SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2017-03-16

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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">October 23, 2015</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Sanuj Ravindran, M.D.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-style:italic;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Re: Final Offer of Employment</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Dear Sanuj,</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">This letter is a formal offer setting forth the principal terms for you to join aTyr Pharma, Inc. (&#8220;aTyr&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;), a Delaware corporation, which is located in San Diego, California.&nbsp;&nbsp;This offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of a background check. </p>
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<p style="margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;"></font>Full-Time, Exempt.&nbsp;&nbsp;This means you are paid for the job and not by the hour.&nbsp;&nbsp;Accordingly, you will not receive overtime pay if you work more than 8 hours in a work day or 40 hours in a workweek.</p