Exhibit 4.1


 


KIROMIC,
INC.


 


2017
EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN


 


As Adopted on January 20, 2017


 


1.                       PURPOSE. The purpose of this Plan is to provide incentives to attract, retain and motivate eligible persons
whose present and potential contributions are important to the success of the Company, its Parent and Subsidiaries by offering
eligible persons an opportunity to participate in the Company’s future performance through the grant of Awards covering
Shares. Capitalized terms not defined in the text are defined in Section 14 hereof. Although this Plan is intended to be a written
compensatory benefit plan within the meaning of Rule 701, grants may be made pursuant to this Plan that do not qualify for exemption
under Rule 701 or Section 25102(o). Any requirement of this Plan that is required in law only because of Section 25102(o) need
not apply if the Committee so provides.


 


2.                       SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.


 


2.1    Number
of Shares Available. Subject to Sections 2.2 and 11 hereof, the total number of Shares reserved and available for
grant and issuance pursuant to this Plan will be Twenty Million (20,000,000) Shares. Subject to Sections 2.2 and 11 hereof,
Shares subject to Awards that are cancelled, forfeited, settled in cash, used to pay withholding obligations or pay the
exercise price of an Option or that expire by their terms at any time will again be available for grant and issuance in
connection with other Awards. In the event that Shares previously issued under the Plan are reacquired by the Company
pursuant to a forfeiture provision, right of first refusal, or repurchase by the Company, such Shares shall be added to the
number of Shares then available for issuance under the Plan. At all times the Company will reserve and keep available a
sufficient number of Shares as will be required to satisfy the requirements of all Awards granted and outstanding under this
Plan. In no event shall the total number of Shares issued (counting each reissuance of a Share that was previously issued and
then forfeited or repurchased by the Company as a separate issuance) under the Plan upon exercise of ISOs exceed Forty
Million (40,000,000) Shares (adjusted in proportion to any adjustments under Section 2.2 hereof) over the term of the Plan
(the “ISO Limit”). Subject to Sections 2.2 and 11 hereof, in the
event that the number of Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan is increased, the ISO Limit shall be automatically
increased by such number of Shares such that the ISO Limit equals (a) two (2) multiplied by (b) the number of Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan.


 


2.2
   Adjustment of Shares. In the event that the number of outstanding shares of the Company’s
Common Stock is changed by a stock dividend, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, subdivision, combination, reclassification
or other change in the capital structure of the Company affecting Shares without consideration, then in order to prevent diminution
or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan (a) the number of Shares reserved
for issuance under this Plan, (b) the Exercise Prices of and number of Shares subject to outstanding Options and SARs, and (c)
the Purchase Prices of and/or number of Shares subject to other outstanding Awards will (to the extent appropriate) be proportionately
adjusted, subject to any required action by the Board or the stockholders of the Company and compliance with applicable securities
laws; provided, however, that fractions of a Share will not be issued but will either be paid in cash
at the Fair Market Value of such fraction of a Share or will be rounded down to the nearest whole Share, as determined by the
Committee.





 






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3.                       PLAN FOR BENEFIT OF SERVICE PROVIDERS.


 


3.1    Eligibility.
The Committee will have the authority to select persons to receive Awards. ISOs (as defined in Section 4 hereof) may be
granted only to employees (including officers and directors who are also employees) of the Company or of a Parent or
Subsidiary of the Company. NQSOs (as defined in Section 4 hereof) and all other types of Awards may be granted to employees,
officers, directors and consultants of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company; provided such
consultants render bona fide services not in connection with the offer and sale of securities in a capital- raising
transaction when Rule 701 is to apply to the Award granted for such services. A person may be granted more than one Award
under this Plan.


 


3.2    No
Obligation to Employ. Nothing in this Plan or any Award granted under this Plan will confer or be deemed to confer on
any Participant any right to continue in the employ of, or to continue any other relationship with, the Company or any Parent
or Subsidiary or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary to terminate Participant’s
employment or other relationship at any time, with or without Cause.


 


4.                          OPTIONS.
The Committee may grant Options to eligible persons described in Section 3 hereof and will determine whether such Options
will be Incentive Stock Options within the meaning of the Code (“ISOs”) or Nonqualified Stock Options
(“NQSOs”), the number of Shares subject to the Option, the Exercise Price of the Option, the period
during which the Option may be exercised, and all other terms and conditions of the Option, subject to the following.


 


4.1    Form
of Option Grant. Each Option granted under this Plan will be evidenced by an Award Agreement which will expressly
identify the Option as an ISO or an NQSO (“Stock Option Agreement”), and will be in such form and
contain such provisions (which need not be the same for each Participant) as the Committee may from time to time approve, and
which will comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan.


 


4.2    Date
of Grant. The date of grant of an Option will be the date on which the Committee makes the determination to grant
such Option, unless a later date is otherwise specified by the Committee. The Stock Option Agreement and a copy of this Plan
will be delivered to the Participant within a reasonable time after the granting of the Option.


 


4.3    Exercise
Period. Options may be exercisable within the time or upon the events determined by the Committee in the Award
Agreement and may be awarded as immediately exercisable but subject to repurchase pursuant to Section 10 hereof or may be
exercisable within the times or upon the events determined by the Committee as set forth in the Stock Option Agreement
governing such Option; provided, however, that (a) no Option will be exercisable after the
expiration of ten (10) years from the date the Option is granted; and (b) no ISO granted to a person who directly or by
attribution owns more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of
any Parent or Subsidiary (“Ten Percent Stockholder”) will be exercisable after the expiration of
five (5) years from the date the ISO is granted. The Committee also may provide for Options to become exercisable at one time
or from time to time, periodically or otherwise, in such number of Shares or percentage of Shares as the Committee
determines.


 


4.4
    Exercise Price. The Exercise Price of an Option will be determined by the Committee when the Option
is granted and shall not be less than the Fair Market Value per Share unless expressly determined in writing by the Committee
on the Option’s date of grant; provided that the Exercise Price of an ISO granted to a Ten Percent Stockholder
will not be less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of grant. Payment for
the Shares purchased must be made in accordance with Section 8 hereof.


 






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4.5    Method of Exercise. Options may be exercised only by delivery to the Company of a
written stock option exercise agreement (the “Exercise Agreement”) in a form approved by the
Committee (which need not be the same for each Participant). The Exercise Agreement will state (a) the
number of Shares being purchased, (b) the restrictions imposed on the Shares purchased under such Exercise Agreement, if any,
and (c) such representations and agreements regarding Participant’s investment intent and access to information and
other matters, if any, as may be required or desirable by the Company to comply with applicable securities laws. Each
Participant’s Exercise Agreement may be modified by (i) agreement of Participant and the Company or (ii) substitution
by the Company, upon becoming a public company, in order to add the payment terms set forth in Section 8.1 that apply to a
public company and such other terms as shall be necessary or advisable in order to exercise a public company option. Upon
exercise of an Option, Participant shall execute and deliver to the Company the Exercise Agreement then in effect, together
with payment in full of the Exercise Price for the number of Shares being purchased and payment of any applicable taxes. No
adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued,
except as provided in Section 2.2 of the Plan. Exercising an Option in any manner will decrease the number of Shares
thereafter available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the
Option is exercised.


 


4.6    Termination.
Subject to earlier termination pursuant to Sections 11 and 13.3 hereof and notwithstanding the exercise periods set forth in
the Stock Option Agreement, exercise of an Option will always be subject to the following terms and conditions.


 


          4.6.1         
Other than Death or Disability or for Cause. If the Participant is Terminated for any reason other than death, Disability
or for Cause, then the Participant may exercise such Participant’s Options only to the extent that such Options are exercisable
as to Vested Shares upon the Termination Date or as otherwise determined by the Committee. Such Options must be exercised by the
Participant, if at all, as to all or some of the Vested Shares calculated as of the Termination Date or such other date determined
by the Committee, within three (3) months after the Termination Date (or within such shorter time period, not less than thirty
(30) days, or within such longer time period after the Termination Date as may be determined by the Committee, with any exercise
beyond three (3) months after the date Participant ceases to be an employee deemed to be an NQSO) but in any event, no later than
the expiration date of the Options.


 


          4.6.2          Death
or Disability. If the Participant is Terminated because of Participant’s death or Disability (or the Participant
dies within three (3) months after a Termination other than for Cause), then Participant’s Options may be exercised
only to the extent that such Options are exercisable as to Vested Shares by Participant on the Termination Date or as
otherwise determined by the Committee. Such options must be exercised by Participant (or Participant’s legal
representative or authorized assignee), if at all, as to all or some of the Vested Shares calculated as of the Termination
Date or such other date determined by the Committee, within twelve (12) months after the Termination Date (or within such
shorter time period, not less than six (6) months, or within such longer time period, after the Termination Date as may be
determined by the Committee, with any exercise beyond (a) three (3) months after the date Participant ceases to be an
employee when the Termination is for any reason other than the Participant’s death or disability, within the meaning of
Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, or (b) twelve
(12) months after the date Participant ceases to be an employee when the Termination is for Participant’s disability,
within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, deemed to be an NQSO) but in any event no later than the expiration date
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          4.6.3         
For Cause. If the Participant is terminated for Cause, the Participant may exercise such Participant’s Options,
but not to an extent greater than such Options are exercisable as to Vested Shares upon the Termination Date and Participant’s
Options shall expire on such Participant’s Termination Date, or at such later time and on such conditions as are determined
by the Committee.


 


4.7    Limitations
on Exercise. The Committee may specify a reasonable minimum number of Shares that may be purchased on any exercise of
an Option, provided that such minimum number will not prevent Participant from exercising the Option for the
full number of Shares for which it is then exercisable.


 


4.8    Limitations
on ISOs. The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date of grant) of Shares with respect to which ISOs
are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year (under this Plan or under any other incentive
stock option plan of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company) will not exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000). If the Fair Market Value of Shares on the date of grant with respect to which ISOs are exercisable for the first
time by a Participant during any calendar year exceeds One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), then the Options for the
first One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) worth of Shares to become exercisable in such calendar year will be ISOs and
the Options for the amount in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) that become exercisable in that calendar year
will be NQSOs. In the event that the Code or the regulations promulgated thereunder are amended after the Effective Date (as
defined in Section 13.1 hereof) to provide for a different limit on the Fair Market Value of Shares permitted to be subject
to ISOs, then such different limit will be automatically incorporated herein and will apply to any Options granted after the
effective date of such amendment.


 


4.9    Modification,
Extension or Renewal. The Committee may modify, extend or renew outstanding Options and authorize the grant of new
Options in substitution therefor, provided that any such action may not, without the written consent of a
Participant, impair any of such Participant’s rights under any Option previously granted. Any outstanding ISO that is
modified, extended, renewed or otherwise altered will be treated in accordance with Section 424(h) of the Code. Subject to
Section 4.10 hereof, the Committee may reduce the Exercise Price of outstanding Options without the consent of Participants
by a written notice to them; provided, however, that the Exercise Price may not be reduced below
the minimum Exercise Price that would be permitted under Section 4.4 hereof for Options granted on the date the action is
taken to reduce the Exercise Price.


 


4.10  No Disqualification. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan, no term of this Plan relating
to ISOs will be interpreted, amended or altered, nor will any discretion or authority granted under this Plan be exercised, so
as to disqualify this Plan under Section 422 of the Code or, without the consent of the Participant, to disqualify any Participant’s
ISO under Section 422 of the Code.


 


5.                          RESTRICTED STOCK. A Restricted Stock Award is an offer by the Company to sell to an eligible person Shares
that are subject to certain specified restrictions. The Committee will determine to whom an offer will be made, the number of Shares
the person may purchase, the Purchase Price, the restrictions to which the Shares will be subject, and all other terms and conditions
of the Restricted Stock Award, subject to the following terms and conditions.


 


5.1    Form
of Restricted Stock Award. All purchases under a Restricted Stock Award made pursuant to this Plan will be evidenced
by an Award Agreement (“Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement”) that will be in such form (which need
not be the same for each Participant) as the Committee will from time to time approve, and will comply with and be subject to
the terms and conditions of this Plan. The Restricted Stock Award will be accepted by the Participant’s execution and
delivery of the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement and full payment for the Shares to the Company within thirty (30) days
from the date the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement is delivered to the person. If such person does not execute and deliver
the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement along with full payment for the Shares to the Company within such thirty (30) days,
then the offer will terminate, unless otherwise determined by the Committee.


 






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5.2    Purchase Price. The Purchase Price of Shares sold pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award will be determined by
the Committee on the date the Restricted Stock Award is granted or at the time the purchase is consummated. Payment of the Purchase
Price must be made in accordance with Section 8 hereof.


 


5.3    Dividends
and Other Distributions. Participants holding Restricted Stock will be entitled to receive all dividends and other
distributions paid with respect to such Shares, unless the Committee provides otherwise at the time of award. If any such
dividends or distributions are paid in Shares, the Shares will be subject to the same restrictions on transferability and
forfeitability as the Shares of Restricted Stock with respect to which they were paid.


 


5.4    Restrictions.
Restricted Stock Awards may be subject to the restrictions set forth in Sections 9 and 10 hereof or, with respect to a
Restricted Stock Award to which Section 25102(o) is to apply, such other restrictions not inconsistent with Section
25102(o).


 


6.                       RESTRICTED
STOCK UNITS.


 


6.1    Awards
of Restricted Stock Units. A Restricted Stock Unit (“RSU”) is an Award covering a number of
Shares that may be settled in cash, or by issuance of those Shares at a date in the future. No Purchase Price shall apply to
an RSU settled in Shares. All grants of Restricted Stock Units will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will be in such
form (which need not be the same for each Participant) as the Committee will from time to time approve, and will comply with
and be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan. No RSU will have a term longer than ten (10) years from the date the
RSU is granted.


 


6.2    Form
and Timing of Settlement. To the extent permissible under applicable law, the Committee may permit a Participant to
defer payment under a RSU to a date or dates after the RSU is earned, provided that the terms of the RSU and
any deferral satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the Code (or any successor) and any regulations or rulings
promulgated thereunder. Payment may be made in the form of cash or whole Shares or a combination thereof, all as the
Committee determines.


 


6.3
  Dividend Equivalent Payments. The Board may permit Participants holding RSUs to receive dividend
equivalent payments on outstanding RSUs if and when dividends are paid to stockholders on Shares. In the discretion of the Board,
such dividend equivalent payments may be paid in cash or Shares and they may either be paid at the same time as dividend payments
are made to stockholders or delayed until when Shares are issued pursuant to the RSU grants and may be subject to the same vesting
requirements as the RSUs. If the Board permits dividend equivalent payments to be made on RSUs, the terms and conditions for such
payments will be set forth in the Award Agreement.


 


7.                       STOCK
APPRECIATION RIGHTS.


 


7.1
   Awards of SARs. Stock Appreciation Rights (“SARs”) may be settled in cash,
or Shares (which may consist of Restricted Stock or RSUs), having a value equal to the value determined by multiplying the difference
between the Fair Market Value on the date of exercise over the Exercise Price and the number of Shares with respect to which the
SAR is being settled. All grants of SARs made pursuant to this Plan will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will be in such
form (which need not be the same for each Participant) as the Committee will from time to time approve, and will comply with and
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7.2    Exercise Period and Expiration Date. A SAR will be exercisable within the times or upon the occurrence
of events determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement governing such SAR. The Award Agreement shall set forth
the Expiration Date; provided that no SAR will be exercisable after the expiration of ten years from the date the
SAR is granted.


 


7.3    Exercise
Price. The Committee will determine the Exercise Price of the SAR when the SAR is granted, and which may not be less
than the Fair Market Value on the date of grant and may be settled in cash or in Shares.


 


7.4
   Termination. Subject to earlier termination pursuant to Sections 11 and 13.1 hereof and notwithstanding
the exercise periods set forth in the Award Agreement, exercise of SARs will always be subject to the following terms and conditions.


 


          7.4.1         
Other than Death or Disability or for Cause. If the Participant is Terminated for any reason other than death, Disability
or for Cause, then the Participant may exercise such Participant’s SARs only to the extent that such SARs are exercisable
as to Vested Shares upon the Termination Date or as otherwise determined by the Committee. SARs must be exercised by the Participant,
if at all, as to all or some of the Vested Shares calculated as of the Termination Date or such other date determined by the Committee,
within three (3) months after the Termination Date (or within such shorter time period, not less than thirty (30) days, or within
such longer time period after the Termination Date as may be determined by the Committee) but in any event, no later than the expiration
date of the SARs.


 


          7.4.2         
Death or Disability. If the Participant is Terminated because of Participant’s death or Disability (or the
Participant dies within three (3) months after a Termination other than for Cause), then Participant’s SARs may be exercised
only to the extent that such SARs are exercisable as to Vested Shares by Participant on the Termination Date or as otherwise determined
by the Committee. Such SARs must be exercised by Participant (or Participant’s legal representative or authorized assignee),
if at all, as to all or some of the Vested Shares calculated as of the Termination Date or such other date determined by the Committee,
within twelve (12) months after the Termination Date (or within such shorter time period, not less than six (6) months, or within
such longer time period after the Termination Date as may be determined by the Committee) but in any event no later than the expiration
date of the SARs.


 


          7.4.3         
For Cause. If the Participant is terminated for Cause, the Participant may exercise such Participant’s SARs,
but not to an extent greater than such SARs are exercisable as to Vested Shares upon the Termination Date and Participant’s
SARs shall expire on such Participant’s Termination Date, or at such later time and on such conditions as are determined
by the Committee.


 


8.                PAYMENT
FOR PURCHASES AND EXERCISES.


 


8.1    Payment
in General. Payment for Shares acquired pursuant to this Plan may be made in cash (by check) or, where expressly
approved for the Participant by the Committee and where permitted by law:


 


		(a)	by cancellation of indebtedness of the Company owed to the Participant;






 






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(b)         by
surrender of shares of the Company that are clear of all liens, claims, encumbrances or security interests and: (i) for which
the Company has received “full payment of the purchase price” within the meaning of SEC Rule 144 (and, if such shares
were purchased from the Company by use of a promissory note, such note has been fully paid with respect to such shares) or


(ii) that were obtained by Participant
in the public market;


 


(c)          by
tender of a full recourse promissory note having such terms as may be approved by the Committee and bearing interest at a rate
sufficient to avoid imputation of income under Sections 483 and 1274 of the Code; provided, however,
that Participants who are not employees or directors of the Company will not be entitled to purchase Shares with a promissory
note unless the note is adequately secured by collateral other than the Shares; provided, further,
that the portion of the Exercise Price or Purchase Price, as the case may be, equal to the par value (if any) of the Shares must
be paid in cash or other legal consideration permitted by the laws under which the Company is then incorporated or organized;


 


(d)          by waiver of compensation due or accrued to the Participant from the Company for services rendered;


 


(e)          by
participating in a formal cashless exercise program implemented by the Committee in connection with the Plan;


 


(f)          subject to compliance with applicable law, provided that a public market for the Company’s Common Stock exists, by
exercising through a “same day sale” commitment from the Participant and a broker-dealer whereby the Participant irrevocably
elects to exercise the Award and to sell a portion of the Shares so purchased sufficient to pay the total Exercise Price or Purchase
Price, and whereby the broker-dealer irrevocably commits upon receipt of such Shares to forward the total Exercise Price or Purchase
Price directly to the Company; or


 


(g)          by any combination of the foregoing or any other method of payment approved by the Committee.


 


8.2
         Withholding Taxes.


 


               8.2.1    Withholding Generally. Whenever Shares are to be issued in satisfaction of Awards granted under this Plan, the Company
may require the Participant to remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy applicable tax withholding requirements prior
to the delivery of any certificate or certificates for such Shares. Whenever, under this Plan, payments in satisfaction of Awards
are to be made in cash by the Company, such payment will be net of an amount sufficient to satisfy applicable tax withholding requirements.


 


               8.2.2    Stock
Withholding. When, under applicable tax laws, a Participant incurs tax liability in connection with the exercise or
vesting of any Award that is subject to tax withholding and the Participant is obligated to pay the Company the amount
required to be withheld, the Committee may in its sole discretion allow the Participant to satisfy the minimum tax
withholding obligation by electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares to be issued up to the minimum number of
Shares having a Fair Market Value on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined that is not more than
the minimum amount to be withheld; or to arrange a mandatory “sell to cover” on Participant’s behalf
(without further authorization) but in no event will the Company withhold Shares or “sell to cover” if such
withholding would result in adverse accounting consequences to the Company. Any elections to have Shares withheld or sold for
this purpose will be made in accordance with the requirements established by the Committee for such elections and be in
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9.                       RESTRICTIONS ON AWARDS.


 


9.1    Transferability. Except
as permitted by the Committee, Awards granted under this Plan, and any interest therein, will not be transferable or
assignable by Participant, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and, with respect to NQSOs, by
instrument to an inter vivos or testamentary trust in which the NQSOs are to be passed to beneficiaries upon the death of the
trustor (settlor), or by gift to “family member” as that term is defined in Rule 701, and may not be made subject
to execution, attachment or similar process. For the avoidance of doubt, the prohibition against assignment and transfer
applies to a stock option and, prior to exercise, the shares to be issued on exercise of a stock option, and pursuant to the
foregoing sentence shall be understood to include, without limitation, a prohibition against any pledge, hypothecation, or
other transfer, including any short position, any “put equivalent position” or any “call equivalent
position” (in each case, as defined in Rule 16a-1 promulgated under the Exchange Act). Unless an Award is transferred
pursuant to the terms of this Section, during the lifetime of the Participant an Award will be exercisable only by the
Participant or Participant’s legal representative and any elections with respect to an Award may be made only by the
Participant or Participant’s legal representative. The terms of an Option shall be binding upon the executor,
administrator, successors and assigns of the Participant who is a party thereto.


 


9.2    Securities
Law and Other Regulatory Compliance. Although this Plan is intended to be a written compensatory benefit plan within
the meaning of Rule 701 promulgated under the Securities Act, grants may be made pursuant to this Plan that do not qualify
for exemption under Rule 701 or Section 25102(o). Any requirement of this Plan which is required in law only because of
Section 25102(o) need not apply with respect to a particular Award to which Section 25102(o) will not apply. An Award will
not be effective unless such Award is in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws, rules and
regulations of any governmental body, and the requirements of any stock exchange or automated quotation system upon which the
Shares may then be listed or quoted, as they are in effect on the date of grant of the Award and also on the date of exercise
or other issuance. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan, the Company will have no obligation to issue or deliver
certificates for Shares under this Plan prior to (a) obtaining any approvals from governmental agencies that the Company
determines are necessary or advisable, and/or (b) compliance with any exemption, completion of any registration or other
qualification of such Shares under any state or federal law or ruling of any governmental body that the Company determines to
be necessary or advisable. The Company will be under no obligation to register the Shares with the SEC or to effect
compliance with the exemption, registration, qualification or listing requirements of any state securities laws, stock
exchange or automated quotation system, and the Company will have no liability for any inability or failure so do.


 


9.3    Exchange
and Buyout of Awards. The Committee may, at any time or from time to time, authorize the Company, with the consent of
the respective Participants, to issue new Awards in exchange for the surrender and cancellation of any or all outstanding
Awards. Without prior stockholder approval the Committee may reprice Options or SARs (and where such repricing is a reduction
in the Exercise Price of outstanding Options or SARs, the consent of the affected Participants is not required provided
written notice is provided to them). The Committee may at any time buy from a Participant an Award previously granted with
payment in cash, Shares (including Restricted Stock) or other consideration, based on such terms and conditions as the
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10.         RESTRICTIONS ON SHARES.


 


10.1           
Privileges of Stock Ownership. No Participant will have any of the rights of a stockholder with respect
to any Shares until such Shares are issued to the Participant. After Shares are issued to the Participant, the Participant will
be a stockholder and have all the rights of a stockholder with respect to such Shares, including the right to vote and receive
all dividends or other distributions made or paid with respect to such Shares; provided, that if such Shares are
Restricted Stock, then any new, additional or different securities the Participant may become entitled to receive with respect
to such Shares by virtue of a stock dividend, stock split or any other change in the corporate or capital structure of the Company
will be subject to the same restrictions as the Restricted Stock. The Participant will have no right to retain such stock dividends
or stock distributions with respect to Unvested Shares that are repurchased as described in this Section 10.


 


10.2           
Rights of First Refusal and Repurchase. At the discretion of the Committee, the Company may reserve to
itself and/or its assignee(s) in the Award Agreement (a) a right of first refusal to purchase all Shares that a Participant (or
a subsequent transferee) may propose to transfer to a third party, provided that such right of first refusal terminates
upon the Company’s initial public offering of Common Stock pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the
Securities Act and (b) a right to repurchase Unvested Shares held by a Participant for cash and/or cancellation of purchase money
indebtedness owed to the Company by the Participant following such Participant’s Termination at any time.


 


10.3           
Escrow; Pledge of Shares. To enforce any restrictions on a Participant’s Shares, the Committee may
require the Participant to deposit all certificates representing Shares, together with stock powers or other instruments of transfer
approved by the Committee, appropriately endorsed in blank, with the Company or an agent designated by the Company to hold in escrow
until such restrictions have lapsed or terminated. The Committee may cause a legend or legends referencing such restrictions to
be placed on the certificate. Any Participant who is permitted to execute a promissory note as partial or full consideration for
the purchase of Shares under this Plan will be required to pledge and deposit with the Company all or part of the Shares so purchased
as collateral to secure the payment of Participant’s obligation to the Company under the promissory note; provided,
however, that the Committee may require or accept other or additional forms of collateral to secure the payment of
such obligation and, in any event, the Company will have full recourse against the Participant under the promissory note notwithstanding
any pledge of the Participant’s Shares or other collateral. In connection with any pledge of the Shares, Participant will
be required to execute and deliver a written pledge agreement in such form as the Committee will from time to time approve. The
Shares purchased with the promissory note may be released from the pledge on a pro rata basis as the promissory note is paid.


 


10.4          
Securities Law Restrictions. All certificates for Shares or other securities delivered under this Plan
will be subject to such stock transfer orders, legends and other restrictions as the Committee may deem necessary or advisable,
including restrictions under any applicable federal, state or foreign securities law, or any rules, regulations and other requirements
of the SEC or any stock exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Shares may be listed or quoted.


 


11.         CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS.


 


11.1           Acquisitions
or Other Combinations. In the event that the Company is subject to an Acquisition or Other Combination, outstanding
Awards acquired under the Plan shall be subject to the agreement evidencing the Acquisition or Other Combination, which need
not treat all outstanding Awards in an identical manner. Such agreement, without the Participant’s consent, shall
provide for one or more of the following with respect to all outstanding Awards as of the effective date of such Acquisition
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(a)             The continuation of such outstanding Awards by the Company (if the Company is the successor entity).


 


(b)             The
assumption of outstanding Awards by the successor or acquiring entity (if any) in such Acquisition or Other Combination (or by
any of its Parents, if any), which assumption, will be binding on all Participants; provided that the exercise price and the number
and nature of shares issuable upon exercise of any such option or stock appreciation right, or any award that is subject to Section
409A of the Code, will be adjusted appropriately pursuant to Section 424(a) and Section 409A of the Code. For the purposes of
this Section 11, an Award will be considered assumed if, following the Acquisition or Other Combination, the Award confers the
right to purchase or receive, for each Share subject to the Award immediately prior to the Acquisition or Other Combination, the
consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the Acquisition or Other Combination by holders
of Shares for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration,
the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration
received in the Acquisition or Other Combination is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the Committee
may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of an Option
or Stock Appreciation Right or upon the payout of a Restricted Stock Unit, for each Share subject to such Award, to be solely
common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by
holders of Common Stock in the Acquisition or Other Combination.


 


(c)             The
substitution by the successor or acquiring entity in such Acquisition or Other Combination (or by any of its Parents, if any)
of equivalent awards with substantially the same terms for such outstanding Awards (except that the exercise price and the number
and nature of shares issuable upon exercise of any such option or stock appreciation right, or any award that is subject to Section
409A of the Code, will be adjusted appropriately pursuant to Section 424(a) and Section 409A of the Code).


 


(d)             The
full or partial exercisability or vesting and accelerated expiration of outstanding Awards.


 


(e)             The settlement of the full value of such outstanding Award (whether or not then vested or exercisable) in cash, cash equivalents,
or securities of the successor entity (or its Parent, if any) with a Fair Market Value equal to the required amount, followed by
the cancellation of such Awards; provided however, that such Award may be cancelled without consideration if such Award has no
value, as determined by the Committee, in its discretion. Subject to Section 409A of the Code, such payment may be made in installments
and may be deferred until the date or dates when the Award would have become exercisable or vested. Such payment may be subject
to vesting based on the Participant’s continued service, provided that without the Participant’s consent, the vesting
schedule shall not be less favorable to the Participant than the schedule under which the Award would have become vested or exercisable.
For purposes of this Section 11.1(e), the Fair Market Value of any security shall be determined without regard to any vesting conditions
that may apply to such security.


 


(f)              The
cancellation of outstanding Awards in exchange for no consideration.


 









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Immediately
following an Acquisition or Other Combination, outstanding Awards shall terminate and cease to be outstanding, except to the extent
such Awards, have been continued, assumed or substituted, as described in Sections 11.1(a), (b) and/or (c).


 


11.2      Assumption of Awards by the Company. The Company, from time to time, also may substitute or assume outstanding
awards granted by another entity, whether in connection with an acquisition of such other entity or otherwise, by either (a) granting
an Award under this Plan in substitution of such other entity’s award or (b) assuming and/or converting such award as if
it had been granted under this Plan if the terms of such assumed award could be applied to an Award granted under this Plan. Such
substitution or assumption will be permissible if the holder of the substituted or assumed award would have been eligible to be
granted an Award under this Plan if the other entity had applied the rules of this Plan to such grant. In the event the Company
assumes an award granted by another entity, the terms and conditions of such award will remain unchanged (except that the exercise
price and the number and nature of shares issuable upon exercise of any such option or stock appreciation right, or any award that
is subject to Section 409A of the Code, will be adjusted appropriately pursuant to Section 424(a) of the Code). In the event the
Company elects to grant a new Option or SAR rather than assuming an existing option or stock appreciation right, such new Option
or SAR may be granted with a similarly adjusted Exercise Price.


 


12.         ADMINISTRATION.


 


12.1      Committee Authority. This Plan will be administered by the Committee or the Board if no Committee is created
by the Board. Subject to the general purposes, terms and conditions of this Plan, and to the direction of the Board, the Committee
will have full power to implement and carry out this Plan. Without limitation, the Committee will have the authority to:


 


(a)             construe and interpret this Plan, any Award Agreement and any other agreement or document executed pursuant to this Plan;


 


(b)             prescribe, amend, expand, modify and rescind or terminate rules and regulations relating to this Plan;


 


 (c)             approve persons to receive Awards;




 


 (d)             determine the form and terms of Awards;




 


(e)             determine
the number of Shares or other consideration subject to Awards granted under this Plan;


 


(f)             determine the Fair Market Value in good faith and interpret the applicable provisions of this Plan and the definition of
Fair Market Value in connection with circumstances that impact the Fair Market Value, if necessary;


 


(g)             determine whether Awards will be granted singly, in combination with, in tandem with, in replacement of, or as alternatives
to, other Awards under this Plan or awards under any other incentive or compensation plan of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary
of the Company;


 


 (h)              grant waivers of any conditions of this Plan or any Award;




 


(i)              determine the terms of vesting, exercisability and payment of Awards to be granted pursuant to this Plan;





 






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(j)             
correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in this Plan, any Award, any Award Agreement, any
Exercise Agreement or any Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement;


 


(k)             determine
whether an Award has been earned;




 


(l)              extend
the vesting period beyond a Participant’s Termination Date;




 


(m)            adopt rules and/or procedures (including the adoption of any subplan under this Plan) relating to the operation and administration
of the Plan to accommodate requirements of local law and procedures outside of the United States;


 


(n)             delegate any of the foregoing to a subcommittee consisting of one or more executive officers pursuant to a specific delegation
as may otherwise be permitted by applicable law;


 


(o)            
change the vesting schedule of Awards under the Plan prospectively in the event that the Participant’s service status
changes between full and part time status in accordance with Company policies relating to work schedules and vesting of
awards; and


 


(p)             make all other determinations necessary or advisable in connection with the administration of this Plan.


 


12.2      Committee Composition and Discretion. The Board may delegate full administrative authority over the Plan
and Awards to a Committee consisting of at least one member of the Board (or such greater number as may then be required by applicable
law). Unless in contravention of any express terms of this Plan or Award, any determination made by the Committee with respect
to any Award will be made in its sole discretion either (a) at the time of grant of the Award, or (b) subject to Section 4.9 hereof,
at any later time. Any such determination will be final and binding on the Company and on all persons having an interest in any
Award under this Plan. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Committee may delegate to one or more officers of the Company
the authority to grant an Award under this Plan, provided that each such officer is a member of the Board.


 


12.3      Nonexclusivity of the Plan. Neither the adoption of this Plan by the Board, the submission of this Plan
to the stockholders of the Company for approval, nor any provision of this Plan will be construed as creating any limitations on
the power of the Board to adopt such additional compensation arrangements as it may deem desirable, including, without limitation,
the granting of stock options and other equity awards otherwise than under this Plan, and such arrangements may be either generally
applicable or applicable only in specific cases.


 


12.4      Governing Law. This Plan and all agreements hereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to that body of laws pertaining to conflict of laws.


 


13.         EFFECTIVENESS, AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN.


 


13.1      Adoption
and Stockholder Approval. This Plan will become effective on the date that it is adopted by the Board (the “Effective
Date”). This Plan will be approved by the stockholders of the Company (excluding Shares issued pursuant to this
Plan), consistent with applicable laws, within twelve (12) months before or after the Effective Date. Upon the Effective Date,
the Board may grant Awards pursuant to this Plan; provided, however, that: (a) no Option or SAR may
be exercised prior to initial stockholder approval of this Plan; (b) no Option or SAR granted pursuant to an increase in the number
of Shares approved by the Board shall be exercised prior to the time such increase has been approved by the stockholders of the
Company; (c) in the event that initial stockholder approval is not obtained within the time period provided herein, all Awards
for which only the exemption from California’s securities qualification requirements provided by Section 25102(o) can apply
shall be canceled, any Shares issued pursuant to any such Award shall be canceled and any purchase of such Shares issued hereunder
shall be rescinded; and (d) Awards (to which only the exemption from California’s securities qualification requirements
provided by Section 25102(o) can apply) granted pursuant to an increase in the number of Shares approved by the Board which increase
is not approved by stockholders within the time then required under Section 25102(o) shall be canceled, any Shares issued pursuant
to any such Awards shall be canceled, and any purchase of Shares subject to any such Award shall be rescinded.


 






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13.2      Term of Plan. Unless earlier terminated as provided herein, this Plan will automatically terminate ten
(10) years after the later of (i) the Effective Date, or (ii) the most recent increase in the number of Shares reserved under Section
2 that was approved by stockholders.


 


13.3      Amendment
or Termination of Plan. Subject to Section 4.9 hereof, the Board may at any time (a) terminate or amend this Plan in any
respect, including without limitation amendment of any form of Award Agreement or instrument to be executed pursuant to this Plan
and (b) terminate any and all outstanding Options, SARs or RSUs upon a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, followed by
the payment of creditors and the distribution of any remaining funds to the Company’s stockholders; provided,
however, that the Board will not, without the approval of the stockholders of the Company, amend this Plan in any
manner that requires such stockholder approval pursuant to Section 25102(o) or pursuant to the Code or the regulations promulgated
under the Code as such provisions apply to ISO plans. The termination of the Plan, or any amendment thereof, shall not affect
any Share previously issued or any Award previously granted under the Plan.


 


14.         DEFINITIONS.   For
all purposes of this Plan, the following terms will have the following meanings.


 


“Acquisition,” for purposes
of Section 11, means:


 


(a)            any consolidation or merger in which the Company is a constituent entity or is a party in which the voting stock and other
voting securities of the Company that are outstanding immediately prior to the consummation of such consolidation or merger represent,
or are converted into, securities of the surviving entity of such consolidation or merger (or of any Parent of such surviving entity)
that, immediately after the consummation of such consolidation or merger, together possess less than fifty percent (50%) of the
total voting power of all voting securities of such surviving entity (or of any of its Parents, if any) that are outstanding immediately
after the consummation of such consolidation or merger;


 


(b)            a
sale or other transfer by the holders thereof of outstanding voting stock and/or other voting securities of the Company possessing
more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of all outstanding voting securities of the Company, whether in one transaction
or in a series of related transactions, pursuant to an agreement or agreements to which the Company is a party and that has been
approved by the Board, and pursuant to which such outstanding voting securities are sold or transferred to a single person or
entity, to one or more persons or entities who are Affiliates of each other, or to one or more persons or entities acting in concert;
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(c)            the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, by the Company
and/or any Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Company, of all or substantially all the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries
taken as a whole, (or, if substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole are held by one
or more Subsidiaries, the sale or disposition (whether by consolidation, merger, conversion or otherwise) of such Subsidiaries
of the Company), except where such sale, lease, transfer or other disposition is made to the Company or one or more wholly owned
Subsidiaries of the Company (an “Acquisition by Sale of Assets”).


 


“Affiliate”
of a specified person means a person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled
by, or is under common control with, the person specified (where, for purposes of this definition, the term “control”
(including the terms controlling, controlled by and under common control with)
means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise.


 


“Award”
means any award pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Plan, including any Option, Restricted Stock Unit, Stock Appreciation
Right or Restricted Stock Award.


 


“Award
Agreement” means, with respect to each Award, the signed written or electronic agreement between the Company
and the Participant setting forth the terms and conditions of the Award as approved by the Committee. For purposes of the Plan,
the Award Agreement may be executed via written or electronic means.


 


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


 


“Cause”
means Termination because of (a) Participant’s unauthorized misuse of the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company’s
trade secrets or proprietary information, (b) Participant’s conviction of or plea of nolo contendere to a felony or a crime
involving moral turpitude, (c) Participant’s committing an act of fraud against the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary of
the Company or (d) Participant’s gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of his or her duties that has
had or will have a material adverse effect on the Company or Parent or Subsidiary of the Company’ reputation or business.


 


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


 


“Committee”
means the committee created and appointed by the Board to administer this Plan, or if no committee is created and appointed, the
Board.


“Company”
means Kiromic, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or any successor corporation.


 


“Disability”
means that the Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable
physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of
not less than 12 months.


 


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


 


“Exercise
Price” means the price per Share at which a holder of an Option may purchase Shares issuable upon exercise of the
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“Fair
Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of a share of the Company’s Common Stock determined as follows:


 


(a)            if
such Common Stock is then publicly traded on a national securities exchange, its closing price on the date of determination on
the principal national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading as reported in The Wall
Street Journal;


 


(b)            if such Common Stock is publicly traded but is not listed or admitted to trading on a national securities exchange, the
average of the closing bid and asked prices on the date of determination as reported by The Wall Street Journal (or, if
not so reported, as otherwise reported by any newspaper or other source as the Committee may determine); or


 


(c)            if none of the foregoing is applicable to the valuation in question, by the Committee in good faith.


 


“Option” means an award
of an option to purchase Shares pursuant to Section 4 of this Plan.


 


“Other
Combination” for purposes of Section 11 means any (a) consolidation or merger in which the Company is a constituent
entity and is not the surviving entity of such consolidation or merger or (b) any conversion of the Company into another form of
entity; provided that such consolidation, merger or conversion does not constitute an Acquisition.


 


“Parent”
of a specified entity means, any entity that, either directly or indirectly, owns or controls such specified entity, where for
this purpose, “control” means the ownership of stock, securities or other interests that possess at least
a majority of the voting power of such specified entity (including indirect ownership or control of such stock, securities or other
interests).


 


“Participant” means a
person who receives an Award under this Plan.


 


“Plan” means this 2017 Equity
Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.


 


“Purchase
Price” means the price at which a Participant may purchase Restricted Stock pursuant to this Plan.


 


“Restricted Stock” means
Shares purchased pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award under this Plan.


 


“Restricted Stock Award”
means an award of Shares pursuant to Section 5 hereof.


 


“Restricted Stock Unit” or “RSU”
means an award made pursuant to Section 6 hereof.


 


“Rule 701” means Rule 701
et seq. promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Act.


 


“SEC” means the Securities
and Exchange Commission.


 


“Section
25102(o)” means Section 25102(o) of the California Corporations Code.


 


“Securities Act”
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“Shares”
means shares of the Company’s Common Stock, $0.00001 par value per share, reserved for issuance under this Plan, as adjusted
pursuant to Sections 2.2 and 11 hereof, and any successor security.


 


“Stock Appreciation Right”
or “SAR” means an award granted pursuant to Section 7 hereof.


 


“Subsidiary”
means any entity (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of entities beginning with the Company if each of the entities other
than the last entity in the unbroken chain owns stock or other equity securities representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the
total combined voting power of all classes of stock or other equity securities in one of the other entities in such chain.


 


“Termination”
or “Terminated” means, for purposes of this Plan with respect to a Participant, that the Participant
has for any reason ceased to provide services as an employee, officer, director or consultant to the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary
of the Company. A Participant will not be deemed to have ceased to provide services while the Participant is on a bona fide leave
of absence, if such leave was approved by the Company in writing. In the case of an approved leave of absence, the Committee may
make such provisions respecting crediting of service, including suspension of vesting of the Award (including pursuant to a formal
policy adopted from time to time by the Company) it may deem appropriate, except that in no event may an Option be exercised after
the expiration of the term set forth in the Stock Option Agreement. The Committee will have sole discretion to determine whether
a Participant has ceased to provide services and the effective date on which the Participant ceased to provide services (the “Termination
Date”).


 


“Unvested Shares” means
 “Unvested Shares” as defined in the Award Agreement for an Award.


 


“Vested Shares”
means “Vested Shares” as defined in the Award Agreement.


 


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