Form of Amendment to Employment Agreement with Marc Rubin

Exhibit 10.1

AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

AMENDMENT No. 3 dated as of August 3, 2022 between Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) and Marc Rubin (“Executive”).

WHEREAS, the Company and Executive are parties to an employment agreement dated April 2, 2019 (as amended in February 2021 and October 2021, the “Employment Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Company and Executive wish to amend the Employment Agreement in connection with a retention plan adopted by the compensation committee of the board of directors of the Company.

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Employment Agreement.

“1.2        Term. The term of this Agreement shall begin on the Effective Date and shall continue until it is terminated pursuant to Section 4 herein (the “Term”).”

a.    Good Reason. Section 4.6.3(iii) of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended to delete the proviso and read in its entirety as follows:

“(iii) a material adverse change in Executive’s duties, titles, authority, responsibilities or reporting relationships, with such determination being made with reference to the greatest extent of your duties, titles, authority, responsibilities or reporting relationships, etc. as increased (but not decreased) from time to time;”

b.    Change of Control. Section 4.6.4 of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:

“In addition, solely for the purpose of the immediate acceleration of unvested options pursuant to Section 4.5 hereof, Change of Control shall also mean the election to the board of directors of a slate nominated by any stockholder that is equal to or exceeds the number of directors constituting the board immediately prior to such election.”

3.            Miscellaneous. Except as expressly amended by this Amendment, the Employment Agreement remains in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.