Exhibit 10.31


 


Appendix
D


 


MIROMATRIX MEDICAL INC.


EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN


 


1.              Purpose
of the Plan. The purpose of this Miromatrix Medical Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Plan”) is to provide
the employees of Miromatrix Medical Inc. (the “Company”) and its participating subsidiaries with a convenient means of purchasing
shares of the Company’s common stock from time to time at a discount to market prices through the use of payroll deductions. The
Company intends that the Plan shall qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Code.


 


2.              Definitions.
The terms defined in this section are used (and capitalized) elsewhere in this Plan.


 


2.1.           “Affiliate”
means each domestic or foreign entity that is a “parent corporation” or “subsidiary corporation” of the Company,
as defined in Code Sections 424(e) and 424(f) or any successor provisions.


 


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



 


2.3            “Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect from time to time. For
purposes of the Plan, references to sections of the Code shall be deemed to include any applicable regulations thereunder and any successor
or similar statutory provisions.


 


2.4            “Committee”
means the Compensation Committee of the Board or such other committee of non-employee directors appointed by the Board to administer the
Plan as provided in Section 13.


 


2.5            “Common
Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of the Company.


 


		2.6	“Company” means Miromatrix Medical Inc., a Delaware corporation.



 


2.7            “Corporate
Transaction” means (i) a merger, consolidation or other reorganization of the Company with or into another corporation,
or (ii) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.


 


2.8            “Designated
Affiliate” means any Affiliate which has been expressly designated by the Board or Committee as a corporation whose Eligible
Employees may participate in the Plan.


 


2.9            “Eligible
Compensation” means the total cash compensation (including wages, salary, commission, bonus, and overtime earnings) paid by
the Company or any Affiliate to a Participant in accordance with the Participant’s terms of employment, but shall not include any
employer contributions to a 401(k) or other retirement plan, any expense reimbursements or allowances, or any income (whether paid
in Shares or cash) realized by the Participant as a result of participation in any equity-based compensation plan of the Company or any
Affiliate.


 


2.10          “Eligible
Employee” means any employee of the Company or a Designated Affiliate, except for any employee who, immediately after a right
to purchase is granted under the Plan, would be deemed, for purposes of Code Section 423(b)(3), to own stock possessing 5% or more
of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company or any Affiliate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with
respect to any Offering, the Committee may provide for the exclusion of certain employees within the limitations described in Treasury
Regulations §1.423-2(e)(1), (2) and (3).


 


2.11          “Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.


 






     


     


    

 


2.12          “Fair
Market Value” of a Share of Common Stock as of any date means (i) if the Company’s Common Stock is then listed on
a national securities exchange, the closing sale price for a Share on such exchange on said date, or, if no sale has been made on such
exchange on said date, on the last preceding day on which any sale shall have been made; (ii) if the Company’s Common Stock
is not then listed on a national securities exchange, such value as the Committee in its discretion may in good faith determine. The determination
of Fair Market Value shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 14.1.


 


2.13          “Offering”
means the right provided to Participants to purchase Shares under the Plan with respect to a Purchase Period.


 


2.14          “Offering
Date” means the first Trading Day of a Purchase Period.


 


2.15          “Participant”
means an Eligible Employee who has elected to participate in the Plan in the manner set forth in Section 4 and whose participation
has not ended pursuant to Section 8.1 or Section 9.


 


2.16          “Plan”
means this Miromatrix Medical Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.


 


2.17          “Purchase
Date” means the last Trading Day of a Purchase Period.


 


2.18          “Purchase
Period” means a period of time (but not to exceed 27 months or such longer period as may be permitted under Code Section 423)
commencing on such date as may be established by the Committee under the Plan.


 


2.19          “Recordkeeping
Account” means the account maintained in the books and records of the Company recording the amount contributed to the Plan by
each Participant through payroll deductions.


 


2.20          “Shares”
means shares of Common Stock.


 


2.21          “Trading
Day” means a day on which the national stock exchanges in the United States are open for trading.


 


3.              Shares
Available. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 14.1, the maximum number of Shares that may be sold by the
Company to Eligible Employees under the Plan shall be 300,000 Shares, plus an automatic annual increase in such amount on January 1
of each year beginning on January 1, 2022 and ending on (and including) January 1, 2031 equal to the lesser of:
(i) 1% of the total number of Shares outstanding as of December 31 of the immediately preceding calendar year, or (ii) 200,000
Shares, provided, however, that the Board may determine that any annual increase shall be for a number of Shares that is less than
the number of Shares determined by the application of clauses (i) and (ii). If the purchases by all Participants in an Offering
would otherwise cause the aggregate number of Shares to be sold under the Plan to exceed the number specified in this Section 3,
each Participant in that Offering shall be allocated a ratable portion of the remaining number of Shares which may be sold under the Plan.


 


4.              Eligibility
and Participation. To be eligible to participate in the Plan for a given Purchase Period, an employee must be an Eligible
Employee on the first day of such Purchase Period. An Eligible Employee may elect to participate in the Plan by filing an election form
with the Company before the Offering Date for a Purchase Period that authorizes regular payroll deductions from Eligible Compensation
beginning with the first payday in such Purchase Period and continuing until the Plan is terminated or the Eligible Employee withdraws
from the Plan, modifies his or her authorization, or ceases to be an Eligible Employee, as hereinafter provided.


 






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5.              Amount
of Common Stock Each Eligible Employee May Purchase.


 


5.1.           Purchase
Amounts and Limitations. Subject to the provisions of this Plan, each Participant shall be offered the right to purchase on the Purchase
Date the maximum number of whole Shares that can be purchased with the balance in the Participant’s Recordkeeping Account at the
per Share price specified in Section 5.2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Participant shall be entitled to:


 


(a)              the
right to purchase Shares under this Plan and all other employee stock purchase plans (within the meaning of Code Section 423(b)),
if any, of the Company and its Affiliates that accrues at a rate which in the aggregate exceeds $25,000 of Fair Market Value (determined
on the Offering Date of a Purchase Period when the right is granted) for each calendar year in which such right is outstanding at any
time; or


 


(b)              purchase
more than 10,000 Shares in any Offering under this Plan, such limit subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in Section 14.1.


 


5.2.           Purchase
Price. Unless a greater purchase price is established by the Committee for an Offering prior to the commencement of the applicable
Purchase Period, the purchase price of each Share sold pursuant to this Plan will be the lesser of (i) 85% of the Fair Market Value
of such Share on the Offering Date of the applicable Purchase Period, or (ii) 85% of the Fair Market Value of such Share on the Purchase
Date.


 


6.              Method
of Participation.


 


6.1.           Notice
and Date of Grant. The Company shall give notice to each Eligible Employee of the opportunity to purchase Shares pursuant to this
Plan and the terms and conditions of such Offering. The Company contemplates that for tax purposes the Offering Date for a Purchase Period
will be considered the date of the grant of the right to purchase such Shares.


 


6.2.           Contribution
Elections. Each Eligible Employee who desires to participate in the Plan for a Purchase Period shall signify his or her election to
do so by signing and filing with the Company an election form approved by the Committee. An Eligible Employee may elect to have any whole
percent of Eligible Compensation (that is, 1%, 2%, 3%, etc.) withheld as a payroll deduction, but not exceeding 15% per pay period
(or such other maximum percentage as the Committee may establish from time to time prior to the commencement of an Offering). An election
to participate in the Plan and to authorize payroll deductions as described herein must be made before the Offering Date of a Purchase
Period, and shall be effective beginning with the first payday in the Purchase Period immediately following the filing of such election
form. Any election form submitted shall remain in effect until the Plan is terminated or such Participant withdraws from the Plan, modifies
his or her authorization, or ceases to be an Eligible Employee, as hereinafter provided.


 


6.3            Additional
Contributions. If specifically provided by the Committee in connection with an Offering (including for purposes of complying with
applicable local law), in addition to or instead of making contributions by payroll deductions, a Participant may make additional contributions
to his or her Recordkeeping Account through the payment by cash or check prior to a Purchase Date. A Participant may make such additional
contributions into his or her Recordkeeping Account only if the Participant has not already had the maximum permitted amount withheld
during the Offering through payroll deductions, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 5.1.


 


6.4.           Offering
Terms and Conditions. Each Offering shall consist of a single Purchase Period and shall be in such form and shall contain such terms
and conditions as the Committee shall deem appropriate, consistent with the terms of the Plan. The Committee may provide for separate
Offerings for different Designated Affiliates, and the terms and conditions of the separate Offerings, including the applicable Purchase
Period, need not be consistent. Any Offering shall comply with the requirement of Code Section 423 that all Participants shall have
the same rights and privileges for such Offering. The terms and conditions of any Offering shall be incorporated by reference into the
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7.              Recordkeeping
Accounts.


 


7.1.           Crediting
Payroll Deduction Contributions. The Company shall maintain a Recordkeeping Account for each Participant. Payroll deductions pursuant
to Section 6 will be credited to such Recordkeeping Accounts on each payday.


 


7.2.           No
Interest Payable. No interest will be credited to a Participant’s Recordkeeping Account (unless required under local law).


 


7.3.           No
Segregation of Accounts. The Recordkeeping Account is established solely for accounting purposes, and all amounts credited to the
Recordkeeping Account will remain part of the general assets of the Company and need not be segregated from other corporate funds (unless
required under local law).


 


7.4.           Additional
Contributions. A Participant may not make any separate cash payment into a Recordkeeping Account, except as may be permitted in accordance
with Section 6.3, and any such additional contributions will be credited to the Recordkeeping Accounts when received by the Company.


 


8.              Right
to Adjust Participation; Withdrawals from Recordkeeping Account.


 


8.1.           Withdrawal
from Plan. A Participant may at any time withdraw from the Plan. If a Participant withdraws from the Plan, the Company will pay to
the Participant in cash the entire balance in such Participant’s Recordkeeping Account and no further deductions will be made from
the Participant’s Eligible Compensation during such Purchase Period. A Participant who withdraws from the Plan will not be eligible
to reenter the Plan until the next succeeding Purchase Period, and any such reentry shall be through the enrollment process described
in Section 6.2.


 


8.2.           Adjusting
Level of Participation. A Participant may adjust his or her rate of payroll deduction contributions to the Plan as follows:


 


(a)              A
Participant may, by written notice, direct the Company to increase or decrease his or her rate of payroll deduction contributions, with
such change to be effective as of the first day of the next Purchase Period.


 


(b)              A
Participant may, by written notice, direct the Company to decrease his or her rate of payroll deduction contributions for a Purchase Period
(including a decrease to 0%) one time during the applicable Purchase Period, with such change to become effective as soon as reasonably
practicable. Any Participant who has decreased his or her rate of payroll deductions
to 0% and does not increase such rate of payroll deductions from 0% to at least 1% in accordance with Section 8.2(a) prior to
the start of the next Purchase Period will be withdrawn from the Plan effective as of the first day of that next Purchase Period.


 


8.3.           Submission
of Notices. Notification of a Participant’s election to withdraw from the Plan as provided in Section 8.1 or to change
his or her rate of payroll deductions as provided in Section 8.2 shall be made by signing and submitting to the Company an appropriate
form for that purpose approved by the Committee. The Committee may promulgate rules regarding the time and manner for submitting
any such written notice, which may include a requirement that the notice be on file with the Company’s designated office for a reasonable
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8.4            Adjustments
by Company. To the extent necessary to comply with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code or Section 5.1 of the Plan, a Participant’s
payroll deduction contributions to the Plan may be decreased by the Company to 0% at any time during a Purchase Period.


 


9.              Termination
of Employment. If the employment of a Participant is terminated for any reason, including death, disability, or retirement,
the entire balance in the Participant’s Recordkeeping Account will be refunded in cash to the Participant within 30 days after the
date of termination of employment. For purposes of the Plan, a Participant will not be deemed to have terminated employment while the
Participant is on sick leave, military leave or other leave of absence approved by the Company. Where the period of leave exceeds 90 days
and the Participant’s right to reemployment is not guaranteed either by statute or by contract, the employment relationship shall
be deemed to have terminated on the ninety-first day of such leave.


 


10.            Purchase
of Shares.


 


10.1.         Number
of Shares Purchased. As of each Purchase Date, the balance in each Participant’s Recordkeeping Account will be used to purchase
the maximum number of whole Shares (subject to the limitations of Section 5.1) at the purchase price determined in accordance with
Section 5.2, unless the Participant has filed an appropriate form with the Company in advance of that date to withdraw from the Plan
in accordance with Section 8.1. Any amount remaining in a Participant’s Recordkeeping Account that represents the purchase
price for any fractional share will be carried over in the Participant’s Recordkeeping Account to the next Purchase Period. Any
amount remaining in a Participant’s Recordkeeping Account that represents the purchase price for any whole Shares that could not
be purchased by reason of the limitations of Section 5.1 or under the circumstances described in Section 3 will be refunded
to the Participant.


 


10.2.         Conversion
of Foreign Currency. In circumstances where payroll deductions have been taken from a Participant’s Eligible Compensation in
a currency other than United States dollars, Shares shall be purchased by converting the balance in the Participant’s Recordkeeping
Account to United States dollars at the exchange rate in effect at the end of the fifth Trading Day preceding the Purchase Date, as published
by Bloomberg.com if available or otherwise as determined with respect to a particular jurisdiction by the Committee or its delegate for
this purpose, and such dollar amount shall be used to purchase Shares as of the Purchase Date.


 


10.3.         Crediting
of Shares. Promptly after the end of each Purchase Period, the number of Shares purchased by all Participants as of the applicable
Purchase Date shall be issued and delivered to an agent selected by the Company. Delivery of the shares to the agent shall be effected
by an appropriate book-entry in the stock register maintained by the Company’s transfer agent or delivery of a certificate. The
agent will hold the Shares for the benefit of all Participants who have purchased Shares and will maintain a Share subaccount for each
Participant reflecting the number of Shares credited to each Participant. Each Participant will be entitled to direct the voting by the
agent of all Shares credited to such Participant’s Share subaccount, and the agent may reinvest any dividends paid on Shares credited
to a Participant’s Share subaccount in additional Shares in accordance with such rules as the Committee may prescribe. Each
Participant may also direct the agent to sell any or all of the Shares credited to the Participant’s Share subaccount and distribute
the net proceeds of such sale to the Participant.


 


10.4          Withdrawal
of Shares from Share Subaccount. Except for sales through the agent as provided in Section 10.3, a Participant may not withdraw
Shares from the Participant’s Share subaccount until after the Participant has satisfied the minimum holding period requirements
established by Code Section 423(a)(1). Once these holding period requirements have been satisfied with respect to Shares credited
to a Participant’s Share subaccount, the Participant may request that the agent transfer any or all of those Shares directly to
the Participant or to a brokerage account maintained by the Participant. The agent shall deliver the requested number of whole Shares
by the issuance of a stock certificate, the electronic delivery of the Shares to a brokerage account designated by the Participant, or
an appropriate book-entry in the stock register maintained by the Company’s transfer agent with a notice of issuance provided to
the Participant, and will pay the Participant a cash amount representing the Fair Market Value of any applicable fractional Share withdrawn.


 






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11.            Rights
as a Shareholder. A Participant shall not be entitled to any of the rights or privileges of a shareholder of the Company
with respect to Shares, including the right to vote or direct the voting or to receive any dividends that may be declared by the Company,
until (i) the Participant actually has paid the purchase price for such Shares and (ii) certificates for such Shares have been
issued either to the agent or to the Participant, as provided in Section 10.3.


 


12.            Rights
Not Transferable. A Participant’s rights under this Plan are exercisable only by the Participant during his or her
lifetime, and may not be sold, pledged, assigned, transferred or disposed of in any manner other than by will or the laws of descent and
distribution. Any attempt to sell, pledge, assign, transfer or dispose of the same shall be void and without effect. The amounts credited
to a Recordkeeping Account may not be sold, pledged, assigned, transferred or disposed of in any way, and any attempted sale, pledge,
assignment, transfer or other disposition of such amounts will be void and without effect.


 


13.            Administration
of the Plan.


 


13.1.         Authority
of the Committee. This Plan shall be administered by the Committee. Subject to the express provisions of the Plan and applicable law,
and in addition to other express powers and authorizations conferred on the Committee by the Plan, the Committee shall have full power
and authority to:


 


(a)              Determine
when each Purchase Period under this Plan shall occur, and the terms and conditions of each related Offering (which need not be identical);


 


(b)              Designate
from time to time which Affiliates of the Company shall be eligible to participate in the Plan;


 


(c)              Construe
and interpret the Plan and establish, amend and revoke rules, regulations and procedures for the administration of the Plan. The Committee
may, in the exercise of this power, correct any defect, omission or inconsistency in the Plan, in such manner and to the extent it may
deem necessary, desirable or appropriate to make the Plan fully effective;


 


(d)              Exercise
such powers and perform such acts as the Committee may deem necessary, desirable or appropriate to promote the best interests of the Company
and its Designated Affiliates and to carry out the intent that the Offerings made under the Plan are treated as qualifying under Code
Section 423(b);


 


(e)              As
more fully described in Section 18, to adopt such rules, procedures and sub-plans as may be necessary, desirable or appropriate to
permit participation in the Plan by employees who are foreign nationals or employed outside the United States by a non-U.S. Designated
Affiliate, and to achieve tax, securities law and other compliance objectives in particular locations outside the United States; and


 


(f)              Adopt
and amend as the Committee deems appropriate a Plan rule specifying that Shares purchased by a Participant during a Purchase Period
may not be sold by the Participant for a specified period of time after the Purchase Date on which the Shares were purchased by the Participant,
and establish such procedures as the Committee may deem necessary to implement such rule.


 






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13.2.         Interpretations
and Decisions by the Committee. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations,
and other decisions under or with respect to the Plan shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and
shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all persons, including the Company, any Affiliate, any Participant and any Eligible Employee.


 


13.3.         Delegation
by the Committee. Subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable law, the Committee may delegate ministerial duties associated with
the administration of the Plan to such of the Company’s officers, employees or agents as the Committee may determine.


 


13.4.         Indemnification.
No member of the Board or Committee shall be liable for any action taken or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan.
In addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may have as members of the Board or officers or employees of the Company or
a Designated Affiliate, members of the Board and Committee and any officers or employees of the Company or Designated Affiliate to whom
authority to act for the Committee is delegated shall be indemnified by the Company from and against any and all liabilities, costs and
expenses incurred by such persons as a result of any act or omission to act in connection with the performance of such person’s
duties, responsibilities and obligations under the Plan if such person has acted in good faith and in a manner that he or she reasonably
believes to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company.


 


14.            Changes
in Capitalization and Corporate Transactions.


 


14.1.         Adjustments.
In the event of any change in the Common Stock of the Company by reason of a stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, corporate
separation, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, combination, exchange of shares and the like, the Committee shall make such equitable
adjustments as it deems appropriate in the aggregate number and class of Shares or other securities available under this Plan, the Share
limitation expressed in Section 5.1(b) of the Plan, and the number, class and purchase price of Shares or other securities subject
to purchase under any pending Offering.


 


14.2.         Corporate
Transactions. In the event of a Corporate Transaction, each right to acquire Shares on any Purchase Date that is scheduled to occur
after the date of the consummation of the Corporate Transaction may be continued or assumed or an equivalent right may be substituted
by the surviving or successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such corporation. If such surviving or successor corporation or
parent or subsidiary thereof refuses to continue, assume or substitute for such outstanding rights, then the Board may, in its discretion,
either terminate the Plan or shorten the Purchase Period then in progress by setting a new Purchase Date for a specified date before the
date of the consummation of the Corporate Transaction. Each Participant shall be notified in writing, prior to any new Purchase Date,
that the Purchase Date for the existing Offering has been changed to the new Purchase Date and that the Participant’s right to acquire
Shares will be exercised automatically on the new Purchase Date unless prior to such date the Participant’s employment has been
terminated or the Participant has withdrawn from the Plan. In the event of a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, any Offering and
Purchase Period then in progress will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such action, unless otherwise provided by the
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15.            Amendment
or Suspension of Plan. The Board may at any time suspend this
Plan or amend it in any respect, but no such amendment may, without shareholder approval, increase the number of shares reserved under
this Plan, increase the rate of automatic annual increase in the number of shares reserved as provided in Section 3, or effect any
other change in the Plan that would require shareholder approval under
applicable law or regulations or the rules of any securities exchange on which the Shares may then be listed, or to maintain compliance
with Code Section 423. No such amendment or suspension shall adversely affect the rights of Participants pursuant to Shares previously
acquired under the Plan. During any suspension of the Plan, no new Offering or Purchase Period shall begin and no Eligible Employee shall
be offered any new right to purchase Shares under the Plan or any opportunity to elect to participate in the Plan, and any existing payroll
deduction authorizations shall be suspended, but any such right to purchase Shares previously granted for a Purchase Period that began
prior to the Plan suspension shall remain subject to the other provisions of this Plan and the discretion of the Board and the Committee
with respect thereto.


 


16.            Effective
Date and Term of Plan. The Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on April 28, 2021, and approved
by the shareholders of the Company on May [•], 2021. The Plan will
become effective on the effective date of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 for the initial public offering
of the Common Stock. The Plan and all rights of Participants hereunder shall terminate (i) at any time, at the discretion
of the Board of Directors, or (ii) upon the completion of any Offering under which the limitation on the total number of shares to
be issued during the entire term of the Plan, as determined in accordance with Section 3 and including the annual increased provided
thereby, has been reached. Except as otherwise determined by the Board, upon termination of this Plan, the Company shall pay to each Participant
cash in an amount equal to the entire remaining balance in such Participant’s Recordkeeping Account.


 


17.            Governmental
Regulations and Listing. All rights granted or to be granted to Eligible Employees under this Plan are expressly subject
to all applicable laws and regulations and to the approval of all governmental authorities required in connection with the authorization,
issuance, sale or transfer of the Shares reserved for this Plan, including, without limitation, there being a current registration statement
of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering the Shares purchasable on the Purchase Date applicable to such Shares,
and if such a registration statement shall not then be effective, the term of such Purchase Period shall be extended until the first Trading
Day after the effective date of such a registration statement, or post-effective amendment thereto. If applicable, all such rights hereunder
are also similarly subject to effectiveness of an appropriate listing application to a national securities exchange covering the Shares
issuable under the Plan upon official notice of issuance.


 


18.            Rules for
Foreign Jurisdictions. The Committee may adopt rules, procedures or subplans relating to the operation and administration of the
Plan to accommodate the specific requirements of local laws and procedures. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee
is specifically authorized to adopt rules and procedures regarding handling of payroll deductions, payment of interest, conversion
of local currency, payroll tax, the definition of Eligible Compensation, withholding procedures and handling of stock certificates that
vary with local requirements.


 


19.            Miscellaneous.


 


19.1.         Effect
on Employment Status. This Plan shall not be deemed to constitute a contract of employment between the Company and any Participant,
nor shall it interfere with the right of the Company to terminate the employment of any Participant and treat him or her without regard
to the effect that such treatment might have upon him or her under this Plan.


 


19.2.         Governing
Law. This Plan, and all agreements hereunder, shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware.


 


19.3.         Electronic
Documentation and Signatures. Any reference in the Plan to election or enrollment forms, notices, authorizations or any other document
to be provided in writing shall include the provision of any such form, notice, authorization or document by electronic means, including
through the Company’s intranet, and any reference in the Plan to the signing of any document shall include the authentication of
any such document provided in electronic form, in each case in accordance with procedures established by the Committee.


 






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19.4.         Book-Entry
and Electronic Transfer of Shares. Any reference in this Plan to the issuance or transfer of a stock certificate evidencing Shares
shall be deemed to include, in the Committee’s discretion, the issuance or transfer of such Shares in book-entry or electronic form.
Uncertificated Shares shall be deemed delivered for all purposes of this Plan when the Company or its agent shall have provided to the
recipient of the Shares a notice of issuance or transfer by electronic mail (with proof of receipt) or by United States mail, and have
recorded the issuance or transfer in its records.


 


19.5.         Registration
of Share Accounts and Certificates. Any Share account contemplated by Section 10.3 and certificate to be issued to a Participant
shall be registered in the name of the Participant, or jointly in the name of the Participant and another person, as the Participant may
direct on an appropriate form filed with the Company or the agent.


 






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