Document:

Exhibit
10.15

 

BIOFRONTERA
INC.

NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION

AWARD AGREEMENT

 

THIS
NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of [________], 2021 (the “Date of Grant”),
is made by and between Biofrontera Inc. (the “Company”), and [_______] (the “Participant”).

 

1.
Grant of Option.

 

(a)
Grant. The Company hereby grants to the Participant an Option to purchase a total of [_______] shares of Stock (the “Option
Shares”), on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and as otherwise provided in the Plan (the “Option”).
The Option is not intended to qualify as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code.

 

(b)
Option Price. The Option Price shall be $[_______] per Option Share.

 

(c)
Incorporation by Reference, Etc. The provisions of the Biofrontera, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”)
are hereby incorporated herein by reference. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, this Agreement shall be construed in accordance
with the provisions of the Plan and any interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations promulgated by the Committee from time to
time pursuant to the Plan. Any capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the definitions set forth in the
Plan. The Committee shall have final authority to interpret and construe the Plan and this Agreement and to make any and all determinations
under them, and its decision shall be binding and conclusive upon the Participant and his or her legal representative in respect of any
questions arising under the Plan or this Agreement. The Participant acknowledges that the Participant has received a copy of the Plan
and has had an opportunity to review the Plan and agrees to be bound by all the terms and provisions of the Plan. Without limiting the
foregoing, the Participant acknowledges that the Option and the Option Shares are subject to provisions of the Plan under which, in certain
circumstances, an adjustment may be made to the number of Option Shares and/or the applicable Option Price of the Option.

 

2.
Vesting; Exercisability; Forfeiture. Provided the Participant provides continuous services to the Company or one of its Affiliates
from the Date of Grant through the applicable Vesting Date identified below, the Option shall become vested and exercisable as follows:

 

	Percentage
    of Option Vesting	 	Vesting
    Date
	33%	 	First
    Anniversary of the Date of Grant
	33%	 	Second
    Anniversary of the Date of Grant
	34%	 	Third
    Anniversary of the Date of Grant

 

3.
Method of Exercise; Tax Withholding. 

 

(a)
The Participant may exercise the vested and exercisable portion of the Option, in whole or in part, by notifying the Company in writing
of the whole number of Option Shares to be purchased thereunder and complying with the method of exercise set forth in this paragraph.
Unless otherwise provided by the Company, the method of exercising the Option shall be a “net exercise” procedure effected
by withholding the applicable number of shares of Stock otherwise deliverable in respect of an Option that are needed to pay for the
aggregate Option Price for such shares of Stock and all applicable required withholding taxes; provided that the number of shares
of Stock so withheld to satisfy applicable withholding and employment taxes shall not have an aggregate Fair Market Value on the date
of such withholding in excess of the applicable withholding obligation. The Company may, however, require or permit the Participant to
exercise the Option by (i) delivering with the notice of exercise an amount equal to the aggregate Option Price for such number of shares
of Stock (calculated based on the number of shares of Stock acquired that are covered by the Option, as applicable) and/or all applicable
withholding taxes in cash (certified check, wire transfer or bank draft) or, if permitted by the Company in its sole discretion, in whole
shares of Stock already owned by the Participant, (ii) using a broker-assisted “cashless exercise” pursuant to which the
Company is delivered a copy of irrevocable instructions to a stockbroker to sell the shares of Stock otherwise deliverable upon the exercise
of the Option and to deliver promptly to the Company an amount equal to the aggregate Option Price for such shares of Stock and all applicable
required withholding taxes, or (iii) a combination of any of the methods prescribed in this paragraph or any other method identified
by the Company.

 

    	 

     

    

 

(b)
Exercise of this Option shall be subject to the Participant satisfying any applicable U.S. Federal, state and local tax withholding obligations
and non-U.S. tax withholding obligations. Unless otherwise provided by the Company, tax withholding shall in no event exceed the applicable
maximum statutory rate. Except as expressly provided pursuant to Section 3(a), as a condition to the exercise of the Option, the Participant
must remit an amount in cash, shares of Stock or other property (as elected by the Participant) sufficient to satisfy all Federal, state
and local or other applicable withholding and employment taxes relating thereto. In addition, the Company shall have the right and is
hereby authorized to withhold from the shares of Stock otherwise deliverable upon exercise of the Option, or from any compensation or
other amount owing to the Participant, the amount (in cash or, in the discretion of the Company, shares of Stock or other property) of
any applicable withholding and employment taxes in respect of the exercise of the Option and to take such other action as may be necessary
in the discretion of the Company to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such taxes. 

 

4.
Expiration. The Option may be subject to earlier cancellation, termination or expiration but in no event shall all or any portion
of the Option be exercisable after the tenth annual anniversary of the Date of Grant (the “Option Period”).

 

5.
Termination of Employment.

 

(a)
Termination of Employment due to Death or Disability. If, on or prior to an applicable Vesting Date, the Participant’s employment
with the Company and its Affiliates is terminated (1) by the Company or one of its Affiliates due to the Participant’s Disability,
or (2) due to the Participant’s death, then, with respect to any unexpired portion of this Option which is outstanding at the time
of Participant’s Disability or death:

 

(i)
any unvested portion of this Option shall be forfeited as of the date of termination of employment; and

 

(ii)
the vested portion of the Option shall expire on the earlier of (A) the last day of the Option Period or (B) the 365th day
following the date of such termination.

 

For
the avoidance of doubt, this Section 5(a) shall not apply to any death or Disability of the Participant occurring after the date of termination
of the Participant’s employment for any reason.

 

(b)
Termination of Employment for Cause. If, prior to the final Vesting Date, the Participant’s employment with the Company
and its Affiliates is terminated by the Company or one of its Affiliates for Cause, the unvested and vested portion of the Option shall
be cancelled immediately and the Participant shall immediately forfeit any rights to the Option Shares subject to the Option.

 

(c)
Other Termination of Employment. Except as set forth in Section 6 below, if, prior to the final Vesting Date, the Participant’s
employment with the Company and its Affiliates terminates for any reason other than as set forth in Sections 5(a) or (b) above (including
any termination of employment by the Company without Cause), then:

 

(i)
the unvested portion of the Option shall be cancelled immediately and the Participant shall immediately forfeit any rights to the Option
Shares subject to such unvested portion; and

 

(ii)
the vested portion of the Option shall expire on the earlier of the last day of the Option Period or the 90th day following
the date of such termination. For the avoidance of doubt, the vested portion of the Option shall remain exercisable by the Participant
until its expiration only to the extent the Option was exercisable at the time of such termination. When a Participant’s employment
with the Company is terminated for any reason other than due to death or Disability, the participant is responsible for exercising and
moving all of Participant’s Options, that are vested as of the termination date, to Participant’s own personal brokerage
account; this step must be completed within 90 days following the employment termination date. Participant’s access to the E*Trade
Equity Edge Online platform, or any similar system, will be eliminated on the 90th day following the date of Participant’s
employment termination date.

 

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6.
Change in Control. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event of a Change in Control, treatment of this Option
shall be governed by Section 14 of the Plan.

 

7.
Rights as a Shareholder. The Participant shall not be deemed for any purpose, nor have any of the rights or privileges of, a shareholder
of the Company in respect of any shares of Stock subject to this Option unless, until and to the extent that (i) such Option shall have
been exercised pursuant to its terms, (ii) the Company shall have issued and delivered such shares of Stock to the Participant and (iii)
the Participant’s name shall have been entered as a shareholder of record with respect to such Option Shares on the books of the
Company. The Company shall cause the actions described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of the preceding sentence to occur promptly following
exercise as contemplated by this Agreement, subject to compliance with applicable laws and compliance with the requirements of this Agreement.

 

8.
Compliance with Legal Requirements. The granting and exercising of the Option, and any other obligations of the Company under this
Agreement, shall be subject to all applicable Federal, provincial, state, local and foreign laws, rules and regulations and to such approvals
by any regulatory or governmental agency as may be required. The Committee shall have the right to impose such restrictions on the Option
as it deems reasonably necessary or advisable under applicable Federal securities laws, the rules and regulations of any stock exchange
or market upon which shares of Stock are then listed or traded, and/or any blue sky or state securities laws applicable to such shares
of Stock. It is expressly understood that the Committee is authorized to administer, construe, and make all determinations necessary
or appropriate to the administration of the Plan and this Agreement, all of which shall be binding upon the Participant. The Participant
agrees to take all steps the Committee or the Company determines are reasonably necessary to comply with all applicable provisions of
Federal and state securities law in exercising his or her rights under this Agreement.

 

9.
Clawback. The Option and/or the Option Shares shall be subject (including on a retroactive basis) to clawback, forfeiture or similar
requirements (and such requirements shall be deemed incorporated by reference into this Agreement) to the extent required or permitted
by applicable law (including, without limitation, Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act); provided that such requirement is in effect at the relevant time, and/or the rules and regulations
of any applicable securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the shares of Stock may be listed or quoted or if so
required pursuant to a written policy adopted by the Company.

 

10.
Miscellaneous.

 

(a)
Transferability. The Option shall be subject to the transfer restrictions contained in Section 12(l) of the Plan.

 

(b)
Amendment. The Committee at any time, and from time to time, may amend the terms of this Agreement; provided, however,
that the rights of the Participant shall not be materially adversely affected without the Participant’s written consent.

 

(c)
Waiver. Any right of the Company contained in this Agreement may be waived in writing by the Committee. No waiver of any right
hereunder by any party shall operate as a waiver of any other right, or as a waiver of the same right with respect to any subsequent
occasion for its exercise, or as a waiver of any right to damages. No waiver by any party of any breach of this Agreement shall be held
to constitute a waiver of any other breach or a waiver of the continuation of the same breach.

 

(d)
Section 409A. The Option is not intended to be subject to Section 409A of the Code and shall be interpreted accordingly. Notwithstanding
the foregoing or any provision of the Plan or this Agreement, if any provision of the Plan or this Agreement contravenes Section 409A
of the Code or could cause the Participant to incur any tax, interest or penalties under Section 409A of the Code, the Committee may,
in its sole reasonable discretion, modify such provision to (i) comply with, or avoid being subject to, Section 409A of the Code, or
to avoid the incurrence of taxes, interest and penalties under Section 409A of the Code and (ii) maintain, to the maximum extent practicable,
the original intent and economic benefit to the Participant of the applicable provision without materially increasing the cost to the
Company or contravening the provisions of Section 409A of the Code. This Section 10(d) does not create an obligation on the part of the
Company to modify the Plan or this Agreement and does not guarantee that the Option or the Option Shares will not be subject to interest
and penalties under Section 409A.

 

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(e)
Notices. All notices, requests, consents and other communications to be given hereunder to any party shall be deemed to be sufficient
if contained in a written instrument and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered in person, by telecopy, by nationally-recognized
overnight courier, or by first class registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to such party at the address set forth
below or such other address as may hereafter be designated in writing by the addressee to the addresser:

 

(i) if to the Company, to:

 

Biofrontera Inc.

120 Presidential Way, Suite 330

Woburn, Massachusetts 01801

Attention: Stock Plan Administrator

 

(ii)
if to the Participant, to the Participant’s home address on file with the Company.

 

All
such notices, requests, consents and other communications shall be deemed to have been delivered in the case of personal delivery or
delivery by telecopy, on the date of such delivery, in the case of nationally-recognized overnight courier, on the next business day,
and in the case of mailing, on the third business day following such mailing if sent by certified mail, return receipt requested.

 

(f)
Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability
of any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent
permitted by law.

 

(g)
No Rights to Employment. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as giving the Participant any right to be retained,
in any position, as an employee, consultant or director of the Company or its Affiliates or shall interfere with or restrict in any way
the rights of the Company or its Affiliates, which are hereby expressly reserved, to remove, terminate or discharge the Participant at
any time for any reason whatsoever.

 

(h)
Fractional Shares. In lieu of issuing a fraction of a share of Stock resulting from any exercise of the Option, the Company shall
be entitled to pay to the Participant an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of such fractional share.

 

(i)
Beneficiary. The Participant may file with the Committee a written designation of a beneficiary on such form as may be prescribed
by the Committee and may, from time to time, amend or revoke such designation. If no beneficiary is designated, if the designation is
ineffective, or if the beneficiary dies before the balance of a Participant’s benefit is paid, the balance shall be paid to the
Participant’s estate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, a Participant’s beneficiary shall be determined under applicable
state law if such state law does not recognize beneficiary designations under Awards of this type and is not preempted by laws which
recognize the provisions of this Section 10(i).

 

(j)
Successors. The terms of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns,
and of the Participant and the beneficiaries, executors, administrators, heirs and successors of the Participant.

 

(k)
Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Plan and the Restrictive Covenant Agreements contain the entire agreement and understanding
of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained herein, and supersede all prior communications, representations and
negotiations in respect thereto.

 

(l)
Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without
regard to principles of conflicts of law thereof, or principles of conflicts of laws of any other jurisdiction which could cause the
application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.

 

(m)
Headings. The headings of the Sections hereof are provided for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation
or construction, and shall not constitute a part, of this Agreement.

 

(n)
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including via facsimile and electronic image scan (pdf)),
each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument and shall become
effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties.

 

[Signature
Page to Follow]

 

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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed and delivered by the parties hereto as of the date first written above.

 

	 	BIOFRONTERA
    INC.
	 	 	 
	 	
	 	By:	 
	 	Its:
    	 
	 	 	 
	 	
	 	[Participant
    Name]Exhibit
10.16

 

BIOFRONTERA
INC.

EMPLOYEE
STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

EFFECTIVE
JULY 23, 2021

 

1.
Purpose

 

The
purpose of the Plan is to provide Eligible Employees of Biofrontera and each of its Designated Subsidiaries with the opportunity to purchase
Stock in Biofrontera through payroll deduction, thereby encouraging employees to share in the economic growth and success of the company
through Stock ownership. Biofrontera intends that the Plan constitute an “employee stock purchase plan” within the meaning
of section 423 of the Code and, further, intends that any ambiguity in the Plan or any related Offering be resolved to effect such intent.

 

2.
Effective Date

 

This
Plan shall become effective on July 23, 2021, subject to approval by Biofrontera’s shareholders.

 

3.
Definitions

 

3.1
“Account” shall mean the separate bookkeeping account which shall be established and maintained by the Administrator for
each Participant for each Offering Period to record the Contributions made on his or her behalf to purchase Stock under the Plan.

 

3.2
“Administrator” shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board or its duly-authorized delegate.

 

3.3
“Beneficiary” shall mean the one or more persons designated by the Participant in accordance with the procedures established
by the Administrator who is entitled to receive a distribution from the Participant’s Account and/or act on behalf of the Participant
pursuant to section 12.

 

3.4
“Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of Biofrontera.

 

3.5
“Change in Control” shall mean an occurrence of any of the following events: (a) an acquisition (other than directly from
Biofrontera) of any voting securities of Biofrontera (the “Voting Securities”) by any “person or group” (within
the meaning of section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) other than an employee benefit plan of Biofrontera, immediately after
which such person or group has “Beneficial Ownership” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of more than
fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of Biofrontera’s then outstanding Voting Securities; or (b) the consummation of
(i) a merger, consolidation or reorganization involving Biofrontera, unless (A) the shareholders of Biofrontera immediately before such
merger, consolidation or reorganization own, directly or indirectly immediately following such merger, consolidation or reorganization,
more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the entity resulting from such merger, consolidation or reorganization
(the “Surviving Corporation”) in substantially the same proportion as their ownership immediately before such merger, consolidation
or reorganization, and (B) at least a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Surviving Corporation were directors of
Biofrontera immediately prior to the execution of the agreement providing for such merger, consolidation or reorganization, or (ii) a
complete liquidation or dissolution of Biofrontera.

 

3.6
“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

3.7
“Contributions” shall mean the payroll deductions that a Participant contributes to fund the exercise of an Option pursuant
to the Offering. Contributions made in currencies other than U.S. dollars will be converted into U.S. dollars at the then existing exchange
rate as determined by the Administrator.

 

    	 

     

    

 

3.8
“Designated Subsidiary” shall mean a Subsidiary that the Administrator has designated as eligible to participate in the Plan.
Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator with respect to a particular Offering, each U.S. Subsidiary of Biofrontera which is
a corporation for U.S. tax purposes shall be a Designated Subsidiary.

 

3.9
“Eligible Employee” shall mean each regular full-time and part-time employee of Biofrontera or a Designated Subsidiary, excluding
any individual who is classified as an independent contractor in Biofrontera’s or a Designated Subsidiary’s regular payroll
system. Eligible Employee shall exclude any employee who (i) would own (immediately after the grant of an Option under the Plan) stock
possessing 5% or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of Biofrontera or any of its Subsidiaries based
on the rules set forth in section 423(b)(3) and section 424 of the Code, (ii) is customarily employed (within the meaning of Code section
423(b)(4)(B)) 20 hours or less per week (or such lesser period of time as may be determined by the Administrator), or (iii) is customarily
employed (within the meaning of Code section 423(b)(4)(C)) for not more than 5 months in any calendar year (or such lesser period of
time as may be determined by the Administrator). In addition, with respect to any Offering, the Administrator may, prior to an Enrollment
Period for an Offering under the Plan and in an identical manner to all employees of every corporation whose employees are granted Options
under the Offering, determine that the Eligible Employees with respect to such Offering will not include –

 

(a)
an employee who has been employed less than 2 years (within the meaning of the Code section 423(b)(4)(A)) (or such lesser period of time
as may be determined by the Administrator);

 

(b)
an employee who is a highly-compensated employee within the meaning of Code section 414(q) with compensation above a certain level, and/or
is an officer or subject to disclosure requirements of section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, or some other sub-category of highly compensated
employees above a designated grade level; and

 

(c)
an employee who is a citizen or resident of a foreign jurisdiction if the grant of an Option under the Plan or Offering to such person
is prohibited under the laws of such foreign jurisdiction or if compliance with the laws would cause the Plan or Offering to violate
the requirements of Code section 423.

 

3.10
“Enrollment Period” shall mean a period preceding an Offering Period during which Eligible Employees may elect to participate
in the Plan for such Offering Period. The Administrator shall establish the timing and duration of each Enrollment Period.

 

3.11
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

3.12
“Fair Market Value” as of any date shall mean the closing sales price for a share of Stock as reported on the New York Stock
Exchange on such date; provided, if any given day for which the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock is to be determined is not a business
day, the Fair Market Value shall be deemed to be the closing sales price for a share of Stock on the most recent business day before
such day.

 

3.13
“Offering” shall mean an offer under the Plan to purchase shares of Stock on a Purchase Date.

 

3.14
“Offering Period” shall mean a period established by the Administrator during which Contributions shall be made pursuant
to an Offering under the Plan. Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator with respect to an Offering, Offering Periods shall run
in consecutive, non-overlapping cycles, with the first Offering Period beginning on or after November 15, 2021 and ending on or after
May 15, 2022. In addition, unless otherwise provided by the Administrator with respect to an Offering, if the first day of an Offering
Period is not a business day, then the Offering Period shall begin on the next following business day; and if the last day of an Offering
Period is not a business day, then the Offering Period shall end on the most recent business day before such day. In no event shall any
Offering Period be shorter than three (3) months or longer than twenty-seven (27) months.

 

3.15
“Option” shall mean a Participant’s right to purchase shares of Stock in an Offering under the Plan, in accordance
with and subject to the terms of such Offering.

 

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3.16
“Participant” shall mean, for each Offering, an Eligible Employee who has satisfied the requirements set forth in section
7 to participate in such Offering.

 

3.17
“Participating Employer” shall mean, for each Participant as of any date, Biofrontera or a Designated Subsidiary, whichever
employs such Participant as of such date.

 

3.18
“Payroll Deduction Authorization” shall mean the participation election and payroll deduction authorization form which an
Eligible Employee shall be required to properly complete and timely file with the Administrator to participate in the Plan for the related
Offering Period. The Administrator shall establish rules and procedures relating to how Eligible Employees may submit Payroll Deduction
Authorizations (which may include online or electronic enrollment) and the times during which Payroll Deduction Authorizations must be
submitted.

 

3.19
“Biofrontera” shall mean Biofrontera Inc.

 

3.20
“Plan” shall mean this Biofrontera Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan as set forth herein and as hereafter amended from time
to time.

 

3.21
“Purchase Date” shall mean, for each Offering Period, the last business day of such Offering Period.

 

3.22
“Purchase Price” shall mean the price at which shares of Stock shall be purchased in an Offering, which shall be eighty-five
percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the Purchase Date. The Administrator may adjust the Purchase Price in its
sole discretion with respect to an Offering; provided that the Purchase Price shall not be less than the lower of (a) eighty-five percent
(85%) of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the first day of the Offering Period or (b) eighty-five percent (85%) of the Fair
Market Value of a share of Stock on the Purchase Date.

 

3.23
“Stock” shall mean the Common Stock of Biofrontera.

 

3.24
“Subsidiary” shall mean a subsidiary corporation of Biofrontera as defined under Code section 424(f).

 

4.
Offerings

 

Offerings
to purchase shares of Stock shall be made to Eligible Employees in accordance with the Plan from time to time at the discretion of the
Administrator. The Administrator will determine the terms of each Offering, which will be set forth in writing (or electronic form),
provided that all employees granted Options shall have the same rights and privileges in accordance with the requirements of section
423(b)(5) of the Code. For each Offering, Options will be granted to all Eligible Employees of any corporation whose employees are granted
any of such Options by reason of their employment by that corporation in such Offering. The maximum number of shares of Stock that may
be purchased by any Participant in a single Offering shall be 3,000.

 

5.
Shares Available Under the Plan

 

Subject
to adjustment as provided in section 14, a maximum [_________] shares of Stock shall be reserved for purchase upon the exercise of Options
granted under section 9 of the Plan. Any shares of Stock which are subject to Options granted as of the first day of an Offering Period
but which are not purchased on the related Purchase Date shall again become available under the Plan. Shares purchased under the Plan
will be, at Biofrontera’s discretion, either newly issued shares, shares already owned by Biofrontera (treasury stock), or shares
purchased for Participants in the open market, or any combination of the foregoing.

 

6.
Administration

 

The
Administrator shall be responsible for the administration of the Plan and shall have the power in connection with such administration
to interpret the Plan, to establish rules and procedures it deems appropriate to administer the Plan, and to take such other action in
connection with such administration as it deems necessary or equitable under the circumstances. The Administrator also shall have the
power to delegate the duty to perform such administrative functions as the Administrator deems appropriate under the circumstances and
any action taken in accordance with such delegation shall be considered the action of the Administrator. Any person or management committee
to whom the duty to perform an administrative function is delegated shall act on behalf of and shall be responsible to the Administrator
for such function. Any action or inaction by or on behalf of the Administrator under the Plan shall be final and binding on each Eligible
Employee, each Participant and on each other person who makes a claim under the Plan based on the rights, if any, of any such Eligible
Employee or Participant under the Plan.

 

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7.
Participation 

 

(a)
An Eligible Employee may become a Participant in the Plan by submitting a properly completed Payroll Deduction Authorization to the Administrator
on or before the last day of the Enrollment Period for an Offering. Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, only employees who
are Eligible Employees on the first day of an Enrollment Period, and whose employment as an Eligible Employee continues until the start
of the related Offering, may participate in the Offering. Employment as an Eligible Employee shall not be treated as interrupted by a
transfer directly between Biofrontera and any Designated Subsidiary which is participating in the Offering or between one Designated
Subsidiary participating in the Offering and another Designated Subsidiary participating in the same Offering.

 

(b)
A Payroll Deduction Authorization shall require an Eligible Employee to provide such information and to take such action as the Administrator
in its discretion deems necessary or helpful to the orderly administration of the Plan, including specifying (in accordance with section
8) his or her Contributions to purchase shares of Stock pursuant to the Offering. Unless a Participant files a new Payroll Deduction
Authorization during a subsequent Enrollment Period, stops (or otherwise modifies) his or her Contributions in accordance with section
8(b), or terminates employment or otherwise ceases to be an Eligible Employee pursuant to section 12, he or she will remain a Participant
and his or her Payroll Deduction Authorization will continue in effect at the same Contribution rate for future Offering Periods under
the Plan as long as the Plan remains in effect. The Administrator may establish procedures (applied on a uniform and nondiscriminatory
basis) for enrolling newly hired Eligible Employees or employees who otherwise become Eligible Employees during an Enrollment Period
(before the start of the related Offering Period). Otherwise, an Eligible Employee who is hired or who otherwise becomes eligible after
the start of an Enrollment Period for an Offering must wait until the Enrollment Period for the next Offering to enroll.

 

8.
Contributions

 

(a)
Payroll Deduction Authorization. Each Payroll Deduction Authorization made under section 7 shall specify the Participant’s
Contributions for the Offering, which shall be a whole-number percentage of compensation (unless the Administrator determines that Contributions
may be designated as a specific dollar amount) which he or she authorizes his or her Participating Employer to deduct from his or her
compensation each pay period (as such pay period is determined in accordance with his or her Participating Employer’s standard
payroll policies and practices) during the Offering Period for which such Payroll Deduction Authorization is in effect. For each Offering,
the Administrator shall establish the definition of eligible “compensation” from which a Participant’s Contributions
will be taken, which for any Offering will be applicable to all Participants in the Offering on an identical basis. The Administrator
shall determine the elements of pay to be included in compensation for purposes of an Offering in compliance with Code section 423 and
may change the definition on a prospective basis (provided it shall apply to Participants on an identical basis). Unless otherwise provided
by the Administrator with respect to an Offering, eligible “compensation” for purposes of each Offering under the Plan will
consist of base salary or base pay and overtime. In addition, for any Offering, the Administrator may establish uniform rules regarding
(i) required minimum Contribution levels and (ii) limitations on the dollar amounts (or percentages of compensation) that may be contributed,
provided that all such limitations shall satisfy the requirements of Code section 423(b)(5) with respect to any Offering. Unless otherwise
provided by the Administrator with respect to an Offering, the maximum percentage of compensation that a Participant may elect to contribute
for any Offering shall equal fifteen percent (15%) of the Participant’s eligible compensation per payroll period.

 

(b)
Modifications. Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator with respect to an Offering, a Participant shall have the one-time
right to amend his or her Payroll Deduction Authorization after the end of an Enrollment Period to stop the Contributions which he or
she previously had authorized for an Offering Period, in which case the accumulated Contributions through the date of such adjustment
shall not be distributed to the Participant but instead shall be used to purchase shares of Stock at the end of the Offering Period in
accordance with the terms of the Offering. Any such adjustment to a Participant’s Contributions shall be effective as soon as administratively
practicable after the Administrator receives the amended Payroll Deduction Authorization. No payroll deduction Contributions will be
taken for future Offering Periods unless the Participant submits a new Payroll Deduction Authorization during a subsequent Enrollment
Period in accordance with section 7. Unless otherwise provided for by the Administrator with respect to an Offering, a Participant shall
not otherwise have the right to increase or decrease the Contributions which he or she previously had authorized for an Offering Period
after the end of the Enrollment Period for such Offering Period. The Administrator may establish procedures and deadlines by which Participants
must make such amendments to a Payroll Deduction Authorization.

 

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(c)
Account Credits, General Assets and Taxes. All Contributions made for a Participant shall be credited to his or her Account as
of the payday as of which the Contribution is made. All Contributions shall be held by Biofrontera, by Biofrontera’s agent or by
one, or more than one, Designated Subsidiary (as determined by the Administrator) as part of the general assets of Biofrontera or any
such Designated Subsidiary, and each Participant’s right to the Contributions credited to his or her Account shall be those of
a general and unsecured creditor. No interest or earnings shall be credited to a Participant’s Account. All Contributions shall
be taken on an after-tax basis.

 

9.
Granting of Option

 

(a)
General Rule. Subject to the remaining provisions of this section 9, each person who is a Participant for an Offering Period automatically
shall be deemed to have been granted an Option to purchase the number of whole shares of Stock as may be purchased with the Contributions
credited to the Participant’s Account during the applicable Offering Period, subject to the limit in Section 4, if applicable,
and the Statutory Limit (as defined in Section 9(c) below). No fractional shares of Stock will be purchased; unless otherwise provided
by the Administrator, any Contributions accumulated in a Participant’s Account which are not sufficient to purchase a full share
of Stock will be retained in the Participant’s Account for the subsequent Offering, subject to earlier withdrawal in accordance
with section 12. Contributions accumulated in a Participant’s Account (other than amounts representing fractional shares) which,
for any reason, are not used to purchase shares of Stock will be returned to the Participant in cash (without interest and at the currency
exchange rate determined by the Administrator for Contributions made in currencies other than U.S. dollars) and shall not be carried
over to the next Offering.

 

(b)
Option Terms. Each such Option shall be exercisable only in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the applicable Offering
pursuant to which the Option has been granted.

 

(c)
Statutory Limitation. No Option granted under the Plan to any Eligible Employee shall permit his or her rights to purchase shares
of Stock under the Plan or under any other “employee stock purchase plan” (within the meaning of section 423 of the Code)
of Biofrontera or any of its Subsidiaries (within the meaning of section 424(f) of the Code) to accrue (within the meaning of section
423(b)(8) of the Code) at a rate which exceeds $25,000 of the Fair Market Value of such Stock for any calendar year (the “Statutory
Limit”). Such Fair Market Value shall be determined as of the first day of the Offering Period for which the Option is granted.

 

(d)
Insufficient Available Shares. If the number of shares of Stock available for purchase for any Offering Period is insufficient
to cover the number of whole shares which Participants have elected to purchase, then each Participant’s Option to purchase shares
of Stock for such Offering Period shall be reduced to the number of whole shares of Stock which the Administrator shall determine by
multiplying the number of shares of Stock available for Options for such Offering Period by a fraction, the numerator of which shall
be the number of shares of Stock for which such Participant would have been granted an Option under section 9(a) if sufficient shares
were available and the denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Stock for which Options would have been granted to
all Participants under section 9(a) if sufficient shares were available.

 

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10.
Exercise of Option

 

Unless
a Participant terminates employment or otherwise ceases to be an Eligible Employee pursuant to section 12, in each case on or before
the Purchase Date for an Offering Period for which he or she has made Contributions, his or her Option shall be exercised automatically
on such Purchase Date for the purchase of as many whole shares of Stock as the balance credited to his or her Account as of that date
will purchase at the Purchase Price for such shares of Stock.

 

11.
Delivery of Shares; Holding Period

 

Whole
shares of Stock purchased upon the exercise of an Option under the Plan may be registered in book entry form or represented in certificate
form and shall be held for the Participant in an investment account maintained by the Plan’s third-party custodian. The shares
of Stock in a Participant’s investment account shall be registered in the Participant’s name (or, to the extent permitted
under procedures established by the third-party custodian, jointly in the names of the Participant and the Participant’s spouse
or beneficiary). No Participant (or any person who makes a claim through a Participant) shall have any interest in any shares of Stock
subject to an Option until such Option has been exercised and the related shares of Stock have been registered in the Participant’s
investment account. The Administrator may impose restrictions on the sale or transfer of shares held in a Participant’s investment
account, in accordance with Code section 423, with respect to any shares of Stock purchased under the Plan if the purchase discount exceeds
5%.

 

In
addition, unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, no shares of Stock purchased in any Offering under the Plan may be transferred
out of the Participant’s Plan investment account to any other brokerage account designated by the Participant for two (2) years
after the start of the Offering Period during which such shares were purchased; provided that the Participant may still direct the sale
of any shares of Stock in his or her Plan investment account during this two-year period, as long as any otherwise applicable restrictions
with respect to such shares have elapsed. Any fees associated with the sale or transfer of any shares of Stock shall be borne by the
Participant.

 

12.
Termination of Employment or Other Service; Death

 

If
a Participant’s employment with Biofrontera or with a Designated Subsidiary terminates before the Purchase Date for an Offering
Period for any reason whatsoever (including death but in such case only if the Administrator has timely notice of such death), then his
or her Account shall be distributed to the Participant or (in the case of the Participant’s death) to the Beneficiary or estate
if no Beneficiary is selected in cash (without interest and at the currency exchange rate determined by the Administrator for Contributions
made in currencies other than U.S. dollars) as soon as administratively practicable after the date his or her employment terminates.
If a Participant otherwise ceases to be an Eligible Employee with respect to an Offering on or before the Purchase Date with respect
to such Offering, the Participant’s aggregate Contributions for such Offering shall be distributed to the Participant in cash (without
interest and at the currency exchange rate determined by the Administrator for Contributions made in currencies other than U.S. dollars)
as soon as administratively practicable after the date he or she ceases to be eligible. Payment shall occur as soon as administratively
practicable (and in any event by no later than March 15th of the year following the year in which the applicable Offering Period ends).
However, if a Participant is transferred directly between Biofrontera and a Designated Subsidiary participating in an Offering or between
one Designated Subsidiary participating in an Offering and another Designated Subsidiary participating in the same Offering, his or her
employment shall not be treated as having terminated merely because of such transfer. In the case of a leave of absence, the Administrator
shall have the authority to determine if and when a Participant’s employment has terminated in its sole discretion.

 

13.
Transferability

 

Neither
the balance credited to a Participant’s Account nor any rights to the exercise of an Option or to receive shares of Stock under
the Plan may be assigned, encumbered, alienated, transferred, pledged, or otherwise disposed of in any way by a Participant during his
or her lifetime or by any other person during his or her lifetime, and any attempt to do so shall be without effect; provided, however,
that the Administrator in its absolute discretion may treat any such action as an election by a Participant to cease future Contributions
in accordance with section 8(b).

 

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14.
Adjustment

 

The
number of shares of Stock covered by outstanding Options granted pursuant to the Plan, the related Purchase Price, the number of shares
of Stock available under the Plan, the maximum limitation on shares purchasable during an Offering Period, and any other similar terms
shall be adjusted by the Board in an equitable manner to reflect any Stock split, Stock dividend or other similar change in the capitalization
of Biofrontera without the receipt of consideration by Biofrontera. An adjustment made under this section 14 by the Board shall be conclusive
and binding on all affected persons.

 

15.
Amendment or Termination

 

This
Plan may be amended by the Board from time to time to the extent that the Board deems necessary or appropriate, and any such amendment
shall be subject to the approval of Biofrontera’s shareholders to the extent such approval is required under section 423 of the
Code, other applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements. The Board also may terminate the Plan or any Offering made under the
Plan at any time.

 

16.
Change in Control

 

In
the event of a Change in Control, (i) any surviving corporation or acquiring corporation (or the surviving or acquiring corporation’s
parent company) may assume or continue outstanding Options or may substitute similar options for outstanding Options, or (ii) otherwise,
all outstanding Options under the Plan shall automatically be exercised immediately prior to the consummation of such Change in Control
by causing all amounts credited to each Participant’s Account to be applied to purchase as many shares of Stock pursuant to the
Participant’s Option as possible at the Purchase Price, subject to the limitations set forth in the Plan. The Administrator shall
use its best efforts to provide at least ten (10) days’ prior written notice of the occurrence of a Change in Control and Participants
shall, following the receipt of such notice, have the right to terminate their Contributions and receive a cash distribution of their
Accounts prior to the effective date of such Change in Control.

 

17.
Acquisitions and Dispositions

 

The
Administrator may, in its sole and absolute discretion, create special Offering Periods for individuals who become Eligible Employees
solely in connection with the acquisition of a controlling interest in another company or business by a stock acquisition, merger, reorganization
or purchase of assets and, notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, may provide for special Purchase Dates for Participants
who will cease to be Eligible Employees solely in connection with the disposition of all or a portion of any Designated Subsidiary or
a portion of Biofrontera, which Offering Periods and Purchase Dates granted pursuant thereto shall, notwithstanding anything stated herein,
be subject to such terms and conditions as the Administrator considers appropriate under the circumstances.

 

18.
Indemnity

 

Biofrontera
shall, consistent with applicable law, indemnify members of the Administrator from any liability, loss or other financial consequence
with respect to any act or omission relating to his or her conduct in the performance of his or her duties under the Plan, except in
relation to matters as to which he or she acted fraudulently or in bad faith in the performance of such duties.

 

19.
Notices

 

All
Payroll Deduction Authorizations and other communications from a Participant to the Administrator under, or in connection with, the Plan
shall be deemed to have been filed with the Administrator when actually received in the form specified by the Administrator at the location,
or by the person, designated by the Administrator for the receipt of such authorizations and communications.

 

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20.
Electronic Forms

 

To
the extent permitted by applicable law and in the discretion of the Administrator, an Eligible Employee may submit any form or notice
as set forth herein by means of an electronic form approved by the Administrator. Before the commencement of an Offering Period, the
Administrator may prescribe the time limits within which any such electronic form shall be submitted to the Administrator with respect
to such Offering Period in order to be a valid election.

 

21.
Employment

 

No
offer under the Plan shall constitute an offer of employment, and no acceptance of an offer under the Plan shall constitute an employment
agreement. Any such offer or acceptance shall have no bearing whatsoever on the employment relationship between any Eligible Employee
and Biofrontera or any subsidiary of Biofrontera, including a Designated Subsidiary.

 

22.
Payment of Expenses Related to Plan

 

The
cost, if any, for the delivery of shares of Stock to a Participant or commissions upon the sale of Stock shall be paid by the Participant
using such service. Other expenses associated with the Plan, if any, at the discretion of the Administrator, will be allocated as deemed
appropriate by the Administrator.

 

23.
Optionees Not Stockholders

 

Neither
the granting of an Option to an employee, nor the deductions from his or her pay shall cause such employee to be a shareholder of the
Stock covered by an Option until such shares of Stock have been purchased by and issued to him or her.

 

24.
Taxes

 

As
a condition of participating in the Plan, a Participant shall make such arrangements as Biofrontera or the Participating Employer may
require for the satisfaction of any applicable U.S. federal, state, local or foreign tax withholding, and any other required deductions
or payments that may arise in connection with the grant or exercise of an Option under the Plan or the sale or disposition of any shares
of Stock acquired upon exercise thereof. Biofrontera shall not be required to issue any shares of Stock under the Plan until such obligations
are satisfied. At any time, the Company may, but shall not be obligated to, withhold from a Participant’s compensation the amount
necessary for the Company to meet applicable withholding obligations, including any withholding required to make available to the Company
any tax deductions or benefits attributable to sale or early disposition of Common Stock by the Participant.

 

25.
Compliance with Applicable Law

 

No
Options may be exercised to any extent unless the shares of Stock to be issued upon such exercise under the Plan are covered by an effective
registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Plan is in material compliance with all applicable
U.S. federal and state, foreign and other securities, exchange control and other laws applicable to the Plan.

 

26.
Headings, References and Construction

 

The
headings to sections in the Plan have been included for convenience of reference only. Except as otherwise expressly indicated, all references
to sections (section) in the Plan shall be to sections (section) of the Plan. This Plan shall be interpreted and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Biofrontera Inc. has caused this Plan to be duly executed in its name and on its behalf as of the date set forth
below.

 

	 	 BIOFRONTERA
    INC.
	 	 	 
	 	By:
	                
	 	Name:	 
	 	Title:	 
	 	 	 
	 	Date:	 

 

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