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EXHIBIT 10.88
ADDENDUM TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Addendum to Employment Agreement is made by and between
Somatix Therapy Corporation (the "Company") and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx XX (the
"Employee") as of November 18, 1996.
WHEREAS, the Company and the Employee are parties to an
Employment Agreement dated as of November 9, 1993 (the "Employment Agreement");
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has deemed it
in the best interests of the Company to provide its senior management with an
incentive to pursue transactions which could include a change-in-control of the
Company and which might not result in any immediate gain to such members of
senior management as a result of the options to acquire Company Common Stock
held by them;
WHEREAS, The Board of Directors has determined that it would
therefore be in the best interests of the Company to amend the Employment
Agreement and each option to acquire Common Stock held by the Employee to
provide that in the event of a Change-in-Control of the Company, the Employee
shall have a period of three (3) years from the date of effectiveness of such
Change-in-Control to exercise any and all options to acquire Common Stock of
the Company held by Employee immediately preceding such Change-in-Control.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
1. For purposes of this Agreement, "Change-in-Control"
shall mean the merger, reorganization or sale of substantially all of the
assets of the Company or any other transaction in which the stockholder of the
Company immediately prior to such transaction own less than 51% of the voting
securities of the acquiring or surviving entity (or its parent) immediately
after the transaction.
2. The Employment Agreement and each option to acquire
Common Stock held by the Employee shall hereby be amended to provide that in
the event of a Change-in-Control of the Company, the Employee shall have a
period of three (3) years from the date of effectiveness of such
Change-in-Control to exercise any and all options to acquire Common Stock of
the Company held by Employee immediately preceding such Change-in-Control.
3. Except as herein amended or otherwise amended, the
Employment Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE PARTIES HAVE DULY EXECUTED THIS
AMENDMENT.
SOMATIX THERAPY CORPORATION
By /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXX
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/s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXXX XX
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Employee
