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Filing Date: 2015-08-05

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<a name="sE5EC3D97010C76A4D8AEFAA0F5ACB24B"></a><div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">FLEX PHARMA, INC.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION POLICY</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">AS REVISED ON JUNE 29, 2015</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Each member of the Board of Directors (the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&#8220;Board&#8221;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">) who is not also serving as an employee of Flex Pharma, Inc. (</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&#8220;Flex Pharma&#8221;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">) or any of its subsidiaries (each such member, an </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&#8220;Eligible Director&#8221;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">) will receive the compensation described in this Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy for his or her Board service.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">This policy will be effective upon the date hereof (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Effective Date</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;) and may be amended at any time in the sole discretion of the Board upon recommendation of the Compensation Committee of the Board.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Annual Cash Compensation</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The annual cash compensation amount set forth below is payable in equal quarterly installments, payable in arrears on the last day of each fiscal quarter in which the service occurred. If an Eligible Director joins the Board or a committee of the Board at a time other than effective as of the first day of a fiscal quarter, each annual retainer set forth below will be pro-rated based on days served in the applicable fiscal year, with the pro-rated amount paid for the first fiscal quarter in which the Eligible Director provides the service, and regular full quarterly payments thereafter. All annual cash fees are vested upon payment.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:4px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Annual Board Service Retainer</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">:</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:4px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:72px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">a.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">All Eligible Directors: $40,000</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:4px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:72px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">b.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Lead Independent Director: $50,000</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:4px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">2.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Annual Committee Chair Service Retainer</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">:</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:4px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-