any rights
or obligations hereunder, other than to Executive’s estate upon death.

 

7.8           Withholding.
All amounts payable hereunder shall be subject to applicable tax withholding.

 

7.9           Choice
of Law. This Agreement in all respects shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of
North Carolina, both procedural and substantive, without regard to conflicts of law, except to the extent that federal laws and
regulations preempt otherwise applicable law.

 

7.10         Mandatory
Mediation.  Prior to and as a condition of either Party’s filing suit in state or federal court, the Parties shall
engage in a mediated settlement conference in accordance with the North Carolina Superior Court Rules Implementing Statewide Mediation.
The Parties shall mediate in good faith until settlement is reached or an impasse is declared by the mediator.

 

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7.11         Jurisdiction.
Each Party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court located in Wake County,
North Carolina, or any state court located within such state, in respect of any claim relating to this Agreement or Executive’s
employment with the Company, and hereby waives, and agrees not to assert, as a defense in any action, suit or proceeding in which
any such claim is made that said Party is not subject thereto or that such action, suit or proceeding may not be brought or is
not maintainable in such courts or that the venue thereof may not be appropriate or that this Agreement may not be enforced in
or by such courts. Any appellate proceedings shall take place in the appropriate courts having appellate jurisdiction over the
courts set forth in this Section.

 

7.12         Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts, any one of which need not contain signatures of more than one Party,
but all of which taken together will constitute one and the same Agreement. Facsimile signatures and signatures transmitted by
PDF shall be equivalent to original signatures.

 

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In
Witness Whereof, the Parties have executed this Agreement on the day and year first written above.

 

	 	Liquidia Technologies, Inc.
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Michael Kaseta
	 	 	Name:	Michael Kaseta
	 	 	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

 

	 	Executive:
	 	 
	 	/s/ Damian deGoa
	 	Damian deGoa

 

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Exhibit A

 

Confidentiality,
Inventions and Non-Competition AGREEMENT

 

    A-1

     

    

 

Exhibit B

 

LIST
OF ADVISORY AND BOARD ROLES

 

Afia Healthcare (Healthcare IT company for Behavioral Health
Organizations)

 

    B-1Exhibit 10.2

 

Grant No.: _____ 

 

Liquidia
Corporation 

Nonstatutory
Stock Option Inducement Award Notice

 

This Notice evidences
the award of nonstatutory stock options (each, an “Option” or collectively, the “Options”)
that have been granted to you, Damian deGoa, subject to and conditioned upon your agreement to the terms of the
attached Nonstatutory Stock Option Inducement Award Agreement (the “Agreement”). The Options entitle
you to purchase shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), of Liquidia Corporation,
a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or “Liquidia”).

 

The Option has not
been granted pursuant to the Liquidia Corporation 2020 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”),
but rather is a stand-alone award intended to constitute an inducement grant under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). However,
unless otherwise defined herein or in the Agreement, capitalized terms shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan (the “Applicable
Plan Provisions”).

 

The number of shares
you may purchase and the exercise price at which you may purchase them are specified below. This Notice constitutes part of and
is subject to the terms and provisions of the Agreement, which is incorporated by reference herein. You must return an executed
copy of this Notice to the Company within 30 days of the date hereof. If you fail to do so, the Options may be rendered null and
void in the Company’s discretion.

 

Grant
Date: December 14, 2020

 

Number
of Options: 2,000,000 Options, each permitting the purchase of one Share

 

Exercise
Price: $3.00 per share

 

Expiration
Date: The Options expire at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the last business
day coincident with or prior to the 10th anniversary of the Grant Date (the “Expiration Date”), unless
fully exercised or terminated earlier.

 

Exercisability
Schedule: Subject to the terms and conditions described in the Agreement, the Options become exercisable in accordance
with the schedule below:

 

		·	25%
                                         of the Options become exercisable on the first anniversary of the Grant Date (the “Initial
                                         Vesting Date”), and

 

		·	2.083%
                                         of the Options become exercisable on the date each month after the Initial Vesting Date
                                         and on such date every month thereafter, through the fourth anniversary of the Grant
                                         Date.

 

Acceleration
Events: The extent to which you may purchase shares under the Options may be accelerated in the following circumstances:

 

		·	in
                                         the event that any transaction resulting in a Change in Control occurs, and you have
                                         remained in continuous Service with the Company through such date, then 100% of the then-unvested
                                         portion of the Option shall become vested and exercisable as of immediately before the
                                         effective time of and contingent upon the Change in Control;

 

    

     

    

 

		·	if
your Service with the Company is terminated either by the Company or its successor without Cause or by you for Good Reason (as
such terms are defined in your employment agreement), then the Option, to the extent outstanding and unvested, shall become immediately
vested and exercisable in the portion of the Option that would have become vested and exercisable as if you had remained in continuous
Service with the Company through the date that is twelve (12) months following your termination of Service;

 

		·	if
                                         the Company receives tentative approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”)
                                         of the Company’s New Drug Application for LIQ861 prior to June 30, 2022, and
                                         you have remained in continuous Service with the Company through such date, then 25%
                                         of the then-unvested portion of the Option shall become vested and exercisable as of
                                         the date of the FDA’s approval; or

 

		·	if
                                         the Company achieves commercial availability of the subcutaneous treprostinil product
                                         with cartridge supplies sufficient to support the market for one (1) year by December 31,
                                         2021, and you have remained in continuous Service with the Company through such date,
                                         then 25% of the then-unvested portion of the Option shall become vested and exercisable
                                         as of the date the Company can document by competent proof to the Board of the achievement
                                         of such milestone s determined in the discretion of the Company.

 

	 	LIQUIDIA CORPORATION
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Michael Kaseta
	 	 	 
	 	Date:	December 15, 2020

 

I acknowledge that I have carefully read
the attached Agreement and agree to be bound by all of the provisions set forth in these documents.

 

	Enclosures:	*Nonstatutory Stock Option Inducement Award Agreement	 	OPTIONEE
	 	*Prospectus	 	 
	 	*Exercise Form	 	/s/ Damian deGoa
	 	 	 	 
	 		 	Date:	December 15, 2020

 

    

     

    

 

Grant No.: _____

 

Nonstatutory
Stock Option Inducement Award Agreement

 

1.             Terminology
and Administration. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in the correlating Stock Option Notice and/or the
Glossary at the end of the Agreement. However, unless otherwise defined herein or in the Notice, capitalized terms shall have
the meaning set forth in the Applicable Plan Provisions. All questions of interpretation concerning this Agreement shall be determined
by the Administrator.

 

2.             Exercise
of Options.

 

(a)           Exercisability.
The Options will become exercisable in accordance with the Exercisability Schedule set forth in the Stock Option Notice, so long
as you are in the Service of the Company from the Grant Date through the applicable exercisability dates. None of the Options
will become exercisable after your Service with the Company ceases, unless the Stock Option Notice provides otherwise with respect
to exercisability that arises as a result of your cessation of Service.

 

(b)           Right
to Exercise. You may exercise the Options, to the extent exercisable, at any time on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on the Expiration Date or the earlier termination of the Options, unless otherwise provided under applicable law. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if at any time the Administrator determines that the delivery of Shares under this Agreement is or may be unlawful
under the laws of any applicable jurisdiction, or Federal, state or foreign securities laws, the right to exercise the Options
or receive Shares pursuant to the Options shall be suspended until the Administrator determines that such delivery is lawful.
If at any time the Administrator determines that the delivery of Shares under this Agreement is or may violate the rules of
the national securities exchange on which the shares are then listed for trade, the right to exercise the Options or receive Shares
pursuant to the Options shall be suspended until the Administrator determines that such exercise or delivery would not violate
such rules. Section 3 below describes certain limitations on exercise of the Options that apply in the event of your death,
Total and Permanent Disability, or termination of Service. The Options may be exercised only in multiples of whole Shares and
may not be exercised at any one time as to fewer than one hundred Shares (or such lesser number of Shares as to which the Options
are then exercisable). No fractional Shares will be issued under the Options.

 

(c)            Exercise
Procedure. In order to exercise the Options, you must provide the following items to the Secretary of the Company or his or
her delegate before the expiration or termination of the Options:

 

		(i)	notice, in such manner and form
                                         as the Administrator may require from time to time, specifying the number of Shares to
                                         be purchased under the Options;

 

		(ii)	full payment of the Exercise Price
                                         for the Shares or properly executed, irrevocable instructions, in such manner and form
                                         as the Administrator may require from time to time, to effectuate a broker-assisted cashless
                                         exercise, each in accordance with Section 2(d) of this Agreement; and

 

		(iii)	full payment of applicable withholding
                                         taxes pursuant to Section 6 of this Agreement.

 

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An exercise will not be effective until
the Secretary of the Company or his or her delegate receives all of the foregoing items, and such exercise otherwise is permitted
under and complies with all applicable federal, state and foreign securities laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Administrator
permits payment by means of delivering properly executed, irrevocable instructions, in such manner and form as the Administrator
may require from time to time, to effectuate a broker-assisted cashless exercise and such instructions provide for sale of Shares
under a limit order rather than at the market, the exercise will not be effective until the earlier of the date the Company receives
delivery of cash or cash equivalents in full payment of the Exercise Price or the date the Company receives confirmation from
the broker that the sale instruction has been fulfilled, and the exercise will not be effective unless the earlier of such dates
occurs on or before termination of the Options.

 

(d)           Method
of Payment. You may pay the Exercise Price by:

 

		(i)	delivery of cash, certified or
                                         cashier’s check, money order or other cash equivalent acceptable to the Administrator
                                         in its discretion;

 

		(ii)	a broker-assisted cashless exercise
                                         in accordance with Regulation T of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
                                         System through a brokerage firm designated or approved by the Administrator;

 

		(iii)	subject to such limits as the
                                         Administrator may impose from time to time, tender (via actual delivery or attestation)
                                         to the Company of other shares of Common Stock of the Company which have a Fair Market
                                         Value on the date of tender equal to the Exercise Price;

 

		(iv)	subject to such limits as the
                                         Administrator may impose from time to time, net share settlement;

 

		(v)	any other method approved by the
                                         Administrator; or

 

		(vi)	any combination of the foregoing.

 

(e)           Issuance
of Shares upon Exercise. The Company shall issue to you the Shares underlying the Options you exercise as soon as practicable
after the exercise date, subject to the Company’s receipt of the aggregate exercise price and the requisite withholding
taxes, if any. Upon issuance of such Shares, the Company may deliver, subject to the provisions of Section 6 below, such
Shares on your behalf electronically to the Company’s designated stock plan administrator or such other broker-dealer as
the Company may choose at its sole discretion, within reason, or may retain such Shares in uncertificated book-entry form. Any
share certificates delivered will, unless the Shares are registered or an exemption from registration is available under applicable
federal and state law, bear a legend restricting transferability of such Shares.

 

3.             Termination
of Service.

 

(a)           Termination
of Unexercisable Options. If your Service with the Company ceases for any reason, the Options that are then unexercisable,
after giving effect to any exercise acceleration provisions set forth on the Notice, will terminate immediately upon such cessation.

 

(b)           Exercise
Period Following Termination of Service. If your Service with the Company ceases for any reason other than discharge for Cause,
the Options that are then exercisable, after giving effect to any exercise acceleration provisions set forth on the Notice, will
terminate upon the earliest of:

 

(i)             the
expiration of 90 days following such cessation, if your Service ceases on account of (1) your termination by the Company
other than a discharge for Cause, or (2) your voluntary termination other than for Total and Permanent Disability or death;

 

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(ii)            the
expiration of 12 months following such cessation, if your Service ceases on account of your Total and Permanent Disability or
death;

 

(iii)           the
expiration of 12 months following your death, if your death occurs during the periods described in clauses (i) or (ii) of
this Section 3(b), as applicable; or

 

(iv)          the
Expiration Date.

 

In the event of your death, the exercisable
Options may be exercised by your executor, personal representative, or the person(s) to whom the Options are transferred
by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

 

(c)            Misconduct.
The Options will terminate in their entirety, regardless of whether the Options are then exercisable, immediately upon your discharge
from Service for Cause, or upon your commission of any of the following acts during the exercise period following your termination
of Service: (i) fraud on or misappropriation of any funds or property of the Company, or (ii) your breach of any provision
of any employment, non-disclosure, non-competition, non-solicitation, assignment of inventions, or other similar agreement executed
by you for the benefit of the Company, as determined by the Administrator, whose determination will be conclusive.

 

(d)           Change
in Status. In the event that your Service is with a business, trade or entity that, after the Grant Date, ceases for any reason
to be part or an Affiliate of the Company, your Service will be deemed to have terminated for purposes of this Section 3
upon such cessation if your Service does not continue uninterrupted immediately thereafter with the Company or an Affiliate of
the Company.

 

4.             Nontransferability
of Options. These Options and, before exercise, the underlying Shares are nontransferable otherwise than by will or the laws
of descent and distribution and, during your lifetime, the Options may be exercised only by you or, during the period you are
under a legal disability, by your guardian or legal representative. Except as provided above, the Options and, before exercise,
the underlying Shares may not be assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, subjected to any “put equivalent position,”
 “call equivalent position” (as each preceding term is defined by Rule 16(a)-1 under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934), or short position, or disposed of in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and shall not be subject to
execution, attachment or similar process.

 

5.             Nonqualified
Nature of the Options. The Options are not intended to qualify as incentive stock options within the meaning of Code
section 422, and this Agreement shall be so construed. You hereby acknowledge that, upon exercise of the Options, you will
recognize compensation income in an amount equal to the excess of the then Fair Market Value of the Shares over the Exercise Price
and must comply with the provisions of Section 6 of this Agreement with respect to any tax withholding obligations that arise
as a result of such exercise.

 

6.             Withholding
of Taxes.

 

(a)            At
the time the Options are exercised, in whole or in part, or at any time thereafter as requested by the Company, you hereby authorize
withholding from payroll or any other payment of any kind due to you and otherwise agree to make adequate provision for foreign,
federal, state and local taxes required by law to be withheld, if any, which arise in connection with the Options. The Company
may require you to make a cash payment to cover any withholding tax obligation as a condition of exercise of the Options or issuance
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(b)           The
Administrator may, in its sole discretion, permit you to satisfy, in whole or in part, any withholding tax obligation which may
arise in connection with the Options either by electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares to be issued upon exercise
that number of Shares, or by electing to deliver to the Company already-owned shares, in either case having a Fair Market Value
not in excess of the amount necessary to satisfy the statutory minimum withholding amount due.

 

7.             Adjustments.

 

(a)           In
the event of a merger, consolidation, stock rights offering, statutory share exchange or similar event affecting Liquidia (each,
a “Corporate Event”) or a stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, separation, spinoff, reorganization,
extraordinary dividend of cash or other property, share combination or subdivision, recapitalization, capital reduction distribution,
or similar event affecting the capital structure of Liquidia (each, a “Share Change”) that occurs at
any time after the Grant Date, the Administrator shall make equitable and appropriate substitutions or proportionate adjustments
to the Option with respect to (i) the kind of shares of Common Stock or other securities covered by the Option, (ii) the
number of shares of Common Stock or other securities covered by this Option and the exercise price, base price or other price
per share, if any, and other relevant terms of the Option, and (iii) all other numerical limitations relating to this Option
contained in this Agreement; provided, however, that any fractional shares resulting from any such adjustment shall be eliminated.
Such adjustments shall be determined by the Administrator, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

 

(b)           In
the case of Corporate Events, the Administrator may make such other adjustments to this Option as it determines to be appropriate
and desirable, which adjustments may include, without limitation, (i) the cancellation of this Option in exchange for payments
of cash, securities or other property or a combination thereof having an aggregate value equal to the value of such awards, as
determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion (it being understood that in the case of a Corporate Event with respect
to which stockholders of Liquidia receive consideration other than publicly traded equity securities of the ultimate surviving
entity, any such determination by the Administrator that the value of this Option shall for this purpose be deemed to equal the
excess, if any, of the value of the consideration being paid for each share of Common Stock pursuant to such Corporate Event over
the exercise price or base price of such stock option shall conclusively be deemed valid and that this Option right may be cancelled
for no consideration upon a Corporate Event if its exercise price or base price equals or exceeds the value of the consideration
being paid for each share of Common Stock pursuant to such Corporate Event), (ii) the substitution of securities or other
property (including, without limitation, cash or other securities of Liquidia and securities of entities other than Liquidia)
for the shares of Common Stock subject to this Option, and (iii) the substitution of equivalent awards, as determined in
the sole discretion of the Administrator, of the surviving or successor entity or a parent thereof.

 

(c)           Unless
the Administrator determines otherwise, all awards outstanding shall terminate upon the dissolution or liquidation of Liquidia.

 

8.             Non-Guarantee
of Employment or Service Relationship. Nothing in this Agreement will alter your at-will or other employment status or other
service relationship with the Company, nor be construed as a contract of employment or service relationship between you and the
Company, or as a contractual right for you to continue in the employ of, or in a service relationship with, the Company for any
period of time, or as a limitation of the right of the Company to discharge you at any time with or without Cause or notice and
whether or not such discharge results in the failure of any of the Options to become exercisable or any other adverse effect on
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9.             No
Rights as a Stockholder. You shall not have any of the rights of a stockholder with respect to the Shares until such Shares
have been issued to you upon the due exercise of the Options. No adjustment will be made for dividends or distributions or other
rights for which the record date is prior to the date such Shares are issued.

 

10.           The
Company’s Rights. The existence of the Options shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company or its
stockholders to make or authorize any or all adjustments, recapitalizations, reorganizations or other changes in the Company's
capital structure or its business, or any merger or consolidation of the Company, or any issue of bonds, debentures, preferred
or other stocks with preference ahead of or convertible into, or otherwise affecting the Common Stock or the rights thereof, or
the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of the Company's assets or business,
or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar character or otherwise.

 

11.           Entire
Agreement. This Agreement, together with the correlating Notice and, where applicable, the Applicable Plan Provisions, contain
the entire agreement between you and the Company with respect to the Options. Any oral or written agreements, representations,
warranties, written inducements, or other communications made prior to the execution of this Agreement with respect to the Options
shall be void and ineffective for all purposes.

 

12.           Amendment.
This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Administrator in its discretion; provided, however, that
this Agreement may not be modified in a manner that would have a materially adverse effect on the Options or Shares as determined
in the discretion of the Administrator, except as provided in a written document signed by you and the Company.

 

13.           Section 409A.
This Agreement and the Options granted hereunder are intended to comply with, or otherwise be exempt from, Section 409A of
the Code. This Agreement and the Options shall be administered, interpreted and construed in a manner consistent with this
intent. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as including any feature for the deferral of compensation other than the
deferral of recognition of income until the exercise of the Options. Should any provision of this Agreement be found not to comply
with, or otherwise be exempt from, the provisions of Section 409A of the Code, it may be modified and given effect, in the
sole discretion of the Administrator and without requiring your consent, in such manner as the Administrator determines to be
necessary or appropriate to comply with, or to effectuate an exemption from, Section 409A of the Code. The foregoing, however,
shall not be construed as a guarantee or warranty by the Company of any particular tax effect to you.

 

15.           Electronic
Delivery of Documents. By your signing the Notice, you (i) consent to the electronic delivery of this Agreement, all
information with respect to the Options, and any reports of the Company provided generally to the Company’s stockholders;
(ii) acknowledge that you may receive from the Company a paper copy of any documents delivered electronically at no cost
to you by contacting the Company by telephone or in writing; (iii) further acknowledge that you may revoke your consent to
the electronic delivery of documents at any time by notifying the Company of such revoked consent by telephone, postal service
or electronic mail; and (iv) further acknowledge that you understand that you are not required to consent to electronic delivery
of documents.

 

16.           No
Future Entitlement. By execution of the Notice, you acknowledge and agree that: (i) the grant of these Options is a one-time
benefit which does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of stock options, or compensation in lieu
of stock options, even if stock options have been granted repeatedly in the past; (ii) all determinations with respect to
any such future grants, including, but not limited to, the times when stock options shall be granted or shall become exercisable,
the maximum number of shares subject to each stock option, and the purchase price, will be at the sole discretion of the Administrator;
(iii) the value of these Options is an extraordinary item of compensation which is outside the scope of your employment contract,
if any; (iv) the value of these Options is not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purpose, including,
but not limited to, calculating any termination, severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service payments or similar payments,
or bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits; (v) the vesting of these Options ceases upon termination
of employment with the Company or transfer of employment from the Company, or other cessation of eligibility for any reason, except
as may otherwise be explicitly provided in this Agreement; (vi) if the underlying Common Stock does not increase in value,
these Options will have no value, nor does the Company guarantee any future value; and (vii) no claim or entitlement to compensation
or damages arises if these Options do not increase in value and you irrevocably release the Company from any such claim that does
arise.

 

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17.           Personal
Data. For the purpose of implementing, administering and managing these Options, you, by execution of the Notice, consent
to the collection, receipt, use, retention and transfer, in electronic or other form, of your personal data by and among the Company
and its third party vendors or any potential party to any Change in Control transaction or capital raising transaction involving
the Company. You understand that personal data (including but not limited to, name, home address, telephone number, employee number,
employment status, social security number, tax identification number, date of birth, nationality, job and payroll location, data
for tax withholding purposes and shares awarded, cancelled, exercised, vested and unvested) may be transferred to third parties
assisting in the implementation, administration and management of these Options and you expressly authorize such transfer as well
as the retention, use, and the subsequent transfer of the data by the recipient(s). You understand that these recipients may be
located in your country or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections
than your country. You understand that data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage these
Options. You understand that you may, at any time, request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of
the personal data, 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 the Company’s Secretary.
You understand, however, that refusing or withdrawing your consent may affect your ability to accept a stock option.

 

18.           Governing
Law. The validity, construction and effect of this Agreement, and of any determinations or decisions made by the Administrator
relating to this Agreement, and the rights of any and all persons having or claiming to have any interest under this Agreement,
shall be determined exclusively in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its provisions concerning
the applicability of laws of other jurisdictions. As a condition of this Agreement, you agree that you will not bring any action
arising under, as a result of, pursuant to or relating to, this Agreement in any court other than a federal or state court in
the districts which include Delaware, and you hereby agree and submit to the personal jurisdiction of any federal court located
in the district which includes Delaware or any state court in the district which includes Delaware. You further agree that you
will not deny or attempt to defeat such personal jurisdiction or object to venue by motion or other request for leave from any
such court.

 

19.           Resolution
of Disputes. Any dispute or disagreement which shall arise under, or as a result of, or pursuant to or relating to, this Agreement
shall be determined by the Administrator in good faith in its absolute and uncontrolled discretion, and any such determination
or any other determination by the Administrator under or pursuant to this Agreement and any interpretation by the Administrator
of the terms of this Agreement, will be final, binding and conclusive on all persons affected thereby. You agree that before you
may bring any legal action arising under, as a result of, pursuant to or relating to, this Agreement you will first exhaust your
administrative remedies before the Administrator. You further agree that in the event that the Administrator does not resolve
any dispute or disagreement arising under, as a result of, pursuant to or relating to, this Agreement to your satisfaction, no
legal action may be commenced or maintained relating to this Agreement more than twenty-four (24) months after the Administrator’s
decision.

 

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20.           Headings.
The headings in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

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GLOSSARY

 

(a)           “Administrator”
means the Board or the committee(s) or officer(s) appointed by the Board that have authority to administer this Agreement.

 

(b)           “Affiliate”
means any entity, whether now or hereafter existing, which controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, Liquidia
Corporation or any successor to Liquidia Corporation. For this purpose, “control” (including the correlative meanings
of the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”) shall mean ownership, directly or indirectly,
of 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of voting securities issued by such entity, or the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of such entity, by contract or otherwise.

 

(c)           “Cause”
has the meaning ascribed to such term or words of similar import in your written employment or service contract with the Company
as in effect at the time at issue and, in the absence of such agreement or definition, means (i) your plea of guilty or nolo
contendere to, or conviction of, (A) a felony (or its equivalent in a non-United States jurisdiction) or (B) other conduct
of a criminal nature that has or is likely to have a material adverse effect on the reputation or standing in the community of
Liquidia Corporation, any of its Affiliates or a successor to Liquidia Corporation or an Affiliate, as determined by the Administrator
in its sole discretion, or that legally prohibits you from working for Liquidia Corporation, any of its Subsidiaries or a successor
to Liquidia Corporation or a Subsidiary; (ii) a breach by you of a regulatory rule that adversely affects your ability
to perform your employment duties to Liquidia Corporation, any of its Subsidiaries or a successor to Liquidia Corporation or a
Subsidiary, in any material respect; or (iii) your failure, in any material respect, to (A) perform your employment
duties, (B) comply with the applicable policies of Liquidia Corporation, or of its Subsidiaries, or a successor to Liquidia
Corporation or a Subsidiary, or (C) comply with covenants contained in any contract or employment agreement to which you
are a party; provided, however, that you shall be provided a written notice describing in reasonable detail the facts which are
considered to give rise to a breach described in this clause and you shall have 30 days following receipt of such written notice
(the “Cure Period”) during which you may remedy the condition and, if so remedied, no Cause for Termination of Service
shall exist.

 

(d)          “Change
in Control” means the first of the following to occur: (i) a Change in Ownership of Liquidia Corporation, (ii) a
Change in Effective Control of Liquidia Corporation, or (iii) a Change in the Ownership of Assets of Liquidia Corporation,
as described herein and construed in accordance with Section 409A of the Code.

 

(i)            A
 “Change in Ownership of Liquidia Corporation” shall occur on the date that any one Person acquires, or Persons Acting
as a Group acquire, ownership of the capital stock of Liquidia Corporation that, together with the stock held by such Person or
Group, constitutes more than 50% of the total fair market value or total voting power of the capital stock of Liquidia Corporation.
However, if any one Person is, or Persons Acting as a Group are, considered to own more than 50%, on a fully diluted basis, of
the total fair market value or total voting power of the capital stock of Liquidia Corporation, the acquisition of additional
stock by the same Person or Persons Acting as a Group is not considered to cause a Change in Ownership of Liquidia Corporation
or to cause a Change in Effective Control of Liquidia Corporation (as described below). An increase in the percentage of capital
stock owned by any one Person, or Persons Acting as a Group, as a result of a transaction in which Liquidia Corporation acquires
its stock in exchange for property will be treated as an acquisition of stock.

 

(ii)            A
 “Change in Effective Control of Liquidia Corporation” shall occur on the date either (A) a majority of members
of Liquidia Corporation’ Board is replaced during any 12-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not
endorsed by a majority of the members of Liquidia Corporation’ Board before the date of the appointment or election, or
(B) any one Person, or Persons Acting as a Group, acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date
of the most recent acquisition by such Person or Persons) ownership of stock of Liquidia Corporation possessing 50% or more of
the total voting power of the stock of Liquidia Corporation.

 

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(iii)          A
 “Change in the Ownership of Assets of Liquidia Corporation” shall occur on the date that any one Person acquires,
or Persons Acting as a Group acquire (or has or have acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent
acquisition by such Person or Persons), assets from Liquidia Corporation that have a total gross fair market value equal to or
more than 50% of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of Liquidia Corporation immediately before such acquisition
or acquisitions. For this purpose, gross fair market value means the value of the assets of Liquidia Corporation, or the value
of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets.

 

The following
rules of construction apply in interpreting the definition of Change in Control:

 

(A)          A
 “Person” means any individual, entity or group within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, other than employee benefit plans sponsored or maintained by Liquidia Corporation
and by entities controlled by Liquidia Corporation or an underwriter, initial purchaser or placement agent temporarily holding
the capital stock of Liquidia Corporation pursuant to a registered public offering.

 

(B)           Persons
will be considered to be Persons Acting as a Group (or Group) if they are owners of a corporation that enters into a merger, consolidation,
purchase or acquisition of stock, or similar business transaction with the corporation. If a Person owns stock in both corporations
that enter into a merger, consolidation, purchase or acquisition of stock, or similar transaction, such shareholder is considered
to be acting as a Group with other shareholders only with respect to the ownership in that corporation before the transaction
giving rise to the change and not with respect to the ownership interest in the other corporation. Persons will not be considered
to be acting as a Group solely because they purchase assets of the same corporation at the same time or purchase or own stock
of the same corporation at the same time, or as a result of the same public offering.

 

(C)          A
Change in Control shall not include a transfer to a related person as described in Section 409A of the Code or a public offering
of capital stock of Liquidia Corporation.

 

(D)           For
purposes of the definition of Change in Control, Section 318(a) of the Code applies to determine stock ownership. Stock
underlying a vested option is considered owned by the individual who holds the vested option (and the stock underlying an unvested
option is not considered owned by the individual who holds the unvested option). For purposes of the preceding sentence, however,
if a vested option is exercisable for stock that is not substantially vested (as defined by Treasury Regulation §1.83-3(b) and
(j)), the stock underlying the option is not treated as owned by the individual who holds the option.

 

(e)           “Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

(f)           “Company”
includes Liquidia Corporation and its Affiliates, except where the context otherwise requires. For purposes of determining whether
a Change in Control has occurred, Company shall mean only Liquidia Corporation.

 

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(g)            “Fair
Market Value” means, on a per share basis as of any date, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator:

 

(i)             if
the principal market for the Common Stock (as determined by the Administrator if the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading
on more than one exchange or market) is a national securities exchange or an established securities market, unless otherwise determined
by the Administrator, the official closing price per share of Common Stock for the regular market session on that date on the
principal exchange or market on which the Common Stock is then listed or admitted to trading or, if no sale is reported for that
date, on the last preceding day on which a sale was reported, all as reported by such source as the Administrator may select;

 

(ii)            if
the principal market for the Common Stock is not a national securities exchange or an established securities market, but the Common
Stock is quoted by a national quotation system, the average of the highest bid and lowest asked prices for the Common Stock on
that date as reported on a national quotation system or, if no prices are reported for that date, on the last preceding day on
which prices were reported, all as reported by such source as the Administrator may select; or

 

(iii)           if
the Common Stock is neither listed or admitted to trading on a national securities exchange or an established securities market,
nor quoted by a national quotation system, the value determined by the Administrator in good faith by the reasonable application
of a reasonable valuation method, which method may, but need not, include taking into account an appraisal of the fair market
value of the Common Stock conducted by a nationally recognized appraisal firm selected by the Administrator.

 

Notwithstanding
the preceding, for foreign, federal, state and local income tax reporting purposes and for such other purposes as the Administrator
deems appropriate, the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Administrator in accordance with uniform and nondiscriminatory
standards adopted by it from time to time.

 

(i)            “Service”
means your employment or other service relationship with the Company and its Affiliates. Your Service will be considered to have
ceased with the Company and its Affiliates if, immediately after a sale, merger or other corporate transaction, the trade, business
or entity with which you are employed or otherwise have a service relationship is not the Company or its successor or an Affiliate
of the Company or its successor.

 

(j)            “Shares”
mean the shares of Common Stock underlying the Options.

 

(k)           “Stock
Option Notice” or “Notice” means the written notice evidencing the award of the Options
that correlates with and makes up a part of this Agreement.

 

(l)            “Total
and Permanent Disability” means, you are (i) unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason
of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to last until your death or result in death,
or (ii) determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration or other governmental or quasi-governmental
body that administers a comparable social insurance program outside of the United States in which you participate and which conditions
the right to receive benefits under such program on you being unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of
any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to last until your death or result in death. The
Administrator shall have sole authority to determine whether you have suffered a Total and Permanent Disability and may require
such medical or other evidence as it deems necessary to judge the nature and permanency of your condition.

 

(m)            “You”
or “Your” means the recipient of the award of Options as reflected on the Stock Option Notice. Whenever
the Agreement refers to “you” under circumstances where the provision should logically be construed, as determined
by the Administrator, to apply to your estate, personal representative, or beneficiary to whom the Options may be transferred
by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, the word “you” shall be deemed to include such person.

 

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EXERCISE FORM

 

Liquidia Corporation 

P.O. Box 110085 

Research Triangle Park 

North Carolina, 27709

 

Gentlemen:

 

I hereby exercise
the Options granted to me on ____________________, ____, by Liquidia Corporation (the “Company”), subject to all the
terms and provisions of the applicable grant agreement and the applicable grant agreement, and notify you of my desire to purchase
____________ shares of Common Stock of the Company at a price of $___________ per share pursuant to the exercise of said Options.

 

Total Amount Enclosed: $__________

 

Date:________________________                               ____________________________________

(Optionee)

 

Received by LIQUIDIA CORPORATION

 

___________________________,
____

 

By: ________________________________

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