SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2025-03-03

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 <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Effective: February 5, 2025</font></p>
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 <p style="text-indent:6.667%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:justify;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Each member of the Board of Directors (the &#x201c;</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Board</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#x201d;) who is not also serving as an employee of Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the &#x201c;</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Company</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#x201d;) or any of its subsidiaries will receive the compensation described in this Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy for his or her Board service. This policy may be amended at any time in the sole discretion of the Board.</font></p>
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 <p style="text-indent:6.667%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:justify;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Each non-employee director serving on the Board of the Company will receive an annual base cash fee for his or her services of $50,000. Each non-employee director other than the non-executive chairperson of the Board (the &#x201c;</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Chair</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#x201d;) shall also receive an annual award of deferred settlement restricted stock units to purchase 25,000 shares and the Chair shall also receive an annual award of deferred settlement restricted stock units to purchase 50,000 shares (each as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalization and similar events) of the Company&#x2019;s common stock on the same date that the Board awards annual stock option grants to the Company&#x2019;s executive officers (each an &#x201c;</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:italic;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">Annual Option Award</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-kerning:none;min-width:fit-content;">&#x201d;). Each Annual Option Award will vest on the one-year anniversary of the date of