Exhibit 10.1


 





Black Ridge Oil & Gas, Inc.


 


STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT


(2012 Amended and Restated Stock Incentive
Plan)


 


Black Ridge Oil &
Gas, Inc. (the "Company"), pursuant to the 2012 Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan (as such plan may be
amended and/or restated, the "Plan"), hereby grants to Optionee listed below ("Optionee"), an
option to purchase the number of shares of the Company's Common Stock ("Shares") set forth below, subject to the
terms and conditions of the Plan and this Stock Option Agreement. Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Plan
shall have the same defined meanings in this Stock Option Agreement.


 


BACKGROUND


 


A.          Employee is serving as an associate for the Company
and the Company desires to award Employee for his or her services to the Company; and


 


B.          The Company has adopted the 2012 Amended and Restated
Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to which shares of common stock, $0.001 par value, of the Company have been
reserved for issuance under the Plan.


 


		I.	NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT



 


	Optionee:	 	Michael Eisele
	 	 	 
	Date of Stock Option Agreement:	 	August 1, 2013
	 	 	 
	Date of Grant:	 	August 1, 2013
	 	 	 
	Vesting Commencement Date:	 	August 1, 2013
	 	 	 
	Exercise Price per Share:	 	$.64
	 	 	 
	Total Number of Shares Granted:	 	165,000 Shares
	 	 	 
	Total Exercise Price:	 	$105,600
	 	 	 
	Term/Expiration Date:	 	July 31, 2023
	 	 	 
	Type of Option:	x	  Incentive Stock Option	 	Non-Qualified Stock Option
	 	 	 	 	 


 


Vesting Schedule: This Option shall
vest and become exercisable only to the extent that all, or any portion thereof, has vested. Except as otherwise provided herein,
the Option shall vest in five (5) annual installments, commencing one year from the Date of Grant, as noted above, and continuing
on the next four (4) anniversaries thereof (hereinafter referred to singularly as a “Vesting Date” and collectively
as “Vesting Dates”), until the Option is fully vested, as set forth in the following schedule:


 


	No. of Shares to be Vested	 	Vesting Date
	 	 	 
	33,000	 	August 1, 2014
	 	 	 
	33,000	 	August 1, 2015
	 	 	 
	33,000	 	August 1, 2016
	 	 	 
	33,000	 	August 1, 2017
	 	 	 
	33,000	 	August 1, 2018


 






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		II.	AGREEMENT



 


1.          Grant of Option.
The Company hereby irrevocably grants from the Plan to Optionee an Option to purchase the number of Shares set forth in the
Notice of Grant, at the exercise price per Share set forth in the Notice of Grant (the "Exercise Price"). Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary anywhere else in this Stock Option Agreement, the Option is subject to the terms, definitions and provisions
of the Plan adopted by the Company, which is incorporated herein by reference.


 


If designated in the Notice of Grant as
an Incentive Stock Option, this Option is intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option as defined in Section 422 of the Code;
provided, however, that to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of stock with respect to which Incentive Stock
Options (within the meaning of Code Section 422, but without regard to Code Section 422(d)), including the Option, are exercisable
for the first time by Optionee during any calendar year, exceeds $100,000, such options shall be treated as not qualifying under
Code Section 422, but rather shall be treated as Non-Qualified Stock Options to the extent required by Code Section 422. The rule
set forth in the preceding sentence shall be applied by taking options into account in the order in which they were granted. For
purposes of these rules, the Fair Market Value of stock shall be determined as of the time the option with respect to such stock
is granted.


 


 2.          Exercise of Option. This Option is exercisable as follows:




 


(a)          Right to Exercise.


 


(i)          This Option shall be exercisable cumulatively according to the Vesting Schedule set forth in the Notice of Grant. For purposes
of this Stock Option Agreement, Shares subject to this Option shall vest as provided in the Vesting Schedule set forth in the Notice
of Grant.


 


(ii)         This Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.


 


(iii)        In the event of Optionee's death, disability or other termination of Optionee's status as an employee, officer or Board
Member, the exercisability of the Option is governed by Section 7 below and the Termination Provisions set forth in the Notice
of Grant.


 


(iv)        In no event may this Option be exercised after the date of expiration of the term of this Option as set forth in the Notice
of Grant.


 


(b)          Method of Exercise.
This Option shall be exercisable by written Notice (substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A). The Notice must state
the number of Shares for which the Option is being exercised, and such other representations and agreements with respect to such
Shares as may be required by the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. The Notice must be signed by Optionee and shall
be delivered in person or by certified mail to the Secretary of the Company. The Notice must be accompanied by payment of the Exercise
Price plus payment of any applicable withholding tax. This Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company
of such written Notice accompanied by the Exercise Price and payment of any applicable withholding tax. No Shares shall be issued
pursuant to the exercise of an Option unless such issuance and such exercise comply with all relevant provisions of law and the
requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares may then be listed. Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes
the Shares shall be considered transferred to Optionee on the date on which the Option is exercised with respect to such Shares.


 


3.          Optionee's Representations.
If the Shares purchasable pursuant to the exercise of this Option have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable
state laws at the time this Option is exercised, Optionee shall, if required by the Company, concurrently with the exercise of
all or any portion of this Option, deliver to the Company his or her Investment Representation Statement in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit B and shall make such other written representations as are deemed necessary or appropriate by the Company
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4.          Lock-Up Period.
Optionee hereby agrees that, if so requested by the Company or any representative of the underwriters (the "Managing Underwriter")
in connection with any registration of the offering of any securities of the Company under the Securities Act or any applicable
state laws, Optionee shall not sell or otherwise transfer any Shares or other securities of the Company during the 180-day period
(or such longer period as may be requested in writing by the Managing Underwriter and agreed to in writing by the Company) (the
"Market Standoff Period") following the effective date of a registration statement of the Company filed under
the Securities Act; provided, however, that such restriction shall apply only to the first registration statement of the
Company to become effective under the Securities Act that includes securities to be sold on behalf of the Company to the public
in an underwritten public offering under the Securities Act. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to
securities subject to the foregoing restrictions until the end of such Market Standoff Period and these restrictions shall be
binding on any transferee of such Shares.


 


5.          Method of Payment.
Payment of the Exercise Price shall be payable in US dollars by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election
of Optionee:


 


(a)          cash;


 


(b)          uncertified or certified check, bank draft; or


 


(c)          with the consent of the Board,


 


 (i)          by delivery of shares of Common Stock in payment of all or any part of the option price, which shares shall be valued for this purpose at the Fair Market Value (as such term is defined in the Plan) on the date such option is exercised; or;




 


 (ii)         by instructing the Company to withhold from the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the stock option shares of Common Stock in payment of all or any part of the exercise price and/or any related withholding tax obligations, which shares shall be valued for this purpose at the Fair Market Value or in such other manner as may be authorized from time to time by the Board (Cashless Exercise);




 


All shares that shall be purchased
upon the exercise of the Option as provided herein shall be fully paid and non-assessable.


 


6.          Restrictions on Exercise. If the issuance of Shares upon such exercise or if the method of payment for such shares
would constitute a violation of any applicable federal or state securities or other law or regulation, then the Option may not
be exercised. The Company may require Optionee to make any representation and warranty to the Company as may be required by any
applicable law or regulation before allowing the Option to be exercised.


 


7.          Termination of
Relationship. If Optionee ceases to be a Board Member, Officer or Employee for any reason other than death, disability or
termination for cause, Optionee shall have the right to exercise the Option at any time within twelve (12) months after the date
Optionee ceased to be a Non-Employee Director or Employee to the extent of the full number of shares exercisable by Optionee on
the date he or she ceased to be a Non-Employee Director or Employee, and the unvested portion shall not vest and all of Optionee’s
rights to such unvested parts of the Option shall terminate. Upon the expiration of such twelve (12) month period, or, if earlier,
upon the expiration date of the Options as set forth above, the Options shall terminate and become null and void.


 


8.          Non-Transferability
of Option. This Option may not be transferred in any manner except by will or by the laws of descent or distribution. It may
be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by Optionee. The terms of this Option shall be binding upon the executors, administrators,
heirs, successors and assigns of Optionee.


 


9.          Term of Option.
This Option may be exercised only within the term set forth in the Notice of Grant.


 






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10.         Restrictions
on Shares. Optionee hereby agrees that Shares purchased upon the exercise of the Option shall be subject to such terms and
conditions as the Administrator shall determine in its sole discretion, including, without limitation, restrictions on the transferability
of Shares, the right of the Company to repurchase Shares, the right of the Company to require that Shares be transferred in the
event of certain transactions, a right of first refusal in favor of the Company with respect to permitted transfers of Shares,
tag-along rights and take-along rights. Such terms and conditions may, in the Administrator's sole discretion, be contained in
the Exercise Notice with respect to the Option or in such other agreement as the Administrator shall determine and which Optionee
hereby agrees to enter into at the request of the Company.


 


11.         No Right to
Employment. Nothing in the Plan or in this Stock Option Agreement shall confer upon Optionee any right to serve or continue
as an Employee, Director or Consultant of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, or shall interfere with or restrict in any
way the rights of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, which are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge Optionee at any time
for any reason whatsoever, with or without Cause, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in a written employment agreement
between Optionee and the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary.


 


 


This Stock
Option Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall
constitute one document.


 


	 	Black Ridge Oil & Gas, Inc.
	 	
         

         

	 	By:	/s/ Kenneth DeCubellis
	 	Name:	Kenneth DeCubellis
	 	Title:	Chief Executive Officer


 


OPTIONEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES
THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES PURSUANT TO THE OPTION HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A BOARD MEMBER OR EXECUTIVE OFFICER AT
THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED THIS OPTION OR ACQUIRING SHARES HEREUNDER). OPTIONEE
FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT NOTHING IN THIS STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT, NOR IN THE COMPANY'S 2012 AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK
INCENTIVE PLAN WHICH IS INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE, SHALL CONFER UPON OPTIONEE ANY RIGHT WITH RESPECT TO CONTINUATION AS
A BOARD MEMBER OR EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE COMPANY OR ANY PARENT OR SUBSIDIARY, NOR SHALL IT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH OPTIONEE'S
RIGHT OR THE COMPANY'S RIGHT TO TERMINATE OPTIONEE'S BOARD MEMBER OR EXECUTIVE OFFICER RELATIONSHIP AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT
CAUSE AND WITH OR WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.


 


Optionee acknowledges
receipt of a copy of the Plan and represents that he or she is familiar with the terms and provisions thereof. Optionee hereby
accepts this Option subject to all of the terms and provisions hereof. Optionee has reviewed the Plan and this Option in their
entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Option and fully understands all provisions
of the Option. Optionee hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator
upon any questions arising under the Plan or this Option. Optionee further agrees to notify the Company upon any change in the
residence address indicated below.


 


 


	Dated:	August 1, 2013	 	 	By:	 /s/ Michael Eisele
	 	 	 	 	Name:	Michael Eisele
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	Address:	 
	 	 	 	 	 	
        10275 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 310

        Minnetonka, MN 55305



 






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EXHIBIT A


 


Black Ridge Oil & Gas, Inc.


 


2012 Amended and Restated Stock Incentive
Plan


 


EXERCISE NOTICE


 


 


Black Ridge Oil & Gas, Inc. Attention: Chief Financial Officer


 


1.          Exercise of Option.
Effective as of today, Michael Eisele, the undersigned ("Optionee"), hereby elects to exercise Optionee's
option to purchase _________ shares of the Common Stock (the "Shares") of Black Ridge Oil & Gas, Inc. (the
"Company") under and pursuant to the 2012 Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan (as such plan may be amended
and/or restated, the "Plan") and the Stock Option Agreement dated August 1, 2013 (the "Option Agreement"). 
Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings given in the Option Agreement.


 


	 	Date of Grant:	August 1, 2013	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Number of Shares as to which Option is Exercised:	_________	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Exercise Price per Share:	$.64	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Total Exercise Price:	__________	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Certificate to be issued in name of:	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Cash Payment delivered herewith:	 	$	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	Type of Option:	[x]  Incentive Stock Option	[  ]  Non-Qualified Stock Option	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 





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


 


3.          Rights as Stockholder.
Until the stock certificate evidencing such Shares is issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company
or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder
shall exist with respect to Shares subject to the Option, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Company shall issue
(or cause to be issued) such stock certificate promptly after the Option is exercised.


 


No adjustment will be made for a dividend
or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the stock certificate is issued, except as provided in Section 14
of the Plan. Optionee shall enjoy rights as a stockholder until such time as Optionee disposes of the Shares or the Company and/or
its assignee(s) exercises the Right of First Refusal or the Take-Along Right hereunder (each as defined below).  Upon
such exercise, Optionee shall have no further rights as a holder of the Shares so purchased except the right to receive payment
for the Shares so purchased in accordance with the provisions of this Exercise Notice, and Optionee shall forthwith cause the certificate(s)
evidencing the Shares so purchased to be surrendered to the Company for transfer or cancellation.


 


4.          Company's Right
of First Refusal. Before any Shares held by Optionee (including, for purposes of Sections 4 and 5 hereof, any permitted transferee
holding Shares) may be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or otherwise disposed of (including transfer by gift
or operation of law) (collectively, "Transfer" or "Transferred"), the Company or its assignee(s) shall
have a right of first refusal to purchase the Shares on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 4 (the "Right
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(a)          Notice of Proposed Transfer. Optionee shall deliver to the Company a written notice (the "Notice")
stating: (i) Optionee's bona fide intention to sell or otherwise Transfer such Shares; (ii) the name of each proposed purchaser
or other transferee ("Proposed Transferee"); (iii) the number of Shares to be Transferred to each
Proposed Transferee; and (iv) the bona fide cash price or other consideration for which Optionee proposes to Transfer the
Shares (the "Offered Price"), and Optionee shall offer the Shares at the Offered Price to the Company or its assignee(s).


 


(b)          Exercise of Right of First Refusal.  Within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice, the Company and/or its
assignee(s) may elect in writing to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Shares proposed to be transferred to any one or
more of the Proposed Transferees. The purchase price will be determined in accordance with subsection (c) below.


 


(c)          Purchase Price. The purchase price (the "ROFR Purchase Price") for the Shares repurchased under
this Section shall be the Offered Price. If the Offered Price includes consideration other than cash, the cash equivalent
value of the non-cash consideration shall be determined by the Board in good faith.


 


(d)          Payment. Payment of the ROFR Purchase Price shall be made, at the option of the Company or its assignee(s), in cash
(by check), by cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness of Optionee to the Company (or, in the case of
repurchase by an assignee, to the assignee), or by any combination thereof within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice
or in the manner and at the times set forth in the Notice.


 


(e)          Optionee's Right to Transfer. If all of the Shares proposed in the Notice to be transferred to a given Proposed Transferee
are not purchased by the Company and/or its assignee(s) as provided in this Section, then Optionee may sell or otherwise Transfer
such Shares to that Proposed Transferee at the Offered Price or at a higher price, provided that such sale or other Transfer is
consummated within one hundred twenty (120) days after the date of the Notice and provided further that any such sale or other
Transfer is effected in accordance with any applicable securities laws and the Proposed Transferee agrees in writing that (i) the
provisions hereof, including without limitation the provisions of Sections 4 and 5 shall continue to apply to the Shares in the
hands of such Proposed Transferee and (ii) that such Proposed Transferee will not transfer the Shares any other purchaser
or transferee unless such future purchase or transferee agrees in writing to be bound by the provisions hereof, including without
limitation the provisions of Sections 4 and 5 hereof. If the Shares described in the Notice are not Transferred to the Proposed
Transferee within such period, a new Notice shall be given to the Company, and the Company and/or its assignees shall again be
offered the Right of First Refusal as provided herein before any Shares held by the Holder may be sold or otherwise Transferred.


 


(f)          Exception for Certain Family Transfers.  Anything to the contrary contained in this Section 4 notwithstanding,
the Transfer of any or all of the Shares during Optionee's lifetime or on Optionee's death by will or intestacy to Optionee's Immediate
Family or a trust for the benefit of Optionee's Immediate Family shall be exempt from the Right of First Refusal.  As used
herein, "Immediate Family" shall mean spouse, lineal descendant or antecedent, father, mother, brother or sister
or stepchild (whether or not adopted).  In such case, the transferee or other recipient shall receive and hold the Shares
so Transferred subject to the provisions hereof, including without limitation the provisions of Sections 4 and 5 hereof, and there
shall be no further Transfer of such Shares except in accordance with the terms hereof.


 


(g)          Termination of Right of First Refusal.  The Right of First Refusal shall terminate as to the Shares upon the
Public Trading Date of the Shares. For the purposes of the Stock Option Agreement and this Exercise Notice, the “Public Trading
Date” of the Shares is the date on which the Shares first become freely tradeable under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “Act”), either pursuant to Rule 144 or another provision of the Act. The holder of the Shares may apply to have
all restrictive transfer legends removed from the certificates evidencing the Shares without delivering a notice to the Company
pursuant to Section 4(a) of this Exercise Notice, provided that the request for legend removal is made at such times and in such
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5.          Company Take-Along
Right.


 


(a)          Approved Sale.
If the Board shall deliver a notice to Optionee (a "Sale Event Notice") stating that the Board has approved a
sale of all or a portion of the Company (an "Approved Sale") and specifying the name and address of the proposed
parties to such transaction and the consideration payable in connection therewith, Optionee shall (i) consent to and raise no
objections against the Approved Sale or the process pursuant to which the Approved Sale was arranged, (ii) waive any dissenter's
rights and other similar rights, and (iii) if the Approved Sale is structured as a sale of securities, agree to sell Optionee's
Shares on the terms and conditions of the Approved Sale which terms and conditions shall treat all stockholders of the Company
equally (on a pro rata basis), except that shares having a liquidation preference may receive an amount of consideration equal
to such liquidation preference in addition to the consideration being paid to the holders of shares not having a liquidation preference. 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the sale of the Shares in an Approved Sale shall be further subject to the terms of the Plan.


 


Optionee will take all necessary and desirable
lawful actions as directed by the Board and the stockholders of the Company approving the Approved Sale in connection with the
consummation of any Approved Sale, including without limitation, the execution of such agreements and such instruments and other
actions reasonably necessary to (A) provide the representations, warranties, indemnities, covenants, conditions, non-compete agreements,
escrow agreements and other provisions and agreements relating to such Approved Sale and, (B) effectuate the allocation and distribution
of the aggregate consideration upon the Approved Sale, provided, that this Section 5 shall not require Optionee to
indemnify the purchaser in any Approved  Sale for breaches of the representations, warranties or covenants of the Company
or any other stockholder, except to the extent (x) Optionee is not required to incur more than its pro rata share of such indemnity
obligation (based on the total consideration to be received by all stockholders that are similarly situated and hold the same class
or series of capital stock) and (y) such indemnity obligation is provided for and limited to a post-closing escrow or holdback
arrangement of cash or stock paid in connection with the Approved Sale.


 


(b)          Costs.
Optionee will bear Optionee's pro rata share (based upon the amount of consideration to be received) of the reasonable costs
of any sale of Shares pursuant to an Approved Sale to the extent such costs are incurred for the benefit of all selling stockholders
of the Company and are not otherwise paid by the Company or the acquiring party. Costs incurred by Optionee on Optionee's own behalf
will not be considered costs of the transaction hereunder.


 


(c)          Share Delivery. At the consummation of the Approved Sale, Optionee shall, if applicable, deliver certificates representing
the Shares to be transferred, duly endorsed for transfer and accompanied by all requisite stock transfer taxes, if any, and the
Shares to be transferred shall be free and clear of any liens, claims or encumbrances (other than restrictions imposed by this
Agreement) and Optionee shall so represent and warrant.


 


(d)                
Termination of Company Take-Along Right. The Take-Along Right shall terminate as to the Shares upon the Public Trading
Date of the Shares, as defined in Section 4(g) of this Exercise Notice.


 


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


 


7.          Lock-Up Period.
Optionee hereby agrees that if so requested by the Company or any representative of the underwriters (the "Managing Underwriter")
in connection with any registration of the offering of any securities of the Company under the Securities Act or any applicable
state laws, Optionee shall not sell or otherwise transfer any Shares or other securities of the Company during the 180-day period
(or such longer period as may be requested in writing by the Managing Underwriter and agreed to in writing by the Company) (the
"Market Standoff Period") following the effective date of a registration statement of the Company filed under
the Securities Act; provided, that such restriction shall apply only to the first registration statement of the Company
to become effective under the Securities Act that includes securities to be sold on behalf of the Company to the public in an
underwritten public offering under the Securities Act.  The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to
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8.          Restrictive Legends
and Stop-Transfer Orders.


 


(a)          Legends. Optionee
understands and agrees that the Company shall cause the legends set forth below or legends substantially equivalent thereto, to
be placed upon any certificate(s) evidencing ownership of the Shares together with any other legends that may be required
by state or federal securities laws:


 


THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY
HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE "ACT") OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT
BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT AND SUCH LAWS OR, IN
THE OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES, SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER,
PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.


 


THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS
CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL OPTIONS HELD BY THE ISSUER OR ITS ASSIGNEE(S)
AS SET FORTH IN THE EXERCISE NOTICE BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE SHARES, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED
AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE ISSUER. SUCH TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL ARE BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE
SHARES UNTIL THE SHARES FIRST BECOME FREELY TRADEABLE IN OPEN MARKET TRANSACTIONS IN A PUBLIC TRADING MARKET UNDER THE ACT.


 


(b)          Stop-Transfer
Notices.  Optionee agrees that, in order to ensure compliance with the restrictions referred to herein, the Company may
issue appropriate "stop transfer" instructions to its transfer agent, if any, and that, if the Company transfers its
own securities, it may make appropriate notations to the same effect in its own records.


 


(c)          Refusal to Transfer.  The Company shall not be required (i) to transfer on its books any Shares that have
been sold or otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Agreement or (ii) to treat as owner of such
Shares or to accord the right to vote or pay dividends to any purchaser or other transferee to whom such Shares shall have been
so transferred.


 


9.          Successors
and Assigns.  The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement to single or multiple assignees, and this
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company.  Subject to the restrictions on transfer
herein set forth, this Agreement shall be binding upon Optionee and his or her heirs, executors, administrators, successors and
assigns.


 


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


 


11.         Governing Law;
Severability. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada excluding
that body of law pertaining to conflicts of law.  Should any provision of this Agreement be determined by a court of law
to be illegal or unenforceable, the other provisions shall nevertheless remain effective and shall remain enforceable.


 






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12.         Notices.
Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon personal delivery
or upon deposit in the United States mail by certified mail, with postage and fees prepaid, addressed to the other party at its
address as shown below beneath its signature, or to such other address as such party may designate in writing from time to time
to the other party.


 


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


 


14.         Delivery of
Payment. Optionee herewith delivers to the Company the full Exercise Price for the Shares, as well as any applicable withholding
tax.


 


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


 





	Accepted by:	 	Submitted by:
	 	 	 
	BLACK RIDGE OIL & GAS, INC.	 	OPTIONEE
	 	 	 
	By:	 	 	By:	 
	 	 	 	 	Michael Eisele
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	
        Address: 10275 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 310

          Minnetonka,
        MN 55305
	 	
        Address: 10275 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 310

          Minnetonka,
        MN 55305





 






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EXHIBIT B


 


INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION STATEMENT


 


	OPTIONEE	:	Michael Eisele
	 	 	 
	COMPANY	:	Black Ridge Oil & Gas, Inc.
	 	 	 
	SECURITY	:	Options to purchase Common Stock
	 	 	 
	AMOUNT	:	_________ shares
	 	 	 
	DATE	:	 


 


In connection with
the purchase of the above-listed shares of Common Stock (the "Securities") of Black Ridge Oil & Gas, Inc.
(the "Company"), the undersigned (the "Optionee") represents to the Company the following:


 


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


 


(b)                
Optionee acknowledges and understands that the Securities constitute "restricted securities" under the Securities
Act and have not been registered under the Securities Act in reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption depends
upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of Optionee's investment intent as expressed herein. Optionee understands that the
Securities must be held indefinitely unless they are subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such
registration is available.  Optionee further acknowledges and understands that the Company is under no obligation to register
the Securities.  Optionee understands that the certificate evidencing the Securities will be imprinted with a legend which
prohibits the transfer of the Securities unless they are registered or such registration is not required in the opinion of counsel
satisfactory to the Company and any other legend required under applicable state securities laws.


 


(c)                
Optionee is familiar with the provisions of Rule 701 and Rule 144, each promulgated under the Securities Act,
which, in substance, permit limited public resale of "restricted securities" acquired, directly or indirectly from the
issuer thereof, in a non-public offering subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions.  Rule 701 provides that if
the issuer qualifies under Rule 701 at the time of the grant of the Option to Optionee, the exercise will be exempt from registration
under the Securities Act.


 


In the event the Company becomes subject
to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ninety (90) days thereafter
(or such longer period as any market stand-off agreement may require) the Securities exempt under Rule 701 may be resold,
subject to the satisfaction of certain of the conditions specified by Rule 144, including, in the case of an affiliate, (i) the
resale being made through a broker in an unsolicited "broker's transaction" or in transactions directly with a market
maker (as said term is defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), (ii) the availability of certain public information
about the Company, (iii) the amount of Securities being sold during any three (3) month period not exceeding the limitations
specified in Rule 144(e), and (iv) the timely filing of a Form 144, if applicable.


 


In the event that the Company does not
qualify under Rule 701 at the time of grant of the Option, then the Securities may be resold beginning ninety (90) days after
the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
in certain limited circumstances subject to the provisions of Rule 144, which requires the resale to occur not less than
six months  after the later of the date the Securities were sold by the Company or the date the Securities were sold by an
affiliate of the Company, within the meaning of Rule 144 and the availability of certain public information about the Company
(subject to certain exceptions); and, in the case of a sale of the Securities by an affiliate,  the satisfaction of the conditions
set forth in sections (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of the paragraph immediately above.


 






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(d)                
Optionee further understands that in the event all of the applicable requirements of Rule 701 or 144 are not satisfied,
registration under the Securities Act, compliance with Regulation A, or some other registration exemption will be required; and
that, notwithstanding the fact that Rules 144 and 701 are not exclusive, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission
has expressed its opinion that persons proposing to sell private placement securities other than in a registered offering and otherwise
than pursuant to Rules 144 or 701 will have a substantial burden of proof in establishing that an exemption from registration is
available for such offers or sales, and that such persons and their respective brokers who participate in such transactions do
so at their own risk. Optionee understands that no assurances can be given that any such other registration exemption will be available
in such event.


 


(e)                
Optionee understands and acknowledges that the Company will rely upon the accuracy and truth of the foregoing representations
and Optionee hereby consents to such reliance.


 


	 	Signature of Optionee:
	 	 
	 	 
	 Date: _________________	 
	 	Michael Eisele
	 	 


 




 


 


 






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