SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2023-12-12

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 <font style="display: inline;">This Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (this &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;) is entered into between Alimera Sciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;), and Richard S. Eiswirth, Jr. (&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">Executive</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;), as of </font><font style="display: inline;">December </font><font style="display: inline;">11</font><font style="display: inline;">, &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">20</font><font style="display: inline;">23</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">(the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">Effective Date</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;).</font>
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 <font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">WHEREAS</font><font style="display: inline;">, the Company is engaged in the business of developing, marketing and selling ophthalmic pharmaceuticals in the United States and throughout the world;</font>
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 <font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">WHEREAS</font><font style="display: inline;">, Company and Executive desire that Executive </font><font style="display: inline;">continue to </font><font style="display: inline;">provide the Company employment services upon the terms and conditions set forth below;</font>
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 <font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">WHEREAS</font><font style="display: inline;">, Executive </font><font style="display: inline;">is serving</font><font style="display: inline;"> as</font><font style="display: inline;"> the Company as President and Chief </font><font style="display: inline;">Executive</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">Officer pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Agreement, dated as of </font><font style="display: inline;">January</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">2, </font><font style="display: inline;">201</font><font style="display: inline;">9</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">(the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">Prior Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;); and</font>
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 <font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">WHEREAS</font><font style="display: inline;">, the Company desires now to </font><font style="display: inline;">continue to </font><font style="display: inline;">retain Executive as President and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement </font><font style="display: inline;">and </font><font style="display: inline;">to implement a competitive compensation and benefit package for Executive commensurate with his role.</font>
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 <font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">NOW, THEREFORE</font><font style="display: inline;">, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants contained herein, the parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:</font>
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