exhibit 10. 1 [ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ] [ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ], 2020 subject : non - executive director letter of appointment dated [ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ] ( the letter ) dear [ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ], this letter confirms our recent discussions in relation to your decision to not stand for re - election to the board of directors ( board ) of quotient ltd ( company ) at the next annual general meeting of the shareholders of the company ( agm ). the letter will terminate by mutual consent on the earlier of ( i ) the date of the agm or ( ii ) october 29, 2020 ( termination date ). until the termination date, the company will continue to pay, on a monthly basis, the balance of the non - employee director annual cash retainer and committee fee relating to your service as a director and a member of the [ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ] committee. in consideration of your decision to not seek re - election to the board and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the letter, the company's 2014 stock incentive plan, as amended, ( the plan ), and restricted stock unit ( rsu ) and option award agreements, ( i ) all your issued but unvested rsu ’ s will remain outstanding and vest on their regularly scheduled vesting dates ; and ( ii ) all your issued but unvested stock options ( options ) will remain outstanding and their vesting date shall be accelerated to the termination date. all vested options will remain exercisable until the tenth anniversary of their respective grant dates and will be forfeited if not exercised before expiry of their respective terms. exhibit a sets forth a list of your outstanding options and rsu ’ s. for the sake of completeness and except as otherwise indicated above, the terms and conditions of the plan, will continue to apply to your rsu ’ s and options, in particular the change in control provisions. it is also incumbent on me to highlight that your duties of confidentiality owed to the company ( including under the letter ) will survive the termination of the letter and the termination of your office as a director of the company, and i would also like to take the opportunity to remind you of your obligations under clause 9 of the letter in relation to the return of company - and group - related documents, records, papers and other property