SUMMARY OF ATHERSYS, INC. 2014CASH BONUS INCENTIVE PLAN

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EXHIBIT 10.55

SUMMARY OF ATHERSYS, INC.

2014 CASH BONUS INCENTIVE PLAN

On January 17, 2014, the Board of Directors of Athersys, Inc. (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, approved a cash bonus incentive plan (the “Plan”) for the year ended December 31, 2014 for the named executive officers of the Company. The Plan provides that each participant is eligible to earn a bonus during the award term of January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014. The Plan provides for the following target bonus percentages of the named executive officer’s salary during the award term, weighted as set forth below on the achievement of specified corporate goals, with the remainder based on individual/functional performance. The corporate goals include advancing the Company’s clinical programs for MultiStem, executing against the established operating plan and capital acquisition objectives, and advancement of strategic partnership and program activities. There is no formally adopted plan document for the Plan.

 

Title

   Target
Bonus
    Weighting on
Corporate Goals
 

Chief Executive Officer

     60     100

President & Chief Operating Officer

     45     80

Executive Vice President & Chief Scientific Officer

     45     80

Executive Vice President, Regenerative Medicine

     40     60

Vice President of Finance

     30     60