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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-14-300656
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140806
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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:		20140807
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140807

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ONCOGENEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000949858
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	IN VITRO & IN VIVO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES [2835]
		IRS NUMBER:				954343413
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	033-80623
		FILM NUMBER:		141023856

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1522 217TH PLACE S.E.
		CITY:			BOTHELL
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98021
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4254879500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1522 217TH PLACE S.E.
		CITY:			BOTHELL
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98021

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SONUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950825
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<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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<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&nbsp;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): August&nbsp;6, 2014 </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>ONCOGENEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>1522 217th Place S.E.<BR>Bothell, Washington</B></TD>
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former address if changed since last report.) </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:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box below
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On August&nbsp;7, 2014, OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) issued a press release announcing its financial results for
the second quarter of 2014. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
information in Item&nbsp;2.02 of this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is furnished and shall not be deemed &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;),
nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.<B>&nbsp;</B> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;5.02&nbsp;Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
Certain Officers. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On August&nbsp;6, 2014, the Company&#146;s board of directors appointed John Bencich as the Company&#146;s Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer, effective August&nbsp;11, 2014. In such capacity, Mr.&nbsp;Bencich will also serve as the Company&#146;s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Bencich, 37, was previously the Chief Financial Officer of Integrated Diagnostics Inc., a molecular diagnostics company, from
September 2012 to August 2014. Prior to joining Integrated Diagnostics, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of Allozyne, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, from July 2011 to August 2012. Mr.&nbsp;Bencich was an independent consultant from
November 2010 until joining Allozyne in July 2011, and served as the Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Trubion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company, from November 2009 until its acquisition by Emergent BioSolutions
Inc. in October 2010. Mr.&nbsp;Bencich also served as Trubion&#146;s Senior Director of Finance and Accounting from May 2007 through November 2009. Mr.&nbsp;Bencich has also served as the Director of Finance and Corporate Controller at Onyx Software
Corporation and as a manager at Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP. Mr.&nbsp;Bencich received a B.A. in accountancy from the University of San Diego and an M.B.A. from Seattle University. Mr.&nbsp;Bencich received his Certified Public Accountant
Certification from the State of Washington and currently holds an active license. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with Mr.&nbsp;Bencich&#146;s appointment
as Chief Financial Officer, the Company entered into an employment agreement with him pursuant to which the Company has agreed to pay Mr.&nbsp;Bencich an annual base salary of $300,000. Mr.&nbsp;Bencich is also eligible to earn an annual bonus of up
to an additional 30% of his annual base salary, of which 100% will be based on the satisfactory completion of certain corporate milestones. Mr.&nbsp;Bencich is also eligible to receive a one-time signing bonus of $20,000 payable on the first regular
payroll date after August&nbsp;11, 2014. During Mr.&nbsp;Bencich&#146;s employment, he is eligible to participate in the Company&#146;s equity compensation plans and employee benefit plans available to other employees of the Company. In connection
with his appointment, he will receive options to purchase 40,000 shares of the Company&#146;s common stock and 20,000 restricted stock units. The stock options will vest monthly over four years and the restricted stock units will vest annually over
four years, each subject to Mr.&nbsp;Bencich&#146;s continued employment. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon termination, the Company has agreed to pay
Mr.&nbsp;Bencich (i)&nbsp;all unpaid salary and vacation accrued through the termination date, (ii)&nbsp;any accrued, unpaid bonuses for any fiscal year ended prior to the termination date and (iii)&nbsp;any unreimbursed business expenses.
Additionally, if Mr.&nbsp;Bencich&#146;s employment is involuntary terminated (as defined in his employment agreement), the Company has agreed to pay him a lump sum payment in an amount equal to nine months of his then-current annual base salary and
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months, subject to certain limitations. The Company will also accelerate the vesting of Mr.&nbsp;Bencich&#146;s then outstanding equity compensation awards that would have time-vested over a
9-month period had he continued to provide services to the Company. To receive the foregoing benefits, Mr.&nbsp;Bencich must enter into and not revoke a release agreement with the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Additionally, if Mr.&nbsp;Bencich is involuntarily terminated (as defined in the employment agreement) in connection with a change of control
of the Company or within three months before or 12 months after a change of control of the Company, then he will be entitled to (i)&nbsp;a lump sum payment in an amount equal to 12 months of his then annual base compensation plus an amount equal to
12 months of his average monthly bonus (calculated as provided for in the employment agreement), (ii)&nbsp;continued payment by the Company of his health insurance premiums for twelve months, subject to certain limitations, and (iii)&nbsp;immediate
vesting of all of his then outstanding unvested equity awards. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under his employment agreement, Mr.&nbsp;Bencich agreed to standard
non-solicitation, non-compete and non-disparagement provisions, and the Company agreed to indemnify Mr.&nbsp;Bencich to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law and the Company&#146;s governance documents with respect to his service to the
Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A copy of the employment agreement between the Company and Mr.&nbsp;Bencich is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1. A copy of the
press release announcing Mr.&nbsp;Bencich&#146;s appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There is no arrangement or understanding
with any person pursuant to which Mr.&nbsp;Bencich was appointed as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and there are no family relationships between Mr.&nbsp;Bencich and any director or executive officer of the Company. Additionally, there
are no transactions between Mr.&nbsp;Bencich and the Company that would be required to be reported under Item&nbsp;404(a) of Regulation S-K. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
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<TD VALIGN="top">Employment Agreement between OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and John Bencich</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Press release of OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. dated August 7, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Press release of OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announcing the appointment of a Chief Financial Officer, dated August 7, 2014</TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 10.1 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>E<SMALL>MPLOYMENT</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">THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the &#147;Agreement&#148;) is entered into by and between John Bencich (the &#147;Executive&#148;) and OncoGenex
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Washington corporation (the &#147;Employer&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) as of August&nbsp;11, 2014 (the &#147;Effective Date&#148;). </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">1.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Duties and Scope of Employment.</B> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For the term of this Agreement
(&#147;Employment&#148;), the Employer agrees to employ the Executive in the position of Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. The Executive shall report directly to the President of the Company. The Executive shall have such duties, authority
and responsibilities that are commensurate with his being a senior executive officer of the Employer. During his employment, Executive will perform his duties faithfully and to the best of his ability and will, except as provided below, devote his
full business efforts and time to the Employer. For the duration of the Executive&#146;s Employment term, Executive agrees not to actively engage in any other employment, occupation or consulting activity for any direct or indirect remuneration
without the prior written approval of the President, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld. It is understood and agreed that Executive will not be precluded from serving on boards of directors and advisory boards, provided that such
activities do not materially adversely affect Executive&#146;s ability to perform and discharge his duties to the Employer. The Executive&#146;s primary work place shall be at the Employer&#146;s corporate headquarters in Bothell, Washington,
however regular travel to the Company&#146;s office in Vancouver, British Columbia will be required. </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">2.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Cash and Incentive Compensation.</B> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <B>Salary</B>. The Employer shall
pay the Executive as compensation for his services a base salary at a gross annual rate of not less than $300,000. Such salary shall be payable in accordance with the Employer&#146;s standard payroll procedures. The annual compensation specified in
this Section&nbsp;2(a), including any reductions that the Executive and the Employer may mutually agree to from time to time, and together with any increases in such compensation that the Employer may grant from time to time, is referred to in this
Agreement as &#147;Base Compensation.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <B>Incentive Bonuses</B>. The Executive shall be eligible to receive a
discretionary annual fiscal year incentive bonus (&#147;Bonus&#148;) that the Board of Directors of the Company (the &#147;Board&#148;) or Compensation Committee of the Board (the &#147;Committee&#148;) shall determine and award in its sole
discretion. Initially, the Executive shall be eligible to receive a Bonus constituting up to 30% of the Executive&#146;s Base Compensation. Such percentage may be modified by the Board or the Committee in its discretion from time to time. The Bonus
will be based upon the achievement of specific milestones that will be determined by the Board and/or the Committee and confirmed to the Executive no later than ninety (90)&nbsp;days after the start of each fiscal year. Payment for each year&#146;s
Bonus, if awarded, shall be made to the Executive no later than the fifteenth day of the third month after the later of the end of the calendar year or the Employer&#146;s taxable year in which the Bonus payment is no longer subject to a substantial
risk of forfeiture for purposes of Section&nbsp;409A of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (&#147;Section&nbsp;409A&#148;). The Board or the Committee may, in its sole discretion, determine not to award a Bonus or to award a Bonus at less than
maximum eligibility. The Executive acknowledges that a Bonus is neither required nor guaranteed by this Agreement. </P>

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signing bonus of $20,000, which shall be payable on the first regular payroll date following the Effective Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)
<B>Equity Terms</B>. During the Executive&#146;s Employment, at the discretion of the Committee, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in the Company&#146;s equity compensation plans, as in effect from time to time, and the Executive shall
be eligible to receive grants of Company equity (&#147;Compensatory Equity&#148;), as determined by the Committee, in its discretion from time to time. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) <B>Employee Benefits</B>. During the Executive&#146;s Employment, the Executive will be entitled to participate in the
employee benefit plans of general applicability to other employees of the Company, as in effect from time to time, including, without limitation, the Company&#146;s group medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, director and officer
liability insurance and flexible-spending account plans. The Company reserves the right to cancel or change the benefit plans and programs it offers to its employees at any time. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) <B>&#147;Service&#148; Definition</B>. For purposes of Section&nbsp;3(b) of this Agreement, &#147;Service&#148; shall mean
service by the Executive as an employee and/or consultant of the Employer (or any subsidiary or parent or affiliated entity of the Employer). </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Paid Time Off and Indemnification.</B> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <B>Paid Time Off</B>. The
Executive will be eligible for paid time off (&#147;PTO&#148;) in accordance with the Employer&#146;s PTO policy. Under the Employer&#146;s current PTO policy, the Executive is eligible for twenty five (25)&nbsp;days per year of PTO. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <B>Indemnification</B>. The Employer shall indemnify the Executive to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law and
the Employer&#146;s certificate of incorporation and bylaws with respect to the Executive&#146;s Service. During the Executive&#146;s Employment, the Employer shall maintain officers&#146; liability insurance for the Executive&#146;s benefit on
terms and conditions no less favorable than the terms and conditions generally applicable to the Employer&#146;s other senior executive officers. The Employer&#146;s obligations under this Section&nbsp;3(b) shall survive termination of the
Executive&#146;s Service and also termination or expiration 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>Business Expenses.</B> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">During his Employment, the Executive shall be authorized to incur
necessary and reasonable travel, entertainment and other business expenses in connection with his duties hereunder. The Employer shall promptly reimburse the Executive for such expenses upon presentation of appropriate supporting documentation, all
in accordance with the Employer&#146;s generally applicable policies. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Term of Employment.</B> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <B>Employment-at-Will</B>. The Employer and the
Executive hereby acknowledge that the Executive&#146;s Employment is at-will. The Employer may terminate the Executive&#146;s Employment with or without Cause, by giving the Executive either, in the Employer&#146;s sole discretion, (a)&nbsp;thirty
(30)&nbsp;days advance notice in writing, or (b)&nbsp;a cash payment equivalent to 30 calendar days of the then-effective Base Compensation in lieu of providing such notice. The Executive may terminate his Employment by giving the Employer thirty
(30)&nbsp;days advance notice in writing. The Executive&#146;s Employment shall terminate automatically in the event of his death. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <B>Rights Upon Termination</B>. Upon the termination of the Executive&#146;s Employment for any reason (including death or
Disability (as defined below)), the Executive shall be entitled to the compensation, benefits and reimbursements described in this Agreement through the effective date of the termination (the &#147;Termination Date&#148;), and the Employer shall
make the following payments to the Executive (or his beneficiary) within 10 business days following the Termination Date: (i)&nbsp;all unpaid salary and unpaid PTO accrued through the Termination Date, (ii)&nbsp;any accrued, unpaid bonuses (provided
that any such bonus has been awarded by the Board or the Committee, in accordance with the terms of any applicable plan, has been earned by the Executive and is not subject to any vesting or other similar requirement) for any fiscal year of the
Employer ended prior to the Termination Date and (iii)&nbsp;any unreimbursed business expenses provided that Executive has submitted appropriate documentary substantiation as required by Company policy. The Executive may also be eligible for other
post-Employment payments and benefits as provided in this Agreement or pursuant to other agreements (other than the Prior Agreements) or plans with the Employer. Upon the Termination Date, the Executive shall have no further rights to receive
compensation or benefits from the Employer except as set forth in Section&nbsp;6 and pursuant to the terms of any benefit plans (including without limitation any equity compensation plans) of the Company in which the Executive is a participant. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Termination Benefits.</B> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <B>Severance Pay</B>. If there is an
Involuntary Termination (as defined below) of the Executive&#146;s Employment, then, subject to the Executive&#146;s execution, delivery and non-revocation of a Release (defined below) within the time period described below, following the
Executive&#146;s &#147;separation from service&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;409A, the Employer shall pay the Executive a single lump sum of cash in an amount equal to the sum of nine (9)&nbsp;months (the &#147;Severance Period&#148;) of
the Executive&#146;s then annual Base Compensation (not giving effect to any reduction in Base Compensation made in connection with such Involuntary Termination or giving rise to Good Reason). The cash lump sum amount payable under this
Section&nbsp;6(a) shall be made to the Executive on the first payroll date in the month following the month containing the Release Deadline. The Executive shall also receive the benefits provided in Sections&nbsp;6(b) and 6(c), and all such payments
and benefits shall not be subject to mitigation or offset (except as specified in Section&nbsp;6(b)). In order to be entitled to receive the severance described in this Section&nbsp;6(a) (including the benefits provided in Sections&nbsp;6(b), 6(c)
and, if applicable, 6(d)), the Executive must execute, deliver and not revoke the Release within forty-five (45)&nbsp;calendar days following the Executive&#146;s separation from </P>
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service (the date that is forty-five (45)&nbsp;calendar days following the Executive&#146;s separation from service is the &#147;Release Deadline&#148;). The Employer shall furnish the Release to
the Executive on the date of his Involuntary Termination. The &#147;Release&#148; shall be a general release of all litigation and other claims against the Employer and all affiliates by the Executive and on Executive&#146;s behalf in a form
satisfactory to the Employer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <B>Health Insurance</B>. If the Executive is entitled to receive the severance payment
in Section&nbsp;6(a), and if the Executive elects to continue his (and his dependents&#146;) health insurance coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (&#147;COBRA&#148;), then the Employer shall pay in a lump sum
payment the number of months of the Executive&#146;s monthly premium under COBRA that is equal to the number of months in the Severance Period. The cash lump sum amount payable under this Section&nbsp;6(b) shall be made to the Executive on the first
payroll date in the month following the month containing the Release Deadline. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) <B>Equity Vesting</B>. Notwithstanding
the terms of any equity compensation plan of the Company or any agreement in connection with a grant of Compensatory Equity, if the Executive is entitled to receive the payments in Section&nbsp;6(a), then the time-based vesting restrictions (if any)
shall immediately lapse on an additional number of shares of Company common stock under all of the Executive&#146;s outstanding Compensatory Equity that is equal to the number of shares that would have time-vested if the Executive had continued in
employment for the number of additional months following the Termination Date that is equal to the number of months in the Severance Period. The Executive shall be entitled to exercise any of his Compensatory Equity to the extent vested pursuant to
this Section&nbsp;6(c) or otherwise for such period as set forth in the terms of that Compensatory Equity. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) <B>Effect
of Change in Control</B>. If the Company is subject to a Change in Control (as defined below) and there is an Involuntary Termination of the Executive&#146;s Employment within the period beginning three (3)&nbsp;months before and ending twelve
(12)&nbsp;months after a Change in Control (or more than three (3)&nbsp;months prior to a Change in Control but in connection with a Change in Control), then following the Executive&#146;s separation from service, the Executive will be entitled to
all benefits described in Sections&nbsp;6(a), 6(b) and 6(c) of this Agreement subject to the same terms and conditions and payment dates described above, except that (x)&nbsp;the cash payment amount under Section&nbsp;6(a) shall be an amount equal
to the sum of twelve (12)&nbsp;months of the Executive&#146;s then annual Base Compensation (not giving effect to any reduction in Base Compensation made in connection with such Involuntary Termination or giving rise to Good Reason), plus an amount
equal to the sum of twelve (12)&nbsp;months of the Executive&#146;s average monthly Bonus earnings, where such average is calculated over the twenty-four (24)&nbsp;month period immediately preceding the Executive&#146;s separation from service and
based on the Executive&#146;s Bonus paid in such 24 month period, or if Executive was employed less than twenty-four (24)&nbsp;months 30% of Executive&#146;s then annual Base Compensation, (y)&nbsp;the Employer&#146;s payment of monthly COBRA
premiums under Section&nbsp;6(b) shall be for up to twelve (12)&nbsp;months and (z)&nbsp;notwithstanding the terms of any equity compensation plan of the Company or any agreement in connection with a grant of Compensatory Equity, all vesting
restrictions (if any) shall immediately lapse on all of the Executive&#146;s Compensatory Equity effective as of the Executive&#146;s separation from service. For purposes of the preceding sentence, an Involuntary Termination shall be deemed to be
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connection with a Change in Control if such termination (i)&nbsp;is required by the merger agreement, purchase agreement or other instrument relating to such Change in Control or (ii)&nbsp;is
made at the express request of the other party (or parties) to the transaction constituting such Change in Control. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e)
<B>Parachute Payments</B>. In the event that the payments and benefits provided for in this Agreement and the payments and/or benefits provided to, or for the benefit of, the Executive under any other Employer plan or agreement (such payments or
benefits are hereinafter collectively referred to as the &#147;Benefits&#148;) (i)&nbsp;constitute &#147;parachute payments&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;280G of the Internal Revenue Code and (ii)&nbsp;but for this Section&nbsp;6(e),
would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section&nbsp;4999 of the Internal Revenue Code (the &#147;Excise Tax&#148;), then the Benefits shall either be: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) delivered in full, or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) delivered as to such lesser extent which would result in no portion of such Benefits being subject to the Excise Tax (such
reduced amount is hereinafter referred to as the &#147;Limited Amount&#148;), </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">whichever of the foregoing amounts, taking into account the applicable
federal, state and local income taxes and the Excise Tax, results in the receipt by the Executive on an after-tax basis, of the greatest amount of Benefits, notwithstanding that all or some portion of such Benefits may be subject to the Excise Tax.
If applicable, in order to effectuate the Limited Amount, the Employer shall first reduce those Benefits which are payable in cash and then reduce non-cash payments, in each case in reverse order beginning with Benefits which are to be paid the
farthest in time from the date of determination that the Benefits will be limited by (e)(ii) above. Any calculations and determinations required under this Section&nbsp;6(e) shall be made in writing by the Company&#146;s independent auditor (the
&#147;Accountant&#148;) whose determination shall be conclusive and binding. The Executive and the Company shall furnish the Accountant such documentation as the Accountant may reasonably request in order to make a determination. The Employer shall
pay for all costs that the Accountant may reasonably incur in connection with performing any calculations contemplated by this Section&nbsp;6(e). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) &#147;<B>Change in Control&#148; Definition</B>. For purposes of this Agreement, &#147;Change in Control&#148; shall mean
the occurrence of any of the following events: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or
into another entity or any other corporate reorganization, if the Company&#146;s stockholders immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or reorganization cease to directly or indirectly own immediately after such merger, consolidation or
reorganization at least a majority of the combined voting power of the continuing or surviving entity&#146;s securities (or, if the continuing or surviving entity is a wholly owned subsidiary of another corporation immediately following such merger
or consolidation, the ultimate parent corporation of such surviving or resulting corporation) outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation or other reorganization; </P>
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substantially all of the Company&#146;s assets (other than (1)&nbsp;to a corporation or other entity of which at least a majority of its combined voting power is owned directly or indirectly by the Company, (2)&nbsp;to a corporation or other entity
owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the common stock of the Company or (3)&nbsp;to a continuing or surviving entity described in subsection (i)&nbsp;in
connection with a merger, consolidation or corporate reorganization which does not result in a Change in Control under subsection (i)); </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) a change in the composition of the Board, as a result of which fewer than one-half of the incumbent directors are
directors who either (1)&nbsp;had been directors of the Company on the date twenty-four (24)&nbsp;months prior to the date of the event that may constitute a Change in Control (the &#147;original directors&#148;) or (2)&nbsp;were elected, or
nominated for election, to the Board with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the aggregate of the original directors who were still in office at the time of the election or nomination and the directors whose election or nomination was
previously so approved; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iv) the consummation of any transaction as a result of which any person becomes the
&#147;beneficial owner&#148; (as defined in Rule&nbsp;13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;)), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing at least thirty-five percent
(35%)&nbsp;of the total voting power represented by the Company&#146;s then outstanding voting securities. For purposes of this subsection, the term &#147;person&#148; shall have the same meaning as when used in sections&nbsp;13(d) and 14(d) of the
Exchange Act but shall exclude: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the
Company or an affiliate of the Company; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) a corporation or other entity owned directly or indirectly by the
stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the common stock of the Company; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) the Company; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) a corporation or other entity of which at least a majority of its combined voting power is owned directly or indirectly by
the Company; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(v) a complete winding up, liquidation or dissolution of the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of this Section&nbsp;6(f), a transaction shall not constitute a Change in Control if its sole purpose is to change the state of
the Company&#146;s incorporation or to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company&#146;s securities immediately before such transactions. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) <B>&#147;Cause&#148; Definition</B>. For all purposes under this Agreement, &#147;Cause&#148; shall mean any of the
following committed by the Executive: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) Willful failure to follow the reasonable and lawful directions of President of
the Company; </P>
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Executive to a felony) that materially harms the Company; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) Acts of fraud, dishonesty or misappropriation committed by
the Executive; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iv) Willful misconduct by the Executive in the performance of the Executive&#146;s material duties
required by this Agreement; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(v) A material breach of this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing is an exclusive list of the acts or omissions that shall be considered &#147;Cause&#148; for the termination of the
Executive&#146;s Employment by the Employer. With respect to the acts or omissions set forth in clauses (i), (iii), (iv)&nbsp;and (v)&nbsp;above, (x)&nbsp;the President shall provide the Executive with one (1)&nbsp;month advance written notice
detailing the basis for the termination of Employment for Cause, (y)&nbsp;during the one-month period after the Executive has received such notice, the Executive shall have an opportunity to cure such alleged Cause events before any termination for
Cause is finalized and (z)&nbsp;the Executive shall continue to receive the compensation and benefits provided by this Agreement during the one-month cure period. In addition, no act or failure to act of Executive shall be willful or intentional if
performed in good faith with the reasonable belief that the action or inaction was in the best interest of the Employer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) <B>&#147;Involuntary Termination&#148; Definition</B>. For all purposes under this Agreement, &#147;Involuntary
Termination&#148; shall mean any of the following: (i)&nbsp;termination of the Executive&#146;s Employment by the Employer without Cause; (ii)&nbsp;the Executive&#146;s resignation of Employment for Good Reason; or (iii)&nbsp;termination of the
Executive&#146;s Employment by the Employer for Disability. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) <B>&#147;Good Reason&#148; Definition</B>. For all
purposes under this Agreement, &#147;Good Reason&#148; shall mean any of the following that occurs without the Executive&#146;s prior written consent: (i)&nbsp;the relocation of the Executive&#146;s primary work location by more than forty
(40)&nbsp;miles from the Employer&#146;s current location in Bothell, Washington; (ii)&nbsp;a material reduction of the Executive&#146;s Base Compensation (excluding any material reduction that the Executive and the Employer may mutually agree to
from time to time) or Executive&#146;s employee benefits; (iii)&nbsp;any material reduction or diminution of the Executive&#146;s duties, authority or responsibilities; (iv)&nbsp;the Employer&#146;s material breach of this Agreement; or (v)&nbsp;the
failure of any successor of the Company to expressly in writing assume the Company&#146;s obligations under this Agreement, in each case, provided that the Executive shall have provided the Employer with thirty (30)&nbsp;days advance written notice
and an opportunity to cure such breach during such 30-day period. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j) <B>&#147;Disability&#148; Definition</B>. For all
purposes under this Agreement, &#147;Disability&#148; shall mean the Executive&#146;s incapacity due to physical or mental illness to perform his full-time duties with the Employer for a continuous period of three (3)&nbsp;months or an aggregate of
six (6)&nbsp;months in any eighteen (18)&nbsp;month period. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Non-Solicitation, Non-Compete and Non-Disparagement.</B> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)
<B>Non-Solicitation</B>. During the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and continuing until the first anniversary of the Termination Date, the Executive shall not directly or indirectly, personally or through others, solicit, recruit,
or attempt to solicit or recruit any employee, agent, licensor, content provider, supplier, distributor, customer or partner of the Company to curtail, cancel or terminate such employment, agency or business relationship that it has with the Company
or its affiliates. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <B>Non-Compete</B>. During the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and continuing until
the first anniversary of the Termination Date, the Executive shall not directly or indirectly, personally or through others, own, manage, operate, control, participate in, perform services for, make any investment in, assist, or otherwise carry on,
the Company business (such business, including the business of any subsidiary or parent or affiliated entity of the Company, is referred to herein as the &#147;Company Business&#148;) or any business that directly competes with the Company Business
(other than in the course of performing duties to the Company or any of its affiliates as an employee or other service provider). Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Section&nbsp;7(b) shall limit or otherwise affect the ability
of Executive to own not more than 1.0% of the outstanding capital stock of any entity that is engaged in a business competitive with the Company Business, provided that such investment is a passive investment and the Executive is not directly or
indirectly involved in the management or operation of such business or otherwise providing consulting services to such business. For purposes of this Agreement, Company Business shall include, but shall not be limited to the research and development
of the Technology, as defined herein, and such other business plans as approved by the Board from time to time and which are in effect on the Termination Date. As used herein, &#147;Technology&#148; means all ideas, concepts, business and trade
names, trademarks, know-how, trade secrets, inventions, improvements, devices, methods, processes and discoveries, whether patentable or not, and whether or not reduced to writing or other tangible form or to actual or constructive practice which
either: (i)&nbsp;are part of the technology licensed to OncoGenex Technologies Inc. under the UBC Licenses, as defined herein, or (ii)&nbsp;are otherwise developed or acquired on behalf of or by the Company or any affilate of the Company, including
but not limited to the technology licensed to the Company or any affiliate of the Company by clients for work to be performed for such clients pursuant to research contracts. As used herein, &#147;UBC Licenses&#148; means the licenses entered into
by the University of British Columbia and OncoGenex Technologies Inc. effective November&nbsp;1, 2001,&nbsp;September&nbsp;1, 2002 and April&nbsp;5, 2005 which define the terms under which OncoGenex Technologies Inc. has acquired an exclusive
license to certain technology. It is understood that OncoGenex Technologies Inc. has granted the Company a limited right to use certain technology licensed under the UBC Licenses solely for the Company to perform work for OncoGenex Technologies Inc.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) <B>Confidential Information</B>. Except as required in the good faith opinion of the Executive in connection with the
performance of the Executive&#146;s duties hereunder or as specifically set forth in this Section&nbsp;7(c), the Executive shall, in perpetuity, maintain in </P>
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confidence and shall not directly, indirectly or otherwise, use, disseminate, disclose or publish, or use for his benefit or the benefit of any person, firm, corporation or other entity any
confidential or proprietary information or trade secrets of or relating to the Company or any of its affiliates, including, without limitation, information with respect to the Company&#146;s operations, processes, products, inventions, business
practices, finances, principals, vendors, suppliers, customers, potential customers, marketing methods, costs, prices, contractual relationships, regulatory status, business plans, designs, marketing or other business strategies, compensation paid
to employees or other terms of employment, or deliver to any person, firm, corporation or other entity any document, record, notebook, computer program or similar repository of or containing any such confidential or proprietary information or trade
secrets. The Company and the Executive stipulate and agree that as between them the foregoing matters are important, material and confidential proprietary information and trade secrets and affect the successful conduct of the businesses of the
Company (and any successor or assignee of the Company). Upon termination of the Executive&#146;s employment with the Company for any reason, the Executive shall promptly deliver to the Company all correspondence, drawings, manuals, letters, notes,
notebooks, reports, programs, plans, proposals, financial documents, or any other documents concerning the Company&#146;s customers, business plans, designs, marketing or other business strategies, products or processes, provided that the Executive
may retain his rolodex, address book and similar information, whether or not the Company specifically requests it. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)
<B>Non-Disparagement</B>. The Executive and the Company mutually agree not to disparage or defame, in writing or orally, the other party, and as applicable, its or his services, products, subsidiaries and affiliates, and/or their respective
directors, officers, employees, agents, family members, successors and assigns. This non-disparagement provision shall not apply to statements made by non-management employees of the Company, so long as such statements did not originate from and
were not induced or encouraged (directly or indirectly) by an officer, director or management employee of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section&nbsp;7(d) shall limit the ability of the Company or the Executive, as
applicable, to provide truthful testimony as required by law or any judicial or administrative process. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e)
<B>Remedies</B>. Without limiting the right of the Employer to pursue all other legal and equitable rights available to the Employer for violation of the provisions of Section&nbsp;7 of this Agreement by Executive, it is agreed that (a)&nbsp;other
remedies cannot fully compensate the Employer for such a violation, (b)&nbsp;such a violation will cause the Employer irreparable harm which may not be adequately compensated by money damages and (c)&nbsp;the Employer shall each be entitled to
temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive or other equitable relief, without proving actual damages or posting a bond therefore, to prevent a violation, continuing violation or threatened violation of the provisions of Section&nbsp;7 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>Inventions and Patents.</B> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) For purposes of this Agreement,
&#147;Inventions&#148; includes, without limitation, information, inventions, contributions, improvements, ideas, or discoveries, whether protectable or not, and whether or not conceived or made during work hours. Executive agrees
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that all Inventions conceived or made by Executive during the period of employment with Employer belong to Employer, provided they grow out of Executive&#146;s work with Employer or are related
in some manner to the Company Business, including, without limitation, research and product development, and projected business of Employer or its affiliated companies. Accordingly, Executive will: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) Make adequate written records of such Inventions, which records will be Employer&#146;s property; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) Assign (and hereby does irrevocably assign and transfer) to Employer or its designee, at Employer&#146;s request, any
rights, title and interest Executive may have to such Inventions for the U.S. and all foreign countries; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) Waive and
agree not to assert any moral rights Executive may have or acquire in any Inventions and agree to provide written waivers from time to time as requested by Employer; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iv) Assist Employer (at Employer&#146;s expense) in obtaining and maintaining patents or copyright registrations with respect
to such Inventions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Executive understands and agrees that Employer or its designee will determine, in its sole and
absolute discretion, whether an application for patent will be filed on any Invention that is the exclusive property of Employer, as set forth above, and whether such an application will be abandoned prior to issuance of a patent. Employer will pay
to Executive, either during or after the term of this Agreement, the following amounts if Executive is sole inventor, or Executive&#146;s proportionate share if Executive is joint inventor: $750 upon filing of the initial application for patent on
such Invention; and $1,500 upon issuance of a patent resulting from such initial patent application, provided Executive is named as an inventor in the patent. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Executive further agrees that Executive will promptly disclose in writing to Employer during the term of Executive&#146;s
employment and for one (1)&nbsp;year thereafter, all Inventions whether developed during the time of such employment or thereafter (whether or not Employer has rights in such Inventions) so that Executive&#146;s rights and Employer&#146;s rights in
such Inventions can be determined. Except as set forth on the initialed Exhibit A (List of Inventions) to this Agreement, if any, Executive represents and warrants that Executive has no Inventions, software, writings or other works of authorship
useful to Employer in the normal course of the Company Business, which were conceived, made or written prior to the date of this Agreement and which are excluded from the operation of this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) <B><U>NOTICE</U>: In accordance with Washington law, this Section&nbsp;8 does not apply to Inventions for which no
equipment, supplies, facility, or trade secret information of Employer was used and which was developed entirely on Executive&#146;s own time, unless: (a)&nbsp;the Invention relates (i)&nbsp;directly to the business of Employer or (ii)&nbsp;to
Employer&#146;s actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (b)&nbsp;the Invention results from any work performed by Executive for Employer.</B> </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Successors.</B> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <B>Employer&#146;s Successors</B>. This Agreement shall
be binding upon any successor (whether direct or indirect and whether by purchase, lease, merger, consolidation, liquidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the Employer&#146;s business and/or assets. For all purposes under this
Agreement, the term &#147;Employer&#148; shall include any successor to the Employer&#146;s business and/or assets which becomes bound by this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <B>Employee&#146;s Successors</B>. This Agreement and all rights of the Executive hereunder shall inure to the benefit of,
and be enforceable by, the Executive&#146;s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Section&nbsp;409A of the Internal Revenue Code.</B> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event that the Employer
determines that any of the benefits payable under this Agreement would violate Section&nbsp;409A, then the Employer and the Executive shall, in good faith, agree to implement adjustments needed to comply with Section&nbsp;409A. Additionally,
notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, if Executive is deemed by the Employer at the time of Executive&#146;s &#147;separation from service&#148; to be a &#147;specified employee,&#148; each within the meaning of
Section&nbsp;409A, any compensation or benefits to which Executive becomes entitled under this Agreement (or any agreement or plan referenced in this Agreement) in connection with such separation that are subject to Section&nbsp;409A shall not be
made or commence until the date which is six (6)&nbsp;months after Executive&#146;s &#147;separation from service&#148; (or, if earlier, Executive&#146;s death). Such deferral shall only be effected to the extent required to avoid adverse tax
treatment to Executive, including (without limitation) the additional twenty percent (20%)&nbsp;tax for which Executive would otherwise be liable under Section&nbsp;409A(a)(1)(B) in the absence of such deferral. Upon the expiration of the applicable
deferral period, any compensation or benefits which would have otherwise been paid during that period (whether in a single lump sum or in installments) in the absence of this Section&nbsp;10 shall be paid to Executive or Executive&#146;s beneficiary
in one lump sum. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Repayment Provisions.</B> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement
due to its material noncompliance, as a result of the Executive&#146;s misconduct, with any financial reporting requirement under United States securities laws, then, and only if Section&nbsp;304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or a successor
provision, is then in effect, the Company may require the Executive to reimburse the Employer for (i)&nbsp;any bonus or other incentive-based or equity-based compensation received by the Executive from the Employer during the 12-month period
following the first public issuance or filing with the Securities Exchange Commission (whichever first occurs) of the financial documents embodying such financial reporting requirement and (ii)&nbsp;any profits realized from the sale of securities
of Company during such 12-month period. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Miscellaneous Provisions.</B> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <B>Notice</B>. Notices and all other
communications contemplated by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally </P>
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delivered or when mailed by overnight courier, U.S. registered or certified mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid. In the case of the Executive, mailed notices shall be addressed to
him at the home address that he most recently communicated to the Employer in writing. In the case of the Employer, mailed notices shall be addressed to: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">1522 217<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> Place SE, Suite 100</TD></TR>
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or discharged unless the modification, waiver or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by the Executive and by an authorized officer of the Employer (other than the Executive). No waiver by either party of any breach of, or of compliance
with, any condition or provision of this Agreement by the other party shall be considered a waiver of any other condition or provision or of the same condition or provision at another time. </P>
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benefit plans of the Company in which the Executive is a participant in as of the Effective Date), this Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any other agreements,
representations or understandings (whether oral or written and whether express or implied) with respect to the subject matter hereof. In the event of any conflict in terms between this Agreement and any other agreement executed by and between the
Executive and the Employer, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail and govern. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) <B>Withholding Taxes</B>. All
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Blue-Penciling</B>. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof, which shall remain in full force and effect. Furthermore, it is
the intent, agreement and understanding of each party hereto that if, in any action before any court or agency legally empowered to enforce this Agreement, any term, restriction, covenant or promise in this Agreement is found to be unreasonable and
for that or any other reason unenforceable, then such term, restriction, covenant or promise shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable by such court or agency; provided further that any such court or agency
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Reports Financial Results for Second Quarter 2014 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Conference call to be held on Thursday, August&nbsp;7, 2014 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>BOTHELL, WA, and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, August&nbsp;7, 2014</B> &#150; OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: OGXI) today provided a summary of
clinical developments and announced second quarter 2014 financial results. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Clinical Developments and Anticipated Milestones </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The OncoGenex apatorsen development program includes seven Phase 2 trials in four tumor types, including bladder, lung, pancreatic and prostate cancers. Apatorsen is a once-weekly intravenous (IV) experimental drug that
is designed to inhibit production of Hsp27 to disable cancer cells&#146; defenses and overcome treatment resistance. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Company announced initiation of the Cedar&#153; clinical trial in July 2014, an investigator-sponsored, randomized, open-label Phase 2 trial evaluating apatorsen in previously untreated patients with advanced
squamous cell lung cancer. Cedar is being conducted and funded primarily by the UK National Cancer Research Network and the UK Experimental Cancer Medicine Network and will include approximately 20 centers in the United Kingdom. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Company provided an update on timing of the randomized, placebo-controlled Phase 2 Borealis-1&#153; trial of apatorsen in combination with first-line gemcitabine and cisplatin in patients with metastatic bladder
cancer.&nbsp;Final results are expected to be announced in the first quarter of 2015. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Enrollment continues in two Phase 3 trials, AFFINITY and ENSPIRIT, evaluating custirsen in combination with chemotherapy in second-line metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) and non-small cell lung cancer
(NSCLC), respectively. Fast Track designation has been granted to custirsen in both of these clinical trials. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">AFFINITY is designed to evaluate a survival benefit for custirsen in combination with cabazitaxel treatment as second-line chemotherapy in patients with CRPC. Completion of enrollment of approximately 630 men is
expected in the second half of 2014. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The ENSPIRIT Phase 3 trial is evaluating a survival benefit for custirsen in combination with docetaxel treatment as second-line chemotherapy in patients with NSCLC. The first interim futility analysis is expected to be
conducted before the end of this year. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Financial Update and Results </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Revenue for the three and six months ended June&nbsp;30, 2014 was $4.9 million and $16.7 million, respectively. This compares with $6.3 million and $11.4 million, respectively, in the same periods in 2013. Revenue
earned in the second quarter of 2014 consists of reimbursable clinical trial, manufacturing and preclinical costs incurred by OncoGenex under the collaboration agreement with Teva. </TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Total operating expenses for the three and six months ended June&nbsp;30, 2014 were $12.6 million and $32.2 million, respectively, compared with $15.7 million and $29.1 million, respectively, in the same periods in
2013. The decrease in the second quarter of 2014 as compared to the same period in 2013 was due primarily to purchases of combination drugs used in the AFFINITY trial during the second quarter of 2013. The increase for the six months ended
June&nbsp;30, 2014 was predominantly the result of higher clinical trial expenses associated with patient enrollment and treatment in the AFFINITY and apatorsen investigator-sponsored trials. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Net loss for the three and six months ended June&nbsp;30, 2014 was $7.0 million, or $0.47 per diluted common share, and $15.7 million, or $1.05 per diluted common share, respectively. Comparatively, net loss for the
three and six months ended June&nbsp;30, 2013 was $8.4 million, or $0.57 per diluted common share, and $15.1 million, or $1.03 per diluted common share, respectively. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The company had $40.6 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments as of June&nbsp;30, 2014, compared to $39.2 million as of December&nbsp;31, 2013. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">In July 2014, we completed an underwritten registered direct offering and received net proceeds of approximately $22.4 million, after deducting the underwriting discount and offering expenses. Of the $22.4 million in
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Based on current expectations, the company believes its capital resources as of June&nbsp;30, 2014 in combination with the $22.4 million of net proceeds from its July 2014 offering, will be sufficient to fund its
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the expected completion of enrollment for the apatorsen Spruce and Rainier clinical trials in 2015. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">At August&nbsp;7, 2014, OncoGenex had 21,137,038 shares outstanding. </TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>2013</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>2014</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>2013</B></TD>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Collaboration revenue</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4,929</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6,340</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">16,660</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">11,416</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Operating expenses:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Research and development</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">9,883</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">13,263</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">26,786</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">24,118</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">General and administrative</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2,676</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2,473</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5,433</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4,973</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total operating expenses</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">12,559</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">15,736</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">32,219</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">29,091</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Loss from operations</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(7,630</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(9,396</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(15,559</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(17,675</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Other income (expense)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">615</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">976</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(92</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2,558</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Net loss</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(7,015</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(8,420</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(15,651</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(15,117</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Basic and diluted net loss per share</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(0.47</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(0.57</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(1.05</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(1.03</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Weighted average number of basic and diluted common shares</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">14,987,706</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">14,673,771</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">14,855,338</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">14,667,244</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Consolidated Balance Sheets </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(In thousands) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>June&nbsp;30,</B><br><B>2014</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>December&nbsp;31,</B><br><B>2013</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">(unaudited)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Assets:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Cash, cash equivalents, short term investments and restricted cash</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">40,865</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">39,536</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Interest receivable</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">218</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Amounts receivable</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4,951</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8,657</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prepaid expenses and other current assets</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2,288</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5,770</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Property, equipment and other assets</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,628</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,508</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total assets</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">49,732</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">55,689</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Liabilities and stockholders&#146; equity:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Accounts payable and accrued liabilities</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">15,571</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">13,628</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Current portion of long-term obligations</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,106</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,092</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Warrant liability</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">320</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">214</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Advanced proceeds</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3,174</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Long term liabilities</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3,096</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3,544</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Stockholders&#146; equity</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">26,465</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">37,211</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total liabilities and stockholders&#146; equity</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">49,732</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">55,689</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Conference Call Details </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">OncoGenex will host a conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time today, Thursday, August&nbsp;7, 2014, to provide a business update and discuss the second
quarter 2014 results. A live event will be available on the Investor Relations section of the OncoGenex Web site at <U>www.OncoGenex.com</U>. Alternatively, you may access the live conference call by dialing (877)&nbsp;606-1416 (U.S.&nbsp;&amp;
Canada) or 707-287-9313 (International). A replay of the webcast will be available approximately two hours after the call and will be archived for 90 days. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About OncoGenex </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">OncoGenex is a biopharmaceutical company committed to the development and commercialization of new therapies that address treatment resistance in cancer
patients. OncoGenex has a diverse oncology pipeline, with each product candidate having a distinct mechanism of action and representing a unique opportunity for cancer drug development. OncoGenex and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA)
have entered a global collaboration and licensing agreement to develop and commercialize OncoGenex&#146; lead drug candidate, custirsen. Custirsen is currently in Phase 3 clinical development as a treatment in men with metastatic castrate-resistant
prostate cancer and in patients with advanced, unresectable non-small cell lung cancer. Apatorsen is in Phase 2 clinical development and OGX-225 is currently in pre-clinical development. More information is available at www.OncoGenex.com and at the
company&#146;s Twitter account: https://twitter.com/OncoGenex_IR. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>OncoGenex&#146; Forward Looking Statements </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the &#147;safe harbor&#148; provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, statements concerning our anticipated product development activities, such as expected clinical trial completion and design, statements regarding the potential benefits and potential development of our
product candidates and statements regarding our expected financial results and expected cash requirements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. These statements are
based on management&#146;s current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Such
forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, among others, the risk that our product candidates will not demonstrate the hypothesized or expected benefits, the risk of delays in our expected clinical trials, the risk
that new developments in the rapidly evolving cancer therapy landscape require changes in our clinical trial plans or limit the potential benefits of our product, the risk that our cash resources are insufficient to fund our planned activities for
the time period expected and the other factors described in our risk factors set forth in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including the Company&#146;s Annual Report on
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;10-K</FONT> and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. The Company undertakes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements contained herein or to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date
hereof, other than as may be required by applicable law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Media and Investor Relations Contact: </B></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 99.2 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals Announces Appointment of John A. Bencich as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>BOTHELL, WA, and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, August&nbsp;7, 2014</B> &#150; OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: OGXI) today announced the appointment
of John A. Bencich as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). John Bencich, an experienced life sciences and technology industry executive, is joining the company effective August&nbsp;11th, 2014. John will lead the company&#146;s
financial and administrative operations, reporting directly to OncoGenex President and CEO Scott Cormack. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;John brings to our management team proven
financial leadership and strategic corporate growth expertise that will be invaluable as we shape the future of OncoGenex,&#148; said Scott Cormack, President and CEO of OncoGenex. &#147;The Board of Directors joins me in welcoming John to his new
position and we look forward to his substantial contributions to drive OncoGenex&#146; future success.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;The team at OncoGenex is genuinely
committed to making a difference in the lives of people suffering from devastating illnesses. I am honored to join in this mission at this exciting time of execution and growth,&#148; commented John Bencich. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to his recent appointment at OncoGenex, John served as CFO of Integrated Diagnostics Inc. overseeing finance, corporate development, accounting and
human resource functions. Before joining Integrated Diagnostics in 2012, John was CFO of Allozyne, a private, VC-backed company where he led the company&#146;s finance, accounting and information technology groups. Earlier he served as the vice
president, CFO and treasurer of Trubion Pharmaceuticals, a publicly traded biotechnology company where he helped complete the successful sale of the company to Emergent BioSolutions. Prior to his role at Trubion, he was the director of finance and
corporate controller for Onyx Software Corporation, a publicly traded software company. John started his career at Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP. He graduated from the University of San Diego with a BA in Accounting, earned his MBA from Seattle
University and is a Certified Public Accountant. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About OncoGenex </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">OncoGenex is a biopharmaceutical company committed to the development and commercialization of new therapies that address treatment resistance in cancer
patients. OncoGenex has a diverse oncology pipeline, with each product candidate having a distinct mechanism of action and representing a unique opportunity for cancer drug development. OncoGenex and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA)
have entered a global collaboration and licensing agreement to develop and commercialize OncoGenex&#146; lead drug candidate, custirsen. Custirsen is currently in Phase 3 clinical development as a treatment in men with metastatic castrate-resistant
prostate cancer and in patients with advanced, unresectable non-small cell lung cancer. Apatorsen is in Phase 2 clinical development and OGX-225 is currently in pre-clinical development. More information is available at www.OncoGenex.com and at the
company&#146;s Twitter account: https://twitter.com/OncoGenex_IR. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Media and Investor Relations Contact: </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Jaime Welch </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">jwelch@oncogenex.com </P>
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