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Delaware
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incorporation)
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Identification No.)
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Mr. Novack entered into the Company's standard form of a Management Continuity and Severance Agreement, dated as of March 6, 2013. The form of the Management Continuity and Severance Agreement was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") as Exhibit 10.38 to the Company's Form 10-K, as filed on March 6, 2009, as subsequently amended and filed with the SEC as Exhibit 10.61 to the Company's Form 10-Q, as filed on May 6, 2011(the "Standard Agreement"). The Standard Agreement for Mr. Novack provides severance payments and benefits upon an involuntary termination of employment, as well as certain change in control (as defined in the Standard Agreement) benefits.
If Mr. Novack's employment is involuntarily terminated other than following a change in control, Mr. Novack will receive (i) a lump-sum cash payment equal to six months of his then effective annual base salary, (ii) a payment that may be used toward the cost of health care continuation coverage for up to six months, and (iii) six months accelerated vesting of unvested options to purchase Company Common Stock. If Mr. Novack's employment is involuntarily terminated within twenty-four months following a change in control, Mr. Novack will receive (i) a lump-sum cash payment equal to twelve months of his then effective annual base salary, (ii) a lump-sum cash payment equal to his target bonus, (iii) a payment that may be used toward the cost of health care continuation coverage for up to twelve months, and (iv) the ability to exercise his then outstanding vested options to purchase Company Common Stock for up to three years following his termination. In addition, if, in connection with a change in control, Mr. Novack is offered and accepts a position with the acquirer, or is not offered a comparable position with the acquirer, then, as of immediately prior to the closing of the change in control, his then outstanding but unvested options to purchase Company Common Stock will become vested as to the number of shares underlying each such option that would have vested, in the ordinary course, in the following two years.
On March 21, 2013, Dynavax announced the appointment of David Novack, age 50, to the position of Senior Vice President, Operations and Quality, effective March 25, 2013. Mr. Novack will be joining Dynavax from Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics where he served since 2009 as the Global Head of Technical Operations and Supply Chain for Diagnostics and previously from 2007 to 2009 as the Global Head of Vaccine Manufacturing Strategy. Prior to Novartis, Mr. Novack was the Vice President, Business Development for Vaxin, Inc., a vaccine company, from 2004 to 2006. From 1993 until 2004, Mr. Novack worked at MedImmune, formerly Aviron, serving in several capacities including business development, manufacturing, contract operations and most recently as Senior Director, Supply Chain Operations. Previously, from 1989 to 1993, Mr. Novack was with American Cyanamid Company in various roles. Mr. Novack received a B.S. in Biology from State University of New York and an M.B.A. from Columbia University.
(b) Departure of Directors or Certain Officers
On March 15, 2013, Stephen Tuck, Vice President, Global Technical Operations, notified the Company that he is departing Dynavax effective on March 29, 2013.
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Dynavax Technologies Corporation
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Date: March 21, 2013
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/s/ Michael S. Ostrach
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Michael S. Ostrach
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