After the First Contract Year. During the second (2nd) Contract Year of the Term, Shell shall pay to Codexis a research funding fee based on an FTE rate equal to [*] per year for each of the FTEs assigned by Codexis to perform Codexis’ obligations under the Program during the second (2nd) Contract Year of the Term. Such FTE rate shall be increased annually at the beginning of each subsequent Contract Year of the Term by an amount equal to [*] of the FTE rate for the preceding Contract Year. Such FTE rate includes any and all associated overhead expenses, normal laboratory supplies and consumables expenses, and typical operational research expenses. Such FTE payments in each Contract Year shall be made in six (6) equal installments (each an “FTE Installment”), each in advance of work actually performed based on the planned utilization of FTEs for the following two (2) months; provided, however, that, in the event either Party elects to reduce the number of FTEs working on the Program pursuant to Section 2.6(c), a corresponding reduction will be made to the amount of the next FTE Installment. In the event that Codexis dedicates FTEs to the Program in advance of the schedule set forth in Section 2.6(b)(iii) in accordance with Section 2.6(b)(iv), Shell shall make an additional payment to Codexis on or before the date such increase shall become effective, which amount shall be equal to (i) the then-current FTE rate, times (ii) the number of additional FTEs, times (iii) the number of days until the date on which the next FTE Installment is required to be paid pursuant to this Section 3.3(b), above, divided by (iv) three hundred sixty-five (365).
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After the First Contract Year. During the second (2nd) Contract Year of the Term, Shell shall pay to Codexis a research funding fee based on an FTE rate equal to [*] Four Hundred Twenty Thousand United States Dollars ($420,000) per year for each of the FTEs assigned by Codexis to perform Codexis’ obligations under the Program during the second (2nd) Contract Year of the Term. Such FTE rate shall be increased annually at the beginning of each subsequent Contract Year of the Term by an amount equal to [*] five percent (5%) of the FTE rate for the preceding Contract Year. Such FTE rate includes any and all associated overhead expenses, normal laboratory supplies and consumables expenses, and typical operational research expenses. Such FTE payments in each Contract Year shall be made in six (6) equal installments (each an “FTE Installment”), each in advance of work actually performed based on the planned utilization of FTEs for the following two (2) months; provided, however, that, in the event either Party elects to reduce the number of FTEs working on the Program pursuant to Section 2.6(c), a corresponding reduction will be made to the amount of the next FTE Installment. In the event that Codexis dedicates FTEs to the Program in advance of the schedule set forth in Section 2.6(b)(iii) in accordance with Section 2.6(b)(iv), Shell shall make an additional payment to Codexis on or before the date such increase shall become effective, which amount shall be equal to (i) the then-current FTE rate, times (ii) the number of additional FTEs, [*] Certain information in this document has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions. times (iii) the number of days until the date on which the next FTE Installment is required to be paid pursuant to this Section 3.3(b), above, divided by (iv) three hundred sixty-five (365).
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After the First Contract Year. During the second (2nd) Contract Year of the Term, Shell shall pay to Codexis a research funding fee based on an FTE rate equal to [*] per year for each of the FTEs assigned by Codexis to perform Codexis’ obligations under the Program during the second (2nd) Contract Year of the Term. Such FTE rate shall be increased annually at the beginning of each subsequent Contract Year of the Term by an amount equal to [*] of the FTE rate for the preceding Contract Year. Such FTE rate includes any and all associated overhead expenses, normal laboratory supplies and consumables expenses, and typical operational research expenses. Such FTE payments in each Contract Year shall be made in six (6) equal installments (each an “FTE Installment”), each in advance of work actually performed based on the planned utilization of FTEs for the following two (2) months; provided, however, that, in the event either Party elects to reduce the number of FTEs working on the Program pursuant to Section 2.6(c), a corresponding reduction will be made to the amount of the next FTE Installment. In the event that Codexis dedicates FTEs to the Program in advance of the schedule set forth in Section 2.6(b)(iii) in accordance with Section 2.6(b)(iv), Shell shall make an additional payment to Codexis on or before the date such increase shall become effective, which amount shall be equal to (i) the then-current FTE rate, times (ii) the number of additional FTEs, times (iii) the number of days until the date on which the next FTE Installment is required to be paid pursuant to this Section 3.3(b), above, divided by (iv) three hundred sixty-five (365).
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