SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2022-08-09

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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i9bbe9b4a1d33431bb3e4b151eab38031_33"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="text-align:right"><img alt="blilogo2.jpg" src="blilogo2.jpg" style="height:55px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:154px"></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:180pt;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:360pt;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-left:324pt;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:324pt;text-align:right;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Exhibit 10.5</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">July 11, 2022</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Mehul Joshi</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Dear Mehul</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">,</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">We are pleased to extend to you an offer of employment with Berkeley Lights, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) as set forth below. This written agreement supersedes and replaces any prior agreements, representations or understandings, whether written, oral or implied, between you and the Company.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">1.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%;padding-left:8.84pt">Title</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">. You are being offered a full-time, exempt position as the Company&#8217;s Chief Financial Officer.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">You</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">will</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">be</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">reporting</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">to</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Siddhartha</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Kadia,</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Chief</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Executive</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Officer.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">As</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">a constructive and productive employee in the Company, you will be expected to lead by example by setting</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">high</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font