MBX Biosciences, INC.
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION POLICY
The purpose of this Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy (the “Policy”) of MBX Biosciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), is to provide a total compensation package that enables the Company to attract and retain, on a long-term basis, high-caliber directors who are not employees or officers of the Company or its subsidiaries (“Outside Directors”). This Policy will become effective as of the effective time of the registration statement for the Company’s initial public offering of its equity securities (the “Effective Date”). In furtherance of the purpose stated above, all Outside Directors shall be paid compensation for services provided to the Company as Outside Directors as set forth below:
Cash Retainers
Annual Retainer for Board Membership: $40,000 for general availability and participation in meetings and conference calls of our Board of Directors, to be paid quarterly in arrears, pro-rated based on the number of actual days served by the director during such calendar quarter. No additional compensation will be paid for attending individual meetings of the Board of Directors.
Additional Annual Retainer for Non-Executive Chairperson: |
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$ |
30,000 |
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Additional Annual Retainer for Lead Director (if any): |
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$ |
20,000 |
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Additional Annual Retainers for Committee Membership: |
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Audit Committee Chairperson: |
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$ |
20,000 |
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Audit Committee member (other than Chairperson): |
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$ |
10,000 |
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Compensation Committee Chairperson: |
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$ |
15,000 |
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Compensation Committee member (other than Chairperson): |
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$ |
7,500 |
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Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Chairperson: |
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$ |
10,000 |
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Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee member (other than Chairperson): |
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$ |
5,000 |
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Science and Medicine Committee Chairperson: |
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$ |
10,000 |
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Science and Medicine Committee member (other than Chairperson): |
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$ |
5,000 |
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Equity Retainers
All grants of equity retainer awards to Outside Directors pursuant to this Policy will be automatic and nondiscretionary and will be made in accordance with the following provisions:
Initial Award: Upon his or her initial election to the Board of Directors, each Outside Director will receive an initial, one-time stock option award (the “Initial Award”) to purchase 25,000 shares, which shall vest and become exercisable as follows: 1/3rd of the Initial Award shall vest and become exercisable on the first anniversary following the date of grant, and the remaining 2/3rd of the Initial Award shall vest and become exercisable in equal monthly installments over two years following the first anniversary of the date of grant, such that the Initial Award is fully vested on the third anniversary of the date of grant, provided, however, that all vesting shall cease if the director resigns from the Board of Directors or otherwise ceases to serve as on the Board of Directors of the Company, unless the Board of Directors determines that the circumstances warrant continuation or acceleration of vesting. Any vested and outstanding shares subject to the Initial Award as of the date the Outside Director resigns from the Board of Directors or otherwise ceases to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company shall be exercisable until the earlier of (i) the 12-month anniversary following the date of such termination, and (ii) the original expiration date of the Initial Award. The Initial Award shall expire ten years from the date of grant, and shall have a per share exercise price equal to the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Company’s 2024 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time) of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. This Initial Award applies only to Outside Directors who are first elected to the Board of Directors subsequent to the Effective Date.
Annual Award: On each date of each Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company following the Effective Date (the “Annual Meeting”), each continuing Outside Director, other than a director receiving an Initial Award, will receive an annual stock option award (the “Annual Award”) to purchase 12,500 shares, which shall vest and become