Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Subsequent Events

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Subsequent Events
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
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Subsequent Events

14. Subsequent Events

Emeryville Lease Extension

On January 13, 2023, the Company entered into an amendment to extend the lease term of its corporate headquarters in Emeryville, California from its original expiration of February 2023 through July 2023. The total remaining undiscounted lease payments due in 2023 under the extended lease term is $0.1 million.

Appointment of Owen Hughes as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors and Interim CEO

On December 30, 2022, the Board appointed Owen Hughes as Executive Chairman of the Board and Interim CEO (principal executive officer), effective as of January 1, 2023. Pursuant to Mr. Hughes’ employment agreement, Mr. Hughes will receive an annual base salary of $125,000 and be eligible to receive an annual discretionary cash bonus, with a target amount equal to 55% of his then-current annual base salary, upon the achievement of annual performance milestones to be established by the Board.

Pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement, on January 3, 2023, the Company granted Mr. Hughes two separate non-qualified stock options to purchase: (i) 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $18.66 per share (the “First Hughes Inducement Award”) and (ii) 75,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $30.00 per share (the “Second Hughes Inducement Award” and together with the First Hughes Inducement Award, the “Hughes Inducement Awards”). The First Hughes Inducement Award will vest in a series of four equal installments on March 31, 2023, June 30, 2023, September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2023. The Second Hughes Inducement Award will vest in a series of 36 successive equal monthly installments measured from January 1, 2023. The Hughes Inducement Awards are subject to the terms and conditions of the 2010 Plan but were granted outside the 2010 Plan as an inducement material to Mr. Hughes entering into employment with us in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

Appointment of Bradley Sitko as Chief Investment Officer

On December 30, 2022, the Board appointed Bradley Sitko as the Company’s Chief Investment Officer, effective as of January 3, 2023. Pursuant to Mr. Sitko’s employment agreement with the Company, he will receive an annual base

salary of $500,000 and a signing bonus of $110,000. Mr. Sitko’s signing bonus will be paid within 30 days after the effective date of his employment agreement and will be subject to standard deductions and withholdings. If Mr. Sitko resigns without good reason or is terminated for cause (each as defined in his employment agreement), in either case, within one year after the effective date of his employment agreement, then Mr. Sitko will be required to repay the signing bonus, based on the gross amount, but prorated on a daily basis for the time employed, to be paid within 60 days after his termination date. Mr. Sitko will also be eligible to receive an annual discretionary cash bonus, with a target amount equal to 50% of his then-current annual base salary, upon the achievement of annual performance milestones to be established by the Board.

Pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement, on January 3, 2023 the Company granted Mr. Sitko two separate non-qualified stock options to purchase: (i) 300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $18.66 per share (the “First Sitko Inducement Award”) and (ii) 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $30.00 per share (together with the First Sitko Inducement Award, the “Sitko Inducement Awards”). Twenty-five percent of the shares subject to each of the Sitko Inducement Awards will vest and become exercisable on January 3, 2024 (the “Initial Vesting Date”), and the balance of the shares subject to each of the Sitko Inducement Awards will vest and become exercisable in a series of 36 successive equal monthly installments thereafter on the same day of the month as the Initial Vesting Date. The Sitko Inducement Awards are subject to the terms and conditions of the 2010 Plan, but were granted outside the 2010 Plan as an inducement material to Mr. Sitko entering into employment with us in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).