SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2020-03-02

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<div><a name="s3A9ABA8D7853DFCF85478797302FB051"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.14</font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">NANOSTRING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">AMENDMENT TO EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">This Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement (this &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Amendment</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;) is made by and between Robert Bradley Gray (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Executive</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;) and NanoString Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Company</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221; and together with Executive, the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Parties</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;) on the dates set forth below.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">WHEREAS</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">, the Parties previously entered into an employment agreement effective May 24, 2010, as amended August 7, 2017 (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Employment Agreement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;);</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">WHEREAS</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">, the Company and Executive desire to amend certain provisions of the Employment Agreement related to severance benefits and potential parachute payments, as set forth below.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">NOW, THEREFORE</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">, for good and valuable consideration, the Parties agree that the Agreement is hereby amended as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:0px;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;"><font style="padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;padding-right:48px;">1.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">The Employment Agreement is hereby amended as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;padding-left:8px;text-indent:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">A.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">The semicolon in the first sentence of Section 8(a) is replaced by the following:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8220;and if Executive elects continuation coverage pursuant to COBRA (as defined below) within the time period prescribed pursuant to COBRA for Executive and Executive&#8217;s eligible dependents, the Company will reimburse Executive for the premiums necessary to continue group health insurance benefits for Executive and Executive&#8217;s eligible dependents for a period of twelve (12) months, except that the right to future COBRA payments shall terminate the date upon which Executive ceases to be eligible for coverage under COBRA;&#8221;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;padding-left:8px;text-indent:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">B.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Section 13 is hereby replaced in its entirety as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Limitation on Payments</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">. In the event that the benefits provided for in this Agreement or otherwise payable to Executive (x) constitute &#8220;parachute payments&#8221; within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and (y) b