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LEXARIA CORP. 

NOTICE OF GRANT 

Capitalized but otherwise undefined terms in this Notice of
Grant and the attached Stock Option Agreement shall have the same defined
meanings as in the 2014 Stock Option Plan.

	Name: 	John Docherty 
	 	 
	Address: 	 


You have been granted an option (the “Option”) to
purchase Common Stock of the Corporation, subject to the terms and conditions of
the Plan and the attached Stock Option Agreement, as follows: 

	 	Date of Grant: 	April
      15, 2016 
	 	 	 
	 	Vesting Commencement Date: 	Immediately 
	 	 	 
	 	Option Price per Share: 	US$0.11 
	 	 	 
	 	Total Number of Shares Granted: 	300,000 
	 	 	 
	 	Total Option Price: 	US$33,000.00 



	 	Type of Option: 	X                                                        
        Incentive Stock Option 
	 	 	 
	 	  	                                                              Nonqualified
      Stock Option  
	 	 	 
	 	Term/Expiration Date: 	Five
      (5)                                     
       years after Date of Grant 


Vesting Schedule: 

The Option shall vest, in whole or in part, in accordance with
the following schedule: 

N/A 




LEXARIA CORP. 

2014 Stock Option Plan 

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT 

This STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), dated
as of the 26th day of March, 2015 is made by and between LEXARIA
CORP., a Nevada corporation (the “Corporation”), and John
Docherty (the “Optionee,” which term as used herein shall be deemed
to include any successor to the Optionee by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution, unless the context shall otherwise require).

BACKGROUND 

Pursuant to the Corporation’s 2014 Stock Option Plan (the
“Plan”), the Corporation, acting through the Committee of the Board of
Directors (if a committee has been formed to administer the Plan) or its entire
Board of Directors (if no such committee has been formed) responsible for
administering the Plan (in either case, referred to herein as the
“Committee”), approved the issuance to the Optionee, 300,000 share
options at US$0.11 per share, effective as of the date set forth above, of a
stock option to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Corporation at the price
(the “Option Price”) set forth in the attached Notice of Grant (which is
expressly incorporated herein and made a part hereof, the “Notice of
Grant”), upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual premises
and undertakings hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:


1.        Option;
Option Price. On behalf of the Corporation, the Committee hereby grants
to the Optionee the option (the “Option”) to purchase, subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan (which is incorporated by
reference herein and which in all cases shall control in the event of any
conflict with the terms, definitions and provisions of this Agreement), that
number of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation set forth in the Notice of
Grant, at an exercise price per share equal to the Option Price as is set forth
in the Notice of Grant (the “Optioned Shares”). If designated in the
Notice of Grant as an “incentive stock option,” the Option is intended to
qualify for Federal income tax purposes as an “incentive stock option” within
the meaning of Section 422 of the Code. A copy of the Plan as in effect on the
date hereof has been supplied to the Optionee, and the Optionee hereby
acknowledges receipt thereof. 

2.        Term.
The term (the “Option Term”) of the Option shall commence on the date
of this Agreement and shall expire on the Expiration Date set forth in the
Notice of Grant unless such Option shall theretofore have been terminated in
accordance with the terms of the Notice of Grant, this Agreement or of the Plan.


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3.        Time of
Exercise.

            (a)        Unless
accelerated in the discretion of the Committee or as otherwise provided herein,
the Option shall become exercisable during its term in accordance with the
Vesting Schedule set out in the Notice of Grant. Subject to the provisions of
Sections 5 and 8 hereof, shares as to which the Option becomes exercisable
pursuant to the foregoing provisions may be purchased at any time thereafter
prior to the expiration or termination of the Option. 

            (b)        Anything
contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, to the extent the
Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option, the Option shall not be
exercisable as an Incentive Stock Option, and shall be treated as a
Non-Statutory Option, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value on the
date hereof of all stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are
exercisable for the first time by the Optionee during any calendar year (under
the Plan and all other plans of the Corporation, its parent and its
subsidiaries, if any) exceeds $100,000. 

4.        Termination
of Option. 

            (a)        The
Optionee may exercise the Option (but only to the extent the Option was
exercisable at the time of termination of the Optionee’s Business Relationship
with the Corporation, its parent or any of its subsidiaries) at any time within
three (3) months following the termination of the Optionee’s Business
Relationship with the Corporation, its parent or any of its subsidiaries, but
not later than the scheduled expiration date. If the termination of the
Optionee’s employment is for cause or is otherwise attributable to a breach by
the Optionee of an employment, non-competition, non-disclosure or other material
agreement, the Option shall expire immediately upon such termination. If the
Optionee is a natural person who dies while in a Business Relationship with the
Corporation, its parent or any of its subsidiaries, this option may be
exercised, to the extent of the number of shares with respect to which the
Optionee could have exercised it on the date of his death, by his estate,
personal representative or beneficiary to whom this option has been assigned
pursuant to Section 9 of the Plan, at any time within the twelve (12) month
period following the date of death. If the Optionee is a natural person whose
Business Relationship with the Corporation, its parent or any of its
subsidiaries is terminated by reason of his disability, this Option may be
exercised, to the extent of the number of shares with respect to which the
Optionee could have exercised it on the date the Business Relationship was
terminated, at any time within the twelve (12) month period following the date
of such termination, but not later than the scheduled expiration date. At the
expiration of such three (3) or twelve (12) month period or the scheduled
expiration date, whichever is the earlier, this Option shall terminate and the
only rights hereunder shall be those as to which the Option was properly
exercised before such termination. 

            (b)        Anything
contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Option shall not be
affected by any change of duties or position of the Optionee (including a
transfer to or from the Corporation, its parent or any of its subsidiaries) so
long as the Optionee continues in a Business Relationship with the Corporation,
its parent or any of its subsidiaries. 

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5.        Procedure
for Exercise. 

            (a)       
The Option may be exercised, from time to time, in whole or in part (but for the
purchase of whole shares only), by delivery of a written notice in the form
attached as Exhibit A hereto (the “Notice”) from the Optionee to
the Secretary of the Corporation, which Notice shall: 

                        
(a)        state that the Optionee
elects to exercise the Option; 

                         (b)        state
the number of shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised (the
“Optioned Shares”); 

                         (c)       
state the method of payment for the Optioned Shares pursuant to Section 5(b);


                        (d)       
state the date upon which the Optionee desires to consummate the purchase of the
Optioned Shares (which date must be prior to the termination of such Option and
no later than 30 days from the delivery of such Notice); 

                         (e)        include
any representations of the Optionee required under Section 8(b); 

                         (f)       
if the Option shall be exercised in accordance with Section 9 of the Plan by any
person other than the Optionee, include evidence to the satisfaction of the
Committee of the right of such person to exercise the Option; and 

            (b)        Payment
of the Option Price for the Optioned Shares shall be made either (i) by delivery
of cash or a check to the order of the Corporation in an amount equal to the
Option Price, (ii) if approved by the Committee, by delivery to the Corporation
of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation having a Fair Market Value on the
date of exercise equal in amount to the Option Price of the options being
exercised, (iii) by any other means which the Board of Directors determines are
consistent with the purpose of the Plan and with applicable laws and regulations
(including, without limitation, the provisions of Rule 16b-3 and Regulation T
promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board), or (iv) by any combination of such
methods of payment.

            (c)        The
Corporation shall issue a stock certificate in the name of the Optionee (or such
other person exercising the Option in accordance with the provisions of Section
9 of the Plan) for the Optioned Shares as soon as practicable after receipt of
the Notice and payment of the aggregate Option Price for such shares. 

6.        No Rights as
a Stockholder. The Optionee shall not have any privileges of a
stockholder of the Corporation with respect to any Optioned Shares until the
date of issuance of a stock certificate pursuant to Section 5(c). 

7.        Adjustments.
The Plan contains provisions covering the treatment of options in a number of
contingencies such as stock splits and mergers. Provisions in the Plan for
adjustment with respect to stock subject to options and the related provisions
with respect to successors to the business of the Corporation are hereby made
applicable hereunder and are incorporated 

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herein by reference. In general, the Optionee should not assume
that options would survive the acquisition of the Corporation. 

8.        Additional
Provisions Related to Exercise.

            (a)        The
Option shall be exercisable only on such date or dates and during such period
and for such number of shares of Common Stock as are set forth in this
Agreement. 

            (b)        To
exercise the Option, the Optionee shall follow the procedures set forth in
Section 5 hereof. Upon the exercise of the Option at a time when there is not in
effect a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “Securities Act”), relating to the shares of Common Stock issuable
upon exercise of the Option, the Committee in its discretion may, as a condition
to the exercise of the Option, require the Optionee (i) to execute an Investment
Representation Statement substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B
hereto and (ii) to make such other representations and warranties as are deemed
appropriate by counsel to the Corporation.

            (c)       
Stock certificates representing shares of Common Stock acquired upon the
exercise of Options that have not been registered under the Securities Act
shall, if required by the Committee, bear an appropriate restrictive legend
referring to the Securities Act. No shares of Common Stock shall be issued and
delivered upon the exercise of the Option unless and until the Corporation
and/or the Optionee shall have complied with all applicable Federal or state
registration, listing and/or qualification requirements and all other
requirements of law or of any regulatory agencies having jurisdiction. 

            (d)        Subject
to the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan and subject to compliance with
any applicable securities laws and the policies of the Canadian Securities
Exchange, the Options shall be exercisable, in full or in part, at any time
after vesting, until termination, provided that if the Optionee is subject to
the reporting and liability provisions of Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Optionee shall be precluded
from selling, transferring or otherwise disposing of any Optioned Shares during
the six months immediately following the grant of the Options unless an
exemption is available to such restrictions. If less than all of the Optioned
Shares included in the vested portion of any Options are purchased, the
remainder may be purchased at any subsequent time prior to the Expiry Date. Only
whole Optioned Shares may be issued pursuant to the exercise of any Options, and
to the extent that any Option covers less than one Optioned Share, it is not
exercisable. 

9.        No
Evidence of Employment or Service. Nothing contained in the Plan
or this Agreement shall confer upon the Optionee any right to continue in a
Business Relationship with the Corporation, its parent or any of its
subsidiaries or interfere in any way with the right of the Corporation, its
parent or its subsidiaries (subject to the terms of any separate agreement to
the contrary) to terminate the Optionee’s Business Relationship or to increase
or decrease the Optionee’s compensation at any time. 

10.      Restriction on
Transfer. The Option may not be transferred, pledged, assigned,
hypothecated or otherwise disposed of in any way by the Optionee, except by will
or by the laws of descent and distribution, and may be exercised during the
lifetime of the Optionee only by the 

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Optionee. If the Optionee dies, the Option shall thereafter be
exercisable, during the period specified in Section 4, by his executors or
administrators to the full extent to which the Option was exercisable by the
Optionee at the time of his death. The Option shall not be subject to execution,
attachment or similar process. Any attempted assignment, transfer, pledge,
hypothecation or other disposition of the Option contrary to the provisions
hereof, and the levy of any execution, attachment or similar process upon the
Option, shall be null and void and without effect. The words “transfer” and
“dispose” include without limitation the making of any sale, exchange,
assignment, gift, security interest, pledge or other encumbrance, or any
contract therefor, any voting trust or other agreement or arrangement with
respect to the transfer of any interest, beneficial or otherwise, in the Option,
the creation of any other claim thereto or any other transfer or disposition
whatsoever, whether voluntary or involuntary, affecting the right, title,
interest or possession with respect to the Option. 

11.      Specific
Performance. Optionee expressly agrees that the Corporation will be
irreparably damaged if the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan are not
specifically enforced. Upon a breach or threatened breach of the terms,
covenants and/or conditions of this Agreement or the Plan by the Optionee, the
Corporation shall, in addition to all other remedies, be entitled to a temporary
or permanent injunction, without showing any actual damage, and/or decree for
specific performance, in accordance with the provisions hereof and thereof. The
Board of Directors shall have the power to determine what constitutes a breach
or threatened breach of this Agreement or the Plan. Any such determinations
shall be final and conclusive and binding upon the Optionee. 

12.      Disqualifying
Dispositions. To the extent the Option is intended to be an Incentive
Stock Option, and if the Optioned Shares are disposed of within two years
following the date of this Agreement or one year following the issuance thereof
to the Optionee (a “Disqualifying Disposition”), the Optionee shall,
immediately prior to such Disqualifying Disposition, notify the Corporation in
writing of the date and terms of such Disqualifying Disposition and provide such
other information regarding the Disqualifying Disposition as the Corporation may
reasonably require. 

13.      Notices.
All notices or other communications which are required or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and sufficient if (i) personally delivered or sent
by telecopy, (ii) sent by nationally-recognized overnight courier or (iii) sent
by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested,
addressed as follows: if to the Optionee, to the address (or telecopy number)
set forth on the Notice of Grant; and if to the Corporation, to its principal
executive office as specified in any report filed by the Corporation with the
Securities and Exchange Commission or to such address as the Corporation may
have specified to the Optionee in writing, Attention: Corporate Secretary. or to
such other address as the party to whom notice is to be given may have furnished
to the other party in writing in accordance herewith. Any such communication
shall be deemed to have been given (i) when delivered, if personally delivered,
or when telecopied, if telecopied, (ii) on the first Business Day (as
hereinafter defined) after dispatch, if sent by nationally-recognized overnight
courier and (iii) on the third Business Day following the date on which the
piece of mail containing 

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such communication is posted, if sent by mail. As used herein,
“Business Day” means a day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which
banking institutions in the city to which the notice or communication is to be
sent are not required to be open.

14.      Representations and
Warranties. The Optionee hereby represents and warrants to and covenants
with the Corporation (which representations, warranties and covenants shall
survive the closing) that: 

	 	(a) 	
      the Optionee is a director, officer, employee or
      consultant of the Corporation or subsidiary of the Corporation;

	 	 	 	 
	 	(b) 	
      if the Optionee is a consultant and resident in Canada,
      the Optionee:

	 	 	 	 
	 		1) 	
      is engaged to provide services to the Corporation or a
      related entity of the Corporation, other than services provided in
      relation to a distribution,

	 	 	 	 
	 		2) 	
      provides the services under a written contract with the
      Corporation or a related entity of the issuer, and

	 	 	 	 
	 		3) 	
      spends or will spend a significant amount of time and
      attention on the affairs and business of the issuer or a related entity of
      the issuer;

	 	 	 	 
	 	(c) 	
      if an employee or consultant of the Corporation or
      subsidiary of the Corporation, the Optionee is a bona fide employee or
      consultant of the Corporation or subsidiary of the
  Corporation;



14.      No Waiver.
No waiver of any breach or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to be
a waiver of any other or subsequent breach or condition, whether of like or
different nature. 

15.      Optionee
Undertaking. The Optionee hereby agrees to take whatever
additional actions and execute whatever additional documents the Corporation may
in its reasonable judgment deem necessary or advisable in order to carry out or
effect one or more of the obligations or restrictions imposed on the Optionee
pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement. 

16.      Modification of
Rights. The rights of the Optionee are subject to modification
and termination in certain events as provided in this Agreement and the Plan.


17.      Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Nevada applicable to contracts made
and to be wholly performed therein, without giving effect to its conflicts of
laws principles. 

18.      Counterparts; Facsimile
Execution. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Facsimile execution and
delivery of this Agreement is legal, valid and binding execution and delivery
for all purposes. 

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19.      Entire
Agreement. This Agreement (including the Notice of Grant) and the
Plan, and, upon execution, the Notice and Investment Representation Statement,
constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof, and supersede all previously written or oral negotiations,
commitments, representations and agreements with respect thereto. 

20.     
Severability. In the event one or more of the provisions of
this Agreement should, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability
shall not affect any other provisions of this Agreement, and this Agreement
shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had
never been contained herein.

21.      WAIVER OF JURY
TRIAL. THE OPTIONEE HEREBY EXPRESSLY, IRREVOCABLY AND
UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING
TO THIS AGREEMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN. 

[signature page follows] 

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            IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Option Agreement
as of the date first written above. 

LEXARIA CORP. 

 

By:
______________________________
       Name:
Chris Bunka 
       Title: CEO 


 

Optionee: John Docherty 

 

By:______________________________
      
Name: John Docherty 
       Title:
President 


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NOTE RE: EXHIBITS 

 

EXHIBITS A AND B ARE TO BE SIGNED 

WHEN OPTIONS ARE EXERCISED, 

NOT WHEN OPTION AGREEMENT IS SIGNED. 




EXHIBIT A 

LEXARIA CORP. 

2014 Stock Option Plan 

EXERCISE NOTICE 

LEXARIA CORP.

Attention:        Chief Executive Officer



1.        Exercise of
Option. Effective as of today, _______________________, 20__ , the
undersigned (the “Optionee”) hereby elects to exercise the Optionee’s
option to purchase ________________ shares of the Common Stock (the
“Shares”) of LEXARIA CORP. (the “Corporation”) under and pursuant
to the 2014 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) and the Stock Option Agreement
dated (the “Stock Option Agreement”), with the purchase of the Shares to
be consummated on ______________ ___, ____ (the “Effective Date”),
which date is prior to the termination of the Option and no later than 30 days
from the date of delivery of this Notice. 

2.        Representations
of the Optionee. The Optionee acknowledges that the Optionee has received,
read and understood the Plan and the Stock Option Agreement and agrees to abide
by and be bound by their terms and conditions.

3.        Rights as
Shareholder; Shares Subject to Stockholders Agreement. Until the stock
certificate evidencing such Shares is issued (as evidenced by the appropriate
entry on the books of the Corporation or of a duly authorized transfer agent of
the Corporation), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a
stockholder shall exist with respect to the Shares, notwithstanding the exercise
of the Option. The Corporation shall issue (or cause to be issued) such stock
certificate promptly after the Effective Date, provided the applicable price has
been paid and the required documents have been received. No adjustment will be
made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the
date the stock certificate is issued, except as otherwise provided in the Plan.
Unless waived by the Corporation in writing, the Shares shall automatically
become subject to the terms and conditions of any stockholders agreement or
similar agreement to which a majority of the outstanding capital stock of the
Corporation is subject at the time of exercise and the Optionee shall sign as a
condition to the issuance of the Shares such joinder agreement, signature pages
or other documents in order to evidence the Optionee’s agreement to be so bound.


4.        Tax
Consultation. The Optionee understands that the Optionee may suffer adverse
tax consequences as a result of the Optionee’s purchase or disposition of the
Shares. The Optionee represents that the Optionee has consulted with any tax
consultants the Optionee deems advisable in connection with the purchase or
disposition of the Shares and that the Optionee is not relying on the
Corporation for any tax advice. 

5.        Successors and
Assigns. The Corporation may assign any of its rights under the Stock Option
Agreement to single or multiple assignees (who may be stockholders, officers,
directors, 

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employees or consultants of the Corporation), and this
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the
Corporation. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in the Stock
Option Agreement, this Agreement shall be binding upon the Optionee and his or
her heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns. 

6.       
Interpretation. Any dispute regarding the interpretations of this
Agreement shall be submitted by the Optionee or by the Corporation forthwith to
the Committee, which shall review such dispute at its next regular meeting. The
resolution of such a dispute by the Committee shall be final and binding on the
Corporation and on the Optionee. 

7.        Governing Laws:
Severability. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Nevada applicable to contracts made
and to be wholly performed therein, without giving effect to its conflicts of
laws principles. Should any provision of this Agreement be determined by a court
of law to be illegal or unenforceable, the other provisions shall nevertheless
remain effective and shall remain enforceable. 

8.        Notices.
Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing and shall
be deemed effectively given if given in the manner specified in the Stock Option
Agreement. 

9.        Further
Instruments. The parties agree to execute such further instruments and to
take such further action as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the
purposes and intent of this Agreement. 

10.      Delivery of Payment.
The Optionee herewith delivers to the Corporation the full Option Price for the
Shares. 

11.      Entire Agreement. The
Plan, the Notice of Grant, and the Stock Option Agreement are incorporated
herein by reference. This Agreement, the Plan, the Notice of Grant, the Stock
Option Agreement, and the Investment Representation Statement constitute the
entire agreement of the parties and supersede in their entirety all prior
undertakings and agreements of the Corporation and the Optionee with respect to
the subject matter hereof. 

	Submitted by: 	 	Accepted by: 
	 	 	 
	OPTIONEE: 	 	LEXARIA CORP. 
	  	 	  
	 	 	 
	  	 	By:  _____________________________ 
	 	 	 
	  	 	Its:  ______________________________

	Name: 	 	  


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EXHIBIT B 

2014 Stock Option Plan 

INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION STATEMENT

	OPTIONEE: 	 
    
	 	 
	 	 
	CORPORATION: 	LEXARIA CORP. 
	 	 
	 	 
	SECURITY: 	Common
      Stock 
	 	 
	 	 
	AMOUNT: 	 
    
	 	 
	 	 
	DATE: 	 
    


In connection with the purchase of the above-listed Securities,
the undersigned Optionee represents to the Corporation the following: 

            (a)        The
Optionee is aware of the Corporation’s business affairs and financial condition
and has acquired sufficient information about the Corporation to reach an
informed and knowledgeable decision to acquire the Securities. The Optionee is
acquiring these Securities for investment for the Optionee’s own account only
and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, a “distribution”
thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”). 

            (b)        The
Optionee acknowledges and understands that the Securities constitute “restricted
securities” under the Securities Act and have not been registered under the
Securities Act in reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption
depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the Optionee’s
investment intent as expressed herein. In this connection, the Optionee
understands that, in the view of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the
statutory basis for such exemption may be unavailable if the Optionee’s
representation was predicated solely upon a present intention to hold these
Securities for the minimum capital gains period specified under tax statutes,
for a deferred sale, for or until an increase or decrease in the market price of
the Securities, or for a period of one year or any other fixed period in the
future. The Optionee further understands that the Securities must be held
indefinitely unless they are subsequently registered under the Securities Act or
an exemption from such registration is available. The Optionee further
acknowledges and understands that the Corporation is under no obligation to
register the Securities. The Optionee understands that the certificate
evidencing the Securities will be imprinted with a legend which prohibits the
transfer of the Securities unless they are registered or such registration is
not required in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Corporation and other
legends required under the applicable state or federal securities laws. 

Signature of Optionee: _____________________________

 

Date:__________________

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