SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2022-02-24

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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;">&nbsp;</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:center;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">EXECUTIVE <font style="color:#000000;">EMPLOYMENT</font> AGREEMENT</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">This Executive Employment Agreement (this &#8220;<font style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">Agreement</font>&#8221;)<font style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;"> </font>is entered into as of February&#160;22, 2022 (the &#8220;<font style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">Effective Date</font>&#8221;)<font style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;"> </font>by and between Scott McFarlane (&#8220;<font style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">Executive</font><font style="font-style:italic;">&#8221;</font>)<font style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;"> </font>and Avalara, Inc., a Washington corporation (the &#8220;<font style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">Company</font>&#8221;).<font style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>As of the Effective Date, this Agreement shall supersede and replace in its entirety the Executive Employment Agreement dated June 19, 2017, including any amendments thereto, previously entered into by the parties (the &#8220;<font style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">Prior Agreement</font>&#8221;).</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Certain capitalized terms in this Agreement have the meanings set forth in <font style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">Appendix A </font>attached to this Agreement, which is incorporated into this Agreement in its entirety.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:12pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:#auto;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;letter-spacing:0pt;"><font style="Background-color:#auto;text-decoration:none;">1.1</font><font style="margin-left:36pt;color:#000000;"></font><font style="color:#000000;">Position</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The Company agrees to continue to employ Executive, and Executive agrees to continue to accept employment by the Company as its Chief Executive Officer and report to the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors.&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to Section 3.3, changes may be made from time to time by the Company in its sole discretion to the duties, reporting relationships and title of Executive.&nbsp;&nbsp;Executive will perform the duties as are commensurate and consistent with Executive&#8217;s position and will devote Executive&#8217;s full working time, attention and efforts to the Company and to discharging the responsibilities of Executive&#8217;s position, and such other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Company that relate to the business of the Company and are reasonably consistent with Executive&#8217;s position.&nbsp;&nbsp;Executive agrees to comply with the Company&#8217;s standard policies and procedures, including the Company&#8217;s Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement previously executed by Executive, and with all applicable laws and regulations.</p>
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