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EXHIBIT 10.5

NEWMONT 
EQUITY BONUS PROGRAM FOR GRADES E-5 TO E-6

(Effective January 1, 2020)

NEWMONT 
EQUITY BONUS 
PROGRAM FOR GRADES E-5 TO E-6
(Effective January 1, 2020)
PURPOSE
This Equity Bonus Program for Grades E5 to E6 includes the Restricted Stock Unit Bonus program and Performance Stock Bonus program for the eligible Employees.  This program is a restatement of the Newmont Equity Bonus Program for Grades E-5 to E-6 effective January 1, 2019.  The purpose of this program is to provide to Employees of Newmont Corporation (“Newmont”) and its Affiliated Entities that participate in this program a more direct interest in the success of the operations of Newmont.  The eligible Employees                                                       will be rewarded in accordance with the terms and conditions described below.
This program is intended to be a program described in Department of Labor Regulation Sections 2510.31(b) and 2510.3-2(c) and shall not be considered a plan subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
SECTION I-DEFINITIONS
The capitalized terms used in this program shall have the same meaning as the capitalized terms in the Short-Term Incentive Program (“STIP”), unless otherwise stated herein.  In addition, the terms set forth in this Section shall have the meaning set forth below.
1. 1 “Absolute Total Shareholder Return” means; (a) the average closing price of Common Stock for the 30 trading days, excluding the final 5 trading days for administrative purposes, on the New York Stock Exchange of the Extended Performance Period, minus (b) the share price used to determine the Target Performance  Stock Unit Award, plus dividends paid in the Extended Performance period, divided by (c) the share price used to determine the Target Performance  Stock Unit Award. The Leadership Development and Compensation Committee retains authority to make adjustments for extraordinary events affecting the calculations.
1.2 “Cause” means  a) engagement in illegal conduct or gross negligence or willful misconduct, provided that if the Employee acted in accordance with an authorized written opinion of Newmont’s, or an affiliated entity’s, legal counsel, such action will not constitute “Cause;” b) any dishonest or fraudulent activity by the Employee or the reasonable belief by Newmont or an affiliated entity of the Employee’s breach of any contract, agreement or representation with the Newmont or an affiliated entity, or c) violation, or Newmont or an affiliated entities’ belief of Employee’s violation of Newmont Corporation’s Code of Conduct and underlying policies and standards.
1.3 “Change of Control Price” means the price per share of Common Stock offered to a holder thereof in conjunction with any transaction resulting in a Change of Control on a fully-diluted basis (as determined by the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee as 
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constituted before the Change of Control, if any part of the offered price is payable other than in cash), or, in the case of a Change of Control occurring solely by reason of a change in the composition of the Board, the highest Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on any of the 30 trading days immediately preceding the date on which such Change of Control occurs.
1.4 “Common Stock” means the $1.60 par value common stock of Newmont Corporation.
1.5  “Extended Performance Period” means the time frame between the beginning and ending average closing prices (generally deemed to be three years with adjustments for administrative purposes) over which the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee will calculate and determine the Performance  Stock Bonus.
1.6 “Fair Market Value” has the meaning given such term in the 2013 Stock Incentive Compensation Plan.
1.7  “Performance  Stock Bonus” means the bonus payable to an eligible Employee in the form of Common Stock under this compensation program with respect to an Extended Performance Period (or portion thereof as provided in Section 4.4) and is calculated as described in Section 4.2.  
1.8  “Performance Period” means the calendar year over which the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee will calculate and determine the Restricted Stock Unit Bonus.  
1.9 “Performance Stock” means the right to receive from Newmont, Common Stock or restricted stock units under terms and conditions defined in a restricted stock unit or other award agreement, as determined by the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee.   
1.10    “Relative Total Shareholder Return” means Newmont’s total shareholder return, defined as the change in the closing price of a share of Common Stock, with cash dividends paid,  between the share price used to determine the Target Performance  Stock Unit Award and the average closing price of Common Stock for the 30 trading days, excluding the final 5 trading days, on the New York Stock Exchange of the Extended Performance Period; as compared to the total shareholder return, with cash dividends paid, of an index of peer companies selected and determined by the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee. The Leadership Development and Compensation Committee retains authority to make adjustments for extraordinary events affecting the calculations.
1.11  “Restricted Stock Unit Bonus” means the bonus payable to an eligible Employee in the form of restricted stock units under this compensation program annually (or portion of a year as provided in Section 3.2), which shall be determined by dividing the eligible Employee’s Target Restricted Stock Unit Bonus by Fair Market Value, on the date of grant of the Restricted Stock Unit Bonus.  The restricted stock units granted as a Restricted Stock Unit Bonus shall have terms and conditions, and shall be subject to such restrictions as defined by the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee.
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1.12 “Retirement” means at least age 55, and, at least 5 years of continuous employment with Newmont and/or an Affiliated Entity, and, a total of at least 65 when adding age plus years of employment. This definition differs from the definition of retirement in other benefits plans, such as pension plans of Newmont, and shall not alter those definitions.  
1.13  “Target Performance  Stock Bonus”  means the number of shares of Common Stock equivalent to the percentage of base salary (for calculation purposes, base salary shall be the applicable base salary of the Employee as of March 1 (or the effective date of the annual merit compensation process if different than March 1) for the year in which the target number of shares is calculated) set by the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee which is set forth in Appendix B, using the average closing price of Common Stock for the 25 trading days on the New York Stock Exchange prior to the grant date of the Target Performance Leverage Stock Unit Bonus.  

1.14   “Target Restricted Stock Unit Bonus” means the percentage of base salary (for calculation purposes, base salary shall be the applicable base salary of the eligible Employee as of March 1 (or the effective date of the annual merit compensation process if different than March 1) for the year in which the target number of shares is calculated) set by the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee which is set forth in Appendix A.  
1.15  “Terminated Eligible Employee” for purposes of the Performance  Stock Bonus means executive grade level Employee of a Participating Employer at an executive grade level during the relevant Extended Performance Period, who terminates employment with Newmont and/or a Participating Employer as provided in Section 4.4. 
1.16  “2013 Stock Incentive Compensation Plan” means the Newmont Corporation 2013 Stock Incentive Compensation Plan (or any successor plan), as amended from time to time.
SECTION II-ELIGIBILITY
All Employees of a Participating Employer in an executive grade level, except any Employee who is eligible for the Senior Executive Compensation Program, are eligible to receive a Performance Stock Bonus under this program, provided (i) they are on the payroll of a Participating Employer as of the last day of the relevant Extended Performance Period for the Performance Stock Bonus, and at the time the award is vested, or (ii) they are a Terminated Eligible Employee with respect to Extended Performance Period for the Performance Stock Bonus.  All executive grade level Employees of a Participating Employer, except any Employee who is eligible for the Senior Executive Compensation Program, are eligible to receive a Restricted Stock Unit Bonus under this compensation program, provided they are on the payroll of a Participating Employer at the time the award is granted. Eligible Employees who are on shortterm disability under the ShortTerm Disability Plan of Newmont, or a successor plan, or not working because of a workrelated injury as of the last day of the Extended Performance Period for the Performance Stock Bonus, but are still on the payroll of a Participating Employer shall be eligible to receive a Performance Stock Bonus. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section II, the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee or the Executive Vice President of Human Resources of Newmont (or his or her delegate) may, prior to 
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the end of any Performance Period, or Extended Performance Period for the Performance Stock Bonus, exclude from or include in eligibility for participation under this compensation program with respect to such Performance Period, or Extended Performance Period for the Performance Stock Bonus, any executive grade level Employee of a Participating Employer.  
SECTION III-RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT BONUS
3.1 Determination of Restricted Stock Unit Bonus—In General.  The Restricted Stock Unit Bonus shall be calculated by determining the Target Restricted Stock Unit Bonus and modifying such amount by the eligible Employee’s personal performance for the Performance Period based upon manager discretion and guidance from the human resources department.  Such calculations shall be done as soon as reasonably practicable after the Performance Period.  Following such determination, payment of the Restricted Stock Unit Bonus shall be made to eligible Employees as soon as reasonably practicable, in accordance with Section 3.3 below.
3.2 Separation of Employment and Payment of Restricted Stock Unit Bonus.  An eligible Employee shall not be entitled to payment of a Restricted Stock Unit Bonus as a result of any separation of employment, voluntary or involuntary, except as provided in Section 5.1 below.  
3.3 Form of Payment.  The amount of Restricted Stock Unit Bonus payable under this compensation program shall be paid in restricted stock units (payable in whole units only rounded down to the nearest share).  The restricted stock units shall have a three-year vesting period, with onethird of the restricted stock units vesting each year on the anniversary of the date of grant, all subject to the terms of the applicable award agreement. 
SECTION IV-PERFORMANCE STOCK BONUS
4.1 Determination of Performance Stock—In General.  The Performance Stock Bonus shall be calculated as soon as reasonably practicable after the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee determines the Performance Stock Bonus Payout Factor as described in Section 4.3 below.  Following such determination, payment of the Performance Stock Bonus shall be made to eligible Employees as soon as reasonably practicable, in accordance with Section 4.5 below.
4.2 Calculation of Performance Stock Bonus.  The Performance Stock Bonus equals the Target Performance Stock Bonus times the percentage dictated by the Performance Stock Bonus Payout Factor and corresponding schedule in Appendix C.
4.3 Calculation of the Performance Stock Bonus Payout Factor.  The Performance Stock Bonus Payout Factor will be calculated by determining the Relative Total Shareholder Return and the corresponding percentage payout based on the schedule adopted by the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee, attached hereto in Appendix C.  In the event that Absolute Total Shareholder Return over the Extended Performance Period is negative, the Performance Stock Bonus Payout Factor shall be capped at 100%.  Additionally, the total value maximum of any calculated Performance Stock Unit Bonus shall not exceed four times the 
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dollar value of the Target Performance Stock Unit Bonus.  In the event, this maximum amount is exceeded, the Performance Stock Unit Bonus shall be reduced to a number of shares equaling four times the dollar value of the Target Performance Stock Unit Bonus divided by the average closing price of Common Stock for the 30 trading days, excluding the final 5 trading days, on the New York Stock Exchange of the Extended Performance Period, rounded down to the nearest share. 
4.4 Separation of Employment and Payment of Performance Stock Bonus. Unless otherwise stated in this Section 4.4, an eligible Employee shall not be entitled to payment of a Performance Stock Bonus on or after any separation of employment, voluntary or involuntary. In the event an eligible Employee separates employment from a Participating Employer prior to payment of the Performance Stock Bonus, for which the Employee has already received a notice of grant and award agreement, as a result of: (a) Retirement, (b) death, (c) termination of employment entitling Employee to benefits under the Executive Severance Plan of Newmont, or separation benefits for any involuntary termination, other than for Cause, for Employees not eligible for benefits under the Severance Plan of Newmont or the Executive Severance Plan of Newmont, or (d) circumstances entitling eligible Employee to long-term disability benefits of the Company, such eligible Employee is a Terminated Eligible Employee and shall receive a Performance Stock Bonus calculated separately to the most recent fiscal quarter end for each of the outstanding awards, with each separate award pro-rated based on the time he or she was actually employed by a Participating Employer during the Extended Performance Period.
4.5 Form of Payment.  The amount of Performance Stock Bonus payable under this compensation program shall be paid in Common Stock (payable in whole shares only rounded down to the nearest share). Upon the payment of the Performance Stock Bonus in Common Stock, an eligible Employee shall also be entitled to a cash payment equal to any dividends paid with respect to the Common Stock delivered for the Performance Stock Bonus for the Extended Performance Period, minus any applicable taxes.  
4.6 Timing of Payment.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 4.4 above, payment of the Performance  Stock Bonus will be made as soon as reasonably practicable during the calendar year following the Extended Performance Period to which such Performance  Stock Bonus relates. Upon the payment of the Performance Stock Bonus in Common Stock, an eligible Employee shall also be entitled to a cash payment equal to any dividends paid with respect to the Common Stock delivered for the Performance Stock Bonus for the Extended Performance Period, minus any applicable taxes.  
4.7 Performance Stock Bonus for Newly Hired or Newly Promoted eligible Employees.  In the event an individual is hired as an eligible Employee, or promoted into an eligible Employee position, such eligible Employee may be eligible for payment of a pro-rated Performance Stock Bonus, as determined in the sole discretion of the Company or the Committee for Section 16 Officers, at each date of payment of a Performance Stock Bonus after the date of hire or after the date of promotion.    
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SECTION V-CHANGE OF CONTROL
5.1 Restricted Stock Unit Bonus. In the event of a Change of Control (as defined in the STIP) each Restricted Stock Unit Bonus for the current year shall immediately be granted at target level in the form of a restricted stock unit award vesting 1/3 on January 1 of the year immediately following the year in which the Change of Control occurred, and another 1/3 on each of the following two January 1 anniversaries.  The restricted stock unit award agreement shall provide for immediate vesting of all outstanding restricted stock units upon a termination of employment entitling the grantee to benefits under the applicable Executive Change of Control Plan of Newmont.  
5.2 Performance Stock Bonus. In the event of a Change of Control (as defined in the STIP), each eligible Employee or a Terminated Eligible Employee who terminated employment on account of Retirement (all other Terminated Eligible Employees who terminated employment prior to the Change of Control shall be excluded), shall become entitled to the payment of a Performance  Stock Bonus for an Extended Performance Period.  The Performance Stock Bonus shall be calculated in the manner stated in Section 4.2 above, with the exception that (i) the Extended Performance Period shall be deemed to end on the date of the Change of Control, (ii) the Change of Control Price shall be substituted for the closing price for the end of the Extended Performance Period for purposes of Section 4.3 above, and (iii) the TSR Payout Factor will be based on Relative Total Shareholder Return utilizing the Change of Control Price as the final closing price of a share of Common Stock.  The Performance Stock Bonus shall be paid out as follows: (A) the percentage of the Performance Stock Bonus equal to the percentage of the Extended Performance Period that elapsed up to the Change of Control shall be paid in a number of shares of common stock of the acquiring or resulting corporation or any parent or subsidiary thereof or that may be issuable by another corporation that is a party to the transaction resulting in such Change of Control received in such transaction by holders of Common Stock (such common stock, “Acquirer Stock”) equal to (x) the number of shares of Acquirer Stock received by such a holder for each share of Common Stock held by such holder in such transaction multiplied by (y) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such percentage of the Performance Stock Bonus, or (B) if Acquirer Stock is not issued in connection with such transaction, cash in an amount equal to the Change of Control Price multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such percentage of the Performance Stock Bonus, within 5 days following the date of the Change of Control (provided, however, that if such Change of Control does not constitute a change in the ownership or effective control of Newmont or of a substantial portion of the assets of Newmont, pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) (a “409A CoC”), such percentage of the Performance  Stock Bonus shall be so paid when the Performance Stock Bonus would otherwise have been paid in accordance with Article IV), and b) the percentage of the Performance Stock Bonus equal to the percentage of the Extended Performance Period that did not elapse prior to the Change of Control shall be paid in the form of (A) restricted stock units covering a number of shares of Acquirer Stock equal to (x) the number of shares of Acquirer Stock received by a holder of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock held by such holder in such transaction multiplied by (y) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such percentage of the Performance Stock Bonus, that will have a vesting period equal to the Extended Performance Period otherwise remaining as of the date of 
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the Change of Control, or (B) if Acquirer Stock is not issued in connection with such transaction, a deferred compensation arrangement with a balance initially equal to the Change of Control Price multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such percentage of the Performance  Stock Bonus, that will have a vesting period equal to the Extended Performance Period otherwise remaining as of the date of the Change of Control and a value from time to time as if such initial balance were invested in such deemed investment as the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee as constituted before the Change of Control shall determine in its discretion.  The portion of the Performance Stock Bonus described in clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall vest upon any termination of employment of the eligible Employee with a Participating Employer prior to the expiration of the vesting period, with the exception of voluntary termination or termination for Cause, as defined in Newmont’s Executive Change of Control Plan.  Such portion shall be paid in cash within 5 days following vesting; provided, however, that if such Change of Control does not constitute a 409A CoC, such portion, to the extent vested in accordance with this sentence, shall be so paid when they would otherwise have been paid in accordance with Article IV.
SECTION VI-GENERAL PROVISIONS
6.1 Administration. This compensation program shall be administered by the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee or its delegee.  All actions by Newmont under this program shall be taken by the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee or its delegee.  The Leadership Development and Compensation Committee shall interpret the provisions of this program in its full and absolute discretion.  All determinations and actions of the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee with respect to this program shall be taken or made in its full and absolute discretion in accordance with the terms of this program and shall be final, binding and conclusive on all persons. 
6.2 Plan Unfunded. This compensation program shall be unfunded and no trust or other funding mechanism shall be established for this program. All benefits to be paid pursuant to this program shall be paid by Newmont or another Participating Employer from its respective general assets, and an eligible Employee or Terminated Eligible Employee (or his or her heir or devisee) shall not have any greater rights than a general, unsecured creditor against Newmont or another Participating Employer, as applicable, for any amounts payable hereunder.

6.3 Amount Payable Upon Death of Employee.  If an eligible Employee who is entitled to payment hereunder dies after becoming eligible for payment but before receiving full payment of the amount due, or if an eligible Employee dies and becomes a Terminated Eligible Employee, all amounts due shall be paid as soon as practicable after the death of such eligible Employee or Terminated Eligible Employee to the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by such eligible Employee or Terminated Eligible Employee to receive life insurance proceeds under Newmont’s life insurance plan. In the absence of an effective beneficiary designation under such plan, any amount payable hereunder following the death of such eligible Employee or Terminated Eligible Employee shall be paid to his or her estate.

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6.4 Reimbursement.  The Leadership Development and Compensation Committee, to the full extent permitted by governing law, shall have the discretion to require reimbursement of any portion of a Performance  Stock Bonus previously paid to an eligible Employee pursuant to the terms of this compensation program if: a) the amount of such Performance Stock Bonus was calculated based upon the achievement of certain financial results that were subsequently the subject of a restatement, and b) the amount of such Performance Stock Bonus that would have been awarded to the eligible Employee had the financial results been reported as in the restatement would have been lower than the Performance Stock Bonus actually awarded.  The approach used to determine the amount of reimbursement will be based on commonly used valuation methodologies or those as supported or validated by an independent third party with expertise in related matters.  Additionally, the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee, to the full extent permitted by governing law, shall have the discretion to require reimbursement of any portion of a Performance Stock Bonus previously paid to an eligible Employee pursuant to the terms of this compensation program if the eligible employee is terminated for Cause. 
6.5 Withholding Taxes.  All bonuses payable hereunder shall be subject to the withholding of such amounts as Newmont or a Participating Employer may determine is required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable federal, state or local law or regulation.  The Leadership Development and Compensation Committee may, in its sole discretion, permit eligible Employees to satisfy withholding applicable to the portion of the bonus payable in shares of Common Stock or Performance Stock by causing Newmont to withhold or sell the appropriate number of shares of Common Stock or Performance Stock from the bonus otherwise payable and to make the requisite withholding payments on behalf of the eligible Employee.
6.6 Issuance of Stock.  Shares of Common Stock and Performance Stock issued under this compensation program may be issued pursuant to the provisions of any stock plan of Newmont or as otherwise determined in the sole discretion of the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee.  All awards under this compensation program that consist of Common Stock or that are valued in whole or in part by reference to, or are otherwise based on, Common Stock, shall be treated as made under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan as well as this compensation program and thereby subject to the applicable terms and conditions of the 2013 Stock Incentive Compensation Plan.
6.7 General Operation and Amendment.  Notwithstanding anything contained in this compensation program to the contrary, this compensation program shall be administered and operated in accordance with any applicable laws and regulations including but not limited to laws affecting the timing of payment of any bonus under this compensation program.  
6.8 Right of Offset.  To the extent permitted by applicable law, Newmont or a Participating Employer may, in its sole discretion, apply any bonus payments otherwise due and payable under this compensation program against debts of an eligible Employee to Newmont or an Affiliated Entity.  By accepting payments under this compensation program, all eligible Employees shall consent to the reduction of any compensation paid to the eligible Employee by 
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Newmont or an Affiliated Entity to the extent the eligible Employee receives an overpayment from this compensation program.
6.9 Termination and Amendment.  The Board may at any time amend, modify, suspend or terminate this compensation program; provided, however, that the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee may, consistent with its administrative powers, waive or adjust provisions of this compensation program as it determines necessary from time to time.  The Leadership Development and Compensation Committee may amend the terms of any award theretofore granted hereunder, but no such amendment shall be inconsistent with the terms and conditions of this compensation program or materially impair the previously accrued rights of the eligible Employee to whom such award was granted with respect to such award without his or her consent, except such an amendment made to cause this program or such award to comply with applicable law, tax rules, stock exchange rules or accounting rules.
6.10 Severability.  If any section, subsection or specific provision is found to be illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions of this compensation program, and this compensation program shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal and invalid provision had never been set forth in this compensation program.
6.11 No Right to Employment.  The establishment of this compensation program shall not be deemed to confer upon any eligible Employee any legal right to be employed by, or to be retained in the employ of, Newmont, a Participating Employer or any Affiliated Entity, or to give any eligible Employee any right to receive any payment whatsoever, except as provided under this compensation program.  All eligible Employees shall remain subject to discharge from employment to the same extent as if this compensation program had never been adopted.
6.12 Transferability.  Any bonus payable hereunder is personal to the eligible Employee and may not be sold, exchanged, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise disposed of except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
6.13 Successors.  This compensation program shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Newmont and eligible Employees and their respective heirs, representatives and successors.
6.14 Governing Law.  This compensation program and all agreements hereunder shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Colorado, unless superseded by federal law.
6.15 Section 409A.  It is the intention of Newmont that awards and payments under this compensation program comply with or be exempt from Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder (collectively “Code Section 409A”), and Newmont shall have complete discretion to interpret and construe this program and any related plan or agreement in any manner that establishes an exemption from (or compliance with) the requirements of Code Section 409A.  If for any reason, such as imprecision in drafting, any provision of this program and/or any such plan or agreement does not accurately reflect its intended establishment of an exemption from (or compliance with) Code Section 409A, as 
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demonstrated by consistent interpretations or other evidence of intent, such provision shall be considered ambiguous as to its exemption from (or compliance with) Code Section 409A and shall be interpreted by Newmont in a manner consistent with such intent, as determined in the discretion of Newmont.  None of Newmont nor any other Participating Employer shall be liable to any eligible Employee or any other person (i) if any provisions of this program do not satisfy an exemption from, or the conditions of, Code Section 409A, or (ii) as to any tax consequence expected, but not realized, by any eligible Employee or other person due to the receipt or payment of any award under this program.
        
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APPENDIX A
Target Restricted Stock Unit Bonus

						
	Grade	Percentage of Base Salary
	E-5	60%
	E-6	40%

APPENDIX B 
Target Performance Stock Bonus
						
	Grade	Percentage of Base Salary
	E-5	60%
	E-6	40%

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APPENDIX C 
Performance Stock Bonus Payout Factor Schedule:

The PSU performance and payout funding utilizes a continuous schedule where the payout will be interpolated between the company rankings based on TSR.

13Exhibit 10.1

 

NEITHER
THIS NOTE NOR THE SECURITIES THAT MAY BE ISSUED BY THE COMPANY UPON CONVERSION HEREOF (COLLECTIVELY, THE “SECURITIES”)
HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “1933 ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY
STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THE SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED
OR ASSIGNED: (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE 1933 ACT, OR APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS; OR (II) IN THE ABSENCE OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE ISSUER, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT
REQUIRED UNDER THE 1933 ACT OR; (III) UNLESS SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE 1933 ACT.

 

8%
CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE

 

MATURITY
DATE OF APRIL 29, 2021 *THE “MATURITY DATE”

 

$165,000
APRIL 29, 2020 *THE “ISSUANCE DATE”

 

FOR
VALUE RECEIVED, Verus International, Inc., a Delaware Corporation (the “Company”) doing business in Gaithersburg,
Maryland hereby promises to pay to the order of [___], an accredited investor and [___], or its assigns (the “Holder”),
the principal amount of One Hundred and Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars ($165,000) (“Note”), on demand of the Holder at
any time on or after April 29, 2021 (the “Maturity Date”), and to pay interest on the unpaid principal balance hereof
at the rate of Eight Percent (8%) per annum (the “Interest Rate”) commencing on the date hereof (the “Issuance
Date”).

 

The
Principal Amount is One Hundred and Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars ($165,000) and the consideration paid by the Holder is One Hundred
and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) (the “Consideration”); there exists an original issue discount of $15,000 (the
“OID”)).

 

		1.	Payments
                                         of Principal and Interest.

 

		a.	Pre-Payment
                                         and Payment of Principal and Interest. The Company may pay this Note in full, together
                                         with any and all accrued and unpaid interest, plus any applicable pre-payment premium
                                         set forth herein and subject to the terms of this Section 1.a, at any time on or prior
                                         to the date which occurs 180 days after the Issuance Date hereof (the “Prepayment
                                         Date”). In the event the Note is not prepaid in full on or before the Prepayment
                                         Date, it shall be deemed a “Pre-Payment Default” hereunder.

 

		b.	Until
                                         the Thirtieth (30th) day after the Issuance Date the Company may pay the principal
                                         at a cash redemption premium of 110%, in addition to outstanding interest, without the
                                         Holder’s consent; from the 31st day to the Sixtieth Day (60th)
                                         after the Issuance Date, the Company may pay the principal at a cash redemption premium
                                         of 115%, in addition to outstanding interest, without the Holder’s consent; from
                                         the 61st day to the Ninetieth Day (90th) after the Issuance Date,
                                         the Company may pay the principal at a cash redemption premium of 120%, in addition to
                                         outstanding interest, without the Holder’s consent; from the 90th day
                                         to the One Hundred and Twentieth Day (120th) after the Issuance Date, the
                                         Company may pay the principal at a cash redemption premium of 125%, in addition to outstanding
                                         interest, without the Holder’s consent; from the 121st day to the One
                                         Hundred and Fiftieth Day (150th) after the Issuance Date, the Company may
                                         pay the principal at a cash redemption premium of 130%, in addition to outstanding interest,
                                         without the Holder’s consent; from the 150th after the Issuance Date to the Pre-Payment
                                         Date , the Company may pay the principal at a cash redemption premium of 135%, in
                                         addition to outstanding interest, without the Holder’s consent; After the Prepayment
                                         Date up to the Maturity Date this Note shall have a cash redemption premium of 140% of
                                         the then outstanding principal amount of the Note, plus accrued interest and Default
                                         Interest, if any, which may only be paid by the Company upon Holder’s prior written
                                         consent. At any time on or after the Maturity Date, the
                                         Company may repay the then outstanding principal plus accrued interest and Default Interest
                                         (defined below), if any, to the Holder.

 

		c.	Demand
                                         of Repayment. The principal and interest balance of this Note shall be paid to the Holder
                                         hereof on demand by the Holder at any time on or after the Maturity Date. The Default
                                         Amount (defined herein), if applicable, shall be paid to Holder hereof on demand by the
                                         Holder at any time such Default Amount becomes due and payable to Holder. The Holder
                                         may, by written notice to the Company at least five (5) days before the Maturity Date
                                         (as may have been previously extended), extend the Maturity Date to up to one (1) year
                                         following the date of the original Maturity Date hereunder.

 

		d.	Interest.
                                         This Note shall bear interest (“Interest”) at the rate of Eight Percent (8%)
                                         per annum from the Issuance Date until the same is paid, or otherwise converted in accordance
                                         with Section 2 below, in full and the Holder, at the Holder’s sole discretion,
                                         may include any accrued but unpaid Interest in the Conversion Amount. Interest shall
                                         commence accruing on the Issuance Date, shall be computed on the basis of a 365-day year
                                         and the actual number of days elapsed and shall accrue daily and, after the Maturity
                                         Date, compound quarterly. Upon an Event of Default, as defined in Section 10 below, the
                                         Interest Rate shall increase to Eighteen Percent (18%) per annum for so long as the Event
                                         of Default is continuing (“Default Interest”).

 

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		e.	General
                                         Payment Provisions. This Note shall be paid in lawful money of the United States of America
                                         by check or wire transfer to such account as the Holder may from time to time designate
                                         by written notice to the Company in accordance with the provisions of this Note. Whenever
                                         any amount expressed to be due by the terms of this Note is due on any day which is not
                                         a Business Day (as defined below), the same shall instead be due on the next succeeding
                                         day which is a Business Day and, in the case of any interest payment date which is not
                                         the date on which this Note is paid in full, the extension of the due date thereof shall
                                         not be taken into account for purposes of determining the amount of interest due on such
                                         date. For purposes of this Note, “Business Day” shall mean any day other
                                         than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in the State of Texas are
                                         authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed.

 

		2.	Conversion
                                         of Note. At any time after the Pre-payment Date, the Conversion Amount (see Paragraph
                                         2(a)(i)) of this Note shall be convertible into shares of the Company’s common
                                         stock (the “Common Stock”) according to the terms and conditions set forth
                                         in this Paragraph 2.

 

		a.	Certain
                                         Defined Terms. For purposes of this Note, the following terms shall have the following
                                         meanings:

 

		i.	“Conversion
                                         Amount” means the sum of (a) the principal amount of this Note to be converted
                                         with respect to which this determination is being made, (b) Interest; and (c) Default
                                         Interest, if any, if so included at the Holder’s sole discretion.

 

		ii.	“Conversion
                                         Price” means: i) $0.02 per share until the Prepayment Date, or ii) upon the occurrence
                                         of a Pre- payment Default or an Event of Default, the conversion price will be $0.007,
                                         and iii) If on any day after the Pre- Payment date the daily Volume Weighted Average
                                         (VWAP) of the Verus International, Inc. common stock is under $0.011, the conversion
                                         price will permanently become a 40% discount to the lowest closing price during the previous
                                         twenty (20) days to the date of a Conversion Notice.
	 	 	 
	 	 	“Person”
means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization
and a government or any department or agency thereof.

 

		iii.	“Shares”
                                         means the Shares of the Common Stock of the Company into which any balance on this Note
                                         may be converted upon submission of a “Conversion Notice” to the Company
                                         substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1.

 

		b.	Holder’s
                                         Conversion Rights. At any time after the Pre-payment Date, the Holder shall be entitled
                                         to convert all of the outstanding and unpaid principal and accrued interest of this Note
                                         into fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock in accordance with the stated
                                         Conversion Price. The Holder shall not be entitled to convert on a Conversion Date that
                                         amount of the Note in connection with that number of shares of Common Stock which would
                                         be in excess of the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion
                                         of the Note with respect to which the determination of this provision is being made on
                                         a Conversion Date, which would result in beneficial ownership by the Holder and its affiliates
                                         of more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company on such Conversion
                                         Date. For the purposes of the provision to the immediately preceding sentence, beneficial
                                         ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange
                                         Act of 1934, as amended, and Regulation 13d-3 thereunder. Subject to the foregoing, the
                                         Holder shall not be limited to aggregate conversions of 4.99% (“Conversion Limitation
                                         1”). The Holder shall have the authority to determine whether the restriction contained
                                         in this Section 2(b) will limit any conversion hereunder, and accordingly, the
                                         Holder may waive the conversion limitation described in this Section 2(b), in
                                         whole or in part, upon and effective after 61 days prior written notice to the Company
                                         to increase or decrease such percentage to any other amount as determined by Holder in
                                         its sole discretion (“Conversion Limitation 2”). If in the case that the
                                         Company’s Common Stock is “chilled” for deposit into the DTC system
                                         and only eligible for clearing deposit, then an additional 15% discount to the Conversion
                                         Price shall apply for all future conversions under the Note while the “chill”
                                         is in effect. For the avoidance of doubt, with reference to section 2(a)ii of this note,
                                         when the “chill” is in effect the conversion price will increase from a 35%
                                         discount to a 50% discount to the lowest trading price during the previous (20) days
                                         to the date of a Conversion Notice. To the extent the Conversion Price of the Company’s
                                         Common Stock closes below the par value per share, the Company will take all steps necessary
                                         to solicit the consent of the stockholders to reduce the par value to the lowest value
                                         possible under law. The Company agrees to honor all conversions submitted pending this
                                         adjustment unless the Holder, in its sole and absolute discretion elects instead to set
                                         the Conversion Price to par value for such conversion(s) and the conversion amount for
                                         such conversion(s) shall be increased to include Additional Principal, where “Additional
                                         Principal” means such additional amount to be added to the conversion amount to
                                         the extent necessary to cause the number of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion(s)
                                         to equal the same number of Common Stock as would have been issued had the Conversion
                                         Price not been set to par value in the Holder’s sole and absolute discretion.

 

		c.	Fractional
                                         Shares. The Company shall not issue any fraction of a share of Common Stock upon any
                                         conversion; if such issuance would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of
                                         Common Stock, the Company shall round such fraction of a share of Common Stock up to
                                         the nearest whole share except in the event that rounding up would violate the conversion
                                         limitation set forth in section 2(b) above.

 

		d.	Conversion
                                         Amount. The Conversion Amount shall be converted pursuant to Rule 144(b)(1)(ii) and Rule
                                         144(d)(1)(ii) as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities
                                         Act of 1933, as amended, into unrestricted shares at the Conversion Price.

 

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		e.	Mechanics
                                         of Conversion. The conversion of this Note shall be conducted in the following manner:

 

		i.	Holder’s
                                         Conversion Requirements. To convert this Note into shares of Common Stock on any date
                                         set forth in the Conversion Notice by the Holder (the “Conversion Date”),
                                         the Holder shall transmit by email, facsimile or otherwise deliver, for receipt on or
                                         prior to 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on such date or on the next business day, a copy of
                                         a fully executed notice of conversion in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1 to the
                                         Company.

 

		ii.	Company’s
                                         Response. Upon receipt by the Company of a copy of a Conversion Notice, the Company shall
                                         as soon as practicable, but in no event later than one (1) Business Day after receipt
                                         of such Conversion Notice, send, via email, facsimile or overnight courier, a confirmation
                                         of receipt of such Conversion Notice to such Holder indicating that the Company will
                                         process such Conversion Notice in accordance with the terms herein. Within two (2) Business
                                         Days after the date the Conversion Notice is delivered, the Company shall have issued
                                         and electronically transferred the shares to the Broker indicated in the Conversion Notice;
                                         should the Company be unable to transfer the shares electronically, it shall, within
                                         two (2) Business Days after the date the Conversion Notice was delivered, have surrendered
                                         to an overnight courier for delivery the next day to the address as specified in the
                                         Conversion Notice, a certificate, registered in the name of the Holder, for the number
                                         of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder shall be entitled.

 

		iii.	Record
                                         Holder. The person or persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable
                                         upon a conversion of this Note shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder
                                         or holders of such shares of Common Stock on the Conversion Date.

 

		iv.	Timely
                                         Response by Company. Upon receipt by Company of a Conversion Notice, Company shall respond
                                         within one business day to Holder confirming the details of the Conversion, and provide
                                         within two business days the Shares requested in the Conversion Notice.

 

		v.	Liquidated
                                         Damages for Delinquent Response. If the Company fails to deliver for whatever reason
                                         (including any neglect or failure by, e.g., the Company, its counsel or the transfer
                                         agent) to Holder the Shares as requested in a Conversion Notice within three (3) business
                                         days of the Conversion Date, the Company shall be deemed in “Default of Conversion.”
                                         Beginning on the fourth (4th) business day after the date of the Conversion
                                         Notice, after the Company is deemed in Default of Conversion, there shall accrue liquidated
                                         damages (the “Conversion Damages”) of $2,000 per day for each day after the
                                         third business day until delivery of the Shares is made, and such penalty will be added
                                         to the Note being converted (under the Company’s and Holder’s expectation
                                         and understanding that any penalty amounts will tack back to the Issuance Date of the
                                         Note). The Parties agree that, at the time of drafting of this Note, the Holder’s
                                         damages as to the delinquent response are incapable or difficult to estimate and that
                                         the liquidated damages called for is a reasonable forecast of just compensation.

 

		vi.	Liquidated
                                         Damages for Inability to Issue Shares. If the Company fails to deliver Shares requested
                                         by a Conversion Notice due to an exhaustion of authorized and issuable common stock such
                                         that the Company must increase the number of shares of authorized Common Stock before
                                         the Shares requested may be issued to the Holder, the discount set forth in the Conversion
                                         Price will be increased by 5 percentage points (i.e. from 40% to 45%) for the Conversion
                                         Notice in question and all future Conversion Notices until the outstanding principal
                                         and interest of the Note is converted or paid in full. These liquidated damages shall
                                         not render the penalties prescribed by Paragraph 2(e)(v) void, and shall be applied in
                                         conjunction with Paragraph 2(e)(v) unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Holder.
                                         The Parties agree that, at the time of drafting of this Note, the Holder’s damages
                                         as to the inability to issue shares are incapable or difficult to estimate and that the
                                         liquidated damages called for is a reasonable forecast of just compensation.

 

		vii.	Rescindment
                                         of Conversion Notice. If: (i) the Company fails to respond to Holder within one business
                                         day from the date of delivery of a Conversion Notice confirming the details of the Conversion,
                                         (ii) the Company fails to provide the Shares requested in the Conversion Notice within
                                         three business days from the date of the delivery of the Conversion Notice, (iii) the
                                         Holder is unable to procure a legal opinion required to have the Shares issued unrestricted
                                         and/or deposited to sell for any reason related to the Company’s standing with
                                         the SEC or FINRA, or any action or inaction by the Company, (iv) the Holder is unable
                                         to deposit the Shares requested in the Conversion Notice for any reason related to the
                                         Company’s standing with the SEC or FINRA, or any action or inaction by the Company,
                                         (v) if the Holder is informed that the Company does not have the authorized and issuable
                                         Shares available to satisfy the Conversion, or (vi) if OTC Markets changes the Company’s
                                         designation to ‘Limited Information’ (Yield), ‘No Information’
                                         (Stop Sign), ‘Caveat Emptor’ (Skull and Crossbones), or ‘OTC’,
                                         ‘Other OTC’ or ‘Grey Market’ (Exclamation Mark Sign) on the day
                                         of or any day after the date of the Conversion Notice, the Holder maintains the option
                                         and sole discretion to rescind the Conversion Notice (“Rescindment”) by delivering
                                         a notice of rescindment to the Company in the same manner that a Conversion Notice is
                                         required to be delivered to the Company pursuant to the terms of this Note.

 

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		viii.	Transfer
                                         Agent Fees and Legal Fees. The issuance of the certificates shall be without charge or
                                         expense to the Holder. The Company shall pay any and all Transfer Agent fees, legal fees,
                                         and advisory fees required for execution of this Note and processing of any Notice of
                                         Conversion, including but not limited to the cost of obtaining a legal opinion with regard
                                         to the Conversion. The Holder will deduct $3,000 from the principal payment of the Note
                                         solely to cover the cost of obtaining any and all legal opinions required to obtain the
                                         Shares requested in any given Conversion Notice. These fees do not make provision for
                                         or suffice to defray any legal fees incurred in collection or enforcement of the Note
                                         as described in Paragraph 13. All expenses incurred by Holder, for the issuance and clearing
                                         of the Common Stock into which this Note is convertible into, shall immediately and automatically
                                         be added to the balance of the Note at such time as the expenses are incurred by Holder.

 

		ix.	Conversion
                                         Right Unconditional. If the Holder shall provide a Notice of Conversion as provided herein,
                                         the Company’s obligations to deliver Common Stock shall be absolute and unconditional,
                                         irrespective of any claim of setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, or alleged breach by the
                                         Holder of any obligation to the Company.

 

		3.	Other
                                         Rights of Holder: Reorganization, Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale. Any
                                         recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale of all
                                         or substantially all of the Company’s assets to another Person or other transaction
                                         which is effected in such a way that holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive
                                         (either directly or upon subsequent liquidation) stock, securities, cash or other assets
                                         with respect to or in exchange for Common Stock is referred to herein as “Organic
                                         Change.” Prior to the consummation of any (i) Organic Change or (ii) other Organic
                                         Change following which the Company is not a surviving entity, the Company will secure
                                         from the Person purchasing such assets or the successor resulting from such Organic Change
                                         (in each case, the “Acquiring Entity”) a written agreement (in form and substance
                                         reasonably satisfactory to the Holder) to deliver to Holder in exchange for this Note,
                                         a security of the Acquiring Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar
                                         in form and substance to this Note, and reasonably satisfactory to the Holder. Prior
                                         to the consummation of any other Organic Change, the Company shall make appropriate provision
                                         (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder) to ensure that the Holder
                                         will thereafter have the right to acquire and receive in lieu of or in addition to (as
                                         the case may be) the shares of Common Stock immediately theretofore acquirable and receivable
                                         upon the conversion of the Note, such shares of stock, securities, cash or other assets
                                         that would have been issued or payable in such Organic Change with respect to or in exchange
                                         for the number of shares of Common Stock which would have been acquirable and receivable
                                         upon the conversion of the Note as of the date of such Organic Change (without taking
                                         into account any limitations or restrictions on the convertibility of the Note set forth
                                         in Section 2(b) or otherwise). All provisions of this Note must be included to the satisfaction
                                         of Holder in any new Note created pursuant to this section.

 

		a.	Adjustment
                                         Due to Distribution. If the Company shall declare or make any distribution of its assets
                                         (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of Common Stock as a dividend, stock repurchase,
                                         by way of return of capital or otherwise (including any dividend or distribution to the
                                         Company’s shareholders in cash or shares (or rights to acquire shares) of capital
                                         stock of a subsidiary (i.e., a spin-off)) (a “Distribution”), then the Holder
                                         of this Note shall be entitled, upon any conversion of this Note after the date of record
                                         for determining shareholders entitled to such Distribution, to receive the amount of
                                         such assets which would have been payable to the Holder with respect to the shares of
                                         Common Stock issuable upon such conversion had such Holder been the holder of such shares
                                         of Common Stock on the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to
                                         such Distribution.

 

		4.	Representations
                                         and Warranties of the Company. In connection with the transactions provided for herein,
                                         the Company hereby represents and warrants to the Holder the following:

 

		a.	Organization,
                                         Good Standing and Qualification. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly
                                         existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its incorporation and has
                                         all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted.
                                         The Company is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction
                                         in which the failure to so qualify would have a material adverse effect on its business
                                         or properties.

 

		b.	Authorization.
                                         All corporate action has been taken on the part of the Company, its officers, directors
                                         and stockholders necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement.
                                         The Company has taken all corporate action required to make all of the obligations of
                                         the Company reflected in the provisions of this Agreement, valid and enforceable obligations.
                                         The shares of capital stock issuable upon conversion of the Note have been authorized
                                         or will be authorized prior to the issuance of such shares.

 

		c.	Fiduciary
                                         Obligations. The Company hereby represents that it intends to use the proceeds of the
                                         Note primarily for the operations of its business and not for any personal, family, or
                                         household purpose. The Company hereby represents that its board of directors, in the
                                         exercise of its fiduciary duty, has approved the execution of this Agreement based upon
                                         a reasonable belief that the proceeds of the Note provided for herein is appropriate
                                         for the Company after reasonable inquiry concerning its financial objectives and financial
                                         situation.

 

		5.	Covenants
                                         of the Company.

 

		a.	So
                                         long as the Company shall have any obligations under this Note, the Company shall not
                                         without the Holder’s prior written consent pay, declare or set apart for such payment
                                         any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, property, or other securities) on
                                         shares of capital stock solely in the form of additional shares of Common Stock

 

		b.	So
                                         long as the Company shall have any obligations under this Note, the Company shall not
                                         without the Holder’s prior written consent sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of
                                         a significant portion of its assets outside the ordinary course of business. Any consent
                                         to the disposition of any assets may be conditioned upon a specified use of the proceeds
                                         thereof.

 

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		6.	Reservation
                                         of Shares. The Company shall at all times, so long as any principal amount of the Note
                                         is outstanding, reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares
                                         of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Note, five
                                         times the number of shares of Common Stock as shall at all times be sufficient to effect
                                         the conversion of all of the principal amount, plus Interest and Default Interest, if
                                         any, of the Note then outstanding (“Share Reserve”), unless the Holder stipulates
                                         otherwise in the “Irrevocable Letter of Instructions to the Transfer Agent.”
                                         The calculation to determine the amount of reserve shares necessary to be maintained
                                         shall be based on a 40% discount to the lowest trading price during the previous twenty
                                         (20) trading days to the date in which a “Share Reserve Increase Letter”
                                         is submitted to the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, there shall be no consideration
                                         given to the 0.02 or 0.007 share price when calculating the share reserve requirement.
                                         So long as this Note is outstanding, upon written request of the Holder or via telephonic
                                         communication, the Company’s Transfer Agent shall furnish to the Holder the then-current
                                         number of common shares issued and outstanding, the then-current number of common shares
                                         authorized, the then-current number of unrestricted shares, and the then-current number
                                         of shares reserved for third parties.

 

		7.	Voting
                                         Rights. The Holder of this Note shall have no voting rights as a note holder, except
                                         as required by law, however, upon the conversion of any portion of this Note into Common
                                         Stock, Holder shall have the same voting rights as all other Common Stock holders with
                                         respect to such shares of Common Stock then owned by Holder.

 

		8.	Reissuance
                                         of Note. In the event of a conversion or redemption pursuant to this Note of less than
                                         all of the Conversion Amount represented by this Note, the Company shall promptly cause
                                         to be issued and delivered to the Holder, upon tender by the Holder of the Note converted
                                         or redeemed, a new note of like tenor representing the remaining principal amount of
                                         this Note which has not been so converted or redeemed and which is in substantially the
                                         same form as this Note, as set forth above.

 

		9.	Default
                                         and Remedies.

 

		a.	Event
                                         of Default. For purposes of this Note, an “Event of Default” shall occur
                                         upon:

 

		i.	the
                                         Company’s default in the payment of the outstanding principal, Interest or Default
                                         Interest of this Note when due, whether at Maturity, acceleration or otherwise;

		ii.	the
                                         occurrence of a Default of Conversion as set forth in Section 2(e)(v);

		iii.	the
                                         failure by the Company for ten (10) days after notice to it to comply with any material
                                         provision of this Note not included in this Section 10(a);

		iv.	the
                                         Company’s breach of any covenants, warranties, or representations made by the Company
                                         herein;

		v.	any
                                         of the information in the DDF is false or misleading in any material respect;

		vi.	the
                                         default by the Company in any Other Agreement entered into by and between the Company
                                         and Holder, for purposes hereof “Other Agreement” shall mean, collectively,
                                         all agreements and instruments between, among or by: (1) the Company, and, or for the
                                         benefit of, (2) the Holder and any affiliate of the Holder, including without limitation,
                                         promissory notes;

		vii.	the
                                         cessation of operations of the Company or a material subsidiary;

		viii.	the
                                         Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law; (a) commences a voluntary
                                         case; (b) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case;
                                         (c) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or substantially all
                                         of its property; (d) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or
                                         (e) admits in writing that it is generally unable to pay its debts as the same become
                                         due;

		ix.	court
                                         of competent jurisdiction entering an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:
                                         (a) is for relief against the Company in an involuntary case; (b) appoints a Custodian
                                         of the Company or for all or substantially all of its property; or (c) orders the liquidation
                                         of the Company or any subsidiary, and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect
                                         for thirty (30) days;

		x.	the
                                         Company files a Form 15 with the SEC;

		xi.	the
                                         Company’s failure to timely file all reports required to be filed by it with the
                                         Securities and Exchange Commission;

		xii.	the
                                         Company’s failure to timely file all reports required to be filed by it with OTC
                                         Markets to remain a “Current Information” designated company;

		xiii.	the
                                         Company’s Common Stock is reported as “No Inside” by OTC Markets at
                                         any time while any principal, Interest or Default Interest under the Note remains outstanding;

		xiv.	the
                                         Company’s failure to maintain the required Share Reserve pursuant to the terms
                                         of the Irrevocable Letter of Instructions to the Transfer Agent;

		xv.	the
                                         Company directs its transfer agent not to transfer, or delays, impairs, or hinders its
                                         transfer agent in transferring or issuing (electronically or in certificated form) any
                                         certificate for Shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Holder upon conversion of
                                         or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note, or fails to remove
                                         (or directs its transfer agent not to remove or impairs, delays and/or hinders its transfer
                                         agent from removing) any restrictive legend (or to withdraw and stop transfer instructions)
                                         on any certificate for any Shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder upon conversion
                                         of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note (or makes any
                                         written announcement, statement or threat that it does not intend to honor its obligations
                                         pursuant to a Conversion Notice submitted by the Holder) and any such failure shall continue
                                         uncured for three (3) Business Days after the Conversion Notice has been delivered to
                                         the Company by Holder;

		xvi.	the
                                         Company’s failure to remain current in its billing obligations with its transfer
                                         agent and such delinquency causes the transfer agent to refuse to issue Shares to Holder
                                         pursuant to a Conversion Notice;

 

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		xvii.	the
                                         Company effectuates a reverse split of its Common Stock and fails to provide twenty (20)
                                         days prior written notice to Holder of its intention to do so; or

		xviii.	OTC
                                         Markets changes the Company’s designation to ‘No Information’ (Stop
                                         Sign), ‘Caveat Emptor’ (Skull and Crossbones), or ‘OTC’, ‘Other
                                         OTC’ or ‘Grey Market’ (Exclamation Mark Sign).

		xix.	“Change
                                         of Control Transaction” means the occurrence after the date hereof of any of (a)
                                         an acquisition after the date hereof by an individual or legal entity or “group”
                                         (as described in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
                                         of effective control (whether through legal or beneficial ownership of capital stock
                                         of the Company, by contract or otherwise) of in excess of 40% of the voting securities
                                         of the Company, (b) the Company merges into or consolidates with any other Person, as
                                         that term is defined in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any Person merges
                                         into or consolidates with the Company and, after giving effect to such transaction, the
                                         stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction own less than 60% of
                                         the aggregate voting power of the Company or the successor entity of such transaction,
                                         (c) the Company sells or transfers all or substantially all of its assets to another
                                         Person and the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction own
                                         less than 60% of the aggregate voting power of the acquiring entity immediately after
                                         the transaction, (d) a replacement at one time or within a three year period of more
                                         than one-half of the members of the Board of Directors which is not approved by a majority
                                         of those individuals who are members of the Board of Directors on the Issuance Date (or
                                         by those individuals who are serving as members of the Board of Directors on any date
                                         whose nomination to the Board of Directors was approved by a majority of the members
                                         of the Board of Directors who are members on the date hereof), or (e) the execution by
                                         the Company of an agreement to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound.

		xx.	Notwithstanding
                                         anything to the contrary contained in this Note or the other related or companion documents,
                                         a breach or default by the Company of any covenant or other term or condition contained
                                         in any of other agreement entered into by the Company, after the passage of all applicable
                                         notice and cure or grace periods therein.

 

The
Term “Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar Federal or State Law for the relief of debtors. The
term “Custodian” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.

 

		b.	Remedies.
                                         If an Event of Default occurs, the Holder may in its sole discretion determine to request
                                         immediate repayment of all or any portion of the Note that remains outstanding; at such
                                         time the Company will be required to pay the Holder the Default Amount (defined herein)
                                         in cash. For purposes hereof, the “Default Amount” shall mean: the product
                                         of (A) the then outstanding principal amount of the Note, plus accrued Interest and Default
                                         Interest, divided by (B) the Conversion Price as determined on the Issuance Date, multiplied
                                         by (C) the highest price at which the Common Stock traded at any time between the Issuance
                                         Date and the date of the Event of Default. If the Company fails to pay the Default Amount
                                         within five (5) Business Days of written notice that such amount is due and payable,
                                         then Holder shall have the right at any time, so long as the Company remains in default
                                         (and so long and to the extent there are a sufficient number of authorized but unissued
                                         shares), to require the Company, upon written notice, to immediately issue, in lieu of
                                         the Default Amount, the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company equal to the
                                         Default Amount divided by the Conversion Price then in effect.

 

		c.	If
                                         at any time after the Issuance Date, the Company is not DWAC Eligible, then an additional
                                         5% discount shall be factored into the Conversion Price. If at any time after the Issuance
                                         Date, the Common Stock is not DTC Eligible, then an additional 5% discount shall be factored
                                         into the Conversion Price. In addition, if any Event of Default occurs after the Issuance
                                         Date, then an additional 5% discount shall be factored into the Conversion Price for
                                         each of the first three (3) Events of Default that occur after the Issuance Date (for
                                         the avoidance of doubt, each occurrence of any Event of Default shall be deemed to be
                                         a separate occurrence for purposes of the foregoing reductions, even if the same Event
                                         of Default occurs three (3) separate times). For example, if there are three (3) separate
                                         occurrences of an Event of Default, then an additional 5% discount shall be factored
                                         into the Conversion Price for the first such occurrence, and so on for each of the second
                                         and third occurrences of such Event of Default.

 

		10.	Vote
                                         to Change the Terms of this Note. This Note and any provision hereof may only be amended
                                         by an instrument in writing signed by the Company and the Holder.

 

		11.	Lost
                                         or Stolen Note. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence satisfactory to the Company of
                                         the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note, and, in the case of loss, theft
                                         or destruction, of an indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company in a form
                                         reasonably acceptable to the Company and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and
                                         cancellation of the Note, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Note of like tenor
                                         and date and in substantially the same form as this Note; provided, however, the Company
                                         shall not be obligated to re-issue a Note if the Holder contemporaneously requests the
                                         Company to convert such remaining principal amount, plus accrued Interest and Default
                                         Interest, if any, into Common Stock.

 

		12.	Payment
                                         of Collection, Enforcement and Other Costs. If: (i) this Note is placed in the hands
                                         of an attorney for collection or enforcement or is collected or enforced through any
                                         legal proceeding; or (ii) an attorney is retained to represent the Holder of this Note
                                         in any bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or other proceedings affecting creditors’
                                         rights and involving a claim under this Note, then the Company shall pay to the Holder
                                         all reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith,
                                         in addition to all other amounts due hereunder.

 

		13.	Cancellation.
                                         After all principal, accrued Interest and Default Interest, if any, at any time owed
                                         on this Note has been paid in full or otherwise converted in full, this Note shall automatically
                                         be deemed canceled, shall be surrendered to the Company for cancellation and shall not
                                         be reissued.

 

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		14.	Waiver
                                         of Notice. To the extent permitted by law, the Company hereby waives demand, notice,
                                         protest and all other demands and notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance,
                                         performance, default or enforcement of this Note.

 

		15.	Governing
                                         Law. This Note shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions
                                         concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Note shall
                                         be governed by, the laws of the State of Texas, without giving effect to provisions thereof
                                         regarding conflict of laws. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive
                                         jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in Texas for the adjudication of
                                         any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated
                                         hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in
                                         any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction
                                         of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient
                                         forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby
                                         irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in
                                         any such suit, action or proceeding by sending, through certified mail or overnight courier,
                                         a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement
                                         and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process
                                         and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any
                                         right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY
                                         WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION
                                         OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR
                                         ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

		16.	Remedies,
                                         Characterizations, Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief. The remedies provided
                                         in this Note shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under
                                         this Note, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other
                                         injunctive relief), and no remedy contained herein shall be deemed a waiver of compliance
                                         with the provisions giving rise to such remedy and nothing herein shall limit the Holder’s
                                         right to pursue actual damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms
                                         of this Note. The Company covenants to the Holder that there shall be no characterization
                                         concerning this instrument other than as expressly provided herein. Amounts set forth
                                         or provided for herein with respect to payments, conversion and the like (and the computation
                                         thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by the Holder thereof and shall not, except
                                         as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the
                                         performance thereof).

 

		17.	Specific
                                         Shall Not Limit General; Construction. No specific provision contained in this Note shall
                                         limit or modify any more general provision contained herein. This Note shall be deemed
                                         to be jointly drafted by the Company and the Holder and shall not be construed against
                                         any person as the drafter hereof.

 

		18.	Failure
                                         or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of the Holder in the exercise
                                         of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall
                                         any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude further
                                         exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege.

 

		19.	Partial
                                         Payment. In the event of partial payment by the Holder, the principal sum due to the
                                         Holder shall be prorated based on the consideration actually paid by the Holder such
                                         that the Company is only required to repay the amount funded and the Company is not required
                                         to repay any unfunded portion of this Note, with the exception of any OID contemplated
                                         herein.

 

		20.	Entire
                                         Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the full and entire understanding and agreement
                                         between the parties with regard to the subjects herein. None of the terms of this Agreement
                                         can be waived or modified, except by an express agreement signed by all Parties hereto.

 

		21.	Additional
                                         Representations and Warranties. The Company expressly acknowledges that the Holder, including
                                         but not limited to its officer, directors, employees, agents, and affiliates, have not
                                         made any representation or warranty to it outside the terms of this Agreement. The Company
                                         further acknowledges that there have been no representations or warranties about future
                                         financing or subsequent transactions between the parties.

 

		22.	Notices.
                                         All notices and other communications given or made to the Company pursuant hereto shall
                                         be in writing (including facsimile or similar electronic transmissions) and shall be
                                         deemed effectively given: (i) upon personal delivery, (ii) when sent by electronic mail
                                         or facsimile, as deemed received by the close of business on the date sent, (iii) five
                                         (5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested,
                                         postage prepaid or (iv) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight
                                         courier, specifying next day delivery. All communications shall be sent either by email,
                                         or fax, or to the email address or facsimile number set forth on the signature page hereto.
                                         The physical address, email address, and phone number provided on the signature page
                                         hereto shall be considered valid pursuant to the above stipulations; should the Company’s
                                         contact information change from that listed on the signature page, it is incumbent on
                                         the Company to inform the Holder.

 

		23.	Severability.
                                         If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable
                                         law, such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement and the rest of the Agreement
                                         shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

 

		24.	Usury.
                                         If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder
                                         violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder
                                         shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum rate of interest permitted under
                                         applicable law. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that
                                         it will not seek to claim or take advantage of any law that would prohibit or forgive
                                         the Company from paying all or a portion of the principal, Interest or Default Interest
                                         on this Note.

 

		25.	Successors
                                         and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon all successors and assigns hereto.
                                         The Company may not assign this Note without the prior written consent of Holder. This
                                         Note and any shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of this Note may be offered,
                                         sold, assigned or transferred by Holder without the consent of the Company.

 

		26.	Terms
                                         of Future Financings. So long as this Note is outstanding, upon any issuance by the Company
                                         or any of its subsidiaries of any security with any term more favorable to the holder
                                         of such security or with a term in favor of the holder of such security that was not
                                         similarly provided to the Holder in this Note, then the Company shall notify the Holder
                                         of such additional or more favorable term and such term, at Holder’s option, shall
                                         become a part of the transaction documents with the Holder. The types of terms contained
                                         in another security that may be more favorable to the holder of such security include,
                                         but are not limited to, terms addressing conversion discounts, prepayment rate, conversion
                                         lookback periods, interest rates, original issue discounts, stock sale price, private
                                         placement price per share, and warrant coverage.

 

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SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW —

 

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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be signed by its CEO, on and as of the Issuance Date.

 

	Verus International, Inc.	 
	 	 	 
	Signature:	 
	 	 	 
	By:	 	 
	 	 	 
	Title:	 	 
	 	 	 
	Address:	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	Email:	 	 
	 	 	 
	Phone:	 	 
	 	 	 
	Facsimile:	 	 

 

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Exhibit
1

Conversion
Notice

 

Reference
is made to the 8% Convertible Note issued by Verus International, Inc. (the “Note”), dated April 29, 2020 in the principal
amount of $165,000 with 8% interest. This note currently holds a principal balance of $165,000 The features of conversion stipulate
a Conversion Price equal to _____________________________.

 

In
accordance with and pursuant to the Note, the undersigned hereby elects to convert $ _________ of the principal/interest balance
of the Note, indicated below into shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock”), of the Company, by tendering the
Note specified as of the date specified below.

 

Date
of Conversion: __________________

 

Please
confirm the following information:

 

Conversion
Amount: $ _________________

 

Conversion
Price: $ ______________ (_____% discount from $ _____________)

 

Number
of Common Stock to be issued: __________________________________________________________

 

Current
Issued/Outstanding: ___________________________________________________________________

 

If
the Issuer is DWAC eligible, please issue the Common Stock into which the Note is being converted in the name of the Holder of
the Note and transfer the shares electronically to:

 

[BROKER
INFORMATION]

 

Holder
Authorization:

[___]

 

*Do
not send certificates to this address

 

Tax
ID: [___]

 

[DATE]

 

[CONTINUED
ON NEXT PAGE]

 

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PLEASE
BE ADVISED, pursuant to Section 2(e)(ii) of the Note, “Upon receipt by the Company of a copy of the Conversion Notice, the
Company shall as soon as practicable, but in no event later than one (1) Business Day after receipt of such Conversion Notice,
SEND, VIA EMAIL, FACSIMILE OR OVERNIGHT COURIER, A CONFIRMATION OF RECEIPT OF SUCH CONVERSION NOTICE TO SUCH HOLDER INDICATING
THAT THE COMPANY WILL PROCESS SUCH CONVERSION NOTICE in accordance with the terms herein. Within two (2) Business Days after the
date of the Conversion Confirmation, the Company shall have issued and electronically transferred the shares to the Broker indicated
in the Conversion Notice; should the Company be unable to transfer the shares electronically, they shall, within two (2) Business
Days after the date of the Conversion Confirmation, have surrendered to FedEx for delivery the next day to the address as specified
in the Conversion Notice, a certificate, registered in the name of the Holder, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which
the Holder shall be entitled.”

 

	Signature:	 
	 	 
	 	 
	Anshu
    Bhatnagar 	 
	CEO	 
	Verus
    International, Inc.	 

 

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