RCUS Arcus Biosciences Inc

On December 31, 2018, Jennifer Jarrett, Arcus Biosciences, Inc.’s Chief Financial and Operating Officer, notified the Company of her intent to resign effective January 11, 2019. Subsequently, the Company and Ms. Jarrett entered into a separation and consulting agreement pursuant to which Ms. Jarrett will provide consulting services to the Company until January 11, 2020. In consideration for such services, Ms. Jarrett will receive her annual target bonus for 2018 ($200,000) and her outstanding stock options will continue to vest in accordance with their original terms. Ms. Jarrett’s separation and consulting agreement also contains a non-disparagement obligation and standard release of claims.

On January 3, 2019, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Ms. Jarrett to the Board as a Class III non-employee director effective January 12, 2019. Ms. Jarrett was appointed to a newly created vacancy resulting from an increase in the size of the Board from six (6) to seven (7) directors. As a non-employee director, Ms. Jarrett will receive an annual cash retainer of $35,000 and was granted an option to purchase 35,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, which will vest and become exercisable in substantially equal monthly installments over 36 months of continuous service provided by her to the Company, subject to accelerated vesting in the event the Company is subject to a Change in Control (as defined in the Company’s Compensation Program for Non-Employee Directors).

In connection with Ms. Jarrett’s resignation, Steven Chan, the Company’s Vice President of Finance and principal accounting officer, has been appointed principal financial officer effective January 12, 2019. Mr. Chan has served as our Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller since April 2017 and our Principal Accounting Officer since December 2017. Before that, from November 2014 to March 2017, he served as the Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller at MyoKardia, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, where he helped lead the company to an initial public offering in 2015. He previously worked as the Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller at Solta Medical, Inc., a medical device company, from 2010 to November 2014 and as the Vice President of Finance at Moody’s Analytics from 2007 to 2010. He started his career at KPMG. Mr. Chan received a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of California at Berkeley, Haas School of Business and is a Certified Public Accountant in California (inactive status).