Form 10-Q GILEAD SCIENCES INC For: Jun 30

August 6, 2019 4:27 PM

Exhibit 10.4

GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.

GLOBAL STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

RECITALS

A. This Agreement is executed pursuant to, and is intended to carry out the purposes of, the Plan in connection with the Company’s grant of an option to Optionee.

B. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to them in the attached Appendix.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Company hereby grants an option to Optionee upon the following terms and conditions:

1.Grant of Option. The Company hereby grants to Optionee an option to purchase shares of Common Stock under the Plan. The Grant Date, the Option Shares, the Exercise Price, the Vesting Schedule and the Expiration Date are indicated on attached Schedule I to this Agreement. The option is a non-statutory option under the U.S. federal income tax laws. The remaining terms and conditions governing this option shall be as set forth in this Agreement.

2. Option Term. The term of this option shall commence on the Grant Date and continue to be in effect until the close of business on the last business day prior to the Expiration Date specified in attached Schedule I, unless sooner terminated in accordance with Paragraph 5 or 6 below.

3. Transferability. This option shall be neither transferable nor assignable by Optionee other than by will or the laws of inheritance following Optionee’s death and may be exercised, during Optionee’s lifetime, only by Optionee.

4. Dates of Exercise. This option shall vest and become exercisable for the Option Shares in a series of installments in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set forth in attached Schedule I. As the option vests and becomes exercisable for such installments, those installments shall accumulate, and the option shall remain exercisable for the accumulated installments until the last business day prior to the Expiration Date or any sooner termination of the option term under Paragraph 5 or 6 below.

5. Cessation of Service. The option term specified in Paragraph 2 above shall terminate (and this option shall cease to be outstanding) prior to the Expiration Date should any of the following provisions become applicable:

day prior to the expiration of the earlier of (i) the expiration of the three (3)-month period measured from the date of such cessation of Continuous Service, or (ii) the Expiration Date, during which to exercise this option for any or all of the Option Shares for which this option is vested and exercisable at the time of Optionee’s cessation of Continuous Service. Upon the expiration of such limited exercise period, this option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding for any exercisable Option Shares for which the option has not otherwise been exercised.

(b) In the event Optionee ceases Continuous Service by reason of his or her death while this option is outstanding, then this option may be exercised, for any or all of the Option Shares for which this option is vested and exercisable at the time of Optionee’s cessation of Continuous Service, by (i) the personal representative of Optionee’s estate or (ii) the person or persons to whom the option is transferred pursuant to Optionee’s will or the laws of inheritance following Optionee’s death. Any such right to exercise this option shall lapse, and this option shall cease to be outstanding, upon the close of business on the last business day prior to the earlier of (A) the expiration of the twelve (12)-month period measured from the date of Optionee’s death or (B) the Expiration Date. Upon the expiration of such limited exercise period, this option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding for any exercisable Option Shares for which the option has not otherwise been exercised.

(c) Should Optionee cease Continuous Service by reason of Permanent Disability while this option is outstanding, then Optionee shall have until the close of business on the last business day prior to the earlier of (i) expiration of the twelve (12)-month period measured from the date of such cessation of Continuous Service, or (ii) the Expiration Date, during which to exercise this option for any or all of the Option Shares for which this option is vested and exercisable at the time of such cessation of Continuous Service. Upon the expiration of such limited exercise period, this option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding for any exercisable Option Shares for which the option has not otherwise been exercised.

(d) Should Optionee (i) cease Continuous Service at least twelve (12) months following the Grant Date and (ii) (x) after attaining age 55 and completing at least ten (10) years of Continuous Service or (y) after attaining age 65, then Optionee shall (1) continue to vest in any options granted hereunder in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set forth on Schedule I as if such Optionee had remained in Continuous Service; and (2) have until the close of business on the last business day prior to the earlier of: (A) expiration of the five (5) year period measured from the date of such cessation of Continuous Service, or (B) the Expiration Date, during which to exercise this option for any or all of the Option Shares for which this option is vested and exercisable at the time of such cessation of Continuous Service or becomes vested and exercisable following such cessation of Continuous Service in accordance with this subparagraph (d). If Optionee, as of December 31, 2018, (I) is in Salary Grade 35 or above, (II) has completed at least three (3) years of Continuous Service, and (III) the sum of Optionee’s attained age and completed years of Continuous Service equals or exceeds seventy (70) years, he or she shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of subparagraphs (d)(i) and (ii). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company receives an opinion of counsel that there has been a legal judgment and/or legal development in Optionee’s jurisdiction that would likely result in the favorable treatment applicable to the option

pursuant to this subparagraph (d) being deemed unlawful and/or discriminatory, then the Company will not apply this favorable treatment at the time of Optionee’s cessation of Continuous Service, and the option will be treated as set forth in the other subparagraphs of this Paragraph 5, as applicable.

(e) The applicable period of post-service exercisability in effect pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Paragraph 5 shall automatically be extended by an additional period of time equal in duration to any interval within such post-service exercise period during which the exercise of this option or the immediate sale of the Option Shares acquired under this option cannot be effected in compliance with applicable federal, state and foreign securities laws, but in no event shall such an extension result in the continuation of this option beyond the close of business on the last business day prior to the Expiration Date.

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, should Optionee’s Continuous Service be terminated for Cause (or for a reason that is comparable to termination for Cause under employment laws in the jurisdiction where Optionee is employed or the terms of Optionee’s employment agreement, if any), or should Optionee engage in any other conduct, while in Continuous Service or following cessation of Continuous Service, that is materially detrimental to the business or affairs of the Company (or any Related Entity), as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator, then this option, whether or not vested and exercisable at the time, shall terminate immediately and cease to be outstanding.

(g) During the limited period of post-service exercisability provided under this Paragraph 5, this option may not be exercised in the aggregate for more than the number of Option Shares for which this option is at the time vested and exercisable. Except as set forth in Section 5(d) or to the extent (if any) specifically authorized by the Administrator pursuant to an express written agreement with Optionee, this option shall not vest or become exercisable for any additional Option Shares, whether pursuant to the normal Vesting Schedule set forth in attached Schedule I or the special vesting acceleration provisions of Paragraph 6 below, following Optionee’s cessation of Continuous Service. Upon the expiration of such limited exercise period or (if earlier) upon the close of business on the last business day prior to the Expiration Date, this option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding for any exercisable Option Shares for which the option has not otherwise been exercised.

6. Special Acceleration of Option.

(a) This option, to the extent outstanding at the time of an actual Change in Control but not otherwise fully exercisable, shall automatically accelerate so that this option shall, immediately prior to the effective date of such Change in Control, become exercisable for all of the Option Shares at the time subject to this option and may be exercised for any or all of those Option Shares as fully vested shares of Common Stock. However, this option shall not become exercisable on such an accelerated basis if and to the extent: (i) this option is to be assumed by the successor corporation (or parent thereof) or is otherwise to continue in full force and effect pursuant to the terms of the Change in Control transaction, (ii) this option is to be replaced with an economically-equivalent substitute equity award or (iii) this option is to be replaced with a cash retention program

of the successor corporation which preserves the spread existing at the time of the Change in Control on any Option Shares for which this option is not otherwise at that time vested and exercisable (the excess of the Fair Market Value of those Option Shares over the aggregate Exercise Price payable for such shares) and provides for the subsequent vesting and concurrent payout of that spread in accordance with the same Vesting Schedule for those Option Shares as set forth in attached Schedule I. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such cash retention program shall be established for this option (or any other option granted to Optionee under the Plan) to the extent such program would otherwise be deemed to constitute a deferred compensation arrangement subject to the requirements of Code Section 409A and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.

(b) Immediately following the consummation of the Change in Control, this option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding, except to the extent assumed by the successor corporation (or parent thereof) or otherwise continued in effect pursuant to the terms of the Change in Control transaction.

(c) If this option is assumed in connection with a Change in Control or otherwise continued in effect, then this option shall be appropriately adjusted, immediately after such Change in Control, to apply to the number and class of securities into which the shares of Common Stock subject to this option would have been converted in consummation of such Change in Control had those shares actually been outstanding at the time. Appropriate adjustments shall also be made to the Exercise Price, provided the aggregate Exercise Price shall remain the same. To the extent the actual holders of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock receive cash consideration for their Common Stock in consummation of the Change in Control, the successor corporation may, in connection with the assumption or continuation of this option but subject to the Administrator’s approval, substitute one or more shares of its own common stock with a fair market value equivalent to the cash consideration paid per share of Common Stock in such Change in Control, provided such common stock is readily tradable on an established U.S. securities exchange or market.

(d) If this option is assumed or otherwise continued in effect in connection with a Change in Control or replaced with an economically-equivalent equity award or a cash retention program in accordance with Paragraph 6(a) above, then:

(i) the option (or such economically equivalent award) shall vest and become immediately exercisable for all of the Option Shares or other securities at the time subject to the option (or such award) and may, within the applicable exercise period under Paragraph 5, be exercised for any or all of those Option Shares or other securities as fully vested shares or securities, or

(ii) the balance credited to Optionee under any cash retention program established in accordance with Paragraph 6(a) shall immediately be paid to Optionee in a lump sum, subject to the Company’s collection of all applicable Withholding Taxes;

if, within the period beginning with the execution date of the definitive agreement for the Change in Control transaction and ending with the earlier of (i) the termination of that definitive agreement without the consummation of such Change in Control or (ii) the expiration of the Applicable Acceleration Period following the consummation of such Change in Control, Optionee’s Continuous Service terminates due to an involuntary termination (other than for death or Permanent Disability) without Cause (or without a reason that is comparable to termination for Cause under employment laws in the jurisdiction where Optionee is employed or the terms of Optionee’s employment agreement, if any) or a voluntary termination by Optionee due to Constructive Termination.

(e) This Agreement shall not in any way affect the right of the Company to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

7. Adjustment in Option Shares. Should any change be made to the Common Stock by reason of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, exchange of shares, spin-off transaction, or other change affecting the outstanding Common Stock as a class without the Company’s receipt of consideration, or should the value of outstanding shares of Common Stock be substantially reduced as a result of a spin-off transaction or an extraordinary dividend or distribution, or should there occur any merger, consolidation or other reorganization, then equitable and proportional adjustments shall be made by the Administrator to (i) the total number and/or class of securities subject to this option and (ii) the Exercise Price. The adjustments shall be made in such manner as the Administrator deems appropriate in order to reflect such change and thereby prevent the dilution or enlargement of benefits hereunder, and those adjustments shall be final, binding and conclusive upon Optionee and any other person or persons having an interest in the option. In the event of any Change in Control transaction, the adjustment provisions of Paragraph 6(c) above shall be controlling.

8. Stockholder Rights. The holder of this option shall not have any stockholder rights including voting, dividend or liquidation rights, with respect to the Option Shares until such person shall have exercised the option, paid the Exercise Price and become a holder of record of the purchased shares.

9. Manner of Exercising Option.

(a) In order to exercise this option with respect to all or any part of the Option Shares for which this option is at the time exercisable, Optionee (or any other person or persons exercising the option) must take the following actions:

(i) Execute and deliver to the Company a Notice of Exercise as to the Option Shares for which the option is exercised or comply with such other procedures as the Company may establish for notifying the Company, either directly or through an on-line internet transaction with a brokerage firm authorized by the Company to effect such option exercises, of the exercise of this option for one or more Option Shares.

(ii) Pay the aggregate Exercise Price for the purchased shares in one or more of the following forms:

(A) cash or check made payable to the Company; or

(B) through a special sale and remittance procedure pursuant to which Optionee (or any other person or persons exercising the option) shall concurrently provide irrevocable instructions (i) to a brokerage firm (reasonably satisfactory to the Company for purposes of administering such procedure in accordance with the Company’s pre-clearance/pre-notification policies) to effect the immediate sale of all or a sufficient portion of the purchased shares so that such brokerage firm can remit to the Company, on the settlement date, sufficient funds out of the resulting sale proceeds to cover the aggregate Exercise Price payable for all the purchased shares plus all applicable Withholding Taxes and (ii) to the Company to deliver the purchased shares directly to such brokerage firm on such settlement date.

Except to the extent the sale and remittance procedure is utilized in connection with the option exercise, payment of the Exercise Price must accompany the Notice of Exercise (or other notification procedure) delivered to the Company in connection with the option exercise.

(iii) Furnish to the Company appropriate documentation that the person or persons exercising the option (if other than Optionee) have the right to exercise this option.

(iv) Make appropriate arrangements with the Company (or the Employer) for the satisfaction of all applicable Withholding Taxes.

(b) As soon as practical after the Exercise Date, the Company shall issue to or on behalf of Optionee (or any other person or persons exercising this option) the purchased Option Shares, subject to appropriate restrictions, if any.

10. Responsibility for Taxes.

the terms of the grant or any aspect of the option to reduce or eliminate Optionee’s liability for Withholding Taxes or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if Optionee is subject to Withholding Taxes in more than one jurisdiction, Optionee acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Withholding Taxes in more than one jurisdiction.

(b) Prior to the relevant taxable event, Optionee agrees to make arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer to satisfy all Withholding Taxes. In this regard, Optionee authorizes the Company and/or the Employer, or their respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy the obligations with regard to all Withholding Taxes by one or a combination of the following:

(i) withholding from any wages or other cash compensation paid to Optionee by the Company and/or the Employer; or

(ii) withholding from the proceeds of the sale of shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of the option.

Depending on the withholding method, the Company may withhold or account for Withholding Taxes by considering applicable minimum statutory withholding amounts or other applicable withholding rates, including maximum applicable rates, in which case Optionee will receive a refund of any over-withheld amount in cash and will have no entitlement to the Common Stock equivalent. Optionee shall pay to the Company and/or the Employer any amount of Withholding Taxes that the Company and/or the Employer may be required to withhold as a result of Optionee’s participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. The Company may refuse to deliver any purchased Option Shares or the proceeds of the sale of shares if Optionee fails to comply with Optionee’s obligations in connection with the Withholding Taxes.

11. Compliance with Laws and Regulations.

(a) The exercise of this option and the issuance of the Option Shares upon such exercise shall be subject to compliance by the Company and Optionee with all Applicable Laws relating thereto, as determined by counsel for the Company.

(b) The inability of the Company to obtain approval from any regulatory body having authority deemed by the Company to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Common Stock pursuant to this option shall relieve the Company of any liability with respect to the non-issuance or sale of the Common Stock as to which such approval shall not have been obtained. The Company, however, shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain all such approvals.

12. Insider Trading Restrictions/Market Abuse Laws. Optionee may be subject to insider trading restrictions and/or market abuse laws based on the exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are listed and in applicable jurisdictions including the United States and

Optionee’s country or his or her broker’s country, if different, which may affect Optionee’s ability to accept, acquire, sell or otherwise dispose of shares of Common Stock, rights to shares of Common Stock (e.g., options) or rights linked to the value of shares of Common Stock during such times as Optionee is considered to have “inside information” regarding the Company (as defined by the laws in applicable jurisdictions). Local insider trading laws and regulations may prohibit the cancellation or amendment of orders Optionee placed before he or she possessed inside information. Furthermore, Optionee could be prohibited from (i) disclosing the inside information to any third party, which may include fellow employees and (ii) “tipping” third parties or causing them otherwise to buy or sell securities. Any restrictions under these laws or regulations are separate from and in addition to any restrictions that may be imposed under any applicable insider trading policy of the Company. Optionee acknowledges that it is Optionee’s responsibility to comply with any applicable restrictions and Optionee should speak with his or her personal legal advisor on this matter.

13. Successors and Assigns. Except to the extent otherwise provided in Paragraphs 3 and 6 above, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns and Optionee, Optionee’s assigns, the legal representatives, heirs and legatees of Optionee’s estate.

14. Notices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Company under the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Company at its principal corporate offices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to Optionee shall be in writing and addressed to Optionee at the most current address then indicated for Optionee on the Company’s employee records or shall be delivered electronically to Optionee through the Company’s electronic mail system or through an on-line brokerage firm authorized by the Company to effect option exercises through the internet. All notices shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or delivery through the Company’s electronic mail system or upon deposit in the U.S. or local country mail, postage prepaid and properly addressed to the party to be notified.

15. Construction. This Agreement and the option evidenced hereby are made and granted pursuant to the Plan and are in all respects limited by and subject to the terms of the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall be controlling. All decisions of the Administrator with respect to any question or issue arising under the Plan or this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on all persons having an interest in this option.

16. Governing Law and Venue.

(a) The interpretation, performance and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without resort to Delaware’s conflict-of-laws rules.

(b) For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises directly or indirectly from the relationship of the parties evidenced by this option and this Agreement, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State of California and agree that such litigation shall be conducted only in the courts of San Mateo County, California, or the federal courts

for the Northern District of California, and no other courts where the grant of this option is made and/or to be performed.

17. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions are determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable.

18. Waiver. Optionee acknowledges that a waiver by the Company of breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement, or of any subsequent breach by Optionee or other Optionees.

19. Excess Shares. If the Option Shares covered by this Agreement exceed, as of the Grant Date, the number of shares of Common Stock which may without stockholder approval be issued under the Plan, then this option shall be void with respect to those excess shares, unless stockholder approval of an amendment sufficiently increasing the number of shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plan is obtained in accordance with the provisions of the Plan. In no event shall the option be exercisable with respect to any of the excess Option Shares unless and until such stockholder approval is obtained.

20. Leaves of Absence. The following provisions shall govern leaves of absence, except to the extent the application of such provisions to Optionee would contravene employment laws in the jurisdiction where Optionee is employed or the terms of Optionee’s employment agreement, if any.

(a) For purposes of this Agreement, Optionee’s Continuous Service shall not be deemed to cease during any period for which Optionee is on a military leave, sick leave or other personal leave approved by the Company. However, Optionee shall not receive any Continuous Service credit, for purposes of vesting in this option and the Option Shares pursuant to the Vesting Schedule set forth in attached Schedule I, for any period of such leave of absence, except to the extent otherwise required by employment laws in the jurisdiction where Optionee is employed or the terms of Optionee’s employment agreement, if any or pursuant to the following policy:

- Optionee shall receive Continuous Service credit for such vesting purposes for (i) the first three (3) months of an approved personal leave of absence or (ii) the first seven (7) months of any bona fide leave of absence (other than an approved personal leave), but in no event beyond the expiration date of such leave of absence.

(b) In no event shall Optionee be deemed to remain in Continuous Service at any time after the earlier of (i) the expiration date of his or her leave of absence, unless Optionee returns to active Continuous Service on or before that date, or (ii) the date Optionee’s Continuous Service actually terminates by reason of his or her voluntary or involuntary termination or by reason of his or her death or Permanent Disability.

21. Acknowledgment of Nature of Plan and Option. In accepting the option, Optionee acknowledges, understands and agrees that:

(a)the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature, and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan;

(b)the option is exceptional, voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of options, or benefits in lieu of options, even if options have been granted in the past;

(c)all decisions with respect to future options, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;

(d)the option grant and Optionee’s participation in the Plan shall not create a right to employment or be interpreted as forming or amending an employment or service contract with the Company, the Employer or any Related Entity and shall not interfere with the ability of the Company, the Employer or any Related Entity, as applicable, to terminate Optionee’s employment or service relationship (if any);

(e)Optionee’s participation in the Plan is voluntary;

(f)the option and the Option Shares, and the income and value of same, are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;

(g)the option and the Option Shares, and the income and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end of service payments, holiday pay, bonuses, long-service awards, leave-related payments, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments;

(h)the future value of the Option Shares is unknown, indeterminable and cannot be predicted with any certainty;

(i)if the Option Shares do not increase in value, the option will have no value;

(j)if Optionee exercises his or her option and obtains the Option Shares, the value of those Option Shares acquired upon exercise may increase or decrease in value, even below the Exercise Price;

Related Entity, waives his or her ability, if any, to bring any such claim and releases the Company, the Employer and any Related Entity from any such claim; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is allowed by a court of competent jurisdiction, then, by participating in the Plan, Optionee shall be deemed irrevocably to have agreed not to pursue such claim and agrees to execute any and all documents necessary to request dismissal or withdrawal of such claim;

(l)unless otherwise agreed with the Company in writing, the option and the Option Shares, and the income and value of same, are not granted as consideration for, or in connection with, any service Optionee may provide as a director of the Company or a Related Entity;

(m)unless otherwise provided in the Plan or by the Company in its discretion, the option and the benefits evidenced by this Agreement do not create any entitlement to have the option or any such benefits transferred to, or assumed by, another company nor to be exchanged, cashed out or substituted for, in connection with any corporate transaction affecting the Option Shares; and

(n)the following provisions apply only if Optionee is providing services outside the United States:

(i) the option and the Option Shares, and the income and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purpose;

(ii) Optionee acknowledges and agrees that neither the Company, the Employer nor any Related Entity shall be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between Optionee’s local currency and the United States Dollar that may affect the value of the option or of any amounts due to Optionee pursuant to the exercise of the option or the subsequent sale of any Option Shares acquired upon exercise.

22. No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding Optionee’s participation in the Plan or Optionee’s acquisition or sale of the Option Shares. Optionee should consult with his or her personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding his or her participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.

23. Data Privacy.

(a) Data Privacy Consent. By electing to participate in the Plan via the Company’s online acceptance procedure, Optionee is declaring that he or she agrees with the data processing practices described herein and consents to the collection, processing and use of Personal Data (as defined below) by the Company and the transfer of Personal Data to the recipients mentioned herein, including recipients located in countries which do not adduce an adequate level of protection from a European (or other) data protection law perspective, for the purposes described herein.

(b) Declaration of Consent. Optionee understands that he or she needs to review the following information about the processing of his or her personal data by or on behalf of the Company, the Employer and/or any Related Entity as described in the Agreement and any other Plan materials (the “Personal Data”) and declare his or her consent. As regards the processing of Optionee’s Personal Data in connection with the Plan and this Agreement, Optionee understands that the Company is the controller of his or her Personal Data.

(c) Data Processing and Legal Basis. The Company collects, uses and otherwise processes Personal Data about Optionee for the purposes of allocating shares of Common Stock and implementing, administering and managing the Plan. Optionee understands that this Personal Data may include, without limitation, his or her name, home address and telephone number, email address, date of birth, social insurance number, passport number or other identification number (e.g., resident registration number), salary, nationality, job title, any shares of stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all options or any other entitlement to shares of stock or equivalent benefits awarded, cancelled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in Optionee’s favor. The legal basis for the processing of Optionee’s Personal Data, where required, will be his or her consent.

(d) Stock Plan Administration Service Providers. Optionee understands that the Company transfers his or her Personal Data, or parts thereof, to E*TRADE Financial Services, Inc. (and its affiliated companies), an independent service provider based in the United States which assists the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. In the future, the Company may select a different service provider and share Optionee’s Personal Data with such different service provider that serves the Company in a similar manner. Optionee understands and acknowledges that the Company’s service provider will open an account for him or her to receive and trade shares of Common Stock acquired under the Plan and that he or she will be asked to agree on separate terms and data processing practices with the service provider, which is a condition of Optionee’s ability to participate in the Plan.

(e) International Data Transfers. Optionee understands that the Company and, as of the date hereof, any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, such as E*TRADE Financial Services, Inc., are based in the United States. Optionee understands and acknowledges that his or her country may have enacted data privacy laws that are different from the laws of the United States. For example, the European Commission has issued only a limited adequacy finding with respect to the United States that applies solely if and to the extent that companies self-certify and remain self-certified under the EU/U.S. Privacy Shield program. The Company does not currently participate in the EU/U.S. Privacy Shield Program. The Company’s legal basis for the transfer of Optionee’s Personal Data is his or her consent.

Company’s legal basis for the processing of his or her Personal Data would be compliance with the relevant laws or regulations. When the Company no longer needs Optionee’s Personal Data for any of the above purposes, Optionee understands the Company will remove it from its systems.

(g) Voluntariness and Consequences of Denial/Withdrawal of Consent. Optionee understands that his or her participation in the Plan and his or her consent is purely voluntary. Optionee may deny or later withdraw his or her consent at any time, with future effect and for any or no reason. If Optionee denies or later withdraws his or her consent, the Company can no longer offer Optionee participation in the Plan or offer other equity awards to Optionee or administer or maintain such awards and Optionee would no longer be able to participate in the Plan. Optionee further understands that denial or withdrawal of his or her consent would not affect his or her status or salary as an employee or his or her career and that Optionee would merely forfeit the opportunities associated with the Plan.

(h) Data Subject Rights. Optionee understands that data subject rights regarding the processing of Personal Data vary depending on the applicable law and that, depending on where Optionee is based and subject to the conditions set out in the applicable law, Optionee may have, without limitation, the rights to (i) inquire whether and what kind of Personal Data the Company holds about him or her and how it is processed, and to access or request copies of such Personal Data, (ii) request the correction or supplementation of Personal Data about him or her that is inaccurate, incomplete or out-of-date in light of the purposes underlying the processing, (iii) obtain the erasure of Personal Data no longer necessary for the purposes underlying the processing, processed based on withdrawn consent, processed for legitimate interests that, in the context of his or her objection, do not prove to be compelling, or processed in non-compliance with applicable legal requirements, (iv) request the Company to restrict the processing of his or her Personal Data in certain situations where Optionee feels its processing is inappropriate, (v) object, in certain circumstances, to the processing of Personal Data for legitimate interests, and to (vi) request portability of Optionee’s Personal Data that he or she has actively or passively provided to the Company (which does not include data derived or inferred from the collected data), where the processing of such Personal Data is based on consent or his or her employment and is carried out by automated means. In case of concerns, Optionee understands that he or she may also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent local data protection authority. Further, to receive clarification of, or to exercise any of, Optionee’s rights, Optionee understands that he or she should contact his or her local human resources representative.

(i) Alternate Basis and Additional Consents. Finally, Optionee understands that the Company may rely on a different basis for the collection, processing or transfer of Personal Data in the future and/or request that Optionee provide another data privacy consent. If applicable, Optionee agrees that upon request of the Company or the Employer, Optionee will provide an executed acknowledgment or data privacy consent form (or any other agreements or consents) that the Company and/or the Employer may deem necessary to obtain from him or her for the purpose of administering his or her participation in the Plan in compliance with the data privacy laws in his or her country, either now or in the future. Optionee understands

and agrees that he or she will not be able to participate in the Plan if Optionee fails to provide any such consent or agreement requested by the Company and/or the Employer.

24. Plan Prospectus. The official prospectus for the Plan is available on the Company’s intranet at: GNet > Employee Resources > Stock Awards > Plan Documents. Optionee may also obtain a printed copy of the prospectus by contacting Stock Plan Services at [email protected].

25. Language. By electing to accept this Agreement, Optionee acknowledges that he or she is sufficiently proficient in the English language, or has consulted with an advisor who is sufficiently proficient in English, so as to allow Optionee to understand the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Further, if Optionee has received this Agreement or any other document related to the Plan translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.

26. Electronic Delivery and Acceptance. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan by electronic means. Optionee hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through the electronic acceptance procedure established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

27. Optionee Acceptance. Optionee must accept the terms and conditions of this Agreement either electronically through the electronic acceptance procedure established by the Company or through a written acceptance delivered to the Company in a form satisfactory to the Company. In no event shall this option be exercised in the absence of such acceptance. An exercise of any portion of the shares subject to this Option shall be deemed to be an acceptance by Optionee of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

28. Foreign Account / Assets Reporting. Depending upon the country to which laws Optionee is subject, Optionee may have certain foreign asset and/or account reporting requirements that may affect Optionee’s ability to acquire or hold shares of Common Stock under the Plan or cash received from participating in the Plan (including from any dividends or sale proceeds arising from the sale of shares of Common Stock) in a brokerage or bank account outside Optionee’s country. Optionee’s country may require that he or she report such accounts, assets or transactions to the applicable authorities in Optionee’s country. Optionee is responsible for knowledge of and compliance with any such regulations and should speak with his or her own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding same.

29. Addendum. Notwithstanding any provision herein, Optionee’s participation in the Plan shall be subject to any additional terms and conditions as set forth in the Addendum for Optionee’s country of residence, if any. Moreover, if Optionee relocates to one of the countries included in the Addendum, the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to Optionee, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary for legal or administrative reasons. The Addendum constitutes part of this Agreement.

30. Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on Optionee’s participation in the Plan, on the option and on any shares of Common Stock acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons, and to require Optionee to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its duly-authorized officer on the day and year first indicated above.



GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.

By:	Kathryn Watson
Title:	EVP, Human Resources

By electronically accepting the option, Optionee agrees that this option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Agreement, including the terms and conditions set forth in any Addendum to the Agreement for Optionee’s country. Optionee has reviewed the Plan and the Agreement in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to accepting the Agreement and fully understands all provisions of the Plan and Agreement.

APPENDIX

The following definitions shall be in effect under the Agreement:

A. Addendum shall mean the addendum to this Agreement setting forth special terms and conditions for Optionee’s country.

B. Administrator shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board (or a subcommittee thereof) acting in its capacity as administrator of the Plan.

C. Agreement shall mean this Global Stock Option Agreement.

D. Applicable Acceleration Period shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2(b) of the Plan and shall be determined on the basis of Optionee’s status on the Change in Control date.

E. Applicable Laws shall mean the legal requirements related to the Plan and the option under applicable provisions of the federal securities laws, state corporate and securities laws, the Code, the rules of any applicable Stock Exchange on which the Common Stock is listed for trading, and the rules of any non-U.S. jurisdiction applicable to options granted to residents therein.

F. Board shall mean the Company’s Board of Directors.

G. Cause shall have the meaning given to the term “Cause” in any effective employment agreement between the Optionee and the Company or a Related Entity, or if none the meaning set forth below. For purposes of Paragraph 5 of the Agreement, Cause mean the termination of Optionee’s Continuous Service as a result of Optionee’s (i) performance of any act, or failure to perform any act, in bad faith and to the detriment of the Company or a Related Entity; (ii) dishonesty, intentional misconduct, material violation of any applicable Company or Related Entity policy, or material breach of any agreement with the Company or a Related Entity; or (iii) commission of a crime involving dishonesty, breach of trust, or physical or emotional harm to any person. However, for purposes of Paragraph 6(d) of the Agreement, Cause shall mean the termination of Optionee’s Continuous Service as a result of Optionee’s (a) conviction of, a guilty plea with respect to, or a plea of nolo contendere to, a charge that Optionee has committed a felony under the laws of the United States or of any State or a crime involving moral turpitude, including (without limitation) fraud, theft, embezzlement or any crime that results in or is intended to result in personal enrichment to Optionee at the expense of the Company or a Related Entity; (b) material breach of any agreement entered into between Optionee and the Company or a Related Entity that impairs the Company’s or the Related Entity’s interest therein; (c) willful misconduct, significant failure to perform his or her duties or gross neglect of his or her duties; or (d) engagement in any activity that constitutes a material conflict of interest with the Company or a Related Entity.

H. Change in Control shall mean a change in ownership or control of the Company effected through the consummation of any of the following transactions:

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(i) a sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets;

(ii) the closing of any transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which any person or any group of persons comprising a “group” within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) of the 1934 Act (other than the Company or a person that, prior to such transaction or series of related transactions, directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the Company) becomes directly or indirectly (whether as a result of a single acquisition or by reason of one or more acquisitions within the twelve (12)-month period ending with the most recent acquisition) the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the 1934 Act) of securities possessing (or convertible into or exercisable for securities possessing) more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities (as measured in terms of the power to vote with respect to the election of Board members) outstanding immediately after the consummation of such transaction or series of related transactions, whether such transaction involves a direct issuance from the Company or the acquisition of outstanding securities held by one or more of the Company’s existing stockholders or an acquisition, consolidation or other reorganization to which the Company is a party; or

(iii) a change in the composition of the Board over a period of twelve (12) consecutive months or less such that a majority of the Board members ceases, by reason of one or more contested elections for Board membership, to be comprised of individuals who either (a) have been Board members continuously since the beginning of such period or (b) have been elected or nominated for election as Board members during such period by at least a majority of the Board members described in clause (a) above who were still in office at the time the Board approved such election or nomination.

In no event, however, shall a Change in Control be deemed to occur upon a merger, consolidation or other reorganization effected primarily to change the State of the Company’s incorporation or to create a holding company structure pursuant to which the Company becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of an entity whose outstanding voting securities immediately after its formation are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly and in substantially the same proportion, by the persons who beneficially owned the Company’s outstanding voting securities immediately prior to the formation of such entity.

I. Code shall mean the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

J. Common Stock shall mean shares of the Company’s common stock.

K. Company shall mean Gilead Sciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor corporation to all or substantially all of the assets or voting stock of Gilead Sciences, Inc. which shall by appropriate action adopt the Plan.

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L. Constructive Termination shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11(d) of the Plan.

M. Consultant shall mean any person, including an advisor, who is compensated by the Company or any Related Entity for services performed as a non-employee consultant; provided, however, that the term “Consultant” shall not include non-employee Directors serving in their capacity as Board members. The term “Consultant” shall include a member of the board of directors of a Related Entity.

N. Continuous Service shall mean the performance of services for the Company or a Related Entity (whether now existing or subsequently established) by a person in the capacity of an Employee, Director or Consultant. For purposes of this Agreement, Optionee shall be deemed to cease Continuous Service immediately upon the occurrence of either of the following events: (i) Optionee no longer performs services in any of the foregoing capacities for the Company or any Related Entity or (ii) the entity for which Optionee is performing such services ceases to remain a Related Entity of the Company, even though Optionee may subsequently continue to perform services for that entity. Subject to the foregoing, the Administrator shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when Optionee ceases Continuous Service for purposes of the option.

O. Director shall mean a member of the Board.

P. Employee shall mean an individual who is in the employ of the Company (or any Related Entity), subject to the control and direction of the employer entity as to both the work to be performed and the manner and method of performance.

Q. Employer shall mean the Company or the Related Entity employing or retaining Optionee.

R. Exercise Date shall mean the date on which the option shall have been exercised in accordance with Paragraph 9 of the Agreement.

S. Exercise Price shall mean the exercise price payable per Option Share as specified in attached Schedule I.

T. Expiration Date shall mean the date specified on attached Schedule I for measuring the maximum term for which the option may remain outstanding.

U. Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on any relevant date shall be the closing price per share of Common Stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) on that date, as quoted on the Stock Exchange that is at the time serving as the primary trading market for the Common Stock; provided, however, that if there is no reported closing price or closing bid for that date, then the closing price or closing bid, as applicable, for the last trading date on which such closing price or closing bid was quoted shall be determinative of such Fair Market Value. The

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applicable quoted price shall be as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable.

V. Grant Date shall mean the date on which the option is granted, as specified on attached Schedule I.

W. 1934 Act shall mean the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

X. Non-Statutory Option shall mean an option not intended to satisfy the requirements of Code Section 422.

Y. Notice of Exercise shall mean the notice of option exercise in the form authorized by the Company.

Z. Option Shares shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the option as specified in attached Schedule I.

AA. Optionee shall mean the person identified in attached Schedule I to whom the option is granted pursuant to the Agreement.

BB. Parent shall mean a “parent corporation,” whether now existing or hereafter established, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

CC. Permanent Disability shall mean the inability of Optionee to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which is expected to result in death or to be of continuous duration of twelve (12) months or more. The Administrator shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when Permanent Disability has occurred for purposes of this Agreement.

DD. Plan shall mean the Company’s 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.

EE. Related Entity shall mean (i) any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company and (ii) any corporation in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company and ending with the corporation in the chain for which Optionee provides services as an Employee, Director or Consultant, provided each corporation in such chain owns securities representing at least twenty percent (20%) of the total outstanding voting power of the outstanding securities of another corporation or entity in such chain and there is a legitimate non-tax business purpose for making this option grant to Optionee.

FF. Stock Exchange shall mean the American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Global or Global Select Market or the New York Stock Exchange.

GG. Subsidiary shall mean a “subsidiary corporation,” whether now existing or hereafter established, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

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HH. Vesting Schedule shall mean the schedule set forth in attached Schedule I, pursuant to which the option is to vest and become exercisable for the Option Shares in a series of installments over Optionee’s period of Continuous Service.

II. Withholding Taxes shall mean any and all income tax (including U.S. federal, state, and local tax and/or foreign income taxes) and the employee portion of the federal, state, local and/or foreign employment taxes (including social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related items) required or permitted to be withheld by the Company and/or the Employer in connection with any taxable event attributable to the option or Optionee’s participation in the Plan.

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SCHEDULE I

OPTION GRANT SPECIFICS

Name of Optionee:

Grant Date:

Total Number of Option Shares:

Exercise Price:

Vesting Schedule:

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Exhibit 10.9

NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR AWARD

GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

RECITALS

A.Optionee is to render valuable services to the Company as a non-employee Director and this Stock Option Agreement (this “Agreement”) is executed pursuant to, and is intended to carry out the purposes of, the Plan in connection with the Company’s grant of an option to Optionee in his or her capacity as a non-employee Director.

B.All capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to them herein and in the attached Appendix A. Capitalized terms not defined herein or in the attached Appendix A shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Company hereby grants this option to Optionee upon the following terms and conditions:

1.Grant of Option. The Company hereby grants to Optionee, as of the Grant Date indicated below, an option to purchase the Option Shares under the Plan. The number of Option Shares purchasable under the option, the applicable vesting schedule for the option, the Exercise Price per Share and the remaining terms and conditions governing the option shall be as set forth in this Agreement.

AWARD SUMMARY



Optionee:	(First Name, Last Name)
Grant Date:	(Date)
Exercise Price:	$XX.XX per share
Number of Option Shares:	(xxxx) shares of Common Stock
Expiration Date:	(Date)
Type of Option:	Non-Statutory Stock Option
Vesting Schedule:	The option shall vest and become exercisable for the Option Shares in four (4) successive equal quarterly installments upon Optionee’s completion of each quarter of Continuous Service over the one (1) year period measured from the Grant Date; provided, however, that if the next regular annual stockholders meeting following the Grant Date occurs prior to the quarterly vesting date of the last installment, such last installment shall instead vest on the day immediately preceding such stockholders meeting provided Optionee remains in Continuous Service through such day.

2. Option Term. The term of the option shall commence on the Grant Date and continue to be in effect until the close of business on the last business day prior to the Expiration Date (whether such day is a business day, holiday or weekend), unless sooner terminated in accordance with Paragraph 5 or 6 below.

3. Limited Transferability. Prior to actual receipt of the Shares upon exercise of this option, Optionee may not transfer or assign any interest in the option or the underlying Shares, except that the option may be assigned in whole or in part during Optionee’s lifetime to one or more members of Optionee’s Immediate Family, provided such assignment constitutes a gratuitous transfer by Optionee for which no consideration is directly or indirectly received. The assigned portion may only be exercised by the person who acquires a proprietary interest in the option pursuant to the assignment. The terms applicable to the assigned portion shall be the same as those in effect for the option immediately prior to such assignment and shall be set forth in such documents to be executed by Optionee and the assignee as the Company may deem appropriate.

4. Dates of Exercise. The option shall become exercisable for the Option Shares in a series of installments over Optionee’s period of Continuous Service in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set forth in Paragraph 1 above. As the option becomes exercisable for such installments, those installments shall accumulate, and the option shall remain exercisable for the accumulated installments until (i) the close of business on the last business day prior to the Expiration Date or (ii) the sooner termination of the option term under Paragraph 5 or 6 below.

5. Cessation of Service. The option term specified in Paragraph 2 above shall terminate (and the option shall cease to be outstanding) prior to the Expiration Date should any of the following provisions become applicable:

(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided in subparagraphs (b) through (d) of this Paragraph 5, should Optionee cease to remain in Continuous Service for any reason while the option is outstanding, then Optionee shall have until the close of business on the last business day prior to the expiration of the three-(3) year period measured from the date of such cessation of Continuous Service during which to exercise the option for any or all of the Option Shares for which the option is at the time of such cessation of Continuous Service vested and exercisable, but in no event shall the option be exercisable at any time after the close of business on the last business day prior to the Expiration Date.

(b) Should Optionee’s Continuous Service terminate by reason of his or her death while the option is outstanding, then the Option Shares shall fully vest and the option may be exercised for any or all of the Option Shares at the time subject to the option by the person or persons to whom the option is transferred during Optionee’s lifetime pursuant to a permitted transfer under Paragraph 3 above or, in the absence of any such transfer, by: (i) the designated beneficiary or beneficiaries under any beneficiary designation in effect for the option at the time of Optionee’s death, (ii) the personal representative of Optionee’s estate, or (iii) the person or persons to whom the option is transferred pursuant to Optionee’s will or the laws of inheritance following Optionee’s death, as the case may be. Any right to exercise the option shall lapse, and the option shall cease to be outstanding, upon the close of business on the last business day prior to the earlier of (i) the expiration of the three-(3) year period measured from the date of Optionee’s death or (ii) the

Expiration Date. Upon the expiration of such limited exercise period, the option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding for any exercisable Option Shares for which the option has not otherwise been exercised.

(c) The applicable period of post-service exercisability in effect pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Paragraph 5 shall automatically be extended by an additional period of time equal in duration to any interval within such post-service exercise period during which the exercise of the option or the immediate sale of the Option Shares acquired under the option cannot be effected in compliance with applicable federal, state and foreign securities laws, but in no event shall such an extension result in the continuation of the option beyond the close of business on the last business day prior to the Expiration Date.

(d) Should Optionee’s Continuous Service terminate for Cause, or should Optionee engage in any other conduct, while in such service or following cessation of Continuous Service, that is materially detrimental to the business or affairs of the Company (or any Related Entity), as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator, then the option shall terminate immediately and cease to be outstanding.

(e) For purposes of the foregoing provisions of this Paragraph 5, Optionee shall not be deemed to cease Continuous Service if Optionee continues to serve the Company as a Director Emeritus immediately following his or her cessation of service as a Board member without an intervening break in Continuous Service.

(f) During the limited period of post-service exercisability provided under this Paragraph 5, the option may not be exercised in the aggregate for more than the number of Option Shares for which the option is at the time vested and exercisable. Except to the extent (if any) specifically authorized by the Administrator pursuant to an express written agreement with Optionee, the option shall not vest or become exercisable for any additional Option Shares, whether pursuant to the exercise/vesting schedule set forth in Paragraph 1 above or the special vesting acceleration provisions of Paragraph 6 below, following Optionee’s cessation of Continuous Service. Upon the expiration of such limited exercise period or (if earlier) upon the close of business on the last business day prior to the Expiration Date, the option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding for any exercisable Option Shares for which the option has not otherwise been exercised.

6. Change in Control.

(a) Should Optionee remain in Continuous Service until the effective date of a Change in Control, then the option, to the extent outstanding at the time but not otherwise fully exercisable, shall automatically accelerate so that the option shall, immediately prior to the effective date of the Change in Control, become exercisable for all of the Option Shares at the time subject to the option, and may be exercised for any or all of those Option Shares as fully vested shares of Common Stock.

(b) Immediately following the consummation of a Change in Control transaction, the option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding, except to the extent assumed by the successor corporation (or parent thereof) or otherwise continued in effect pursuant to the terms of the Change in Control transaction.

(c) If the option is assumed in connection with a Change in Control or otherwise continued in effect, then the option shall be appropriately adjusted, immediately after such Change in Control, to apply to the number and class of securities into which the shares of Common Stock subject to the option would have been converted in consummation of such Change in Control had those shares actually been outstanding at the time. Appropriate adjustments shall also be made to the Exercise Price, provided the aggregate Exercise Price shall remain the same. To the extent the actual holders of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock receive cash consideration for their Common Stock in consummation of the Change in Control, the successor corporation may, in connection with the assumption or continuation of the option but subject to the Administrator’s approval, substitute one or more shares of its own common stock with a fair market value equivalent to the cash consideration paid per share of Common Stock in such Change in Control, provided such common stock is readily tradable on an established U.S. securities exchange or market.

(d) This Agreement shall not in any way affect the right of the Company to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

7. Adjustment in Option Shares. Should any change be made to the Common Stock by reason of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, exchange of shares, spin-off transaction, extraordinary dividend or distribution or other change affecting the outstanding Common Stock as a class, or should the value of the outstanding shares of Common Stock change as a result of a spin-off transaction or an extraordinary dividend or distribution, or should there occur any merger, consolidation or other reorganization, then equitable and proportional adjustments shall be made by the Administrator to (i) the total number and/or class of securities subject to the option and (ii) the Exercise Price. The adjustments shall be made in such manner as the Administrator deems appropriate in order to reflect such change and thereby prevent the dilution or enlargement of benefits hereunder, and those adjustments shall be final, binding and conclusive upon Optionee and any other person or persons having or claiming an interest in the option. In the event of any Change in Control transaction, the adjustment provisions of Paragraph 6(c) above shall be controlling.

8. Stockholder Rights. The holder of the option shall not have any stockholder rights including voting, dividend, or liquidation rights with respect to the Option Shares until such person shall have exercised the option, paid the Exercise Price and become a holder of record of the purchased Shares.

9. Manner of Exercising Option.

(a) In order to exercise the option with respect to all or any portion of the Option Shares for which the option is at the time vested and exercisable, Optionee (or any other person or persons exercising the option) must take the following actions:

(i) Execute and deliver to the Company a Notice of Exercise as to the Option Shares for which the option is exercised or comply with such other procedures as the Company may establish for notifying the Company, directly or through a brokerage firm authorized by the Company to effect option

exercises, of the exercise of the option for one or more Option Shares. The applicable Notice of Exercise may be obtained upon request through [email protected].

(ii) Pay the aggregate Exercise Price for the purchased Shares in one or more of the following forms:

(A) cash or check made payable to the Company; or

(B) through a special sale and remittance procedure pursuant to which Optionee (or any other person or persons exercising the option) shall concurrently provide irrevocable instructions (i) to a brokerage firm (reasonably satisfactory to the Company for purposes of administering such procedure in accordance with the Company’s pre-clearance/pre-notification policies) to effect the immediate sale of all or a sufficient portion of the purchased Shares so that such brokerage firm can remit to the Company, on the settlement date, sufficient funds out of the resulting sale proceeds to cover the aggregate Exercise Price payable for all the purchased Shares plus any Withholding Taxes and (ii) to the Company to deliver the certificates for the purchased Shares directly to such brokerage firm on such settlement date.

(iii) Furnish to the Company appropriate documentation that the person or persons exercising the option (if other than Optionee) have the right to exercise the option.

(iv) Make appropriate arrangements with the Company (or Related Entity employing or retaining Optionee) for the satisfaction of any Withholding Taxes.

(b) On or as promptly as practicable after the Exercise Date, the Company shall issue to or on behalf of Optionee (or any other person or persons exercising the option) a certificate for the purchased Option Shares (either in paper or electronic form), with the appropriate legends affixed thereto.

10. Compliance with Laws and Regulations.

(a) The exercise of the option and the issuance of the Option Shares upon such exercise shall be subject to compliance by the Company and Optionee with all Applicable Laws relating thereto, as determined by counsel for the Company.

(b) The sale of Shares issued under the Plan also must comply with all Applicable Laws relating thereto, including U.S. securities laws that impose restrictions on insider trading, which may affect Optionee’s ability to sell Shares acquired under the option. Any restrictions

under these laws or regulations are separate from and in addition to any restrictions that may be imposed under any applicable insider trading policy of the Company. Optionee is solely responsible for ensuring compliance with all Applicable Laws and should consult a legal advisor in this regard.

(c) The inability of the Company to obtain approval from any regulatory body having authority deemed by the Company to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Common Stock pursuant to the option shall relieve the Company of any liability with respect to the non-issuance or sale of the Common Stock as to which such approval shall not have been obtained. The Company, however, shall use its best efforts to obtain all such approvals.

11. Successors and Assigns. Except to the extent otherwise provided in Paragraphs 3 and 6 above, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns and Optionee, Optionee’s assigns, the legal representatives, heirs and legatees of Optionee’s estate and, if the Administrator permits Optionee to designate beneficiaries of the option, all designated beneficiaries.

12. Notices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Company under the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Company at its principal corporate offices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to Optionee shall be in writing and addressed to Optionee at the most current address then indicated for Optionee on the Company’s records or shall be delivered electronically to Optionee through the Company’s electronic mail system or through an on-line brokerage firm authorized by the Company to effect option exercises through the internet. All notices shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or electronic delivery as specified above or upon deposit in the U.S. or local country mail, postage prepaid and properly addressed to the party to be notified.

13. Construction. This Agreement and the option evidenced hereby are made and granted pursuant to the Plan and are in all respects limited by and subject to the terms of the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall be controlling. All decisions of the Administrator with respect to any question or issue arising under the Plan or this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on all persons having an interest in the option.

14. Governing Law and Venue.

(a) The interpretation, performance and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without resort to that State’s conflict-of-laws rules.

(b) For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises directly or indirectly from the relationship of the parties evidenced by the option and this Agreement, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State of California and agree that such litigation shall be conducted only in the courts of San Mateo County, California, or the federal courts for the Northern District of California, and no other courts where the grant of the option is made and/or to be performed.

15. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions are determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable.

16. Waiver. Optionee acknowledges that a waiver by the Company of breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement, or of any subsequent breach of this Agreement.

17. Excess Shares. If the Option Shares covered by this Agreement exceed, as of the Grant Date, the number of shares of Common Stock which may without stockholder approval be issued under the Plan, then the option shall be void with respect to those excess shares, unless stockholder approval of an amendment sufficiently increasing the number of shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plan is obtained in accordance with the provisions of the Plan. In no event shall the option be exercisable with respect to any of the excess Option Shares unless and until such stockholder approval is obtained.

18. No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding Optionee’s participation in the Plan or Optionee’s acquisition or sale of the Option Shares. Optionee is hereby advised to consult with his or her personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding his or her participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.

19. No Impairment of Rights. This Agreement shall not in any way be construed or interpreted so as to affect adversely or otherwise impair the right of the Company or its stockholders to remove Optionee from the Board at any time in accordance with the provisions of Applicable Law.

20. Plan Prospectus. The official prospectus for the Plan is attached if the option is the first option made to Optionee under the Plan. Optionee may obtain an additional printed copy of the prospectus by contacting Stock Plan Services at [email protected].

21. Electronic Delivery and Acceptance. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan by electronic means. Optionee hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

22. Optionee Acceptance. Optionee must accept the terms and conditions of this Agreement either electronically through the electronic acceptance procedure established by the Company or through a written acceptance delivered to the Company in a form satisfactory to the Company. In no event shall the option be exercised in the absence of such acceptance. An exercise of any portion of the Shares subject to this Option shall be deemed to be an acceptance by Optionee of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

23. Appendices B and C. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if Optionee resides in a country outside the United States or is otherwise subject to the laws of a country other than the United States, the option and any Option Shares acquired under

the Plan shall be subject to the additional terms and conditions set forth in Appendix B to this Agreement and to any special terms and provisions as set forth in Appendix C for Optionee’s country, if any. Moreover, if Optionee relocates to one of the countries included in Appendix C, the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to Optionee, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons. Appendices B and C constitute part of this Agreement.

24. Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on Optionee’s participation in the Plan, on the option and on any shares of Common Stock acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons, and to require Optionee to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Gilead Sciences, Inc. has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its duly-authorized officer on the day and year first indicated above.



GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
By:
Title:	EVP Human Resources



OPTIONEE

By:

APPENDIX A

DEFINITIONS

The following definitions shall be in effect under the Agreement:

A. Cause shall mean the termination of Optionee’s Continuous Service as a result of Optionee’s (i) performance of any act, or failure to perform any act, in bad faith and to the detriment of the Company; (ii) dishonesty, intentional misconduct, material breach of any fiduciary duty owed to the Company; (iii) commission of a crime involving dishonesty, breach of trust, or physical or emotional harm to any person; or (iv) reasons that are comparable to “cause” under labor laws in the jurisdiction where Optionee is providing service or the terms of Optionee’s service agreement, if any.

B. Change in Control shall mean a change in ownership or control of the Company effected through the consummation of any of the following transactions:

(i) a sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets;

(ii) the closing of any transaction or series of related transactions (including without limitation a merger or reorganization in which the Company is the surviving entity) pursuant to which any person or any group of persons comprising a “group” within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) of the Exchange Act (other than the Company or a person that, prior to such transaction or series of related transactions, directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the Company) becomes directly or indirectly (whether as a result of a single acquisition or by reason of one or more acquisitions within the twelve (12)-month period ending with the most recent acquisition) the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of securities possessing (or convertible into or exercisable for securities possessing) more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s securities (as measured in terms of the power to vote with respect to the election of Board members) outstanding immediately after the consummation of such transaction or series of related transactions, whether such transaction involves a direct issuance from the Company, or the acquisition of outstanding securities held by one or more of the Company’s existing stockholders, or an acquisition, consolidation or other reorganization to which the Company is a party;

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since the beginning of such period or (B) have been elected or nominated for election as Board members during such period by at least a majority of the Board members described in clause (A) above who were still in office at the time the Board approved such election or nomination; or

(iv) the dissolution or liquidation of the Company or a merger, consolidation, or reorganization of the Company with one or more other entities in which the Company is not the surviving entity which results in any person or entity (other than the Company or a person or entity that, prior to such transaction or series of related transactions, directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the Company) owning fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of such surviving entity.

In no event, however, shall a Change in Control be deemed to occur upon a merger, consolidation or other reorganization effected primarily to change the State of the Company’s incorporation or to create a holding company structure pursuant to which the Company becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of an entity whose outstanding voting securities immediately after its formation are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, and in substantially the same proportion, by the persons who beneficially owned the Company’s outstanding voting securities immediately prior to the formation of such entity.

C. Company shall mean Gilead Sciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor corporation to all or substantially all of the assets or voting stock of Gilead Sciences, Inc. which shall by appropriate action adopt the Plan.

D. Continuous Service shall mean the performance of services for the Company or a Related Entity (whether now existing or subsequently established) by a person in the capacity of an Employee, Director or Consultant. For purposes of this Agreement, Optionee shall be deemed to cease Continuous Service immediately upon the occurrence of either of the following events: (i) Optionee no longer performs services in any of the foregoing capacities for the Company or any Related Entity or (ii) the entity for which Optionee is performing such services ceases to remain a Related Entity of the Company, even though Optionee may subsequently continue to perform services for that entity. The Administrator shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when Optionee ceases Continuous Service for purposes of the option.

E. Director shall mean a member of the Board or a Director Emeritus.

F. Exchange Act shall mean the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

G. Exercise Date shall mean the date on which the option shall have been exercised in accordance with Paragraph 9 of the Agreement.

H. Exercise Price shall mean the exercise price per Option Share as specified in Paragraph 1 of the Agreement.

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I. Expiration Date shall mean the date specified in Paragraph 1 of the Agreement for measuring the maximum term for which the option may remain outstanding.

J. Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on any relevant date shall be the closing price per share of Common Stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) on that date, as quoted on the Stock Exchange that is at the time serving as the primary trading market for the Common Stock; provided, however, that if there is no reported closing price or closing bid for that date, then the closing price or closing bid, as applicable, for the last trading date on which such closing price or closing bid was quoted shall be determinative of such Fair Market Value. The applicable quoted price shall be as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable.

K. Grant Date shall mean the date of grant of the option as specified in Paragraph 1 of the Agreement.

L. Notice of Exercise shall mean the notice of option exercise in the form prescribed by the Company.

M. Option Shares shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the option as specified in Paragraph 1 of the Agreement.

N. Optionee shall mean the person to whom the option is granted pursuant to the Agreement.

O. Plan shall mean the Company’s 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.

P. Stock Exchange shall mean the American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Global or Global Select Market or the New York Stock Exchange.

Q. Withholding Taxes shall mean any U.S. federal, state, local and/or foreign income taxes and Optionee’s portion of the U.S. federal, state, local and/or foreign employment taxes (including social insurance, payroll tax, fringe benefits tax, payment on account or other tax-related items), in each case, required or permitted to be withheld by the Company and/or any Related Entity in connection with any taxable event relating to the option or Optionee’s participation in the Plan, as determined by the Administrator.

APPENDIX B

TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR NON-U.S. OPTIONEES

The provisions in this Appendix B apply to Optionees that reside in a country outside the United States or who are otherwise subject to the laws of a country other than the United States and supplement, amend or replace the provisions in the Agreement, as applicable:

1. Transferability. The following replaces Paragraph 3 of the Agreement in its entirety:

The option shall be neither transferable nor assignable by Optionee other than by will or the laws of inheritance following Optionee’s death and may be exercised, during Optionee’s lifetime, only by Optionee.

2. Acknowledgment of Nature of Plan and Option. In accepting the option, Optionee acknowledges, understands and agrees that:

(a) the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature, and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan;

(b) the option is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of options, or benefits in lieu of options, even if options have been granted in the past;

(d) Optionee’s participation in the Plan is voluntary;

(e) the option and the Option Shares are for future services only and should not be considered as compensation for past services for the Company (or any Related Entity);

(f) the option and Optionee’s participation in the Plan will not be interpreted to form an employment relationship with the Company (or any Related Entity);

(g) the future value of the Option Shares is unknown, indeterminable and cannot be predicted with any certainty;

(h) if the Option Shares do not increase in value, the option will have no value;

(i) if Optionee exercises his or her option and obtains Option Shares, the value of those Option Shares may increase or decrease in value, even below the Exercise Price;

(j) no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the option resulting from termination of Optionee’s Continuous Service by the Company (for any reason whatsoever, whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of labor laws in the jurisdiction where Optionee is providing service or the terms of Optionee’s service agreement, if any), and in consideration of the grant of the option, Optionee irrevocably agrees not to institute any claim against the Company (or any Related Entity), waives his or her ability, if any, to bring any such claim, and releases the Company (or any Related Entity) from any such claim; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is allowed by a court of competent jurisdiction, then, by participating in the Plan, Optionee shall be deemed irrevocably to have agreed not to pursue such claim and agrees to execute any and all documents necessary to request dismissal or withdrawal of such claim;

(k) unless otherwise provided in the Plan or by the Company in its discretion, the option and the benefits evidenced by this Agreement do not create any entitlement to have the option or any such benefits transferred to, or assumed by, another company nor to be exchanged, cashed out or substituted for, in connection with any corporate transaction affecting the shares of the Company; and

(l) neither the Company nor any Related Entity shall be liable for any exchange rate fluctuation between Optionee’s local currency and the United States Dollar that may affect the value of the option or of any amounts due to Optionee pursuant to the exercise of the option or the subsequent sale of any Option Shares acquired upon exercise.

3. Data Privacy.

(a) Data Privacy Consent. By accepting this Agreement either electronically through the electronic acceptance procedure established by the Company or through a written acceptance, Optionee is declaring that he or she agrees with the data processing practices described herein and consents to the collection, processing and use of Personal Data (as defined below) by the Company and the transfer of Personal Data to the recipients mentioned herein, including recipients located in countries which do not adduce an adequate level of protection from a European (or other) data protection law perspective, for the purposes described herein.

(b) Declaration of Consent. Optionee understands that he or she needs to review the following information about the processing of his or her personal data by or on behalf of the Company and/or any Related Entity as described in the Agreement and any other Plan materials (the “Personal Data”) and declare his or her consent. As regards the processing of Optionee’s Personal Data in connection with the Plan and this Agreement, Optionee understands that the Company is the controller of his or her Personal Data.

(c) Data Processing and Legal Basis. The Company collects, uses and otherwise processes Personal Data about Optionee for the purposes of allocating shares of Common Stock and implementing, administering and managing the Plan. Optionee understands that this Personal Data may include, without limitation, his or her name, home address and telephone number, email address, date of birth, social insurance number, passport number or other identification number (e.g., resident registration number), remuneration, nationality, job title, any shares of stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all options or any other entitlement to shares of stock or equivalent benefits awarded, cancelled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in Optionee’s favor. The legal basis for the processing of Optionee’s Personal Data, where required, will be his or her consent.

(e) International Data Transfers. Optionee understands that the Company and, as of the date hereof, any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, such as E*TRADE Financial Services, Inc., are based in the United States. Optionee understands and acknowledges that his or her country may have enacted data privacy laws that are different from the laws of the United States. For example, the European Commission has issued only a limited adequacy finding with respect to the United States that applies solely if and to the extent that companies self-certify and remain self-certified under the EU/U.S. Privacy Shield program. The Company currently participates in the EU/U.S. Privacy Shield Program, though third parties implementing, administering, and managing the Plan may not. The Company’s legal basis for the transfer of Optionee’s Personal Data is his or her consent.

(f) Data Retention. Optionee understands that the Company will use his or her Personal Data only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage his or her participation in the Plan, or to comply with legal or regulatory obligations, including under tax and securities laws. In the latter case, Optionee understands and acknowledges that the Company’s legal basis for the processing of his or her Personal Data would be compliance with the relevant laws or regulations. When the Company no longer needs Optionee’s Personal Data for any of the above purposes, Optionee understands the Company will remove it from its systems.

(g) Voluntariness and Consequences of Denial/Withdrawal of Consent. Optionee understands that his or her participation in the Plan and his or her consent is purely voluntary. Optionee may deny or later withdraw his or her consent at any time, with future effect and for any or no reason. If Optionee denies or later withdraws his or her consent, the Company can no longer offer Optionee participation in the Plan or offer other equity awards to Optionee or administer or maintain such awards and Optionee would no longer be able to participate in the Plan. Optionee further understands that denial or withdrawal of his or her consent would not affect his or her status or remuneration as a non-employee Director and that Optionee would merely forfeit the opportunities associated with the Plan.

(h) Data Subject Rights. Optionee understands that data subject rights regarding the processing of Personal Data vary depending on the applicable law and that, depending on where Optionee is based and subject to the conditions set out in the applicable law, Optionee may have, without limitation, the rights to (i) inquire whether and what kind of Personal Data the Company holds about him or her and how it is processed, and to access or request copies of such Personal Data, (ii) request the correction or supplementation of Personal Data about him or her that is inaccurate, incomplete or out-of-date in light of the purposes underlying the processing, (iii) obtain the erasure of Personal Data no longer necessary for the purposes underlying the processing, processed based on withdrawn consent, processed for legitimate interests that, in the context of his or her objection, do not prove to be compelling, or processed in non-compliance with applicable legal requirements, (iv) request the Company to restrict the processing of his or her Personal Data in certain situations where Optionee feels its processing is inappropriate, (v) object, in certain circumstances, to the processing of Personal Data for legitimate interests, and to (vi) request portability of Optionee’s Personal Data that he or she has actively or passively provided to the Company (which does not include data derived or inferred from the collected data), where the processing of such Personal Data is based on consent or his or her service and is carried out by automated means. In case of concerns, Optionee understands that he or she may also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent local data protection authority. Further, to receive clarification of, or to exercise any of, Optionee’s rights, Optionee understands that he or she should contact [email protected].

4. Withholding Taxes.

(a) Optionee acknowledges that, regardless of any action the Company and/or any Related Entity take with respect to any or all Withholding Taxes, the ultimate liability for all Withholding Taxes legally due by Optionee is and remains Optionee’s responsibility and may exceed the amount, if any, actually withheld by the Company or any Related Entity. Optionee further acknowledges that the Company and/or any Related Entity (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Withholding Taxes in connection with any aspect of the option, including the grant, vesting or exercise of the options, the subsequent sale of any Option Shares and the receipt of any dividends; and (ii) do not commit to, and are under no obligation to, structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the option to reduce or eliminate Optionee’s liability for Withholding Taxes or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if Optionee has become subject to Withholding Taxes in more than one jurisdiction, Optionee acknowledges that the Company and/or any Related Entity may be required to withhold or account for Withholding Taxes in more than one jurisdiction.

(b) Prior to any relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, Optionee shall pay or make arrangements satisfactory to the Company to satisfy all Withholding Taxes, including (without limitation) Optionee’s delivery of a check payable to the order of the Company in the amount of such Withholding Taxes or a wire transfer from Optionee of sufficient funds to the Company to cover the amount of such Withholding Taxes. In this regard, Optionee authorizes the Company, or its agents, at their discretion, to satisfy the obligations with regard to all Withholding Taxes by one or a combination of the following:

(i) withholding from any cash compensation or other remuneration paid to Optionee by the Company; or

(ii) withholding from the proceeds of the sale by Optionee of all or a portion of the Option Shares effected in a manner similar to the sale and remittance procedure described in Paragraph 9(a)(ii)(B) of this Agreement.

The Company may refuse to issue or deliver the purchased Option Shares or the proceeds of the sale of shares, if Optionee fails to comply with Optionee’s obligations in connection with the Withholding Taxes.

5. Insider Trading Restrictions/Market Abuse Laws. Optionee may be subject to insider trading restrictions and/or market abuse laws based on the exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are listed and in applicable jurisdictions including the United States and Optionee’s country or his or her broker’s country, if different, which may affect Optionee’s ability to accept, acquire, sell or otherwise dispose of shares of Common Stock, rights to shares of Common Stock (e.g., options) or rights linked to the value of shares of Common Stock during such times as Optionee is considered to have “inside information” regarding the Company (as defined by the laws in applicable jurisdictions). Local insider trading laws and regulations may prohibit the cancellation or amendment of orders Optionee placed before he or she possessed inside information. Furthermore, Optionee could be prohibited from (i) disclosing the inside information to any third party and (ii) “tipping” third parties or causing them otherwise to buy or sell securities. Any restrictions under these laws or regulations are separate from and in addition to any restrictions that may be imposed under any applicable insider trading policy of the Company. Optionee is solely responsible for ensuring compliance with any applicable restrictions and should consult a legal advisor in this regard.

6. Foreign Account / Assets Reporting. Depending upon the country to which laws Optionee is subject, Optionee may have certain foreign asset and/or account reporting requirements that may affect Optionee’s ability to acquire or hold shares of Common Stock under the Plan or cash received from participating in the Plan (including from any dividends or sale proceeds arising from the sale of shares of Common Stock) in a brokerage or bank account outside Optionee’s country. Optionee’s country may require that he or she report such accounts, assets or transactions to the applicable authorities in Optionee’s country. Optionee is responsible for knowledge of and compliance with any such regulations and should speak with his or her own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding same.

7. Language. If Optionee has received this Agreement or any other document related to the Plan translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.

APPENDIX C

COUNTRY-SPECIFIC PROVISIONS

Terms and Conditions

This Appendix C includes special terms and conditions that govern the options granted to Optionee if Optionee resides in one of the countries listed herein. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement (of which this Appendix C is a part) and the Plan.

Notifications

This Appendix C may also include information regarding exchange controls and certain other issues of which Optionee should be aware with respect to Optionee’s participation in the Plan. The information is based on the securities, exchange control and other laws in effect in the respective countries as of May 2019. Such laws are often complex and change frequently. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that Optionee not rely on the information noted herein as the only source of information relating to the consequences of Optionee’s participation in the Plan because the information may be out of date at the time Optionee exercises the options or sells shares of Common Stock he or she acquires under the Plan.

In addition, the information is general in nature and may not apply to Optionee’s particular situation, and the Company is not in a position to assure Optionee of any particular result. Accordingly, Optionee is strongly advised to seek appropriate professional advice as to how the relevant laws in Optionee’s country apply to his or her specific situation.

If Optionee is a citizen or resident of another country, relocated to another country after the Grant Date, or is considered a resident of another country for local law purposes, the information contained in this Appendix C may not be applicable to him or her.

MALTA

Terms and Conditions

Securities Law Warning. Optionee acknowledges, understands and agrees that the option, the Agreement, the Plan and all other materials Optionee may receive regarding his or her participation in the Plan do not constitute advertising or an offering of securities in Malta and are deemed accepted by Optionee only upon receipt of Optionee’s electronic or written acceptance in the United States. The issuance of the shares of Common Stock under the Plan has not and will not be registered in Malta and, therefore, the shares described in any Plan documents may not be offered or placed in public circulation in Malta.

Optionee further acknowledges, understands and agrees that in no event will shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of the option be delivered to Optionee in Malta; all shares acquired upon exercise of the Option will be maintained on Optionee’s behalf in the United States.

SINGAPORE

Notifications

Securities Law Notice. The grant of the option is being made pursuant to the “Qualifying Person” exemption under section 273(1)(f) of the Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289, 2006 Ed.) (“SFA”) under which it is exempt from the prospectus and registration requirements under the SFA and the grant is not made to Optionee with a view to the shares being subsequently offered for sale to any other party. The Plan has not been lodged or registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Optionee should note that the option is subject to section 257 of the SFA and Optionee should not make (i) any subsequent sale of the shares in Singapore, or (ii) any offer of such subsequent sale of the shares in Singapore, unless such sale or offer is made: (a) more than six months after the Grant Date or (b) pursuant to the exemptions under Part XIII Division (1) Subdivision (4) (other than section 280) of the SFA, or pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any applicable provisions of the SFA.

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Exhibit 10.12

TSR PERFORMANCE GOAL

GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.

PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARD AGREEMENT

RECITALS

A. Gilead Sciences, Inc. (the “Company”) has implemented the Gilead Sciences, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”) for the purpose of providing incentives to attract, retain and motivate eligible Employees, Directors and Consultants to continue their service relationship with the Company.

B. This Agreement is executed pursuant to, and is intended to carry out the purposes of, the Plan in connection with the Company’s issuance of shares of Common Stock to Participant thereunder.

C. All capitalized terms in this Performance Share Award Agreement (this “Agreement”) shall have the meaning assigned to them herein or in the attached Appendix A. Capitalized terms not defined herein or in the attached Appendix A shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan.

NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed as follows:

1.Grant of Performance Shares. The Company hereby awards to Participant, as of the Award Date indicated below, an award (the “Award”) of Performance Shares under the Plan. This Agreement provides the Participant with the right to receive one or more shares of Common Stock on the designated issuance date for those shares, based upon the extent to which each Performance Share vests pursuant to the terms hereof. The Target Shares subject to this Award, the applicable performance-vesting and Continuous Service vesting requirements for this Award, the date or dates on which the shares of Common Stock that vest hereunder shall become issuable and the remaining terms and conditions governing this Award, including the applicable vesting acceleration provisions, shall be as set forth in this Agreement.

AWARD SUMMARY



Participant	[____]
Award Date:	[____]



Target Number of Performance Shares:	The actual number of shares of Common Stock that may become issuable pursuant to the Performance Shares subject to this Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the performance-vesting and Continuous Service vesting provisions of attached Schedule I. For purposes of the applicable calculations under Schedule I, the target number of Performance Shares to be utilized is [____] shares (the “Target Shares”).
Vesting Schedule:	Vesting Requirements. The Performance Shares shall be subject to the performance-vesting and Continuous Service vesting requirements set forth in attached Schedule I and shall vest on the Certification Date (as defined in Appendix A). Change in Control Vesting. The shares of Common Stock underlying the Performance Shares may also vest on an accelerated basis in accordance with the applicable provisions of Paragraph 4 of this Agreement should a Change in Control occur after the start but prior to the completion of the Performance Period applicable to the Performance Shares.
Issuance Date:	The shares of Common Stock which actually vest and become issuable pursuant to the Performance Shares shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement applicable to the particular circumstances under which such vesting occurs.

2.Limited Transferability. Prior to the actual issuance of the shares of Common Stock which vest hereunder, Participant may not transfer any interest in the Performance Shares subject to this Award or the underlying shares of Common Stock or pledge or otherwise hedge the sale of those Performance Shares or underlying shares, including (without limitation) any short sale or any acquisition or disposition of any put or call option or other instrument tied to the value of the underlying shares of Common Stock. However, any shares of Common Stock which vest hereunder but otherwise remain unissued at the time of Participant’s death may be transferred pursuant to the provisions of Participant’s will or the laws of inheritance.

3.Stockholder Rights and Dividend Equivalents

(a) The holder of this Award shall not have any stockholder rights, including voting, dividend or liquidation rights, with respect to the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award until Participant becomes the record holder of those shares upon their actual issuance following the Company’s collection of the applicable Withholding Taxes.

same form the actual dividend or distribution was paid to the holders of the Common Stock or in such other form as the Administrator deems appropriate. Each such distribution of phantom dividend equivalents shall be subject to the Company’s collection of any Withholding Taxes applicable to that distribution. The Administrator shall have the sole discretion to determine the dollar value of any dividend or distribution paid other than in the form of cash, and its determination shall be controlling. No phantom dividend equivalent amount shall be paid or distributed on shares of Common Stock under this Award that are forfeited or that otherwise are not vested and issued or issuable under this Award.

4.Change in Control. The following provisions shall apply only to the extent a Change in Control is consummated prior to the Certification Date and shall have no force or effect if the effective date of the Change in Control occurs after the Certification Date:

(a) Should (i) the Change in Control occur within the first twelve (12) months of the Performance Period and (ii) Participant remains in Continuous Service through the effective date of that Change in Control, then Participant shall immediately vest in that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Target Shares subject to this Award, without any measurement of Performance Goal attainment to date and without regard to the Continuous Service vesting provisions.

(b) Should (i) the Change in Control occur at any time on or after the completion of the first twelve (12) months of the Performance Period but prior to the Certification Date and (ii) Participant remains in Continuous Service through the effective date of that Change in Control, then Participant shall immediately vest in that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the greater of (i) the Target Shares subject to this Award or (ii) the actual number of Performance-Qualified Shares determined by multiplying (A) the Target Shares subject to this Award by (B) the applicable percentage (determined in accordance with the payout slope set forth in attached Schedule I) for the level at which the TSR Performance Goal is attained over an abbreviated Performance Period ending with the close of the Company’s fiscal quarter coincident with or immediately preceding the effective date of the Change in Control, in either case, without regard to the Continuous Service vesting requirements.

(c) The foregoing provisions of this Paragraph 4 shall also apply should Participant’s Continuous Service terminate, by reason of an involuntary termination (other than as a result of Retirement, death, or Permanent Disability) other than for Cause or his or her resignation due to Constructive Termination, at any time during the period beginning with the execution date of the definitive agreement for the Change in Control transaction and ending with the earlier of (i) the termination of the definitive agreement without the consummation of such Change in Control or (ii) the expiration of the Applicable Acceleration Period following the consummation of such Change in Control.

(d) Should Participant cease Continuous Service during the Performance Period by reason of death or Permanent Disability and a Change in Control subsequently occurs prior to the Certification Date, then Participant shall, at the time of such Change in Control, vest in

a pro-rated number of shares of Common Stock calculated by multiplying (i) the number of Target Shares or Performance-Qualified Shares determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this Paragraph 4 by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months of Continuous Service actually completed by Participant in the Performance Period (rounded to the closest whole month), and the denominator of which is the number of months (rounded to the closest whole number) comprising the portion of such Performance Period ending with the earlier of (i) the effective date of the Change in Control or (ii) the last day of the abbreviated Performance Period (if any) taken into account under clause (ii) of Paragraph 4(b), which shall be settled and paid as provided in subparagraph (f) of this Paragraph 4 in lieu of any issuance of shares pursuant to Schedule I.

(e) Should Participant cease Continuous Service by reason of his or her Retirement at least twelve (12) months following the Award Date but prior to the Certification Date and a Change in Control subsequently occurs prior to the Certification Date, then Participant shall, at the time of such Change in Control, immediately vest in that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Target Shares subject to this Award, without any measurement of Performance Goal attainment to date and without regard to the Continuous Service vesting provisions..

(f) The number of shares of Common Stock in which Participant vests determined in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Paragraph 4 shall be converted into the right to receive for each such share the same consideration per share of Common Stock payable to the other stockholders of the Company in consummation of the Change in Control, and such consideration shall be distributed to Participant on the earlier of (i) the tenth (10th) business day following the effective date of the Change in Control, provided such Change in Control also constitutes a Qualifying Change in Control, or (ii) the date those shares would have been issued to Participant in accordance with Paragraph 6 in the absence of such Change in Control. Each issuance or distribution made under this Paragraph 4(f) shall be subject to the Company’s collection of the applicable Withholding Taxes.

(g) Except for the actual number of shares of Common Stock in which Participant vests in accordance with this Paragraph 4, Participant shall cease to have any further right or entitlement to any additional shares of Common Stock under this Agreement following the effective date of the Change in Control.

(h) This Agreement shall not in any way affect the right of the Company to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

consolidation or other reorganization, then equitable adjustments shall be made by the Administrator to the total number and/or class of securities issuable pursuant to this Award in order to reflect such change. The determination of the Administrator shall be final, binding and conclusive. In the event of any Change in Control transaction, the provisions of Paragraph 4 shall also be applicable.

6.Issuance or Distribution of Vested Shares or Other Amounts.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph 4 or Paragraph 7, the shares of Common Stock in which Participant vests pursuant to the performance-vesting and Continuous Service vesting provisions of attached Schedule I shall be issued in accordance with the following provisions:

- The issuance of the shares of Common Stock shall be effected during the period beginning on the first (1st) business day of February of the calendar year immediately succeeding the end of the Performance Period and ending no later than March 15 of that calendar year.

(b) The Company shall, on the applicable issuance date, issue to or on behalf of Participant a certificate in electronic form for the shares of Common Stock in which Participant vests pursuant to the performance-vesting and Continuous Service vesting provisions of attached Schedule I and shall concurrently settle with Participant any phantom dividend equivalent amount with respect to those shares as provided in Paragraph 3.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph 4, no shares of Common Stock shall be issued prior to the Certification Date. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued pursuant to this Award, and any fractional share resulting from any calculation made in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall be rounded down to the next whole share.

(d) Participant acknowledges that, regardless of any action the Employer may take with respect to any or all Withholding Taxes related to Participant’s participation in the Plan and legally applicable to Participant, the ultimate liability for all Withholding Taxes is and remains Participant’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Employer. Participant further acknowledges that the Employer (i) makes no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Withholding Taxes in connection with any aspect of the Award, including the grant, vesting or settlement of the Award, the issuance of shares of Common Stock or other property in settlement of the Award, the subsequent sale of the shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to such issuance and the receipt of any dividends and/or phantom dividend equivalent amount provided pursuant to Paragraph 3 and (ii) does not commit to, and is under no obligation to, structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Award to reduce or eliminate Participant’s liability for Withholding Taxes or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if Participant is or becomes subject to Withholding Taxes in more than one jurisdiction, Participant acknowledges that the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may withhold or account for Withholding Taxes in more than one jurisdiction.

of the issuance date) equal to the amount of such Withholding Taxes (the “Share Withholding Method”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Share Withholding Method shall not be utilized if (i) such method is not permissible or advisable under local law or (ii) the Company otherwise decides no longer to utilize such method and provides Participant with notice to such effect.

(f) If the Share Withholding Method is to be utilized for the collection of Withholding Taxes, then the Company shall withhold the number of otherwise issuable shares of Common Stock necessary to satisfy the applicable Withholding Taxes based on the applicable minimum statutory rate or other applicable withholding rate, including maximum applicable rates, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion. If the maximum rate is used, any over-withheld amount will be refunded to Participant in cash by the Employer (with no entitlement to the Common Stock equivalent) or if not refunded, Participant may seek a refund from the appropriate tax authorities. If the obligation for Withholding Taxes is satisfied by using the Share Withholding Method, then Participant will, for tax purposes, be deemed to have been issued the full number of shares of Common Stock subject to the vested Award, notwithstanding that a number of shares of Common Stock are withheld solely for the purpose of paying the applicable Withholding Taxes.

(g) The Company shall have sole discretion to determine whether or not the Share Withholding Method shall be utilized for the collection of the applicable Withholding Taxes. Participant shall be notified (in writing or through the Company’s electronic mail system) in the event the Company no longer intends to utilize the Share Withholding Method. Should any shares of Common Stock become issuable under the Award (including any shares of Common Stock issued in settlement of any phantom dividend equivalent amount as provided in Paragraph 3) at a time when the Share Withholding Method is not being utilized by the Company, then the Withholding Taxes shall be collected from Participant through a sale-to-cover transaction authorized by Participant, pursuant to which an immediate open-market sale of a portion of the shares of Common Stock issued to Participant will be effected, for and on behalf of Participant, by the Company’s designated broker to cover the Withholding Tax liability estimated by the Company to be applicable to such issuance. Participant shall, promptly upon request from the Company, execute (whether manually or through electronic acceptance) an appropriate sales authorization (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company) that authorizes and directs the broker to effect such open-market, sale-to-cover transactions and remit the sale proceeds, net of brokerage fees and other applicable charges, to the Company in satisfaction of the applicable Withholding Taxes. However, no sale-to-cover transaction shall be effected unless (i) such a sale is at the time permissible under the Company’s insider trading policies governing the sale of Common Stock and (ii) the transaction is not otherwise deemed to constitute a prohibited loan under Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

of such Withholding Taxes or by withholding such amount from other wages payable to Participant. In no event shall any shares of Common Stock be issued in the absence of an arrangement reasonably satisfactory to the Company for the satisfaction of the applicable Withholding Taxes, and any such arrangement must be in compliance with any applicable requirements of Code Section 409A.

(i) The Company shall collect the Withholding Taxes with respect to any phantom dividend equivalent amount as provided in Paragraph 3 that is distributed in a form other than shares of Common Stock by withholding a portion of that distribution equal to the amount of the applicable Withholding Taxes, with the cash portion of the distribution to be the first portion so withheld, or through such other tax withholding arrangement as the Company deems appropriate, in its sole discretion.

(j) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Paragraphs 6(d) through 6(i), the employee portion of the federal, state and local employment taxes required to be withheld by the Company in connection with the vesting (as determined under applicable tax laws) of the shares of Common Stock or any other amounts hereunder (the “Employment Taxes”) shall in all events be collected from Participant no later than the last business day of the calendar year in which those shares or other amounts vest (as determined under applicable tax laws) hereunder. Accordingly, to the extent the applicable issuance date for one or more vested shares of Common Stock or the distribution date for such other amounts is to occur in a year subsequent to the calendar year in which those shares or other amounts vest, Participant shall, if so requested by the Company, on or before the last business day of the calendar year in which such shares or other amounts vest, deliver to the Company a check payable to its order (or a wire transfer of funds to the Company ) in the dollar amount equal to the Employment Taxes required to be withheld with respect to those shares or other amounts. Alternatively, the Company may, in its sole discretion, elect to withhold the dollar amount equal to the Employment Taxes required to be withheld with respect to those shares or other amounts from other wages payable to Participant, or through such other tax withholding arrangement as the Company deems appropriate, in its sole discretion. The provisions of this Paragraph 6(j) shall be applicable only to the extent necessary to comply with the applicable tax withholding requirements of Code Section 3121(v).

Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph 4 or this Paragraph 6, the settlement of all Performance Shares or Performance-Qualified Shares which vest under the Award shall be made solely in shares of Common Stock.

7.Special Deferral Election. Provided Participant is a U.S. tax resident and Participant timely submits a properly completed deferral election in a form provided by the Company, any shares of Common Stock that become issuable pursuant to this Agreement shall be distributed in accordance with the terms of such deferral election, subject to Participant’s satisfaction of any applicable Withholding Taxes under Paragraph 6.

during the period of that leave, except to the extent otherwise required under employment laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is employed or pursuant to the following policy:

- Participant shall be deemed to remain in Continuous Service status during (i) the first three (3) months of an approved personal leave of absence or (ii) the first seven (7) months of any bona fide leave of absence (other than an approved personal leave) and shall be deemed to cease Continuous Service upon the expiration of the applicable three (3)-month or seven (7)-month period.

- In no event, however, shall Participant be deemed, for vesting purposes hereunder, to remain in Continuous Service beyond the earlier of (i) the expiration date of that leave of absence, unless Participant returns to active Continuous Service or Employee status on or before that date, or (ii) the date Participant’s Continuous Service or Employee status actually terminates by reason of his or her voluntary or involuntary termination or by reason of his or her death or Permanent Disability.

9.Compliance with Laws and Regulations. The issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Award shall be subject to compliance by the Company and Participant with all Applicable Laws relating thereto.

10. Nature of Grant. In accepting the grant, Participant acknowledges, understands and agrees that:

(a)the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan;

(b)the grant of the Award is exceptional, voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of Awards, or benefits in lieu of Awards, even if Awards have been granted in the past;

(c)all decisions with respect to future Awards or other grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;

(d)Participant is voluntarily participating in the Plan;

(e)the Award and the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award, and the income and value of same, are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;

(f)the Award and the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award, and the income and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation for any purpose, including, without limitation, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end-of-service payments, holiday pay, bonuses, long-service awards, leave-related payments, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments;

(g)the future value of the underlying shares of Common Stock is unknown, indeterminable and cannot be predicted with certainty;

(h)no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the Award resulting from the termination of Participant’s Continuous Service (for any reason whatsoever, whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of employment laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is employed or the terms of Participant’s employment agreement, if any), and in consideration of the grant of the Award to which Participant is otherwise not entitled, Participant irrevocably agrees never to institute any claim against the Company, any Related Entity or the Employer, waives Participant’s ability, if any, to bring any such claim, and releases the Company, any Related Entity and the Employer from any such claim; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is allowed by a court of competent jurisdiction, then, by participating in the Plan, Participant shall be deemed irrevocably to have agreed not to pursue such claim and agreed to execute any and all documents necessary to request dismissal or withdrawal of such claim;

(i)unless otherwise agreed with the Company in writing, the Award and the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award, and the income and value of same, are not granted as consideration for, or in connection with, any service Participant may provide as a director of the Company or a Related Entity; and

(j)unless otherwise provided in the Plan or by the Company in its discretion, the Award and the benefits evidenced by this Agreement do not create any entitlement to have the Award or any such benefits transferred to, or assumed by, another company nor to be exchanged, cashed out or substituted for, in connection with any corporate transaction affecting the shares of the Company.

11.No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding Participant’s participation in the Plan, or Participant’s acquisition or sale of the underlying shares of Common Stock. Participant should consult with Participant’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding Participant’s participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan or the Award.

12.Notices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Company under the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Company at its principal corporate offices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to Participant shall be in writing and addressed to Participant at the most current address then indicated for Participant on the Company’s employee records or shall be delivered electronically to Participant through the Company’s electronic mail system or through an on-line brokerage firm authorized by the Company to effect sales of the Common Stock issued hereunder. All notices shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or delivery through the Company’s electronic mail system or upon deposit in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid and properly addressed to the party to be notified.

13.Successors and Assigns. Except to the extent otherwise provided in this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the

Company and its successors and assigns and Participant, the legal representatives, heirs and legatees of Participant’s estate.

14.Code Section 409A

(a) It is the intention of the parties that the provisions of this Agreement shall, to the maximum extent permissible, comply with the requirements of the short-term deferral exception to Section 409A of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) with respect to one or more shares of Common Stock underlying this Award. Accordingly, to the extent there is any ambiguity as to whether one or more provisions of this Agreement would otherwise contravene the requirements or limitations of Code Section 409A applicable to such short-term deferral exception, then those provisions, as they apply to such shares of Common Stock, shall be interpreted and applied in a manner that does not result in a violation of the requirements or limitations of Code Section 409A and the Treasury Regulations thereunder that apply to such exception.

(b) However, to the extent this Agreement should be deemed to create a deferred compensation arrangement subject to the requirements of Code Section 409A with respect to one or more shares of Common Stock underlying this Award, whether by reason of a deferral election that satisfies the requirements of Paragraph 7 above or the pro-rata Continuous Service vesting provisions of this Agreement, then the following provisions shall apply with respect to those shares, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein:

- None of those shares of Common Stock or other amounts which become issuable or distributable with respect to those shares by reason of Participant’s cessation of Continuous Service shall actually be issued or distributed to Participant until the date of Participant’s Separation from Service or as soon thereafter as administratively practicable, but in no event later than the later of (i) the close of the calendar year in which such Separation from Service occurs or (ii) the fifteenth (15th) day of the third (3rd) calendar month following the date of such Separation from Service.

- None of those shares of Common Stock or other amounts which become issuable or distributable with respect to those shares by reason of Participant’s cessation of Continuous Service shall actually be issued or distributed to Participant prior to the earlier of (i) the first (1st) day of the seventh (7th) month following the date of Participant’s Separation from Service or (ii) the date of Participant’s death, if Participant is deemed at the time of such Separation from Service to be a specified employee under Section 1.409A-1(i) of the Treasury Regulations issued under Code Section 409A, as determined by the Administrator in accordance with consistent and uniform standards applied to all other Code Section 409A arrangements of the Company, and such delayed commencement is otherwise required in order to avoid a prohibited distribution under Code Section 409A(a)(2). The deferred shares of Common Stock or other distributable amount shall be issued

or distributed in a lump sum on the first (1st) day of the seventh (7th) month following the date of Participant’s Separation from Service or, if earlier, the first (1st) day of the month immediately following the date the Company receives proof of Participant’s death.

- No amounts that vest and become payable under Paragraph 4 of this Agreement with respect to those shares of Common Stock by reason of a Change in Control shall be distributed to Participant at the time of such Change in Control, unless that transaction also constitutes a Qualifying Change in Control. In the absence of such a Qualifying Change in Control, the distribution shall not be made until the date on which the shares of Common Stock to which those amounts pertain would have become issuable in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 6(a) of this Agreement.

- If a deferral election under Paragraph 7 of this Agreement is in effect with respect to any shares of Common Stock underlying this Award, no amounts that vest and become payable under Paragraph 4 with respect to those shares by reason of a Change in Control shall be distributed to Participant at the time of that Change in Control unless the transaction also constitutes a Qualifying Change in Control. In the absence of such a Qualifying Change in Control, the distribution shall not be made until the date on which the shares of Common Stock to which those amounts pertain would have become issuable in accordance with Participant’s deferral election under Paragraph 7 of this Agreement.

15.Construction. This Agreement and the Award evidenced hereby are made and granted pursuant to the Plan and are in all respects limited by and subject to the terms of the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall be controlling. All decisions of the Administrator with respect to any question or issue arising under the Plan or this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on all persons having an interest in the Award.

16.Governing Law/Venue. The interpretation, performance and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without resort to that State’s conflict-of-laws rules. For purposes of any action, lawsuit or other proceedings brought to enforce this Agreement or otherwise relating to or arising from this Agreement, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of San Mateo County, California, or the federal courts for the United States for the Northern District of California, and no other courts, where this grant is made and/or to be performed.

17.Employment at Will. Nothing in this Agreement or in the Plan shall confer upon Participant any right to remain in Continuous Service for any period of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Employer or of Participant, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate Participant’s Continuous Service at any time for any reason, with or without Cause.

18.Plan Prospectus. The official prospectus for the Plan is available on the Company’s intranet at: Stock Awards section on GNET. Participant may also obtain a printed copy of the prospectus by contacting Stock Plan Services at [email protected].

19.Electronic Delivery and Acceptance. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan by electronic means. Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

20.Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions are determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable.

21.Waiver. Participant acknowledges that a waiver by the Company of breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement, or of any subsequent breach of this Agreement.

22.Insider Trading Restrictions/Market Abuse Laws. Participant may be subject to insider trading restrictions and/or market abuse laws based on the exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are listed and in applicable jurisdictions including the United States and Participant’s country or his or her broker’s country, if different, which may affect Participant’s ability to accept, acquire, sell or otherwise dispose of shares, rights to shares (e.g., Performance Shares) or rights linked to the value of shares of Common Stock (e.g., dividend equivalents) during such times as Participant is considered to have “inside information” regarding the Company (as defined by the laws in applicable jurisdictions). Local insider trading laws and regulations may prohibit the cancellation or amendment of orders Participant placed before he or she possessed inside information. Furthermore, Participant could be prohibited from (i) disclosing the inside information to any third party, which may include fellow employees and (ii) “tipping” third parties or causing them otherwise to buy or sell securities. Any restrictions under these laws or regulations are separate from and in addition to any restrictions that may be imposed under any applicable insider trading policy of the Company. Participant acknowledges that it is Participant’s responsibility to comply with any applicable restrictions, and Participant should speak with his or her personal legal advisor on this matter.

23.Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on Participant’s participation in the Plan, on the Award and on any shares of Common Stock acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons, and to require Participant to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.

property distributed) under this Agreement in the absence of such acceptance. By accepting the Award, Participant agrees that this Award is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement. Participant has reviewed the Plan and this Agreement in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to accepting this Agreement and fully understands all provisions of the Plan and Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Gilead Sciences, Inc. has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its duly-authorized officer on the day and year first indicated above.

GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.

By: Kathryn Watson

Title: Executive Vice President

PARTICIPANT

______________________________

Signature

APPENDIX A

DEFINITIONS

The following definitions shall be in effect under the Agreement:

A.Applicable Laws shall mean the legal requirements relating to the Plan and the Awards under applicable provisions of U.S. federal securities laws, state corporate and securities laws, the Code, the rules of any applicable stock exchange, and the securities, tax and exchange control laws, rules, regulations, and requirements of any non-U.S. jurisdiction applicable to Awards granted to residents therein.

B.Award Date shall mean the date the Performance Shares are awarded to Participant pursuant to the Agreement and shall be the date indicated in Paragraph 1 of the Agreement.

C.Certification Date shall mean the date following the completion of the Performance Period on which the Administrator certifies the attained level of the TSR Performance Goal for such Performance Period.

D.Change in Control shall mean a change in ownership or control of the Company effected through the consummation of any of the following transactions:

(i) a sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets;

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(iii) a change in the composition of the Board over a period of twelve (12) consecutive months or less such that a majority of the Board members ceases, by reason of one or more contested elections for Board membership, to be comprised of individuals who either (A) have been Board members continuously since the beginning of such period or (B) have been elected or nominated for election as Board members during such period by at least a majority of the Board members described in clause (A) who were still in office at the time the Board approved such election or nomination.

E.Company shall mean Gilead Sciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor corporation to all or substantially all of the assets or voting stock of Gilead Sciences, Inc. which shall by appropriate action adopt the Plan.

F.Continuous Service shall mean the performance of services for the Company or a Related Entity (whether now existing or subsequently established) by a person in the capacity of an Employee, Director or Consultant. For purposes of this Agreement, Participant shall be deemed to cease Continuous Service immediately upon the occurrence of either of the following events: (i) Participant no longer performs services in any of the foregoing capacities for the Company or any Related Entity or (ii) the entity for which Participant is performing such services ceases to remain a Related Entity of the Company, even though Participant may subsequently continue to perform services for that entity. The Administrator shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when Participant ceases Continuous Service for purposes of the Award.

G.Employee shall mean an individual who is in the employ of the Company (or any Related Entity), subject to the control and direction of the employer entity as to both the work to be performed and the manner and method of performance.

H.Employer shall mean the Company or any Related Entity employing Participant.

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such closing price or closing bid was quoted shall be determinative of such Fair Market Value. The applicable quoted price shall be as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable.

J.1934 Act shall mean the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

K.Parent shall mean any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company, provided each corporation in the unbroken chain (other than the Company) owns, at the time of the determination, stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.

L.Participant shall mean the person to whom the Award is made pursuant to the Agreement.

M.Performance Goal shall mean the total shareholder return performance goal specified on attached Schedule I (the “TSR Performance Goal”) that must be attained in order to satisfy the performance-vesting requirement for the shares of Common Stock subject to this Award.

N.Performance Period shall mean the period specified on attached Schedule I over which the attainment of the TSR Performance Goal is to be measured.

O.Performance-Qualified Shares shall mean the maximum number of Shares in which Participant can vest based on the level at which the Performance Goal for the Performance Period is attained and shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of attached Schedule I. In no event shall the number of such Performance-Qualified Shares exceed two hundred percent (200%) of the Target Shares set forth in Paragraph 1 of this Agreement, as such number may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 5 of this Agreement. Each Performance-Qualified Share that vests pursuant to the terms of the Award shall entitle Participant to receive one share of Common Stock.

P.Permanent Disability shall mean the inability of Participant to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment expected to result in death or to be of continuous duration of twelve (12) months or more. The Administrator shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when Permanent Disability has occurred for purposes of this Agreement.

Q.Qualifying Change in Control shall mean a change in control of ownership of the Company effected by one or more of the following transactions:

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possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities or constituting more than fifty percent (50%) of the total fair market value of the Company’s outstanding securities;

(ii) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company;

(iii) any reverse merger in which the Company is the surviving entity but in which one person or a group of related persons (other than the Company or a person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company) acquires ownership of securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities or constituting more than fifty percent (50%) of the total fair market value of the Company’s outstanding securities;

(iv) the acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any person or related group of persons (other than the Company or a person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company) of beneficial ownership of securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities or constituting more than fifty percent (50%) of the total fair market value of the Company’s outstanding securities pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made directly to the Company’s stockholders; or

(v) a change in the composition of the Board over a period of twelve (12) consecutive months or less such that a majority of the Board members ceases, by reason of one or more contested elections for Board membership, to be comprised of individuals who either (A) have been Board members continuously since the beginning of such period or (B) have been elected or nominated for election as Board members during such period by at least a majority of the Board members described in clause (A) who were still in office at the time the Board approved such election or nomination.

The foregoing definition of Qualifying Change in Control shall in all instances be applied and interpreted in such manner that the applicable Qualifying Change in Control transaction that serves as an issuance event for the shares of Common Stock subject to this Award (or distribution event for any amounts relating to those shares) that vest upon the occurrence of a Change in Control and are otherwise at the time subject to the issuance or distribution restrictions of Code Section 409A will also qualify as: (i) a change in the ownership of the Company, as determined in accordance with Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v) of the Treasury Regulations, (ii) a change in the effective control of the Company, as determined in accordance with Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vi) of the Treasury Regulations, or (iii) a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company, as determined in accordance with Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vii) of the Treasury Regulations.

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R.Related Entity shall mean (i) any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company and (ii) any corporation in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company and ending with the corporation in the chain for which Participant provides services as an Employee, Director or Consultant, provided each corporation in such chain owns securities representing at least fifty percent (50%) of the total outstanding voting power of the outstanding securities of another corporation or entity in such chain.

S.Retirement shall mean Participant’s cessation of Continuous Service after the date on which he or she (i) attains age 55 and has completed at least ten (10) years of Continuous Service or (ii) attains age 65; provided, however, that if Participant, as of December 31, 2018, (x) is in Salary Grade 35 or above, and (y) the sum of Participant’s attained age and completed years of Continuous Service equals or exceeds seventy (70) years, he or she shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements for “Retirement” upon a cessation of Continuous Service without regard to subsections (i) and (ii) of this Section.

T.Separation from Service shall mean Participant’s cessation of Employee status by reason of his or her death, Retirement or termination of employment. Participant shall be deemed to have terminated employment for such purpose at such time as the level of his or her bona fide services to be performed as an Employee (or as a consultant or independent contractor) permanently decreases to a level that is not more than twenty percent (20%) of the average level of services he or she rendered as an Employee during the immediately preceding thirty-six (36) months (or such shorter period for which he or she may have rendered such services). Solely for purposes of determining when a Separation from Service occurs, Participant will be deemed to continue in “Employee” status for so long as he or she remains in the employ of one or more members of the Employer Group, subject to the control and direction of the employer entity as to both the work to be performed and the manner and method of performance. “Employer Group” means the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary and any other corporation or business controlled by, controlling or under common control with, the Company, as determined in accordance with Sections 414(b) and (c) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, except that in applying Sections 1563(1), (2) and (3) of the Code for purposes of determining the controlled group of corporations under Section 414(b), the phrase “at least 50 percent” shall be used instead of “at least 80 percent” each place the latter phrase appears in such sections and in applying Section 1.414(c)-2 of the Treasury Regulations for purposes of determining trades or businesses that are under common control for purposes of Section 414(c), the phrase “at least 50 percent” shall be used instead of “at least 80 percent” each place the latter phrase appears in Section 1.414(c)-2 of the Treasury Regulations. Any such determination as to Separation from Service, however, shall be made in accordance with the applicable standards of the Treasury Regulations issued under Section 409A of the Code.

U.Stock Exchange shall mean the American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Global or Global Select Market or the New York Stock Exchange.

V.Subsidiary shall mean any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company, provided each corporation (other than

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the last corporation) in the unbroken chain owns, at the time of the determination, stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.

W.Withholding Taxes shall mean any and all income taxes (including U.S. federal, state and local tax) and the employee portion of the federal state and local taxes (including social insurance, payroll tax, fringe benefits tax, payment on account or other tax-related items) required or permitted to be withheld by the Company and/or the Employer in connection with any taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, attributable to the Award or Participant’s participation in the Plan.

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SCHEDULE I

PERFORMANCE GOAL AND PERFORMANCE PERIOD

PERFORMANCE PERIOD

The measurement period for the Performance Shares shall be the thirty-five (35) month period beginning [____] and ending [____] (the “Performance Period”).

PERFORMANCE GOAL FOR PERFORMANCE VESTING

[____]

CONTINUOUS SERVICE VESTING REQUIREMENT FOR PERFORMANCE-QUALIFIED SHARES

The number of shares of Common Stock in which Participant may actually vest on the basis of the number of Performance-Qualified Shares certified by the Administrator in accordance with the performance vesting provisions of this Schedule I shall be tied to his or her completion of the following Continuous Service vesting requirements:

- If Participant remains in Continuous Service through the Certification Date, Participant shall vest in one-hundred percent (100%) of the Performance-Qualified Shares certified by the Administrator for the Performance Period.

- If Participant’s Continuous Service terminates prior to the Certification Date by reason of death or Permanent Disability, then Participant shall, following the completion of the Performance Period and the Certification Date, vest in that number of shares of Common Stock (if any) determined by multiplying the number of Performance-Qualified Shares, based on the actual level at which the TSR Performance Goal is attained and certified for the Performance Period, by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months of Continuous Service actually completed by Participant in the Performance Period (rounded to the closest whole month), and the denominator of which is the number of months (rounded to the closest whole number) constituting the entire Performance Period.

- If Participant’s Continuous Service terminates by reason of his or her Retirement at least twelve (12) months following the Award Date but prior to the Certification Date, then Participant shall, following the completion of the Performance Period and the Certification Date, vest in one-hundred percent (100%) of the Performance-Qualified Shares certified by the Administrator for the Performance Period as if Participant had remained in Continuous Service through the Certification Date.

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- If (i) Participant’s Continuous Service terminates by reason of an involuntary termination other than for Cause, or his or her resignation due to Constructive Termination, at any time after the completion of the Performance Period but prior to the Certification Date and (ii) such termination of Continuous Service also occurs during a period while there is in effect a definitive executed agreement for the Change in Control transaction, then Participant shall vest in the number of Performance-Qualified Shares in which Participant could vest, based on the actual level at which the TSR Performance Goal is attained and certified for the Performance Period, had Participant remained in Continuous Service through such Certification Date.

- If Participant’s Continuous Service ceases for any other reason (including, without limitation, any deemed cessation of Continuous Service under Paragraph 8 of this Agreement) prior to the Certification Date, then Participant shall not vest in any of the Performance-Qualified Shares, and all of Participant’s right, title and interest to the shares of Common Stock subject to this Award shall immediately terminate; provided, however, that should a Change in Control occur prior to the completion of the Performance Period, then the provisions of Paragraph 4 shall govern the vesting of the Performance Shares subject to this Award.

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Exhibit 10.15

REVENUE PERFORMANCE GOAL

GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.

PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARD AGREEMENT

RECITALS

B. This Agreement is executed pursuant to, and is intended to carry out the purposes of, the Plan in connection with the Company’s issuance of shares of Common Stock to Participant thereunder.

NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed as follows:

1.Grant of Performance Shares. The Company hereby awards to Participant, as of the Award Date indicated below, an award (the “Award”) of Performance Shares under the Plan. This Agreement provides the Participant with the right to receive one or more shares of Common Stock on the designated issuance date for those shares, based upon the extent to which each Performance Share vests pursuant to the terms hereof. The Target Shares subject to this Award, the applicable performance-vesting and Continuous Service vesting requirements for each separate Tranche of this Award, the date or dates on which the shares of Common Stock that vest hereunder shall become issuable and the remaining terms and conditions governing this Award, including the applicable vesting acceleration provisions, shall be as set forth in this Agreement.

AWARD SUMMARY



Participant	[____]
Award Date:	[____]
Target Number of Performance Shares:	The actual number of shares of Common Stock that may become issuable pursuant to the Performance Shares subject to this Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the performance-vesting and Continuous Service vesting provisions of attached Schedule I. For purposes of the applicable calculations under Schedule I, the target number of Performance Shares to be utilized is [____] shares (the “Target Shares”). The Performance Shares shall be divided into three separate Tranches with one third (1/3) of the Target Shares allocated to each such Tranche.



Vesting Schedule:	Vesting Requirements. Each Tranche of Performance Shares shall be subject to the performance-vesting and Continuous Service vesting requirements set forth for that particular Tranche in attached Schedule I and shall vest on the Certification Date (as defined in Appendix A). Change in Control Vesting. The shares of Common Stock underlying each Tranche of Performance Shares may also vest on an accelerated basis in accordance with the applicable provisions of Paragraph 4 of this Agreement should a Change in Control occur after the start but prior to the completion of the Performance Period applicable to that particular Tranche or the Certification Date.
Issuance Date:	The shares of Common Stock which actually vest and become issuable pursuant to each Tranche of Performance Shares shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement applicable to the particular circumstances under which such vesting occurs.

2. Limited Transferability. Prior to the actual issuance of the shares of Common Stock which vest hereunder, Participant may not transfer any interest in the Performance Shares subject to this Award or the underlying shares of Common Stock or pledge or otherwise hedge the sale of those Performance Shares or underlying shares, including (without limitation) any short sale or any acquisition or disposition of any put or call option or other instrument tied to the value of the underlying shares of Common Stock. However, any shares of Common Stock which vest hereunder but otherwise remain unissued at the time of Participant’s death may be transferred pursuant to the provisions of Participant’s will or the laws of inheritance.

3. Stockholder Rights and Dividend Equivalents

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any dividend or other distribution is declared and paid on shares of Common Stock after the Award Date, but prior to the complete settlement, cancellation or forfeiture of this Award, the Participant shall be entitled to receive, upon settlement of this Award, an amount (the “phantom dividend equivalent amount”) equal to the dividends or other distributions that would have been paid or issued on the number of shares of Common Stock actually vested and issuable to Participant pursuant to this Award. The phantom dividend equivalent amount shall be calculated by the Administrator in its discretion and need not be adjusted for interest, earnings or assumed reinvestment. The phantom dividend equivalent amount shall be distributed to Participant concurrently with the issuance of the vested shares to which those phantom dividend equivalents relate, and may be paid and distributed in the same form the actual dividend or distribution was paid to the holders of the Common Stock or in such other form as the Administrator deems appropriate. Each such distribution of phantom dividend equivalents shall be subject to the Company’s collection of any Withholding Taxes applicable to that distribution. The Administrator shall have the sole discretion to determine the dollar value of any dividend or distribution paid other than in the form of cash, and its determination shall be

controlling. No phantom dividend equivalent amount shall be paid or distributed on shares of Common Stock under this Award that are forfeited or that otherwise are not vested and issued or issuable under this Award.

4. Change in Control. The following provisions shall apply only to the extent a Change in Control is consummated prior to the Certification Date and shall have no force or effect if the effective date of the Change in Control occurs after the Certification Date:

(a) Should (i) the Change in Control occur during a Performance Period that is in effect at the time with respect to a particular Tranche of Performance Shares but prior to the completion of that Performance Period and (ii) Participant remains in Continuous Service through the effective date of that Change in Control, then Participant shall immediately vest in that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Target Shares allocated to that particular Tranche, without any measurement of Performance Goal attainment to date with respect to that particular Tranche and without regard to the Continuous Service vesting provisions. To the extent a Performance Period for a particular Tranche of Performance Shares has not commenced prior to the effective date of the Change in Control, the Performance Shares allocated to that Tranche in accordance with Paragraph 1 of this Agreement and the provisions of attached Schedule I shall be cancelled, and Participant shall not have any further right or entitlement to receive any shares of Common Stock with respect to those cancelled Performance Shares.

(b) Should (i) the Change in Control occur at any time on or after the completion of the Performance Period applicable to a particular Tranche of Performance Shares but prior to the Certification Date and (ii) Participant remains in Continuous Service through the effective date of that Change in Control, then Participant shall immediately vest in that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the actual number of Performance-Qualified Shares (if any) at the time subject to that Tranche by reason of the level at which the Revenue Performance Goal for that Tranche was in fact attained for the Performance Period applicable to that Tranche, without regard to the Continuous Service vesting provisions.

(d) Should Participant cease Continuous Service by reason of death or Permanent Disability during one or more Service Periods that are, pursuant to the provisions of attached Schedule I, in effect at that time with respect to one or more Tranches of Performance Shares and a Change in Control subsequently occurs prior to the Certification Date, then Participant shall, at the time of such Change in Control, vest in a pro-rated number of shares of Common Stock calculated by multiplying (i) the number of Target Shares or Performance-Qualified Shares (if any) determined for each such Tranche in accordance with the applicable provisions of subparagraphs

(a) and (b) of this Paragraph 4 by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months of Continuous Service actually completed by Participant in the applicable Service Period for such Tranche (rounded to the closest whole month), and the denominator of which is the number of months (rounded to the closest whole number) comprising the portion of that Service Period ending with the effective date of the Change in Control, which shall be settled and paid as provided in subparagraph (f) of this Paragraph 4 in lieu of any issuance of shares pursuant to Schedule I.

(e) Should Participant cease Continuous Service by reason of his or her Retirement at least twelve (12) months following the Award Date but prior to the Certification Date and during one or more Service Periods that are, pursuant to the provisions of attached Schedule I, in effect at that time with respect to one or more Tranches of Performance Shares and a Change in Control subsequently occurs prior to the Certification Date, then Participant shall, at the time of such Change in Control, immediately vest in that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Target Shares allocated to that particular Tranche, without any measurement of Performance Goal attainment to date with respect to that particular Tranche and without regard to the Continuous Service vesting provisions. To the extent a Performance Period for a particular Tranche of Performance Shares has not commenced prior to the effective date of the Change in Control, the Performance Shares allocated to that Tranche in accordance with Paragraph 1 of this Agreement and the provisions of attached Schedule I shall be cancelled, and Participant shall not have any further right or entitlement to receive any shares of Common Stock with respect to those cancelled Performance Shares.

the value of the outstanding shares of Common Stock be substantially reduced as a result of a spin-off transaction or an extraordinary dividend or distribution, or should there occur any merger, consolidation or other reorganization, then equitable adjustments shall be made by the Administrator to the total number and/or class of securities issuable pursuant to this Award in order to reflect such change. The determination of the Administrator shall be final, binding and conclusive. In the event of any Change in Control transaction, the provisions of Paragraph 4 shall also be applicable.

6. Issuance or Distribution of Vested Shares or Other Amounts.

- The issuance of the shares of Common Stock underlying each particular Tranche of Performance Shares shall be effected during the period beginning on the first (1st) business day of February of the calendar year immediately succeeding the end of the Tranche Three Performance Period and ending no later than March 15 of that calendar year.

(e) The Company shall collect, and Participant hereby authorizes the Company to collect, the Withholding Taxes with respect to the shares of Common Stock issued under this Agreement (including any shares of Common Stock issued in settlement of any phantom dividend equivalent amount as provided in Paragraph 3) through an automatic share withholding procedure pursuant to which the Company will withhold, immediately as the shares of Common Stock are issued under the Award, a portion of those shares with a Fair Market Value (measured as of the issuance date) equal to the amount of such Withholding Taxes (the “Share Withholding Method”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Share Withholding Method shall not be utilized if (i) such method is not permissible or advisable under local law or (ii) the Company otherwise decides no longer to utilize such method and provides Participant with notice to such effect.

(h) If the Company determines that such sale-to-cover transaction is not

permissible or advisable at the time or if Participant otherwise fails to effect a timely sales authorization as required by this Agreement, then the Company may, in its sole discretion, elect either to defer the issuance of the shares of Common Stock until such sale-to-cover transaction can be effected in accordance with Participant’s executed sale directive or to collect the applicable Withholding Taxes through a wire transfer of funds from Participant to the Company in the amount of such Withholding Taxes or by withholding such amount from other wages payable to Participant. In no event shall any shares of Common Stock be issued in the absence of an arrangement reasonably satisfactory to the Company for the satisfaction of the applicable Withholding Taxes, and any such arrangement must be in compliance with any applicable requirements of Code Section 409A.

(j) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Paragraphs 6(d) through 6(i), the employee portion of the federal, state and local employment taxes required to be withheld by the Company in connection with the vesting (as determined under applicable tax laws) of the shares of Common Stock or any other amounts hereunder (the “Employment Taxes”) shall in all events be collected from Participant no later than the last business day of the calendar year in which those shares or other amounts vest (as determined under applicable tax laws) hereunder. Accordingly, to the extent the applicable issuance date for one or more vested shares of Common Stock or the distribution date for such other amounts is to occur in a year subsequent to the calendar year in which those shares or other amounts vest, Participant shall, if so requested by the Company, on or before the last business day of the calendar year in which such shares or other amounts vest, deliver to the Company a check payable to its order (or a wire transfer of funds to the Company) in the dollar amount equal to the Employment Taxes required to be withheld with respect to those shares or other amounts. Alternatively, the Company may, in its sole discretion, elect to withhold the dollar amount equal to the Employment Taxes required to be withheld with respect to those shares or other amounts from other wages payable to Participant, or through such other tax withholding arrangement as the Company deems appropriate, in its sole discretion. The provisions of this Paragraph 6(j) shall be applicable only to the extent necessary to comply with the applicable tax withholding requirements of Code Section 3121(v).

(k) Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph 4 or this Paragraph 6, the settlement of all Performance Shares or Performance-Qualified Shares which vest under the Award shall be made solely in shares of Common Stock.

7. Special Deferral Election. Provided Participant is a U.S. tax resident and Participant timely submits a properly completed deferral election in a form provided by the Company, any shares of Common Stock that become issuable pursuant to this Agreement shall be distributed in accordance with the terms of such deferral election, subject to Participant’s satisfaction of any applicable Withholding Taxes under Paragraph 6.

8. Leaves of Absence. For purposes of applying the various Continuous Service vesting provisions of this Agreement, Participant shall be deemed to cease Continuous Service on the commencement date of any leave of absence and not to remain in Continuous Service status during the period of that leave, except to the extent otherwise required under employment laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is employed or pursuant to the following policy:

9. Compliance with Laws and Regulations. The issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Award shall be subject to compliance by the Company and Participant with all Applicable Laws relating thereto.

10. Nature of Grant. In accepting the grant, Participant acknowledges, understands and agrees that:

(a) the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan;

(b) the grant of the Award is exceptional, voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of Awards, or benefits in lieu of Awards, even if Awards have been granted in the past;

(d) Participant is voluntarily participating in the Plan;

(e) the Award and the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award, and the income and value of same, are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;

dismissal, end-of-service payments, holiday pay, bonuses, long-service awards, leave-related payments, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments;

(g) the future value of the underlying shares of Common Stock is unknown, indeterminable and cannot be predicted with certainty;

(h) no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the Award resulting from the termination of Participant’s Continuous Service (for any reason whatsoever, whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of employment laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is employed or the terms of Participant’s employment agreement, if any), and in consideration of the grant of the Award to which Participant is otherwise not entitled, Participant irrevocably agrees never to institute any claim against the Company, any Related Entity or the Employer, waives Participant’s ability, if any, to bring any such claim, and releases the Company, any Related Entity and the Employer from any such claim; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is allowed by a court of competent jurisdiction, then, by participating in the Plan, Participant shall be deemed irrevocably to have agreed not to pursue such claim and agreed to execute any and all documents necessary to request dismissal or withdrawal of such claim;

(i) unless otherwise agreed with the Company in writing, the Award and the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award, and the income and value of same, are not granted as consideration for, or in connection with, any service Participant may provide as a director of the Company or a Related Entity; and

(j) unless otherwise provided in the Plan or by the Company in its discretion, the Award and the benefits evidenced by this Agreement do not create any entitlement to have the Award or any such benefits transferred to, or assumed by, another company nor to be exchanged, cashed out or substituted for, in connection with any corporate transaction affecting the shares of the Company.

11. No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding Participant’s participation in the Plan, or Participant’s acquisition or sale of the underlying shares of Common Stock. Participant should consult with Participant’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding Participant’s participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan or the Award.

12. Notices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Company under the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Company at its principal corporate offices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to Participant shall be in writing and addressed to Participant at the most current address then indicated for Participant on the Company’s employee records or shall be delivered electronically to Participant through the Company’s electronic mail system or through an on-line brokerage firm authorized by the Company to effect sales of the Common Stock issued hereunder. All notices shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or delivery through the Company’s electronic mail system or upon deposit in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid and properly addressed to the party to be notified.

13. Successors and Assigns. Except to the extent otherwise provided in this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Company and its successors and assigns and Participant, the legal representatives, heirs and legatees of Participant’s estate.

14. Code Section 409A

(a) It is the intention of the parties that the provisions of this Agreement shall, to the maximum extent permissible, comply with the requirements of the short-term deferral exception to Section 409A of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) with respect to each Tranche of Performance Shares under this Award. Accordingly, to the extent there is any ambiguity as to whether one or more provisions of this Agreement would otherwise contravene the requirements or limitations of Code Section 409A applicable to such short-term deferral exception, then those provisions, as they apply to each Tranche, shall be interpreted and applied in a manner that does not result in a violation of the requirements or limitations of Code Section 409A and the Treasury Regulations thereunder that apply to such exception.

(b) However, to the extent this Agreement should be deemed to create a deferred compensation arrangement subject to the requirements of Code Section 409A with respect to one or more Tranches of the Performance Shares, whether by reason of a deferral election that satisfies the requirements of Paragraph 7 above or the pro-rata Continuous Service vesting provisions of this Agreement, then the following provisions shall apply with respect to any such Tranche, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein:

- No shares of Common Stock or other amounts which become issuable or distributable with respect to such Tranche by reason of Participant’s cessation of Continuous Service shall actually be issued or distributed to Participant until the date of Participant’s Separation from Service or as soon thereafter as administratively practicable, but in no event later than the later of (i) the close of the calendar year in which such Separation from Service occurs or (ii) the fifteenth (15^th) day of the third (3^rd) calendar month following the date of such Separation from Service.

- No shares of Common Stock or other amounts which become issuable or distributable with respect to such Tranche by reason of Participant’s cessation of Continuous Service shall actually be issued or distributed to Participant prior to the earlier of (i) the first (1^st) day of the seventh (7th) month following the date of Participant’s Separation from Service or (ii) the date of Participant’s death, if Participant is deemed at the time of such Separation from Service to be a specified employee under Section 1.409A-1(i) of the Treasury Regulations issued under Code Section 409A, as determined by the Administrator in accordance with consistent and uniform standards applied to all other Code Section 409A arrangements of the Company, and such delayed commencement is otherwise required in order to avoid a prohibited distribution under Code Section 409A(a)(2). The deferred shares of Common Stock or other distributable amount shall be issued or distributed in a lump sum on the first (1^st) day of the seventh (7th) month following the date of Participant’s Separation from Service or, if earlier, the first (1^st) day of the month immediately

following the date the Company receives proof of Participant’s death.

- No amounts that vest and become payable under Paragraph 4 of this Agreement with respect to that Tranche by reason of a Change in Control shall be distributed to Participant at the time of such Change in Control, unless that transaction also constitutes a Qualifying Change in Control. In the absence of such a Qualifying Change in Control, the distribution shall not be made until the date on which the shares of Common Stock to which those amounts pertain would have become issuable in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 6(a) of this Agreement.

- If a deferral election under Paragraph 7 of this Agreement is in effect with respect to any Tranche of Performance Shares under this Award, no amounts that vest and become payable under Paragraph 4 with respect to that particular Tranche by reason of a Change in Control shall be distributed to Participant at the time of that Change in Control unless the transaction also constitutes a Qualifying Change in Control. In the absence of such a Qualifying Change in Control, the distribution shall not be made until the date on which the shares of Common Stock to which those amounts pertain would have become issuable in accordance with Participant’s deferral election under Paragraph 7 of this Agreement.

- The shares of Common Stock that are issuable pursuant to each Tranche of Performance Shares in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and attached Schedule I shall be deemed a separate payment for purposes of Code Section 409A.

15. Construction. This Agreement and the Award evidenced hereby are made and granted pursuant to the Plan and are in all respects limited by and subject to the terms of the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall be controlling. All decisions of the Administrator with respect to any question or issue arising under the Plan or this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on all persons having an interest in the Award.

16. Governing Law/Venue. The interpretation, performance and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without resort to that State’s conflict-of-laws rules. For purposes of any action, lawsuit or other proceedings brought to enforce this Agreement or otherwise relating to or arising from this Agreement, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of San Mateo County, California, or the federal courts for the United States for the Northern District of California, and no other courts, where this grant is made and/or to be performed.

17. Employment at Will. Nothing in this Agreement or in the Plan shall confer upon Participant any right to remain in Continuous Service for any period of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Employer or of Participant, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate Participant’s Continuous Service at any time for any reason, with or without Cause.

18. Plan Prospectus. The official prospectus for the Plan is available on the Company’s intranet at: Stock Awards section on GNET. Participant may also obtain a printed copy of the prospectus by contacting Stock Plan Services at [email protected].

19. Electronic Delivery and Acceptance. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan by electronic means. Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

20. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions are determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable.

21. Waiver. Participant acknowledges that a waiver by the Company of breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement, or of any subsequent breach of this Agreement.

22. Insider Trading Restrictions/Market Abuse Laws. Participant may be subject to insider trading restrictions and/or market abuse laws based on the exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are listed and in applicable jurisdictions including the United States and Participant’s country or his or her broker’s country, if different, which may affect Participant’s ability to accept, acquire, sell or otherwise dispose of shares, rights to shares (e.g., Performance Shares) or rights linked to the value of shares of Common Stock (e.g., dividend equivalents) during such times as Participant is considered to have “inside information” regarding the Company (as defined by the laws in applicable jurisdictions). Local insider trading laws and regulations may prohibit the cancellation or amendment of orders Participant placed before he or she possessed inside information. Furthermore, Participant could be prohibited from (i) disclosing the inside information to any third party, which may include fellow employees and (ii) “tipping” third parties or causing them otherwise to buy or sell securities. Any restrictions under these laws or regulations are separate from and in addition to any restrictions that may be imposed under any applicable insider trading policy of the Company. Participant acknowledges that it is Participant’s responsibility to comply with any applicable restrictions, and Participant should speak with his or her personal legal advisor on this matter.

23. Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on Participant’s participation in the Plan, on the Award and on any shares of Common Stock acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons, and to require Participant to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.

Award, Participant agrees that this Award is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement. Participant has reviewed the Plan and this Agreement in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to accepting this Agreement and fully understands all provisions of the Plan and Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Gilead Sciences, Inc. has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its duly-authorized officer on the day and year first indicated above.

GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.

By: Kathryn Watson

Title: Executive Vice President

PARTICIPANT

______________________________

Signature

APPENDIX A

DEFINITIONS

The following definitions shall be in effect under the Agreement:

A. Applicable Laws shall mean the legal requirements relating to the Plan and the Awards under applicable provisions of U.S. federal securities laws, state corporate and securities laws, the Code, the rules of any applicable stock exchange, and the securities, tax and exchange control laws, rules, regulations, and requirements of any non-U.S. jurisdiction applicable to Awards granted to residents therein.

B. Award Date shall mean the date the Performance Shares are awarded to Participant pursuant to the Agreement and shall be the date indicated in Paragraph 1 of the Agreement.

C. Certification Date shall mean the date following the completion of the Tranche Three Performance Period on which the Administrator certifies the attained level of the Performance Goal applicable to Tranche Three.

D. Change in Control shall mean a change in ownership or control of the Company effected through the consummation of any of the following transactions:

(i) a sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets;

(iii) a change in the composition of the Board over a period of twelve (12) consecutive months or less such that a majority of the Board members ceases, by reason of one or more contested elections for Board membership, to be comprised of individuals who either (A) have been Board members continuously since the beginning of such period or (B) have been elected or nominated for election as Board members during such period by at least a majority of the Board members described in clause (A) who were still in office at the time the Board approved such election or nomination.

E. Company shall mean Gilead Sciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor corporation to all or substantially all of the assets or voting stock of Gilead Sciences, Inc. which shall by appropriate action adopt the Plan.

F. Continuous Service shall mean the performance of services for the Company or a Related Entity (whether now existing or subsequently established) by a person in the capacity of an Employee, Director or Consultant. For purposes of this Agreement, Participant shall be deemed to cease Continuous Service immediately upon the occurrence of either of the following events: (i) Participant no longer performs services in any of the foregoing capacities for the Company or any Related Entity or (ii) the entity for which Participant is performing such services ceases to remain a Related Entity of the Company, even though Participant may subsequently continue to perform services for that entity. The Administrator shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when Participant ceases Continuous Service for purposes of the Award.

G. Employee shall mean an individual who is in the employ of the Company (or any Related Entity), subject to the control and direction of the employer entity as to both the work to be performed and the manner and method of performance.

H. Employer shall mean the Company or any Related Entity employing Participant.

I. Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on any relevant date shall be the closing price per share of Common Stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) on that date, as quoted on the Stock Exchange that is at the time serving as the primary trading market for the Common Stock; provided, however, that if there is no reported closing price or closing bid for that date, then the closing price or closing bid, as applicable, for the last trading date on which such closing price or closing bid was quoted shall be determinative of such Fair Market Value. The applicable quoted price shall be as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable.

J. 1934 Act shall mean the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

K. Parent shall mean any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company, provided each corporation in the unbroken chain (other than the Company) owns, at the time of the determination, stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.

L. Participant shall mean the person to whom the Award is made pursuant to the Agreement.

M. Performance Goal shall mean, with respect to each separate Tranche of Performance Shares, the net product revenue performance goal established or to be established for that Tranche at one or more designated levels of attainment in accordance with the provisions of attached Schedule I (the “Revenue Performance Goal”) that must be subsequently attained in order to satisfy the performance-vesting requirement for the shares of Common Stock allocated to that particular Tranche.

N. Performance Period shall mean the one-year period specified on attached Schedule I for each separate Tranche of Performance Shares over which the attainment of the Revenue Performance Goal applicable to that particular Tranche is to be measured.

O. Performance-Qualified Shares shall mean, with respect to each separate Tranche of Performance Shares, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock in which Participant can vest based on the level at which the Performance Goal applicable to that particular Tranche is in fact attained and shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of attached Schedule I. Each Performance-Qualified Share that vests pursuant to the terms of the Award shall entitle Participant to receive one share of Common Stock.

P. Permanent Disability shall mean the inability of Participant to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment expected to result in death or to be of continuous duration of twelve (12) months or more. The Administrator shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when Permanent Disability has occurred for purposes of this Agreement.

Q. Qualifying Change in Control shall mean a change in control of ownership of the Company effected by one or more of the following transactions:

(i) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving entity and in which one person or a group of related persons (other than the Company or a person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company) acquires ownership of securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities or constituting more than fifty percent (50%) of the total fair market value of the Company’s outstanding securities;

(ii) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company;

R. Related Entity shall mean (i) any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company and (ii) any corporation in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company and ending with the corporation in the chain for which Participant provides services as an Employee, Director or Consultant, provided each corporation in such chain owns securities representing at least fifty percent (50%) of the total outstanding voting power of the outstanding securities of another corporation or entity in such chain.

S. Retirement shall mean Participant’s cessation of Continuous Service on or after the date on which he or she (i) attains age 55 and completes at least ten (10) years of Continuous Service or (ii) attains age 65; provided, however, that if Participant, as of December 31, 2018, (x) is in Salary Grade 35 or above, and (y) the sum of Participant’s attained age and completed years of Continuous Service equals or exceeds seventy (70) years, he or she shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements for “Retirement” upon a cessation of Continuous Service without regard to subsections (i) and (ii) of this Section.

T. Separation from Service shall mean Participant’s cessation of Employee status by reason of his or her death, Retirement or termination of employment. Participant shall be deemed to have terminated employment for such purpose at such time as the level of his or her bona fide services to be performed as an Employee (or as a consultant or independent contractor) permanently decreases to a level that is not more than twenty percent (20%) of the average level of services he or she rendered as an Employee during the immediately preceding thirty-six (36) months (or such shorter period for which he or she may have rendered such services). Solely for purposes of determining when a Separation from Service occurs, Participant will be deemed to continue in “Employee” status for so long as he or she remains in the employ of one or more members of the Employer Group, subject to the control and direction of the employer entity as to both the work to be performed and the manner and method of performance. “Employer Group” means the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary and any other corporation or business controlled by, controlling or under common control with, the Company, as determined in accordance with Sections 414(b) and (c) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, except that in applying Sections 1563(1), (2) and (3) of the Code for purposes of determining the controlled group of corporations under Section 414(b), the phrase “at least 50 percent” shall be used instead of “at least 80 percent” each place the latter phrase appears in such sections and in applying Section 1.414(c)-2 of the Treasury Regulations for purposes of determining trades or businesses that are under common control for purposes of Section 414(c), the phrase “at least 50 percent” shall be used instead of “at least 80 percent” each place the latter phrase appears in Section 1.414(c)-2 of the Treasury Regulations. Any such determination as to Separation from Service, however, shall be made in accordance with the applicable standards of the Treasury Regulations issued under Section 409A of the Code.

U. Service Period shall mean, with respect to each Tranche of Performance Shares, the applicable service period specified for that particular Tranche in attached Schedule I over which the Continuous Service vesting requirement in effect for that Tranche is to be measured.

V. Stock Exchange shall mean the American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Global or Global Select Market or the New York Stock Exchange.

W. Subsidiary shall mean any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company, provided each corporation (other than the last corporation) in the unbroken chain owns, at the time of the determination, stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.

X. Tranche shall mean the three separate tranches (Tranche One, Tranche Two and Tranche Three) into which the Performance Shares subject to this Award are divided in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 1 of this Agreement and attached Schedule I.

Y. Withholding Taxes shall mean any and all income taxes (including U.S. federal, state and local tax) and the employee portion of the federal state and local taxes (including social insurance, payroll tax, fringe benefits tax, payment on account or other tax-related items) required or permitted to be withheld by the Company and/or the Employer in connection with any taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, attributable to the Award or Participant’s participation in the Plan.

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SCHEDULE I

PERFORMANCE GOALS AND PERFORMANCE PERIODS FOR THE THREE TRANCHES OF PERFORMANCE SHARES

ESTABLISHMENT OF SEPARATE TRANCHES

The Target Shares subject to the Award have, in accordance with Paragraph 1 of this Agreement, been divided into three (3) separate Tranches: Tranche One, Tranche Two and Tranche Three. Each such separate Tranche shall cover one-third of the Target Shares and shall have its own separate Performance Period and Service Period.

PERFORMANCE PERIOD FOR TRANCHE ONE

The measurement period for the Performance Goal for the Performance Shares allocated to Tranche One shall be the one-year period coincident with the Company’s [____] fiscal year (the “Tranche One Performance Period”).

SERVICE PERIOD FOR TRANCHE ONE

The applicable Service Period for the Continuous Service vesting condition for Tranche One shall be the period beginning [____] and ending on the Certification Date.

PERFORMANCE GOAL FOR PERFORMANCE VESTING FOR TRANCHE ONE

[____]

PERFORMANCE PERIOD FOR TRANCHE TWO

The measurement period for the Performance Goal for the Performance Shares allocated to Tranche Two shall be the one-year period coincident with the Company’s [____] fiscal year (the “Tranche Two Performance Period”).

SERVICE PERIOD FOR TRANCHE TWO

The applicable Service Period for the Continuous Service vesting condition for Tranche Two shall be the period beginning [____] and ending on the Certification Date.

PERFORMANCE GOAL FOR PERFORMANCE VESTING FOR TRANCHE TWO

[____]

PERFORMANCE PERIOD FOR TRANCHE THREE

The measurement period for the Performance Goal for the Performance Shares allocated to Tranche Three shall be the one-year period coincident with the Company’s [____] fiscal year (the “Tranche Three Performance Period”).

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SERVICE PERIOD FOR TRANCHE THREE

The applicable Service Period for the Continuous Service vesting condition for Tranche Three shall be the period beginning [____] and ending on the Certification Date.

PERFORMANCE GOAL FOR PERFORMANCE VESTING FOR TRANCHE THREE

[____]

CONTINUOUS SERVICE VESTING REQUIREMENT FOR PERFORMANCE-QUALIFIED SHARES

The number of shares of Common Stock in which Participant may actually vest on the basis of the number of Performance-Qualified Shares certified by the Administrator for each separate Tranche of Performance Shares in accordance with the foregoing provisions shall be tied to his or her completion of the following Continuous Service vesting requirement applicable to each such Tranche:

- If Participant remains in Continuous Service through the Certification Date, Participant shall vest in one hundred percent (100%) of the Performance-Qualified Shares certified by the Administrator for that Tranche.

- If Participant’s Continuous Service terminates prior to the Certification Date by reason of death or Permanent Disability, then Participant shall, following the Certification Date, vest in that number of shares of Common Stock (if any) determined by multiplying the number of Performance-Qualified Shares in which Participant could vest under a particular Tranche, based on the actual level at which the Performance Goal for that Tranche is attained and certified, by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of months of Continuous Service actually completed by Participant in the applicable Service Period for that Tranche (rounded to the closest whole month) and the denominator of which is the number of months (rounded to the closest whole number) between the beginning of the Service Period specified above for that Tranche and [____].

- If Participant’s Continuous Service terminates prior to the Certification Date but at least twelve (12) months following the Award Date by reason of Retirement, then Participant shall, following the Certification Date, vest in one hundred percent (100%) of the Performance-Qualified Shares certified by the Administrator for that Tranche as if Participant had remained in Continuous Service through the Certification Date.

Schedule I-2

underlying each Tranche shall immediately terminate; provided, however, that should a Change in Control occur prior to the Certification Date, then the provisions of Paragraph 4 of the Agreement shall govern the vesting of the Performance Shares (if any) allocated to each Tranche.

- Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing provisions of this Continuous Service section, should Participant’s Continuous Service cease for any reason prior to the start of the Service Period specified above for any particular Tranche of Performance Shares, then Participant shall not vest in any of the Performance Shares allocated to that Tranche, and all of Participant’s right, title and interest to the shares of Common Stock underlying that Tranche shall immediately terminate.

Schedule I-3

Exhibit 10.17

GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.

GLOBAL RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT ISSUANCE AGREEMENT

RECITALS

A. The Board has adopted the Plan for the purpose of providing incentives to attract, retain and motivate eligible Employees, Directors and Consultants.

B. This Agreement is executed pursuant to, and is intended to carry out the purposes of, the Plan in connection with the Company’s issuance of shares of Common Stock to Participant thereunder.

C. All capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to them herein and in the attached Appendix A.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Company hereby awards Restricted Stock Units to Participant upon the following terms and conditions:

1.Grant of Restricted Stock Units. The Company hereby awards to Participant, as of the Award Date indicated below, Restricted Stock Units under the Plan. Each Restricted Stock Unit that vests hereunder will entitle Participant to receive one share of Common Stock on the specified issuance date for that unit. The number of Shares subject to the awarded Restricted Stock Units, the applicable vesting schedule for those Shares, the dates on which those vested Shares shall become issuable to Participant and the remaining terms and conditions governing the Award shall be as set forth in this Agreement.

AWARD SUMMARY



Participant:
Award Date:
Number of Shares Subject to Award:	[____] shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”)
Vesting Schedule:	The Shares shall vest in a series of four (4) successive equal annual installments upon Participant’s completion of each successive year of Continuous Service over the four (4)-year period measured from the Award Date. However, one or more Shares may be subject to accelerated vesting in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 5 of this Agreement.



Issuance Schedule	The Shares in which Participant vests in accordance with the Normal Vesting Schedule shall become issuable pursuant to the Plan on the applicable annual vesting date, subject to the Company’s collection of the applicable Withholding Taxes. In no event will the Shares in which Participant so vests be issued after the later of (i) the close of the calendar year in which the Shares vest pursuant to the Normal Vesting Schedule or (ii) the fifteenth (15th) day of the third (3rd) calendar month following such vesting date. The procedures pursuant to which the applicable Withholding Taxes are to be collected are set forth in Paragraph 7 of this Agreement.

2. Limited Transferability. Prior to actual receipt of the Shares which vest hereunder, Participant may not transfer any interest in the Award or the underlying Shares or pledge or otherwise hedge the sale of those Shares, including (without limitation) any short sale or any acquisition or disposition of any put or call option or other instrument tied to the value of the underlying Shares. However, any Shares which vest hereunder but which otherwise remain unissued at the time of Participant’s death may be transferred pursuant to the provisions of Participant’s will or the laws of inheritance.

3. Cessation of Service.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Paragraph 3 or in Paragraph 5 below, should Participant cease Continuous Service for any reason prior to vesting in one or more Shares pursuant to the Normal Vesting Schedule, then the Award will be immediately cancelled with respect to those unvested Shares, and the number of Restricted Stock Units will be reduced accordingly. Participant shall thereupon cease to have any right or entitlement to receive any Shares under those cancelled units.

(b) Should Participant (i) cease Continuous Service at least twelve (12) months following the Award Date and (ii) (1) after attaining age 55 and completing at least ten (10) years of Continuous Service or (2) after attaining age 65, then Participant shall continue to vest in unvested Shares granted hereunder in accordance with the Normal Vesting Schedule as if such Participant had remained in Continuous Service. If Participant, as of December 31, 2018, (x) is in Salary Grade 35 or above, (y) has completed at least three (3) years of Continuous Service, and (z) the sum of Participant’s attained age and completed years of Continuous Service equals or exceeds seventy (70) years, he or she shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of subparagraphs (b)(i) and (b)(ii). Any Shares which vest pursuant to this Subparagraph shall be issuable as set forth in Paragraph 1 above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company receives an opinion of counsel that there has been a legal judgment and/or legal development in Participant’s jurisdiction that would likely result in the favorable treatment applicable to the Award pursuant to this subparagraph (b) being deemed unlawful and/or discriminatory, then the Company will not apply this favorable treatment at the time of Participant’s cessation of Continuous Service, and the Award will be treated as set forth in Subparagraph 3(a). Furthermore, if Participant is located in Australia, Hong Kong, or Taiwan, he or she shall not be eligible for the provisions of this Subparagraph 3(b) and the Award will be treated as set forth in the Subparagraph 3(a). In addition, if Participant is located in the Netherlands, he or she shall not be eligible for the provisions of this Subparagraph 3(b) unless the Company receives a favorable tax ruling from the Dutch tax authorities. In the event a favorable

tax ruling is not obtained from the Dutch tax authorities and Participant is located in the Netherlands, the Award will be treated as set forth in Subparagraph 3(a).

4. Stockholder Rights and Dividend Equivalents.

(a) The holder of this Award shall not have any stockholder rights, including voting, dividend or liquidation rights, with respect to the Shares subject to the Award until Participant becomes the record holder of those Shares upon their actual issuance following the Company’s collection of the applicable Withholding Taxes.

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, should any dividend or other distribution, whether regular or extraordinary and whether payable in cash, securities (other than Common Stock) or other property, be declared and paid on the outstanding Common Stock while one or more Shares remain subject to this Award (i.e., those Shares are not otherwise issued and outstanding for purposes of entitlement to the dividend or distribution), then a special book account shall be established for Participant and credited with a phantom dividend equivalent to the actual dividend or distribution which would have been paid on the Shares at the time subject to this Award had they been issued and outstanding and entitled to that dividend or distribution. As the Shares subsequently vest hereunder, the phantom dividend equivalents so credited to those Shares in the book account shall vest, and those vested dividend equivalents shall be distributed to Participant (in the form of additional Shares or in such other form as the Administrator deems appropriate under the circumstances) concurrently with the issuance of the vested Shares to which those phantom dividend equivalents relate. However, each such distribution shall be subject to the Company’s collection of the Withholding Taxes applicable to that distribution. To the extent any phantom dividend equivalents are to be distributed in Shares, then the following conversion process will be in effect. For each such dividend or distribution that is to be converted into Shares, the aggregate dollar value of the cash, securities or other property that would have been paid as an actual dividend or distribution on the Shares subject to this Award had they been actually issued and outstanding Shares at the time of such dividend or distribution will be divided by the Fair Market Value per Share measured as of the date on which such dividend or distribution was paid on the outstanding Common Stock, with any fractional Share rounded up to the next whole Share. The Administrator shall have the sole discretion to determine the dollar value of any such dividend or distribution paid other than in the form of cash, and its determination shall be controlling.

(c) Should Participant cease Continuous Service without vesting in one or more of the Shares subject to this Award (including any Shares which do not or will not otherwise vest after taking into account any applicable vesting acceleration or continuation provisions set forth in Paragraph 3 or 5 of this Agreement), then the phantom dividend equivalents credited to those unvested Shares shall be cancelled, and Participant shall thereupon cease to have any further right or entitlement to those cancelled amounts.

5. Change in Control.

cash retention program of the successor corporation that is in a dollar amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Shares underlying those Restricted Stock Units (as measured immediately prior to the Change in Control) and provides for the subsequent vesting and payout of that dollar amount in accordance with the same vesting and issuance provisions that would otherwise be in effect for those Shares in the absence of the Change in Control. In the event of such assumption or continuation of the Award or such replacement of the Award with an economically-equivalent award or cash retention program, no accelerated vesting of the Restricted Stock Units shall occur at the time of the Change in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such cash retention program shall be established for the Restricted Stock Units subject to this Award to the extent such program would otherwise be deemed to constitute a deferred compensation arrangement subject to the requirements of Code Section 409A and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.

(b) In the event the Award is assumed or otherwise continued in effect, the Restricted Stock Units subject to the Award shall be adjusted immediately after the consummation of the Change in Control so as to apply to the number and class of securities into which the Shares underlying those units immediately prior to the Change in Control would have been converted in consummation of that Change in Control had those Shares actually been issued and outstanding at that time. To the extent the actual holders of the outstanding Common Stock receive cash consideration for their Common Stock in consummation of the Change in Control, the successor corporation (or parent entity) may, in connection with the assumption or continuation of the Restricted Stock Units subject to the Award at that time and with the approval of the Administrator, substitute one or more shares of its own common stock with a fair market value equivalent to the cash consideration paid per Share in the Change in Control transaction, provided the substituted common stock is readily tradable on an established U.S. securities exchange.

(c) Any Restricted Stock Units which are to be assumed or otherwise continued in effect in connection with the Change in Control or are to be replaced with an economically equivalent award or cash retention program in accordance with Paragraph 5(a) shall be subject to accelerated vesting in accordance with the following provision:

If Participant’s Employee status is unilaterally terminated as a result of an involuntary termination (other than for death or Permanent Disability) without Cause, or if Participant resigns from such Employee status due to a Constructive Termination, at any time during the period beginning with the execution date of the definitive agreement for that Change in Control transaction and ending with the earlier of (i) the termination of that definitive agreement without the consummation of such Change in Control or (ii) the expiration of the Applicable Acceleration Period following the consummation of such Change in Control, then Participant shall immediately vest in all the unvested Shares (or any replacement securities or cash proceeds) at the time subject to this Award. The Shares (or any replacement securities or cash proceeds) that vest pursuant to this Paragraph 5(c) shall be issued or distributed on the date of Participant’s Separation from Service in connection with such termination of Employee status or as soon as administratively practicable thereafter, but in no event later than the later of (i) the close of the calendar year in which such Separation from Service occurs or (ii) the fifteenth (15th) day of the third (3rd) calendar month following

the date of such Separation from Service. The applicable Withholding Taxes with respect to such issuance shall be collected in accordance with Paragraph 7 of this Agreement.

(d) If the Restricted Stock Units subject to this Award at the time of the Change in Control are not assumed or otherwise continued in effect in connection with the Change in Control or are not replaced with an economically equivalent award or cash incentive program in accordance with Paragraph 5(a), then those units will vest immediately prior to the closing of the Change in Control. The Shares subject to those vested units shall be converted into the right to receive for each such Share the same consideration per Share payable to the other stockholders of the Company in consummation of that Change in Control, and such consideration per Share shall be distributed to Participant upon the tenth (10th) business day following the earliest to occur of (i) the date the Share would have otherwise vested and been issued pursuant to the Vesting and Issuance Schedules set forth in Paragraph 1 in the absence of such Change in Control, (ii) the date of Participant’s Separation from Service, or (iii) the first date following a Qualifying Change in Control on which the distribution can be made without contravention of any applicable provisions of Code Section 409A. Such distribution shall be subject to the Company’s collection of the applicable Withholding Taxes pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 7.

6. Adjustment in Shares. Should any change be made to the Common Stock by reason of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, exchange of shares, spin-off transaction, extraordinary dividend or distribution or other change affecting the outstanding Common Stock as a class without the Company’s receipt of consideration, or should the value of outstanding Common Stock be substantially reduced as a result of a spin-off transaction or an extraordinary dividend or distribution, or should there occur any merger, consolidation or other reorganization, then equitable adjustments shall be made by the Administrator to the total number and/or class of securities issuable pursuant to this Award in order to reflect such change. In making such adjustments, the Administrator shall take into account any amounts to be credited to Participant’s book account under Paragraph 4(b) in connection with the transaction, and the determination of the Administrator shall be final, binding and conclusive. In the event of a Change in Control, the provisions of Paragraph 5 shall be controlling.

7. Issuance of Shares or Other Amounts.

(a) On or after each date on which one or more Shares are to be issued in accordance with the express provisions of this Agreement, the Company shall issue to or on behalf of Participant a certificate (which may be in electronic form) for those Shares and shall concurrently distribute to Participant any phantom dividend equivalents with respect to those Shares (in the form of additional Shares or in such other form as the Administrator deems appropriate under the circumstances), subject in each instance to the Company’s collection of the applicable Withholding Taxes.

(b) Participant acknowledges that, regardless of any action the Company and/or the Employer take with respect to any or all Withholding Taxes related to Participant’s participation in the Plan and legally applicable to Participant, the ultimate liability for all Withholding Taxes is and remains Participant’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or the Employer. Participant further acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Withholding Taxes in connection with any aspect of the Award, including the grant, vesting or settlement of the Award, the issuance of Shares (or other property) upon settlement of the Award, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such issuance and the receipt of any dividends and/or phantom dividend equivalents; and (ii) do not commit to, and are under no obligation to, structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the Award to reduce or eliminate Participant’s liability for Withholding Taxes or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if Participant has become subject to Withholding Taxes in more than one jurisdiction, Participant acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Withholding Taxes in more than one jurisdiction.

(c) The Company shall collect, and Participant hereby authorizes the Company to collect, the Withholding Taxes with respect to the Shares issued under this Agreement (including Shares issued in settlement of phantom dividend equivalents) through an automatic Share withholding procedure pursuant to which the Company will withhold, immediately as the Shares are issued under the Award, a portion of those Shares with a Fair Market Value (measured as of the issuance date) equal to the amount of such Withholding Taxes, unless such Share Withholding Method is not permissible or advisable under local law or until the Company otherwise decides to no longer utilize the Share Withholding Method and provides Participants with a corresponding notice.

(d) If the Share Withholding Method is to be utilized for the collection of Withholding Taxes, then the Company shall withhold the number of otherwise issuable Shares necessary to satisfy the applicable Withholding Taxes based on the applicable minimum statutory rate or other applicable withholding rate, including maximum applicable rates, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion. If the maximum rate is used, any over-withheld amount will be refunded to Participant in cash by the Company or Employer (with no entitlement to the Common Stock equivalent) or if not refunded, Participant may seek a refund from the local tax authorities. If the obligation for Withholding Taxes is satisfied by using the Share Withholding Method, then Participant will, for tax purposes, be deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares subject to the vested Award, notwithstanding that a number of the Shares are withheld solely for the purpose of paying the applicable Withholding Taxes.

authorized by Participant, pursuant to which an immediate open-market sale of a portion of the Shares issued to Participant will be effected, for and on behalf of Participant, by the Company’s designated broker to cover the Withholding Tax liability estimated by the Company to be applicable to such issuance. Participant shall, promptly upon request from the Company, execute (whether manually or through electronic acceptance) an appropriate sales authorization (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company) that authorizes and directs the broker to effect such open-market, sale-to-cover transactions and remit the sale proceeds, net of brokerage fees and other applicable charges, to the Company in satisfaction of the applicable Withholding Taxes. However, no sale-to-cover transaction shall be effected unless (i) such a sale is at the time permissible under the Company’s insider trading policies governing the sale of Common Stock and (ii) the transaction is not otherwise deemed to constitute a prohibited loan under Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

(f) If the Company determines that such sale-to-cover transaction is not permissible or advisable at the time or if Participant otherwise fails to effect a timely sales authorization as required by this Agreement, then the Company may, in its sole discretion, elect either to defer the issuance of the Shares until such sale-to-cover transaction can be effected in accordance with Participant’s executed sale directive or to collect the applicable Withholding Taxes through Participant’s delivery of his or her separate check payable to the Company in the amount of such Withholding Taxes or by withholding such amount from other wages payable to Participant. In no event shall any Shares be issued in the absence of an arrangement reasonably satisfactory to the Company for the satisfaction of the applicable Withholding Taxes and in compliance with any applicable requirements of Code Section 409A.

(g) Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph 5, the settlement of all Restricted Stock Units which vest under the Award shall be made solely in Shares. In no event, however, shall any fractional Shares be issued. Accordingly, the total number of Shares to be issued at the time the Award vests (including any Shares issued in settlement of phantom dividend equivalents) shall, to the extent necessary, be rounded down to the next whole Share in order to avoid the issuance of a fractional Share.

(h) The Company shall collect the Withholding Taxes with respect to phantom dividend equivalents distributed in a form other than Shares by withholding a portion of that distribution equal to the amount of the applicable Withholding Taxes, with the cash portion of the distribution to be the first portion so withheld, or through such other tax withholding arrangement as the Company deems appropriate, in its sole discretion.

(i) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, to the extent Participant is subject to taxation in the United States, the employee portion of the federal, state and local employment taxes required to be withheld by the Company in connection with the vesting (as determined under applicable tax laws) of the Shares or any other amounts hereunder (the “Employment Taxes”) shall in all events be collected from Participant no later than the last business day of the calendar year in which those Shares or other amounts vest (as determined under applicable tax laws) hereunder. Accordingly, to the extent the applicable issuance date for one or more vested Shares or the distribution date for such other amounts is to occur in a year subsequent to the calendar

year in which those Shares or other amounts vest, Participant shall, if so requested by the Company, on or before the last business day of the calendar year in which such Shares or other amounts vest, deliver to the Company a check payable to its order (or a wire transfer of funds to the Company) in the dollar amount equal to the Employment Taxes required to be withheld with respect to those Shares or other amounts. Alternatively, the Company may, in its sole discretion, elect to withhold the dollar amount equal to the Employment Taxes required to be withheld with respect to those Shares or other amounts from other wages payable to Participant, or through such other tax withholding arrangement as the Company deems appropriate, in its sole discretion. The provisions of this Paragraph 7(i) shall be applicable only to the extent necessary to comply with the applicable tax withholding requirements of Code Section 3121(v).

8. Leaves of Absence. For purposes of applying the various vesting provisions of this Agreement, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may determine that Participant shall be deemed to cease Continuous Service and Employee status on the commencement date of any leave of absence and not remain in Continuous Service or Employee status during the period of that leave, except to the extent otherwise required under employment laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is employed or the terms of Participant’s employment agreement, if any or pursuant to the following policy:

Participant shall receive Continuous Service credit for such vesting purposes for (i) the first three (3) months of an approved personal leave of absence and (ii) the first seven (7) months of any bona fide leave of absence (other than an approved personal leave), but in no event beyond the expiration date of such leave of absence.

In no event, however, shall Participant be deemed, for vesting purposes hereunder, to remain in Continuous Service or Employee status beyond the earliest of (i) the expiration date of that leave of absence, unless Participant returns to active Continuous Service or Employee status on or before that date, (ii) the date Participant’s Continuous Service or Employee status actually terminates by reason of his or her voluntary or involuntary termination or by reason of his or her death or Permanent Disability or (iii) the date Participant is deemed to have a Separation from Service.

9. Compliance with Laws and Regulations.

(a) The issuance of Shares pursuant to the Award shall be subject to compliance by the Company and Participant with all Applicable Laws relating thereto, as determined by counsel for the Company.

(b) The inability of the Company to obtain approval from any regulatory body having authority deemed by the Company to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Common Stock pursuant to this Award shall relieve the Company of any liability with respect to the non-issuance or sale of the Common Stock as to which such approval shall not have been obtained. The Company, however, shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain all such approvals.

10. Insider Trading Restrictions/Market Abuse Laws. Participant may be subject to insider trading restrictions and/or market abuse laws based on the exchange on which the Shares are listed and in applicable jurisdictions including the United States and Participant’s country or his or her broker’s country, if different, which may affect Participant’s ability to accept, acquire, sell or otherwise dispose of Shares, rights to Shares (e.g., Restricted Stock Units) or rights linked to the value of Shares (e.g., dividend equivalents) during such times as Participant is considered to have “inside information” regarding the Company (as defined by the laws in applicable jurisdictions). Local insider trading laws and regulations may prohibit the cancellation or amendment of orders Participant placed before he or she possessed inside information. Furthermore, Participant could be prohibited from (i) disclosing the inside information to any third party, which may include fellow employees and (ii) “tipping” third parties or causing them otherwise to buy or sell securities. Any restrictions under these laws or regulations are separate from and in addition to any restrictions that may be imposed under any applicable insider trading policy of the Company. Participant acknowledges that it is Participant’s responsibility to comply with any applicable restrictions and Participant should speak with his or her personal legal advisor on this matter.

11. Deferred Issuance Date. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, to the extent Participant is subject to taxation in the United States and this Award may be deemed to create a deferred compensation arrangement under Code Section 409A, then the following limitation shall apply:

No Shares or other amounts which become issuable or distributable under this Agreement upon Participant’s Separation from Service shall actually be issued or distributed to Participant prior to the earlier of (i) the first day of the seventh (7th) month following the date of such Separation from Service or (ii) the date of Participant’s death, if Participant is deemed at the time of such Separation from Service to be a specified employee under Section 1.409A-1(i) of the Treasury Regulations issued under Code Section 409A, as determined by the Administrator in accordance with consistent and uniform standards applied to all other Code Section 409A arrangements of the Company, and such delayed commencement is otherwise required in order to avoid a prohibited distribution under Code Section 409A(a)(2). The deferred Shares or other distributable amount shall be issued or distributed in a lump sum on the first day of the seventh (7th) month following the date of Participant’s Separation from Service or, if earlier, the first day of the month immediately following the date the Company receives proof of Participant’s death.

To the extent there is any ambiguity as to whether any provision of this Agreement would otherwise contravene one or more requirements or limitations of Code Section 409A, such provisions shall be interpreted and applied in a manner that does not result in a violation of the applicable requirements or limitations of Code Section 409A and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.

Each installment of Shares issuable pursuant to this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment for purposes of Code Section 409A.

12. Notices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Company under the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Company at its principal

corporate offices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to Participant shall be in writing and addressed to Participant at the most current address then indicated for Participant on the Company’s employee records or shall be delivered electronically to Participant through the Company’s electronic mail system or through the on-line brokerage firm authorized by the Company to effect the sale of the Shares issued hereunder. All notices shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or delivery through the Company’s electronic mail system or upon deposit in the U.S. or local country mail, postage prepaid and properly addressed to the party to be notified.

13. Successors and Assigns. Except to the extent otherwise provided in this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Company and its successors and assigns and Participant, Participant’s assigns, the legal representatives, heirs and legatees of Participant’s estate.

14. Construction. This Agreement and the Award evidenced hereby are made and granted pursuant to the Plan and are in all respects limited by and subject to the terms of the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall be controlling. All decisions of the Administrator with respect to any question or issue arising under the Plan or this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on all persons having an interest in the Award.

15. Governing Law and Venue.

(a) The interpretation, performance and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without resort to that State’s conflict-of-laws rules.

(b) For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises directly or indirectly from the relationship of the parties evidenced by this Award and this Agreement, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State of California and agree that such litigation shall be conducted only in the courts of San Mateo County, California, or the federal courts for the Northern District of California, and no other courts where the grant of the Restricted Stock Units is made and/or to be performed.

16. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions are determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable.

17. Acknowledgment of Nature of Plan and Award. In accepting the Award, Participant acknowledges, understands and agrees that:

(a) the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature, and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan;

(b) the Award is exceptional, voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of Restricted Stock Units, or benefits in lieu of Restricted Stock Units, even if Restricted Stock Units have been granted in the past;

(d) the Award and Participant’s participation in the Plan shall not create a right to employment or be interpreted as forming or amending an employment or service contract with the Company, the Employer or any Related Entity and shall not interfere with the ability of the Company, the Employer or any Related Entity, as applicable, to terminate Participant’s employment or service relationship (if any);

(e) Participant’s participation in the Plan is voluntary;

(f) the Award and the Shares subject to the Award, and the income and value of same, are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;

(g) the Award and the Shares subject to the Award, and the income and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end of service payments, holiday pay, bonuses, long-service awards, leave-related payments, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments;

(h) the future value of the underlying Shares is unknown, indeterminable and cannot be predicted with any certainty;

(i) no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the Award resulting from termination of Participant’s Continuous Service by the Employer or the Company (or any Related Entity) (for any reason whatsoever, whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of employment laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is employed or the terms of Participant’s employment agreement, if any), and in consideration of the Award, Participant irrevocably agrees not to institute any claim against the Company, the Employer or any Related Entity, waives his or her ability, if any, to bring any such claim and releases the Company, the Employer and any Related Entity from any such claim; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is allowed by a court of competent jurisdiction, then, by participating in the Plan, Participant shall be deemed irrevocably to have agreed not to pursue such claim and agrees to execute any and all documents necessary to request dismissal or withdrawal of such claim;

(j) unless otherwise agreed with the Company in writing, the Award and the Shares subject to the Award, and the income and value of same, are not granted as consideration for, or in connection with, any service Participant may provide as a director of the Company or a Related Entity;

(k) unless otherwise provided in the Plan or by the Company in its discretion, the Restricted Stock Units and the benefits evidenced by this Agreement do not create

any entitlement to have the Restricted Stock Units or any such benefits transferred to, or assumed by, another company nor to be exchanged, cashed out or substituted for, in connection with any corporate transaction affecting the Shares; and

(l) the following provisions apply only if Participant is providing services outside the United States:

(iv) the Award and the Shares subject to the Award, and the income and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purpose;

(v) Participant acknowledges and agrees that neither the Company, the Employer nor any Related Entity shall be liable for any foreign exchange rate fluctuation between Participant’s local currency and the United States Dollar that may affect the value of the Restricted Stock Units or of any amounts due to Participant pursuant to the settlement of the Restricted Stock Units or the subsequent sale of any Shares acquired upon settlement.

18. No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding Participant’s participation in the Plan or Participant’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. Participant should consult with his or her personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding his or her participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan or the Restricted Stock Units.

19. Waiver. Participant acknowledges that a waiver by the Company of breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement, or of any subsequent breach by Participant or other Participants.

20. Data Privacy.

(a) Data Privacy Consent. By electing to participate in the Plan via the Company’s online acceptance procedure, Participant is declaring that he or she agrees with the data processing practices described herein and consents to the collection, processing and use of Personal Data (as defined below) by the Company and the transfer of Personal Data to the recipients mentioned herein, including recipients located in countries which do not adduce an adequate level of protection from a European (or other) data protection law perspective, for the purposes described herein.

(b) Declaration of Consent. Participant understands that he or she needs to review the following information about the processing of his or her personal data by or on behalf of the Company, the Employer and/or any Related Entity as described in the Agreement and any other Plan materials (the “Personal Data”) and declare his or her consent. As regards the processing of Participant’s Personal Data in connection with the Plan and this Agreement, Participant understands that the Company is the controller of his or her Personal Data.

(c) Data Processing and Legal Basis. The Company collects, uses and otherwise processes Personal Data about Participant for the purposes of allocating Shares and implementing, administering and managing the Plan. Participant understands that this Personal

Data may include, without limitation, his or her name, home address and telephone number, email address, date of birth, social insurance number, passport number or other identification number (e.g., resident registration number), salary, nationality, job title, any shares of stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all Restricted Stock Units or any other entitlement to shares of stock or equivalent benefits awarded, cancelled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in Participant’s favor. The legal basis for the processing of Participant’s Personal Data, where required, will be his or her consent.

(d) Stock Plan Administration Service Providers. Participant understands that the Company transfers his or her Personal Data, or parts thereof, to E*TRADE Financial Services, Inc. (and its affiliated companies), an independent service provider based in the United States which assists the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. In the future, the Company may select a different service provider and share Participant’s Personal Data with such different service provider that serves the Company in a similar manner. Participant understands and acknowledges that the Company’s service provider will open an account for him or her to receive and trade Shares acquired under the Plan and that he or she will be asked to agree on separate terms and data processing practices with the service provider, which is a condition of Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan.

(e) International Data Transfers. Participant understands that the Company and, as of the date hereof, any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, such as E*TRADE Financial Services, Inc., are based in the United States. Participant understands and acknowledges that his or her country may have enacted data privacy laws that are different from the laws of the United States. For example, the European Commission has issued only a limited adequacy finding with respect to the United States that applies solely if and to the extent that companies self-certify and remain self-certified under the EU/U.S. Privacy Shield program. The Company does not currently participate in the EU/U.S. Privacy Shield Program. The Company’s legal basis for the transfer of Participant’s Personal Data is his or her consent.

(f) Data Retention. Participant understands that the Company will use his or her Personal Data only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage his or her participation in the Plan, or to comply with legal or regulatory obligations, including under tax and securities laws. In the latter case, Participant understands and acknowledges that the Company’s legal basis for the processing of his or her Personal Data would be compliance with the relevant laws or regulations. When the Company no longer needs Participant’s Personal Data for any of the above purposes, Participant understands the Company will remove it from its systems.

(g) Voluntariness and Consequences of Denial/Withdrawal of Consent. Participant understands that his or her participation in the Plan and his or her consent is purely voluntary. Participant may deny or later withdraw his or her consent at any time, with future effect and for any or no reason. If Participant denies or later withdraws his or her consent, the Company can no longer offer Participant participation in the Plan or offer other equity awards to Participant or administer or maintain such awards and Participant would no longer be able

to participate in the Plan. Participant further understands that denial or withdrawal of his or her consent would not affect his or her status or salary as an employee or his or her career and that Participant would merely forfeit the opportunities associated with the Plan.

(h) Data Subject Rights. Participant understands that data subject rights regarding the processing of Personal Data vary depending on the applicable law and that, depending on where Participant is based and subject to the conditions set out in the applicable law, Participant may have, without limitation, the rights to (i) inquire whether and what kind of Personal Data the Company holds about him or her and how it is processed, and to access or request copies of such Personal Data, (ii) request the correction or supplementation of Personal Data about him or her that is inaccurate, incomplete or out-of-date in light of the purposes underlying the processing, (iii) obtain the erasure of Personal Data no longer necessary for the purposes underlying the processing, processed based on withdrawn consent, processed for legitimate interests that, in the context of his or her objection, do not prove to be compelling, or processed in non-compliance with applicable legal requirements, (iv) request the Company to restrict the processing of his or her Personal Data in certain situations where Participant feels its processing is inappropriate, (v) object, in certain circumstances, to the processing of Personal Data for legitimate interests, and to (vi) request portability of Participant’s Personal Data that he or she has actively or passively provided to the Company (which does not include data derived or inferred from the collected data), where the processing of such Personal Data is based on consent or his or her employment and is carried out by automated means. In case of concerns, Participant understands that he or she may also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent local data protection authority. Further, to receive clarification of, or to exercise any of, Participant’s rights, Participant understands that he or she should contact his or her local human resources representative.

(i) Alternate Basis and Additional Consents. Finally, Participant understands that the Company may rely on a different basis for the collection, processing or transfer of Personal Data in the future and/or request that Participant provide another data privacy consent. If applicable, Participant agrees that upon request of the Company or the Employer, Participant will provide an executed acknowledgment or data privacy consent form (or any other agreements or consents) that the Company and/or the Employer may deem necessary to obtain from him or her for the purpose of administering his or her participation in the Plan in compliance with the data privacy laws in his or her country, either now or in the future. Participant understands and agrees that he or she will not be able to participate in the Plan if Participant fails to provide any such consent or agreement requested by the Company and/or the Employer.

21. Plan Prospectus. The official prospectus for the Plan is available on the Company’s intranet at: GNet > Employee Resources > Stock Awards > Plan Documents. Participant may also obtain a printed copy of the prospectus by contacting Stock Plan Services at [email protected].

22. Language. By electing to accept this Agreement, Participant acknowledges that he or she is sufficiently proficient in English, or has consulted with an advisor who is sufficiently

proficient in English so as to allow Participant, to understand the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Further, if Participant has received this Agreement or any other document related to the Plan translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.

23. Electronic Delivery and Acceptance. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan by electronic means. Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

25. Foreign Account / Assets Reporting. Depending upon the country to which laws Participant is subject, Participant may have certain foreign asset and/or account reporting requirements that may affect Participant’s ability to acquire or hold Shares under the Plan or cash received from participating in the Plan (including from any dividends or phantom dividend equivalents received or sale proceeds arising from the sale of Shares) in a brokerage or bank account outside Participant’s country. Participant’s country may require that he or she report such accounts, assets or transactions to the applicable authorities in Participant’s country. Participant is responsible for knowledge of and compliance with any such regulations and should speak with his or her own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding same.

26. Addendum. Notwithstanding any provisions in this Agreement, the Award shall be subject to any special terms and conditions set forth in any Addendum to this Agreement for Participant’s country. Moreover, if Participant relocates to one of the countries included in the Addendum, the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to Participant, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary for legal or administrative reasons. The Addendum constitutes part of this Agreement.

27. Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on Participant’s participation in the Plan, on the Award and on any Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons, and to require Participant to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Gilead Sciences, Inc. has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its duly-authorized officer on the day and year first indicated above.



GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.



By:	Kathryn Watson
Title:	EVP, Human Resources

By Participant’s electronic acceptance and the signature of the Company’s representative above, Participant and the Company agree that this Award is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Agreement, including the terms and conditions set forth in any Addendum to the Agreement for Participant’s country. Participant has reviewed the Plan and the Agreement in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to accepting the Agreement and fully understands all provisions of the Plan and Agreement.

APPENDIX A

DEFINITIONS

The following definitions shall be in effect under the Agreement:

A. Addendum shall mean the addendum to this Agreement setting forth special terms and conditions for Participant’s country.

B. Administrator shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board (or a subcommittee thereof) acting in its capacity as administrator of the Plan.

C. Agreement shall mean this Global Restricted Stock Unit Issuance Agreement.

D. Applicable Acceleration Period shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2(b) of the Plan and shall be determined on the basis of Participant’s status on the Change in Control date.

E. Applicable Laws shall mean the legal requirements related to the Plan and the Award under applicable provisions of the federal securities laws, state corporate and securities laws, the Code, the rules of any applicable Stock Exchange on which the Common Stock is listed for trading, and the rules of any non-U.S. jurisdiction applicable to Awards granted to residents therein.

F. Award shall mean the award of Restricted Stock Units made to Participant pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

G. Award Date shall mean the date the Restricted Stock Units are awarded to Participant pursuant to the Agreement and shall be the date indicated in Paragraph 1 of the Agreement.

H. Board shall mean the Company’s Board of Directors.

I. Cause shall have the meaning given to the term “Cause” in any effective employment agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Related Entity, or if none, shall mean the termination of Participant’s Continuous Service as a result of Participant’s (i) conviction of, a guilty plea with respect to, or a plea of nolo contendere to, a charge that Participant has committed a felony under the laws of the United States or of any State or a crime involving moral turpitude, including (without limitation) fraud, theft, embezzlement or any crime that results in or is intended to result in personal enrichment to Participant at the expense of the Company or a Related Entity; (ii) material breach of any agreement entered into between Participant and the Company or a Related Entity that impairs the Company’s or the Related Entity’s interest therein; (iii) willful misconduct, significant failure to perform his or her duties or gross neglect of his or her duties; (iv) engagement in any activity that constitutes a material conflict of interest with the Company or a Related Entity; or (v) reasons that are comparable to Cause under employment laws

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in the jurisdiction where Participant is employed or the terms of Participant’s employment agreement, if any.

J. Change in Control shall mean a change in ownership or control of the Company effected through the consummation of any of the following transactions:

(i) a sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets;

(iii) a change in the composition of the Board over a period of twelve (12) consecutive months or less such that a majority of the Board members ceases, by reason of one or more contested elections for Board membership, to be comprised of individuals who either (A) have been Board members continuously since the beginning of such period or (B) have been elected or nominated for election as Board members during such period by at least a majority of the Board members described in clause (A) who were still in office at the time the Board approved such election or nomination.

K. Code shall mean the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

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L. Common Stock or Shares shall mean shares of the Company’s common stock.

M. Company shall mean Gilead Sciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor corporation to all or substantially all of the assets or voting stock of Gilead Sciences, Inc. which shall by appropriate action adopt the Plan.

N. Constructive Termination shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11(d) of the Plan.

O. Consultant shall mean any person, including an advisor, who is compensated by the Company or any Related Entity for services performed as a non-employee consultant; provided, however, that the term “Consultant” shall not include non-employee Directors serving in their capacity as Board members. The term “Consultant” shall include a member of the board of directors of a Related Entity.

P. Continuous Service shall mean the performance of services for the Company or a Related Entity (whether now existing or subsequently established) by a person in the capacity of an Employee, Director or Consultant. For purposes of this Agreement, Participant shall be deemed to cease Continuous Service immediately upon the occurrence of either of the following events: (i) Participant no longer performs services in any of the foregoing capacities for the Company or any Related Entity or (ii) the entity for which Participant is performing such services ceases to remain a Related Entity of the Company, even though Participant may subsequently continue to perform services for that entity. Subject to the foregoing and any applicable limitations of Code Section 409A, the Administrator shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when Participant ceases Continuous Service for purposes of the Award.

Q. Director shall mean a member of the Board.

R. Employee shall mean any person who is in the employ of the Company (or any Related Entity), subject to the control and direction of the Company or Related Entity as to both the work to be performed and the manner and method of performance.

S. Employer shall mean the Company or the Related Entity employing or retaining Participant.

T. Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on any relevant date shall be the closing price per share of Common Stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) on that date, as quoted on the Stock Exchange that is at the time serving as the primary trading market for the Common Stock; provided, however, that if there is no reported closing price or closing bid for that date, then the closing price or closing bid, as applicable, for the last trading date on which such closing price or closing bid was quoted shall be determinative of such Fair Market Value. The applicable quoted price shall be as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable.

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U. 1934 Act shall mean the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

V. Normal Vesting Schedule shall mean the schedule set forth in Paragraph 1 of the Agreement, pursuant to which the Restricted Stock Units and the underlying Shares are to vest in a series of installments over Participant’s period of Continuous Service.

W. Parent shall mean a “parent corporation,” whether now existing or hereafter established, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

X. Participant shall mean the person to whom the Award is made pursuant to the Agreement.

Y. Plan shall mean the Company’s 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated from time to time.

Z. Permanent Disability shall mean the inability of Participant to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which is expected to result in death or to be of continuous duration of twelve (12) months or more. The Administrator shall have exclusive discretion to determine when Permanent Disability has occurred for purposes of this Agreement.

AA. Qualifying Change in Control shall mean a change in the ownership of the Company, a change in the effective control of the Company or a change in ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets, with each such event to be determined in accordance with the requirements for a change in control event set forth in Section 1.409A-3(i)((5) of the Treasury Regulations; provided, however, that a change in the effective control of the Company will only be deemed to occur if there is an acquisition, within the applicable twelve (12)-month period, of ownership of securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities.

BB. Related Entity shall mean (i) any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company and (ii) any corporation in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company and ending with the corporation in the chain for which Participant provides services as an Employee, Director or Consultant, provided each corporation in such chain owns securities representing at least twenty percent (20%) of the total outstanding voting power of the outstanding securities of another corporation or entity in such chain and there is a legitimate non-tax business purpose for making this Award to Participant.

CC. Restricted Stock Unit shall mean the Award in the form of a contractual right to receive Shares under this Agreement which will entitle Participant to receive one actual share of Common Stock per Restricted Stock Unit upon the satisfaction of the Continuous Service vesting requirements applicable to such Award.

DD. Separation from Service shall mean Participant’s cessation of Employee status by reason of his or her death, retirement or termination of employment. Participant shall be

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deemed to have terminated employment for such purpose at such time as the level of his or her bona fide services to be performed as an Employee (or as a consultant or independent contractor) permanently decreases to a level that is not more than twenty percent (20%) of the average level of services such person rendered as an Employee during the immediately preceding thirty-six (36) months (or such shorter period for which he or she may have rendered such services). Solely for purposes of determining when a Separation from Service occurs, Participant will be deemed to continue in “Employee” status for so long as he remains in the employ of one or more members of the Employer Group, subject to the control and direction of the employer entity as to both the work to be performed and the manner and method of performance. “Employer Group” means the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary and any other corporation or business controlled by, controlling or under common control with, the Company, as determined in accordance with Sections 414(b) and 414(c) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, except that in applying Sections 1563(1), (2) and (3) of the Code for purposes of determining the controlled group of corporations under Section 414(b), the phrase “at least 50 percent” shall be used instead of “at least 80 percent” each place the latter phrase appears in such sections, and in applying Section 1.414(c)-2 of the Treasury Regulations for purposes of determining trades or businesses that are under common control for purposes of Section 414(c), the phrase “at least 50 percent” shall be used instead of “at least 80 percent” each place the latter phrase appears in Section 1.414(c)-2 of the Treasury Regulations. Any such determination as to Separation from Service, however, shall be made in accordance with the applicable standards of the Treasury Regulations issued under Section 409A of the Code. In addition, the following special provisions shall be in effect for any leave of absence taken by Participant while this Award is outstanding:

(i) Should the period of such leave (other than a disability leave) exceed six (6) months, then Participant shall be deemed to incur a Separation from Service upon the expiration of the initial six (6) - month period of that leave, unless Participant retains a right to re-employment under Applicable Law or by contract with the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary or other Related Entity).

(ii) Should the period of a disability leave exceed twenty-nine (29) months, then Participant shall be deemed to incur a Separation from Service upon the expiration of the initial twenty-nine (29)-month period of that leave, unless Participant retains a right to re-employment under Applicable Law or by contract with the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary or other Related Entity). For such purpose, a disability leave shall be a leave of absence due to any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or to last for a continuous period of not less than six (6) months and causes Participant to be unable to perform the duties of his position of employment with the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary or other Related Entity) or any substantially similar position of employment.

EE. Share Withholding Method shall mean an automatic Share withholding procedure pursuant to which the Company will withhold, immediately as the Shares are issued under the Award, a portion of those Shares with a Fair Market Value (measured as of the issuance date) equal to the amount of the applicable Withholding Taxes.

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FF. Stock Exchange shall mean the American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Global or Global Select Market or the New York Stock Exchange.

GG. Subsidiary shall mean a “subsidiary corporation,” whether now existing or hereafter established, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

HH. Withholding Taxes shall mean any and all income taxes (including U.S. federal, state, and local tax and/or foreign income taxes) and the employee portion of the federal, state, local and/or foreign employment taxes (including social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related items) required or permitted to be withheld by the Company in connection with any taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, attributable to the Award or Participant’s participation in the Plan.

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Exhibit 10.18

GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT ISSUANCE AGREEMENT

RECITALS

A. Participant is to render valuable services to the Company as a non-employee Director, and this Restricted Stock Unit Issuance Agreement (this “Agreement”) is executed pursuant to, and is intended to carry out the purposes of, the Plan in connection with the Company’s grant of a Restricted Stock Unit award to Participant in his or her capacity as a non-employee Director.

B. All capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to them herein and in the attached Appendix A. Capitalized terms not defined herein or in the attached Appendix A shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Company hereby grants this Restricted Stock Unit award (the “Award”) to Participant upon the following terms and conditions:

1.Grant of Restricted Stock Units. The Company hereby grants to Participant, as of the Award Date indicated below, the Award under which Participant may be issued the Shares under the Plan. Each Restricted Stock Unit that vests hereunder will entitle Participant to receive one share of Common Stock on the specified issuance date for that unit. The number of Shares subject to the Award, the applicable vesting schedule for those Shares, the date or dates on which those vested Shares shall become issuable to Participant and the remaining terms and conditions governing the Award shall be as set forth in this Agreement.

AWARD SUMMARY



Participant:	(First Name, Last Name)
Award Date:	(Date)
Number of Shares Subject to Award:	xxxx Shares
Vesting Schedule:	The Shares shall vest upon the earlier of (i) Participant’s completion of one (1) year of Continuous Service measured from the Award Date or (ii) the day immediately preceding the next regular annual stockholders meeting following the Award Date provided Participant remains in Continuous Service through such day (the earlier of (i) or (ii), the “Normal Vesting Date”). However, the Shares may be subject to accelerated vesting in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 3 or Paragraph 5 of this Agreement.



Issuance Schedule:	Unless Participant has made a timely Deferral Election with respect to the Award, the Shares in which Participant vests on the Normal Vesting Date shall become issuable immediately upon vesting, and will be issued no later than the later of (i) the close of the calendar year in which the Normal Vesting Date occurs or (ii) the fifteenth (15th) day of the third (3rd) calendar month following the Normal Vesting Date. However, if Participant has made a timely Deferral Election, then the Shares in which Participant vests on the Normal Vesting Date shall be issued in accordance with the terms and provisions of such Deferral Election, including the applicable distribution event and method of distribution. In the event of a Change in Control, the distribution provisions of Paragraph 5 shall apply.

2. Limited Transferability. Prior to actual receipt of the Shares which vest hereunder, Participant may not transfer or assign any interest in the Award or the underlying Shares. Any Shares which vest hereunder but which otherwise remain unissued at the time of Participant’s death may be issued and delivered to Participant’s designated beneficiary or beneficiaries of the Award, or, if none, to Participant’s estate. Participant may also direct the Company to re-issue the stock certificates (which may be in electronic form) for any Shares which in fact vest and become issuable under the Award during his or her lifetime to one or more designated members of Participant’s Immediate Family. However, the actual issuance of such Shares pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Paragraph 2 shall be subject to the issuance and distribution provisions of any Deferral Election in effect for the Award.

3. Cessation of Service.

(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided in subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph 3 and Paragraph 5 below, should Participant cease to remain in Continuous Service for any reason prior to the Normal Vesting Date, then the Award shall terminate immediately and cease to be outstanding with respect to any unvested Restricted Stock Units subject to this Award, and Participant shall cease to have any right or entitlement to receive any Shares under those cancelled units. However, for purposes of this Agreement, Participant shall not be deemed to cease Continuous Service if Participant continues to serve the Company as a Director Emeritus immediately following his or her cessation of service as a Board member without an intervening break in Continuous Service.

(b) Notwithstanding the terms of any Deferral Election, in the event Participant’s Continuous Service terminates by reason of his or her death while any portion of this Award remains unvested, then all unvested Restricted Stock Units subject to this Award shall immediately vest as of the date of Participant’s death and the Shares issued upon such vesting shall be delivered to (i) the designated beneficiary or beneficiaries under any beneficiary designation in effect for this Award at the time of Participant’s death, (ii) in the absence of any such designation, the personal representative of Participant’s estate, or the person or persons to whom the Shares are transferred pursuant to Participant’s will or the laws of inheritance following Participant’s death.

4. Stockholder Rights and Dividend Equivalents.

(a) The holder of the Award shall not have any stockholder rights, including voting, dividend or liquidation rights, with respect to the Shares subject to the Award until Participant becomes the record holder of those Shares upon their actual issuance following the Company’s collection of any Withholding Taxes.

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any dividend or other distribution is declared and paid on shares of Common Stock after the Award Date, but prior to the complete settlement, cancellation or forfeiture of this Award, Participant shall be entitled to receive, upon settlement of this Award, an amount (the “dividend equivalent amount”) equal to the dividends or other distributions that would have been paid or issued on the number of shares of Common Stock actually vested and issuable to Participant pursuant to this Award. The dividend equivalent amount shall be calculated by the Administrator in its discretion and need not be adjusted for interest, earnings or assumed reinvestment. The dividend equivalent amount shall be distributed to Participant concurrently with the issuance of the vested Shares to which those dividend equivalent amounts relate, and may be paid and distributed in the same form in which the actual dividend or distribution was paid to the holders of the Common Stock or in such other form as the Administrator deems appropriate. Each such distribution of dividend equivalent amounts shall be subject to the Company’s collection of any Withholding Taxes applicable to that distribution. The Administrator shall have the sole discretion to determine the dollar value of any dividend or distribution paid other than in the form of cash, and its determination shall be controlling. No dividend equivalent amount shall be paid or distributed on shares of Common Stock under this Award that are forfeited or that otherwise do not vest and are not issued or issuable under this Award.

5. Change in Control.

(a) Should Participant remain in Continuous Service until the effective date of a Change in Control, then the Restricted Stock Units at the time subject to the Award shall vest immediately prior to the effective date of the Change in Control. The Shares subject to those vested units shall be converted into the right to receive the same consideration per share of Common Stock payable to the other stockholders of the Company in consummation of that Change in Control, and such consideration per Share shall be distributed to Participant at the same time as such shareholder payments, but such distribution to Participant shall in all events be completed no later than the later of (i) the close of the calendar year in which such Change in Control is effected or (ii) the fifteenth (15th) day of the third (3rd) calendar month following the effective date of that Change in Control. However, if Participant has made a timely Deferral Election with respect to the Award, then the consideration payable per Share in consummation of the Change in Control shall be distributed to Participant in accordance with the distribution provisions of that Deferral Election, and those provisions shall supersede anything to the contrary in this Paragraph 5. Each such issuance shall be subject to the Company’s collection of any Withholding Taxes.

(b) This Agreement shall not in any way affect the right of the Company to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

6. Adjustment in Shares. Should any change be made to the Common Stock by reason of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, exchange of shares, spin-off transaction, extraordinary dividend or distribution or other change affecting the outstanding Common Stock as a class, or should the value of the outstanding shares of Common Stock change as a result of a spin-off transaction or an extraordinary dividend or distribution, or should there occur any merger, consolidation or other reorganization, then equitable and proportional adjustments shall be made by the Administrator to the total number and/or class of securities issuable pursuant to the Award in order to reflect such change. The determination of the Administrator shall be final, binding and conclusive upon Participant and any other person or persons having or claiming an interest in the Award. In the event of a Change in Control, the provisions of Paragraph 5 shall be controlling.

7. Issuance of Shares or Other Amounts.

(a) On or as promptly as practicable after each date on which one or more Shares are to be issued in accordance with the express provisions of this Agreement or, if the Administrator permits Participant to file a Deferral Election and Participant files a Deferral Election, the distribution provisions of Participant’s Deferral Election, which shall have priority over the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall issue to or on behalf of Participant a stock certificate (which may be in electronic form) for those Shares and shall distribute to Participant any dividend equivalent amounts with respect to those Shares, subject in each instance to the Company’s collection of any Withholding Taxes. Unless otherwise permitted by the Administrator, only non-employee Directors in the United States may file a Deferral Election.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph 5, the settlement of all Restricted Stock Units which vest under the Award shall be made solely in Shares. In no event, however, shall any fractional Shares be issued. Accordingly, the total number of Shares to be issued at the time the Award vests shall, to the extent necessary, be rounded down to the next whole Share in order to avoid the issuance of a fractional Share.

8. Compliance with Laws and Regulations.

(a) The issuance of Shares pursuant to the Award shall be subject to compliance by the Company and Participant with all Applicable Laws relating thereto, as determined by counsel for the Company.

(b) The sale of the Shares issued under the Plan must comply with all Applicable Laws relating thereto, including U.S. securities laws that impose restrictions on insider trading, which may affect Participant’s ability to sell Shares acquired pursuant to the Award. Any restrictions under these laws or regulations are separate from and in addition to any restrictions that may be imposed under any applicable insider trading policy of the Company. Participant is solely responsible for ensuring compliance with all Applicable Laws and should consult a legal advisor in this regard.

(c) The inability of the Company to obtain approval from any regulatory body having authority deemed by the Company to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Common Stock pursuant to the Award shall relieve the Company of any liability with respect to the non-issuance or sale of the Common Stock as to which such approval shall not have been obtained. The Company, however, shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain all such approvals.

9. Notices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Company under the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Company at its principal corporate offices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to Participant shall be in writing and addressed to Participant at the most current address then indicated for Participant on the Company’s records or shall be delivered electronically to Participant through the Company’s electronic mail system. All notices shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or delivery through the Company’s electronic mail system or upon deposit in the U.S. or local country mail, postage prepaid and properly addressed to the party to be notified.

10. Successors and Assigns. Except to the extent otherwise provided in this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Company and its successors and assigns and Participant, the legal representatives, heirs and legatees of Participant’s estate and, if the Administrator permits Participant to designate beneficiaries of the Award, all designated beneficiaries.

11. Construction. This Agreement and the Award evidenced hereby are made and granted pursuant to the Plan and are in all respects limited by and subject to the terms of the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall be controlling. All decisions of the Administrator with respect to any question or issue arising under the Plan or this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on all persons having an interest in the Award.

12. Governing Law and Venue.

(a) The interpretation, performance and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without resort to that State’s conflict-of-laws rules.

(b) For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises directly or indirectly from the relationship of the parties evidenced by the Award and this Agreement, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State of California and agree that such litigation shall be conducted only in the courts of San Mateo County, California, or the federal courts for the Northern District of California, and no other courts where the grant of the Restricted Stock Units is made and/or to be performed.

13. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions are determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable.

14. Waiver. Participant acknowledges that a waiver by the Company of breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement, or of any subsequent breach of this Agreement.

15. Code Section 409A. If Participant is a U.S. taxpayer, the following provisions apply to Participant’s Award:

(a) It is the intention of the parties that in the absence of a timely-made Deferral Election with respect to the Award, the provisions of this Agreement shall, to the maximum extent permissible, comply with the requirements of the short-term deferral exception to Section 409A of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(b)(4). Accordingly, to the extent there is any ambiguity as to whether one or more provisions of this Agreement would otherwise contravene the requirements or limitations of Code Section 409A applicable to such short-term deferral exception, then those provisions shall be interpreted and applied in a manner that does not result in a violation of the requirements or limitations of Code Section 409A and the Treasury Regulations thereunder that apply to such exception.

(b) However, if Participant makes a timely Deferral Election with respect to the Award, then this Agreement will create a deferred compensation arrangement subject to the requirements of Code Section 409A. In that event, the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be applied and interpreted in a manner that complies with all applicable requirements of Code Section 409A and the Treasury Regulations thereunder. Accordingly, to the extent there is any ambiguity as to whether one or more provisions of this Agreement would otherwise contravene the applicable requirements or limitations of Code Section 409A, then those provisions shall be interpreted and applied in a manner that does not result in a violation of the applicable requirements or limitations of Code Section 409A and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.

16. No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding Participant’s participation in the Plan or Participant’s acquisition or sale of the underlying Shares. Participant is hereby advised to consult with his or her personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding his or her participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.

17. No Impairment of Rights. This Agreement shall not in any way be construed or interpreted so as to affect adversely or otherwise impair the right of the Company or its stockholders to remove Participant from the Board at any time in accordance with the provisions of Applicable Law.

18. Plan Prospectus. The official prospectus for the Plan is attached if the Award is the first Restricted Stock Unit award made to Participant under the Plan. Participant may obtain an additional printed copy of the prospectus by contacting Stock Plan Services at [email protected].

19. Electronic Delivery and Acceptance. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan

by electronic means. Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

20. Participant Acceptance. Participant must accept the terms and conditions of this Agreement either electronically through the electronic acceptance procedure established by the Company or through a written acceptance delivered to the Company in a form satisfactory to the Company. In no event shall any Shares be issued (or other securities or property distributed) under this Agreement in the absence of such acceptance.

21. Appendices B and C. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if Participant resides in a country outside the United States or is otherwise subject to the laws of a country other than the United States, the Award and any Shares acquired under the Plan shall be subject to the additional terms and conditions set forth in Appendix B to this Agreement and to any special terms and provisions as set forth in Appendix C for Participant’s country, if any. Moreover, if Participant relocates to one of the countries included in Appendix C, the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to Participant, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons. Appendices B and C constitute part of this Agreement.

22. Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on Participant’s participation in the Plan, on the Award and on any Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable for legal or administrative reasons, and to require Participant to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Gilead Sciences, Inc. has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its duly-authorized officer on the day and year first indicated above.



GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.
By:
Title:	EVP Human Resources



PARTICIPANT

By:

APPENDIX A

DEFINITIONS

The following definitions shall be in effect under the Agreement:

A. Award Date shall mean the date the Restricted Stock Units are awarded to Participant pursuant to the Agreement and shall be the date indicated in Paragraph 1 of the Agreement.

B. Change in Control shall mean a change in ownership or control of the Company effected through the consummation of any of the following transactions:

(i) a sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets;

(ii) the closing of any transaction or series of related transactions (including without limitation a merger or reorganization in which the Company is the surviving entity) pursuant to which any person or any group of persons comprising a “group” within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) of the Exchange Act (other than the Company or a person that, prior to such transaction or series of related transactions, directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the Company) becomes directly or indirectly (whether as a result of a single acquisition or by reason of one or more acquisitions within the twelve (12)-month period ending with the most recent acquisition) the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of securities possessing (or convertible into or exercisable for securities possessing) more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s securities (as measured in terms of the power to vote with respect to the election of Board members) outstanding immediately after the consummation of such transaction or series of related transactions, whether such transaction involves a direct issuance from the Company, the acquisition of outstanding securities held by one or more of the Company’s existing stockholders, or an acquisition, consolidation or other reorganization to which the Company is a party;

(iii) a change in the composition of the Board over a period of twelve (12) consecutive months or less such that a majority of the Board members ceases, by reason of one or more contested elections for Board membership, to be comprised of individuals who either (A) have been Board members continuously since the beginning of such period or (B) have been elected or nominated for election as Board members during such period by at least a majority of the Board members

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described in clause (A) who were still in office at the time the Board approved such election or nomination; or

D. Continuous Service shall mean the performance of services for the Company or a Related Entity (whether now existing or subsequently established) by a person in the capacity of an Employee, Director or Consultant. For purposes of this Agreement, Participant shall be deemed to cease Continuous Service immediately upon the occurrence of either of the following events: (i) Participant no longer performs services in any of the foregoing capacities for the Company or any Related Entity or (ii) the entity for which Participant is performing such services ceases to remain a Related Entity of the Company, even though Participant may subsequently continue to perform services for that entity. The Administrator shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when Participant ceases Continuous Service for purposes of the Award.

E. Deferral Election shall mean an election timely filed by Participant with the Company pursuant to which Participant elects, in accordance with the applicable requirements of Code Section 409A, to defer the issuance of the Shares that vest under this Agreement or the distribution of the consideration payable per Share in a Change in Control transaction to one or more designated issuance or distribution dates or events beyond the vesting date for those Shares.

F. Director shall mean a member of the Board or a Director Emeritus.

G. Exchange Act shall mean the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as

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amended from time to time.

H. Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on any relevant date shall be the closing price per share of Common Stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) on that date, as quoted on the Stock Exchange that is at the time serving as the primary trading market for the Common Stock; provided, however, that if there is no reported closing price or closing bid for that date, then the closing price or closing bid, as applicable, for the last trading date on which such closing price or closing bid was quoted shall be determinative of such Fair Market Value. The applicable quoted price shall be as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable.

I. Normal Vesting Date shall mean the date (as set forth in Paragraph 1 of the Agreement) on which the Restricted Stock Units and the underlying Shares vest.

J. Participant shall mean the person to whom the Award is made pursuant to the Agreement.

K. Plan shall mean the Company’s 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated from time to time.

L. Related Entity shall mean (i) any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company and (ii) any corporation in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company and ending with the corporation in the chain for which Participant provides services as an Employee, Director or Consultant, provided each corporation in such chain owns securities representing at least twenty percent (20%) of the total outstanding voting power of the outstanding securities of another corporation or entity in such chain and there is a legitimate non-tax business purpose for making the Award to Participant.

M. Restricted Stock Unit shall mean the Award in the form of a contractual right to receive Shares under this Agreement which will entitle Participant to receive one actual share of Common Stock per Restricted Stock Unit upon the satisfaction of the vesting requirements applicable to such Award.

N. Share Withholding Method shall mean an automatic Share withholding procedure pursuant to which the Company will withhold, immediately as the Shares are issued under the Award, a portion of those Shares with a fair market value (measured as of the issuance date) equal to the amount of any Withholding Taxes.

O. Stock Exchange shall mean the American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Global or Global Select Market or the New York Stock Exchange.

P. Withholding Taxes shall mean any U.S. federal, state, local and/or foreign income taxes and Participant’s portion of the federal, state, local and/or foreign employment taxes

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(including social insurance, payroll tax, fringe benefits tax, payment on account or other tax-related items), in each case, required or permitted to be withheld by the Company and/or any Related Entity in connection with any taxable event attributable to the Award or Participant’s participation in the Plan, as determined by the Administrator.

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APPENDIX B

TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR NON-U.S. PARTICIPANTS

The provisions in this Appendix B apply to Participants that reside in a country outside the United States or who are otherwise subject to the laws of a country other than the United States and supplement, amend or replace the provisions in the Agreement, as applicable:

1. Transferability. The following replaces Paragraph 2 of the Agreement in its entirety:

Prior to actual receipt of the Shares which vest hereunder, Participant may not transfer any interest in the Award or the underlying Shares. Any Shares which vest hereunder but which otherwise remain unissued at the time of Participant’s death may be issued and delivered to Participant’s estate.

2. Acknowledgment of Nature of Plan and Award. In accepting the Award, Participant acknowledges, understands and agrees that:

(a) the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature, and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan;

(b) the Award is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of Restricted Stock Units, or benefits in lieu of Restricted Stock Units, even if Restricted Stock Units have been granted in the past;

(d) Participant’s participation in the Plan is voluntary;

(e) the Award and the Shares subject to the Award are for future services and should not be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to, past services for the Company (or any Related Entity);

(f) the Award and Participant’s participation in the Plan will not be interpreted to form an employment relationship with the Company (or any Related Entity);

(g) the future value of the underlying Shares is unknown, indeterminable and cannot be predicted with any certainty;

(h) no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the Award resulting from termination of Participant’s Continuous Service by the

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Company (for any reason whatsoever, whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of the terms of Participant’s service agreement, if any), and in consideration of the grant of the Restricted Stock Units, Participant irrevocably agrees not to institute any claim against the Company (or any Related Entity), waives his or her ability, if any, to bring any such claim, and releases the Company (or any Related Entity) from any such claim; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is allowed by a court of competent jurisdiction, then, by participating in the Plan, Participant shall be deemed irrevocably to have agreed not to pursue such claim and to execute any and all documents necessary to request dismissal or withdrawal of such claim;

(i) unless otherwise provided for in the Plan or by the Company in its discretion, the grant of Restricted Stock Units and the benefits evidenced by this Agreement do not create any entitlement to have the Restricted Stock Units or any such benefits transferred to or assumed by another company nor to be exchanged, cashed out or substituted for in connection with any corporate transaction affecting the shares of the Company; and

(j) neither the Company nor any Related Entity shall be liable for any exchange rate fluctuation between Participant’s local currency and the United States Dollar that may affect the value of the Restricted Stock Units or of any amounts due to Participant pursuant to the settlement of the Restricted Stock Units or the subsequent sale of any Shares acquired upon settlement.

3. Data Privacy.

(a) Data Privacy Consent. By accepting this Agreement either electronically through the electronic acceptance procedure established by the Company or through a written acceptance, Participant is declaring that he or she agrees with the data processing practices described herein and consents to the collection, processing and use of Personal Data (as defined below) by the Company and the transfer of Personal Data to the recipients mentioned herein, including recipients located in countries which do not adduce an adequate level of protection from a European (or other) data protection law perspective, for the purposes described herein.

(b) Declaration of Consent. Participant understands that he or she needs to review the following information about the processing of his or her personal data by or on behalf of the Company and/or any Related Entity as described in the Agreement and any other Plan materials (the “Personal Data”) and declare his or her consent. As regards the processing of Participant’s Personal Data in connection with the Plan and this Agreement, Participant understands that the Company is the controller of his or her Personal Data.

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(e) International Data Transfers. Participant understands that the Company and, as of the date hereof, any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, such as E*TRADE Financial Services, Inc., are based in the United States. Participant understands and acknowledges that his or her country may have enacted data privacy laws that are different from the laws of the United States. For example, the European Commission has issued only a limited adequacy finding with respect to the United States that applies solely if and to the extent that companies self-certify and remain self-certified under the EU/U.S. Privacy Shield program. The Company currently participates in the EU/U.S. Privacy Shield Program, though third parties implementing, administering, and managing the Plan may not. The Company’s legal basis for the transfer of Participant’s Personal Data is his or her consent.

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and for any or no reason. If Participant denies or later withdraws his or her consent, the Company can no longer offer Participant participation in the Plan or offer other equity awards to Participant or administer or maintain such awards and Participant would no longer be able to participate in the Plan. Participant further understands that denial or withdrawal of his or her consent would not affect his or her status or remuneration as a non-employee Director and that Participant would merely forfeit the opportunities associated with the Plan.

(h) Data Subject Rights. Participant understands that data subject rights regarding the processing of Personal Data vary depending on the applicable law and that, depending on where Participant is based and subject to the conditions set out in the applicable law, Participant may have, without limitation, the rights to (i) inquire whether and what kind of Personal Data the Company holds about him or her and how it is processed, and to access or request copies of such Personal Data, (ii) request the correction or supplementation of Personal Data about him or her that is inaccurate, incomplete or out-of-date in light of the purposes underlying the processing, (iii) obtain the erasure of Personal Data no longer necessary for the purposes underlying the processing, processed based on withdrawn consent, processed for legitimate interests that, in the context of his or her objection, do not prove to be compelling, or processed in non-compliance with applicable legal requirements, (iv) request the Company to restrict the processing of his or her Personal Data in certain situations where Participant feels its processing is inappropriate, (v) object, in certain circumstances, to the processing of Personal Data for legitimate interests, and to (vi) request portability of Participant’s Personal Data that he or she has actively or passively provided to the Company (which does not include data derived or inferred from the collected data), where the processing of such Personal Data is based on consent or his or her service and is carried out by automated means. In case of concerns, Participant understands that he or she may also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent local data protection authority. Further, to receive clarification of, or to exercise any of, Participant’s rights, Participant understands that he or she should contact [email protected].

4. Responsibility for Taxes.

(a) Participant acknowledges that, regardless of any action the Company and/or any Related Entity take with respect to any or all Withholding Taxes related to Participant’s participation in the Plan and legally applicable to Participant, the ultimate liability for all Withholding Taxes is and remains Participant’s responsibility and may exceed the amount, if any, actually withheld by the Company or any Related Entity. Participant further acknowledges that the Company and/or any Related Entity (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Withholding Taxes in connection with any aspect of the Award, including the grant, vesting or settlement of the Award, the issuance of Shares upon settlement of the Award, the subsequent sale of Shares acquired pursuant to such issuance and the receipt of any dividends and/or dividend equivalent amounts; and (ii) do not commit to, and are under no obligation to, structure the terms

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of the grant or any aspect of the Award to reduce or eliminate Participant’s liability for Withholding Taxes or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if Participant has become subject to Withholding Taxes in more than one jurisdiction, Participant acknowledges that the Company and/or any Related Entity may be required to withhold or account for Withholding Taxes in more than one jurisdiction.

(b) Unless Participant elects to remit to the Company the amount of Withholding Taxes due in connection with the Award by submitting the election form to the Company within forty-five (45) days prior to the Normal Vesting Date, the Company shall collect, and Participant authorizes the Company to collect, the Withholding Taxes with respect to the issued Shares through an automatic Share Withholding Method pursuant to which the Company will withhold, immediately as the Shares are issued under the Award, a portion of those Shares with a fair market value (measured as of the issuance date) equal to the amount of such Withholding Taxes. Participant shall be notified (in writing or through the Company’s electronic mail system) in the event the Company no longer intends to utilize the Share Withholding Method.

(c) Should any Shares become issuable under the Award at a time when the Share Withholding Method is no longer utilized, then the Withholding Taxes shall be collected from Participant through either of the following alternatives:

- Participant’s delivery of his or her separate check payable to the Company in the amount of such Withholding Taxes or a wire transfer from Participant of sufficient funds to the Company to cover the amount of such Withholding Taxes, or

- the use of the proceeds from a next-day sale of the Shares issued or issuable to Participant, provided and only if (i) such a sale is permissible under the Company’s trading policies governing the sale of Common Stock, (ii) Participant makes an irrevocable commitment, on or before the issuance date for those Shares, to effect such sale of the Shares and (iii) the transaction is not otherwise deemed to constitute a prohibited loan under Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

(d) If the Share Withholding Method is to be utilized for the collection of Withholding Taxes, then the Company shall withhold the number of otherwise issuable Shares necessary to satisfy the Withholding Taxes. Participant shall have no right to the Common Stock equivalent of any Shares withheld to satisfy the Withholding Taxes. Participant may seek a refund from the applicable tax authorities for any over-withheld amount. If the obligation for Withholding Taxes is satisfied by using the Share Withholding Method, for tax purposes, Participant will be deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares subject to the vested Award, notwithstanding that a number of the Shares are withheld solely for the purpose of paying the Withholding Taxes due as a result of Participant’s participation in the Plan. Participant shall pay to the Company and/

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or any Related Entity any amount of Withholding Taxes that the Company and/or any Related Entity may be required to withhold or account for as a result of Participant’s participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described. The Company may refuse to issue or deliver the Shares or the proceeds of the sale of Shares, if Participant fails to comply with Participant’s obligations in connection with the Withholding Taxes.

(e) Notwithstanding the above, the Company may collect the Withholding Taxes with respect to the distributed dividend equivalent amounts by withholding a portion of that distribution equal to the amount of the Withholding Taxes.

5. Insider Trading Restrictions/Market Abuse Laws. Participant may be subject to insider trading restrictions and/or market abuse laws based on the exchange on which the Shares are listed and in applicable jurisdictions including the United States and Participant’s country or his or her broker’s country, if different, which may affect Participant’s ability to accept, acquire, sell or otherwise dispose of Shares, rights to Shares (e.g., the Award) or rights linked to the value of Shares (e.g., dividend equivalents) during such times as Participant is considered to have “inside information” regarding the Company (as defined by the laws in applicable jurisdictions). Local insider trading laws and regulations may prohibit the cancellation or amendment of orders Participant placed before he or she possessed inside information. Furthermore, Participant could be prohibited from (i) disclosing the inside information to any third party and (ii) “tipping” third parties or causing them otherwise to buy or sell securities. Any restrictions under these laws or regulations are separate from and in addition to any restrictions that may be imposed under any applicable insider trading policy of the Company. Participant is solely responsible for ensuring compliance with any applicable restrictions and should consult a legal advisor in this regard.

6. Foreign Account / Assets Reporting. Depending upon the country to which laws Participant is subject, Participant may have certain foreign asset and/or account reporting requirements that may affect Participant’s ability to acquire or hold Shares under the Plan or cash received from participating in the Plan (including from any dividends or dividend equivalent amounts received or sale proceeds arising from the sale of Shares) in a brokerage or bank account outside Participant’s country. Participant’s country may require that he or she report such accounts, assets or transactions to the applicable authorities in Participant’s country. Participant is responsible for knowledge of and compliance with any such regulations and should speak with his or her own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding same.

7. Language. If Participant has received this Agreement or any other document related to the Plan translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.

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APPENDIX C

COUNTRY-SPECIFIC PROVISIONS

Terms and Conditions

This Appendix C includes special terms and conditions that govern the Restricted Stock Units granted to Participant if Participant resides in one of the countries listed herein. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement (of which this Appendix C is a part) and the Plan.

Notifications

This Appendix C may also include information regarding exchange controls and certain other issues of which Participant should be aware with respect to Participant’s participation in the Plan. The information is based on the securities, exchange control and other laws in effect in the respective countries as of May 2019. Such laws are often complex and change frequently. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that Participant not rely on the information noted herein as the only source of information relating to the consequences of Participant’s participation in the Plan because the information may be out of date at the time Participant vests in the Restricted Stock Units or sells Shares he or she acquires under the Plan.

In addition, the information is general in nature and may not apply to Participant’s particular situation, and the Company is not in a position to assure Participant of any particular result. Accordingly, Participant is strongly advised to seek appropriate professional advice as to how the relevant laws in Participant’s country apply to his or her specific situation.

If Participant is a citizen or resident of another country, relocated to another country after the Award Date, or is considered a resident of another country for local law purposes, the information contained in this Appendix C may not be applicable to him or her.

MALTA

Terms and Conditions

Securities Law Warning. Participant acknowledges, understands and agrees that the Award, the Agreement, the Plan and all other materials Participant may receive regarding his or her participation in the Plan do not constitute advertising or an offering of securities in Malta and are deemed accepted by Participant only upon receipt of Participant’s electronic or written acceptance in the United States. The issuance of the Shares under the Plan has not and will not be registered in Malta and, therefore, the Shares described in any Plan documents may not be offered or placed in public circulation in Malta.

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Participant further acknowledges, understands and agrees that in no event will Shares acquired upon vesting or settlement of the Award be delivered to Participant in Malta; all Shares acquired upon vesting or settlement of the Award will be maintained on Participant’s behalf in the United States.

SINGAPORE

Notifications

Securities Law Notice. The grant of the Restricted Stock Units is being made pursuant to the “Qualifying Person” exemption under section 273(1)(f) of the Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289, 2006 Ed.) (“SFA”) under which it is exempt from the prospectus and registration requirements under the SFA and the grant of the Restricted Stock Units is not made to Participant with a view to the Shares being subsequently offered for sale to any other party. The Plan has not been lodged or registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Participant should note that the Restricted Stock Units are subject to section 257 of the SFA and Participant should not make (i) any subsequent sale of the Shares in Singapore, or (ii) any offer of such subsequent sale of the Shares in Singapore, unless such sale or offer is made: (a) more than six months after the Award Date or (b) pursuant to the exemptions under Part XIII Division (1) Subdivision (4) (other than section 280) of the SFA, or pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any applicable provisions of the SFA.

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Exhibit 10.20

GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.

2005 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

AS AMENDED AND RESTATED OCTOBER 22, 2007

AND SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2008,

OCTOBER 23, 2008, NOVEMBER 5, 2012, AND April 19, 2016

TABLE OF CONTENTS



				Page
1.	HISTORY OF THE PLAN.			1
		1.1	Successor Plan	1
		1.2	Restatement	1

2.	PURPOSE OF THE PLAN.			1
		2.1	Plan Purpose	1

3.	EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE PLAN.			1
		3.1	Effective Date	1

4.	DEFINITIONS.			2
		4.1	Definitions	2

5.	ELIGIBILITY; PARTICIPATION.			7
		5.1	Eligibility	7
		5.2	Continuation of Participation	7
		5.3	Resumption of Participation Following Separation from Service	7
		5.4	Cessation or Resumption of Participation Following a Change in Status	8

6.	DEFERRAL AND DISTRIBUTION ELECTIONS.			8
		6.1	Deferral Elections for Employee Participants	8
		6.2	Deferral Elections for Eligible Directors.	9
		6.3	Subsequent Elections	10
		6.4	Additional Provisions	10
		6.5	Deferral Percentages.	11
		6.6	Special Elections in 2005 regarding Deferrals	11
		6.7	Phantom Share Program for Directors	11
		6.8	Distribution Election for Pre-2013 Deferral Election Subaccount	11
		6.9	Distribution Election for Distribute Election Subaccounts	12
		6.10	Special Distribution Election in 2006	13
		6.11	Special Distribution Election in 2007	13
		6.12	Special Distribution Election in 2008	13
		6.13	Election Form	13
		6.14	Time of Making Employer Contributions	14

7	PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS.			14
		7.1	Individual Accounts	14

8	INVESTMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS.			14
		8.1	Available Investment Funds	14
		8.2	Investment Directives	14
		8.3	Changes to Investment Funds	14



9.	DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS.			15
		9.1	Distribution of Benefits to Participants.	15
		9.2	Determination of Timing and Method of Distribution	15
		9.3	Default Distribution Election	16
		9.4	Delayed Distribution to Specified Employees	16
		9.5	Unforeseeable Emergency	16
		9.6	Prohibition on Acceleration	17
		9.7	Adjustment for Investment Experience	17
		9.8	Notice to Trustee	17
		9.9	Time of Distribution	17

10.	EFFECT OF DEATH OF A PARTICIPANT.			18
		10.1	Distributions	18
		10.2	Beneficiary Designation	18

11.	ESTABLISHMENT OF A TRUST.			18
		11.1	Trust	18
		11.2	General Duties of Trustee	19

12	AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION.			19
		12.1	Amendment by Employer	19
		12.2	Retroactive Amendments	19
		12.3	Termination	20

13	MISCELLANEOUS.			21
		13.1	Withholding Taxes	21
		13.2	Participant’s Unsecured Rights	21
		13.3	Limitation of Rights	21
		13.4	Nonalienability of Benefits	21
		13.5	Facility of Payment	21
		13.6	Governing Law	22
		13.7	Section 409A Compliance	22

14	PLAN ADMINISTRATION.			22
		14.1	Powers and Responsibilities of the Administrator	22
		14.2	Claims and Review Procedure.	23
		14.3	Execution and Signature	25

ATTACHMENT A PLAN INVESTMENT FUNDS AS OF JANUARY 1, 2016				26


1.	HISTORY OF THE PLAN.

1.1 Successor Plan. The Plan is the successor plan to the Gilead Sciences, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, effective January 1, 2002, as amended (the “Prior Plan”). Effective as of December 31, 2004, the Prior Plan was frozen, and no new contributions were permitted to be made to it; provided, however, that any deferrals made under the Prior Plan before January 1, 2005 will continue to be governed by the terms and conditions of the Prior Plan as in effect on December 31, 2004. Any deferrals made under the Prior Plan after December 31, 2004 will be deemed to have been made under this Plan, and all such deferrals will accordingly be governed by the terms and conditions of this Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.

1.2 Restatement. The purpose of the October 22, 2007 restatement, as subsequently amended effective January 1, 2008, is to evidence the documentary compliance of the Plan, effective retroactive to January 1, 2005, with the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, the Treasury Regulations issued under Section 409A and the interim guidance provided by the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department prior to the publication of the final Section 409A Regulations. The Plan as so restated was further amended in October 2008 in order to allow commissions to be deferred and to effect certain clarifications to the distribution provisions. The Plan was once again amended in November 2012 to allow more flexibility in structuring distribution elections for compensation earned and deferred after December 31, 2012 and in April of 2016 to make certain administrative adjustments.


2.	PURPOSE OF THE PLAN.

2.1 Plan Purpose. The Employer maintains the Plan, a deferred compensation plan, for the benefit of (i) a select group of management and other highly compensated employees of the Employer and (ii) the non-employee members of the Employer’s Board of Directors. Each other Participating Employer will also maintain the Plan as a deferred compensation plan for the benefit of a select group of its management personnel and other highly compensated employees. The Participating Employers intend that the existence of the Trust will not alter the characterization of the Plan as “unfunded” for purposes of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and will not be deemed to provide income to Participants under the Plan prior to the actual payment of their vested accrued benefits hereunder. The Participating Employers intend that the Plan comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.


3.	EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE PLAN.

3.1 Effective Date. The effective date of the Plan is January 1, 2005, except as otherwise noted herein.


4.	DEFINITIONS.

4.1 Definitions.

(a) Wherever used herein, the following terms have the meanings set forth below, unless a different meaning is clearly required by the context:

(1) “Account” means an account established on the books of the Employer for the purpose of recording amounts credited on behalf of a Participant pursuant to his or her Deferral Elections under the Plan and any income, expenses, gains or losses attributable to the deemed investment of such account in one or more of the notional Investment Funds. Effective January 1, 2013, each Participant’s Account will be divided into a series of separate subaccounts, with each such subaccount to be designated a “Distribution Election Subaccount” under the Plan. For each Participant with a balance credited to his or her Account on December 31, 2012, that account balance shall be designated his or her Pre-2013 Distribution Election Subaccount. For each Participant who makes Deferral Elections for one or more Plan Years beginning after December 31, 2012, a separate Distribution Election Subaccount shall be established for each distribution schedule (distribution event and method of distribution) designated for the amounts deferred pursuant to such Deferral Elections (subject to the limitations of Section 6.9). For any Participant who is credited with a deferred sign-on bonus at the time of his or her commencement of employment with the Employer or any other Participating Employer, a separate Distribution Election Subaccount shall be established under the Plan and designated his or her “Deferred Sign-On Bonus Subaccount.” Accordingly, the term “Distribution Election Subaccount” shall, unless the context expressly provides otherwise, mean each of the foregoing subaccounts established for the Participant.

(2) “Administrator” means the Employer adopting the Plan, or other person designated by the Employer.

(3) “Affiliated Company” means (i) the Employer and (ii) and each member of the group of commonly controlled corporations or other businesses that include the Employer, as determined in accordance with Section 414(b) and (c) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations issued thereunder.

(4) “Annual Retainer” means the annual retainer fee payable to an Eligible Director.

(5) “Beneficiary” means the person or persons entitled under Section 10.1 to receive benefits under the Plan upon the death of a Participant.

(6) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Employer, as constituted from time to time.

(7) “Bonus” means the bonus payable to an Eligible Employee pursuant to the Employer’s corporate bonus program.

(8) “Change of Control” will be deemed, consistent with Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations issued thereunder, to occur on the date that:

(A) any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(B)), acquires ownership of stock of the Employer, that together with stock held by such person or group, constitutes more than fifty percent (50%) of the total fair market value or total voting power of the outstanding stock of the Employer; provided, however, that if any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, is considered to own more than fifty percent (50%) of the total fair market value or total voting power of the outstanding stock of the Employer, the acquisition of additional Employer stock by the same person or persons is not considered a Change of Control; or

(B) any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(B)), acquires (or has acquired during the twelve-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or group) assets from the Employer that have a total “gross fair market value” (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vii)(A)) equal to forty percent (40%) or more of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Employer immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions; or

(C) any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(B)), acquires (or has acquired during the twelve-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or group) ownership of stock of the Employer possessing thirty percent (30%) or more of the total voting power of the stock of the Employer; or

(D) a majority of the members of the Board is replaced during any twelve-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board prior to the date of such appointment or election; provided, however, that for purposes of this subparagraph (D), no Change of Control will be deemed to have occurred if any other corporation is a majority stockholder of the Employer.

(9) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

(10) “Compensation” means Salary, Bonus, Commissions and Annual Retainer. Compensation will not include, among other items, employee referral awards or severance payments. In addition, a Participant’s Compensation shall not, for purposes of the Plan, include any item of compensation earned for a period of service rendered prior to the effective date of the Deferral Election filed by the Participant with respect to that item.

(11) “Commissions” mean the commissions earned by an Eligible Employee for services rendered in connection with the direct sale of products or services of the Company or any Affiliated Entity to unrelated parties, with the amount of such commissions to be determined either as a percentage of the purchase price of those products or services or by reference to the volume of those sales.

(12) “Deferral Election” means the irrevocable election filed by the Participant under Article V of the Plan pursuant to which a portion of his or her Compensation for the Plan Year is to be deferred in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.

(13) “Eligible Director” means a non-employee member of the Board.

(14) “Eligible Employee” means any Employee who is either a highly compensated employee of the Employer or other Participating Employer or part of its management personnel, as determined pursuant to guidelines established by the Administrator form time to time.

(15) “Employee” means any person in the employ of one or more members of the Employer Group, subject to the control and direction of the employer entity as to both the work to be performed and the manner and method of performance.

(16) “Employer” means Gilead Sciences, Inc.

(17) “Employer Group” means (i) the Employer and (ii) each of the other members of the controlled group of corporations that includes the Employer, as determined in accordance with Sections 414(b) and (c) of the Code, except that in applying Sections 1563(1), (2) and (3) for purposes of determining the controlled group of corporations under Section 414(b), the phrase “at least 50 percent” shall be used instead of “at least 80 percent” each place the latter phrase appears in such sections, and in applying Section 1.414(c)-2 of the Treasury Regulations for purposes of determining trades or businesses that are under common control for purposes of Section 414(c), the phrase “at least 50 percent” shall be used instead of “at least 80 percent” each place the latter phrase appears in Section 1.4.14(c)-2 of the Treasury Regulations.

(18) “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

(19) “Extended Deferral Election” means a Participant’s election, made in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 9.2 of the Plan, to defer the distribution of one or more of his or her Distribution Election Subaccounts for an additional period of at least five (5) years measured from the date or event on which each particular Distribution Election Subaccount subject to such election was otherwise scheduled to first become due and payable under the Plan.

(20) “Identification Date” means each December 31.

(21) “Investment Fund” means any actual investment fund which serves as the measure of the notional investment return on all or any portion of each Distribution Election Subaccount pursuant to the provisions of Section 8.

(22) “Investment Fund Share” means the share, unit, or other evidence of ownership in a designated Investment Fund.

(23) “Participant” means any Eligible Employee or Eligible Director who participates in the Plan through one or more Deferral Elections under Article V.

(24) “Participating Employer” means the Employer and any other Affiliated Company which has, with the consent of the Administrator, adopted this Plan as a deferred compensation program for one or more of its Eligible Employees.

(25) “Phantom Shares” mean an award denominated in shares of the Employer’s common stock pursuant to which the award holder has the right to receive an amount equal to the value of a specified number of shares of the Employer’s common stock at a designated time or over a designated period and which will be payable in such shares issued under the Gilead Sciences, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan. Phantom Shares shall be a form of deemed investment under the Plan only with respect to the Annual Retainers deferred hereunder by Eligible Directors.

(26) “Plan” means the Gilead Sciences, Inc. 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan, as set forth in this document and as subsequently amended from time to time.

(27) “Plan Year” means the calendar year.

(28) “Prior Plan” means the Gilead Sciences, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, as in effect as of December 31, 2004. No additional Compensation may be deferred under the Prior Plan after December 31, 2004.

(29) “Salary” means an Eligible Employee’s base salary.

(30) “Separation from Service” means, for a Participant who is an Employee, such individual’s cessation of Employee status by reason of his or her death, retirement or termination of employment. Such Participant shall be deemed to have terminated employment at such time as the level of his or her bona fide services to be performed as an Employee (or non-employee consultant or contractor) permanently decreases to a level that is not more than twenty percent (20%) of the average level of services he or she rendered as an Employee during the immediately preceding thirty-six (36) months (or such shorter period for which he or she may have rendered such service). For an Eligible Director, a Separation from Service shall be deemed to occur when such individual ceases to serve as a Board member. Any determination as to Separation from Service, however, shall be made in accordance with the applicable standards of the Treasury Regulations issued under Code Section 409A. In addition to the foregoing, a Separation from Service will not be deemed to have occurred while an Employee is on military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence if the period of such leave does not exceed six (6) months or any longer period for which such Employee’s right to reemployment with the Employer is provided either by statute or contract; provided, however, that in the event of an Employee’s leave of absence due to any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or to last for a continuous period of not less than six (6) months and that causes such individual to be unable to perform his or her duties as an Employee, no Separation from Service shall be deemed to occur during the first twenty-nine (29) months of such leave. If the period of leave exceeds six (6) months (or twenty-nine (29) months in the event of disability as indicated above) and the Employee’s right to reemployment is not provided either by statute or contract, then such Employee will be deemed to have Separated from Service on the first day immediately following the expiration of such six (6)-month or twenty-nine (29)-month period.

(31) “Specified Employee” means an Eligible Employee who, at any time during the twelve (12)-month period ending on the applicable Identification Date, is:

(A) an officer of the Employer or any other Affiliated Company having aggregate annual compensation from the Employer and/or one or more other Affiliated Companies greater than the compensation limit in effect at the time under Section 416(i)(1)(A)(i) of the Code, provided that no more than fifty such officers shall be determined to be Key Employees as of any Identification Date;

(B) a five percent owner of the Employer or any other Affiliated Company ; or

(C) a one percent owner of the Employer or any other Affiliated Company who has aggregate annual compensation from the Company and/or one or more other Affiliated Companies of more than $150,000.

The determination of such Specified Employees shall be in accordance with the applicable standards and requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder. If an Eligible Employee is identified as a Specified Key Employee on a Identification Date, then such Eligible Employee shall be considered a Specified Employee for purposes of the Plan during the period beginning on the first April 1 following the Identification Date and ending on the next March 31.

(32) “Trust” means the trust created by the Employer.

(33) “Trust Agreement” means the agreement between the Employer and the Trustee, as set forth in a separate agreement, under which assets are held, administered, and managed subject to the claims of the Employer’s creditors in the event of the Employer’s insolvency, until paid to the Participants and their Beneficiaries as specified in the Plan.

(34) “Trust Fund” means the property held in the Trust by the Trustee.

(35) “Trustee” means the corporation or individuals appointed by the Employer to administer the Trust in accordance with the Trust Agreement.

(36) “Unforeseeable Emergency” means a severe financial hardship to the Participant resulting from:

(A) An illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant’s spouse or Beneficiary or the Participant’s dependent (as defined in Section 152(a) of the Code); or

(B) Loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty (including the need to rebuild a home following damage to the home not otherwise covered by insurance); or

(C) Other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant.

Financial hardship shall not constitute an Unforeseeable Emergency under the Plan to the extent that it is, or may be, relieved by (i) reimbursement or compensation, by insurance or otherwise, (ii) liquidation of the Participant’s assets to the extent that the liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship, or (iii) cessation of deferrals under the Plan.

(b) Pronouns used in the Plan are in the masculine gender but include the feminine gender unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.


5.	ELIGIBILITY; PARTICIPATION.

5.1 Eligibility. The Administrator (acting through an authorized committee of one or more officers or other senior executives) shall have absolute discretion in selecting the Eligible Employees who are to participate in the Plan for each Plan Year. An Eligible Employee selected for participation for any Plan Year must, in order to participate in the Plan for that year, file a timely Deferral Election in accordance with the requirements of Section 6.1. An Eligible Employee who is first selected for participation in the Plan after the start of a Plan Year and who has not otherwise been eligible for participation in any other non-qualified elective account balance plan subject to Code Section 409A and maintained by one or more Affiliated Companies may file a Deferral Election for that Plan Year in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 6.1. Until such time as the Administrator implements a new policy, any selection of new Participants after the start of the Plan Year will be limited to the first business day of May of that Plan Year. Individuals who are selected for participation in the Plan, whether before or after the start of the Plan Year, shall be promptly notified by their Participating Employer of their eligibility to participate in the Plan. Eligible Directors shall automatically be eligible to participate in the Plan during their period of service in such capacity, and their Deferral Elections shall be subject to the same requirements set forth above for Employee Participants.

5.2 Continuation of Participation. Every Eligible Employee who becomes a Participant may continue to file Deferral Elections under the Plan for one or more subsequent Plan Years until the earliest of (i) his or her exclusion from the Plan upon written notice from the Administrator, (ii) his or her cessation of Eligible Employee status or (iii) the termination of the Plan. The Administrator shall have complete discretion to exclude one or more Eligible Employees from Participant status for one or more Plan Years as the Administrator deems appropriate, including the entire period the Participant continues in Eligible Employee status following such exclusion. However, no such exclusion authorized by the Administrator shall become effective until the first day of the first Plan Year coincident with or next following the date of the Administrator’s determination to exclude the individual from such participation. If any Eligible Employee is excluded from Participant status for one or more Plan Years, then such individual shall not be entitled to defer any part of his or her Compensation for those Plan Years.

5.3 Resumption of Participation Following Separation from Service. If a Participant ceases to be an Eligible Employee or an Eligible Director due to a Separation from Service and thereafter returns to service with the Employer, such individual will again become a Participant as of the first day of the first Plan Year coincident with or next following the date on which he or she resumes Eligible Employee or Eligible Director status, provided such individual files a timely a Deferral Election pursuant to Section 6.1 with respect to that Plan Year. However, a Participant

who returns to Eligible Employee or Eligible Director status after a Separation from Service of more than twenty-four (24) months during which he or she was not eligible to defer any Compensation under this Plan or any other any other non-qualified elective account balance plan subject to Code Section 409A and maintained by one or more Affiliated Companies shall, following resumption of such service, be permitted to make a Deferral Election under Section 6.1 in accordance with the requirements applicable to a newly-selected Participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.3, no returning Eligible Employee shall be eligible to participate in the Plan if the Administrator determines to exclude such individual from participation on or before his or her resumption of service.

5.4 Cessation or Resumption of Participation Following a Change in Status. If any Participant continues in the service of the Employer Group but ceases to be an Eligible Employee or Eligible Director, the individual will continue to be a Participant until the entire aggregate balance credited to the Distribution Election Subaccount or Subaccounts maintained for him or her under the Plan is distributed. However, any Deferral Elections that may otherwise be in effect for such individual shall not apply to Compensation earned for the period that he or she is not an Eligible Employee or Eligible Director. In the event that the individual subsequently resumes Eligible Employee or Eligible Director status in the same Plan Year, then his or her Deferral Elections for that Plan Year will immediately resume and apply to the Compensation subject to those elections that is earned for the period following such resumption of Eligible Employee or Eligible Director status. In the event that the individual subsequently resumes Eligible Employee or Eligible Director status in a subsequent Plan Year, then he or she will again become eligible to defer his or her Compensation under the Plan as of the first day the first Plan Year coincident with or next following the date of such resumption of Eligible Employee or Eligible Director status, provided such individual files a timely a Deferral Election pursuant to Section 6.1 with respect to that Plan Year. However, an Eligible Employee shall not be eligible to make such a new Deferral Election following his or her resumption of Eligible Employee status in a subsequent Plan Year if the Administrator determines to exclude such individual from participation on or before resumption of such status.


6.	DEFERRAL AND DISTRIBUTION ELECTIONS.

6.1 Deferral Elections for Employee Participants. Each Eligible Employee selected for participation shall have the right to file a Deferral Election with respect to the Salary, Commissions and/or Bonus to be earned by such Participant for service as an Eligible Employee during the Plan Year for which the Deferral Election is made. Each Deferral Election must be made by a written or electronic notice filed with the Administrator or its designate in which the Participant shall indicate the percentage of Salary, Commissions and/or Bonus to be deferred in accordance with the applicable percentage limitations set forth in Section 6.5. The notice must be filed on or before the expiration date of the enrollment period designated by the Administrator for the Plan Year for which the Deferral Election is to be effective, but in no event shall the Administrator allow any Deferral Election to be filed later than the last day of the calendar year immediately preceding the start of the Plan Year for which the Salary, Commissions and/or Bonus subject to that election are to be earned. However, the following special rules shall be in effect for Deferral Elections:

(A) Commissions shall be deemed to be earned as a result of the Participant’s services in the Plan Year in which the sale to which those Commissions relate occurs. Accordingly, such Commissions shall only be deferred under the Plan to the extent the Participant has a Deferral Election covering Commissions for that Plan Year.

(B) The Administrator may allow a Deferral Election with respect to a Bonus which qualifies as performance-based compensation in accordance with the standards and requirements set forth in Section 1.409A-1(e) of the Treasury Regulations to be made by a Participant after the start of the Plan Year (or other performance period) to which that Bonus pertains but not later than by a designated date that is at least six (6) months prior to the end of that Plan Year (or any longer performance period in effect for that Bonus).

(C) An Eligible Employee who is first selected for participation in the Plan after the start of a Plan Year and who has not otherwise been eligible for participation in any other non-qualified elective account balance plan subject to Code Section 409A and maintained by one or more Affiliated Companies must file his or her initial Deferral Election no later than thirty (30) days after the date he or she is so selected. Such Deferral Election shall only be effective as follows:

- with respect to Salary and Commissions, such election shall be effective only for the portion thereof attributable to Employee service for the period commencing no earlier than the first day of the first calendar month next following the filing of such Deferral Election and ending with the close of such Plan Year, and

- with respect to any Bonus, such election shall be effective only for the portion thereof determined by multiplying the dollar amount of such Bonus by a fraction, the numerator of which is not more than the number of days remaining in the performance period applicable to that Bonus following the close of the calendar month in which the Participant’s Deferral Election as to such Bonus is filed and the denominator of which is the total number of days in that performance period; provided, however, that in the event any such Bonus qualifies as performance-based compensation and the Participant otherwise satisfies the applicable service requirements of Section 1.409A-2(a)(8) of the Treasury Regulations, then the provisions of Subsection 6.1(A) shall also be applicable in determining the amount of such Bonus that may be deferred.

6.2 Deferral Elections for Eligible Directors.

(a) Each Eligible Director shall have the right to file a Deferral Election with respect to the Annual Retainer to be earned by such Participant for service as an Eligible Director for the applicable Fee Period. Each Deferral Election must be made by a written or electronic notice filed with the Administrator or its designee in which the Participant shall indicate the percentage of the Annual Retainer for the Fee Period to be deferred in accordance with the percentage limitations set forth in Section 6.5. The notice must be filed on or before the expiration date of the enrollment period designated by the Administrator for the Fee Period for which the Deferral Election is to be

effective, but in no event shall the Administrator allow any Deferral Election to be filed later than the last day of the calendar year immediately preceding the Plan Year in which the Fee Period subject to that election will begin. For each Plan Year prior to January 1, 2009, the applicable Fee Period covered by the Deferral Election shall be the twelve (12)-month period beginning on the first day of July of that Plan Year and ending on the last day of June in the succeeding Plan Year. However, the Deferral Election filed for the 2009 Pan Year shall, as determined by the Administrator prior to the start of that Plan Year, cover either the six month Fee Period beginning on July 1, 2009 and ending December 31, 2009 or the twelve (12)-month Fee Period beginning on July 1, 2009 and ending June 30, 2010. For each Plan Year beginning after December 31, 2009, the Fee Period shall be determined by the Administrator prior to the start of that Plan Year.

(b) An individual who first becomes an Eligible Director after the start of a Plan Year and who has not otherwise been eligible for participation in any other non-qualified elective account balance plan subject to Code Section 409A and maintained by one or more Affiliated Companies must file his or her initial Deferral Election no later than thirty (30) days after the date he or she is appointed or elected as an Eligible Director. Such Deferral Election shall only be effective with respect to the portion of the Annual Retainer attributable to Eligible Director service for the period commencing with the first day of the first calendar month following the filing of such Deferral Election and ending on the last day of the Fee Period to which that Annual Retainer pertains.

6.3 Subsequent Elections. After an initial Deferral Election is made, a new Deferral Election must be made prior to the start of each subsequent Plan Year in order for a Participant to continue participation in the Plan for that Plan Year. Each such subsequent Deferral Election shall be effective on the first day of the Plan Year following the Plan Year in which the election is made.

6.4 Additional Provisions.

(a) The Deferral Election for an upcoming Plan Year shall become irrevocable upon the expiration date of the enrollment period designated for that Plan Year, but in no event later than the last day of the immediately preceding Plan Year (or the last date on which the Deferral Election for the Plan Year may be filed under Section 6.1 or 6.2 by a newly-eligible Participant or the last day on which a Deferral Election may be filed under Section 6.1(c) with respect to Bonus amounts qualifying as performance-based compensation), and no subsequent changes may be made to that Deferral Election once it becomes irrevocable. Under no circumstances may a Deferral Election be made retroactively.

(b) For any Deferral Elections made by a Participant for Plan Years ending prior to January 1, 2013, the balance credited as of December 31, 2012 to the Account maintained for that Participant shall be transferred to his or her Pre-2013 Distribution Election Subaccount. For any Deferral Elections made by a Participant for Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 2013, the amount of Compensation deferred pursuant to such Deferral Elections shall be credited to one or more Distribution Election Subaccounts established for the Participant (based on the distribution event and method of distribution which the Participant elects with respect to such Compensation) as and when that Compensation would have otherwise become payable in the absence of his or her Deferral Election.

6.5 Deferral Percentages.

(a) The minimum deferral per Plan Year will be determined by the Administrator.

(b) A Participant who is an Eligible Employee may elect to defer (less any tax withholding requirements) up to 70% of Salary, up to 100% of Commissions and up to 100% of Bonus in any whole multiple of 1%.

(c) A Participant who is an Eligible Director may elect to defer up to 100%, in any whole multiple of 1%, of the Annual Retainer for the Fee Period.

(d) A Participant who is an Eligible Employee must also make satisfactory arrangements with his or her Participating Employer to assure the prompt collection of all withholding taxes applicable to the Compensation he or she elects to defer under the Plan.

6.6 Special Elections in 2005 regarding Deferrals. In accordance with IRS Notice 2005-1, Q&A-20, on or before March 15, 2005, Eligible Employees were permitted to make a Deferral Election with respect to the Bonus earned for the 2004 Plan Year. Deferral Elections made pursuant to this Section 6.6 are irrevocable and subject to any special administrative rules imposed by the Administrator consistent with Section 409A of the Code and Notice 2005-1, Q&A-20. No special election under this Section 6.6 will be permitted after March 15, 2005.

6.7 Phantom Share Program for Directors. Eligible Directors may, as part of their Deferral Election, elect to have the Annual Retainer subject to that election deferred in the form of fully vested Phantom Shares issued under the Gilead Sciences, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan. In the event of such election, the conversion of the deferred Annual Retainer (or the deferred portion thereof) into such Phantom Shares shall be effected on the first day of the Fee Period to which the deferred Annual Retainer relates. At the time of distribution, the Phantom Shares shall be converted into actual shares of Gilead Sciences, Inc. common stock issued under the Gilead Sciences, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan.

6.8 Distribution Election for Pre-2013 Plan Years. For Plan Years ending prior to January 1, 2013, the initial Deferral Election made by a Participant under this Section 6 must include an election as to the time and method of payment of all Compensation deferred by that Participant under the Plan through December 31, 2012, including the Compensation deferred pursuant to that initial election and all Compensation deferred pursuant to one or more subsequent Deferral Elections, through and including any Deferral Election for the Plan Year ending December 31, 2012. The permissible distribution events and methods of distribution for the Pre-2013 Deferral Election Subaccount attributable to those pre-2013 Deferral Elections are as follows:

(a) A Participant may elect to receive a lump sum distribution or commence installment distributions from his or her Pre-2013 Deferral Election Subaccount pursuant to Section 9 upon the attainment of one of the following ages: 75, 70, 65, 60, 55 and 50.

(b) Alternatively, a Participant may elect to receive a lump sum distribution or commence installment distributions from his or her pre-2013 Deferral Election Subaccount pursuant to Section 9 either (i) five years following the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service, (ii) two years following the date of such Separation from Service or (iii) subject to Section 9.4, immediately following the date of such Separation from Service.

6.9 Distribution Election for Post-2012 Plan Years. The Deferral Election made by the Participant for each Plan Year beginning on or after January 1, 2013 shall also specify an election as to the time and method of payment of all Compensation deferred pursuant to that particular Deferral Election. The permissible distribution events and methods of distribution for each such post-2012 Deferral Election are as follows:

(a) A Participant may elect to receive a lump sum distribution or commence installment distributions pursuant to Section 9 upon the attainment of one of the following ages: 75, 70, 65, 60, 55 and 50.

(b) A Participant may elect to receive a lump sum distribution or commence installment distributions pursuant to Section 9 either (i) five years following the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service, (ii) two years following the date of such Separation from Service or (iii) subject to Section 9.4, immediately following the date of such Separation from Service.

(c) A Participant may elect to receive a lump sum distribution or commence installment distributions pursuant to Section 9 on January 31 of any calendar year that is at least one full calendar year after the calendar year to which that Deferral Election Subaccount relates. For example, for Compensation subject to a Deferral Election for the 2013 calendar year, the earliest permissible distribution date under this Section 6.9(c) would be January 31, 2015.

In no event, however, may a Participant have more than five (5) different distribution schedules designated in the aggregate under Section 6.8, Sections 6.9(a), (b) and (c) and Section 6.13 for the distribution of the Participant’s Account. Once five (5) different distribution schedules for the distribution of the Account maintained for the Participant under the Plan have been designated, then any subsequent Deferral Elections made by that Participant may only specify one or more of those existing five (5) distribution schedules as the distribution schedule for the portion of the Account resulting from those subsequent Deferral Elections, and no new distribution schedules may be designated. A separate Distribution Election Subaccount shall be established for each distribution schedule selected by the Participant; accordingly, up to five (5) Distribution Election Subaccounts (including his or her Pre-2013 Distribution Election Subaccount and/or his or her Deferred Sign-On Bonus Subaccount) may be established for a Participant under the Plan. If the entire balance under a Participant’s Distribution Election Subaccount has been paid out in full, the Participant may elect a new distribution schedule with respect to Deferral Elections made for subsequent Plan Years; provided, however, that a Participant may not at any time have more than five (5) different distribution schedules designated in the aggregate under Section 6.8, Sections 6.9(a), (b) and (c) and Section 6.13 for the distribution of the Participant’s Account.

6.10 Special Distribution Election in 2006. Participants may make a special distribution election to change the time and form of the distribution of their pre-2013 Distribution Election Subaccount, provided that the distribution election is made at least twelve months in advance of both the newly elected distribution date and the previously scheduled distribution date and the election is made no later than December 31, 2006. An election made pursuant to this Section 6.10 shall be treated as an initial distribution election and shall be subject to any special administrative rules imposed by the Administrator including rules intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code and Notice 2005-1, Q&A-19. No election under this Section 6.10 shall (i) change the payment date of any distribution otherwise scheduled to be paid in 2006 or cause a payment to be made in 2006 that was otherwise scheduled for payment in a later year or (ii) be permitted after December 31, 2006.

6.11 Special Distribution Election in 2007. Participants may make a special distribution election to change the time and form of the distribution of their Pre-2013 Distribution Election Subaccount, provided that the distribution election is made at least twelve months in advance of both the newly elected distribution date and the previously scheduled distribution date and the election is made no later than December 31, 2007. An election made pursuant to this Section 6.11 shall be treated as an initial distribution election and shall be subject to any special administrative rules imposed by the Administrator, including rules intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code. No election under this Section 6.11 shall (i) change the payment date of any distribution otherwise scheduled to be paid in 2007 or cause a payment to be made in 2007 that was otherwise scheduled for payment in a later year or (ii) be permitted after December 31, 2007.

6.12 Special Distribution Election in 2008. Participants may make a special distribution election to change the time and form of the distribution of their Pre-2013 Distribution Election Subaccount, provided that the distribution election is made at least twelve months in advance of both the newly elected distribution date and the previously scheduled distribution date and the election is made no later than December 31, 2008. An election made pursuant to this Section 6.12 shall be treated as an initial distribution election and shall be subject to any special administrative rules imposed by the Administrator, including rules intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code. No election under this Section 6.12 shall (i) change the payment date of any distribution otherwise scheduled to be paid in 2008 or cause a payment to be made in 2008 that was otherwise scheduled for payment in a later year or (ii) be permitted after December 31, 2008.

6.13 Deferred Sign-On Bonus. Should the Employer or any other Participating Employer establish a deferred sign-on bonus arrangement for an Eligible Employee at the time of his or her commencement of employment, then such arrangement shall, in accordance with the distribution provisions of Section 6.9 and Section 9, specify the time and method of payment for the amount so deferred and shall also specify any applicable vesting schedule. The deferred amount shall be credited to the Deferred Sign-On Bonus Subaccount established for that Eligible Employee, and such subaccount shall be treated as a Distribution Election Subaccount for all purposes under the Plan.

6.14 Election Form. All Deferral Elections under this Section 6 will be made in a manner prescribed for these purposes by the Administrator.

6.15 Time of Making Employer Contributions. The Employer may from time to time make a transfer of assets to the Trustee for a Plan Year. The Employer will provide the Trustee with information on the amount to be credited to the separate account of each Participant maintained under the Trust.


7.	PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS.

7.1 Individual Accounts. Each Distribution Election Subaccount established and maintained for each Participant under the Plan shall reflect the deferred Compensation credited to that subaccount on behalf of the Participant and the earnings, expenses, gains and losses attributable to the deemed investment of that subaccount pursuant to Section 8. The Employer shall establish and maintain such other accounts and records as it decides in its discretion to be reasonably required or appropriate in order to discharge its duties under the Plan. Except for his or her Deferred Sign-On Bonus Subaccount (if any), a Participant will at all times be 100% vested in each of his or her Distribution Election Subaccounts. The Deferred Sign-On Bonus Subaccount shall vest in one or more increments over the Participant’s period of employment with the Employer or other member of the Employer Group in accordance with the vesting schedule established for that subaccount. Participants will be furnished statements of the value of their various Distribution Election Subaccounts at least once each Plan Year.


8.	INVESTMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS.

8.1 Available Investment Funds. The Administrator (acting through an authorized committee of one or more officers or other senior executives) shall have absolute discretion to select the available Investments Funds which Participants may choose as the measure of the notional investment return on their individual Distribution Election Subaccounts in accordance with Section 8.2. The available Investment Funds shall be set forth in Attachment A, as amended from time to time; provided, however, that Eligible Directors who participate in the Plan may also direct the investment of their Distribution Election Subaccounts in Phantom Shares. All amounts credited to the Distribution Election Subaccounts shall be treated as though invested and reinvested only in those available Investment Funds.

8.2 Investment Directives. Each Distribution Election Subaccount of a Participant shall be treated as invested and reinvested in accordance with the Participant’s directives. All dividends, interest, gains, losses and distributions of any nature earned with respect to the Investment Fund Shares in which a Distribution Election Subaccount is deemed invested shall be credited to that subaccount as though reinvested in additional shares of that Investment Fund. Expenses attributable to the acquisition of investments that mirror the deemed investments in a Participant’s Distribution Election Subaccount shall be charged to that subaccount.

8.3 Changes to Investment Funds. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 8.3, the available Investment Funds set forth in Attachment A shall include the same investment funds selected by the Employer’s Benefits Committee (the “Benefits Committee”) as available investment choices for participants in the Employer’s 401(k) Savings Plan (the “Savings Plan”). Notwithstanding the forgoing, should any investment fund selected by the Benefits Committee for inclusion as an available investment fund under the Savings Plan not be available for Participants

in this Plan, then Administrator (acting through an authorized committee of one or more officers or other senior executives) shall have the authority to select an alternative investment option that is substantially similar to the unavailable investment fund. In all cases, the available investment funds under the Plan shall automatically change from time to time to reflect any changes made to the available investment funds under the Savings Plan, with such changes to become effective as of the same date and time as the corresponding changes are made to the available investment funds under the Saving Plan without the need for formal amendment under this Plan. Attachment A shall be updated from time to time to reflect such changes in investment options, and the Employer’s Head of Human Resources (or his or her authorized delegate) shall have the authority to execute documents and provide instruction to the Plan’s service providers with respect to the selection or modification of the Investment Funds made available from time to time under the Plan. The foregoing provisions of this Section 8.3 shall not apply to the Phantom Shares in which Eligible Directors may elect to invest their Deferral Election Subaccounts.


9.	DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS.

9.1 Distribution of Benefits to Participants.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.1(c), distributions under the Plan will be made in a cash lump sum or under a systematic withdrawal plan over a period not exceeding ten years. Such form of distribution shall be determined in accordance with Sections 9.2 and 9.3. However, in the event of the Participant’s death, whether before or after the distribution of one or more his or her Distribution Election Subaccounts has commenced, the provisions of Section 10.1 shall apply.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.1(c), distributions under a systematic withdrawal plan must be made in annual installments, in cash, over a period certain which does not extend for more than ten years. A systematic withdrawal plan may include a plan whereby one installment is elected. For purposes of the Plan, installment payments shall be treated as a single aggregate distribution under Section 409A of the Code, and not as a series of individual installment payments.

(c) Notwithstanding Sections 9.1(a) and (b), distributions under the Plan to Eligible Directors shall, to extent attributable to Phantom Shares credited to their Distribution Election Subaccounts, be distributed in shares of the Employer’s common stock issuable under the Gilead Sciences, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan. Distributions of such common stock may be in a lump sum or under a systematic withdrawal plan, as determined in accordance with Section 9.2 and 9.3.

9.2 Determination of Timing and Method of Distribution. Subject to the applicable limitations of Sections 6.8 and 6.9, the Participant shall elect the timing and method of distribution of his or her Account. For Plan Years ending prior to January 1, 2013, such election shall be made at the time the Participant makes his or her initial Deferral Election or pursuant to any subsequent distribution election made in accordance with Section 6.10, 6.11 or 6.12 (as applicable) and will apply to all amounts credited to the Participant’s Pre-2013 Distribution Election Subaccount. Subject to the limitations of Section 6.9, the Deferral Election made by the Participant for each Plan Year

beginning on or after January 1, 2013 shall also include an election as to the time and method of payment of the portion of his or her Account attributable to that Deferral Election. A Participant may make an Extended Deferral Election as to one or more Distribution Election Subaccounts by submitting a completed and executed election in the form approved by the Administrator for such purpose; provided, however, that such Extended Deferral Election must be made at least twelve (12) months prior to the date the Distribution Election Subaccount subject to that election is otherwise scheduled to become payable pursuant to the applicable provisions of Section 6 and the foregoing provisions of this Section 9, and such Extended Deferral Election shall in no event become effective or otherwise have any force or applicability until the expiration of the twelve (12)-month period measured from the date such election is filed with the Administrator. Accordingly, the Extended Deferral Election shall become null and void if the pre-existing specified commencement date or event for the distribution of the Distribution Election Subaccount to which such election pertains occurs within that twelve (12)-month period. The Extended Distribution Election must specify a commencement date in a Plan Year that is at least five (5) years later than the date on which the distribution of the Distribution Election Subaccount would have otherwise been made or commenced in the absence of the Extended Deferral Election. As part of the Extended Deferral Election for any Distribution Election Subaccount (including the Pre-2013 Distribution Election Subaccount), the Participant may also elect a different method of distribution, provided the selected method complies with one of the methods of distribution permissible for that Deferral Election Subaccount in accordance with the provisions and limitations of Section 6.9 and 9.1 of the Plan. Once the Extended Deferral Election becomes effective in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 9.2, such election shall remain in effect, whether or not the Participant continues in Employee status; provided, however, that in the event of the Participant’s death, the provisions of Section 10.1 shall apply.

9.3 Default Distribution Election. If the Participant does not elect the method of distribution for any portion of his or her Account, the method of distribution for that portion of his or her Account will be a lump sum cash payment. Subject to Section 9.4 below, if the Participant does not elect the timing of the distribution of any portion of his or her Account, that portion of his or her Account will be distributed upon his or her Separation from Service.

9.4 Delayed Distribution to Specified Employees. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 9, a distribution made to a Participant who is a Specified Employee at the time of his or her Separation from Service will be delayed for a minimum period of six months if the Participant’s distribution is triggered by such Separation from Service. Any payment that otherwise would have been made pursuant to this Section 9 during such period will be made in one lump sum payment not later than the last day of the eight month following the month in which the Participant’s Separation from Service occurs. The determination of which Participants are Specified Employees will be made by the Administrator in accordance with Section 4.1(a)(21) of the Plan and Sections 416(i) and 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.

9.5 Unforeseeable Emergency. Upon application by a Participant in the event of an Unforeseeable Emergency, the Administrator may its sole discretion authorize payment of all or part of the aggregate balance credited to the Participant’s Distribution Election Subaccounts in one lump sum payment no later than the last day of the second month following the month in which the

distribution is approved by the Administrator. The Administrator shall have complete discretion to accept or reject the request and shall in no event authorize a distribution from the Participant’s Distribution Election Subaccounts in an amount in excess of that reasonably required to meet such financial hardship and the tax liability attributable to that distribution. The minimum amount of a distribution due to a Participant’s Unforeseeable Emergency will be $1,000.00.

9.6 Prohibition on Acceleration. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, no distribution will be made from the Plan that would constitute an impermissible acceleration of payment as defined in Section 409A(a)(3) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder. However, the following mandatory distributions shall be made under the Plan:

(a) If the aggregate balance of all of the Participant’s Distribution Election Subaccounts under the Plan is not greater than the applicable dollar amount in effect under Code Section 402(g)(1)(B) at the time of the Participant’s Separation from Service and the Participant is not otherwise at that time participating in any other non-qualified plan subject to Code Section 409A that is maintained by one or more Affiliated Companies and required to be aggregated with this Plan pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(c)(2), then that aggregate balance shall be distributed to the Participant in a lump sum distribution on the date of his or her Separation from Service or as soon as administratively practical thereafter, whether or not the Participant elected that form of distribution or distribution event, but in no event later than the later of (i) the end of the calendar year in which such Separation from Service occurs or (ii) the fifteenth (15th) day of the third (3rd) calendar month following the date of such Separation from Service, except to the extent a further deferral is required to comply with the delayed distribution requirements set forth in Section 9.4.

(b) Should the aggregate present value of all of the remaining unpaid installments due to a Participant who is receiving one or more installment distributions from his or her Account under the Plan at any time fall below Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000), then those unpaid installments shall be paid to the Participant in a single lump sum within thirty (30) days thereafter.

9.7 Adjustment for Investment Experience. If any distribution under this Section 9 from a Distribution Election Subaccount is not made in a single lump sum payment, the amount remaining in that subaccount after the first installment payment will be subject to adjustment (until distributed) to reflect the income and gain or loss on the investments in which such subaccount is deemed invested pursuant to Section 8 and any expenses properly charged under the Plan and Trust to such subaccount.

9.8 Notice to Trustee. The Administrator will notify the Trustee in writing whenever any Participant or Beneficiary is entitled to receive benefits under the Plan. The Administrator’s notice will indicate the form, amount and frequency of benefits that such Participant or Beneficiary will receive.

9.9 Time of Distribution. Except as provided in Section 9.4, in no event shall a distribution to a Participant from any of his or her Distribution Election Subaccounts be made or commence later than:

- the last day of the second month following the month in which the Participant attains the elected age specified for the distribution of that particular Distribution Election Subaccount, or

- the last day of the second month following the month in which occurs the Participant’s Separation from Service or any applicable anniversary of such Separation from Service (if such event or anniversary is the designated distribution event for that particular Distribution Election Subaccount), or

- the last day of the second month following the January 31 distribution date applicable to that particular Distribution Election Subaccount (if the Participant has designated a specific calendar year as the distribution year for that subaccount), or

- the last day of the second month following the month in which the deferred commencement date designated in the Participant Extended Deferral Election occurs.


10.	EFFECT OF DEATH OF A PARTICIPANT.

10.1 Distributions. In the event of a Participant’s death, whether before or after the distribution of one or more his or her Distribution Election Subaccounts has commenced, the entire aggregate unpaid balance of all of his or her Distribution Election Subaccounts shall be distributed to the Participant’s Beneficiary in a single lump sum cash payment. Such distribution shall be made as soon as administratively practicable after the date of the Participant’s death, but in no event later than the later of (i) the close of the calendar year in which the Participant’s death occurs or (ii) the fifteenth (15th) day of the third (3rd) calendar month following the date of the Participant’s death.

10.2 Beneficiary Designation.

(a) Upon enrollment in the Plan, each Participant shall file a prescribed form with the Administrator or its designate naming a person or persons as the Beneficiary who will receive distributions payable under the Plan in the event of the Participant’s death. If the Participant does not name a Beneficiary, or if none of the named Beneficiaries is living at the time payment is due, then the Beneficiary shall be the Participant’s spouse, or if none, the Participant’s children in equal shares, or if none, the Participant’s estate.

(b) The Participant may change the designation of a Beneficiary at any time in accordance with procedures established by the Administrator. Designation of a Beneficiary, or an amendment or revocation thereof, shall be effective only if made in the prescribed manner and received by the Administrator prior to the Participant’s death.


11.	ESTABLISHMENT OF A TRUST.

11.1 Trust. The Participating Employers shall be responsible for the payment of benefits under the Plan attributable to their respective Eligible Employees and Eligible Directors. At their discretion, the Participating Employers may establish one or more grantor trusts for the purpose of providing for the payment of benefits under the Plan; provided, however, that the establishment of

such a trust shall not affect the status of the Plan as an unfunded plan. Such trust or trusts may be irrevocable, but the assets thereof shall be subject to the claims of the Participating Employer’s creditors in the event of its bankruptcy or insolvency. Benefits paid the Participants from any such trust shall be considered paid by the Participating Employer for purposes of meeting that Participating Employer’s obligations under the Plan. Notwithstanding the establishment of a trust, each Participating Employer reserves the right at any time and from time to time to pay Plan benefits to Participants or their Beneficiaries in whole or in part from sources other than the Trust, in which case upon the Participating Employer’s request, that Participating Employer shall receive a distribution from the Trust in an amount equal to the amount paid by that Participating Employer from sources other than the Trust to the Participant or Beneficiary in satisfaction of its obligations under the Plan, provided that such distribution shall not exceed the amount of Trust assets previously allocated to such Participant or Beneficiary.

11.2 General Duties of Trustee. The Trustee shall manage, invest and reinvest the Trust Fund as provided in the Trust Agreement. The Trustee shall collect the income on the Trust Fund and make distributions therefrom, all as provided in the Plan and in the Trust Agreement.


12.	AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION.

12.1 Amendment by Employer. The Employer reserves the authority to amend the Plan in its sole discretion. Each such amendment will become effective on the designated effective date of that amendment. Any such amendment notwithstanding, none of the Participant’s Deferral Elections Subaccounts will be reduced by such amendment below the amount to which the Participant would have otherwise been entitled from each such Deferral Election Subaccount had the applicable distribution event for that subaccount under Section 6 occurred immediately prior to the date of the amendment. The Employer may from time to time make any amendment to the Plan that may be necessary to satisfy applicable requirements of the Code or ERISA. The Board or other individual(s) designated by the Board may act on behalf of the Employer for purposes of this Section 12.1. In no event shall any amendment to the Plan adversely affect the distribution provisions in effect for the Participant Deferral Election Subaccounts maintained under the Plan, and all amounts deferred under those subaccounts prior to the date of any such Plan amendment shall continue to become due and payable in accordance with the distribution provisions of Sections 6, 9 and 10 as in effect immediately prior to such amendment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employer’s Head of Human Resources (or his or her authorized delegate) shall have the authority to adopt amendments to the Plan that are required by law or provide administrative practices or clarity (specifically amendments not materially affecting either the financial obligation of the Company or the level of benefits provided to a Participant or a Beneficiary) through the Plan. Any such amendments made by the Employer’s Head of Human Resources or his or her authorized delegate) shall be subject to the limitations set forth above.

12.2 Retroactive Amendments. An amendment made by the Employer in accordance with Section 12.1 may be made effective on a date prior to the first day of the Plan Year in which adopted, if such amendment is necessary or appropriate to enable the Plan and Trust to satisfy the applicable requirements of the Code or ERISA or to conform the Plan to any change in federal law or to any regulations or ruling thereunder. Any retroactive amendment by the Employer will be

subject to the provisions of Section 12.1. The Board or any officer of the Employer designated by the Board, including the Employer’s Head of shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Employer for purposes of this Section 12.2.

12.3 Termination. The Employer has adopted the Plan with the intention and expectation that contributions will be continued indefinitely. However, the Employer has no obligation or liability whatsoever to maintain the Plan for any length of time and may suspend the Plan by discontinuing contributions under the Plan or terminate the Plan at any time in its discretion without any liability hereunder for any such suspension or termination. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 12.3(a), (b) or (c) below, the termination of the Plan shall not result in any reduction to the balance credited to each Deferral Elections Subaccount at the time of such plan termination, and all amounts deferred prior to the date of any such plan termination shall continue to become due and payable in accordance with the distribution provisions of Sections 6, 9 and 10 as in effect immediately prior to such plan termination.

(a) Except as provided in Sections 12.3(b) and (c) below, in the event of a termination of the Plan during a period in which the Employer has not experienced a financial downturn, the Distribution Election Subaccounts maintained under the Plan may, in the Employer’s discretion, be distributed within the period beginning twelve (12) months after the date the Plan is terminated and ending twenty-four (24) months after the date of such plan termination, or pursuant to the provisions of Section 6, 9 or 10 of the Plan, if earlier. If the Plan is terminated and the Distribution Election Subaccounts are distributed, the Employer and the other Participating Employers shall also terminate and liquidate all other non-qualified deferred compensation plans that are maintained by them and required to be aggregated with this Plan pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(c) and shall not adopt, for at least three (3) years after the date this Plan is terminated, a new non-qualified deferred compensation plan that would be aggregated with this terminated Plan pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(c).

(b) The Employer and the other Participating Employers may terminate the Plan thirty (30) days prior to or within twelve (12) months following a Change of Control and distribute, within the twelve (12)-month period following the termination of the Plan, the Distribution Election Subaccounts of the Participants affected by such Change in Control If the Plan is terminated and such Distribution Election Subaccounts are distributed, the Employer and the other Participating Employers shall also terminate all other non-qualified deferred compensation plans that are sponsored by them in which such Participants participate and that are required to be aggregated with this Plan pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(c), and all of the benefits accrued under those terminated plans by such Participants shall be distributed to them within twelve (12) months following the termination of such plans.

(c) The Employer may terminate the Plan upon a corporate dissolution of the Employer that is taxed under Section 331 of the Code or with the approval of a bankruptcy court pursuant to 11 U.S.C. Section 503(b)(1)(A), provided that the Distribution Election Subaccounts are distributed and included in the gross income of the Participants by the later of (i) the Plan Year in which the Plan terminates or (ii) the first Plan Year in which payment of the Distribution Election Subaccounts is administratively practicable.


13.	MISCELLANEOUS.

13.1 Withholding Taxes. All distributions under the Plan shall be subject to reduction in order to reflect tax withholding obligations imposed by law.

13.2 Participant’s Unsecured Rights. The Distribution Election Subaccounts maintained under the Plan for each Participant, and such Participant’s right to receive distributions from those subaccounts, shall be considered an unsecured claim against the general assets of the Employer; and such Distribution Election Subaccounts shall be only unfunded bookkeeping entries. The Employer considers the Plan to be unfunded for tax purposes and for purposes of Title I of ERISA. No Participant shall have an interest in, or make claim against, any specific asset of the Employer (or any other Participating Employer) pursuant to the Plan.

13.3 Limitation of Rights. Neither the establishment of the Plan and the Trust, nor any amendment thereof, nor the creation of any fund or account, nor the payment of any benefits, will be construed as giving to any Participant or other person any legal or equitable right against any Participating Employer, the Administrator or the Trustee, except as provided herein. In no event shall the terms of employment or service of any Participant be modified or in any way affected hereby.

13.4 Nonalienability of Benefits. Except as provided in Sections 13.4(a) and (b) with respect to domestic relations orders, the benefits provided hereunder will not be subject to alienation, assignment, garnishment, attachment, execution or levy of any kind, either voluntarily or involuntarily, and any attempt to cause such benefits to be so subjected will not be recognized, except to such extent as may be required by law.

(a) The procedures established by the Administrator for the determination of the qualified status of domestic relations orders and for making distributions under qualified domestic relations orders, as provided in Section 206(d) of ERISA, shall apply to the Plan, to the extent applicable.

(b) To the extent required to comply with a qualified domestic relations order, amounts awarded to an alternate payee under a qualified domestic relations order shall be distributed in the form of a lump sum distribution as soon as administratively feasible following the determination of the qualified status of the domestic relations order. To the extent that the qualified domestic relations order does not require an immediate lump sum distribution, the alternate payee shall have all rights regarding investment elections and distribution elections and withdrawal rights as if such alternate payee were a Participant. For purposes of determining distributions to an alternate payee, “Separation from Service” shall be the Separation from Service of the Participant whose Deferral Election Subaccount or Subaccounts are the subject of the qualified domestic relations order.

13.5 Facility of Payment. In the event the Administrator determines, on the basis of medical reports or other evidence satisfactory to the Administrator, that the recipient of any benefit

payments under the Plan is incapable of handling his or her affairs by reason of minority, illness, infirmity or other incapacity, the Administrator may direct the Trustee to disburse such payments to a person or institution designated by a court which has jurisdiction over such recipient or a person or institution otherwise having the legal authority under state law for the care and control of such recipient. The receipt by such person or institution of any such payments will be complete acquittance therefore, and any such payment to the extent thereof, will discharge the liability of the Participating Employer and the Trust for the payment of benefits hereunder to such recipient.

13.6 Governing Law. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of the Plan shall be governed by ERISA, and, to the extent that they are not preempted, by the laws of the State of California, excluding California’s choice-of-law provisions.

13.7 Section 409A Compliance. To the extent there is any ambiguity as to whether any provision of this Plan would otherwise contravene one or more requirements or limitations of Code Section 409A, such provision shall be interpreted and applied in a manner that does not result in a violation of the applicable requirements or limitations of Code Section 409A and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.


14.	PLAN ADMINISTRATION.

14.1 Powers and Responsibilities of the Administrator. The Administrator has the full power and the full responsibility to administer the Plan in all of its details. The Administrator’s powers and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

(a) To make and enforce such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or proper for the efficient administration of the Plan;

(b) To interpret the Plan, with each such interpretation made in good faith to be final and conclusive on all persons claiming benefits under the Plan;

(c) To decide all questions concerning the Plan, the eligibility of any person to participate in the Plan and the amount of benefits to which such person may be entitled under the Plan;

(d) To administer the claims and review procedures specified in Section 14.2;

(e) To compute the amount of benefits which will be payable to any Participant or Beneficiary in accordance with the provisions of the Plan;

(f) To determine the person or persons to whom such benefits will be paid;

(g) To authorize the payment of benefits;

(h) To comply with the reporting and disclosure requirements of Part 1 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA;

(i) To appoint such agents, counsel, accountants and consultants as may be required to assist in administering the Plan; and

(j) By written instrument, to allocate and delegate its responsibilities, including the formation of an Administrative Committee to administer the Plan.

14.2 Claims and Review Procedure.

(a) Informal Resolution of Questions. Any Participant or Beneficiary who has questions or concerns about his or her benefits under the Plan may communicate with the Administrator. If this discussion does not give the Participant or Beneficiary satisfactory results, a formal claim for benefits may be made, within one year of the event giving rise to the claim, in accordance with the procedures of this Section 14.2.

(b) Formal Benefits Claim – Review by Administrator. A Participant or Beneficiary may make a written claim for his or her benefits under the Plan. The claim must be addressed to the Administrator, Deferred Compensation Plan, Gilead Sciences, Inc., 333 Lakeside Drive, Foster City, California 94404. The Administrator shall decide the action to be taken with respect to any such claim and may require additional information if necessary to process the claim. The Administrator shall review the claim and shall issue its decision, in writing, no later than ninety (90) days after the date the claim is received, unless the circumstances require an extension of time. If such an extension is required, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the person making the claim within the initial ninety (90-day period, and the notice shall state the circumstances requiring the extension and the date by which the Administrator expects to reach a decision on the claim. In no event shall the extension exceed a period of ninety (90) days from the end of the initial period.

(c) Notice of Denied Claim. If the Administrator denies a claim in whole or in part, the Administrator shall provide the person making the claim with written notice of the denial within the period specified in Section 14.2(b) above. The notice shall set forth the specific reason for the denial, reference to the specific Plan provisions upon which the denial is based, a description of any additional material or information necessary to perfect the claim, an explanation of why such information is required, and an explanation of the Plan's appeal procedures and the time limits applicable to such procedures, including a statement of the claimant's right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA following an adverse benefit determination on review.

(d) Appeal to Administrator.

(1) A person whose claim has been denied in whole or in part (or such person's authorized representative) may file an appeal of the decision in writing with the Administrator within sixty (60) days of receipt of the notification of denial. The appeal must be addressed to: Administrator, Deferred Compensation Plan, Gilead Sciences, Inc., 333 Lakeside Drive, Foster City, California 94404. The Administrator, for good cause shown, may extend the period during which the appeal may be filed for another sixty (60) days. The appellant and/or his or her authorized representative shall be permitted to submit written comments, documents, records and other information relating to the claim for benefits. Upon request and free of charge, the

applicant should be provided reasonable access to and copies of, all documents, records or other information relevant to the appellant's claim.

(2) The Administrator’s review shall take into account all comments, documents, records and other information submitted by the appellant relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination. The Administrator shall not be restricted in its review to those provisions of the Plan cited in the original denial of the claim.

(3) The Administrator shall issue a written decision within a reasonable period of time but not later than sixty (60) days after receipt of the appeal, unless special circumstances require an extension of time for processing, in which case the written decision shall be issued as soon as possible, but not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of an appeal. If such an extension is required, written notice shall be furnished to the appellant within the initial sixty (60)-day period. This notice shall state the circumstances requiring the extension and the date by which the Administrator expects to reach a decision on the appeal.

(4) If the decision on the appeal denies the claim in whole or in part written notice shall be furnished to the appellant. Such notice shall state the reason(s) for the denial, including references to specific Plan provisions upon which the denial was based. The notice shall state that the appellant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to the claim for benefits. The notice shall describe any voluntary appeal procedures offered by the Plan and the appellant's right to obtain the information about such procedures. The notice shall also include a statement of the appellant's right to bring an action under Section 502(a) of ERISA.

(5) The decision of the Administrator on the appeal shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all persons and shall be given the maximum possible deference allowed by law.

(e) Exhaustion of Remedies. No legal or equitable action for benefits under the Plan shall be brought unless and until the claimant has submitted a written claim for benefits in accordance with Section 14.2(b) above, has been notified that the claim is denied in accordance with Section 14.2(c) above, has filed a written request for a review of the claim in accordance with Section 14.2(d) above, and has been notified in writing that the Administrator has affirmed the denial of the claim in accordance with Section 14.2(d) above; provided, however, that an action for benefits may be brought after the Administrator has failed to act on the claim within the time prescribed in Section 14.2(b) and Section 14.2(d), respectively.

14.3 Execution and Signature. To record the adoption of the Plan by the Board, the Company has caused its duly authorized officer to affix the corporate name hereto:

GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.

By: Katie Watson

Name: _Katie Watson_______________________

Employer’s Head of Human Resources

Dated: April 19_________________________, 2016

ATTACHMENT A
PLAN INVESTMENT FUNDS AS OF JANUARY 1, 2016

Investment Name

American Beacon Small Cap Value - Instl Class

Fidelity Diversified International - Class K

Fidelity Freedom K 2005

Fidelity Freedom K 2010

Fidelity Freedom K 2015

Fidelity Freedom K 2020

Fidelity Freedom K 2025

Fidelity Freedom K 2030

Fidelity Freedom K 2035

Fidelity Freedom K 2040

Fidelity Freedom K 2045

Fidelity Freedom K 2050

Fidelity Freedom K 2055

Fidelity Freedom K 2060

Fidelity Freedom K Income

Fidelity Growth Company - Class K

Fidelity Intermediate Bond

Fidelity Low Priced Stock - Class K

Fidelity MMT Retirement Money Market

Gilead Sciences, Inc. Phantom Stock

Spartan Extended Market Index - Investor Class

T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth

T. Rowe Price Real Estate

Templeton Instl Foreign Smaller Company Series

Vanguard Equity Income - Admiral Shares

Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities - Admiral Shares

Vanguard Institutional Index - Instl Shares

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index - Instl Shares

For Eligible Directors Only

Common Stock of Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Phantom Shares)

Exhibit 10.26

May 21, 2019

Johanna Mercier

Dear Johanna,

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (“Gilead”) is pleased to offer you the position of Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of Gilead. In this role you will report to Gilead’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), Daniel O’Day, and will have responsibility for Gilead’s core commercial portfolio, not including Kite Pharma, Inc. You will join Gilead’s Leadership Team and be based in our Foster City, California headquarters. We would expect you to start on July 1, 2019 or such earlier date as may be agreed to by the CEO (such date, the “Start Date”).

We are very excited about the possibility of you joining Gilead, and we look forward to working with you in our innovative company. The following outlines the specific terms of our offer:

Annual Compensation. Your base salary on an annualized basis will be $1,000,000, less taxes, payable bi-weekly.

You will be eligible to participate in Gilead’s annual corporate bonus program, including with respect to 2019. Your target bonus will be 100% of annual base salary. Based on your 2019 annualized base salary, your target bonus would be $1,000,000. Your actual bonus payout, which, for 2019, will be pro-rated based on the number of days between the Start Date and December 31, 2019, can range from 0% to 150% of this target based on the achievement of individual and corporate performance goals as established by the Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) of Gilead’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).

In addition to an initial equity award as described below, you will be eligible to participate in Gilead's annual equity award program, under which awards are typically granted in the first quarter of the year. For 2020, the aggregate target grant date value for your equity awards will be $3,500,000. Currently, 25% of the aggregate target value of such annual equity awards is comprised of stock options, 25% is comprised of restricted stock units (RSUs), and the remaining 50% is comprised of performance share unit awards (PSUs). The actual award breakdown will be determined by the Compensation Committee prior to grant, and the number of shares subject to each of these grants will be determined based on the assumptions used by Gilead at the time of grant to value equity awards for purposes of Gilead’s financial reporting. These awards will be subject to the standard terms utilized for grants to the Gilead Leadership Team. The target grant values and equity vehicles are reviewed on an annual basis and subject to change as determined by the Compensation Committee.

New-Hire Equity Awards. You will be granted equity awards with an aggregate target grant date value of $5,500,000 following your Start Date (your “New-Hire Equity Awards”), in lieu of annual equity award grants for 2019. Your New Hire Equity Awards will be made under the Gilead Sciences, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Equity Incentive Plan”), with $2,000,000 of the awards granted in the form of restricted stock units (RSUs) intended to replace the value of unvested equity awards forfeited from your current employer, $1,750,000 granted in the form of stock options and $1,750,000 granted in the form of performance-based restricted stock unit awards (PBSUs). The actual number of shares subject to each of these grants will be determined based on the assumptions used by Gilead at the time of grant to value equity awards for purposes of Gilead’s financial reporting. Your New-Hire Equity Awards will be subject to the standard terms utilized for grants to the Gilead Leadership Team under the Equity Incentive Plan as approved by the Compensation Committee prior to the time of this offer, including the following:

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The exercise price for your stock options will be no less than the fair market value per share of Gilead common stock on the grant date. The fair market value per share for that date will be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Equity Incentive Plan. You will be notified of the details after your options have been granted. Your options will vest and become exercisable for 25% of the option shares upon your completion of one year of employment with Gilead, measured from the grant date, and will vest and become exercisable for the balance of the option shares in a series of successive equal quarterly installments upon your completion of each successive three-month period of continued employment with

Gilead over the next three years. The options will have a maximum term of ten years, subject to earlier termination upon or following your cessation of employment.


•	Your RSUs will vest, and the underlying shares of Gilead common stock issued to you, in a series of four successive annual installments upon your completion of each year of continued employment with Gilead over the four-year period measured from the award date. Each RSU that vests will entitle you to one share of Gilead common stock.

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Your PBSUs will vest based on the extent to which you attain the performance goal(s), as established for you within the first 90 days of your employment, and subject to your continued employment with Gilead until the completion of the applicable performance period. The performance period for the performance goal(s) will be set at the time the performance goal is established and approved by the Compensation Committee, and the combined performance period for all of your performance goals typically will not exceed five years. To the extent a performance goal is not attained within the established performance period for that performance goal, the PBSUs tied to that performance goal will be forfeited. For each PBSU that vests in accordance with such vesting provisions, you will receive one share of Gilead common stock following the completion of the applicable performance period and the Compensation Committee’s certification of the attained performance goals. In the event of your death or permanent disability, your PBSUs will be subject to pro-rated vesting. In each case, the issuance of vested shares will be subject to Gilead’s collection of all applicable withholding taxes.

Sign-On Bonus. To offset the value of your annual bonus and unvested equity awards forfeited from your current employer and to compensate for other economic consequences of accepting this offer, you will receive a one-time cash payment of $2,500,000 (the “Sign-On Bonus”). Your Sign-On Bonus will be paid to you in two equal installments. The first installment of $1,250,000 will be paid with your first payroll check subsequent to the Start Date and, subject to your continued employment, the second installment of $1,250,000 will paid with the first payroll check subsequent to the first anniversary of the Start Date. In the event that your employment is terminated by Gilead for Cause (as defined in the Equity Incentive Plan) or by you without Good Reason (as defined below), prior to your completion of one year of service, you will be required to repay the first installment of the Sign-On Bonus to Gilead. Your repayment obligation, if applicable, is due in full to Gilead within ninety days following your employment termination date.

In the event that, during your first two years with Gilead, your employment is terminated by Gilead without Cause (as defined in the Equity Incentive Plan) or if you voluntarily terminate for Good Reason (as defined below), you will become 100% vested in any of your remaining unvested New Hire Equity Awards and the full Sign-On Bonus, subject to your execution and non-revocation of a waiver and general release of claims within the time period specified by and in the form then provided by Gilead. In such circumstances, any unvested PBSUs granted as part of your New Hire Equity Awards will vest based on target performance and any stock options granted as part of your New Hire Equity Awards will remain exercisable until the first anniversary of your termination date. Any unpaid portion of the Sign-On Bonus will be paid to you within 60 days of such termination date. The stock options, RSUs and PBSUs will be subject, in all respects except as specifically set forth herein, to the terms and conditions of an award agreement that will be provided to you.

As used in this letter, “Good Reason” means the occurrence of any of the following events or conditions: (i) an adverse change in your employment status, title, position or responsibilities as CCO (including reporting responsibilities); (ii) a reduction in your annual base compensation or any failure to pay you any compensation or benefits to which you are entitled within 30 days of the date due; (iii) a reduction in your target bonus or annual equity award opportunity prior to the first anniversary of the Start Date; or (iv) Gilead requires you to relocate to any place outside a 50 mile radius of the greater Foster City, California area, except for reasonably required travel on the business of Gilead or any subsidiary.

Relocation Assistance. Because your role requires you to be based in our Foster City headquarters, Gilead will provide you with certain relocation benefits to support your work in Northern California. Subject to the following paragraph, Gilead will enroll you in our home marketing, Buyer Value Option (BVO) Program, administered by our relocation vendor, The MIGroup. Gilead, through The MIGroup, will cover all non-recurring transaction costs in connection with the sale of your current home and (if you so elect) purchase of a new home, for up to five years from your Start Date. This includes the real estate commission, typical seller closing costs, and typical purchase closing costs associated with the purchase of a new home. A complete policy will be provided to you by The MIGroup, subject to the terms hereof. The MIGroup also will arrange to have your household goods moved to your new location utilizing the company contracted carrier.

Gilead will provide you with up to 12 months of temporary accommodations in a fully furnished corporate apartment. Gilead and its relocation vendors will assist you with the selection and billing for these accommodations. Following such period of temporary accommodations, to assist you when working in a significantly higher cost housing area compared to your previous housing area, you may elect to receive from Gilead either the mortgage subsidy or the rental subsidy described in the following two paragraphs.

If you elect to purchase a home, Gilead will (as noted above) reimburse you for 100% of the transaction costs associated with your home purchase. All non-recurring transaction costs in connection with purchase of a new home will be covered by Gilead, through the MI Group. This includes the typical purchase closing costs associated with the purchase of a new home. A complete policy will be provided to you by The MIGroup. The new home purchase must be within five years of your Start Date. In addition, Gilead will provide you a mortgage subsidy. The subsidy is an amount of money to be used only to help you purchase a home in the new location by reducing the mortgage’s interest rate for a period of time so that you can transition into a higher cost area. You cannot use the mortgage subsidy for any purpose other than to reduce (temporarily) the interest rate on your loan. In order to be most tax advantageous to you, we will allow you to configure this subsidy in any manner you choose, provided it follows all legal guidelines for tax-favored treatment by Gilead. The mortgage subsidy is provided exclusively through The MIGroup for up to five years. The annual distribution is set on a reducing scale basis and the total subsidy amount is capped at $500,000.

Alternatively, if you elect to rent a home, Gilead will provide you with a rental subsidy. The Rental Subsidy Program (RSP) is provided for a maximum of 24 months and paid in two annual advance, lump sum installments. The first 12 month payment will be issued within 10 days of your request and the second 12 month payment will be paid on the first anniversary of your first payment. The RSP you are eligible for is limited to $100,000 annually. The RSP payments are considered taxable income and will be paid net of taxes.

You will be provided a miscellaneous relocation allowance of $20,000, paid net of taxes as soon as administratively possible. This is intended to cover miscellaneous expenses such as utilities installation, auto license and registration, and any other expenses not provided elsewhere under Gilead’s relocation policy.

If your employment should terminate within two years of your Start Date, the full cash amount of this relocation package including, but not limited to, any moving costs, temporary housing costs, transaction costs, lump sums and associated tax gross-ups accepted by you is due and payable to Gilead within 90 days after your last date of employment, except that you will have no such repayment obligation if your employment is terminated by Gilead without Cause (as defined in the Equity Incentive Plan) or by you for Good Reason (as defined above).

Additional Benefits. Gilead provides a comprehensive company-paid benefits package including health, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability insurance plans. You are eligible for health and welfare benefits if you are a full-time employee working 30 hours or more (unless otherwise specified). You will need to enroll for medical, dental and vision coverage within 31 days of your hire date, or you will not be eligible to enroll until the next open enrollment, unless you have a qualifying life event. Upon completion of enrollment within such 31 day period, your coverage begins effective as of your Start Date.

At the next enrollment date, you will be eligible to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) that offers you the opportunity to contribute up to 15% of your earnings, up to the IRS maximum, through payroll deductions to purchase Gilead stock at 85% of the lower of the closing price at the date of enrollment or purchase. ESPP enrollment occurs two times a year.

Additionally, we offer a 401(k) plan, which provides you with the opportunity for Pre-tax, Roth After-tax and Additional After-tax savings by deferring from 1-50% of your annual salary, subject to IRS maximums. Gilead will match 100% of your Pre-tax and/or Roth After-tax contributions to the plan up to a maximum company contribution of $12,000 per year. More detailed information regarding your benefits will be provided at your New Employee Orientation, shortly after you begin employment.

As an employee, you are covered under Gilead’s Workers Compensation insurance policy. This policy applies to all employees who become ill or injured on the job. Gilead’s Workers Compensation carrier is XL Insurance America, Inc. Claims are handled by Sedgwick, a Third Party Administrator, at 1-855-336-0983.

You will be entitled to severance benefits in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Gilead Sciences, Inc. Severance Plan. A copy of this plan will be provided to you.

For your information, we have enclosed a Benefits Summary outlining Gilead's benefits programs. We will arrange for you to meet with a member of our benefits staff to review your benefits package and enroll in the various programs. Please note that, as an executive, you will not accrue paid time-off but will instead have the flexibility of taking time off at your discretion in accordance with the business needs of the corporation.

Additional Terms. All compensation provided to you, including any cash or equity-based compensation, will be subject to Gilead’s collection of the applicable withholding taxes, and unless otherwise specifically stated above, Gilead will not gross-up or make whole for any such taxes.

Gilead intends to honor your ongoing confidentiality obligations and you agree to abide by Gilead’s strict company policy that prohibits any new employee from using or bringing with them from any prior employer any proprietary information, trade secrets, proprietary materials or processes of such former employers. Upon starting employment with Gilead, you will be required to sign Gilead’s Confidential Information and Inventions Agreement (“CIIA”) for Employees indicating your agreement with this policy. At the termination of your employment, you will be reminded of your continuing duties under the CIIA. Please read this policy and the CIIA carefully.

You and Gilead will also enter into Gilead’s standard form of indemnification agreement with its executive officers. During your employment with Gilead and for a period of not less than six (6) years after your employment with Gilead terminates, Gilead will cover you under directors and officers liability insurance in the same amount and to the same extent as Gilead covers its other executive officers and directors.

You will also be required to fill out the electronic Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9). This electronic form will be sent to you via email. On your first day of employment, please bring the necessary documents that establish your identity and employment eligibility.

You understand and agree that Gilead does not desire or intend to acquire from you any trade secrets or confidential proprietary information you may have acquired from others, including former employers. Therefore, you agree that during the term of your employment with Gilead, you will not bring to Gilead any such trade secrets or confidential proprietary information, nor will you use or disclose any trade secrets or confidential proprietary information of any former or concurrent employer, or any other person or entity with whom you have an agreement or to whom you owe a duty to keep such information in confidence. Further, you agree and represent to Gilead by signing below that as of the Start Date you will not be subject to any other agreement or any other previous or existing business relationship which conflicts with or restricts the full performance of your duties and obligations to Gilead (including your duties and obligations under this or any other agreement) during the term of your employment, except for any agreements described on Attachment A.

In the event of a claim against you by your current or former employer: (i) arising out of or related to any agreement that purports to limit or restrict your ability to work for Gilead of the nature described on Attachment A, or (ii) otherwise by reason of your status as an officer or employee of Gilead, Gilead hereby agrees to indemnify and hold you harmless against, and directly to pay as incurred or advance the attorney’s fees and costs incurred in defending against the claim (with the legal counsel of your choice, subject to Gilead’s consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, and for avoidance of doubt Gilead consents to your retention of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in connection with any such claim), and any amounts that you may be required to pay to your current or former employer in connection with such claim. Gilead’s agreement to provide such indemnity and advancement is in addition to any obligations under Delaware law, its certificate of incorporation and bylaws, and the indemnification agreement referenced earlier in this letter and is subject to any applicable standard of conduct required under Delaware law. Subject to the foregoing, Gilead’s agreement under this paragraph to provide indemnity and advancement is revocable upon notice by Gilead in the event that you have knowingly and intentionally breached any legal obligation to your current or former employer to an extent that would fall within the definition of Cause, including with respect to misuse or disclosure of any confidential, proprietary, or trade secret information, other than in connection with any purported noncompetition, nonsolicitation or nondisparagement obligation.

If you are prevented from working for Gilead (i) for any period of time, (ii) in any particular location, or (iii) in any particular subject area or function, because of the enforcement or threatened enforcement of a written agreement between you and your current or former employer (or other legal restriction arising from your employment with your current or former employer), Gilead will use reasonable efforts to modify your job duties for such period of time as necessary during your employment with Gilead. If Gilead determines that it is unable to modify your job duties in a manner such that you are eligible to perform your role while employed with Gilead, you understand and agree that you may be placed on a paid leave of absence for the period of time for which you are unable to proceed with your active employment with Gilead and shall be recalled to the position of CCO in accordance with this offer once any restrictions on your ability to perform services while employed with Gilead are abated or removed, and that any such action shall not constitute “Good Reason” under this letter. During any such paid leave of absence, you will continue to receive your base salary, target bonus and annual equity award opportunity, and such paid leave of absence will not adversely affect (i) the vesting of any outstanding equity awards (including your New-Hire Equity Awards) or your Sign-On Bonus, provided that any performance conditions will be established so as to accommodate such leave of absence in a manner that does not materially diminish the compensation that would have been expected under the performance goals personal to you, or (ii) any other benefits provided under this offer; provided, however, that such amounts shall be offset by any amount paid to you by a former employer in satisfaction of any restrictive covenant period.

Further, you agree and represent to Gilead by signing below that you have never been terminated, suspended, or otherwise disciplined by an employer or organization for conduct that was alleged to be in violation of that employer/organization’s personnel policies, including but not limited to policies concerning harassment, discrimination, or other misconduct.

You agree by signing below that Gilead has made no other promises other than what is outlined in this letter. It contains the entire offer Gilead is making to you. In case of any conflict between this letter and the terms of any other letter or agreement, this letter will be controlling. Our agreement can only be modified by written agreement signed by you and Gilead’s representative. You also agree that should you accept a position at Gilead, the employment relationship is based on the mutual consent of the employee and Gilead. Accordingly, either you or Gilead can terminate the employment relationship at will, at any time, with or without cause or advance notice. You should also note that Gilead may modify wages and benefits from time to time at its discretion.

This offer of employment is effective for 10 days from the date of this letter. The offer is also contingent upon successful background and reference checks and Gilead’s review. If all of the foregoing is satisfactory, please sign and date within 10 days.

I am excited to have you join the Gilead Leadership Team as the new leader of Gilead’s commercial organization and look forward to working with you on the organization’s short and long-term success.

Sincerely,

Daniel O’Day

CEO and Chairman

Foregoing terms and conditions hereby accepted:

Signature: /s/ Johanna Mercier

Name: Johanna Mercier

Date: May 23^rd 2019

ATTACHMENT A

A Non-Compete/Non-Solicitation Agreement and General Release, dated Oct. 2, 2017, between Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (the “Current Employer”) and Johanna Mercier

Equity award and other compensation agreements with the Current Employer which purport to impose noncompetition, nonsolicitation and/or nondisparagement obligations on Mercier for up to 12 months following termination of employment.

Exhibit 10.27

GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.

GLOBAL STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

RECITALS

A. This Agreement is executed pursuant to, and is intended to carry out the purposes of, the Plan in connection with the Company’s grant of an option to Optionee.

B. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to them in the attached Appendix.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Company hereby grants an option to Optionee upon the following terms and conditions:

4. Dates of Exercise. This option shall vest and become exercisable for the Option Shares in a series of installments in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set forth in attached Schedule I or as otherwise provided in Paragraph 5. As the option vests and becomes exercisable for such installments, those installments shall accumulate, and the option shall remain exercisable for the accumulated installments until the last business day prior to the Expiration Date or any sooner termination of the option term under Paragraph 5 or 6 below.

(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided in subparagraphs (b) through (f) of this Paragraph 5, should Optionee cease to remain in Continuous Service for any reason while this option is outstanding, then Optionee shall have until the close of business on the last business day prior to the expiration of the earlier of (i) the expiration of the three (3)-month period measured from the date of such cessation of Continuous Service, or (ii) the Expiration Date, during which to exercise this option for any or all of the Option Shares for which this option is vested and exercisable

at the time of Optionee’s cessation of Continuous Service. Upon the expiration of such limited exercise period, this option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding for any exercisable Option Shares for which the option has not otherwise been exercised.

(b) In the event Optionee ceases Continuous Service by reason of his or her death while this option is outstanding, then any unvested portion of this option shall immediately vest in full as of the date of Optionee’s death, subject to the execution and non-revocation by the personal representative of Optionee’s estate of a general release of claims against the Company in the form provided by the Company and within the timeframes specified therein. Thereafter, this option may be exercised, for any or all of the Option Shares subject thereto, by (i) the personal representative of Optionee’s estate or (ii) the person or persons to whom the option is transferred pursuant to Optionee’s will or the laws of inheritance following Optionee’s death. Any such right to exercise this option shall lapse, and this option shall cease to be outstanding, upon the close of business on the last business day prior to the earlier of (A) the expiration of the twelve (12)-month period measured from the date of Optionee’s death or (B) the Expiration Date. Upon the expiration of such limited exercise period, this option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding for any exercisable Option Shares for which the option has not otherwise been exercised.

(c) Should Optionee cease Continuous Service by reason of Disability while this option is outstanding, then any unvested portion of this option shall immediately vest in full as of the date of Optionee’s cessation of Continuous Service, subject to the execution and non-revocation by Optionee (or his personal representative) of a general release of claims against the Company in the form provided by the Company and within the timeframes specified therein. Thereafter, Optionee shall have until the close of business on the last business day prior to the earlier of (i) expiration of the twelve (12)-month period measured from the date of such cessation of Continuous Service, or (ii) the Expiration Date, during which to exercise this option for any or all of the Option Shares subject thereto. Upon the expiration of such limited exercise period, this option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding for any exercisable Option Shares for which the option has not otherwise been exercised.

(d) Should Optionee’s Continuous Service be terminated by the Company without Cause or should Optionee resign for Good Reason, then any unvested portion of this option shall immediately vest in full as of the date of Optionee’s cessation of Continuous Service, subject to the execution and non-revocation by Optionee of a general release of claims against the Company in the form provided by the Company and within the timeframes specified therein. Thereafter, Optionee shall have until the close of business on the last business day prior to the expiration of the earlier of (i) the expiration of the three (3)-month period measured from the date of such cessation of Continuous Service, or (ii) the Expiration Date, during which to exercise this option for any or all of the Option Shares subject thereto; provided, however, that should (i) Optionee cease Continuous Service after completion of at least three (3) years of Continuous Service and (ii) the sum of Optionee’s attained age and completed years of Continuous Service at the time of such cessation of service equals or exceeds seventy (70) years, then Optionee shall have until the close of business on the last business day prior to the earlier of: (A) expiration of the sixty (60)-month period measured from the date of such cessation of Continuous Service, or (B) the Expiration Date, during which to exercise this option for any or all of the Option Shares subject thereto.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company receives an opinion of counsel that there has been a legal judgment and/or legal development in Optionee’s jurisdiction that would likely result in the favorable treatment applicable to the option pursuant to this subparagraph (d) being deemed unlawful and/or discriminatory, then the Company will not apply the favorable treatment at the time of Optionee’s cessation of Continuous Service, and the option will be treated as set forth in the other subparagraphs of this Paragraph 5, as applicable.

(f) Should Optionee’s Continuous Service be terminated for Cause (or for a reason that is comparable to termination for Cause under employment laws in the jurisdiction where Optionee is employed or the terms of Optionee’s employment agreement, if any), or should Optionee engage in any other conduct, while in Continuous Service or following cessation of Continuous Service, that is materially detrimental to the business or affairs of the Company (or any Related Entity), as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator, then this option, whether or not vested and exercisable at the time, shall terminate immediately and cease to be outstanding.

(g) During the limited period of post-service exercisability provided under this Paragraph 5, this option may not be exercised in the aggregate for more than the number of Option Shares for which this option is at the time vested and exercisable (after giving effect to any accelerated vesting pursuant hereto). Except to the extent (if any) specifically authorized by the Administrator pursuant to an express written agreement with Optionee, this option shall not vest or become exercisable for any additional Option Shares, whether pursuant to the normal Vesting Schedule set forth in attached Schedule I or the special vesting acceleration provisions of this Paragraph 5 or Paragraph 6 below, following Optionee’s cessation of Continuous Service. Upon the expiration of such limited exercise period or (if earlier) upon the close of business on the last business day prior to the Expiration Date, this option shall terminate and cease to be outstanding for any exercisable Option Shares for which the option has not otherwise been exercised.

6. Special Acceleration of Option.

of the successor corporation which preserves the spread existing at the time of the Change in Control on any Option Shares for which this option is not otherwise at that time vested and exercisable (the excess of the Fair Market Value of those Option Shares over the aggregate Exercise Price payable for such shares) and provides for the subsequent vesting and concurrent payout of that spread in accordance with the same Vesting Schedule for those Option Shares as set forth in attached Schedule I or Paragraph 5 above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such cash retention program shall be established for this option (or any other option granted to Optionee under the Plan) to the extent such program would otherwise be deemed to constitute a deferred compensation arrangement subject to the requirements of Code Section 409A and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.

if, within the period beginning with the execution date of the definitive agreement for the Change in Control transaction and ending with the earlier of (i) the

termination of that definitive agreement without the consummation of such Change in Control or (ii) the expiration of the Applicable Acceleration Period following the consummation of such Change in Control, Optionee’s Continuous Service is terminated by the Company without Cause, by Optionee for Good Reason, or by reason of Optionee’s death or Disability.

9. Manner of Exercising Option.

(ii) Pay the aggregate Exercise Price for the purchased shares in one or more of the following forms:

(A) cash or check made payable to the Company; or

(iii) Furnish to the Company appropriate documentation that the person or persons exercising the option (if other than Optionee) have the right to exercise this option.

(iv) Make appropriate arrangements with the Company (or the Employer) for the satisfaction of all applicable Withholding Taxes.

10. Responsibility for Taxes.

(a) Optionee acknowledges that, regardless of any action the Company and/or the Employer take with respect to any or all Withholding Taxes, the ultimate liability for all Withholding Taxes is and remains Optionee’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company or the Employer. Optionee further acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (i) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Withholding Taxes in connection with any aspect of the option, including the grant, vesting or exercise of the options, the subsequent sale of any shares of Common Stock acquired at exercise and the receipt of any dividends; and (ii) do not commit to, and are under no obligation to, structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the option to reduce or eliminate Optionee’s liability for Withholding Taxes or achieve any particular tax result. Further, if Optionee is subject to Withholding Taxes in more than one jurisdiction, Optionee acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Withholding Taxes in more than one jurisdiction.

(i) withholding from any wages or other cash compensation paid to Optionee by the Company and/or the Employer; or

(ii) withholding from the proceeds of the sale of shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of the option.

11. Compliance with Laws and Regulations.

12. Insider Trading Restrictions/Market Abuse Laws. Optionee acknowledges that, depending on Optionee’s country, Optionee may be subject to insider trading restrictions and/or market abuse laws, which may affect Optionee’s ability to acquire or sell shares of Common Stock or rights to shares of Common Stock (e.g., options) under the Plan during such times as Optionee is considered to have “inside information” regarding the Company (as defined by the laws in Optionee’s country). Any restrictions under these laws or regulations are separate from and in addition to any restrictions that may be imposed under any applicable insider trading policy of the Company. Optionee acknowledges that it is Optionee’s responsibility to comply with any applicable restrictions, and Optionee should speak to his or her personal advisor on this matter.

16. Governing Law and Venue.

(a) The interpretation, performance and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without resort to Delaware’s conflict-of-laws rules.

stockholder approval of an amendment sufficiently increasing the number of shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plan is obtained in accordance with the provisions of the Plan. In no event shall the option be exercisable with respect to any of the excess Option Shares unless and until such stockholder approval is obtained.

21. Acknowledgment of Nature of Plan and Option. In accepting the option, Optionee acknowledges, understands and agrees that:

(b)the option is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of options, or benefits in lieu of options, even if options have been granted in the past;

(c)all decisions with respect to future options, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;

(d)the option grant and Optionee’s participation in the Plan shall not create a right to employment or be interpreted as forming an employment or service contract with the

Company, the Employer or any Related Entity and shall not interfere with the ability of the Company, the Employer or any Related Entity, as applicable, to terminate Optionee’s employment or service relationship (if any);

(e)Optionee’s participation in the Plan is voluntary;

(f)the option and the Option Shares, and the income and value of same, are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;

(g)the option and the Option Shares, and the income and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments;

(h)the future value of the Option Shares is unknown, indeterminable and cannot be predicted with any certainty;

(i)if the Option Shares do not increase in value, the option will have no value;

(j)if Optionee exercises his or her option and obtains the Option Shares, the value of those Option Shares acquired upon exercise may increase or decrease in value, even below the Exercise Price;

(k)no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the option resulting from termination of Optionee’s Continuous Service by the Employer or the Company (or any Related Entity) (for any reason whatsoever, whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of employment laws in the jurisdiction where Optionee is employed or the terms of Optionee’s employment agreement, if any), and in consideration of the Award to which Optionee is not otherwise entitled, Optionee irrevocably agrees never to institute any claim against the Company, the Employer or any Related Entity, waives his or her ability, if any, to bring any such claim and releases the Company, the Employer and any Related Entity from any such claim; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is allowed by a court of competent jurisdiction, then, by participating in the Plan, Optionee shall be deemed irrevocably to have agreed not to pursue such claim and agrees to execute any and all documents necessary to request dismissal or withdrawal of such claim;

(n)the following provisions apply only if Optionee is providing services outside the United States:

(i) the option and the Option Shares, and the income and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purpose;

22. No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding Optionee’s participation in the Plan or Optionee’s acquisition or sale of the Option Shares. Optionee is hereby advised to consult with his or her personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding his or her participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.

23. Data Privacy.

(a) Optionee hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of Optionee’s personal data as described in this Agreement and any other option grant materials by and among, as applicable, the Employer, the Company and any Related Entity for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing Optionee’s participation in the Plan.

(b) Optionee understands that the Company and the Employer may hold certain personal information about Optionee, including, but not limited to, Optionee’s name, home address and telephone number, email address, date of birth, social insurance number, passport number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all options or any other entitlement to shares of stock awarded, cancelled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in Optionee’s favor, for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“Data”).

(c) Optionee understands that Data will be transferred to E*TRADE Financial Services, Inc. or such other stock plan service provider as may be selected by the Company in the future, which is assisting the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. Optionee understands that the recipients of the Data may be located in the United States, or elsewhere, and that the recipients’ country (e.g., the United States) may have different data privacy laws and protections than Optionee’s country. Optionee understands that if Optionee resides outside the United States, Optionee may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting Optionee’s local human resources representative. Optionee authorizes the Company, E*TRADE Financial Services, Inc. and any other possible recipients which may assist the Company (presently or in the future) with

implementing, administering and managing the Plan to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the sole purpose of implementing, administering and managing Optionee’s participation in the Plan. Optionee understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage Optionee’s participation in the Plan. Optionee understands that if Optionee resides outside the United States, Optionee may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing Optionee’s local human resources representative. Further, Optionee understands that Optionee is providing the consents herein on a purely voluntary basis. If Optionee does not consent, or if Optionee later revokes his or her consent, Optionee’s employment status or service with the Employer will not be affected; the only consequence of refusing or withdrawing Optionee’s consent is that the Company would not be able to grant Optionee options or other equity awards or administer or maintain such awards. Therefore, Optionee understands that refusing or withdrawing Optionee’s consent may affect Optionee’s ability to participate in the Plan.

25. Language. If Optionee has received this Agreement or any other document related to the Plan translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.

28. Foreign Account / Assets Reporting. Depending upon the country to which laws Optionee is subject, Optionee may have certain foreign asset and/or account reporting requirements that may affect Optionee’s ability to acquire or hold shares of Common Stock under the Plan or cash received from participating in the Plan (including from any dividends or sale proceeds arising from the sale of shares of Common Stock) in a brokerage or bank account outside Optionee’s country of residence. Optionee’s country may require that he or she report such accounts, assets or transactions to the applicable authorities in Optionee’s country. Optionee is responsible

for knowledge of and compliance with any such regulations and should speak with his or her own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding same.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its duly-authorized officer on the day and year first indicated above.



GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.

By:	Kathryn Watson
Title:	EVP, Human Resources

PARTICIPANT: ______________________________

By: Daniel O’Day

Date: ______________________________

APPENDIX

The following definitions shall be in effect under the Agreement:

A. Addendum shall mean the addendum to this Agreement setting forth special terms and conditions for Optionee’s country.

B. Administrator shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board (or a subcommittee thereof) acting in its capacity as administrator of the Plan.

C. Agreement shall mean this Global Stock Option Agreement.

D. Applicable Acceleration Period shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2(b) of the Plan and shall be determined on the basis of Optionee’s status on the Change in Control date.

F. Board shall mean the Company’s Board of Directors.

G. Cause shall have the meaning given to the term “Cause” in that certain letter agreement entered into between the Company and Optionee dated November 30, 2018.

H. Change in Control shall mean a change in ownership or control of the Company effected through the consummation of any of the following transactions:

(i) a sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets;

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or an acquisition, consolidation or other reorganization to which the Company is a party; or

I. Code shall mean the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

J. Common Stock shall mean shares of the Company’s common stock.

L. Consultant shall mean any person, including an advisor, who is compensated by the Company or any Related Entity for services performed as a non-employee consultant; provided, however, that the term “Consultant” shall not include non-employee Directors serving in their capacity as Board members. The term “Consultant” shall include a member of the board of directors of a Related Entity.

M. Continuous Service shall mean the performance of services for the Company or a Related Entity (whether now existing or subsequently established) by a person in the capacity of an Employee, Director or Consultant. For purposes of this Agreement, Optionee shall be deemed to cease Continuous Service immediately upon the occurrence of either of the following events: (i) Optionee no longer performs services in any of the foregoing capacities for the Company or any Related Entity or (ii) the entity for which Optionee is performing such services ceases to remain a Related Entity of the Company, even though Optionee may subsequently continue to perform services for that entity. Subject to the foregoing, the Administrator shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when Optionee ceases Continuous Service for purposes of the option.

N. Director shall mean a member of the Board.

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O. Disability shall have the meaning given to the term “Disability” in that certain letter agreement entered into between the Company and Optionee dated November 30, 2018.

Q. Employer shall mean the Company or the Related Entity employing or retaining Optionee.

R. Exercise Date shall mean the date on which the option shall have been exercised in accordance with Paragraph 9 of the Agreement.

S. Exercise Price shall mean the exercise price payable per Option Share as specified in attached Schedule I.

T. Expiration Date shall mean the date specified on attached Schedule I for measuring the maximum term for which the option may remain outstanding.

V. Good Reason shall have the meaning given to the term “Good Reason” in that certain letter agreement entered into between the Company and Optionee dated November 30, 2018.

W. Grant Date shall mean the date on which the option is granted, as specified on attached Schedule I.

X. 1934 Act shall mean the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

Y. Non-Statutory Option shall mean an option not intended to satisfy the requirements of Code Section 422.

Z. Notice of Exercise shall mean the notice of option exercise in the form authorized by the Company.

AA. Option Shares shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the option as specified in attached Schedule I.

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BB. Optionee shall mean the person identified in attached Schedule I to whom the option is granted pursuant to the Agreement.

CC. Parent shall mean a “parent corporation,” whether now existing or hereafter established, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

DD. Plan shall mean the Company’s 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.

FF. Stock Exchange shall mean the American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Global or Global Select Market or the New York Stock Exchange.

GG. Subsidiary shall mean a “subsidiary corporation,” whether now existing or hereafter established, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

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SCHEDULE I

OPTION GRANT SPECIFICS

Name of Optionee: Daniel O’Day

Grant Date: March 1, 2019

Total Number of Option Shares: 231,280

Exercise Price: $66.01

Vesting Schedule:



Shares	Vest Type	Full Vest Date	Expiration Date
57,820	On Vest Date	01-MAR-20	01-MAR-29
173,460	Quarterly	01-MAR-23	01-MAR-29

The option will vest and become exercisable for the number of Option Shares noted on the first line above on the first anniversary of the Grant Date, as noted by the date listed under “Full Vest Date.” With respect to each subsequent line, the option will vest and become exercisable for the listed Option Shares in equal quarterly installments, beginning one quarter after the Full Vest Date on the previous line and ending on the corresponding Full Vest Date for the listed Option Shares at issue. Fractional shares will be rounded down to the nearest whole number.

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Exhibit 10.28

TSR PERFORMANCE GOAL

GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.

PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARD AGREEMENT

RECITALS

B. This Agreement is executed pursuant to, and is intended to carry out the purposes of, the Plan in connection with the Company’s issuance of shares of Common Stock to Participant thereunder.

NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed as follows:

AWARD SUMMARY



Participant	Daniel O’Day
Award Date:	March 1, 2019
Target Number of Performance Shares:	The actual number of shares of Common Stock that may become issuable pursuant to the Performance Shares subject to this Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the performance-vesting and Continuous Service vesting provisions of attached Schedule I. For purposes of the applicable calculations under Schedule I, the target number of Performance Shares to be utilized is 45,850 shares (the “Target Shares”).



Vesting Schedule:	Vesting Requirements. The Performance Shares shall be subject to the performance-vesting and Continuous Service vesting requirements set forth in attached Schedule I and shall vest on the Certification Date (as defined in Appendix A). Change in Control Vesting. The shares of Common Stock underlying the Performance Shares may also vest on an accelerated basis in accordance with the applicable provisions of Paragraph 4 of this Agreement should a Change in Control occur after the start but prior to the completion of the Performance Period applicable to the Performance Shares.
Issuance Date:	The shares of Common Stock which actually vest and become issuable pursuant to the Performance Shares shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement applicable to the particular circumstances under which such vesting occurs.

3.Stockholder Rights and Dividend Equivalents

(c) The foregoing provisions of this Paragraph 4 shall also apply should Participant’s Continuous Service be terminated by the Company without Cause, by Participant for Good Reason, or by reason of Participant’s death or Disability, at any time during the period beginning with the execution date of the definitive agreement for the Change in Control transaction and ending with the earlier of (i) the termination of the definitive agreement without the consummation of such Change in Control or (ii) the expiration of the Applicable Acceleration Period following the consummation of such Change in Control.

(d) Should Participant cease Continuous Service by reason of his or her Retirement at least twelve (12) months following the Award Date but prior to the Certification Date and a Change in Control subsequently occurs prior to the Certification Date, then Participant shall, at the time of such Change in Control, immediately vest in that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Target Shares subject to this Award, without any measurement of Performance Goal attainment to date and without regard to the Continuous Service vesting provisions.

(e) The number of shares of Common Stock in which Participant vests determined in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Paragraph 4 shall be converted into the right to receive for each such share the same consideration per share of Common Stock payable to the other stockholders of the Company in consummation of the Change in Control, and such consideration shall be distributed to Participant on the earlier of (i) the tenth (10th) business day following the effective date of the Change in Control, provided such Change in Control also constitutes a Qualifying Change in Control, or (ii) the date those shares would have been issued to Participant in accordance with Paragraph 6 in the absence of such Change in Control. Each issuance or distribution made under this Paragraph 4(f) shall be subject to the Company’s collection of the applicable Withholding Taxes.

(f) Except for the actual number of shares of Common Stock in which Participant vests in accordance with this Paragraph 4, Participant shall cease to have any further right or entitlement to any additional shares of Common Stock under this Agreement following the effective date of the Change in Control.

(g) This Agreement shall not in any way affect the right of the Company to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

5.Adjustment in Shares. Should any change be made to the Common Stock by reason of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, exchange of shares, spin-off transaction, extraordinary dividend or distribution or other change affecting the outstanding Common Stock as a class without the Company’s receipt of consideration, or should the value of the outstanding shares of Common Stock be substantially reduced as a result of a spin-off transaction or an extraordinary dividend or distribution, or should there occur any merger, consolidation or other reorganization, then equitable adjustments shall be made by the Administrator to the total number and/or class of securities issuable pursuant to this Award in order to reflect such change. The determination of the Administrator shall be final, binding and conclusive. In the event of any Change in Control transaction, the provisions of Paragraph 4 shall also be applicable.

6.Issuance or Distribution of Vested Shares or Other Amounts.

one jurisdiction, Participant acknowledges that the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may withhold or account for Withholding Taxes in more than one jurisdiction.

with Participant’s executed sale directive or to collect the applicable Withholding Taxes through a wire transfer of funds from Participant to the Company in the amount of such Withholding Taxes or by withholding such amount from other wages payable to Participant. In no event shall any shares of Common Stock be issued in the absence of an arrangement reasonably satisfactory to the Company for the satisfaction of the applicable Withholding Taxes, and any such arrangement must be in compliance with any applicable requirements of Code Section 409A.

8.Leaves of Absence. For purposes of applying the various Continuous Service vesting provisions of this Agreement, Participant shall be deemed to cease Continuous Service on the commencement date of any leave of absence and not to remain in Continuous Service status during the period of that leave, except to the extent otherwise required under employment laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is employed or pursuant to the following policy:

- Participant shall be deemed to remain in Continuous Service status during (i) the first three (3) months of an approved personal leave of absence or (ii) the

first seven (7) months of any bona fide leave of absence (other than an approved personal leave) and shall be deemed to cease Continuous Service upon the expiration of the applicable three (3)-month or seven (7)-month period.

10. Nature of Grant. In accepting the grant, Participant acknowledges, understands and agrees that:

(c)all decisions with respect to future Awards or other grants, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;

(d)Participant is voluntarily participating in the Plan;

(e)the Award and the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award, and the income and value of same, are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;

(g)the future value of the underlying shares of Common Stock is unknown, indeterminable and cannot be predicted with certainty;

allowed by a court of competent jurisdiction, then, by participating in the Plan, Participant shall be deemed irrevocably to have agreed not to pursue such claim and agreed to execute any and all documents necessary to request dismissal or withdrawal of such claim;

12.Notices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Company under the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Company at its principal corporate offices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to Participant shall be in writing and addressed to Participant at the most current address then indicated for Participant on the Company’s employee records or shall be delivered electronically to Participant through the Company’s electronic mail system or through an on-line brokerage firm authorized by the Company to effect sales of the Common Stock issued hereunder. All notices shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or delivery through the Company’s electronic mail system or upon deposit in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid and properly addressed to the party to be notified.

13.Successors and Assigns. Except to the extent otherwise provided in this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Company and its successors and assigns and Participant, the legal representatives, heirs and legatees of Participant’s estate.

14.Code Section 409A

that satisfies the requirements of Paragraph 7 above or the pro-rata Continuous Service vesting provisions of this Agreement, then the following provisions shall apply with respect to those shares, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein:

- None of those shares of Common Stock or other amounts which become issuable or distributable with respect to those shares by reason of Participant’s cessation of Continuous Service shall actually be issued or distributed to Participant until the date of Participant’s Separation from Service or as soon thereafter as administratively practicable, but in no event later than the later of (i) the close of the calendar year in which such Separation from Service occurs or (ii) the fifteenth (15th) day of the third (3rd) calendar month following the date of such Separation from Service.

- None of those shares of Common Stock or other amounts which become issuable or distributable with respect to those shares by reason of Participant’s cessation of Continuous Service shall actually be issued or distributed to Participant prior to the earlier of (i) the first (1st) day of the seventh (7th) month following the date of Participant’s Separation from Service or (ii) the date of Participant’s death, if Participant is deemed at the time of such Separation from Service to be a specified employee under Section 1.409A-1(i) of the Treasury Regulations issued under Code Section 409A, as determined by the Administrator in accordance with consistent and uniform standards applied to all other Code Section 409A arrangements of the Company, and such delayed commencement is otherwise required in order to avoid a prohibited distribution under Code Section 409A(a)(2). The deferred shares of Common Stock or other distributable amount shall be issued or distributed in a lump sum on the first (1st) day of the seventh (7th) month following the date of Participant’s Separation from Service or, if earlier, the first (1st) day of the month immediately following the date the Company receives proof of Participant’s death.

arising under the Plan or this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on all persons having an interest in the Award.

24.Participant Acceptance. Participant must accept the terms and conditions of this Agreement either electronically through the electronic acceptance procedure established by the Company or through a written acceptance delivered to the Company in a form satisfactory to the Company. In no event shall any shares of Common Stock be issued (or other securities or property distributed) under this Agreement in the absence of such acceptance. By accepting the Award, Participant agrees that this Award is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement. Participant has reviewed the Plan and this Agreement in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to accepting this Agreement and fully understands all provisions of the Plan and Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Gilead Sciences, Inc. has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its duly-authorized officer on the day and year first indicated above.

GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.

By: Kathryn Watson

Title: Executive Vice President

PARTICIPANT

_______________________________

Signature

APPENDIX A

DEFINITIONS

The following definitions shall be in effect under the Agreement:

B.Award Date shall mean the date the Performance Shares are awarded to Participant pursuant to the Agreement and shall be the date indicated in Paragraph 1 of the Agreement.

C.Cause shall have the meaning given to the term “Cause” in that certain letter agreement entered into between the Company and Participant dated November 30, 2018.

D.Certification Date shall mean the date following the completion of the Performance Period on which the Administrator certifies the attained level of the TSR Performance Goal for such Performance Period.

E.Change in Control shall mean a change in ownership or control of the Company effected through the consummation of any of the following transactions:

(i) a sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets;

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or an acquisition, consolidation or other reorganization to which the Company is a party; or

(iii) a change in the composition of the Board over a period of twelve (12) consecutive months or less such that a majority of the Board members ceases, by reason of one or more contested elections for Board membership, to be comprised of individuals who either (A) have been Board members continuously since the beginning of such period or (B) have been elected or nominated for election as Board members during such period by at least a majority of the Board members described in clause (A) who were still in office at the time the Board approved such election or nomination.

F.Company shall mean Gilead Sciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor corporation to all or substantially all of the assets or voting stock of Gilead Sciences, Inc. which shall by appropriate action adopt the Plan.

G.Continuous Service shall mean the performance of services for the Company or a Related Entity (whether now existing or subsequently established) by a person in the capacity of an Employee, Director or Consultant. For purposes of this Agreement, Participant shall be deemed to cease Continuous Service immediately upon the occurrence of either of the following events: (i) Participant no longer performs services in any of the foregoing capacities for the Company or any Related Entity or (ii) the entity for which Participant is performing such services ceases to remain a Related Entity of the Company, even though Participant may subsequently continue to perform services for that entity. The Administrator shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when Participant ceases Continuous Service for purposes of the Award.

H.Disability shall have the meaning given to the term “Disability” in that certain letter agreement entered into between the Company and Participant dated November 30, 2018.

I.Employee shall mean an individual who is in the employ of the Company (or any Related Entity), subject to the control and direction of the employer entity as to both the work to be performed and the manner and method of performance.

J.Employer shall mean the Company or any Related Entity employing Participant.

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K.Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on any relevant date shall be the closing price per share of Common Stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) on that date, as quoted on the Stock Exchange that is at the time serving as the primary trading market for the Common Stock; provided, however, that if there is no reported closing price or closing bid for that date, then the closing price or closing bid, as applicable, for the last trading date on which such closing price or closing bid was quoted shall be determinative of such Fair Market Value. The applicable quoted price shall be as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable.

L.Good Reason shall have the meaning given to the term “Good Reason” in that certain letter agreement entered into between the Company and Participant dated November 30, 2018.

M.1934 Act shall mean the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

N.Parent shall mean any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company, provided each corporation in the unbroken chain (other than the Company) owns, at the time of the determination, stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.

O.Participant shall mean the person to whom the Award is made pursuant to the Agreement.

P.Performance Goal shall mean the total shareholder return performance goal specified on attached Schedule I (the “TSR Performance Goal”) that must be attained in order to satisfy the performance-vesting requirement for the shares of Common Stock subject to this Award.

Q.Performance Period shall mean the period specified on attached Schedule I over which the attainment of the TSR Performance Goal is to be measured.

R.Performance-Qualified Shares shall mean the maximum number of Shares in which Participant can vest based on the level at which the Performance Goal for the Performance Period is attained and shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of attached Schedule I. In no event shall the number of such Performance-Qualified Shares exceed two hundred percent (200%) of the Target Shares set forth in Paragraph 1 of this Agreement, as such number may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 5 of this Agreement. Each Performance-Qualified Share that vests pursuant to the terms of the Award shall entitle Participant to receive one share of Common Stock.

S.Qualifying Change in Control shall mean a change in control of ownership of the Company effected by one or more of the following transactions:

(i) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving entity and in which one person or a group of related persons (other than

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the Company or a person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company) acquires ownership of securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities or constituting more than fifty percent (50%) of the total fair market value of the Company’s outstanding securities;

(ii) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company;

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T.Related Entity shall mean (i) any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company and (ii) any corporation in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company and ending with the corporation in the chain for which Participant provides services as an Employee, Director or Consultant, provided each corporation in such chain owns securities representing at least fifty percent (50%) of the total outstanding voting power of the outstanding securities of another corporation or entity in such chain.

U.Retirement shall mean Participant’s cessation of Continuous Service after the date on which he or she (i) attains age 55 and has completed at least ten (10) years of Continuous Service or (ii) attains age 65; provided, however, that if Participant, as of December 31, 2018, (x) is in Salary Grade 35 or above, and (y) the sum of Participant’s attained age and completed years of Continuous Service equals or exceeds seventy (70) years, he or she shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements for “Retirement” upon a cessation of Continuous Service without regard to subsections (i) and (ii) of this Section.

V.Separation from Service shall mean Participant’s cessation of Employee status by reason of his or her death, Retirement or termination of employment. Participant shall be deemed to have terminated employment for such purpose at such time as the level of his or her bona fide services to be performed as an Employee (or as a consultant or independent contractor) permanently decreases to a level that is not more than twenty percent (20%) of the average level of services he or she rendered as an Employee during the immediately preceding thirty-six (36) months (or such shorter period for which he or she may have rendered such services). Solely for purposes of determining when a Separation from Service occurs, Participant will be deemed to continue in “Employee” status for so long as he or she remains in the employ of one or more members of the Employer Group, subject to the control and direction of the employer entity as to both the work to be performed and the manner and method of performance. “Employer Group” means the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary and any other corporation or business controlled by, controlling or under common control with, the Company, as determined in accordance with Sections 414(b) and (c) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, except that in applying Sections 1563(1), (2) and (3) of the Code for purposes of determining the controlled group of corporations under Section 414(b), the phrase “at least 50 percent” shall be used instead of “at least 80 percent” each place the latter phrase appears in such sections and in applying Section 1.414(c)-2 of the Treasury Regulations for purposes of determining trades or businesses that are under common control for purposes of Section 414(c), the phrase “at least 50 percent” shall be used instead of “at least 80 percent” each place the latter phrase appears in Section 1.414(c)-2 of the Treasury Regulations. Any such determination as to Separation from Service, however, shall be made in accordance with the applicable standards of the Treasury Regulations issued under Section 409A of the Code.

W.Stock Exchange shall mean the American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Global or Global Select Market or the New York Stock Exchange.

X.Subsidiary shall mean any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company, provided each corporation (other than the last corporation) in the unbroken chain owns, at the time of the determination, stock possessing

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fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.

Y.Withholding Taxes shall mean any and all income taxes (including U.S. federal, state and local tax) and the employee portion of the federal state and local taxes (including social insurance, payroll tax, fringe benefits tax, payment on account or other tax-related items) required or permitted to be withheld by the Company and/or the Employer in connection with any taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, attributable to the Award or Participant’s participation in the Plan.

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SCHEDULE I

PERFORMANCE GOAL AND PERFORMANCE PERIOD

PERFORMANCE PERIOD

The measurement period for the Performance Shares shall be the thirty-five (35) month period beginning February 1, 2019 and ending December 31, 2021 (the “Performance Period”).

PERFORMANCE GOAL FOR PERFORMANCE VESTING

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CONTINUOUS SERVICE VESTING REQUIREMENT FOR PERFORMANCE-QUALIFIED SHARES

- If Participant’s Continuous Service terminates prior to the Certification Date by reason of termination by the Company without Cause, resignation for Good Reason, death or Disability, then, subject to Participant’s (or his personal representative’s) execution and non-revocation of a general release of claims against the Company in the form provided by the Company and within the timeframes specified therein, Participant shall: (i) if the Performance Period has not yet ended, immediately vest upon his Separation from Service in connection with such termination in that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Target Shares, without any measurement of Performance Goal attainment to date and without regard to the Continuous Service vesting provisions, and (ii) if the Performance Period has ended but such termination is prior to the Certification Date, vest following the completion of the Performance Period and the Certification Date, in one-hundred percent (100%) of the Performance-Qualified Shares certified by the Administrator for the Performance Period as if Participant had remained in Continuous Service through the Certification Date .

- If Participant’s Continuous Service terminates by reason of his or her Retirement (that is not otherwise by reason of termination by the Company without Cause, resignation for Good Reason, death or Disability) at least twelve (12) months following the Award Date but prior to the Certification Date, then Participant shall, following the completion of the Performance Period and the Certification Date,

Schedule I-1

vest in one-hundred percent (100%) of the Performance-Qualified Shares certified by the Administrator for the Performance Period as if Participant had remained in Continuous Service through the Certification Date.

Schedule I-2

Exhibit 10.29

REVENUE PERFORMANCE GOAL

GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.

PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARD AGREEMENT

RECITALS

B. This Agreement is executed pursuant to, and is intended to carry out the purposes of, the Plan in connection with the Company’s issuance of shares of Common Stock to Participant thereunder.

NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed as follows:

1.Grant of Performance Shares. The Company hereby awards to Participant, as of the Award Date indicated below, an award (the “Award”) of Performance Shares under the Plan. This Agreement provides the Participant with the right to receive one or more shares of Common Stock on the designated issuance date for those shares, based upon the extent to which each Performance Share vests pursuant to the terms hereof. The Target Shares subject to this Award, the applicable performance-vesting and Continuous Service vesting requirements for each separate Tranche of this Award, the date or dates on which the shares of Common Stock that vest hereunder shall become issuable and the remaining terms and conditions governing this Award, including the applicable vesting acceleration provisions, shall be as set forth in this Agreement.

AWARD SUMMARY



Participant	Daniel O’Day
Award Date:	March 1, 2019
Target Number of Performance Shares:	The actual number of shares of Common Stock that may become issuable pursuant to the Performance Shares subject to this Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the performance-vesting and Continuous Service vesting provisions of attached Schedule I. For purposes of the applicable calculations under Schedule I, the target number of Performance Shares to be utilized is 45,450 shares (the “Target Shares”). The Performance Shares shall be divided into three separate Tranches with one third (1/3) of the Target Shares allocated to each such Tranche.



Vesting Schedule:	Vesting Requirements. Each Tranche of Performance Shares shall be subject to the performance-vesting and Continuous Service vesting requirements set forth for that particular Tranche in attached Schedule I and shall vest on the Certification Date (as defined in Appendix A). Change in Control Vesting. The shares of Common Stock underlying each Tranche of Performance Shares may also vest on an accelerated basis in accordance with the applicable provisions of Paragraph 4 of this Agreement should a Change in Control occur after the start but prior to the completion of the Performance Period applicable to that particular Tranche or the Certification Date.
Issuance Date:	The shares of Common Stock which actually vest and become issuable pursuant to each Tranche of Performance Shares shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement applicable to the particular circumstances under which such vesting occurs.

2. Limited Transferability. Prior to the actual issuance of the shares of Common Stock which vest hereunder, Participant may not transfer any interest in the Performance Shares subject to this Award or the underlying shares of Common Stock or pledge or otherwise hedge the sale of those Performance Shares or underlying shares, including (without limitation) any short sale or any acquisition or disposition of any put or call option or other instrument tied to the value of the underlying shares of Common Stock. However, any shares of Common Stock which vest hereunder but otherwise remain unissued at the time of Participant’s death may be transferred pursuant to the provisions of Participant’s will or the laws of inheritance.

3. Stockholder Rights and Dividend Equivalents

4. Change in Control. The following provisions shall apply only to the extent a Change in Control is consummated prior to the Certification Date and shall have no force or effect if the effective date of the Change in Control occurs after the Certification Date:

(a) Should (i) the Change in Control occur prior to the completion of any applicable Performance Period with respect to a particular Tranche of Performance Shares and (ii) Participant remains in Continuous Service through the effective date of that Change in Control, then Participant shall immediately vest in that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Target Shares allocated to that particular Tranche, without any measurement of Performance Goal attainment to date with respect to that particular Tranche and without regard to the Continuous Service vesting provisions.

(d) Should Participant cease Continuous Service by reason of his or her Retirement at least twelve (12) months following the Award Date but prior to the Certification Date and during one or more Service Periods that are, pursuant to the provisions of attached Schedule I, in effect at that time with respect to one or more Tranches of Performance Shares and a Change in Control subsequently occurs prior to the Certification Date, then Participant shall, at the time of such Change in Control, immediately vest in that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Target Shares allocated to that particular Tranche, without any measurement of Performance Goal attainment to date with respect to that particular Tranche and without regard to the Continuous Service vesting provisions. Except as otherwise provided herein, to the extent a Performance Period for a particular Tranche of Performance Shares has not commenced prior to the effective date of the Change in Control, the Performance Shares allocated to that Tranche in accordance with Paragraph 1 of this Agreement and the provisions of attached Schedule I shall be cancelled, and

Participant shall not have any further right or entitlement to receive any shares of Common Stock with respect to those cancelled Performance Shares.

5. Adjustment in Shares. Should any change be made to the Common Stock by reason of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, exchange of shares, spin-off transaction, extraordinary dividend or distribution or other change affecting the outstanding Common Stock as a class without the Company’s receipt of consideration, or should the value of the outstanding shares of Common Stock be substantially reduced as a result of a spin-off transaction or an extraordinary dividend or distribution, or should there occur any merger, consolidation or other reorganization, then equitable adjustments shall be made by the Administrator to the total number and/or class of securities issuable pursuant to this Award in order to reflect such change. The determination of the Administrator shall be final, binding and conclusive. In the event of any Change in Control transaction, the provisions of Paragraph 4 shall also be applicable.

6. Issuance or Distribution of Vested Shares or Other Amounts.

authorities. If the obligation for Withholding Taxes is satisfied by using the Share Withholding Method, then Participant will, for tax purposes, be deemed to have been issued the full number of shares of Common Stock subject to the vested Award, notwithstanding that a number of shares of Common Stock are withheld solely for the purpose of paying the applicable Withholding Taxes.

(h) If the Company determines that such sale-to-cover transaction is not permissible or advisable at the time or if Participant otherwise fails to effect a timely sales authorization as required by this Agreement, then the Company may, in its sole discretion, elect either to defer the issuance of the shares of Common Stock until such sale-to-cover transaction can be effected in accordance with Participant’s executed sale directive or to collect the applicable Withholding Taxes through a wire transfer of funds from Participant to the Company in the amount of such Withholding Taxes or by withholding such amount from other wages payable to Participant. In no event shall any shares of Common Stock be issued in the absence of an arrangement reasonably satisfactory to the Company for the satisfaction of the applicable Withholding Taxes, and any such arrangement must be in compliance with any applicable requirements of Code Section 409A.

(j) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Paragraphs 6(d) through 6(i), the employee portion of the federal, state and local employment taxes required to be withheld by the Company in connection with the vesting (as determined under applicable tax laws) of the shares of Common Stock or any other amounts hereunder (the “Employment Taxes”) shall in all events be collected from Participant no later than the last business day of the calendar year in which those shares or other amounts vest (as determined under applicable tax laws) hereunder. Accordingly, to the extent the applicable issuance date for one or more vested shares of Common Stock or the distribution date for such other amounts is to occur in a year subsequent to the calendar year in which those shares or other amounts vest, Participant shall, if so requested by the Company, on or before the last business day of the calendar year in which such shares or other amounts vest, deliver to the Company a check payable to its order (or a wire transfer of funds to the Company) in the dollar amount equal to the Employment Taxes required to be withheld with respect to those shares or other amounts. Alternatively, the Company may, in its sole discretion, elect to withhold the dollar amount equal to the Employment Taxes required to be withheld with respect to those shares or other amounts from other wages payable to Participant, or through such other tax withholding arrangement as the Company deems appropriate, in its sole discretion. The provisions of this Paragraph 6(j) shall be applicable only to the extent necessary to comply with the applicable tax withholding requirements of Code Section 3121(v).

7. Special Deferral Election. Provided Participant is a U.S. tax resident and Participant timely submits a properly completed deferral election in a form provided by the Company, any shares of Common Stock that become issuable pursuant to this Agreement shall be distributed in accordance with the terms of such deferral election, subject to Participant’s satisfaction of any applicable Withholding Taxes under Paragraph 6.

of his or her voluntary or involuntary termination or by reason of his or her death or Disability.

9. Compliance with Laws and Regulations. The issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Award shall be subject to compliance by the Company and Participant with all Applicable Laws relating thereto.

10. Nature of Grant. In accepting the grant, Participant acknowledges, understands and agrees that:

(a) the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, to the extent permitted by the Plan;

(b) the grant of the Award is exceptional, voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of Awards, or benefits in lieu of Awards, even if Awards have been granted in the past;

(d) Participant is voluntarily participating in the Plan;

(e) the Award and the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award, and the income and value of same, are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;

(f) the Award and the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award, and the income and value of same, are not part of normal or expected compensation for any purpose, including, without limitation, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, dismissal, end-of-service payments, holiday pay, bonuses, long-service awards, leave-related payments, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments;

(g) the future value of the underlying shares of Common Stock is unknown, indeterminable and cannot be predicted with certainty;

(h) no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the Award resulting from the termination of Participant’s Continuous Service (for any reason whatsoever, whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of employment laws in the jurisdiction where Participant is employed or the terms of Participant’s employment agreement, if any), and in consideration of the grant of the Award to which Participant is otherwise not entitled, Participant irrevocably agrees never to institute any claim against the Company, any Related Entity or the Employer, waives Participant’s ability, if any, to bring any such claim, and releases the Company, any Related Entity and the Employer from any such claim; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is allowed by a court of competent jurisdiction, then, by participating in the Plan, Participant shall be deemed irrevocably to have agreed not to pursue such claim and agreed to execute any and all documents necessary to request dismissal or withdrawal of such claim;

(i) unless otherwise agreed with the Company in writing, the Award and the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award, and the income and value of same, are not granted as consideration for, or in connection with, any service Participant may provide as a director of the Company or a Related Entity; and

(j) unless otherwise provided in the Plan or by the Company in its discretion, the Award and the benefits evidenced by this Agreement do not create any entitlement to have the Award or any such benefits transferred to, or assumed by, another company nor to be exchanged, cashed out or substituted for, in connection with any corporate transaction affecting the shares of the Company.

11. No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding Participant’s participation in the Plan, or Participant’s acquisition or sale of the underlying shares of Common Stock. Participant should consult with Participant’s own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding Participant’s participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan or the Award.

12. Notices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Company under the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Company at its principal corporate offices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to Participant shall be in writing and addressed to Participant at the most current address then indicated for Participant on the Company’s employee records or shall be delivered electronically to Participant through the Company’s electronic mail system or through an on-line brokerage firm authorized by the Company to effect sales of the Common Stock issued hereunder. All notices shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or delivery through the Company’s electronic mail system or upon deposit in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid and properly addressed to the party to be notified.

14. Code Section 409A

(a) It is the intention of the parties that the provisions of this Agreement shall, to the maximum extent permissible, comply with the requirements of the short-term deferral exception to Section 409A of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) with respect to each Tranche of Performance Shares under this Award. Accordingly, to the extent there is any ambiguity as to whether one or more provisions of this Agreement would otherwise contravene the requirements or limitations of Code Section 409A applicable to such short-term deferral exception, then those provisions, as they apply to each Tranche, shall be interpreted and applied in a manner that does not result in a violation of the requirements or limitations of Code Section 409A and the Treasury Regulations thereunder that apply to such exception.

(b) However, to the extent this Agreement should be deemed to create a deferred compensation arrangement subject to the requirements of Code Section 409A with respect to one or more Tranches of the Performance Shares, whether by reason of a deferral election that satisfies the requirements of Paragraph 7 above or the pro-rata Continuous Service vesting provisions of this Agreement, then the following provisions shall apply with respect to any such Tranche, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein:

- No shares of Common Stock or other amounts which become issuable or distributable with respect to such Tranche by reason of Participant’s cessation of Continuous Service shall actually be issued or distributed to Participant until the date of Participant’s Separation from Service or as soon thereafter as administratively practicable, but in no event later than the later of (i) the close of the calendar year in which such Separation from Service occurs or (ii) the fifteenth (15^th) day of the third (3^rd) calendar month following the date of such Separation from Service.

- No shares of Common Stock or other amounts which become issuable or distributable with respect to such Tranche by reason of Participant’s cessation of Continuous Service shall actually be issued or distributed to Participant prior to the earlier of (i) the first (1^st) day of the seventh (7th) month following the date of Participant’s Separation from Service or (ii) the date of Participant’s death, if Participant is deemed at the time of such Separation from Service to be a specified employee under Section 1.409A-1(i) of the Treasury Regulations issued under Code Section 409A, as determined by the Administrator in accordance with consistent and uniform standards applied to all other Code Section 409A arrangements of the Company, and such delayed commencement is otherwise required in order to avoid a prohibited distribution under Code Section 409A(a)(2). The deferred shares of Common Stock or other distributable amount shall be issued or distributed in a lump sum on the first (1^st) day of the seventh (7th) month following the date of Participant’s Separation from Service or, if earlier, the first (1^st) day of the month immediately following the date the Company receives proof of Participant’s death.

Qualifying Change in Control. In the absence of such a Qualifying Change in Control, the distribution shall not be made until the date on which the shares of Common Stock to which those amounts pertain would have become issuable in accordance with Participant’s deferral election under Paragraph 7 of this Agreement.