Common Contracts

AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT

Employee Matters Agreement • November 8th, 2022 • Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc • Pharmaceutical preparations • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Employee Matters Agreement
• Filed
  November 8th, 2022
• Company
  Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc
• Industry
  Pharmaceutical preparations
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

This AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of August 18, 2022, is entered into by and among Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), OmniAb, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“SpinCo”), Avista Public Acquisition Corp. II, a Cayman Islands exempted company (which will migrate to and domesticate as a Delaware corporation) (“Parent”), and Orwell Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”). “Party” or “Parties” means the Company, SpinCo, Parent or Merger Sub, individually or collectively, as the case may be. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement, but not otherwise defined in this Agreement, the Separation Agreement or the Merger Agreement, shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.

EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT

Employee Matters Agreement • March 24th, 2022 • Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc • Pharmaceutical preparations • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Employee Matters Agreement
• Filed
  March 24th, 2022
• Company
  Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc
• Industry
  Pharmaceutical preparations
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

This EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of March 23, 2022, is entered into by and among Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), OmniAb, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“SpinCo”), Avista Public Acquisition Corp. II, a Cayman Islands exempted company (which will migrate to and domesticate as a Delaware corporation) (“Parent”), and Orwell Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”). “Party” or “Parties” means the Company, SpinCo, Parent or Merger Sub, individually or collectively, as the case may be. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement, but not otherwise defined in this Agreement, the Separation Agreement or the Merger Agreement, shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.

EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT

Employee Matters Agreement • March 24th, 2022 • Avista Public Acquisition Corp. II • Blank checks • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Employee Matters Agreement
• Filed
  March 24th, 2022
• Company
  Avista Public Acquisition Corp. II
• Industry
  Blank checks
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

This EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of March 23, 2022, is entered into by and among Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), OmniAb, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“SpinCo”), Avista Public Acquisition Corp. II, a Cayman Islands exempted company (which will migrate to and domesticate as a Delaware corporation) (“Parent”), and Orwell Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”). “Party” or “Parties” means the Company, SpinCo, Parent or Merger Sub, individually or collectively, as the case may be. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement, but not otherwise defined in this Agreement, the Separation Agreement or the Merger Agreement, shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.