Exhibit 4.1


 





EASTSIDE DISTILLING, INC.


2015 Stock Incentive Plan


 


1.     Purpose.
   The purpose of the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan of Eastside Distilling, Inc. is to further align the interests
of employees, directors and non-employee Consultants with those of the stockholders by providing incentive compensation opportunities
tied to the performance of the Common Stock and by promoting increased ownership of the Common Stock by such individuals. The Plan
is also intended to advance the interests of the Company and its stockholders by attracting, retaining and motivating key personnel
upon whose judgment, initiative and effort the successful conduct of the Company’s business is largely dependent.


 


2.     Definitions.
   Wherever the following capitalized terms are used in the Plan, they shall have the meanings specified below:


 


“Affiliate”
means (i) any entity that would be treated as an “affiliate” of the Company for purposes of Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange
Act and (ii) any joint venture or other entity in which the Company has a direct or indirect beneficial ownership interest representing
at least one-third (1/3) of the aggregate voting power of the equity interests of such entity or one-third (1/3) of the aggregate
fair market value of the equity interests of such entity, as determined by the Committee.


 


“Award”
means an award of a Stock Option, Stock Award, or Restricted Stock Award granted under the Plan.


 


“Award
Agreement” means a written or electronic agreement entered into between the Company and a Participant setting forth the
terms and conditions of an Award granted to a Participant.


 


“Board”
means the Board of Directors of the Company.


 


“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.


 


“Common
Stock” means the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share.


 


“Committee”
means the Compensation Committee of the Board, or such other committee of the Board appointed by the Board to administer the Plan,
or if no such committee exists, the Board.


 


“Company”
means Eastside Distilling, Inc., a Nevada corporation.


 


“Consultant”
means any person which is a consultant or advisor to the Company and
which is a natural person and who provides bona fide services to the Company which are not in connection with the offer or sale
of securities in a capital-raising transaction for the Company, and do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market
for the Company’s securities.


 


“Date
of Grant” means the date on which an Award under the Plan is made by the Committee, or such later date as the Committee
may specify to be the effective date of an Award.


 


“Disability”
means a Participant being considered “disabled” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(C) of the Code, unless otherwise
provided in an Award Agreement.


 


“Eligible
Person” means any person who is an employee of the Company or any Affiliate or any person to whom an offer of employment
with the Company or any Affiliate is extended, as determined by the Committee, or any person who is a Non-Employee Director, or
any person who is Consultant to the Company.


 




    	 



    	 



    

 


“Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


 


“Fair
Market Value” means the mean between the highest and lowest reported sales prices of the Common Stock on the New York
Stock Exchange Composite Tape or, if not listed on such exchange, on any other national securities exchange on which the Company’s
common stock is listed or on The Nasdaq Stock Market, or, if not so listed on any other national securities exchange or The Nasdaq
Stock Market, then the average of the bid price of the Company’s common stock during the last five trading days on the OTC
Bulletin Board immediately preceding the last trading day prior to the date with respect to which the Fair Market Value is to be
determined. If the Company’s common stock is not then publicly traded, then the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock shall
be the book value of the Company per share as determined on the last day of March, June, September, or December in any year closest
to the date when the determination is to be made. For the purpose of determining book value hereunder, book value shall be determined
by adding as of the applicable date called for herein the capital, surplus, and undivided profits of the Company, and after having
deducted any reserves theretofore established; the sum of these items shall be divided by the number of shares of the Company’s
common stock outstanding as of said date, and the quotient thus obtained shall represent the book value of each share of the Company’s
common stock.


 


“Incentive
Stock Option” means a Stock Option granted under Section 6 hereof that is intended to meet the requirements of Section
422 of the Code and the regulations thereunder.


 


“Non-Employee
Director” means any member of the Board who is not an employee of the Company.


 


“Nonqualified
Stock Option” means a Stock Option granted under Section 6 hereof that is not an Incentive Stock Option.


 


“Participant”
means any Eligible Person who holds an outstanding Award under the Plan.


 


“Plan”
means the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan of Eastside Distilling, Inc. as set forth herein, as amended from time to time.


 


“Restricted
Stock Award” means a grant of shares of Common Stock to an Eligible Person under Section 8 hereof that is issued subject
to such vesting and transfer restrictions as the Committee shall determine and set forth in an Award Agreement.


 


“Service”
means a Participant’s employment with the Company or any Affiliate or a Participant’s service as a Non-Employee Director
with the Company, as applicable.


 


“Stock
Award” means a grant of shares of Common Stock to an Eligible Person under Section 7 hereof that are issued free of transfer
restrictions and forfeiture conditions.


 


“Stock
Option” means a contractual right granted to an Eligible Person under Section 6 hereof to purchase shares of Common
Stock at such time and price, and subject to such conditions, as are set forth in the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement. 


 




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3.     Administration.



 


3.1    Committee
Members.    The Plan shall be administered by a Committee comprised of one or more members of the Board, or
if no such committee exists, the Board.


 


3.2    Committee
Authority.    The Committee shall have such powers and authority as may be necessary or appropriate for the
Committee to carry out its functions as described in the Plan. Subject to the express limitations of the Plan, the Committee shall
have authority in its discretion to determine the Eligible Persons to whom, and the time or times at which, Awards may be granted,
the number of shares, units or other rights subject to each Award, the exercise, base or purchase price of an Award (if any), the
time or times at which an Award will become vested, exercisable or payable, the performance goals and other conditions of an Award,
the duration of the Award, and all other terms of the Award. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee shall have the authority
to amend the terms of an Award in any manner that is not inconsistent with the Plan, provided that no such action shall adversely
affect the rights of a Participant with respect to an outstanding Award without the Participant’s consent. The Committee
shall also have discretionary authority to interpret the Plan, to make factual determinations under the Plan, and to make all other
determinations necessary or advisable for Plan administration, including, without limitation, to correct any defect, to supply
any omission or to reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award Agreement hereunder. The Committee may prescribe, amend,
and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan. The Committee’s determinations under the Plan need not be uniform
and may be made by the Committee selectively among Participants and Eligible Persons, whether or not such persons are similarly
situated. The Committee shall, in its discretion, consider such factors as it deems relevant in making its interpretations, determinations
and actions under the Plan including, without limitation, the recommendations or advice of any officer or employee of the Company
or such attorneys, consultants, accountants or other advisors as it may select. All interpretations, determinations and actions
by the Committee shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all parties.


 


3.3    Delegation
of Authority.    The Committee shall have the right, from time to time, to delegate to one or more officers
of the Company the authority of the Committee to grant and determine the terms and conditions of Awards granted under the Plan,
subject to the requirements of state law and such other limitations as the Committee shall determine. In no event shall any such
delegation of authority be permitted with respect to Awards to any members of the Board or to any Eligible Person who is subject
to Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act or Section 162(m) of the Code. The Committee shall also be permitted to delegate, to any appropriate
officer or employee of the Company, responsibility for performing certain ministerial functions under the Plan. In the event that
the Committee’s authority is delegated to officers or employees in accordance with the foregoing, all provisions of the Plan
relating to the Committee shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the foregoing by treating any such reference as a reference
to such officer or employee for such purpose. Any action undertaken in accordance with the Committee’s delegation of authority
hereunder shall have the same force and effect as if such action was undertaken directly by the Committee and shall be deemed for
all purposes of the Plan to have been taken by the Committee.


 


4.     Shares
Subject to the Plan. 


 


4.1    Maximum
Share Limitations.    Subject to Section 4.3 hereof, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common
Stock that may be issued and sold under all Awards granted under the Plan shall be three million (3,000,000) shares. Shares
of Common Stock issued and sold under the Plan may be either authorized but unissued shares or shares held in
the Company’s treasury. To the extent that any Award involving the issuance of shares of Common Stock is
forfeited, cancelled, returned to the Company for failure to satisfy vesting requirements or other conditions of the Award,
or otherwise terminates without an issuance of shares of Common Stock being made thereunder, the shares of Common Stock
covered thereby will no longer be counted against the foregoing maximum share limitations and may again be made subject to
Awards under the Plan pursuant to such limitations. Any Awards or portions thereof that are settled in cash and not in shares
of Common Stock shall not be counted against the foregoing maximum share limitations.


 




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4.2    Adjustments.
   If there shall occur any change with respect to the outstanding shares of Common Stock by reason of any recapitalization,
reclassification, stock dividend, extraordinary dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other distribution with respect to
the shares of Common Stock, or any merger, reorganization, consolidation, combination, spin-off or other similar corporate change,
or any other change affecting the Common Stock, the Committee may, in the manner and to the extent that it deems appropriate and
equitable to the Participants and consistent with the terms of the Plan, cause an adjustment to be made in (i) the maximum number
and kind of shares provided in Section 4.1 hereof, (ii) the number and kind of shares of Common Stock, or other rights subject
to then outstanding Awards, (iii) the exercise or base price for each share or other right subject to then outstanding Awards,
and (iv) any other terms of an Award that are affected by the event. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of Incentive Stock
Options, any such adjustments shall, to the extent practicable, be made in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section
424(a) of the Code.


 


4.3 Anti-Dilution.
Notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan to cover the contrary, including any adjustments discussed in this Section 4, the
maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued and sold under all Awards granted under the Plan shall be
anti-dilutive in the event of a reverse stock split by the Company and shall not result in any reduction in the number of shares
available and authorized under the Plan at the effective time of such reverse stock split(s).


 


5.     Participation
and Awards.


 


5.1    Designations
of Participants.    All Eligible Persons are eligible to be designated by the Committee to receive Awards and
become Participants under the Plan. The Committee has the authority, in its discretion, to determine and designate from time to
time those Eligible Persons who are to be granted Awards, the types of Awards to be granted and the number of shares of Common
Stock or units subject to Awards granted under the Plan. In selecting Eligible Persons to be Participants and in determining the
type and amount of Awards to be granted under the Plan, the Committee shall consider any and all factors that it deems relevant
or appropriate.


 


5.2    Determination
of Awards.    The Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of all Awards granted to Participants in
accordance with its authority under Section 3.2 hereof. An Award may consist of one type of right or benefit hereunder or of two
or more such rights or benefits granted in tandem or in the alternative. In the case of any fractional share or unit resulting
from the grant, vesting, payment or crediting of dividends or dividend equivalents under an Award, the Committee shall have the
discretionary authority to (i) disregard such fractional share or unit, (ii) round such fractional share or unit to the nearest
lower or higher whole share or unit, or (iii) convert such fractional share or unit into a right to receive a cash payment. To
the extent deemed necessary by the Committee, an Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement as described in Section 11.1 hereof.


 


6.     Stock
Options. 


 


6.1    Grant
of Stock Options.    A Stock Option may be granted to any Eligible Person selected by the Committee. Subject
to the provisions of Section 6.8 hereof and Section 422 of the Code, each Stock Option shall be designated, in the discretion of
the Committee, as an Incentive Stock Option or as a Nonqualified Stock Option.


 




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6.2     Exercise
Price.    The exercise price per share of a Stock Option shall not be less than 20  percent of the Fair
Market Value of the shares of Common Stock on the Date of Grant, provided that the Committee may in its discretion specify
for any Stock Option an exercise price per share that is higher than the Fair Market Value on the Date of Grant, except that
the price shall not be less than 110 percent of the Fair Market Value in the case of any person who owns securities
possessing more than 10 percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of securities of the Company.


 


6.3     Vesting
of Stock Options.    The Committee shall in its discretion prescribe the time or times at which, or the conditions
upon which, a Stock Option or portion thereof shall become vested and/or exercisable, and may accelerate the vesting or exercisability
of any Stock Option at any time, provided, however, that any Stock Option shall vest at the rate of at least twenty percent (20%)
per year over five (5) years from the date the Stock Option is granted, subject to reasonable conditions as may be provided for
in the Award Agreement. However, in the case of a Stock Option granted to officers, Non-employee Directors, managers or Consultants
of the Company, the Stock Option may become fully exercisable, subject to reasonable conditions, at anytime or during any period
established by the Company. The requirements for vesting and exercisability of a Stock Option may be based on the continued Service
of the Participant with the Company or its Affiliates for a specified time period (or periods) or on the attainment of specified
performance goals established by the Committee in its discretion.


 


6.4     Term
of Stock Options.    The Committee shall in its discretion prescribe in an Award Agreement the period during
which a vested Stock Option may be exercised, provided that the maximum term of a Stock Option shall be ten years from the Date
of Grant. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 6 or as otherwise may be provided by the Committee, no Stock Option issued
to an employee or a Non-Employee Director of the Company may be exercised at any time during the term thereof unless the employee
or a Non-Employee Director Participant is then in the Service of the Company or one of its Affiliates.


 


6.5     Termination
of Service.    Subject to Section 6.8 hereof with respect to Incentive Stock Options, the Stock Option of any
Participant whose Service with the Company or one of its Affiliates is terminated for any reason shall terminate on the earlier
of (A) the date that the Stock Option expires in accordance with its terms or (B) unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement,
and except for termination for cause (as described in Section 10.2 hereof), the expiration of the applicable time period following
termination of Service, in accordance with the following: (1) twelve months if Service ceased due to Disability, (2) eighteen months
if Service ceased at a time when the Participant is eligible to elect immediate commencement of retirement benefits at a specified
retirement age under a pension plan to which the Company or any of its Affiliates had made contributions, (3) eighteen months if
the Participant died while in the Service of the Company or any of its Affiliates, or (iv) three months if Service ceased for any
other reason. During the foregoing applicable period, except as otherwise specified in the Award Agreement or in the event Service
was terminated by the death of the Participant, the Stock Option may be exercised by such Participant in respect of the same number
of shares of Common Stock, in the same manner, and to the same extent as if he or she had remained in the continued Service of
the Company or any Affiliate during the first three months of such period; provided that no additional rights shall vest after
such three months. The Committee shall have authority to determine in each case whether an authorized leave of absence shall be
deemed a termination of Service for purposes hereof, as well as the effect of a leave of absence on the vesting and exercisability
of a Stock Option. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, if an entity ceases to be an Affiliate of the Company or otherwise
ceases to be qualified under the Plan or if all or substantially all of the assets of an Affiliate of the Company are conveyed
(other than by encumbrance), such cessation or action, as the case may be, shall be deemed for purposes hereof to be a termination
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6.6     Stock
Option Exercise; Tax Withholding.    Subject to such terms and conditions as shall be specified in an Award
Agreement, a Stock Option may be exercised in whole or in part at any time during the term thereof by notice in the form required
by the Company, together with payment of the aggregate exercise price therefor and applicable withholding tax. Payment of the exercise
price shall be made in the manner set forth in the Award Agreement, unless otherwise provided by the Committee: (i) in cash or
by cash equivalent acceptable to the Committee, (ii) by payment in shares of Common Stock that have been held by the Participant
for at least six months (or such period as the Committee may deem appropriate, for accounting purposes or otherwise) valued at
the Fair Market Value of such shares on the date of exercise, (iii) through an open-market, broker-assisted sales transaction pursuant
to which the Company is promptly delivered the amount of proceeds necessary to satisfy the exercise price, (iv) by a combination
of the methods described above or (v) by such other method as may be approved by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement.
In addition to and at the time of payment of the exercise price, the Participant shall pay to the Company the full amount of any
and all applicable income tax, employment tax and other amounts required to be withheld in connection with such exercise, payable
under such of the methods described above for the payment of the exercise price as may be approved by the Committee and set forth
in the Award Agreement.


 


6.7     Limited
Transferability of Nonqualified Stock Options.    All Stock Options shall be nontransferable except (i) upon
the Participant’s death, in accordance with Section 11.2 hereof or (ii) in the case of Nonqualified Stock Options only, for
the transfer of all or part of the Stock Option to a Participant’s “family member” (as defined for purposes of
the Form S-8 registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933), as may be approved by the Committee in its discretion at
the time of proposed transfer. The transfer of a Nonqualified Stock Option may be subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee
may in its discretion impose from time to time. Subsequent transfers of a Nonqualified Stock Option shall be prohibited other than
in accordance with Section 11.2 hereof.


 


6.8     Additional
Rules for Incentive Stock Options. 


 


(a)    Eligibility.
   An Incentive Stock Option may only be granted to an Eligible Person who is considered an employee for purposes
of Treasury Regulation §1.421-7(h) with respect to the Company or any Affiliate that qualifies as a “subsidiary corporation”
with respect to the Company for purposes of Section 424(f) of the Code.


 


(b)     Termination
of Employment.    An Award of an Incentive Stock Option may provide that such Stock Option may be exercised
not later than 3 months following termination of employment of the Participant with the Company and all Subsidiaries, or not later
than one year following a permanent and total disability within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, as and to the extent
determined by the Committee to comply with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code.


 


(c)    Other
Terms and Conditions; Nontransferability.    Any Incentive Stock Option granted hereunder shall contain such
additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as are deemed necessary or desirable by the Committee,
which terms, together with the terms of the Plan, shall be intended and interpreted to cause such Incentive Stock Option to qualify
as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code. An Award Agreement for an Incentive Stock Option may
provide that such Stock Option shall be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option to the extent that certain requirements applicable
to “incentive stock options” under the Code shall not be satisfied. An Incentive Stock Option shall by its terms be
nontransferable other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of
a Participant only by such Participant.


 




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(d)    Disqualifying
Dispositions.    If shares of Common Stock acquired by exercise of an Incentive Stock Option are disposed of
within two years following the Date of Grant or one year following the transfer of such shares to the Participant upon exercise,
the Participant shall, promptly following such disposition, notify the Company in writing of the date and terms of such disposition
and provide such other information regarding the disposition as the Company may reasonably require.


 


6.9     Repricing
Prohibited.    Subject to the adjustment provisions contained in Section 4.2 hereof, without the prior approval
of the Company’s stockholders, evidenced by a majority of votes cast, neither the Committee nor the Board shall cause the
cancellation, substitution or amendment of a Stock Option that would have the effect of reducing the exercise price of such a Stock
Option previously granted under the Plan, or otherwise approve any modification to such a Stock Option that would be treated as
a “repricing” under the then applicable rules, regulations or listing requirements.


 


7.     Stock
Awards. 


 


7.1    Grant
of Stock Awards.    A Stock Award may be granted to any Eligible Person selected by the Committee. A Stock Award
may be granted for past services, in lieu of bonus or other cash compensation, as directors’ compensation or for any other
valid purpose as determined by the Committee. A Stock Award granted to an Eligible Person represents shares of Common Stock that
are issued without restrictions on transfer and other incidents of ownership and free of forfeiture conditions, except as otherwise
provided in the Plan and the Award Agreement. The deemed issuance price of shares of Common Stock subject to each Stock Award shall
not be less than 85 percent of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of the grant. In the case of any person who
owns securities possessing more than ten percent of the combined voting power of all classes of securities of the issuer or its
parent or subsidiaries possessing voting power, the deemed issuance price of shares of Common Stock subject to each Stock Award
shall be at least 100 percent of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of the grant. The Committee may, in connection
with any Stock Award, require the payment of a specified purchase price.


 


7.2    Rights
as Stockholder.    Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 7 and the applicable Award Agreement,
upon the issuance of the Common Stock under a Stock Award the Participant shall have all rights of a stockholder with respect to
the shares of Common Stock, including the right to vote the shares and receive all dividends and other distributions paid or made
with respect thereto.


 


8.     Restricted
Stock Awards.


 


8.1    Grant
of Restricted Stock Awards.    A Restricted Stock Award may be granted to any Eligible Person selected
by the Committee. The deemed issuance price of shares of Common Stock subject to each Restricted Stock Award shall not be less
than 85 percent of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of the grant. In the case of any person who owns securities
possessing more than ten percent of the combined voting power of all classes of securities of the issuer or its parent or subsidiaries
possessing voting power, the deemed issuance price of shares of Common Stock subject to each Restricted Stock Award shall be at
least 100 percent of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of the grant. The Committee may require the payment
by the Participant of a specified purchase price in connection with any Restricted Stock Award.


 




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8.2    Vesting
Requirements.    The restrictions imposed on shares granted under a Restricted Stock Award shall lapse
in accordance with the vesting requirements specified by the Committee in the Award Agreement, provided that the Committee may
accelerate the vesting of a Restricted Stock Award at any time. Such vesting requirements may be based on the continued Service
of the Participant with the Company or its Affiliates for a specified time period (or periods) or on the attainment of specified
performance goals established by the Committee in its discretion. If the vesting requirements of a Restricted Stock Award shall
not be satisfied, the Award shall be forfeited and the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award shall be returned to the Company.


 


8.3    Restrictions.    Shares
granted under any Restricted Stock Award may not be transferred, assigned or subject to any encumbrance, pledge, or charge until
all applicable restrictions are removed or have expired, unless otherwise allowed by the Committee. Failure to satisfy any applicable
restrictions shall result in the subject shares of the Restricted Stock Award being forfeited and returned to the Company. The
Committee may require in an Award Agreement that certificates representing the shares granted under a Restricted Stock Award bear
a legend making appropriate reference to the restrictions imposed, and that certificates representing the shares granted or sold
under a Restricted Stock Award will remain in the physical custody of an escrow holder until all restrictions are removed or have
expired.


 


8.4    Rights
as Stockholder.    Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 8 and the applicable Award Agreement,
the Participant shall have all rights of a stockholder with respect to the shares granted to the Participant under a Restricted
Stock Award, including the right to vote the shares and receive all dividends and other distributions paid or made with respect
thereto. The Committee may provide in an Award Agreement for the payment of dividends and distributions to the Participant at such
times as paid to stockholders generally or at the times of vesting or other payment of the Restricted Stock Award.


 


8.5    Section
83(b) Election.    If a Participant makes an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code with respect
to a Restricted Stock Award, the Participant shall file, within 30 days following the Date of Grant, a copy of such election with
the Company and with the Internal Revenue Service, in accordance with the regulations under Section 83 of the Code. The Committee
may provide in an Award Agreement that the Restricted Stock Award is conditioned upon the Participant’s making or refraining
from making an election with respect to the Award under Section 83(b) of the Code.


 


9.     Change
in Control. 


 


9.1    Effect
of Change in Control.    Except to the extent an Award Agreement provides for a different result (in which case
the Award Agreement will govern and this Section 9 of the Plan shall not be applicable), notwithstanding anything elsewhere in
the Plan or any rules adopted by the Committee pursuant to the Plan to the contrary, if a Triggering Event shall occur within the
12-month period beginning with a Change in Control of the Company, then, effective immediately prior to such Triggering Event,
each outstanding Stock Option, to the extent that it shall not otherwise have become vested and exercisable, shall automatically
become fully and immediately vested and exercisable, without regard to any otherwise applicable vesting requirement.


 


9.2    Definitions


 


(a)    Cause.
   For purposes of this Section 9, the term “Cause” shall mean a determination by the Committee
that a Participant (i) has been convicted of, or entered a plea of nolo contendere to, a crime that constitutes a felony under
Federal or state law, (ii) has engaged in willful gross misconduct in the performance of the Participant’s duties to the
Company or an Affiliate or (iii) has committed a material breach of any written agreement with the Company or any Affiliate with
respect to confidentiality, noncompetition, nonsolicitation or similar restrictive covenant. Subject to the first sentence of Section
9.1 hereof, in the event that a Participant is a party to an employment agreement with the Company or any Affiliate that defines
a termination on account of “Cause” (or a term having similar meaning), such definition shall apply as the definition
of a termination on account of “Cause” for purposes hereof, but only to the extent that such definition provides the
Participant with greater rights. A termination on account of Cause shall be communicated by written notice to the Participant,
and shall be deemed to occur on the date such notice is delivered to the Participant.


 




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(b)    Change
in Control.    For purposes of this Section 9, a “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred
upon:


 


(i) the
occurrence of an acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange
Act) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of
a percentage of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in
the election of directors (the “Company Voting Securities”) (but excluding (1) any acquisition directly from the Company
(other than an acquisition by virtue of the exercise of a conversion privilege of a security that was not acquired directly from
the Company), (2) any acquisition by the Company or an Affiliate and (3) any acquisition by an employee benefit plan (or related
trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Affiliate) (an “Acquisition”) that is thirty percent (30%) or
more of the Company Voting Securities;


 


(ii) at
any time during a period of two (2) consecutive years or less, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board
(and any new directors whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved
by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the
period or whose election or nomination for election was so approved) cease for any reason (except for death, Disability or voluntary
retirement) to constitute a majority thereof;


 


(iii)
an Acquisition that is fifty percent (50%) or more of the Company Voting Securities;


 


(iv) the
consummation of a merger, consolidation, reorganization or similar corporate transaction, whether or not the Company is the surviving
company in such transaction, other than a merger, consolidation, or reorganization that would result in the Persons who are beneficial
owners of the Company Voting Securities outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to beneficially own, directly or indirectly,
in substantially the same proportions, at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the Company Voting Securities
(or the voting securities of the surviving entity) outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation or reorganization;


 


(v) the
sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company;


 


(vi) the
approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or


 


(vii)
the occurrence of any transaction or event, or series of transactions or events, designated by the Board in a duly adopted resolution
as representing a change in the effective control of the business and affairs of the Company, effective as of the date specified
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(c)    Constructive
Termination.    For purposes of this Section 9, a “Constructive Termination” shall mean a termination
of employment by a Participant within sixty (60) days following the occurrence of any one or more of the following events without
the Participant’s written consent (i) any reduction in position, title (for Vice Presidents or above), overall responsibilities,
level of authority, level of reporting (for Vice Presidents or above), base compensation, annual incentive compensation opportunity,
aggregate employee benefits or (ii) a request that the Participant’s location of employment be relocated by more than fifty
(50) miles. Subject to the first sentence of Section 9.1 hereof, in the event that a Participant is a party to an employment agreement
with the Company or any Affiliate (or a successor entity) that defines a termination on account of “Constructive Termination,”
“Good Reason” or “Breach of Agreement” (or a term having a similar meaning), such definition shall apply
as the definition of “Constructive Termination” for purposes hereof in lieu of the foregoing, but only to the extent
that such definition provides the Participant with greater rights. A Constructive Termination shall be communicated by written
notice to the Committee, and shall be deemed to occur on the date such notice is delivered to the Committee, unless the circumstances
giving rise to the Constructive Termination are cured within five (5) days of such notice.


 


(d)    Triggering
Event.    For purposes of this Section 9, a “Triggering Event” shall mean (i) the termination of
Service of a Participant by the Company or an Affiliate (or any successor thereof) other than on account of death, Disability or
Cause, (ii) the occurrence of a Constructive Termination or (iii) any failure by the Company (or a successor entity) to assume,
replace, convert or otherwise continue any Award in connection with the Change in Control (or another corporate transaction or
other change effecting the Common Stock) on the same terms and conditions as applied immediately prior to such transaction, except
for equitable adjustments to reflect changes in the Common Stock pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof.


 


9.3    Excise
Tax Limit.    In the event that the vesting of Awards together with all other payments and the value of any
benefit received or to be received by a Participant would result in all or a portion of such payment being subject to the excise
tax under Section 4999 of the Code, then the Participant’s payment shall be either (i) the full payment or (ii) such lesser
amount that would result in no portion of the payment being subject to excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise
Tax”), whichever of the foregoing amounts, taking into account the applicable Federal, state, and local employment taxes,
income taxes, and the Excise Tax, results in the receipt by the Participant, on an after-tax basis, of the greatest amount of the
payment notwithstanding that all or some portion of the payment may be taxable under Section 4999 of the Code. All determinations
required to be made under this Section 9 shall be made by M&K CPAs PLLC or any other accounting firm which is the Company’s
outside auditor immediately prior to the event triggering the payments that are subject to the Excise Tax (the “Accounting
Firm”). The Company shall cause the Accounting Firm to provide detailed supporting calculations of its determinations to
the Company and the Participant. All fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be borne solely by the Company. The Accounting
Firm’s determinations must be made with substantial authority (within the meaning of Section 6662 of the Code). For the purposes
of all calculations under Section 280G of the Code and the application of this Section 9.3, all determinations as to present value
shall be made using 120 percent of the applicable Federal rate (determined under Section 1274(d) of the Code) compounded semiannually.


 


10.     Forfeiture
Events. 


 


10.1    General.
   The Committee may specify in an Award Agreement at the time of the Award that the Participant’s rights,
payments and benefits with respect to an Award shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment upon the occurrence
of certain specified events, in addition to any otherwise applicable vesting or performance conditions of an Award. Such events
shall include, but shall not be limited to, termination of Service for cause, violation of material Company policies, breach of
noncompetition, confidentiality or other restrictive covenants that may apply to the Participant, or other conduct by the Participant
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10.2    Termination
for Cause.    Unless otherwise provided by the Committee and set forth in an Award Agreement, if a Participant’s
employment with the Company or any Affiliate shall be terminated for cause, the Company may, in its sole discretion, immediately
terminate such Participant’s right to any further payments, vesting or exercisability with respect to any Award in its entirety.
In the event a Participant is party to an employment (or similar) agreement with the Company or any Affiliate that defines the
term “cause,” such definition shall apply for purposes of the Plan. The Company shall have the power to determine whether
the Participant has been terminated for cause and the date upon which such termination for cause occurs. Any such determination
shall be final, conclusive and binding upon the Participant. In addition, if the Company shall reasonably determine that a Participant
has committed or may have committed any act which could constitute the basis for a termination of such Participant’s employment
for cause, the Company may suspend the Participant’s rights to exercise any option, receive any payment or vest in any right
with respect to any Award pending a determination by the Company of whether an act has been committed which could constitute the
basis for a termination for “cause” as provided in this Section 10.2.


 


11.     General
Provisions. 


 


11.1    Award
Agreement.    To the extent deemed necessary by the Committee, an Award under the Plan shall be evidenced by
an Award Agreement in a written or electronic form approved by the Committee setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock
or units subject to the Award, the exercise price, base price, or purchase price of the Award, the time or times at which an Award
will become vested, exercisable or payable and the term of the Award. The Award Agreement may also set forth the effect on an Award
of termination of Service under certain circumstances. The Award Agreement shall be subject to and incorporate, by reference or
otherwise, all of the applicable terms and conditions of the Plan, and may also set forth other terms and conditions applicable
to the Award as determined by the Committee consistent with the limitations of the Plan. Award Agreements evidencing Incentive
Stock Options shall contain such terms and conditions as may be necessary to meet the applicable provisions of Section 422 of the
Code. The grant of an Award under the Plan shall not confer any rights upon the Participant holding such Award other than such
terms, and subject to such conditions, as are specified in the Plan as being applicable to such type of Award (or to all Awards)
or as are expressly set forth in the Award Agreement. The Committee need not require the execution of an Award Agreement by a Participant,
in which case, acceptance of the Award by the Participant shall constitute agreement by the Participant to the terms, conditions,
restrictions and limitations set forth in the Plan and the Award Agreement as well as the administrative guidelines of the Company
in effect from time to time.


 


11.2    No
Assignment or Transfer; Beneficiaries.    Except as provided in Section 6.7 hereof, Awards under the Plan shall
not be assignable or transferable by the Participant, except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and shall not
be subject in any manner to assignment, alienation, pledge, encumbrance or charge. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee
may provide in the terms of an Award Agreement that the Participant shall have the right to designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries
who shall be entitled to any rights, payments or other benefits specified under an Award following the Participant’s death.
During the lifetime of a Participant, an Award shall be exercised only by such Participant or such Participant’s guardian
or legal representative. In the event of a Participant’s death, an Award may to the extent permitted by the Award Agreement
be exercised by the Participant’s beneficiary as designated by the Participant in the manner prescribed by the Committee
or, in the absence of an authorized beneficiary designation, by the legatee of such Award under the Participant’s will or
by the Participant’s estate in accordance with the Participant’s will or the laws of descent and distribution, in each
case in the same manner and to the same extent that such Award was exercisable by the Participant on the date of the Participant’s
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11.3    Deferrals
of Payment.    The Committee may in its discretion permit a Participant to defer the receipt of payment of cash
or delivery of shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be due to the Participant by virtue of the exercise of a right or the
satisfaction of vesting or other conditions with respect to an Award. If any such deferral is to be permitted by the Committee,
the Committee shall establish rules and procedures relating to such deferral in a manner intended to comply with the requirements
of Section 409A of the Code, including, without limitation, the time when an election to defer may be made, the time period of
the deferral and the events that would result in payment of the deferred amount, the interest or other earnings attributable to
the deferral and the method of funding, if any, attributable to the deferred amount.


 


11.4    Rights
as Stockholder.    A Participant shall have no rights as a holder of shares of Common Stock with respect to
any unissued securities covered by an Award until the date the Participant becomes the holder of record of such securities. Except
as provided in Section 4.2 hereof, no adjustment or other provision shall be made for dividends or other stockholder rights, except
to the extent that the Award Agreement provides for dividend payments or dividend equivalent rights.


 


11.5    Employment
or Service.    Nothing in the Plan, in the grant of any Award or in any Award Agreement shall confer upon any
Eligible Person any right to continue in the Service of the Company or any of its Affiliates, or interfere in any way with the
right of the Company or any of its Affiliates to terminate the Participant’s employment or other service relationship for
any reason at any time.


 


11.6    Securities
Laws.    No shares of Common Stock will be issued or transferred pursuant to an Award unless and until all then
applicable requirements imposed by Federal and state securities and other laws, rules and regulations and by any regulatory agencies
having jurisdiction, and by any exchanges upon which the shares of Common Stock may be listed, have been fully met. As a condition
precedent to the issuance of shares pursuant to the grant or exercise of an Award, the Company may require the Participant to take
any reasonable action to meet such requirements. The Committee may impose such conditions on any shares of Common Stock issuable
under the Plan as it may deem advisable, including, without limitation, restrictions under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
under the requirements of any exchange upon which such shares of the same class are then listed, and under any blue sky or other
securities laws applicable to such shares. The Committee may also require the Participant to represent and warrant at the time
of issuance or transfer that the shares of Common Stock are being acquired only for investment purposes and without any current
intention to sell or distribute such shares.


 


11.7    Tax
Withholding.    The Participant shall be responsible for payment of any taxes or similar charges required by
law to be withheld from an Award or an amount paid in satisfaction of an Award, which shall be paid by the Participant on or prior
to the payment or other event that results in taxable income in respect of an Award. The Award Agreement may specify the manner
in which the withholding obligation shall be satisfied with respect to the particular type of Award.


 


11.8    Unfunded
Plan.    The adoption of the Plan and any reservation of shares of Common Stock or cash amounts by the Company
to discharge its obligations hereunder shall not be deemed to create a trust or other funded arrangement. Except upon the issuance
of Common Stock pursuant to an Award, any rights of a Participant under the Plan shall be those of a general unsecured creditor
of the Company, and neither a Participant nor the Participant’s permitted transferees or estate shall have any other interest
in any assets of the Company by virtue of the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have the right to implement
or set aside funds in a grantor trust, subject to the claims of the Company’s creditors or otherwise, to discharge its obligations
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11.9    Other
Compensation and Benefit Plans.    The adoption of the Plan shall not affect any other share incentive or other
compensation plans in effect for the Company or any Affiliate, nor shall the Plan preclude the Company from establishing any other
forms of share incentive or other compensation or benefit program for employees of the Company or any Affiliate. The amount of
any compensation deemed to be received by a Participant pursuant to an Award shall not constitute includable compensation for purposes
of determining the amount of benefits to which a Participant is entitled under any other compensation or benefit plan or program
of the Company or an Affiliate, including, without limitation, under any pension or severance benefits plan, except to the extent
specifically provided by the terms of any such plan.


 


11.10    Plan
Binding on Transferees.    The Plan shall be binding upon the Company, its transferees and assigns, and the
Participant, the Participant’s executor, administrator and permitted transferees and beneficiaries.


 


11.11    Severability.
   If any provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement shall be determined to be illegal or unenforceable by
any court of law in any jurisdiction, the remaining provisions hereof and thereof shall be severable and enforceable in accordance
with their terms, and all provisions shall remain enforceable in any other jurisdiction.


 


11.12    Foreign
Jurisdictions.    The Committee may adopt, amend and terminate such arrangements and grant such Awards, not
inconsistent with the intent of the Plan, as it may deem necessary or desirable to comply with any tax, securities, regulatory
or other laws of other jurisdictions with respect to Awards that may be subject to such laws. The terms and conditions of such
Awards may vary from the terms and conditions that would otherwise be required by the Plan solely to the extent the Committee deems
necessary for such purpose. Moreover, the Board may approve such supplements to or amendments, restatements or alternative versions
of the Plan, not inconsistent with the intent of the Plan, as it may consider necessary or appropriate for such purposes, without
thereby affecting the terms of the Plan as in effect for any other purpose.


 


11.13    Substitute
Awards in Corporate Transactions.    Nothing contained in the Plan shall be construed to limit the right of
the Committee to grant Awards under the Plan in connection with the acquisition, whether by purchase, merger, consolidation or
other corporate transaction, of the business or assets of any corporation or other entity. Without limiting the foregoing, the
Committee may grant Awards under the Plan to an employee or director of another corporation who becomes an Eligible Person by reason
of any such corporate transaction in substitution for awards previously granted by such corporation or entity to such person. The
terms and conditions of the substitute Awards may vary from the terms and conditions that would otherwise be required by the Plan
solely to the extent the Committee deems necessary for such purpose.


 


11.14 Governing
Law. The Plan and all rights hereunder shall be subject to and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada,
without reference to the principles of conflicts of laws, and to applicable Federal securities laws.


 


11.15 Financial
Statements. All Participants shall receive the financial statements of the Company at least annually.  


 


11.16Performance
Based Awards.    For purposes of Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Awards granted under the Plan that are
intended to qualify as “performance-based” compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, such Awards shall be granted
to the extent necessary to satisfy the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code.


 




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11.17 Stockholder
Approval.  The Plan must be approved by the stockholders by a majority of all shares entitled to vote within twelve (12) months
after the date the Plan was adopted by the Board. Any Incentive Stock Options granted before stockholder approval is obtained shall
be converted into Nonqualified Stock Options if stockholder approval is not obtained within twelve (12) months before or after
the Plan was adopted.


 


12.     Effective
Date; Amendment and Termination. 


 


12.1    Effective
Date.    The Plan shall become effective following its adoption by the Board. The term of the Plan shall be
ten (10) years from the date of adoption by the Board, subject to Section 12.3 hereof.


 


12.2    Amendment.
    The Board may at any time and from time to time and in any respect, amend or modify the Plan. The Board
may seek the approval of any amendment or modification by the Company’s stockholders to the extent it deems necessary or
advisable in its discretion for purposes of compliance with Section 162(m) or Section 422 of the Code, or exchange or securities
market or for any other purpose. No amendment or modification of the Plan shall adversely affect any Award theretofore granted
without the consent of the Participant or the permitted transferee of the Award.


 


12.3    Termination.
   The Plan shall terminate on the tenth anniversary of the date of its adoption by the Board. The Board may,
in its discretion and at any earlier date, terminate the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no termination of the Plan shall
adversely affect any Award theretofore granted without the consent of the Participant or the permitted transferee of the Award.


  








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