Exhibit 10.1


 


EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


 


THIS EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of July 1, 2022 (the “Effective Date”),
by and between AIKIDO PHARMA, INC. a Delaware corporation with offices at One Rockefeller Plaza, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10020
(the “Corporation”), and Chris Devall, an individual residing at 1920 Long Bridge Lane, Virginia Beach, VA 23454 (the
“Executive”), under the following circumstances:


 


RECITALS:


 


A. The
Corporation desires to secure the services of the Executive upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;


 


B. The
Executive desires to render services to the Corporation upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; and


 


C. The
Corporation and the Executive desire for this Agreement to constitute and embody their full and complete understanding and agreement with
respect to the Executive’s employment by the Corporation and supersede, as of the Effective Date, all prior understandings and agreements,
whether oral or written, between them with respect to such employment.


 


NOW, THEREFORE, the parties mutually agree as follows:


 


1. Employment.
The Corporation hereby employs the Executive and the Executive hereby accepts employment as an executive of the Corporation, subject to
the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.


 


2. Duties
and Place of Employment. The Executive shall serve as the Vice President of Operations of the Corporation, with such duties, responsibilities,
and authority as are commensurate and consistent with his position, and such other duties, responsibilities and authority as may be, from
time to time, reasonably assigned to him by the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) or the Board of Directors (the “Board”)
of the Corporation; provided, that on the second anniversary of the Effective Date, the Executive shall become the Chief Operating Officer
of the Corporation. The Executive shall report directly to the CEO. During the Term (as defined in Section 3), the Executive shall devote
his full business time and efforts to the performance of his duties hereunder unless otherwise authorized by the CEO. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the expenditure of reasonable amounts of time by the Executive for the making of passive personal investments, the conduct
of private business affairs, and charitable and professional activities shall be allowed, provided such activities do not materially interfere
with the services required to be rendered to the Corporation hereunder and do not violate the confidentiality provisions set forth in
Section 8 below. The Executive shall be permitted to perform his services for the Corporation from his home in Virginia Beach,
VA or such other location as mutually agreed to by the parties.


 


3. Term
of Employment. The term of this Agreement shall be for five (5) years (the “Initial Term”) and automatically
be extended for additional terms of one (1) year each (each a “Renewal Term”) unless either party gives prior
written notice of non-renewal to the other party no later than three (3) months prior to the expiration of the Initial Term
(“Non-Renewal Notice”), or the then current Renewal Term, as the case may be. For purposes of this Agreement, the
Initial Term and any Renewal Term are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Term”.


 






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 4. Compensation of Executive.




 


(a) The
Corporation shall pay the Executive as compensation for his services hereunder, in equal semi-monthly or bi-weekly installments during
the first three (3) years of the Term, the sum of $250,000, $300,000 and $350,000, respectively, per annum (as in effect from time to
time, the “Base Salary”), less such deductions as shall be required to be withheld by applicable law and regulations. For
the remainder of the Term, the Base Salary shall be $350,000, provided that the Corporation shall have the right but not the obligation
to increase the Base Salary.


 


(b) In
addition to the Base Salary, the Corporation shall grant the Executive a signing bonus on the Effective Date equal to $50,000 payable
as an award of restricted shares of the common stock of the Corporation (the “Signing Bonus”), which restricted shares shall
vest six months after the Effective Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Signing Bonus shall immediately vest in full if there is
a Change in Control Transaction (as defined in Section 5 below) during such six (6) month period. In the event that the Executive makes
an election under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”) with respect to the Signing
Bonus, the Corporation will make a non-recourse loan to him on such reasonable terms as the parties shall determine in an amount sufficient
to enable him to pay any income taxes resulting from such election.


 


(c) In
addition to the Base Salary , the Executive shall be entitled to receive an annual cash bonus (“Annual Bonus”) in an
amount determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”) in its discretion if the
Corporation meets or exceeds criteria adopted by the Compensation Committee for earning Bonuses, which criteria shall be adopted by the
Compensation Committee annually after consultation with the Executive and which criteria must be reasonably likely to be attainable; provided,
that in no event shall the Annual Bonus paid to the Executive for any year be less than $50,000. Annual Bonuses shall be paid by the Corporation
to the Executive promptly after the year end in cash or in restricted shares of the Corporation’s common stock, it being understood
that the Compensation Committee’s determinations concerning attainment of any financial targets associated with any bonus determination
shall not be determined until following the completion of the Corporation’s annual audit and public announcement of such results
and shall be paid promptly following the Corporation’s announcement of earnings, but in no event later than December 31 of the year
following the year for which it is being paid (and if the Executive was employed on April 15th of year following the calendar
year to which such Annual Bonus relates, then the Executive shall be entitled to the Annual Bonus for such year, even if he is not employed
by the Corporation on the date the Annual Bonus is paid for such last year). For the avoidance of doubt, if Executive is employed upon
expiration of the Term, he shall be entitled to the Annual Bonus for such last year on a pro-rata basis through the last date of employment
provided such date is on or before the April 15th of year following the calendar year to which such Annual Bonus relates, even
if he is not employed by the Corporation on the date such Annual Bonus is paid. In his sole discretion, the Executive may elect to receive
such annual bonus in common stock of the Corporation on such basis as determined by the Compensation Committee in good faith.


 









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(d) The
Compensation Committee of the Corporation shall approve a restricted stock grant to the Executive (the “Restricted Stock Grant”)
pursuant to the Corporation’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) with respect to shares of common stock of the
Corporation with a value on the grant date (the “Grant Date”) of one million dollars ($1,000,000), which grant shall
not restrict the right of the Executive at all times to vote such shares. The Restricted Stock Grant shall be completed within ten (10)
days of the date of execution of this Agreement. The Restricted Stock Grant shall vest on a pro rata basis on each of the twelve (12)
calendar quarters starting after the Grant Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Restricted Stock Grant shall immediately vest in full
if during the Term if there is (i) a Change in Control Transaction during the term of the Executive’s employment, (ii) a termination
of the Executive’s services hereunder by the Corporation other than for “Cause” (each as defined in Section 5 below),
a termination by the Executive for Good Reason (as hereinafter defined), or (iv) as a result of the Executive’s death or Total Disability
(as herein defined). In the event that the Executive makes an election under Section 83(b) of the Code, the Corporation will make a non-recourse
loan to him on such reasonable terms as the parties shall determine in an amount sufficient to enable him to pay any income taxes resulting
from such election. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligation of the Compensation Committee to issue shares of the common stock of
the Corporation pursuant to the Restricted Stock Grant is contingent on the number of authorized shares under the Plan being sufficient
to support such grant.


 


(e) The
Corporation shall pay up to $10,000 per month, or reimburse the Executive, for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses actually incurred
or paid by the Executive in the course of his employment, consistent with the Corporation’s policy for reimbursement of expenses
from time to time.


 


(f) The
Executive shall be entitled to participate in such pension, profit sharing, group insurance, hospitalization, and group health and benefit
plans and all other benefits and plans, including perquisites (e.g., cell phone), if any, as the Corporation provides to its senior executives,
including group family health insurance coverage, which shall be paid by the Corporation (the “Benefit Plans”). If
at any time during the Term, the Corporation does not provide its senior executives with health insurance (including hospitalization)
under a Benefit Plan, Executive shall be entitled to secure such health insurance for himself and his immediate family (i.e., spouse and
natural born children) and the Corporation shall reimburse Executive for the cost of such insurance promptly after payment by the Executive
for such insurance. If Executive secures such health insurance, such health insurance shall be deemed to be a Benefit Plan hereunder to
maximum extent permitted under applicable law.


 


(g) The
Corporation shall execute and deliver in favor of the Executive an indemnification agreement on the same terms and conditions entered
into with the other officers and directors of the Corporation. Such agreement shall provide for the indemnification of the Executive for
the term of his employment and for a period of at least six (6) years thereafter. The Corporation shall maintain directors’ and
officers’ insurance during the Term and for a period of at least six (6) years thereafter.


 


(h) The
Corporation shall also maintain (or hire, if applicable) an executive assistant to assist the Executive with his duties.


 






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 5. Termination.




 


(a) This
Agreement and the Executive’s employment hereunder shall terminate upon the happening of any of the following events:


 


 (i) upon the Executive’s death:




 


 (ii) upon the Executive’s Total Disability;




 


(iii) upon the expiration of the Initial
Term of this Agreement or any Renewal Term thereof, if either party has provided a timely Non-Renewal Notice in accordance with Section
3;


(iv) at
the Executive’s option, upon ninety (90) days prior written notice to the Corporation (other than under the circumstances set forth
in Section 5(b)(viii));


 


(v) at the Executive’s
option, for Good Reason, as defined in Section 5(c);


 


 (vi) at the Corporation’s option, for Cause, as defined in Section 5(e);




 


(vii) at the Corporation’s option,
upon ninety (90) days prior  written notice to the Executive, without Cause; and 


(viii) at the Executive’s option,
upon written notice to the Corporation at any time within forty (40) days of the consummation of a Change in Control Transaction. 


(b) For
purposes of this Agreement, the Executive shall be deemed to be suffering from a “Total Disability” if the Executive
has failed to perform his regular and customary duties to the Corporation for a period of 180 days out of any 360-day period and if before
the Executive has become “Rehabilitated” (as herein defined) a majority of the members of the Board, exclusive of the Executive,
determine that the Executive is mentally or physically incapable or unable to continue to perform such regular and customary duties of
employment. As used herein, the term “Rehabilitated” shall mean such time as the Executive is willing, able, and commences
to devote his time and energies to the affairs of the Corporation to the extent and in the manner that he did so prior to his Total Disability.


 


(c) For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “Good Reason” shall mean that the Executive has resigned due to: (i) a material
diminution of duties inconsistent with Executive’s title, authority, duties, and responsibilities (including, without limitation,
a change in the chain of reporting) prior to such diminution; or (ii) any material violation by the Corporation of its obligations (including,
without limitation, its compensation obligations) under this Agreement; provided that the Executive has given written notice to the Corporation
within ninety (90) days of Executive’s knowledge of the initial occurrence of such event, and the Corporation has failed to cure
such acts within thirty (30) days of receipt of such notice, if curable, and the Executive must then terminate his employment within thirty
(30) days following the expiration of such cure period for the termination to be on account of Good Reason.


 






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(d) For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “Change in Control Transaction” means the sale of the Corporation to an un-affiliated
person or entity or group of un-affiliated persons or entities pursuant to which such party or parties acquire (i) shares of capital stock
of the Corporation representing at least fifty percent (50%) of outstanding capital stock or sufficient to elect a majority of the Board
or of the board of directors of the Corporation (whether by merger, consolidation, sale, or transfer of shares (other than a merger where
the Corporation is the surviving corporation and the shareholders and directors of the Corporation prior to the merger constitute a majority
of the shareholders and directors, respectively, of the surviving corporation (or its parent)) or (ii) all or substantially all of the
Corporation’s assets determined on a consolidated basis.


 


(e) For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “Cause” shall mean any material breach of this Agreement by Executive or material,
gross, and willful misconduct on the part of the Executive in connection with his employment duties hereunder, in all cases that is not
cured within fourteen (14) days after receipt of notice thereof (to the extent such breach is capable of being cured), or the Executive’s
conviction of or entering of a guilty plea or a plea of no contest with respect to a felony or any crime involving fraud, larceny, or
embezzlement resulting in material harm to the Corporation by the Executive.


 


 6. Effects of Termination.




 


Upon termination
of employment for any reason, whether by the Executive or the Corporation, the Executive shall be paid accrued but unpaid compensation
and vacation pay through the date of termination and any other benefits accrued to him under any Benefit Plans outstanding at the date
of termination and the reimbursement of documented, unreimbursed expenses incurred on or prior to such date, all paid as promptly as practicable
and in accordance with applicable law (collectively, “Base Benefits”), and the Executive shall have any conversion
rights available under the Corporation’s Benefit Plans and as otherwise provided by law, including the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act and any similar state law or regulation (“COBRA”).


 


The following provisions apply to specified
termination events. Any Annual Bonus (including any pro-rated Annual Bonus) payable pursuant to the following provisions shall be paid
at the same time that it would have been paid if the Executive’s employment had not terminated.


 


(a)
Upon termination of the Executive’s employment pursuant to Section 5(a)(i) or (ii), in addition to the Base Benefits, the
Executive or his estate or beneficiaries, as applicable, shall be entitled to the following severance benefits: (i) twelve (12)
months’ Base Salary at the then current rate, payable in a lump sum, less withholding of applicable taxes, within thirty (30)
days of the date of termination; (ii) if the Executive elects continuation coverage for group health coverage pursuant to COBRA,
then for a period of twelve (12) months following the Executive’s termination he will be obligated to pay only the portion of
the full COBRA cost of the coverage equal to an active employee’s share of premiums (if any) for coverage for the respective plan
year and, to the extent required by any applicable nondiscrimination rules, the Company’s share of such premiums (the
“Employer-Provided COBRA Premium”) shall be treated as taxable income to the Executive; and (iii) payment on a
pro-rated basis of any Annual Bonus or other payments earned in connection with any bonus plan to which the Executive was a
participant as of the date of death or Total Disability. This Section 6(a) shall not terminate or otherwise interfere with any right
to disability payments.


 






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(b) Upon
termination of the Executive’s employment pursuant to Section 5(a)(iii) where the Corporation has offered to renew the term of the
Executive’s employment for an additional one (1) year period and the Executive chooses not to continue in the employ of the Corporation,
the Executive shall be entitled to receive only the Base Benefits, and the payment on a pro-rated basis of any Annual Bonus, or other
payments earned in connection with any bonus plan to which the Executive was a participant as of the date of the Executive’s termination
of employment,. In the event the Corporation tenders a Non-Renewal Notice to the Executive, then the Executive shall be entitled to the
same severance benefits as if the Executive’s employment were terminated pursuant to Section 5(a)(v); provided, however,
if such Non-Renewal Notice was triggered due to the Corporation’s statement that the Executive’s employment was terminated
due to Section 5(a)(vi), then payment of severance benefits will be contingent upon a determination as to whether termination was properly
for Cause.


 


(c) Upon
termination of the Executive’s employment pursuant to Section 5(a)(v), 5(a)(vii) or 5(a)(viii), in addition to the Base Benefits,
the Executive shall be entitled to the following severance benefits: (i) twelve (12) months’ Base Salary at the then current rate,
to be paid in a single lump sum payment not later than thirty (30) days following such termination, less withholding of all applicable
taxes; (ii) if the Executive elects continuation coverage for group health coverage pursuant to COBRA, then for a period of twelve (12)
months following the Executive’s termination he will be obligated to pay only the portion of the full COBRA cost of the coverage
equal to an active employee’s share of premiums (if any) for coverage for the respective plan year and, to the extent required by any
applicable nondiscrimination rules, the Employer- Provided COBRA Premium shall be treated as taxable income to the Executive; and (iii)
payment on a pro-rated basis of any Annual Bonus or other payments earned in connection with any bonus plan to which the Executive was
a participant as of the date of the Executive’s termination of employment. In addition, any equity grants to Executive shall be
immediately vested upon termination of Executive’s employment pursuant to Section 5(a)(v) or 5(a)(vii).


 


(d) Upon
termination of the Executive’s employment pursuant to Section 5(a)(iv) or (vi), in addition to the Base Benefits, the Executive
shall be entitled to the following severance benefits: (i) accrued and unpaid Base Salary and vacation pay through the date of termination,
less withholding of applicable taxes; and (ii) if the Executive elects continuation coverage for group health coverage pursuant to COBRA,
then, for a period of one (1) month following the Executive’s termination, he will be obligated to pay only the portion of the full
COBRA cost of the coverage equal to an active employee’s share of premiums (if any) for coverage for one month of the respective plan
year and, to the extent required by any applicable nondiscrimination rules, the Employer-Provided COBRA Premium shall be treated as taxable
income to the Executive.


 


(e) Any
payments required to be made hereunder by the Corporation to the Executive shall continue to the Executive’s beneficiaries in the
event of his death until paid in full.


 


7. Vacations.
The Executive shall be entitled to three (3) weeks of paid vacation per year. The Executive shall take his vacation at such time or
times as the Executive and the CEO shall determine is mutually convenient. Any vacation not taken in one (1) year shall accrue, up
to a maximum of six (6) weeks of vacation and shall carry over to the subsequent year.


 






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8. Disclosure
of Confidential Information. The Executive recognizes, acknowledges and agrees that he will have access to secret and confidential
information regarding the Corporation, including but not limited to, its products, formulae, patents, sources of supply, customer dealings,
data, know-how, and business plans, provided such information is not in or does not hereafter become part of the public domain, or become
known to others through no fault of the Executive. The Executive acknowledges that such information is of great value to the Corporation,
is the sole property of the Corporation, and has been and will be acquired by him in confidence. In consideration of the obligations undertaken
by the Corporation herein, the Executive will not, at any time, during or after his employment hereunder, reveal, divulge, or make known
to any person any information acquired by the Executive during the course of his employment, which is treated as confidential by the Corporation,
and not otherwise in the public domain. The provisions of this Section 8 shall survive the termination of the Executive’s employment
hereunder. All references to the Corporation in Sections 8 and 9 hereof shall include any affiliates of the Corporation.


 


9. Clawback
Rights. The Annual Bonus, and any and all stock-based compensation (such as options and equity awards) (collectively, the
“Clawback Benefits”) shall be subject to “Clawback Rights” as follows. During the period that
the Executive is employed by the Corporation and upon the termination of the Executive’s employment and for a period of three
(3) years thereafter, if there is a restatement of any financial results from which any Clawback Benefits to Executive shall have
been determined, the Executive agrees to repay any amounts that were determined by reference to any Corporation financial results
that were later restated (as defined below), to the extent the Clawback Benefits paid exceed the Clawback Benefits that would have
been paid, based on the restatement of the Corporation’s financial information. All Clawback Benefits resulting from such
restated financial results shall be retroactively adjusted by the Compensation Committee to take into account the restated results,
and any excess portion of the Clawback Benefits resulting from such restated results shall be immediately surrendered to the
Corporation and if not so surrendered within ninety (90) days of the revised calculation being provided to the Executive by the
Compensation Committee following a publicly announced restatement, the Corporation shall have the right to take any and all action
to effectuate such adjustment. The calculation of the revised Clawback Benefits shall be determined by the Compensation Committee in
good faith and applicable laws, rules, and regulations. All determinations by the Compensation Committee with respect to the
Clawback Rights shall be final and binding on the Corporation and Executive. The Clawback Rights shall terminate following a Change
of Control Transaction, subject to applicable laws, rules, and regulations. For purposes of this Section 9, a restatement of
financial results that requires a repayment of a portion of the Clawback Benefits shall mean a restatement resulting from material
non-compliance of the Corporation with any financial reporting requirement under the federal securities laws and shall not include a
restatement of financial results resulting from subsequent changes in accounting pronouncements or requirements that were not in
effect on the date the financial statements were originally prepared (“Restatements”). The parties acknowledge
that it is their intention that the foregoing Clawback Rights as relates to Restatements conform in all respects to the provisions
of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) and requires
recovery of all “incentive-based” compensation, pursuant to the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act and any and all rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time. Accordingly, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be deemed
automatically amended from time to time to the extent required to assure compliance with the Dodd-Frank Act or any applicable rules
or regulations enacted thereunder that may be adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any stock exchange on which the
securities of the Company are listed.


 






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 10. Section 409A.




 


(a) The
provisions of this Agreement are intended to comply with or be exempt from Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the “Code”) and any final regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder (“Section 409A”) and
shall be construed in a manner consistent with the requirements for avoiding taxes or penalties under Section 409A. The Corporation and
Executive agree to work together in good faith to consider amendments to this Agreement and to take such reasonable actions that are necessary,
appropriate, or desirable to avoid imposition of any additional tax, penalties or income recognition prior to actual payment to the Executive
under Section 409A.


 


(b) To
the extent that the Executive will be reimbursed for costs and expenses or in-kind benefits, except as otherwise permitted by Section
409A, (i) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit; (ii) the amount
of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits, provided during any taxable year shall not affect the expenses eligible for
reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other taxable year; provided, that the foregoing clause (ii) shall not
be violated with regard to expenses reimbursed under any arrangement covered by Section 105(b) of the Code solely because such expenses
are subject to a limit related to the period the arrangement is in effect; and (iii) such payments shall be made on or before the last
day of the taxable year following the taxable year in which Executive incurred the expense.


 


(c) A
termination of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of this Agreement providing for the payment
of any amounts or benefits upon or following a termination of employment unless such termination constitutes a “Separation from
Service” within the meaning of Section 409A and, for purposes of any such provision of this Agreement references to a “termination,”
“termination of employment,” or like terms shall mean Separation from Service.


 


(d) Each
payment that is made within the terms of the “short-term deferral” rule set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4)
is intended to meet the “short-term deferral” rule. Each other payment is intended to be a payment upon an involuntary termination
from service and payable pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii), et seq., to the maximum extent permitted by that
regulation, with any amount that is not exempt from Code Section 409A being subject to Code Section 409A.


 


(e)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if the Executive is a “specified employee” within the
meaning of Section 409A at the time of Executive’s termination, then only that portion of the severance and benefits payable
to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement, if any, and any other severance payments or separation benefits that may be considered
deferred compensation under Section 409A (together, the “Deferred Compensation Separation Benefits”), which (when
considered together) do not exceed the Section 409A Limit (as defined herein) may be made within the first six (6) months following
the Executive’s termination of employment in accordance with the payment schedule applicable to each payment or benefit. Any
portion of the Deferred Compensation Separation Benefits in excess of the Section 409A Limit otherwise due to Executive on or within
the six (6) month period following the Executive’s termination will accrue during such six (6) month period and will become
payable in one lump sum cash payment on the date six (6) months and one (1) day following the date of the Executive’s
termination of employment. All subsequent Deferred Compensation Separation Benefits, if any, will be payable in accordance with the
payment schedule applicable to each payment or benefit. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the Executive dies
following termination but prior to the six (6) month anniversary of the Executive’s termination date, then any payments
delayed in accordance with this paragraph will be payable in a lump sum as soon as administratively practicable after the date of
the Executive’s death and all other Deferred Compensation Separation Benefits will be payable in accordance with the payment
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(f) For
purposes of this Agreement, “Section 409A Limit” will mean a sum equal (x) to the amounts payable prior to March 15 following
the year in which Executive terminations plus (y) the lesser of two (2) times: (i) Executive’s annualized compensation based upon
the annual rate of pay paid to Executive during the Corporation’s taxable year preceding the Corporation’s taxable year of
Executive’s termination of employment as determined under Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii)(A)(1) and any IRS guidance issued
with respect thereto; or (ii) the maximum amount that may be taken into account under a qualified plan pursuant to Section 401(a)(17)
of the Code for the year in which Executive’s employment is terminated.


 


 11. Miscellaneous.




 


(a) The
Executive acknowledges that the services to be rendered by him under the provisions of this Agreement are of a special, unique, and extraordinary
character and that it would be difficult or impossible to replace such services. Accordingly, the Executive agrees that any breach or
threatened breach by him of Section 8 or 9 of this Agreement shall entitle the Corporation, in addition to all other legal remedies available
to it, to apply to any court of competent jurisdiction to seek to enjoin such breach or threatened breach. The parties understand and
intend that each restriction agreed to by the Executive hereinabove shall be construed as separable and divisible from every other restriction,
that the unenforceability of any restriction shall not limit the enforceability, in whole or in part, of any other restriction, and that
one or more or all of such restrictions may be enforced in whole or in part as the circumstances warrant. In the event that any restriction
in this Agreement is more restrictive than permitted by law in the jurisdiction in which the Corporation seeks enforcement thereof, such
restriction shall be limited to the extent permitted by law. The remedy of injunctive relief herein set forth shall be in addition to,
and not in lieu of, any other rights or remedies that the Corporation may have at law or in equity.


 


(b) Neither
the Executive nor the Corporation may assign or delegate any of their rights or duties under this Agreement without the express written
consent of the other; provided however, that the Corporation shall have the right to delegate its obligation of payment of all
sums due to the Executive hereunder, provided that such delegation shall not relieve the Corporation of any of its obligations hereunder.


 


(c) This
Agreement constitutes and embodies the full and complete understanding and agreement of the parties with respect to the Executive’s
employment by the Corporation, supersedes, as of the Effective Date, all prior understandings and agreements, whether oral or written,
between the Executive and the Corporation with respect to such employment, and shall not be amended, modified, or changed except by an
instrument in writing executed by the party to be charged. The invalidity or partial invalidity of one or more provisions of this Agreement
shall not invalidate any other provision of this Agreement. No waiver by either party of any provision or condition to be performed shall
be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same time or any prior or subsequent time.


 


(d) This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, be binding upon and enforceable against, the parties hereto and their respective successors,
heirs, beneficiaries, and permitted assigns.


 


(e) The
headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation
of this Agreement.


 


(f) All
notices, requests, demands, and other communications required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed
to have been duly given when personally delivered, sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or
by private overnight mail service (e.g. Federal Express) to the party at the address set forth above or to such other address as either
party may hereafter give notice of in accordance with the provisions hereof. Notices shall be deemed given on the sooner of the date actually
received or the third business day after sending.


 


(g) This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York without reference to principles
of conflicts of laws and each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction and venue of the federal and state courts
located in the State of New York.


 


(h) This
Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together
shall constitute one of the same instrument. The parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.


 






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CORPORATION:


 


AIKIDO PHARMA, INC.


 


	By:	/s/ Anthony Hayes	 
		Anthony Hayes, Chief Executive Officer	 



 


EXECUTIVE:


 


	/s/ Christopher Devall	 
	Chris Devall	 



 


 


 


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