SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2023-11-13

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 <p style="text-indent:0;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Exhibit 10.2</font></p>
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 <p style="text-indent:0;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-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">Re:	Separation and Consulting Agreement</font></p>
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 <p style="text-indent:0;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-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">Dear John:</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p>
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 <p style="text-indent:0;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">This separation and consulting agreement (the &#x201c;</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">&#x201d;) summarizes the terms of your separation from Kezar Life Sciences, Inc. (the &#x201c;</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">Company</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">&#x201d;) and sets forth the severance benefits offered to you to help in this transition.</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;"> </font></p>
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 <p style="margin-left:1.067%;text-indent:5.66%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">	(a) Separation Date</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">. You hereby resign your employment from the Company, and the Company accepts your resignation. Your last day of work with the Company and your employment termination date will be November 7, 2023 (the &#x201c;</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">Separation Date</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">&#x201d;). Effective on the Separation Date, you will no longer provide services to the Company as its Chief Executive Officer and you resign from any and all positions you may hold with the Company or any of its affiliates, except that you will remain a director on the Company&#x2019;s Board of Directors (the &#x201c;</font>