EX-10 4 bcab-ex10_31.htm EX-10.31 EX-10

Exhibit 10.31

 

 

 

BIOATLA, INC.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION POLICY

 

(As amended and restated on December 16, 2022)

 

Each member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of BioAtla, Inc. (the “Company”), who is not an employee of the Company (each such member, a “Non-Employee Director”), will receive the compensation described in this Director Compensation Policy (the “Director Compensation Policy”) for his or her Board service following the date set forth above (the “Effective Date”).

 

The Director Compensation Policy will become effective upon the Effective Date and supersedes all prior arrangements with respect to the subject matter hereof. The Director Compensation Policy may be amended at any time in the sole discretion of the Board.

 

Annual Cash Compensation

 

Each Non-Employee Director will receive the cash compensation set forth below for service on the Board or a committee of the Board. The annual cash compensation amounts will be payable in arrears, in equal quarterly installments following the end of each fiscal quarter of the Company in which the service occurred. Any amount payable for a partial quarter of service in an applicable role will be pro-rated by multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which will be the number of days of service in such role that the Non-Employee Director provided in such quarter and the denominator of which will be the number of days in such quarter. All annual cash fees are vested upon payment. For purposes of clarity, the first quarterly installment of the annual retainers set forth below shall be paid for the first quarter of calendar year 2022, with the amount of such payment equal to the full quarterly installment, pro-rated, if applicable, based on the days of service that the Non-Employee Director provided in such quarter.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Non-Employee Director may elect to receive all of the cash compensation set forth below for a given calendar year in the form of fully vested Company common stock. Such election must generally be made in December of the prior calendar year in an open trading window, in accordance with the administrative practices established by the Company; provided, however, if necessary for administrative reasons or because the trading window is closed (or only open for a short time) in December, the Company may provide a later election during an open trading window. Any election made shall apply to all of the Non-Employee Director’s cash compensation for the calendar year and will be converted into common stock of the Company based on the per share closing sales price of such stock on the most recent trading day preceding the date the cash is otherwise payable, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion.

 

1. Annual Board Member Service Retainer:

 

 

 

 

 

 


a. All Non-Employee Directors: $40,000

 

b. Non-Employee Director serving as Board Chair: N/A

 

2. Annual Committee Member Service Retainer:

 

a. Member of the Audit Committee: $7,500

 

b. Member of the Compensation Committee: $5,000

 

c. Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee: $4,000

 

3. Annual Committee Chair Service Retainer (in lieu of Annual Committee Member Service Retainer):

 

a. Chair of the Audit Committee: $15,000

 

b. Chair of the Compensation Committee: $10,000

 

c. Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee: $8,000

 

Equity Compensation

 

Non-Employee Directors will be eligible to receive such equity awards under the Company’s 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (or any successor equity incentive plan adopted by the Board and the stockholders of the Company) as may be approved from time to time by the Board subject to the recommendations of the Compensation Committee as such committee deems advisable.

 

Expenses; Other

 

The Company will reimburse each Non-Employee Director for ordinary, necessary, and reasonable out-of-pocket travel expenses to cover in-person attendance at, and participation in, Board and committee meetings, provided, that the Non-Employee Director timely submits to the Company appropriate documentation substantiating such expenses in accordance with the Company’s travel and expense policy, as in effect from time to time.

 

This Director Compensation Policy was adopted by the Board and may only be amended or terminated by the Board.