SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2017-11-07

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<div><a name="s128ae722d0ac47f1ad244b6eca5ac9aa"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Employment Agreement</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">This Employment Agreement (this &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Agreement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;), dated as of October 26, 2017 (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Effective Date</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;), is made by and between Selecta Biosciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with any successor thereto, the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Company</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;), and Stephen Smolinski (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Executive</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;) (collectively referred to as the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Parties</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221; or individually referred to as a &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Party</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;). </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">RECITALS</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">A.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">It is the desire of the Company to assure itself of the services of Executive following the Effective Date and thereafter by entering into this Agreement.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">B.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Executive and the Company mutually desire that Executive provide services to the Company on the terms herein provided. </font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">AGREEMENT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the respective covenants and agreements set forth below, the Parties hereto agree as follows:</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Employment</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">. </font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:0px;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;"><font style="padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;padding-right:48px;">(a)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">General</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">. Effective on the Effective Date, the Company shall employ Executive and Executive shall be employed by the Company, for the period and in the positions set forth in this </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 1</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">, and subject to the other terms and conditions herein provided. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:0px;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;"><font style="padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;padding-right:48px;">(b)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">At-Will Employment</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">. The Company and Executive acknowledge that Executive&#8217;s employm