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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-16-698377
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160831
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160831
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160831

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CERUS CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001020214
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS [3841]
		IRS NUMBER:				680262011
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-21937
		FILM NUMBER:		161863531

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2550 STANWELL DRIVE
		CITY:			CONCORD
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94520
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9252886000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2550 STANWELL DRIVE
		STREET 2:		STE 300
		CITY:			CONCORD
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94520

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CERUS TECHNOLOGIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960731
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):&nbsp;August 31, 2016 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CERUS CORPORATION </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>68-0262011</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>File No.)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2550 Stanwell Drive </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Concord, California 94520 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: (925) 288-6000 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Written communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On August 31, 2016, Cerus Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) adopted the Cerus
Corporation Inducement Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;), pursuant to which the Company reserved 1,250,000 shares of its common stock to be used exclusively for grants of awards to individuals who were not previously employees or directors of the Company,
as an inducement material to the individual&#146;s entry into employment with the Company within the meaning of Rule 5635(c)(4) of the NASDAQ Listing Rules. The Plan was approved by the Company&#146;s Board of Directors without stockholder approval
pursuant to Rule 5635(c)(4), and the terms and conditions of the Plan are substantially similar to the Company&#146;s stockholder-approved Amended and Restated 2008 Equity Incentive Plan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing summary of the terms of the Plan is not intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Plan and
the forms of award agreements adopted under the Plan, copies of which are included hereto as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Stock Option Grant Notice, Option Agreement and Notice of Exercise under the Cerus Corporation Inducement Plan</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>C<SMALL>ERUS</SMALL> C<SMALL>ORPORATION</SMALL> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>I<SMALL>NDUCEMENT</SMALL> P<SMALL>LAN</SMALL> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>A<SMALL>PPROVED</SMALL> <SMALL>BY</SMALL> <SMALL>THE</SMALL> B<SMALL>OARD</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> D<SMALL>IRECTORS</SMALL>
<SMALL>ON</SMALL>: A<SMALL>UGUST</SMALL> 31, 2016 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>G<SMALL>ENERAL</SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>.<B> </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(a)</B> <B>Eligible Stock Award
Recipients</B>. Stock Awards under the Plan may only be granted to Employees who satisfy the standards for inducement grants under Rule 5635(c)(4) of the NASDAQ Listing Rules.&nbsp;A person who previously served as an Employee or Director shall not
be eligible to receive Stock Awards under the Plan, other than following a <I>bona fide</I> period of non-employment. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(b)</B>
<B>Available Stock Awards</B>. The Plan provides for the grant of the following Stock Awards: (i) Nonstatutory Stock Options, (ii)&nbsp;Restricted Stock Awards, (iii)&nbsp;Restricted Stock Unit Awards, (iv)&nbsp;Stock Appreciation Rights, and
(v)&nbsp;Other Stock Awards. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(c)</B> <B>General Purpose</B>. The Company, by means of the Plan, seeks to secure and retain the
services of the group of persons eligible to receive Stock Awards as set forth in Section 1(a), to provide an inducement material for such persons to enter into employment with the Company or an Affiliate within the meaning of Rule 5635(c)(4) of the
NASDAQ Listing Rules, to provide incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts for the success of the Company and any Affiliate and to provide a means by which such eligible recipients may be given an opportunity to benefit from increases in
value of the Common Stock through the granting of Stock Awards. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>A<SMALL>DMINISTRATION</SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>.<B> </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(a)</B> <B>Administration by
Board</B>. The Board shall administer the Plan unless and until the Board delegates administration of the Plan to a Committee or Committees, as provided in Section 2(c).&nbsp;However, notwithstanding the foregoing or anything in the Plan to the
contrary, the grant of Stock Awards shall be approved by the Company&#146;s independent compensation committee or a majority of the Company&#146;s independent directors (as defined in Rule 5605(a)(2) of the NASDAQ Listing Rules) in order to comply
with the exemption from the stockholder approval requirement for &#147;inducement grants&#148; provided under Rule 5635(c)(4) of the NASDAQ Listing Rules. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(b)</B> <B>Powers of Board</B>. The Board shall have the power, subject to, and within the limitations of, the express provisions of the
Plan: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(i)</B> To determine from time to time (A) which of the persons eligible under the Plan shall be granted Stock Awards; (B) when
and how each Stock Award shall be granted; (C) what type or combination of types of Stock Awards shall be granted; (D) the provisions of each Stock Award granted (which need not be identical), including the time or times when a person shall be
permitted to receive cash or Common Stock pursuant to a Stock Award; and (E) the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which a Stock Award shall be granted to each such person. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(ii)</B> To construe and interpret the Plan and Stock Awards, and to establish, amend and
revoke rules and regulations for the Plan&#146;s administration. The Board, in the exercise of this power, may correct any defect, omission or inconsistency in the Plan or in any Stock Award Agreement in a manner and to the extent it shall deem
necessary or expedient to make the Plan or Stock Award fully effective. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(iii)</B> To settle all controversies regarding the Plan and
Stock Awards. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(iv)</B> To accelerate the time at which a Stock Award may first be exercised or the time during which a Stock Award or
any part thereof will vest in accordance with the Plan, notwithstanding the provisions in the Stock Award stating the time at which it may first be exercised or the time during which it will vest. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(v)</B> To suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. Suspension or termination of the Plan shall not impair rights and obligations under
any Stock Award granted while the Plan is in effect except with the written consent of the affected Participant. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(vi)</B> To amend the
Plan in any respect the Board deems necessary or advisable, including, without limitation, relating to certain nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code and to bring the Plan and/or Stock Awards into compliance therewith,
subject to the limitations, if any, of applicable law. However, except as provided in Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, stockholder approval shall be required for any amendment of the Plan to the extent required by applicable law
or listing requirements. Except as provided above, rights under any Stock Award granted before amendment of the Plan shall not be impaired by any amendment of the Plan unless (1) the Company requests the consent of the affected Participant, and (2)
such Participant consents in writing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(vii)</B> To submit any amendment to the Plan for stockholder approval, including, but not
limited to, amendments to the Plan intended to satisfy the requirements of Rule 16b-3 or to comply with other applicable laws or listing requirements. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(viii)</B> To approve forms of Stock Award Agreements for use under the Plan and to amend the terms of any one or more Stock Awards,
including, but not limited to, amendments to provide terms more favorable to the Participant than previously provided in the Stock Award Agreement, subject to any specified limits in the Plan that are not subject to Board discretion<I>; provided,
however</I>, that the Participant&#146;s rights under any Stock Award shall not be impaired by any such amendment unless (A) the Company requests the consent of the affected Participant, and (B) such Participant consents in writing. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, subject to the limitations of applicable law, if any, and without the affected Participant&#146;s consent, the Board may amend the terms of any one or more Stock Awards if necessary to bring the Stock Award into compliance with
Section 409A of the Code and Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including without limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued or amended after the Effective Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(ix)</B> Generally, to exercise such powers and to perform such acts as the Board deems necessary or expedient to promote the best
interests of the Company and that are not in conflict with the provisions of the Plan or Stock Awards. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(x)</B> To adopt such procedures and sub-plans as are necessary or appropriate to permit
participation in the Plan by eligible Employees who are foreign nationals or employed outside the United States. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(c)</B> <B>Delegation
to Committee</B>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(i)</B> <B>General</B>. The Board may delegate some or all of the administration of the Plan to a Committee or
Committees. If administration of the Plan is delegated to a Committee, the Committee shall have, in connection with the administration of the Plan, the powers theretofore possessed by the Board that have been delegated to the Committee, including
the power to delegate to a subcommittee of the Committee any of the administrative powers the Committee is authorized to exercise (and references in this Plan to the Board shall thereafter be to the Committee or subcommittee), subject, however, to
such resolutions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as may be adopted from time to time by the Board. The Board may retain the authority to concurrently administer the Plan with the Committee and may, at any time, revest in the Board
some or all of the powers previously delegated to the Committee, Committees, subcommittee or subcommittees. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(ii)</B> <B>Rule 16b-3
Compliance</B>. In the sole discretion of the Board, the Committee may consist solely of two (2) or more Non-Employee Directors, in accordance with Rule 16b-3. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(d)</B> <B>Effect of Board&#146;s Decision</B>. All determinations, interpretations and constructions made by the Board in good faith shall
not be subject to review by any person and shall be final, binding and conclusive on all persons. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(e)</B> <B>Cancellation and Re-Grant
of Stock Awards</B>. Neither the Board nor any Committee shall have the authority to: (i) effect the reduction of the exercise price of any outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Rights under the Plan (other than pursuant to Section 9 relating to
adjustments upon changes in stock), or (ii) cancel any outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights with an exercise price that is greater than the Fair Market Value on the date of cancellation in exchange for the grant in substitution therefore
of cash or new Stock Awards under the Plan with an exercise price that is less than the original exercise price of the Options or Stock Appreciation Rights, unless the stockholders of the Company have approved such an action within twelve (12)
months prior to such an event. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>S<SMALL>HARES</SMALL> S<SMALL>UBJECT</SMALL> <SMALL>TO</SMALL> <SMALL>THE</SMALL> P<SMALL>LAN</SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>.<B> </B></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(a)</B> <B>Share Reserve</B>. Subject to the provisions of Section 9 relating to adjustments upon changes in stock, the aggregate number of
shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Stock Awards from and after the Effective Date shall not exceed 1,250,000 shares (the &#147;<B><I>Share Reserve</I></B>&#148;). For clarity, the Share Reserve is a limitation in the number of
shares of the Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the Plan and does not limit the granting of Stock Awards except as provided in Section 7(a). Shares may be issued in connection with a merger or acquisition as permitted by, as applicable,
NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c) or, if applicable, NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 303A.08, or AMEX Company Guide Section 711 and such issuance shall not reduce the number of shares available for issuance under the
</P>
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Plan. Furthermore, if a Stock Award (i) expires or otherwise terminates without having been exercised in full or (ii) is settled in cash (<I>i.e.</I>, the holder of the Stock Award receives cash
rather than stock), such expiration, termination or settlement shall not reduce (or otherwise offset) the number of shares of the Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the Plan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(b)</B> <B>Reversion of Shares to the Share Reserve</B>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(i)</B> <B>Shares Available For Subsequent Issuance</B>. If any shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to a Stock Award are forfeited back
to the Company because of the failure to meet a contingency or condition required to vest such shares in the Participant, then the shares which are forfeited shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(ii)</B> <B>Shares Not Available For Subsequent Issuance</B>. If any shares subject to a Stock Award are not delivered to a Participant
because the Stock Award is exercised through a reduction of shares subject to the Stock Award (<I>i.e.</I>, &#147;net exercised&#148;), the number of shares that are not delivered to the Participant shall not remain available for issuance under the
Plan. Also, any shares reacquired by the Company pursuant to Section 8(f) or as consideration for the exercise of an Option shall not again become available for issuance under the Plan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(c)</B> <B>Source of Shares</B>. The stock issuable under the Plan shall be shares of authorized but unissued or reacquired Common Stock,
including shares repurchased by the Company on the market or otherwise. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>4.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>E<SMALL>LIGIBILITY</SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>.<B> </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(a)</B> <B>Eligibility for Stock
Awards</B>. Stock Awards may only be granted to persons who are Employees described in Section 1(a) of the Plan, where the Stock Award is an inducement material to the individual&#146;s entering into employment with the Company or an Affiliate
within the meaning of Rule 5635(c)(4) of the NASDAQ Listing Rules.&nbsp;For clarity, Stock Awards may not be granted to (1) Consultants or Directors, for service in such capacities, or (2) any individual who was previously an Employee or Director,
other than following a <I>bona fide</I> period of non-employment. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(b)</B> <B>Approval Requirements</B>.&nbsp;All Stock Awards must be
granted either by a majority of the Company&#146;s independent directors or by the Company&#146;s compensation committee comprised of independent directors within the meaning of Rule 5605(a)(2) of the NASDAQ Listing Rules. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>O<SMALL>PTION</SMALL> P<SMALL>ROVISIONS</SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>.<B> </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each Option
shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate. All Options shall be Nonstatutory Stock Options. The provisions of separate Options need not be identical; <I>provided, however</I>, that each
Option Agreement shall include (through incorporation of provisions hereof by reference in the Option Agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(a)</B> <B>Term</B>. No Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date of its grant or such shorter
period specified in the Option Agreement. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(b)</B> <B>Exercise Price</B>. The exercise price of each Option shall be not less than one
hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Option on the date the Option is granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option may be granted with an exercise price lower than one hundred percent (100%) of the
Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Option if such Option is granted pursuant to an assumption of or substitution for another option in a manner consistent with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(c)</B> <B>Consideration</B>. The purchase price of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Option shall be paid, to the
extent permitted by applicable law and as determined by the Board in its sole discretion, by any combination of the methods of payment set forth below. The Board shall have the authority to grant Options that do not permit all of the following
methods of payment (or otherwise restrict the ability to use certain methods) and to grant Options that require the consent of the Company to utilize a particular method of payment. The methods of payment permitted by this Section 5(c) are: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(i)</B> by cash, check, bank draft or money order payable to the Company; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(ii)</B> pursuant to a program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board that, prior to the issuance of the
stock subject to the Option, results in either the receipt of cash (or check) by the Company or the receipt of irrevocable instructions to pay the aggregate exercise price to the Company from the sales proceeds; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(iii)</B> by delivery to the Company (either by actual delivery or attestation) of shares of Common Stock; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(iv)</B> by a &#147;net exercise&#148; arrangement pursuant to which the Company will reduce the number of shares of Common Stock issued
upon exercise by the largest whole number of shares with a Fair Market Value that does not exceed the aggregate exercise price; <I>provided, however</I>, that the Company shall accept a cash or other payment from the Participant to the extent of any
remaining balance of the aggregate exercise price not satisfied by such reduction in the number of whole shares to be issued; <I>provided, further</I>, that shares of Common Stock will no longer be outstanding under an Option and will not be
exercisable thereafter to the extent that (A) shares are used to pay the exercise price pursuant to the &#147;net exercise,&#148; (B) shares are delivered to the Participant as a result of such exercise, and (C) shares are withheld to satisfy tax
withholding obligations; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(v)</B> in any other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Board. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(d)</B> <B>Transferability of Options</B>. The Board may, in its sole discretion, impose such limitations on the transferability of Options
as the Board shall determine. In the absence of such a determination by the Board to the contrary, the following restrictions on the transferability of Options shall apply: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(i)</B> <B>Restrictions on Transfer</B>. An Option shall not be transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and
shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the Optionholder only by the Optionholder; <I>provided, however</I>, that the Board may, in its sole discretion, permit transfer of the Option in a manner consistent with applicable tax and securities laws
upon the Optionholder&#146;s request. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(ii)</B> <B>Domestic Relations Orders</B>. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option may be
transferred pursuant to a domestic relations order. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(iii)</B> <B>Beneficiary Designation</B>. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Optionholder may, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form provided by or otherwise satisfactory to the Company, designate a third party who, in the event of the death of the Optionholder, shall thereafter be the beneficiary of an
Option with the right to exercise the Option and receive the Common Stock or other consideration resulting from an Option exercise. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(e)</B> <B>Vesting Generally</B>. The total number of shares of Common Stock subject to an Option may vest and therefore become exercisable
in periodic installments that may or may not be equal. The Option may be subject to such other terms and conditions on the time or times when it may or may not be exercised (which may be based on the satisfaction of performance goals or other
criteria) as the Board may deem appropriate. The vesting provisions of individual Options may vary. The provisions of this Section 5(e) are subject to any Option provisions governing the minimum number of shares of Common Stock as to which an Option
may be exercised. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(f)</B> <B>Termination of Continuous Service</B>. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Option Agreement or
other agreement between the Optionholder and the Company, in the event that an Optionholder&#146;s Continuous Service terminates (other than upon the Optionholder&#146;s death or Disability), the Optionholder may exercise his or her Option (to the
extent that the Optionholder was entitled to exercise such Option as of the date of termination of Continuous Service) but only within such period of time ending on the earlier of (i) the date three (3) months following the termination of the
Optionholder&#146;s Continuous Service (or such longer or shorter period specified in the Option Agreement), or (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option as set forth in the Option Agreement. If, after termination of Continuous Service, the
Optionholder does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein or in the Option Agreement (as applicable), the Option shall terminate. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(g)</B> <B>Extension of Termination Date</B>. Unless otherwise provided in an Optionholder&#146;s Option Agreement, if the exercise of the
Option following the termination of the Optionholder&#146;s Continuous Service would be prohibited at any time solely because the issuance of shares of Common Stock would violate the registration requirements under the Securities Act, then the
Option shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the expiration of a period equal to the original post-termination exercise period applicable to such Stock Award during which the exercise of the Option would not be in violation of such registration
requirements, or (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option as set forth in the Option Agreement. In addition, unless otherwise provided in an Optionholder&#146;s Option Agreement, if the sale of the Common Stock received upon exercise of an
Option following the termination of the Optionholder&#146;s Continuous Service would violate the Company&#146;s insider trading policy, then the Option shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the expiration of a period equal to the original
post-termination exercise period applicable to such Stock Award during which the exercise of the Option would not be in violation of the Company&#146;s insider trading policy, (ii) the 15th day of the third month after the date on which the
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Option would cease to be exercisable but for this Section 5(g), or such longer period as would not cause the Option to become subject to Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code; or (iii) the expiration of
the term of the Option as set forth in the Option Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(h)</B> <B>Disability of Optionholder</B>. In the event that an
Optionholder&#146;s Continuous Service terminates as a result of the Optionholder&#146;s Disability, the Optionholder may exercise his or her Option (to the extent that the Optionholder was entitled to exercise such Option as of the date of
termination of Continuous Service), but only within such period of time ending on the earlier of (i) the date twelve (12) months following such termination of Continuous Service (or such longer or shorter period specified in the Option Agreement),
or (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option as set forth in the Option Agreement. If, after termination of Continuous Service, the Optionholder does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein or in the Option Agreement (as
applicable), the Option shall terminate. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(i)</B> <B>Death of Optionholder</B>. In the event that (i) an Optionholder&#146;s Continuous
Service terminates as a result of the Optionholder&#146;s death, or (ii) the Optionholder dies within the period (if any) specified in the Option Agreement after the termination of the Optionholder&#146;s Continuous Service for a reason other than
death, then the Option may be exercised (to the extent the Optionholder was entitled to exercise such Option as of the date of death) by the Optionholder&#146;s estate, by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or
inheritance or by a person designated as the beneficiary of the Option upon the Optionholder&#146;s death, but only within the period ending on the earlier of (A) the date eighteen (18) months following the date of death (or such longer or shorter
period specified in the Option Agreement), or (B) the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement. If, after the Optionholder&#146;s death, the Option is not exercised within the time specified herein or in the Option
Agreement (as applicable), the Option shall terminate. If the Optionholder designates a third party beneficiary of the Option in accordance with Section 5(d)(iii), then upon the death of the Optionholder such designated beneficiary shall have the
sole right to exercise the Option and receive the Common Stock or other consideration resulting from an Option exercise. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(j)</B>
<B>Non-Exempt Employees</B>. No Option granted to an Employee who is a non-exempt employee for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act shall be first exercisable for any shares of Common Stock until at least six (6) months following the date of
grant of the Option. The foregoing provision is intended to operate so that any income derived by a non-exempt employee in connection with the exercise or vesting of an Option will be exempt from his or her regular rate of pay. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>P<SMALL>ROVISIONS</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> S<SMALL>TOCK</SMALL> A<SMALL>WARDS</SMALL> O<SMALL>THER</SMALL> <SMALL>THAN</SMALL> O<SMALL>PTIONS</SMALL>. </B></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(a)</B> <B>Restricted Stock Awards</B>. Each Restricted Stock Award Agreement shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate. To the extent consistent with the Company&#146;s Bylaws, at the Board&#146;s election, shares of Common Stock may be (x)&nbsp;held in book entry form subject to the Company&#146;s instructions until
any restrictions relating to the Restricted Stock Award lapse; or (y)&nbsp;evidenced by a certificate, which certificate shall be held in such form and manner as determined by the Board. The terms and conditions of Restricted Stock Award Agreements
may change from time to time, and the terms and conditions of separate Restricted Stock Award Agreements need not be identical; <I>provided, </I> </P>
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<I>however</I>, that each Restricted Stock Award Agreement shall include (through incorporation of provisions hereof by reference in the agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the
following provisions: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(i)</B> <B>Consideration</B>. A Restricted Stock Award may be awarded in consideration for (A)&nbsp;future
services to be rendered to the Company or an Affiliate, or (B)&nbsp;any other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Board in its sole discretion and permissible under applicable law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(ii)</B> <B>Vesting</B>. Shares of Common Stock awarded under the Restricted Stock Award Agreement may be subject to forfeiture to the
Company in accordance with a vesting schedule to be determined by the Board. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(iii)</B> <B>Termination of Participant&#146;s Continuous
Service</B>. In the event a Participant&#146;s Continuous Service terminates, the Company may receive via a forfeiture condition, any or all of the shares of Common Stock held by the Participant that have not vested as of the date of termination of
Continuous Service under the terms of the Restricted Stock Award Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(iv)</B> <B>Transferability</B>. Rights to acquire shares
of Common Stock under the Restricted Stock Award Agreement shall be transferable by the Participant only upon such terms and conditions as are set forth in the Restricted Stock Award Agreement, as the Board shall determine in its sole discretion, so
long as Common Stock awarded under the Restricted Stock Award Agreement remains subject to the terms of the Restricted Stock Award Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(b)</B> <B>Restricted Stock Unit Awards</B>. Each Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement shall be in such form and shall contain such terms
and conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate. The terms and conditions of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreements may change from time to time, and the terms and conditions of separate Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreements need not be
identical; provided, however, that each Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement shall include (through incorporation of the provisions hereof by reference in the Agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(i)</B> <B>Consideration</B>. At the time of grant of a Restricted Stock Unit Award, the Board will determine the consideration, if any, to
be paid by the Participant upon delivery of each share of Common Stock subject to the Restricted Stock Unit Award. The consideration to be paid (if any) by the Participant for each share of Common Stock subject to a Restricted Stock Unit Award may
be paid in any form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Board in its sole discretion and permissible under applicable law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(ii)</B> <B>Vesting</B>. At the time of the grant of a Restricted Stock Unit Award, the Board may impose such restrictions or conditions to
the vesting of the Restricted Stock Unit Award as it, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(iii)</B> <B>Payment</B>. A
Restricted Stock Unit Award may be settled by the delivery of shares of Common Stock, their cash equivalent, any combination thereof or in any other form of consideration, as determined by the Board and contained in the Restricted Stock Unit Award
Agreement. </P>
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Award, the Board, as it deems appropriate, may impose such restrictions or conditions that delay the delivery of the shares of Common Stock (or their cash equivalent) subject to a Restricted Stock Unit Award to a time after the vesting of such
Restricted Stock Unit Award. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(v)</B> <B>Dividend Equivalents</B>. Dividend equivalents may be credited in respect of shares of Common
Stock covered by a Restricted Stock Unit Award, as determined by the Board and contained in the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement. At the sole discretion of the Board, such dividend equivalents may be converted into additional shares of Common
Stock covered by the Restricted Stock Unit Award in such manner as determined by the Board. Any additional shares covered by the Restricted Stock Unit Award credited by reason of such dividend equivalents will be subject to all the terms and
conditions of the underlying Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement to which they relate. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(vi)</B> <B>Termination of Participant&#146;s
Continuous Service</B>. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, such portion of the Restricted Stock Unit Award that has not vested will be forfeited upon the Participant&#146;s termination of Continuous
Service. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(vii)</B> <B>Compliance with Section 409A of the Code</B>. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, any
Restricted Stock Unit Award granted under the Plan that is not exempt from the requirements of Section 409A of the Code shall contain such provisions so that such Restricted Stock Unit Award will comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the
Code. Such restrictions, if any, shall be determined by the Board and contained in the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement evidencing such Restricted Stock Unit Award. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(c)</B> <B>Stock Appreciation Rights</B>. Each Stock Appreciation Right Agreement shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate. Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted as stand-alone Stock Awards or in tandem with other Stock Awards. The terms and conditions of Stock Appreciation Right Agreements may change from time to time,
and the terms and conditions of separate Stock Appreciation Right Agreements need not be identical; <I>provided, however</I>, that each Stock Appreciation Right Agreement shall include (through incorporation of the provisions hereof by reference in
the Agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(i)</B> <B>Term</B>. No Stock Appreciation Right shall
be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10)&nbsp;years from the date of its grant or such shorter period specified in the Stock Appreciation Right Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(ii)</B> <B>Strike Price</B>. Each Stock Appreciation Right will be denominated in shares of Common Stock equivalents. The strike price of
each Stock Appreciation Right shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%)&nbsp;of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock equivalents subject to the Stock Appreciation Right on the date of grant. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(iii)</B> <B>Calculation of Appreciation</B>. The appreciation distribution payable on the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right will be
not greater than an amount equal to the excess of (A)&nbsp;the aggregate Fair Market Value (on the date of the exercise of the Stock Appreciation </P>
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Right) of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Common Stock equivalents in which the Participant is vested under such Stock Appreciation Right, and with respect to which the
Participant is exercising the Stock Appreciation Right on such date, over (B)&nbsp;the strike price that will be determined by the Board at the time of grant of the Stock Appreciation Right. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(iv)</B> <B>Vesting</B>. At the time of the grant of a Stock Appreciation Right, the Board may impose such restrictions or conditions to
the vesting of such Stock Appreciation Right as it, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(v)</B> <B>Exercise</B>. To exercise
any outstanding Stock Appreciation Right, the Participant must provide written notice of exercise to the Company in compliance with the provisions of the Stock Appreciation Right Agreement evidencing such Stock Appreciation Right. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(vi)</B> <B>Payment</B>. The appreciation distribution in respect to a Stock Appreciation Right may be paid in Common Stock, in cash, in
any combination of the two or in any other form of consideration, as determined by the Board and contained in the Stock Appreciation Right Agreement evidencing such Stock Appreciation Right. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(vii)</B> <B>Termination of Continuous Service</B>. In the event that a Participant&#146;s Continuous Service terminates, the Participant
may exercise his or her Stock Appreciation Right (to the extent that the Participant was entitled to exercise such Stock Appreciation Right as of the date of termination) but only within such period of time ending on the earlier of (A)&nbsp;the date
three (3)&nbsp;months following the termination of the Participant&#146;s Continuous Service (or such longer or shorter period specified in the Stock Appreciation Right Agreement), or (B)&nbsp;the expiration of the term of the Stock Appreciation
Right as set forth in the Stock Appreciation Right Agreement. If, after termination, the Participant does not exercise his or her Stock Appreciation Right within the time specified herein or in the Stock Appreciation Right Agreement (as applicable),
the Stock Appreciation Right shall terminate. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(viii)</B> <B>Compliance with Section</B><B>&nbsp;</B><B>409A of the Code</B>.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, any Stock Appreciation Rights granted under the Plan that are not exempt from the requirements of Section&nbsp;409A of the Code shall contain such provisions so that such Stock Appreciation
Rights will comply with the requirements of Section&nbsp;409A of the Code. Such restrictions, if any, shall be determined by the Board and contained in the Stock Appreciation Right Agreement evidencing such Stock Appreciation Right. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(d)</B> <B>Other Stock Awards</B>. Other forms of Stock Awards valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, Common
Stock may be granted either alone or in addition to Stock Awards provided for under Section&nbsp;5 and the preceding provisions of this Section&nbsp;6. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board shall have sole and complete authority to
determine the persons to whom and the time or times at which such Other Stock Awards will be granted, the number of shares of Common Stock (or the cash equivalent thereof) to be granted pursuant to such Other Stock Awards and all other terms and
conditions of such Other Stock Awards. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>C<SMALL>OVENANTS</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> <SMALL>THE</SMALL> C<SMALL>OMPANY</SMALL>. </B></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(a)</B> <B>Availability of Shares</B>. During the terms of the Stock Awards, the Company shall keep available at all times the number of
shares of Common Stock reasonably required to satisfy such Stock Awards. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(b)</B> <B>Securities Law Compliance</B>. The Company shall
seek to obtain from each regulatory commission or agency having jurisdiction over the Plan such authority as may be required to grant Stock Awards and to issue and sell shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Stock Awards; <I>provided,
however</I>, that this undertaking shall not require the Company to register under the Securities Act the Plan, any Stock Award or any Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to any such Stock Award. If, after reasonable efforts, the Company is
unable to obtain from any such regulatory commission or agency the authority that counsel for the Company deems necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of Common Stock under the Plan, the Company shall be relieved from any liability for failure
to issue and sell Common Stock upon exercise of such Stock Awards unless and until such authority is obtained. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(c)</B> <B>No
Obligation to Notify</B>. The Company shall have no duty or obligation to any holder of a Stock Award to advise such holder as to the time or manner of exercising such Stock Award. Furthermore, the Company shall have no duty or obligation to warn or
otherwise advise such holder of a pending termination or expiration of a Stock Award or a possible period in which the Stock Award may not be exercised. The Company has no duty or obligation to minimize the tax consequences of a Stock Award to the
holder of such Stock Award. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>M<SMALL>ISCELLANEOUS</SMALL>. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(a)</B> <B>Use of Proceeds from Sales of Common
Stock</B>. Proceeds from the sale of shares of Common Stock pursuant to Stock Awards shall constitute general funds of the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(b)</B> <B>Corporate Action Constituting Grant of Stock Awards</B>. Corporate action constituting a grant by the Company of a Stock Award
to any Participant shall be deemed completed as of the date of such corporate action, unless otherwise determined by the Board, regardless of when the instrument, certificate, or letter evidencing the Stock Award is communicated to, or actually
received or accepted by, the Participant. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(c)</B> <B>Stockholder Rights</B>. No Participant shall be deemed to be the holder of, or to
have any of the rights of a holder with respect to, any shares of Common Stock subject to such Stock Award unless and until such Participant has exercised the Stock Award pursuant to its terms and the Participant shall not be deemed to be a
stockholder of record until the issuance of the Common Stock pursuant to such exercise has been entered into the books and records of the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(d)</B> <B>No Employment or Other Service Rights</B>. Nothing in the Plan, any Stock Award Agreement or other instrument executed
thereunder or in connection with any Stock Award granted pursuant to the Plan shall confer upon any Participant any right to continue to serve the Company or an Affiliate in the capacity in effect at the time the Stock Award was granted or shall
affect the right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate (i) the employment of an Employee with or without notice and with or without cause, (ii) the service of a Consultant </P>
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pursuant to the terms of such Consultant&#146;s agreement with the Company or an Affiliate, or (iii) the service of a Director pursuant to the Bylaws of the Company or an Affiliate, and any
applicable provisions of the corporate law of the state in which the Company or the Affiliate is incorporated, as the case may be. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(e)</B> <B>Investment Assurances</B>. The Company may require a Participant, as a condition of exercising or acquiring Common Stock under
any Stock Award, (i) to give written assurances satisfactory to the Company as to the Participant&#146;s knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and/or to employ a purchaser representative reasonably satisfactory to the Company
who is knowledgeable and experienced in financial and business matters and that he or she is capable of evaluating, alone or together with the purchaser representative, the merits and risks of exercising the Stock Award; and (ii) to give written
assurances satisfactory to the Company stating that the Participant is acquiring Common Stock subject to the Stock Award for the Participant&#146;s own account and not with any present intention of selling or otherwise distributing the Common Stock.
The foregoing requirements, and any assurances given pursuant to such requirements, shall be inoperative if (A) the issuance of the shares upon the exercise or acquisition of Common Stock under the Stock Award has been registered under a then
currently effective registration statement under the Securities Act, or (B) as to any particular requirement, a determination is made by counsel for the Company that such requirement need not be met in the circumstances under the then applicable
securities laws. The Company may, upon advice of counsel to the Company, place legends on stock certificates issued under the Plan as such counsel deems necessary or appropriate in order to comply with applicable securities laws, including, but not
limited to, legends restricting the transfer of the Common Stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(f)</B> <B>Withholding Obligations</B>. Unless prohibited by the
terms of a Stock Award Agreement, the Company may, in its sole discretion, satisfy any federal, state or local tax withholding obligation relating to a Stock Award by any of the following means (in addition to the Company&#146;s right to withhold
from any compensation paid to the Participant by the Company) or by a combination of such means: (i) causing the Participant to tender a cash payment; (ii) withholding shares of Common Stock from the shares of Common Stock issued or otherwise
issuable to the Participant in connection with the Stock Award; (iii) withholding cash from a Stock Award settled in cash; or (iv) by such other method as may be set forth in the Stock Award Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(g)</B> <B>Electronic Delivery</B>. Any reference herein to a &#147;written&#148; agreement or document shall include any agreement or
document delivered electronically or posted on the Company&#146;s intranet. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(h)</B> <B>Deferrals</B>. To the extent permitted by
applicable law, the Board, in its sole discretion, may determine that the delivery of Common Stock or the payment of cash, upon the exercise, vesting or settlement of all or a portion of any Stock Award may be deferred and may establish programs and
procedures for deferral elections to be made by Participants. Deferrals by Participants will be made in accordance with Section 409A of the Code. Consistent with Section 409A of the Code, the Board may provide for distributions while a Participant
is still an employee. The Board is authorized to make deferrals of Stock Awards and determine when, and in what annual percentages, Participants may receive payments, including lump sum payments, following the Participant&#146;s termination of
employment or retirement, and implement such other terms and conditions consistent with the provisions of the Plan and in accordance with applicable law. </P>
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determines that any Stock Award granted under the Plan is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Stock Award Agreement evidencing such Stock Award shall incorporate the terms and conditions necessary to avoid the consequences specified in Section
409A(a)(1) of the Code. To the extent applicable, the Plan and Stock Award Agreements shall be interpreted in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder,
including without limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued or amended after the Effective Date. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in the event that following the Effective Date the Board
determines that any Stock Award may be subject to Section 409A of the Code and related Department of Treasury guidance (including such Department of Treasury guidance as may be issued after the Effective Date), the Board may adopt such amendments to
the Plan and the applicable Stock Award Agreement or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, that the Board determines are necessary or appropriate to
(i) exempt the Stock Award from Section 409A of the Code and/or preserve the intended tax treatment of the benefits provided with respect to the Stock Award, or (ii) comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and Department of Treasury
regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including without limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued or amended after the Effective Date. </P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>9.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>A<SMALL>DJUSTMENTS</SMALL> U<SMALL>PON</SMALL> C<SMALL>HANGES</SMALL> <SMALL>IN</SMALL> C<SMALL>OMMON</SMALL> S<SMALL>TOCK</SMALL>; O<SMALL>THER</SMALL> C<SMALL>ORPORATE</SMALL> E<SMALL>VENTS</SMALL>.
</B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(a)</B> <B>Capitalization Adjustments</B>. In the event of a Capitalization Adjustment, the Board shall appropriately
adjust: (i) the class(es) and maximum number of securities subject to the Plan pursuant to Section 3(a) and (ii) the class(es) and number of securities and price per share of stock subject to outstanding Stock Awards. The Board shall make such
adjustments, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(b)</B> <B>Dissolution or Liquidation</B>. Except as
otherwise provided in the Stock Award Agreement, in the event of a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, all outstanding Stock Awards (other than Stock Awards consisting of vested and outstanding shares of Common Stock not subject to the
Company&#146;s right of repurchase) shall terminate immediately prior to the completion of such dissolution or liquidation, and the shares of Common Stock subject to the Company&#146;s repurchase option may be repurchased by the Company
notwithstanding the fact that the holder of such Stock Award is providing Continuous Service, <I>provided, however</I>, that the Board may, in its sole discretion, cause some or all Stock Awards to become fully vested, exercisable and/or no longer
subject to repurchase or forfeiture (to the extent such Stock Awards have not previously expired or terminated) before the dissolution or liquidation is completed but contingent on its completion. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(c)</B> <B>Corporate Transaction</B>. The following provisions shall apply to Stock Awards in the event of a Corporate Transaction unless
otherwise provided in the instrument evidencing the Stock Award or any other written agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant or unless otherwise expressly provided by the Board at the time of grant of a Stock Award. </P>
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Agreement, in the event of a Corporate Transaction, any surviving corporation or acquiring corporation (or the surviving or acquiring corporation&#146;s parent company) may assume or continue any or all Stock Awards outstanding under the Plan or may
substitute similar stock awards for Stock Awards outstanding under the Plan (including but not limited to, awards to acquire the same consideration paid to the stockholders of the Company pursuant to the Corporate Transaction), and any reacquisition
or repurchase rights held by the Company in respect of Common Stock issued pursuant to Stock Awards may be assigned by the Company to the successor of the Company (or the successor&#146;s parent company, if any), in connection with such Corporate
Transaction. A surviving corporation or acquiring corporation (or its parent) may choose to assume or continue only a portion of a Stock Award or substitute a similar stock award for only a portion of a Stock Award. The terms of any assumption,
continuation or substitution shall be set by the Board in accordance with the provisions of Section 2. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(ii)</B> <B>Stock Awards Held
by Current Participants</B>. Except as otherwise stated in the Stock Award Agreement, in the event of a Corporate Transaction in which the surviving corporation or acquiring corporation (or its parent company) does not assume or continue such
outstanding Stock Awards or substitute similar stock awards for such outstanding Stock Awards, then with respect to Stock Awards that have not been assumed, continued or substituted and that are held by Participants whose Continuous Service has not
terminated prior to the effective time of the Corporate Transaction (referred to as the &#147;<B><I>Current Participants</I></B>&#148;), the vesting of such Stock Awards (and, with respect to Options and Stock Appreciation Rights, the time at which
such Stock Awards may be exercised) shall be accelerated in full to a date prior to the effective time of such Corporate Transaction (contingent upon the effectiveness of the Corporate Transaction) as the Board shall determine (or, if the Board
shall not determine such a date, to the date that is five (5) days prior to the effective time of the Corporate Transaction), and such Stock Awards shall terminate if not exercised (if applicable) at or prior to the effective time of the Corporate
Transaction, and any reacquisition or repurchase rights held by the Company with respect to such Stock Awards shall lapse (contingent upon the effectiveness of the Corporate Transaction). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(iii)</B> <B>Stock Awards Held by Persons other than Current Participants</B>. Except as otherwise stated in the Stock Award Agreement, in
the event of a Corporate Transaction in which the surviving corporation or acquiring corporation (or its parent company) does not assume or continue such outstanding Stock Awards or substitute similar stock awards for such outstanding Stock Awards,
then with respect to Stock Awards that have not been assumed, continued or substituted and that are held by persons other than Current Participants, such Stock Awards shall terminate if not exercised (if applicable) prior to the effective time of
the Corporate Transaction; <I>provided, however</I>, that any reacquisition or repurchase rights held by the Company with respect to such Stock Awards shall not terminate and may continue to be exercised notwithstanding the Corporate Transaction.
</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(iv)</B> <B>Payment for Stock Awards in Lieu of Exercise</B>. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
in the event a Stock Award will terminate if not exercised prior to the effective time of a Corporate Transaction, the Board may provide, in its sole discretion, that the holder of such Stock Award may not exercise such Stock Award but will receive
a payment, in such form as may be determined by the Board, equal in value, at the effective time, to the excess, if any, of (A) the fair market value of the property the holder of the Stock Award would have received upon the exercise of the Stock
Award (including, at the discretion of the Board, any unvested portion of such Stock Award), over (B) any exercise price payable by such holder in connection with such exercise. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(d)</B> <B>Change in Control</B>. A Stock Award may be subject to additional acceleration of vesting and exercisability upon or after a
Change in Control as may be provided in the Stock Award Agreement for such Stock Award or as may be provided in any other written agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant, but in the absence of such provision, no such
acceleration shall occur. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>10.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>T<SMALL>ERMINATION</SMALL> <SMALL>OR</SMALL> S<SMALL>USPENSION</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> <SMALL>THE</SMALL> P<SMALL>LAN</SMALL>. </B></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(a)</B> <B>Plan Term</B>. The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time.&nbsp;No Stock Awards may be granted under the Plan while
the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(b)</B> <B>No Impairment of Rights</B>. Termination of the Plan shall not impair
rights and obligations under any Stock Award granted while the Plan is in effect except with the written consent of the affected Participant. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>E<SMALL>FFECTIVE</SMALL> D<SMALL>ATE</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> P<SMALL>LAN</SMALL>. </B></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Plan shall become effective on the Effective Date. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>12.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>C<SMALL>HOICE</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> L<SMALL>AW</SMALL>. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The law of the State of
California shall govern all questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Plan, without regard to such state&#146;s conflict of laws rules. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>D<SMALL>EFINITIONS</SMALL>. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As used in the Plan, the definitions contained in this
Section 13 shall apply to the capitalized terms indicated below: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(a)</B> &#147;<B><I>Affiliate</I></B>&#148; means, at the time of
determination, any &#147;parent&#148; or &#147;subsidiary&#148; of the Company as such terms are defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. The Board shall have the authority to determine the time or times at which &#147;parent&#148; or
&#147;subsidiary&#148; status is determined within the foregoing definition. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(b)</B> &#147;<B><I>Board</I></B>&#148; means the Board
of Directors of the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(c)</B> &#147;<B><I>Capitalization Adjustment</I></B>&#148; means any change that is made in, or other
events that occur with respect to, the Common Stock subject to the Plan or subject to any Stock Award after the Effective Date without the receipt of consideration by the Company (through merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization,
reincorporation, stock dividend, dividend in </P>
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property other than cash, stock split, liquidating dividend, combination of shares, exchange of shares, change in corporate structure or other transaction not involving the receipt of
consideration by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be treated as a transaction &#147;without receipt of consideration&#148; by the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(d)</B> &#147;<B><I>Cause</I></B>&#148; means with respect to a Participant, the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) such
Participant&#146;s commission of any felony or any crime involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude under the laws of the United States or any state thereof; (ii) such Participant&#146;s attempted commission of, or participation in, a fraud or
act of dishonesty against the Company; (iii) such Participant&#146;s intentional, material violation of any contract or agreement between the Participant and the Company or of any statutory duty owed to the Company; (iv) such Participant&#146;s
unauthorized use or disclosure of the Company&#146;s confidential information or trade secrets; or (v) such Participant&#146;s gross misconduct. The determination that a termination of the Participant&#146;s Continuous Service is either for Cause or
without Cause shall be made by the Company in its sole discretion. Any determination by the Company that the Continuous Service of a Participant was terminated by reason of dismissal without Cause for the purposes of outstanding Stock Awards held by
such Participant shall have no effect upon any determination of the rights or obligations of the Company or such Participant for any other purpose. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(e)</B> &#147;<B><I>Change in Control</I></B>&#148; means the occurrence, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions,
of any one or more of the following events: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(i)</B> any Exchange Act Person becomes the Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities
of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the Company&#146;s then outstanding securities other than by virtue of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change
in Control shall not be deemed to occur (A) on account of the acquisition of securities of the Company by an investor, any affiliate thereof or any other Exchange Act Person from the Company in a transaction or series of related transactions the
primary purpose of which is to obtain financing for the Company through the issuance of equity securities or (B) solely because the level of Ownership held by any Exchange Act Person (the &#147;<B><I>Subject Person</I></B>&#148;) exceeds the
designated percentage threshold of the outstanding voting securities as a result of a repurchase or other acquisition of voting securities by the Company reducing the number of shares outstanding, provided that if a Change in Control would occur
(but for the operation of this sentence) as a result of the acquisition of voting securities by the Company, and after such share acquisition, the Subject Person becomes the Owner of any additional voting securities that, assuming the repurchase or
other acquisition had not occurred, increases the percentage of the then outstanding voting securities Owned by the Subject Person over the designated percentage threshold, then a Change in Control shall be deemed to occur; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(ii)</B> there is consummated a merger, consolidation or similar transaction involving (directly or indirectly) the Company and,
immediately after the consummation of such merger, consolidation or similar transaction, the stockholders of the Company immediately prior thereto do not Own, directly or indirectly, either (A) outstanding voting securities representing more than
fifty percent (50%) of the combined outstanding voting power of the surviving Entity in such merger, consolidation or similar transaction or (B) more than fifty percent (50%) of the </P>
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combined outstanding voting power of the parent of the surviving Entity in such merger, consolidation or similar transaction, in each case in substantially the same proportions as their Ownership
of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such transaction; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(iii)</B> there is consummated a sale,
lease, exclusive license or other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, other than a sale, lease, license or other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets
of the Company and its Subsidiaries to an Entity, more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are Owned by stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their Ownership of the
outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such sale, lease, license or other disposition; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(iv)</B>
individuals who, on the date this Plan is adopted by the Board, are members of the Board (the &#147;<B><I>Incumbent Board</I></B>&#148;) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board; <I>provided, however</I>,
that if the appointment or election (or nomination for election) of any new Board member was approved or recommended by a majority vote of the members of the Incumbent Board then still in office, such new member shall, for purposes of this Plan, be
considered as a member of the Incumbent Board. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For clarity, the term Change in Control shall not include a sale of assets, merger or
other transaction effected exclusively for the purpose of changing the domicile of the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding the foregoing or any
other provision of this Plan, the definition of Change in Control (or any analogous term) in an individual written agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant shall supersede the foregoing definition with respect to Stock
Awards subject to such agreement; <I>provided, however</I>, that if no definition of Change in Control or any analogous term is set forth in such an individual written agreement, the foregoing definition shall apply. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(f)</B> &#147;<B><I>Code</I></B>&#148; means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(g)</B> &#147;<B><I>Committee</I></B>&#148; means a committee of two (2) or more Directors to whom authority has been delegated by the
Board in accordance with Section 2(c). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(h)</B> &#147;<B><I>Common Stock</I></B>&#148; means the common stock of the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(i)</B> &#147;<B><I>Company</I></B>&#148; means Cerus Corporation, a Delaware corporation. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(j)</B> &#147;<B><I>Consultant</I></B>&#148; means any person, including an advisor, who is (i) engaged by the Company or an Affiliate to
render consulting or advisory services and is compensated for such services, or (ii) serving as a member of the board of directors of an Affiliate and is compensated for such services. However, service solely as a Director, or payment of a fee for
such service, shall not cause a Director to be considered a &#147;Consultant&#148; for purposes of the Plan.&nbsp;Consultants are not eligible to receive Stock Awards under the Plan with respect to their service in such capacity. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(k)</B> &#147;<B><I>Continuous Service</I></B>&#148; means that the Participant&#146;s service
with the Company or an Affiliate, whether as an Employee, Director or Consultant, is not interrupted or terminated. A change in the capacity in which the Participant renders service to the Company or an Affiliate as an Employee, Consultant or
Director or a change in the entity for which the Participant renders such service, provided that there is no interruption or termination of the Participant&#146;s service with the Company or an Affiliate, shall not terminate a Participant&#146;s
Continuous Service. For example, a change in status from an employee of the Company to a consultant to an Affiliate or to a Director shall not constitute an interruption of Continuous Service. To the extent permitted by law, the Board or the chief
executive officer of the Company, in that party&#146;s sole discretion, may determine whether Continuous Service shall be considered interrupted in the case of any leave of absence approved by that party, including sick leave, military leave or any
other personal leave. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a leave of absence shall be treated as Continuous Service for purposes of vesting in a Stock Award only to such extent as may be provided in the Company&#146;s leave of absence policy, in the
written terms of any leave of absence agreement or policy applicable to the Participant, or as otherwise required by law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(l)</B>
&#147;<B><I>Corporate Transaction</I></B>&#148; means the occurrence, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, of any one or more of the following events: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(i)</B> a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion, of the consolidated
assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(ii)</B> a sale or other disposition of at least ninety percent (90%) of the outstanding
securities of the Company; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(iii)</B> the consummation of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction following which the Company is
not the surviving corporation; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(iv)</B> the consummation of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction following which the
Company is the surviving corporation but the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately preceding the merger, consolidation or similar transaction are converted or exchanged by virtue of the merger, consolidation or similar transaction into
other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(m)</B> &#147;<B><I>Director</I></B>&#148; means a member of the
Board. Directors are not eligible to receive Stock Awards under the Plan with respect to their service in such capacity. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(n)</B>
&#147;<B><I>Disability</I></B>&#148; means, with respect to a Participant, the inability of such Participant to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to
result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, as provided in Section 22(e)(3) and 409A(a)(2)(c)(i) of the Code. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(o)</B> &#147;<B><I>Effective Date</I></B>&#148; means the date this Plan is approved by the Board. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(p)</B> &#147;<B><I>Employee</I></B>&#148; means any person employed by the Company or an Affiliate. However, service solely as a Director,
or payment of a fee for such services, shall not cause a Director to be considered an &#147;<B><I>Employee</I></B>&#148; for purposes of the Plan. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(q)</B> &#147;<B><I>Entity</I></B>&#148; means a corporation, partnership, limited liability
company or other entity. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(r)</B> &#147;<B><I>Exchange Act</I></B>&#148; means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(s)</B> &#147;<B><I>Exchange Act Person</I></B>&#148; means any natural person, Entity or &#147;group&#148; (within the meaning of Section
13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act), except that &#147;<B><I>Exchange Act Person</I></B>&#148; shall not include (i) the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, (ii) any employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or any
trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, (iii) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, (iv) an Entity Owned,
directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their Ownership of stock of the Company; or (v) any natural person, Entity or &#147;group&#148; (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the
Exchange Act) that, as of the Effective Date of the Plan as set forth in Section 11, is the Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the Company&#146;s
then outstanding securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(t)</B> &#147;<B><I>Fair Market Value</I></B>&#148; means, as of any date, the value of the Common Stock
determined as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(i)</B> If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or traded on any established market,
the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or market (or the exchange or market with the greatest volume of trading in
the Common Stock) on the date of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Board deems reliable. Unless otherwise provided by the Board, if there is no closing sales price (or closing bid if no sales were
reported) for the Common Stock on the date of determination, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price (or closing bid if no sales were reported) on the last preceding date for which such quotation exists. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(ii)</B> In the absence of such markets for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Board in good faith. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(u)</B> &#147;<B><I>Non-Employee Director</I></B>&#148; means a Director who either (i) is not a current employee or officer of the Company
or an Affiliate, does not receive compensation, either directly or indirectly, from the Company or an Affiliate for services rendered as a consultant or in any capacity other than as a Director (except for an amount as to which disclosure would not
be required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act (&#147;<B><I>Regulation S-K</I></B>&#148;)), does not possess an interest in any other transaction for which disclosure would be required under Item 404(a) of
Regulation S-K, and is not engaged in a business relationship for which disclosure would be required pursuant to Item 404(b) of Regulation S-K; or (ii) is otherwise considered a &#147;non-employee director&#148; for purposes of Rule 16b-3. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(v)</B> &#147;<B><I>Nonstatutory Stock Option</I></B>&#148; means any option granted pursuant to Section 5 of the Plan that does not
qualify as an &#147;incentive stock option&#148; within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code. </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">19. </P>


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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(w)</B> &#147;<B><I>Officer</I></B>&#148; means a person who is an officer of the Company
within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(x)</B>
&#147;<B><I>Option</I></B>&#148; means a Nonstatutory Stock Option to purchase shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to the Plan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(y)</B> &#147;<B><I>Option Agreement</I></B>&#148; means a written agreement between the Company and an Optionholder evidencing the terms
and conditions of an Option grant. Each Option Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(z)</B>
&#147;<B><I>Optionholder</I></B>&#148; means a person to whom an Option is granted pursuant to the Plan or, if permitted under the terms of this Plan, such other person who holds an outstanding Option. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(aa)</B> &#147;<B><I>Other Stock Award</I></B>&#148; means an award based in whole or in part by reference to the Common Stock which is
granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section&nbsp;6(d). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(bb)</B> &#147;<B><I>Other Stock Award Agreement</I></B>&#148;
means a written agreement between the Company and a holder of an Other Stock Award evidencing the terms and conditions of an Other Stock Award grant. Each Other Stock Award Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(cc)</B> &#147;<B><I>Own,</I></B>&#148; &#147;<B><I>Owned,</I></B>&#148; &#147;<B><I>Owner,</I></B>&#148;
&#147;<B><I>Ownership</I></B>&#148; A person or Entity shall be deemed to &#147;Own,&#148; to have &#147;Owned,&#148; to be the &#147;Owner&#148; of, or to have acquired &#147;Ownership&#148; of securities if such person or Entity, directly or
indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has or shares voting power, which includes the power to vote or to direct the voting, with respect to such securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(dd)</B> &#147;<B><I>Participant</I></B>&#148; means a person to whom a Stock Award is granted pursuant to the Plan or, if applicable, such
other person who holds an outstanding Stock Award. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(ee)</B> &#147;<B><I>Plan</I></B>&#148; means this Cerus Corporation Inducement
Plan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(ff)</B> &#147;<B><I>Restricted Stock Award</I></B>&#148; means an award of shares of Common Stock which is granted pursuant to
the terms and conditions of Section&nbsp;6(a). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(gg)</B> &#147;<B><I>Restricted Stock Award Agreement</I></B>&#148; means a written
agreement between the Company and a holder of a Restricted Stock Award evidencing the terms and conditions of a Restricted Stock Award grant. Each Restricted Stock Award Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(hh)</B> &#147;<B><I>Restricted Stock Unit Award</I></B>&#148; means a right to receive shares of Common Stock which is granted pursuant to
the terms and conditions of Section 6(b). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(ii)</B> &#147;<B><I>Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement</I></B>&#148; means a written
agreement between the Company and a holder of a Restricted Stock Unit Award evidencing the terms and conditions of a Restricted Stock Unit Award grant. Each Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the
Plan. </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">20. </P>


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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(jj)</B> &#147;<B><I>Rule 16b-3</I></B>&#148; means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange
Act or any successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect from time to time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(kk)</B> &#147;<B><I>Securities Act</I></B>&#148; means the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(ll)</B> &#147;<B><I>Stock Appreciation Right</I></B>&#148; means a right to receive the
appreciation on Common Stock that is granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section&nbsp;6(c). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(mm)</B> &#147;<B><I>Stock
Appreciation Right Agreement</I></B>&#148; means a written agreement between the Company and a holder of a Stock Appreciation Right evidencing the terms and conditions of a Stock Appreciation Right grant. Each Stock Appreciation Right Agreement
shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(nn)</B> &#147;<B><I>Stock Award</I></B>&#148; means any right to receive
Common Stock granted under the Plan, including a Nonstatutory Stock Option, a Restricted Stock Award, a Restricted Stock Unit Award, a Stock Appreciation Right or any Other Stock Award. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(oo)</B> &#147;<B><I>Stock Award Agreement</I></B>&#148; means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant evidencing the
terms and conditions of a Stock Award grant. Each Stock Award Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(pp)</B> &#147;<B><I>Subsidiary</I></B>&#148; means, with respect to the Company, (i) any corporation of which more than fifty percent
(50%) of the outstanding capital stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether, at the time, stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall have or might
have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time, directly or indirectly, Owned by the Company, and (ii) any partnership, limited liability company or other entity in which the Company has a direct or indirect interest
(whether in the form of voting or participation in profits or capital) of more than fifty percent (50%). </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 10.2 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>C<SMALL>ERUS</SMALL> C<SMALL>ORPORATION</SMALL> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>I<SMALL>NDUCEMENT</SMALL> P<SMALL>LAN</SMALL> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>O<SMALL>PTION</SMALL> G<SMALL>RANT</SMALL> N<SMALL>OTICE</SMALL> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Cerus Corporation (the &#147;<B><I>Company</I></B>&#148;), pursuant to its Inducement Plan (the &#147;<B><I>Plan</I></B>&#148;), hereby grants to Optionholder
an option to purchase the number of shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock set forth below. This option is subject to all of the terms and conditions as set forth herein and in the Option Agreement, the Plan, and the Notice of Exercise, all of
which are attached hereto and incorporated herein in their entirety. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="31%"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Optionholder:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;<U></U></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Date of Grant:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;<U></U></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Vesting Commencement Date:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Number of Shares Subject to Option:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;<U></U></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Exercise Price (Per Share):</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Total Exercise Price:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Expiration Date:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;<U></U></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Type of Grant:</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Nonstatutory Stock Option</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Vesting Schedule:</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;of the shares covered by the option will vest and become exercisable
on&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
(&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;after the Vesting Commencement Date); the balance of the shares vest and become exercisable in a series
of&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;successive equal monthly installments measured from the first anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date.</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Exercise Schedule:</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Same as
Vesting Schedule</P></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Payment:</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">By one or a combination of the following items (described in the Option Agreement):</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;By cash
or check</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">
<P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to a Regulation
T Program if the Shares are publicly traded</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;By
delivery of already-owned shares if the Shares are publicly traded</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject
to the Company&#146;s consent at the time of exercise, by a &#147;net exercise&#148; arrangement</P></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Additional Terms/Acknowledgements:</B> The undersigned Optionholder acknowledges receipt of, and understands
and agrees to, this Option Grant Notice, the Option Agreement, and the Plan. Optionholder further acknowledges that as of the Date of Grant, this Option Grant Notice, the Option Agreement, and the Plan set forth the entire understanding between
Optionholder and the Company regarding the acquisition of stock in the Company and supersede all prior oral and written agreements on that subject with the exception of (i) options previously granted and delivered to Optionholder by the Company, and
(ii) the following agreements only: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>O<SMALL>THER</SMALL> A<SMALL>GREEMENTS</SMALL>:</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>C<SMALL>ERUS</SMALL> C<SMALL>ORPORATION</SMALL></B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>O<SMALL>PTIONHOLDER</SMALL>:</B></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Signature</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Signature</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>A<SMALL>TTACHMENTS</SMALL> S<SMALL>ENT</SMALL> O<SMALL>UT</SMALL> V<SMALL>IA</SMALL>
E-<SMALL>MAIL</SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>: Option Agreement, Inducement Plan, and Notice of Exercise </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>I<SMALL>NDUCEMENT</SMALL> P<SMALL>LAN</SMALL> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>O<SMALL>PTION</SMALL> A<SMALL>GREEMENT</SMALL> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(N<SMALL>ONSTATUTORY</SMALL> S<SMALL>TOCK</SMALL> O<SMALL>PTION</SMALL>) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to your Option Grant Notice (&#147;<B><I>Grant Notice</I></B>&#148;) and this Option Agreement, Cerus Corporation (the
&#147;<B><I>Company</I></B>&#148;) has granted you an option under its Inducement Plan (the &#147;<B><I>Plan</I></B>&#148;) to purchase the number of shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock indicated in your Grant Notice at the exercise price
indicated in your Grant Notice. Defined terms not explicitly defined in this Option Agreement but defined in the Plan shall have the same definitions as in the Plan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The details of your option are as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>1.</B> <B>V<SMALL>ESTING</SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>.<B></B> Subject to the limitations contained herein, your option will vest as provided
in your Grant Notice, provided that vesting will cease upon the termination of your Continuous Service. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>2. N<SMALL>UMBER</SMALL>
<SMALL>OF</SMALL> S<SMALL>HARES</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL> E<SMALL>XERCISE</SMALL> P<SMALL>RICE</SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>.<B></B> The number of shares of Common Stock subject to your option and your exercise price per share referenced in your Grant
Notice may be adjusted from time to time for Capitalization Adjustments. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>3.</B> <B>E<SMALL>XERCISE</SMALL> R<SMALL>ESTRICTION</SMALL>
<SMALL>FOR</SMALL> N<SMALL>ON</SMALL>-<SMALL>EXEMPT</SMALL> E<SMALL>MPLOYEES</SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>.<B></B> In the event that you are an Employee eligible for overtime compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended
(<I>i.e.</I>, a &#147;<B><I>Non-Exempt Employee</I></B>&#148;), and except as otherwise provided in the Plan, you may not exercise your option until you have completed at least six (6) months of Continuous Service measured from the Date of Grant
specified in your Grant Notice, notwithstanding any other provision of your option. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>4. M<SMALL>ETHOD</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL>
P<SMALL>AYMENT</SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>.<B></B> Payment of the exercise price is due in full upon exercise of all or any part of your option. You may elect to make payment of the exercise price in cash or by check or in one or more of the
following manners: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(a)</B> Provided that at the time of exercise the Common Stock is publicly traded, pursuant to a program developed
under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board that, prior to the issuance of Common Stock, results in either the receipt of cash (or check) by the Company or the receipt of irrevocable instructions to pay the aggregate exercise
price to the Company from the sales proceeds. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(b)</B> Provided that at the time of exercise the Common Stock is publicly traded, by
delivery to the Company (either by actual delivery or attestation) of already-owned shares of Common Stock that are owned free and clear of any liens, claims, encumbrances or security interests, and that are valued at Fair Market Value on the date
of exercise. &#147;Delivery&#148; for these purposes, in the sole discretion of the Company at the time you exercise your option, shall include delivery to the Company of your attestation of ownership of such shares of Common Stock in a form
approved by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may not exercise your option by tender to the Company of Common Stock to the extent such tender would violate the provisions of any law, regulation or agreement restricting the redemption
of the Company&#146;s stock. </P>
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exercise&#148; arrangement pursuant to which the Company will reduce the number of shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of your option by the largest whole number of shares with a Fair Market Value that does not exceed the aggregate exercise
price; <I>provided, however,</I> that the Company shall accept a cash or other payment from you to the extent of any remaining balance of the aggregate exercise price not satisfied by such reduction in the number of whole shares to be issued;
provided further, however, that shares of Common Stock will no longer be outstanding under your option and will not be exercisable thereafter to the extent that (1) shares are used to pay the exercise price pursuant to the &#147;net exercise,&#148;
(2) shares are delivered to you as a result of such exercise, and (3) shares are withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>5.
W<SMALL>HOLE</SMALL> S<SMALL>HARES</SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>.<B></B> You may exercise your option only for whole shares of Common Stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>6. S<SMALL>ECURITIES</SMALL> L<SMALL>AW</SMALL> C<SMALL>OMPLIANCE</SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>.<B></B> Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, you may not exercise your option unless the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise are then registered under the Securities Act or, if such shares of Common Stock are not then so registered, the Company has
determined that such exercise and issuance would be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The exercise of your option also must comply with other applicable laws and regulations governing your option, and you may not
exercise your option if the Company determines that such exercise would not be in material compliance with such laws and regulations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>7. T<SMALL>ERM</SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>.<B></B> You may not exercise your option before the commencement or after the expiration of its
term. The term of your option commences on the Date of Grant and expires, subject to the provisions of Section 5(g) of the Plan, upon the earliest of the following: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(a)</B> three (3) months after the termination of your Continuous Service for any reason other than your Disability or death; <I>provided,
however, </I>that if (i) you are a Non-Exempt Employee, (ii) your Continuous Service terminates within six (6) months after the Date of Grant specified in your Grant Notice, and (iii) you have vested in a portion of your option at the time of your
termination of Continuous Service, your option shall not expire until the earlier of (x) the later of (A) the date that is seven (7) months after the Date of Grant specified in your Grant Notice or (B) the date that is three (3) months after the
termination of your Continuous Service, or (y) the Expiration Date; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(b)</B> twelve (12) months after the termination of your
Continuous Service due to your Disability; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(c)</B> eighteen (18) months after your death if you die either during your Continuous
Service or within three (3) months after your Continuous Service terminates; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(d)</B> the Expiration Date indicated in your Grant
Notice. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>E<SMALL>XERCISE</SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>.<B> </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(a)</B> You may exercise the vested
portion of your option during its term by delivering a Notice of Exercise (in a form designated by the Company) together with the exercise price to the Secretary of the Company, or to such other person as the Company may designate, during regular
business hours, together with such additional documents as the Company may then require. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(b)</B> By exercising your option you agree
that, as a condition to any exercise of your option, the Company may require you to enter into an arrangement providing for the payment by you to the Company of any tax withholding obligation of the Company arising by reason of (i) the exercise of
your option, (ii) the lapse of any substantial risk of forfeiture to which the shares of Common Stock are subject at the time of exercise, or (iii) the disposition of shares of Common Stock acquired upon such exercise. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>9. T<SMALL>RANSFERABILITY</SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>.<B></B> Your option is not transferable, except by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution, and is exercisable during your life only by you. Notwithstanding the foregoing, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, you may designate a third party who, in the event of your death, shall
thereafter be entitled to exercise your option. In addition, you may transfer your option to a trust if you are considered to be the sole beneficial owner (determined under Section 671 of the Code and applicable state law) while the option is held
in the trust, provided that you and the trustee enter into transfer and other agreements required by the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>10.
O<SMALL>PTION</SMALL> <SMALL>NOT</SMALL> A S<SMALL>ERVICE</SMALL> C<SMALL>ONTRACT</SMALL></B><SMALL><B></B></SMALL><B>.</B><B></B> Your option is not an employment or service contract, and nothing in your option shall be deemed to create in any way
whatsoever any obligation on your part to continue in the employ of the Company or an Affiliate, or of the Company or an Affiliate to continue your employment. In addition, nothing in your option shall obligate the Company or an Affiliate, their
respective stockholders, Boards of Directors, Officers or Employees to continue any relationship that you might have as a Director or Consultant for the Company or an Affiliate. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>W<SMALL>ITHHOLDING</SMALL> O<SMALL>BLIGATIONS</SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>.<B> </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(a)</B>
At the time you exercise your option, in whole or in part, or at any time thereafter as requested by the Company, you hereby authorize withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to you, and otherwise agree to make adequate provision for
(including by means of a &#147;cashless exercise&#148; pursuant to a program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board to the extent permitted by the Company), any sums required to satisfy the federal, state, local and
foreign tax withholding obligations of the Company or an Affiliate, if any, which arise in connection with the exercise of your option. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(b)</B> Upon your request and subject to approval by the Company, in its sole discretion, and compliance with any applicable legal
conditions or restrictions, the Company may withhold from fully vested shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable to you upon the exercise of your option a number of whole shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value, determined by the Company
as of the date of exercise, not in excess of the minimum amount required to be withheld by law (or such lower amount as may be necessary to avoid classification of your option as a liability for financial accounting purposes). Any adverse
consequences to you arising in connection with such share withholding procedure shall be your sole responsibility. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(c)</B> You may not exercise your option unless the tax withholding obligations of the Company
and/or any Affiliate are satisfied. Accordingly, you may not be able to exercise your option when desired even though your option is vested, and the Company shall have no obligation to issue a certificate for such shares of Common Stock or release
such shares of Common Stock from any escrow provided for herein unless such obligations are satisfied. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>12. T<SMALL>AX</SMALL>
C<SMALL>ONSEQUENCES</SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>.<B></B> You hereby agree that the Company does not have a duty to design or administer the Plan or its other compensation programs in a manner that minimizes your tax liabilities. You shall not make any
claim against the Company, or any of its Officers, Directors, Employees or Affiliates related to tax liabilities arising from your option or your other compensation. In particular, you acknowledge that this option is exempt from Section 409A of the
Code only if the exercise price per share specified in the Grant Notice is at least equal to the &#147;<I>fair market value</I>&#148; per share of the Common Stock on the Date of Grant and there is no other impermissible deferral of compensation
associated with the option. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>13.</B> <B>N<SMALL>OTICES</SMALL>.</B> Any notices provided for in your option or the Plan shall be given
in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon receipt or, in the case of notices delivered by mail by the Company to you, five (5) days after deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to you at the last address you
provided to the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>14.</B> <B>G<SMALL>OVERNING</SMALL> P<SMALL>LAN</SMALL> D<SMALL>OCUMENT</SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. Your
option is subject to all the provisions of the Plan, the provisions of which are hereby made a part of your option, and is further subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations, which may from time to time be promulgated and
adopted pursuant to the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of your option and those of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">[Address] </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Date of
Exercise:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This constitutes notice under my stock option that I elect to purchase the number of shares for the price set forth below. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Number of shares as to which option is exercised:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Shares to be issued in name of:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Total exercise price:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Cash payment delivered herewith:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Regulation T Program (cashless exercise):</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Value of &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;shares of Cerus Corporation Common Stock delivered herewith<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">1</SUP>:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Value of &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;shares of Cerus Corporation Common Stock pursuant to net exercise<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">2</SUP>:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">By this exercise, I agree (i) to provide such additional documents as you may require pursuant to the terms of
the Cerus Corporation Inducement Plan and (ii) to provide for the payment by me to you (in the manner designated by you) of your withholding obligation, if any, relating to the exercise of this option. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Shares must meet the public trading requirements set forth in the option. Shares must be valued on the date of exercise in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the option being exercised, and must be owned free and
clear of any liens, claims, encumbrances or security interests. Certificates must be endorsed or accompanied by an executed assignment separate from certificate. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Company must have established net exercise procedures at the time of exercise in order to utilize this payment method and must expressly consent to your use of net exercise at the time of exercise.
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>C<SMALL>ERUS</SMALL> C<SMALL>ORPORATION</SMALL> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>I<SMALL>NDUCEMENT</SMALL> P<SMALL>LAN</SMALL> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>R<SMALL>ESTRICTED</SMALL> S<SMALL>TOCK</SMALL> U<SMALL>NIT</SMALL> G<SMALL>RANT</SMALL> N<SMALL>OTICE</SMALL> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Cerus Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), pursuant to its Inducement Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;), hereby awards to Participant the number of Restricted
Stock Units set forth below (&#147;Award&#148;). This Award is subject to all of the terms and conditions as set forth herein and in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and the Plan, both of which are attached hereto and incorporated herein in their
entirety. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Date of Grant:</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Number of Restricted Stock Units:</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Vesting Schedule:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B></B>Subject to the limitations contained herein, 33% of the units subject to the Award vest on &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;; 33% of the
units subject to the Award vest on &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;; and 34% of the units subject to the Award vest on
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;; <I>provided that</I> your Continuous Service has not been terminated or interrupted during the period preceding each vesting
date.</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Additional Terms/Acknowledgements:</B><B>&nbsp;</B>The undersigned Participant acknowledges receipt of, and understands and
agrees to, this Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice, the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and the Plan. Participant further acknowledges that as of the Date of Grant, this Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice, the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and the
Plan set forth the entire understanding between Participant and the Company regarding the acquisition of Restricted Stock Units of the Company and supersede all prior oral and written agreements on that subject with the exception of (i) Awards
previously granted and delivered to Participant under the Plan, and (ii) the following agreements only: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><B>O<SMALL>THER</SMALL> </B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><B>A<SMALL>GREEMENTS</SMALL>:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>C<SMALL>ERUS</SMALL> C<SMALL>ORPORATION</SMALL></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>P<SMALL>ARTICIPANT</SMALL>:</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Date:</TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>A<SMALL>TTACHMENTS</SMALL>: </B>Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and Inducement Plan </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">1. </P>


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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>C<SMALL>ERUS</SMALL> C<SMALL>ORPORATION</SMALL> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>I<SMALL>NDUCEMENT</SMALL> P<SMALL>LAN</SMALL> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>R<SMALL>ESTRICTED</SMALL> S<SMALL>TOCK</SMALL> U<SMALL>NIT</SMALL> A<SMALL>GREEMENT</SMALL> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice (&#147;Grant Notice&#148;) and this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (&#147;Agreement&#148;)
(collectively, the &#147;Award&#148;), Cerus Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) has awarded you, pursuant to its Inducement Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;), the number of Restricted Stock Units as indicated in the Grant Notice. Defined terms not
explicitly defined in this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement but defined in the Plan shall have the same definitions as in the Plan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
details of your Award are as follows. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>1.</B> <B>V<SMALL>ESTING</SMALL>.</B> Subject to the limitations contained herein, your Award
shall vest as provided in the Grant Notice, provided that vesting shall cease upon the termination of your Continuous Service. Any Restricted Stock Units that have not vested shall be forfeited upon the termination of your Continuous Service. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>2.</B> <B>D<SMALL>IVIDENDS</SMALL>. </B>You shall not receive any payment or other adjustment in the number of your Restricted Stock Units
for dividends or other distributions that may be made in respect of the shares of Common Stock to which your Restricted Stock Units relate. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>3.</B> <B>I<SMALL>SSUANCE</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL> D<SMALL>ELIVERY</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> S<SMALL>TOCK</SMALL>
C<SMALL>ERTIFICATES</SMALL>.</B> Subject to the satisfaction of the withholding obligations set forth in Section 11 of this Agreement, and except as set forth in Section 5 of this Agreement, (i) the Company will issue to you those shares of the
Company&#146;s Common Stock that vested under your Restricted Stock Units on the last scheduled vesting date indicated in your Grant Notice, regardless of whether your Continuous Service has terminated prior to such last scheduled vesting date, and
(ii) the stock certificates (the &#147;Certificates&#148;), issued in your name, representing any such vested shares of Common Stock will be delivered to you as soon as practicable after such last scheduled vesting date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>4.</B> <B>N<SMALL>UMBER</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> S<SMALL>HARES</SMALL>. </B>The number of Restricted Stock Units subject to your Award may
be adjusted from time to time for capitalization adjustments, as provided in Section 9(a) of the Plan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>5.</B> <B>E<SMALL>FFECT</SMALL>
<SMALL>OF</SMALL> C<SMALL>ERTAIN</SMALL> C<SMALL>ORPORATE</SMALL> T<SMALL>RANSACTIONS</SMALL>.</B> Notwithstanding the issuance schedule set forth in Section 3 above, if the Company consummates a transaction or series of transactions that results in
(i) any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company that occurs over a period of not more than twelve (12) months or (ii) any person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquiring ownership of stock of
the Company, that together with the stock held by such person or group, constitutes more than 50% of the total fair market value or total voting power of the stock of the Company (an &#147;Ownership Change&#148;) then, (1) if your Continuous Service
has not terminated as of the effective Date of the Ownership Change, this Award will become fully vested and all shares of Common Stock subject to this Award shall be issued on the effective date of the Ownership Change and (2) if your Continuous
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Service has terminated prior to such date, no additional vesting acceleration will apply to this Award but all vested shares of Common Stock subject to this Award will be issued on the effective
date of the Ownership Change. This definition of Ownership Change is intended to conform to the definitions of &#147;change in ownership of a corporation&#148; and &#147;change in ownership of a substantial portion of a corporations assets&#148;
provided in Treasury Regulation Sections 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v) and (vii). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>6.</B> <B>S<SMALL>ECURITIES</SMALL> L<SMALL>AW</SMALL>
C<SMALL>OMPLIANCE</SMALL>.</B> You may not be issued any shares of Common Stock under your Award unless the shares are either (i) then registered under the Securities Act or (ii) the Company has determined that such issuance would be exempt from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act. Your Award must also comply with other applicable laws and regulations governing the Award, and you shall not receive such shares if the Company determines that such receipt would not be in material
compliance with such laws and regulations. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>7.</B> <B>R<SMALL>ESTRICTIVE</SMALL> L<SMALL>EGENDS</SMALL>.</B> The shares of Common Stock
issued under your Award shall be endorsed with appropriate legends, if any, determined by the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>8.</B>
<B>T<SMALL>RANSFERABILITY</SMALL>.</B> Your Award is not transferable, except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, you
may designate a third party who, in the event of your death, shall thereafter be entitled to receive any distribution of shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 3 of this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>9.</B> <B>A<SMALL>WARD</SMALL> <SMALL>NOT</SMALL> <SMALL>A</SMALL> S<SMALL>ERVICE</SMALL> C<SMALL>ONTRACT</SMALL>.</B> Your Award is not an
employment or service contract, and nothing in your Award shall be deemed to create in any way whatsoever any obligation on your part to continue in the service of the Company or an Affiliate, or on the part of the Company or an Affiliate to
continue such service. In addition, nothing in your Award shall obligate the Company or an Affiliate, their respective stockholders, boards of directors, Officers or Employees to continue any relationship that you might have as an Employee, Director
or Consultant for the Company or an Affiliate. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>10.</B> <B>U<SMALL>NSECURED</SMALL> O<SMALL>BLIGATION</SMALL>.</B> Your Award is
unfunded, and as a holder of vested Restricted Stock Units subject to your Award, you shall be considered an unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to the Company&#146;s obligation, if any, to issue shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section
3 of this Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>W<SMALL>ITHHOLDING</SMALL> O<SMALL>BLIGATIONS</SMALL>. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(a)</B> At the time you
receive a distribution of shares of Common Stock pursuant to your Award, or at any other time as reasonably requested by the Company, you hereby authorize any required withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to you and otherwise agree
to make adequate provision for any sums required to satisfy the federal, state, local and foreign tax withholding obligations of the Company or an Affiliate, if any, which arise in connection with your Award. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(b)</B> You may elect to satisfy the tax withholding obligations of the Company and/or any Affiliate by tendering a cash payment prior to
the date determined by the Company and/or any Affiliate. In the event that you do not elect to make such a cash payment, the </P>
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Company may, in it sole discretion, satisfy the tax withholding obligations of the Company and/or any Affiliate by (i) withholding from fully vested shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable to
you pursuant to your Award a number of whole shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value, determined by the Company as of the date of distribution, not in excess of the minimum amount of tax required to be withheld by law (or such lesser
amount as may be necessary to avoid variable award accounting or classification of the Award as a liability), in compliance with any applicable legal conditions or restrictions, and (ii) requiring you to satisfy any remaining amount of the tax
withholding obligations of the Company and/or any Affiliate by tendering a cash payment or pursuant to Section 11(a) above. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(c)</B>
Unless the tax withholding obligations of the Company and/or any Affiliate are satisfied, the Company shall have no obligation to issue a certificate for such shares. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>12.</B> <B>N<SMALL>OTICES</SMALL>.</B> Any notices provided for in your Award or the Plan shall be given in writing and shall be deemed
effectively given upon receipt or, in the case of notices delivered by the Company to you, five (5) days after deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to you at the last address you provided to the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>13.</B> <B>H<SMALL>EADINGS</SMALL>.</B> The headings of the Sections in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be
deemed to constitute a part of this Agreement or to affect the meaning of this Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>14.</B> <B>A<SMALL>MENDMENT</SMALL>.</B>
Nothing in this Agreement shall restrict the Company&#146;s ability to exercise its discretionary authority pursuant to Section 2 of the Plan; provided, however, that no such action may, without your consent, adversely affect your rights under your
Award and this Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>M<SMALL>ISCELLANEOUS</SMALL>. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(a)</B> The rights and obligations of the Company
under your Award shall be transferable to any one or more persons or entities, and all covenants and agreements hereunder shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the Company&#146;s successors and assigns. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(b)</B> You agree upon request to execute any further documents or instruments necessary or desirable in the sole determination of the
Company to carry out the purposes or intent of your Award. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(c)</B> You acknowledge and agree that you have reviewed your Award in its
entirety, have had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing and accepting your Award and fully understand all provisions of your Award. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>16.</B> <B>G<SMALL>OVERNING</SMALL> P<SMALL>LAN</SMALL> D<SMALL>OCUMENT</SMALL>.</B> Your Award is subject to all the provisions of the
Plan, the provisions of which are hereby made a part of your Award, and is further subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations which may from time to time be promulgated and adopted pursuant to the Plan. In the event of any
conflict between the provisions of your Award and those of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control. </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">4. </P>


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performance and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by the law of the state of California without regard to such state&#146;s conflicts of laws rules. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>I<SMALL>NDUCEMENT</SMALL> P<SMALL>LAN</SMALL> </B></P>
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