GENERATE BIOMEDICINES, INC.
EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE PLAN AND
SUMMARY PLAN DESCRIPTION
This document serves as the Plan document and Summary Plan Description (“SPD”) for the severance pay and benefits provided under the Generate Biomedicines, Inc. Executive Severance Plan (the “Plan”). Generate Biomedicines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (including its successors, the “Company”), considers it essential to foster the continuous employment of key management personnel. The Company acknowledges the possibility of an involuntary termination of employment exists and that such possibility, and the uncertainty and questions that it may raise among management, may result in the departure or distraction of management personnel to the detriment of the Company.
Therefore, the Board has adopted this Plan to reinforce and encourage the continued attention and dedication of the Covered Executives to their assigned duties without distraction. This Plan contains information that will help Covered Executives understand the severance pay and benefits being offered hereunder. The Company encourages all Covered Executives to read the Plan carefully. Note that capitalized words and phrases used throughout this document are generally defined in Section 4. If you have any questions regarding the Plan, please contact peopleoperations@generatebiomedicines.com.
Effective as of the Effective Date, the Board hereby establishes an unfunded severance benefits plan that is intended to be a welfare benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). Except as otherwise set forth in Section 19, below, this Plan supersedes any and all severance plans, policies and provisions and all change in control plans, policies and provisions applying to a Covered Executive that may have been in effect before the Effective Date.
All Covered Executives who have executed and submitted to the Company a Participation Agreement, and satisfied such other requirements as may be determined by the Plan Administrator, are eligible to participate in the Plan.
For purposes of this Plan, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “Accelerated Vesting Date” means the later of the (i) Covered Executive’s Date of Termination or (ii) effective date of the Covered Executive’s Separation Agreement and Release (as defined below).
(b) “Accounting Firm” means a nationally recognized accounting or outside firm selected by the Company prior to a Change in Control.