Document:

Exhibit 10.1

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into this 5th day of April, 2022,
by and between Cepton, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Hull Xu (the “Executive”).

 

RECITALS

 

THE PARTIES ENTER THIS AGREEMENT on the
basis of the following facts, understandings and intentions:

 

A. The
Company desires to employ the Executive, and the Executive desires to accept such employment, on the terms and conditions set forth in
this Agreement.

 

B.  This
Agreement shall be effective as of April 5, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), shall govern the employment relationship between
the Executive and the Company from and after the Effective Date, and, as of the Effective Date, shall supersede and negate all previous
agreements and understandings with respect to such relationship (including, without limitation, the offer letter by and between the Company
and the Executive dated December 22, 2020 and the Change in Control Severance Agreement by and between the Company and the Executive dated
February 10, 2022 (the “Prior Agreements”) ).

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
above recitals incorporated herein and the mutual covenants and promises contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby expressly acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

1. Retention and Duties.

 

		1.1	Retention. The Company does hereby hire, engage and employ the Executive on the terms and conditions expressly set forth
in this Agreement. The Executive does hereby accept and agree to such hiring, engagement and employment, on the terms and conditions expressly
set forth in this Agreement. Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in Section 5.5 of this Agreement.

 

		1.2	Duties. During the time the Executive is employed with the Company (the “Period of Employment”),
the Executive shall serve the Company as its Chief Financial Officer and shall have the powers, authorities, duties and obligations of
management usually vested in such position for a company of a similar size and similar nature of the Company, and such other powers, authorities,
duties and obligations commensurate with such positions as the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) or
Chief Executive Officer may assign from time to time, all subject to the directives of the Board and the corporate policies of the Company
as they are in effect from time to time throughout the Period of Employment (including, without limitation, the Company’s business
conduct and ethics policies, as they may change from time to time). During the Period of Employment, the Executive shall report to the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer.

 

     

     

    

 

		1.3	No Other Employment; Minimum Time Commitment. During the Period of Employment, the Executive shall (i) devote substantially
all of the Executive’s business time, energy and skill to the performance of the Executive’s duties for the Company, (ii)
perform such duties in a faithful, effective and efficient manner to the best of his abilities, and (iii) hold no other employment. The
Executive’s service on the boards of directors (or similar body) of other business entities is subject to the prior written approval
of the Board. The Company shall have the right to require the Executive to resign from any board or similar body (including, without limitation,
any association, corporate, civic or charitable board or similar body) which he may then serve if the Board reasonably determines that
the Executive’s service on such board or body interferes with the effective discharge of the Executive’s duties and responsibilities
to the Company or that any business related to such service is then in direct or indirect competition with any business of the Company
or any of its Affiliates, successors or assigns.

 

		1.4	No Breach of Contract. The Executive hereby represents to the Company and agrees that: (i) the execution and delivery
of this Agreement by the Executive and the Company and the performance by the Executive of the Executive’s duties hereunder do not
and shall not constitute a breach of, conflict with, or otherwise contravene or cause a default under, the terms of any other agreement
or policy to which the Executive is a party or otherwise bound or any judgment, order or decree to which the Executive is subject; (ii)
the Executive will not enter into any new agreement that would or reasonably could contravene or cause a default by the Executive under
this Agreement; (iii) the Executive has no information (including, without limitation, confidential information and trade secrets) relating
to any other Person which would prevent, or be violated by, the Executive entering into this Agreement or carrying out his duties hereunder;
(iv) the Executive is not bound by any employment, consulting, non-compete, non-solicitation, confidentiality, trade secret or similar
agreement (other than this Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement) with any other Person; (v) to the extent the Executive has any
confidential or similar information that he is not free to disclose to the Company, he will not disclose such information to the extent
such disclosure would violate applicable law or any other agreement or policy to which the Executive is a party or by which the Executive
is otherwise bound; and (vi) the Executive understands the Company will rely upon the accuracy and truth of the representations and warranties
of the Executive set forth herein and the Executive consents to such reliance.

 

		1.5	Location. The Executive’s principal place of employment shall be the Company’s principal executive office
as it may be located from time to time. The Executive agrees that he will be regularly present at that office. The Executive acknowledges
that he will be required to travel from time to time in the course of performing his duties for the Company.

 

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		2.	At-Will Employment. The Executive and the Company acknowledge and agree that, notwithstanding any other provision of
this Agreement, the Executive’s employment with the Company is for an unspecified duration and constitutes “at-will”
employment, meaning that either the Executive or the Company may terminate the Executive’s employment at any time and for any reason,
with or without cause (subject to the notice requirements set forth in Section 5).

 

3. Compensation.

 

		3.1	Base Salary. During the Period of Employment, the Company shall pay the Executive a base salary (the “Base
Salary”), which shall be paid in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices in effect from time to time but
not less frequently than in monthly installments. The Executive’s Base Salary shall be at an annualized rate of two hundred eighty
thousand Dollars ($280,000). The Board (or a committee thereof) may, in its sole discretion, increase (but not decrease) the Executive’s
rate of Base Salary.

 

		3.2	Discretionary Incentive Bonus. Commencing with fiscal year 2022, the Executive shall be eligible to receive an incentive
bonus for each fiscal year of the Company that occurs during the Period of Employment (“Incentive Bonus”). The Executive’s
Incentive Bonus amount for a particular fiscal year shall be determined by the Board (or a committee thereof) in its sole discretion,
based on performance objectives (which may include corporate, business unit or division, financial, strategic, individual or other objectives)
established with respect to that particular fiscal year by the Board (or a committee thereof) or such other factors it may consider relevant
in the circumstances. Notwithstanding the foregoing and except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Executive must be
employed by the Company at the time the Company pays incentive bonuses to employees generally with respect to a particular fiscal year
in order to earn and be eligible for an Incentive Bonus for that year (and, if the Executive is not so employed at such time, in no event
shall he have been considered to have “earned” any Incentive Bonus with respect to the fiscal year).

 

4. Benefits.

 

		4.1	Retirement, Welfare and Fringe Benefits. During the Period of Employment, the Executive shall be entitled to participate
in all employee pension and welfare benefit plans and programs, and fringe benefit plans and programs, made available by the Company to
the Company’s employees generally, in accordance with the eligibility and participation provisions of such plans and as such plans
or programs may be in effect from time to time.

 

		4.2	Reimbursement of Business Expenses. The Executive is authorized to incur reasonable expenses in carrying out the Executive’s
duties for the Company under this Agreement and shall be entitled to reimbursement for all reasonable business expenses the Executive
incurs during the Period of Employment in connection with carrying out the Executive’s duties for the Company, subject to the Company’s
expense reimbursement policies and any pre-approval policies in effect from time to time. The Executive agrees to promptly submit and
document any reimbursable expenses in accordance with the Company’s expense reimbursement policies to facilitate the timely reimbursement
of such expenses.

 

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		4.3	Vacation and Other Leave. During the Period of Employment, the Executive’s annual rate of vacation accrual shall
be fifteen (15) days per year, with such vacation to accrue and be subject to the Company’s vacation policies in effect from time
to time, including any policy which may limit vacation accruals and/or limit the amount of accrued but unused vacation to carry over from
year to year. The Executive shall also be entitled to all other holiday and leave pay generally available to other executives of the Company.

 

5. Termination.

 

		5.1	Termination by the Company. The Executive’s employment by the Company may be terminated at any time by the Company:
(i) with Cause, or (ii) with no less than thirty (30) days advance written notice to the Executive (such notice to be delivered in accordance
with Section 17), without Cause, or (iii) in the event of the Executive’s death, or (iv) in the event that the Board determines
in good faith that the Executive has a Disability.

 

		5.2	Termination by the Executive.  The Executive’s employment by the Company may be terminated by the Executive with
no less than thirty (30) days advance written notice to the Company (such notice to be delivered in accordance with Section 17); provided,
however, that in the case of a termination for Good Reason, the Executive may provide immediate written notice of termination once the
applicable cure period (as contemplated by the definition of Good Reason) has lapsed if the Company has not reasonably cured the circumstances
that gave rise to the basis for the Good Reason termination.

 

		5.3	Benefits upon Termination. If the Executive’s employment by the Company is terminated for any reason by the Company
or by the Executive (the date that the Executive’s employment by the Company terminates is referred to as the “Severance
Date”), the Company shall have no further obligation to make or provide to the Executive, and the Executive shall have no further
right to receive or obtain from the Company, any payments or benefits except as follows:

 

(a) The Company shall
pay the Executive (or, in the event of his death, the Executive’s estate) any Accrued Obligations;

 

(b) If the Executive’s
employment with the Company terminates as a result of a termination by the Company without Cause (other than due to the Executive’s
death or Disability) or a resignation by the Executive for Good Reason, the Executive shall be entitled to the following benefits:

 

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(i) The Company
shall pay the Executive (in addition to the Accrued Obligations), subject to tax withholding and other authorized deductions, an amount
equal to one (1.0) times the Executive’s Base Salary at the annual rate in effect on the Severance Date. The amount determined pursuant
to the preceding sentence is referred to hereinafter as the “Severance Benefit.” Subject to Section 20(b), the Company
shall pay the Severance Benefit to the Executive in equal monthly installments (rounded down to the nearest whole cent) over a period
of twelve (12) consecutive months, with the first installment payable on (or within ten (10) days following) the sixtieth (60th)
day following the Executive’s Separation from Service and to include each such installment that was otherwise (but for such 60-day
delay) scheduled to be paid following the Executive’s Separation from Service and prior to the date of such payment. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, however, if the Severance Date occurs in connection with or within eighteen (18) months after a Change in Control Event,
the Severance Benefit shall be one (1.0) times the sum of the Executive’s Base Salary at the annual rate in effect on the Severance
Date and the Applicable Bonus Amount, and the Severance Benefit shall be payable to the Executive in a lump sum on (or within ten (10)
days following) the sixtieth (60th) day following the Executive’s Separation from Service. For these purposes, the “Applicable
Bonus Amount” shall equal the Executive’s target Incentive Bonus (as established by the Board or a committee thereof)
for the Company’s fiscal year in which the Severance Date occurs, provided that if no such target Incentive Bonus has been established
for that fiscal year, the Applicable Bonus Amount shall be the Executive’s target Incentive Bonus (as established by the Board or
a committee thereof) for the Company’s fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the Severance Date occurs (and
if no such target Incentive Bonus was established for either such fiscal year, shall be the amount of the annual Incentive Bonus actually
paid to the Executive, if any, for the immediately preceding fiscal year).

 

(ii) The Company
will pay or reimburse the Executive for his premiums charged to continue medical coverage pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”), at the same or reasonably equivalent medical coverage for the Executive (and, if applicable,
the Executive’s eligible dependents) as in effect immediately prior to the Severance Date, to the extent that the Executive elects
such continued coverage; provided that the Company’s obligation to make any payment or reimbursement pursuant to this clause (ii)
shall, subject to Section 20(b), commence with continuation coverage for the month following the month in which the Executive’s
Separation from Service occurs and shall cease with continuation coverage for the twelfth (12th) month following the month
in which the Executive’s Separation from Service occurs (or, if earlier, shall cease upon the first to occur of the Executive’s
death, the date the Executive becomes eligible for coverage under the health plan of a future employer, or the date the Company ceases
to offer group medical coverage to its active executive employees or the Company is otherwise under no obligation to offer COBRA continuation
coverage to the Executive). To the extent the Executive elects COBRA coverage, he shall notify the Company in writing of such election
prior to such coverage taking effect and complete any other continuation coverage enrollment procedures the Company may then have in place.
The Company’s obligations pursuant to this Section 5.3(b)(ii) are subject to the Company’s ability to comply with applicable
law and provide such benefit without resulting in adverse tax consequences.

 

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(iii) The Company
shall promptly pay to the Executive any Incentive Bonus that would otherwise be paid to the Executive had the Executive’s employment
with the Company not terminated with respect to any fiscal year that ended before the Severance Date, to the extent not theretofore paid.

 

(iv) As to each
then-outstanding stock option and other equity-based award granted by the Company to the Executive that vests based solely on the Executive’s
continued service with the Company, the Executive shall vest as of the Severance Date in any portion of such award in which the Executive
would have vested thereunder if the Executive’s employment with the Company had continued for twelve (12) months after the Severance
Date (and any portion of such award that is not vested after giving effect to this acceleration provision shall terminate on the Severance
Date). As to each outstanding stock option or other equity-based award granted by the Company to the Executive that is subject to performance-based
vesting requirements, the vesting of such award will continue to be governed by its terms, provided that for purposes of any service-based
vesting requirement under such award, the Executive’s employment with the Company will be deemed to have continued for twelve (12)
months after the Severance Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Severance Date occurs in connection with or within eighteen (18)
months after a Change in Control Event, (i) each stock option and other equity-based award granted by the Company to the Executive that
vests based solely on the Executive’s continued service with the Company, to the extent then outstanding and unvested, shall be
fully vested as of the Severance Date, and (ii) any service-based vesting requirement under each outstanding stock option or other equity-based
award granted by the Company to the Executive that is subject to performance-based vesting requirements shall be deemed satisfied in full
as of the Severance Date.

 

(c) If the Executive’s
employment with the Company terminates as a result of the Executive’s death or Disability, the Company shall pay the Executive (or
the Executive’s estate) any Incentive Bonus with respect to any fiscal year that ended before the Severance Date (to the extent
not theretofore paid) that would otherwise be paid to the Executive had the Executive’s employment with the Company not terminated
(such payment to be made at the same time annual bonuses for the applicable fiscal year are paid to the Company’s executives generally).

 

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(d) Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.3, if the Executive breaches his obligations under the Confidentiality Agreement at any time,
from and after the date of such breach and not in any way in limitation of any right or remedy otherwise available to the Company, the
Executive will no longer be entitled to, and the Company will no longer be obligated to pay, any remaining unpaid portion of the Severance
Benefit or any remaining unpaid amount contemplated by Section 5.3(b)(iii) or 5.3(b)(iv), or to any continued Company-paid or reimbursed
coverage pursuant to Section 5.3(b)(ii); provided that, if the Executive provides the Release contemplated by Section 5.4, in no event
shall the Executive be entitled to benefits pursuant to Section 5.3(b) of less than $5,000 (or the amount of such benefits, if less than
$5,000), which amount the parties agree is good and adequate consideration, in and of itself, for the Executive’s Release contemplated
by Section 5.4.

 

(e) The foregoing
provisions of this Section 5.3 shall not affect: (i) the Executive’s receipt of benefits otherwise due to terminated employees under
group insurance coverage consistent with the terms of the applicable Company welfare benefit plan; (ii) the Executive’s rights under
COBRA to continue health coverage; or (iii) the Executive’s receipt of benefits otherwise due in accordance with the terms of the
Company’s 401(k) plan (if any).

 

		5.4	Release; Exclusive Remedy; Leave.

 

(a) This Section 5.4
shall apply notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement or any stock option or other equity-based award agreement to the
contrary. As a condition precedent to any Company obligation to the Executive pursuant to Section 5.3(b) or any other obligation to accelerate
vesting of any equity-based award in connection with the termination of the Executive’s employment, the Executive shall provide
the Company with a valid, executed general release agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (with such
changes as the Company may reasonably make to such form consistent with the purposes and intent of such form and to help ensure its enforceability
in light of any changes in applicable law, rules or regulations) (the “Release”), and such Release shall have not been
revoked by the Executive pursuant to any revocation rights afforded by applicable law. The Company shall provide the final form of Release
to the Executive not later than seven (7) days following the Severance Date, and the Executive shall be required to execute and return
the Release to the Company within twenty-one (21) days (or forty-five (45) days if such longer period of time is required to make the
Release maximally enforceable under applicable law) after the Company provides the form of Release to the Executive.

 

(b) The Executive
agrees that the payments and benefits contemplated by Section 5.3 (and any applicable acceleration of vesting of an equity-based award
in accordance with the terms of such award in connection with the termination of the Executive’s employment) shall constitute the
exclusive and sole remedy for any termination of his employment and the Executive covenants not to assert or pursue any other remedies,
at law or in equity, with respect to any termination of employment. The Company and the Executive acknowledge and agree that there is
no duty of the Executive to mitigate damages under this Agreement. All amounts paid to the Executive pursuant to Section 5.3 shall be
paid without regard to whether the Executive has taken or takes actions to mitigate damages. The Executive agrees to resign, on the Severance
Date, as an officer and director of the Company and any Affiliate of the Company, and as a fiduciary of any benefit plan of the Company
or any Affiliate of the Company, and to promptly execute and provide to the Company any further documentation, as requested by the Company,
to confirm such resignation, and to remove himself as a signatory on any accounts maintained by the Company or any of its Affiliates (or
any of their respective benefit plans).

 

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(c) In the event that
the Company provides the Executive notice of termination without Cause pursuant to Section 5.1 or the Executive provides the Company notice
of termination pursuant to Section 5.2, the Company will have the option to place the Executive on paid administrative leave during the
notice period.

 

		5.5	Certain Defined Terms.

 

(a) As used herein,
“Accrued Obligations” means:

 

(i) any Base Salary
that had accrued but had not been paid (including accrued and unpaid vacation time) on or before the Severance Date; and

 

(ii) any reimbursement
due to the Executive pursuant to Section 4.2 for expenses reasonably incurred by the Executive on or before the Severance Date and documented
and pre-approved, to the extent applicable, in accordance with the Company’s expense reimbursement policies in effect at the applicable
time.

 

(b) As used herein,
“Affiliate” of the Company means a Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls,
or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company. As used in this definition, the term “control,” including
the correlative terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with,” means the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities
or any partnership or other ownership interest, by contract or otherwise) of a Person.

 

(c) As used herein,
“Cause” shall mean, as reasonably determined by the Board (excluding the Executive, if he is then a member of the Board)
based on the information then known to it, that one or more of the following has occurred:

 

(i) the Executive
is convicted of, pled guilty or pled nolo contendere to a felony (under the laws of the United States or any relevant state, or
a similar crime or offense under the applicable laws of any relevant foreign jurisdiction);

 

(ii) the Executive
has engaged in acts of fraud, dishonesty or other acts of willful misconduct in the course of his duties hereunder;

 

(iii) the Executive
willfully fails to perform or uphold his duties under this Agreement and/or willfully fails to comply with reasonable directives of the
Board; or

 

(iv) a material
breach by the Executive of the Confidentiality Agreement (as defined below) or any other contract he is a party to with the Company or
any of its Affiliates or any written employment policy of the Company;

 

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provided, however, that any condition or conditions, as applicable,
referenced in clause (iii) or clause (iv) above shall not (if a cure is reasonably possible in the circumstances) constitute Cause unless
both (x) the Company provides written notice to the Executive of such condition(s) claimed to constitute Cause (such notice to be delivered
in accordance with Section 17), and (y) the Executive fails to remedy such condition(s) within thirty (30) days of receiving such written
notice thereof. For purposes of the foregoing definition of Cause, no act or failure to act, on the Executive’s part shall be considered
“willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the Executive’s
action or omission was in the best interest of the Company.

 

(d) As used herein,
“Change in Control Event” shall mean

 

		(i)	The acquisition by 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 (the “Exchange Act”)) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated
under the Exchange Act) of 50% or more of either (1) the then-outstanding common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company
Common Stock”) or (2) the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally
in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that, for purposes of
this paragraph (i), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control Event; (A) any acquisition directly from the Company,
(B) any acquisition by the Company, (C) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the
Company or any affiliate of the Company or a successor, or (D) any acquisition by any entity pursuant to a transaction that complies with
Sections (iii)(1), (2) and (3) below;

 

		(ii)	Individuals who, as of the Effective Date, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to
constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the Effective Date
whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors
then comprising the Incumbent Board (including for these purposes, the new members whose election or nomination was so approved, without
counting the member and his predecessor twice) shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but
excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election
contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on
behalf of a Person other than the Board;

 

		(iii)	Consummation of a reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or consolidation or similar corporate transaction involving the
Company or any corporation or other entity a majority of whose outstanding voting stock or voting power is beneficially owned directly
or indirectly by the Company (a “Subsidiary”), a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets
of the Company, or the acquisition of assets or stock of another entity by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, a “Business
Combination”), in each case unless, following such Business Combination, (1) all or substantially all of the individuals and
entities that were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and the Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately
prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then-outstanding shares of common stock
and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the
case may be, of the entity resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, an entity that, as a result of such
transaction, owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets directly or through one or more subsidiaries (a
“Parent”)), in substantially the same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such Business Combination
of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and the Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (2) no Person (excluding any
entity resulting from such Business Combination or a Parent or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such entity
resulting from such Business Combination or Parent) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of, respectively, the then-outstanding
shares of common stock of the entity resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting
securities of such entity, except to the extent that the ownership in excess of 50% existed prior to the Business Combination, and (3)
at least a majority of the members of the board of directors or trustees of the entity resulting from such Business Combination or a Parent
were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement or of the action of the Board providing for
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		(iv)	Approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company other than in the context of a
transaction that does not constitute a Change in Control Event under clause (iii) above.

 

(e) As used herein,
“Disability” shall mean a physical or mental impairment which, as reasonably determined by the Board, renders the Executive
unable to perform the essential functions of his employment with the Company, even with reasonable accommodation that does not impose
an undue hardship on the Company, for more than 90 days in any 180-day period, unless a longer period is required by federal or state
law, in which case that longer period would apply.

 

(f) As used herein,
“Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence (without the Executive’s consent) of any one or more of the following
conditions:

 

(i)  a material
diminution in the Executive’s rate of Base Salary;

 

(ii) a material
diminution in the Executive’s authority, duties, or responsibilities;

 

(iii) a material
change in the geographic location of the Executive’s principal office with the Company (for this purpose, in no event shall a relocation
of such office to a new location that is not more than thirty-five (35) miles from the current location of the Company’s executive
offices or a relocation that does not increase the Executive’s commute time from his personal residence constitute a “material
change”); or

 

(iv) a material
breach by the Company of this Agreement;

 

provided, however, that any such condition or conditions, as
applicable, shall not constitute Good Reason unless both (x) the Executive provides written notice to the Company of the condition claimed
to constitute Good Reason within sixty (60) days of the initial existence of such condition(s) (such notice to be delivered in accordance
with Section 17), and (y) the Company fails to remedy such condition(s) within thirty (30) days of receiving such written notice thereof;
and provided, further, that in all events the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company shall not constitute a
termination for Good Reason unless such termination occurs not more than one hundred and twenty (120) days following the initial existence
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(g) As used herein,
the term “Person” shall be construed broadly and shall include, without limitation, an individual, a partnership, a
limited liability company, a corporation, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization
and a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

(h) As used herein,
a “Separation from Service” occurs when the Executive dies, retires, or otherwise has a termination of employment with
the Company that constitutes a “separation from service” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)(1),
without regard to the optional alternative definitions available thereunder.

 

		5.6.	Notice of Termination. Any termination of the Executive’s employment under this Agreement shall be communicated
by written notice of termination from the terminating party to the other party. This notice of termination must be delivered in accordance
with Section 17 and must indicate the specific provision(s) of this Agreement relied upon in effecting the termination.

 

		6.	Confidentiality Agreement. The Executive hereby acknowledges that he is party to a Proprietary Information and Inventions
Assignment Agreement with the Company, dated December 23, 2020 (the “Confidentiality Agreement”), and affirms that
such agreement continues in effect and that he remains subject to continuing obligations to the Company thereunder. In the event any terms
of this Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement conflict, this Agreement shall prevail.

 

		7.	Withholding Taxes. Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, the Company may withhold (or cause there to
be withheld, as the case may be) from any amounts otherwise due or payable under or pursuant to this Agreement such federal, state and
local income, employment, or other taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation. Except for such
withholding rights, the Executive is solely responsible for any and all tax liability that may arise with respect to the compensation
provided under or pursuant to this Agreement.

 

		8.	Successors and Assigns. 

 

(a) This Agreement
is personal to the Executive and without the prior written consent of the Company shall not be assignable by the Executive otherwise than
by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive’s
legal representatives.

 

(b) This Agreement
shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns. Without limiting the generality of the preceding
sentence, the Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all
or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to assume expressly and agree to perform this Agreement in the same
manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. As used in this
Agreement, “Company” shall mean the Company as hereinbefore defined and any successor or assignee, as applicable, which assumes
and agrees to perform this Agreement by operation of law or otherwise.

 

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		9.	Number and Gender; Examples. Where the context requires, the singular shall include the plural, the plural shall include
the singular, and any gender shall include all other genders. Where specific language is used to clarify by example a general statement
contained herein, such specific language shall not be deemed to modify, limit or restrict in any manner the construction of the general
statement to which it relates.

 

		10.	Section Headings. The section headings of, and titles of paragraphs and subparagraphs contained in, this Agreement are
for the purpose of convenience only, and they neither form a part of this Agreement nor are they to be used in the construction or interpretation
thereof.

 

		11.	Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of California,
without giving effect to any choice of law or conflicting provision or rule (whether of the state of California or any other jurisdiction)
that would cause the laws of any jurisdiction other than the state of California to be applied. In furtherance of the foregoing, the internal
law of the state of California will control the interpretation and construction of this Agreement, even if under such jurisdiction’s
choice of law or conflict of law analysis, the substantive law of some other jurisdiction would ordinarily apply.

 

		12.	Severability. It is the desire and intent of the parties hereto that the provisions of this Agreement be enforced to
the fullest extent permissible under the laws and public policies applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. Accordingly,
if any particular provision of this Agreement shall be adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction or determined by an arbitrator
pursuant to Section 16 to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable under any present or future law, and if the rights and obligations of
any party under this Agreement will not be materially and adversely affected thereby, such provision, as to such jurisdiction, shall be
ineffective, without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision
in any other jurisdiction, and to this end the provisions of this Agreement are declared to be severable; furthermore, in lieu of such
invalid or unenforceable provision there will be added automatically as a part of this Agreement, a legal, valid and enforceable provision
as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such provision could
be more narrowly drawn (as to geographic scope, period of duration or otherwise) so as not to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable
in such jurisdiction, it shall, as to such jurisdiction, be so narrowly drawn, without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement
or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

		13.	Entire Agreement. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement of the parties hereto respecting the matters within its
scope and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements of the parties hereto that directly or indirectly bears upon the subject
matter hereof (including, without limitation, the Prior Agreements). Any prior negotiations, correspondence, agreements, proposals or
understandings relating to the subject matter hereof shall be deemed to have been merged into this Agreement, and to the extent inconsistent
herewith, such negotiations, correspondence, agreements, proposals, or understandings shall be deemed to be of no force or effect. There
are no representations, warranties, or agreements, whether express or implied, or oral or written, with respect to the subject matter
hereof, except as expressly set forth herein. The Confidentiality Agreement is outside the scope of the preceding provisions of this Section
13 and continues in effect.

 

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		14.	Modifications. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or changed (in whole or in part), except by a formal, definitive
written agreement expressly referring to this Agreement, which agreement is executed by both of the parties hereto.

 

		15.	Waiver. Neither the failure nor any delay on the part of a party to exercise any right, remedy, power or privilege under
this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege preclude
any other or further exercise of the same or of any right, remedy, power or privilege, nor shall any waiver of any right, remedy, power
or privilege with respect to any occurrence be construed as a waiver of such right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any other
occurrence. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and is signed by the party asserted to have granted such waiver.

 

		16.	Arbitration. 

 

		16.1	Arbitration. In consideration of the Company’s promise to arbitrate all employment-related disputes against the
Executive, the Executive agrees that any and all controversies, claims or disputes with anyone (including the Company and any employee,
officer, stockholder, affiliate or benefit plan of the Company in their capacity as such or otherwise) arising out of, relating to or
resulting from the Executive’s employment with the Company or the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company,
including any breach of this Agreement or the Confidentiality Agreement, shall be subject to binding arbitration under the arbitration
rules set forth in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1280 through 1294.2, including Section 128.05 (the “Rules”)
and pursuant to California law. Disputes which Executive agrees to arbitrate, and thereby agrees to waive any right to a trial by jury,
include any statutory claims under state or federal law, include, but not limited to, claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Americas with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the
Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the California Labor Code, claims of harassment,
discrimination or wrongful termination and any other statutory claims. Executive further understands that this agreement to arbitrate
also applies to any disputes that the Company may have with the Executive.

 

		16.2	Procedure. Executive agrees that any arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”)
and that the neutral arbitrator will be selected in a manner consistent with its National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes.
Executive agrees that the arbitrator shall have the power to decide any motions brought by any party to the arbitration, including motions
for summary judgment and/or adjudication and motions to dismiss and demurrers, prior to any arbitration hearing. Executive agrees that
the arbitrator shall have the power to award any remedies, including attorneys’ fees and costs, available under applicable law.
Executive understands that the Company will pay for any administrative or hearing fees charged by the arbitrator or AAA except that the
Executive shall pay the first $200.00 of any filing fees associated with any arbitration initiated by the Executive. Executive agrees
that the arbitrator shall administer and conduct any arbitration in a manner constituent with the Rules and that to the extent that the
AAA’s National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes conflict with the Rules, the Rules shall take precedence. Executive
agrees that the decision of the arbitrator shall be in writing. There is no right or authority for any claims subject to this arbitration
provision to be arbitrated on a class or collective action basis or on any basis involving claims brought in a purported representative
capacity on behalf of any other person or group of people similarly situated. Such claims are prohibited. Nonetheless, claims brought
by or against either the Company or Executive by similarly situated parties, that are based upon a common set of factual allegations,
will be consolidated by the AAA for the purposes of arbitration, before one arbitrator, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by all parties,
or determined to be unjust or unmanageable by the arbitrator.

 

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		16.3.	Remedy. Except as provided by the Rules and this Agreement, arbitration shall be the sole, exclusive and final remedy
for any dispute between the parties. Accordingly, except as provided for by the Rules and this Agreement, neither Executive nor the Company
will be permitted to pursue court action regarding claims that are subject to arbitration. Notwithstanding, the arbitrator will not have
the authority to disregard or refuse to enforce any lawful Company policy, and the arbitrator shall not order or require the Company to
adopt a policy not otherwise required by law which the Company has not adopted.

 

		16.4.	Availability of Injunctive Relief. In addition to the right under the Rules to petition the court for provisional relief,
Executive agrees that any party may also petition the court for injunctive relief where either party alleges or claims a violation of
this Agreement, the Confidentiality Agreement or any other agreement regarding trade secrets, confidential information , non-solicitation
or Labor Code § 2870. Executive understands that any breach or threatened breach of such an agreement will cause irreparable injury
and that money damages will not provide an adequate remedy therefor and both parties hereby consent to the issuance of an injunction.
In the event either party seeks injunctive relief, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable costs and attorneys’
fees.

 

		16.5.	Voluntary Nature of Agreement. Executive acknowledges and agrees that Executive is executing this agreement to arbitrate
voluntarily and without any duress or undue influence by the Company or anyone else. Executive further acknowledges and agrees that Executive
has carefully read this agreement to arbitrate and that Executive has asked any questions needed for Executive to understand the terms,
consequences and binding effect of this agreement to arbitrate and fully understands it, including that Executive is waiving Executive’s
right to a jury trial. Executive agrees that Executive has been provided an opportunity to seek the advice of any attorney of Executive’s
choice before signing this agreement to arbitrate. Executive agrees that this agreement to arbitrate is a consensual between Executive
and the Company and is mutually beneficial for Executive and the Company.

 

		17.	Notices. Any notice provided for in this Agreement must be in writing and must be either personally delivered, transmitted
via telecopier, mailed by first class mail (postage prepaid and return receipt requested) or sent by reputable overnight courier service
(charges prepaid) to the recipient at the address below indicated or at such other address or to the attention of such other person as
the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party. Notices will be deemed to have been given hereunder and
received when delivered personally, when received if transmitted via telecopier, five days after deposit in the U.S. mail and one day
after deposit with a reputable overnight courier service.

 

if to the Company:

 

	 	Cepton, Inc.
	 	399 W. Trimble Rd.
	 	San Jose, CA 95131
	 	Attention: Chief Legal Officer

 

 with a copy to:

 

	 	O’Melveny & Myers LLP
	 	2765 Sand Hill Road
	 	Menlo Park, CA 94025-7019
	 	Attn: Paul Sieben
	 	psieben@omm.com  

 

if to the Executive, to the address most recently on file in
the payroll records of the Company.

 

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		18.	Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original
as against any party whose signature appears thereon, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement
shall become binding when one or more counterparts hereof, individually or taken together, shall bear the signatures of all of the parties
reflected hereon as the signatories. Photographic copies of such signed counterparts may be used in lieu of the originals for any purpose.

 

		19.	Legal Counsel; Mutual Drafting. Each party recognizes that this is a legally binding contract and acknowledges and agrees
that they have had the opportunity to consult with legal counsel of their choice. Each party has cooperated in the drafting, negotiation
and preparation of this Agreement. Hence, in any construction to be made of this Agreement, the same shall not be construed against either
party on the basis of that party being the drafter of such language. The Executive agrees and acknowledges that he has read and understands
this Agreement, is entering into it freely and voluntarily, and has been advised to seek counsel prior to entering into this Agreement
and has had ample opportunity to do so.

 

		20.	Section 409A.

 

(a) It is intended
that any amounts payable under this Agreement shall either be exempt from or comply with Section 409A of the Code (including the Treasury
regulations and other published guidance relating thereto) (“Code Section 409A”) so as not to subject the Executive
to payment of any additional tax, penalty or interest imposed under Code Section 409A. The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed
and interpreted to avoid the imputation of any such additional tax, penalty or interest under Code Section 409A yet preserve (to the nearest
extent reasonably possible) the intended benefit payable to the Executive. Any installment payments provided for in this Agreement shall
be treated as a series of separate payments for purposes of Code Section 409A.

 

(b) If the Executive
is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(i) as of the date of the Executive’s
Separation from Service, the Executive shall not be entitled to any payment or benefit pursuant to Section 5.3(b) or (c) until the earlier
of (i) the date which is six (6) months after his or her Separation from Service for any reason other than death, or (ii) the date of
the Executive’s death. The provisions of this Section 20(b) shall only apply if, and to the extent, required to avoid the imputation
of any tax, penalty or interest pursuant to Code Section 409A. Any amounts otherwise payable to the Executive upon or in the six (6) month
period following the Executive’s Separation from Service that are not so paid by reason of this Section 20(b) shall be paid (without
interest) as soon as practicable (and in all events within thirty (30) days) after the date that is six (6) months after the Executive’s
Separation from Service (or, if earlier, as soon as practicable, and in all events within thirty (30) days, after the date of the Executive’s
death).

 

(c) To the extent
that any benefits pursuant to Section 5.3(b)(ii) or reimbursements pursuant to Section 4.2 are taxable to the Executive, any reimbursement
payment due to the Executive pursuant to any such provision shall be paid to the Executive on or before the last day of the Executive’s
taxable year following the taxable year in which the related expense was incurred. The benefits and reimbursements pursuant to such provisions
are not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit and the amount of such benefits and reimbursements that the Executive receives
in one taxable year shall not affect the amount of such benefits or reimbursements that the Executive receives in any other taxable year.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the
Executive have executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

 

	 	“COMPANY”
	 	 
	 	Cepton, Inc.,
	 	a Delaware corporation
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Jun Pei
	 	Name: 	Jun Pei
	 	Title:	 Chief Executive Officer
	 	 
	 	“EXECUTIVE”
	 	 
	 	/s/ Hull Xu
	 	Hull Xu

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

FORM OF GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT

 

1. Release.
[__________] (“Executive”), on his own behalf and on behalf of his descendants, dependents, heirs, executors, administrators,
assigns and successors, and each of them, hereby acknowledges full and complete satisfaction of and releases and discharges and covenants
not to sue Cepton, Inc. (the “Company”), its divisions, subsidiaries, parents, or affiliated corporations, past and
present, and each of them, as well as its and their assignees, successors, directors, officers, stockholders, partners, representatives,
attorneys, agents or employees, past or present, or any of them (individually and collectively, “Releasees”), from
and with respect to any and all claims, agreements, obligations, demands and causes of action, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected,
arising out of or in any way connected with Executive’s employment or any other relationship with or interest in the Company or
the termination thereof, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any claim for severance pay, profit sharing, bonus
or similar benefit, pension, retirement, life insurance, health or medical insurance or any other fringe benefit, or disability, or any
other claims, agreements, obligations, demands and causes of action, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected resulting from any act
or omission by or on the part of Releasees committed or omitted prior to the date of this General Release Agreement (this “Agreement”)
set forth below, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 1991, the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Equal Pay Act of
1963, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1985, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the California
Civil Code, the California Constitution, the California Labor Code, the California Family Rights Act, the California Private Attorney
General Act, the California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, or any other federal, state or local law, regulation, ordinance,
constitution or common law (collectively, the “Claims”); provided, however, that the foregoing release does not apply
to any obligation of the Company to Executive pursuant to any of the following: (1) Section 5.3(b) of the Employment Agreement dated as
of [__________], 2022 by and between the Company and Executive (the “Employment Agreement”); (2) any equity-based
awards previously granted by the Company to Executive, to the extent that such awards continue after the termination of Executive’s
employment with the Company in accordance with the applicable terms of such awards; (3) any right to indemnification that Executive may
have pursuant to the Company’s bylaws, its corporate charter or under any written indemnification agreement with the Company (or
any corresponding provision of any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company) with respect to any loss, damages or expenses (including but
not limited to attorneys’ fees to the extent otherwise provided) that Executive may in the future incur with respect to his service
as an employee, officer or director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; (4) with respect to any rights that Executive
may have to insurance coverage for such losses, damages or expenses under any Company (or subsidiary or affiliate) directors and officers
liability insurance policy; (5) any rights to continued medical and dental coverage that Executive may have under COBRA; or (6) any rights
to payment of benefits that Executive may have under a retirement plan sponsored or maintained by the Company that is intended to qualify
under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. In addition, this release does not cover any Claim that cannot
be so released as a matter of applicable law, such as claims for unemployment compensation benefits or workers’ compensation. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, nothing in this Agreement prohibits Executive from filing a charge with or participating in an investigation
conducted by any state or federal government agencies. However, Executive does waive, to the maximum extent permitted by law, the right
to receive any monetary or other recovery, should any agency or any other person pursue any claims on Executive’s behalf arising
out of any claim released pursuant to this Agreement. For clarity, and as required by law, such waiver does not prevent Executive from
accepting a whistleblower award from the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended. Executive acknowledges and agrees that he has received any and all leave and other benefits that he has been and is
entitled to pursuant to federal, state or local leave or disability accommodation laws.

 

     

     

    

 

2. Acknowledgement
of Payment of Wages. [Except for accrued vacation (which the parties agree totals approximately [____] days of pay) and salary
for the current pay period,] Executive acknowledges that he has received all amounts owed for his regular and usual salary (including,
but not limited to, any bonus, incentive or other wages), and usual benefits through the date of this Agreement, except for any vested
benefits pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended under any retirement plan(s) of the Company, to which
Executive may be entitled to in the future.

 

3. Waiver
of Unknown Claims. This Agreement is intended to be effective as a general release of and bar to each and every Claim hereinabove
specified. Accordingly, Executive hereby expressly waives any rights and benefits conferred by Section 1542 of the California Civil Code
and any similar provision of any other applicable state law as to the Claims. Section 1542 of the California Civil Code provides:

 

“A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS THAT THE
CREDITOR OR RELEASING PARTY DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE AND THAT, IF KNOWN
BY HIM OR HER, WOULD HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR OR RELEASED PARTY.”

 

Executive acknowledges that he later may discover claims, demands,
causes of action or facts in addition to or different from those which Executive now knows or believes to exist with respect to the subject
matter of this Agreement and which, if known or suspected at the time of executing this Agreement, may have materially affected its terms.
Nevertheless, Executive hereby waives, as to the Claims, any claims, demands, and causes of action that might arise as a result of such
different or additional claims, demands, causes of action or facts.

 

4. ADEA
Waiver. Executive expressly acknowledges and agrees that by entering into this Agreement, he is waiving any and all rights or claims
that he may have arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (the “ADEA”), and that
this waiver and release is knowing and voluntary. Executive and the Company agree that this waiver and release does not apply to any rights
or claims that may arise under the ADEA after the date Executive signs this Agreement. Executive further expressly acknowledges and agrees
that:

 

(a) In return for
this Agreement, he will receive consideration beyond that which he was already entitled to receive before executing this Agreement;

 

(b) He is hereby
advised in writing by this Agreement to consult with an attorney before signing this Agreement;

 

(c) He was given
a copy of this Agreement on [_________, 202__], and informed that he had [twenty-one (21)] days within which to consider
this Agreement and that if he wished to execute this Agreement prior to the expiration of such [21]-day period he will have
done so voluntarily and with full knowledge that he is waiving his right to have [twenty-one (21)] days to consider this
Agreement; and that such [twenty-one (21)] day period to consider this Agreement would not and will not be re-started or
extended based on any changes, whether material or immaterial, that are or were made to this Agreement in such [twenty-one (21)]
day period after he received it;

 

(d) He was informed
that he had seven (7) days following the date of execution of this Agreement in which to revoke this Agreement, and this Agreement will
become null and void if Executive elects revocation during that time. Any revocation must be in writing and must be received by the Company
during the seven-day revocation period. In the event that Executive exercises this revocation right, neither the Company nor Executive
will have any obligation under this Agreement. Any notice of revocation should be sent by Executive in writing to the Company (attention
[_____________]), [Insert Address], so that it is received within the seven-day period following execution of this Agreement by
Executive.

 

(e) Nothing in this
Agreement prevents or precludes Executive from challenging or seeking a determination in good faith of the validity of this waiver under
the ADEA, nor does it impose any condition precedent, penalties or costs for doing so, unless specifically authorized by federal law.

 

     

     

    

 

5. No
Transferred Claims. Executive represents and warrants to the Company that he has not heretofore assigned or transferred to any person
not a party to this Agreement any released matter or any part or portion thereof.

 

6. Return
of Property. Executive represents and covenants that he has returned to the Company (a) all physical, computerized, electronic or
other types of records, documents, proposals, notes, lists, files and any and all other materials, including computerized electronic information,
that refer, relate or otherwise pertain to the Company or any of its Affiliates (as defined in the Employment Agreement) that were in
Executive’s possession, subject to Executive’s control or held by Executive for others; and (b) all property or equipment
that Executive has been issued by the Company or any of its Affiliates during the course of his employment or property or equipment that
Executive otherwise possessed, including any keys, credit cards, office or telephone equipment, computers (and any software, power cords,
manuals, computer bag and other equipment that was provided to Executive with any such computers), tablets, smartphones, and other devices.
Executive acknowledges that he is not authorized to retain any physical, computerized, electronic or other types of copies of any such
physical, computerized, electronic or other types of records, documents, proposals, notes, lists, files or materials, and is not authorized
to retain any property or equipment of the Company or any of its Affiliates. Executive further agrees that Executive will immediately
forward to the Company (and thereafter destroy any electronic copies thereof) any business information relating to the Company or any
of its Affiliates that has been or is inadvertently directed to Executive following the date of the termination of Executive’s employment.

 

7. Covenant
Not to Sue. A “covenant not to sue” is a legal term which means Executive promises not to file a lawsuit in court or arbitration
against the Releasees. It is different form the release of claims contained in the “Release” paragraph above. In addition to
waiving and releasing the claims governed by the “Release” paragraph above, Executive covenants and agrees never to sue the
Company or any other Releasees based on any claim released by Executive under the “Release” paragraph, except as otherwise
provided in the “Release” paragraph.

 

8.  Confidentiality.
Through the course of Executive’s employment, Executive has acquired “Confidential Information” as described in the
Confidentiality Agreement (as defined in the Employment Agreement), certain paragraphs of which survive the cessation of Executive’s
employment with Company and are incorporated herein by reference. Executive understands and agrees that (i) Executive must keep such “Confidential
Information” confidential at all times after Executive’s employment ends, (ii) Executive may not make use of Confidential
Information on Executive’s own behalf, or on behalf of any third party, and (iii) Executive will comply with the terms of the Confidentiality
Agreement even after his separation from the Company.

 

9. Future
Cooperation. Executive agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Company in connection with any matter or event relating to Executive’s
employment or events that occurred during Executive’s employment, including, without limitation, in transitioning Executive’s
job duties to other Company employees, the defense or prosecution of any claims or actions not in existence or which may be brought or
threatened in the future against the Company and any claims or actions against its past, present or future officers, directors and employees,
including after the termination of Executive’s employment. Executive’s cooperation in connection with such matters, actions
and claims shall include, without limitation, being available, at reasonable times and after reasonable notice to meet with the Company
regarding matters in which Executive was involved; to prepare for any proceeding (including without limitation, depositions, consultations,
discovery or trial); to provide affidavits; to assist with any legal proceeding or other inquiry and to act as a witness in connection
with any litigation or other legal proceeding affecting the Company. Executive shall be reimbursed for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
incurred in connection with providing such cooperation under this paragraph. Executive further agrees that should Executive be contacted
(directly or indirectly) by any person or entity adverse to the Company, Executive shall promptly notify the Company of such contact in
writing.

 

     

     

    

 

10. Miscellaneous.
The following provisions shall apply for purposes of this Agreement:

 

(a) Number
and Gender. Where the context requires, the singular shall include the plural, the plural shall include the singular, and any gender
shall include all other genders.

 

(b) Section
Headings. The section headings of, and titles of paragraphs and subparagraphs contained in, this Agreement are for the purpose of
convenience only, and they neither form a part of this Agreement nor are they to be used in the construction or interpretation thereof.

 

(c) Governing
Law. This Agreement, and all questions relating to its validity, interpretation, performance and enforcement, as well as the legal
relations hereby created between the parties hereto, shall be governed by and construed under, and interpreted and enforced in accordance
with, the laws of the State of California, notwithstanding any California or other conflict of law provision to the contrary, except for
the “Arbitration” provision below, which shall be governed solely by the Federal Arbitration Act.

 

(d) Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications
of this Agreement which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications and to this end the provisions of this Agreement
are declared to be severable.

 

(e) Modifications.
This Agreement may not be amended, modified or changed (in whole or in part), except by a formal, definitive written agreement expressly
referring to this Agreement, which agreement is executed by both of the parties hereto.

 

(f) Waiver.
No waiver of any breach of any term or provision of this Agreement shall be construed to be, nor shall be, a waiver of any other breach
of this Agreement. No waiver shall be binding unless in writing and signed by the party waiving the breach.

 

(g) Arbitration.
Any controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be submitted to arbitration in accordance with the arbitration provisions
of the Employment Agreement.

 

(h) Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and each counterpart, when executed, shall have the efficacy of a signed original. Photographic
copies of such signed counterparts may be used in lieu of the originals for any purpose.

 

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Executive acknowledges and agrees that Executive
has had at least 21 days to consider this Agreement and has been advised that Executive may consult with an attorney of Executive’s
choice before signing this Agreement. Executive acknowledges and agrees that Executive has fully read, understands, and voluntarily enters
into this Agreement freely and knowingly. Executive further acknowledges that Executive’s signature below is an agreement to release
the Company and the Releasees from any and all claims that can be released as a matter of law. Executive further acknowledges and agrees
never to sue the Company or any other Releasees based on any claim released in this Agreement. 

 

The undersigned have read and understand the consequences
of this Agreement and voluntarily sign it. The undersigned declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California
that the foregoing is true and correct.

 

EXECUTED this ________ day of ________ 20___, at
______________________ County, __________.

 

	 	“EXECUTIVE”
	 	 
	 	 
	 	[Name]

 

EXECUTED this ________ day of ________ 20___, at
______________________ County, __________.

 

	 	“COMPANY”
	 	 	 
	 	Cepton, Inc.
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	 	[Name]
	 	 	[Title]EX-10.9

 Exhibit 10.9 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT 

This Indemnification Agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of ________ __, 20__ by and between HilleVax, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the “Company”), and ______________, [a member of the Board of Directors/ an officer] of the Company (“Indemnitee”). This Agreement supersedes and replaces any and all previous Agreements between the Company and Indemnitee
covering indemnification and advancement. 
 RECITALS 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) believes that highly competent persons have become more reluctant to
serve publicly-held corporations as directors, officers, or in other capacities unless they are provided with adequate protection through insurance or adequate indemnification and advancement of expenses against inordinate risks of claims and
actions against them arising out of their service to and activities on behalf of the corporation; 
 WHEREAS, the Board has determined that,
in order to attract and retain qualified individuals, the Company will attempt to maintain on an ongoing basis, at its sole expense, liability insurance to protect persons serving the Company and its subsidiaries from certain liabilities. Although
the furnishing of such insurance has been a customary and widespread practice among United States-based corporations and other business enterprises, the Company believes that, given current market conditions and trends, such insurance may be
available to it in the future only at higher premiums and with more exclusions. At the same time, directors, officers, and other persons in service to corporations or business enterprises are being increasingly subjected to expensive and
time-consuming litigation relating to, among other things, matters that traditionally would have been brought only against the Company or business enterprise itself. The Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (the “Bylaws”) and the
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) require indemnification of the officers and directors of the Company. Indemnitee may also be entitled to indemnification pursuant to the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”). The Bylaws, Certificate of Incorporation, and the DGCL expressly provide that the indemnification provisions set forth therein are not exclusive, and thereby contemplate that
contracts may be entered into between the Company and members of the board of directors, officers and other persons with respect to indemnification and advancement of expenses; 

WHEREAS, the uncertainties relating to such insurance, to indemnification, and to advancement of expenses may increase the difficulty of
attracting and retaining such persons; 
 WHEREAS, the Board has determined that the increased difficulty in attracting and retaining such
persons is detrimental to the best interests of the Company and its stockholders and that the Company should act to assure such persons that there will be increased certainty of such protection in the future; 

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

WHEREAS, this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Bylaws, Certificate of Incorporation and any resolutions adopted pursuant
thereto, and is not a substitute therefor, nor diminishes or abrogates any rights of Indemnitee thereunder; and 
 WHEREAS, Indemnitee does
not regard the protection available under the Bylaws, Certificate of Incorporation, DGCL and insurance as adequate in the present circumstances, and may not be willing to serve or continue to serve as an officer or director without adequate
additional protection, and the Company desires Indemnitee to serve or continue to serve in such capacity. Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional service for or on behalf of the Company on the condition that
Indemnitee be so indemnified and be advanced expenses. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained
herein, the Company and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows: 
 Section 1. Services to the Company. Indemnitee
agrees to serve as a [director/officer] of the Company. Indemnitee may at any time and for any reason resign from such position (subject to any other contractual obligation or any obligation imposed by operation of law). This Agreement does not
create any obligation on the Company to continue Indemnitee in such position and is not an employment contract between the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or any Enterprise) and Indemnitee. 

Section 2. Definitions. As used in this Agreement: 

(a) “Agent” means any person who is authorized by the Company or an Enterprise to act for or represent the interests of the Company
or an Enterprise, respectively. 
 (b) A “Change in Control” occurs upon the earliest to occur after the date of this Agreement of
any of the following events: 
 i. Acquisition of Stock by Third Party. Any Person (as defined below) is or becomes the Beneficial Owner
(as defined below), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifteen percent (15%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities unless the change in relative beneficial ownership of
the Company’s securities by any Person results solely from a reduction in the aggregate number of outstanding shares of securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; 

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

  
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 iii. Corporate Transactions. The effective date of a merger or consolidation of the Company
with any other entity, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being
converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation and with the power to elect at least a
majority of the board of directors or other governing body of such surviving entity; 
 iv. Liquidation. The approval by the stockholders
of the Company of a complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets; and 

v. Other Events. There occurs any other event of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of
Regulation 14A (or a response to any similar item on any similar schedule or form) promulgated under the Exchange Act (as defined below), whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting requirement. 

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

 

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

  

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

  

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

 (c) “Corporate Status” describes the status of a person who is or was acting as a
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 (d) “Disinterested Director” means a director of the Company who is not and was
not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee. 
 (e) “Enterprise” means any other
corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity for which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, or Agent. 

(f) “Expenses” includes all reasonable attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts and other
professionals, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed
receipt of any payments under this Agreement, ERISA excise taxes and penalties, and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating,
being or preparing to be a witness in, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding. Expenses also include (i) Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding, including without limitation the premium,
security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedeas bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent, and (ii) for purposes of Section 14(d) only, Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the interpretation,
enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement, by litigation or otherwise. The parties agree that for the purposes of any advancement of Expenses for which Indemnitee has made written demand to the Company in accordance
with this Agreement, all Expenses included in such demand that are certified by affidavit of Indemnitee’s counsel as being reasonable in the good faith judgment of such counsel will be presumed conclusively to be reasonable. Expenses, however,
do not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee. 
 (g) “Independent
Counsel” means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter
material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning the Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a
claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” does not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest
in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement. 
 (h)
“Potential Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) the Company enters into any written or oral agreement, undertaking or arrangement, the consummation of which would result in the occurrence of a
Change in Control; (ii) any Person or the Company publicly announces an intention to take or consider taking actions which if consummated would constitute a Change in Control; (iii) any Person who becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or
indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 5% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors increases his beneficial ownership of such
securities by 5% or more over the percentage so owned by such Person on the date hereof; or (iv) the Board adopts a resolution to the effect that, for purposes of this Agreement, a Potential Change in Control has occurred. 

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

(j) [“Fund Indemnitor” means [insert names]] 

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

Section 4. Indemnity in Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company. The Company will indemnify Indemnitee in accordance with
the provisions of this Section 4 if Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor. Pursuant to this Section 4, the Company
will indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein,
if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company. The Company will not indemnify Indemnitee for Expenses under this Section 4 related to any claim,
issue or matter in a Proceeding for which Indemnitee has been finally adjudged by a court to be liable to the Company, unless, and only to the extent that, the Delaware Court of Chancery or any court in which the Proceeding was brought determines
upon application by Indemnitee that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification. 

  
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 Section 5. Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly
Successful. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company will indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with
any Proceeding the extent that Indemnitee is successful, on the merits or otherwise. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or
matters in such Proceeding, the Company will indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with or related to each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter
to the fullest extent permitted by law. For purposes of this Section 5 and without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, will be deemed to be a successful result
as to such claim, issue or matter. 
 Section 6. Indemnification For Expenses of a Witness. Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Agreement and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company will indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any Proceeding to
which Indemnitee is not a party but to which Indemnitee is a witness, deponent, interviewee, or otherwise asked to participate. 

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

Section 8. Additional Indemnification. Notwithstanding any limitation in Sections 3, 4, or 5, the Company will indemnify
Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law (including but not limited to, the DGCL and any amendments to or replacements of the DGCL adopted after the date of this Agreement that expand the Company’s ability to indemnify its
officers and directors) if Indemnitee is a party to or threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor). 

Section 9. Exclusions. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Company is not obligated under this Agreement to make
any indemnification payment to Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding: 
 (a) for which payment has actually been made to or on behalf
of Indemnitee under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision, except to the extent provided in Section 16(b) and except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision; or 

(b) for (i) an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Company
within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act (as defined in Section 2(b) hereof) or similar provisions of state statutory law or common law, (ii) any reimbursement of the Company by the Indemnitee of any bonus or other
incentive-based or equity-based compensation or of any profits realized by the Indemnitee from the sale of securities of the Company, as required in each case under the Exchange Act (including 

  
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any such reimbursements that arise from an accounting restatement of the Company pursuant to Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), or the
payment to the Company of profits arising from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act) or (iii) any reimbursement of the Company by Indemnitee of any compensation pursuant to
any compensation recoupment or clawback policy adopted by the Board or the compensation committee of the Board, including but not limited to any such policy adopted to comply with stock exchange listing requirements implementing Section 10D of
the Exchange Act; or 
 (c) initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee
against the Company or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Proceeding or part of any Proceeding is to enforce Indemnitee’s rights to indemnification or advancement, of Expenses, including a Proceeding
(or any part of any Proceeding) initiated pursuant to Section 14 of this Agreement, (ii) the Board authorized the Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) prior to its initiation or (iii) the Company provides the indemnification, in
its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under applicable law. 
 Section 10. Advances of Expenses.

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

(b) Advances will be unsecured and interest free. Indemnitee undertakes to repay the amounts advanced (without interest) to the extent that it
is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company, thus Indemnitee qualifies for advances upon the execution of this Agreement and delivery to the Company. No other form of undertaking is required other than
the execution of this Agreement. The Company will make advances without regard to Indemnitee’s ability to repay the Expenses and without regard to Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to indemnification under the other provisions of this
Agreement. 
 Section 11. Procedure for Notification of Claim for Indemnification or Advancement. 

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

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

Section 12. Procedure Upon Application for Indemnification. 

(a) Unless a Change of Control has occurred, the determination of Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification will be made: 

i. by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board; 

ii. by a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of
the Board; 
 iii. if there are no such Disinterested Directors or, if such Disinterested Directors so direct, by written opinion provided
by Independent Counsel selected by the Board; or 
 iv. if so directed by the Board, by the stockholders of the Company. 

(b) If a Change in Control has occurred, the determination of Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification will be made by written opinion
provided by Independent Counsel selected by Indemnitee (unless Indemnitee requests such selection be made by the Board). 
 (c) The party
selecting Independent Counsel pursuant to subsection (a)(iii) or (b) of this Section 12 will provide written notice of the selection to the other party. The notified party may, within ten (10) days after receiving written notice of
the selection of Independent Counsel, deliver to the selecting party a written objection to such selection; provided, however, that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not
meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 2 of this Agreement, and the objection will set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion. Absent a proper and timely objection, the person so
selected will act as Independent Counsel. If such written objection is so made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel so selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or the Delaware Court has
determined that such objection is without merit. If, within thirty (30) days after the later of submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 11(a) hereof and the final disposition of the Proceeding,
Independent Counsel has not been selected or, if selected, any objection to has not been resolved, either the Company or Indemnitee may petition the Delaware Court for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person selected by such court or by
such other person as such court designates. Upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 14(a) of this Agreement, Independent Counsel will be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in
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 (d) Indemnitee will cooperate with the person, persons or entity making the determination
with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure
and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. The Company will advance and pay any Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making the indemnification
determination irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification and the Company hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom. The Company promptly will advise Indemnitee in writing of the
determination that Indemnitee is or is not entitled to indemnification, including a description of any reason or basis for which indemnification has been denied and providing a copy of any written opinion provided to the Board by Independent
Counsel. 
 (e) If it is determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company will make payment to Indemnitee within
thirty (30) days after such determination. 
 Section 13. Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings. 

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

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

  
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entitlement to indemnification in good faith requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto; and provided, further, the
Determination Period may be extended an additional fifteen (15) days if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the stockholders pursuant to Section 12(a)(iv) of this Agreement. 

(c) The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea
of nolo contendere or its equivalent, will not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) of itself adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good
faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was
unlawful. 
 (d) For purposes of any determination of good faith, Indemnitee will be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee acted
based on the records or books of account of the Company, its subsidiaries, or an Enterprise, including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the directors or officers of the Company, its subsidiaries, or an Enterprise in
the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Company, its subsidiaries, or an Enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Company or an Enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by
an appraiser, financial advisor or other expert selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Company, its subsidiaries, or an Enterprise. Further, Indemnitee will be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of
the Company,” as referred to in this Agreement if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan. The provisions of
this Section 13(d) is not exclusive and does not limit in any way the other circumstances in which the Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement. 

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

Section 14. Remedies of Indemnitee. 

(a) Indemnitee may commence litigation against the Company in the Delaware Court of Chancery to obtain indemnification or advancement of
Expenses provided by this Agreement in the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) the Company does not advance
Expenses pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement, (iii) the determination of entitlement to indemnification is not made pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement within the Determination Period, (iv) the Company does not
indemnify Indemnitee pursuant to Section 5 or 6 or the second to last sentence of Section 12(d) of this Agreement within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor, (v) the Company does not
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made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, or (vi) in the event that the Company or any other person takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or
unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or Proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, the Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to the Indemnitee hereunder. Alternatively, Indemnitee, at
Indemnitee’s option, may seek an award in arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Indemnitee must commence such Proceeding seeking an adjudication
or an award in arbitration within one hundred and eighty (180) days following the date on which Indemnitee first has the right to commence such Proceeding pursuant to this Section 14(a); provided, however, that the foregoing
clause does not apply in respect of a Proceeding brought by Indemnitee to enforce Indemnitee’s rights under Section 5 of this Agreement. The Company will not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in
arbitration. 
 (b) If a determination is made pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to
indemnification, any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14 will be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, or arbitration, on the merits and Indemnitee may not be prejudiced by reason of that
adverse determination. In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14 the Company will have the burden of proving Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses, as the case may be and
will not introduce evidence of the determination made pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement. 
 (c) If a determination is made
pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company will be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14, absent (i) a
misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such
indemnification under applicable law. 
 (d) The Company is, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, precluded from asserting in any
judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 14 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and will stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the
Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement. 
 (e) It is the intent of the Company that, to the fullest extent permitted by
law, the Indemnitee not be required to incur legal fees or other Expenses associated with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement by litigation or otherwise because the cost and expense thereof
would substantially detract from the benefits intended to be extended to the Indemnitee hereunder. The Company, to the fullest extent permitted by law, will (within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor)
advance to Indemnitee such Expenses which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action concerning this Agreement, Indemnitee’s right to indemnification or advancement of Expenses from the Company, or concerning any directors’
and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company, and will indemnify Indemnitee against any and all such Expenses unless the court determines that each of the Indemnitee’s claims in such Proceeding were made in bad
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 Section 15. [Reserved]. 

Section 16. Non-exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Insurance; Subrogation. 

(a) The indemnification and advancement of Expenses provided by this Agreement are not exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may
at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders or a resolution of directors, or otherwise. The indemnification and advancement of Expenses provided by this Agreement
may not be limited or restricted by any amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement in any way with respect to any action taken or omitted by Indemnitee in Indemnitee’s Corporate Status occurring prior to any amendment, alteration or
repeal of this Agreement. To the extent that a change in Delaware law, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification or advancement of Expenses than would be afforded currently under the Bylaws, Certificate of
Incorporation, or this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change. No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or
remedy, and every other right and remedy is cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or
otherwise, will not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy. 
 (b) The Company hereby acknowledges that
Indemnitee may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of Expenses and/or insurance provided by one or more other Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated [(including, without limitation, any Fund Indemnitor)]. The
relationship between the Company and such other Persons, other than an Enterprise, with respect to the Indemnitee’s rights to indemnification, advancement of Expenses, and insurance is described by this subsection, subject to the provisions of
subsection (d) of this Section 16 with respect to a Proceeding concerning Indemnitee’s Corporate Status with an Enterprise. 

i. The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees: 

1) the Company is the indemnitor of first resort with respect to any request for indemnification or advancement of Expenses made pursuant to
this Agreement concerning any Proceeding arising from or related to Indemnitee’s Corporate Status with the Company; 
 2) the Company
is primarily liable for all indemnification and indemnification or advancement of Expenses obligations for any Proceeding arising from or related to Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, whether created by law, organizational or constituent documents,
contract (including this Agreement) or otherwise; 

  
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 3) any obligation of any other Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated
[(including, without limitation, any Fund Indemnitor)] to indemnify Indemnitee and/or advance Expenses to Indemnitee in respect of any proceeding are secondary to the obligations of the Company’s obligations; 

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

ii. the Company irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases (A) any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated
[(including, without limitation, any Fund Indemnitor)] from any claim of contribution, subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration or indemnification, or any other recovery of any kind in respect of amounts paid by the Company to Indemnitee pursuant to
this Agreement [and (B) any right to participate in any claim or remedy of Indemnitee against any Fund Indemnitor (or former Fund Indemnitor), whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common law,
including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from any Fund Indemnitor (or former Fund Indemnitor), directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment
or security on account of such claim, remedy or right]. 
 iii. In the event any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be
associated [(including, without limitation, any Fund Indemnitor)] or their insurers advances or extinguishes any liability or loss for Indemnitee, the payor has a right of subrogation against the Company or its insurers for all amounts so paid which
would otherwise be payable by the Company or its insurers under this Agreement. In no event will payment by any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated [(including, without limitation, any Fund Indemnitor)] or their insurers
affect the obligations of the Company hereunder or shift primary liability for the Company’s obligation to indemnify or advance of Expenses to any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated [(including, without limitation, any
Fund Indemnitor)]. 
 iv. Any indemnification or advancement of Expenses provided by any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be
associated [(including, without limitation, any Fund Indemnitor)] is specifically in excess over the Company’s obligation to indemnify and advance Expenses or any valid and collectible insurance (including but not limited to any malpractice
insurance or professional errors and omissions insurance) provided by the Company. 
 (c) To the extent that the Company maintains an
insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers, employees, or Agents of the Company, the Company will obtain a policy or policies covering Indemnitee to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any such
director, officer, employee or Agent under such policy or policies, including coverage in the event the Company does not or cannot, for any reason, indemnify or advance Expenses to Indemnitee as required by this Agreement. If, at the time of the
receipt of a notice of a claim pursuant to this Agreement, the Company has director and officer liability insurance in effect, the Company will give prompt notice of such claim or of the commencement of a Proceeding, as the case may be, to the
insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company will thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of the Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such
Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies. Indemnitee agrees to assist the Company efforts to cause the insurers to pay such amounts and will comply with the terms of such policies, including selection of approved panel counsel, if
required. 

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

(e) In the event of any payment made by the Company under this Agreement, the Company will be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all
of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee from any Enterprise or insurance carrier. Indemnitee will execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the
Company to bring suit to enforce such rights. 
 Section 17. Duration of Agreement. This Agreement continues until and
terminates upon the later of: (a) ten (10) years after the date that Indemnitee ceases to have a Corporate Status or (b) one (1) year after the final termination of any Proceeding then pending in respect of which Indemnitee is granted
rights of indemnification or advancement of Expenses hereunder and of any Proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 14 of this Agreement relating thereto. The indemnification and advancement of Expenses rights provided by or
granted pursuant to this Agreement are binding upon and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or
substantially all of the business or assets of the Company), continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or Agent of the Company or of any other Enterprise, and inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and
Indemnitee’s spouse, assigns, heirs, devisees, executors and administrators and other legal representatives. 
 Section 18.
Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement
(including without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) will not in any way be affected or
impaired thereby and remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law; (b) such provision or provisions will be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the
parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable,
that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) will be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby. 

  
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 Section 19. Interpretation. Any ambiguity in the terms of this Agreement will be
resolved in favor of Indemnitee and in a manner to provide the maximum indemnification and advancement of Expenses permitted by law. The Company and Indemnitee intend that this Agreement provide to the fullest extent permitted by law for
indemnification and advancement in excess of that expressly provided, without limitation, by the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, vote of the Company stockholders or disinterested directors, or applicable law. 

Section 20. Enforcement. 

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

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

Section 21. Modification and Waiver. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement is binding unless executed in
writing by the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement will be deemed or constitutes a waiver of any other provisions of this Agreement nor will any waiver constitute a continuing waiver. 

Section 22. Notice by Indemnitee. Indemnitee agrees promptly to notify the Company in writing upon being served with any summons,
citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification or advancement of Expenses covered hereunder. The failure of Indemnitee to so notify the Company
does not relieve the Company of any obligation which it may have to the Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise. 
 Section 23.
Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given if (a) delivered by hand to the other party, (b) sent by reputable overnight courier
to the other party or (c) sent by facsimile transmission or electronic mail, with receipt of oral confirmation that such communication has been received: 

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

  
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 (b) If to the Company to: 

 

			
	Name:	  	HilleVax, Inc.
		  	75 State Street, Suite 100—#9995
		  	Boston, MA 02109
	Attention:	  	General Counsel
	Email:	  	pbavier@hillevax.com

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

Section 24. Contribution. To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in this
Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee for any reason whatsoever, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, will contribute to the amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for judgments, fines, penalties, excise taxes, amounts paid or to be
paid in settlement and/or for Expenses, in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in order to
reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Company and Indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and/or transaction(s) giving cause to such Proceeding; and/or (ii) the relative fault of the Company (and its directors, officers,
employees and Agents) and Indemnitee in connection with such event(s) and/or transaction(s). 
 Section 25. Applicable Law and
Consent to Jurisdiction. This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties are governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. Except with
respect to any arbitration commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 14(a) of this Agreement, the Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agree that any action or Proceeding arising out of or in connection with
this Agreement may be brought only in the Delaware Court of Chancery and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country, (ii) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
Delaware Court for purposes of any action or Proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, (iii) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or Proceeding in the Delaware Court, and (iv) waive, and agree
not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or Proceeding brought in the Delaware Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum. 

Section 26. Identical Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will for all
purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together constitutes one and the same Agreement. Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this
Agreement. 
 Section 27. Headings. The headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute part
of this Agreement or affect the construction thereof. 

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

							
	HILLEVAX, INC.	 		  	INDEMNITEE
				
	By:                                     
                   	 		  	                    	  	  

	Name:	 		  		  	Name:
	Office:	 		  		  	Address:                                     
       
		 		  		  	                                      
                      
		 		  		  	                                      
                    

  
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