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Exhibit 4.2

DESCRIPTION OF THE REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES 

REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES 

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Amtech Systems, Inc. (“Amtech,” “we,” “our” or “us”) has one class of securities registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended: our common stock.

 

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

 

The following summary of the terms of our capital stock is based upon our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended through February 6, 2012 (the “Articles of Incorporation”) and our Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended (the “Bylaws”). The summary is not complete, and is qualified by reference to our Articles of Incorporation and our Bylaws, which are filed as exhibits to this Annual Report on Form 10-K and are incorporated by reference herein. We encourage you to read our Articles of Incorporation, our Bylaws and the applicable provisions of the Arizona Revised Statutes for additional information.

 

Authorized Shares of Capital Stock

 

Our authorized capital stock consists of 100,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value, and 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock. As of November 15, 2019, there were 14,268,797 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding. The outstanding shares of our common stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable.

 

Listing

 

Our common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, under the symbol “ASYS.” 

 

Voting Rights

 

Each outstanding share of our common stock is entitled to one vote per share of record on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders and to vote together as a single class for the election of directors and in respect of other corporate matters.  At a meeting of shareholders at which a quorum is present, all questions other than the contested election of directors shall be decided by determining if the votes cast by shareholders favoring the action exceed the votes casts by shareholders opposing the action, without regard to abstentions, unless the matter is one upon which a different vote is required by express provision of Arizona law, the NASDAQ or our articles of incorporation or bylaws. Directors, in a contested election, will be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares present at a meeting.  Holders of shares of common stock have cumulative voting rights with respect to the election of directors. 

 

Dividend Rights 

 

Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends or other distributions when, as and if declared by our board of directors. The right of our board of directors to declare dividends, however, is subject to any rights of the holders of other classes of our capital stock and the availability of sufficient funds under Arizona law to pay dividends. 

 

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Preemptive Rights

 

The holders of our common stock do not have preemptive rights to purchase or subscribe for any of our capital stock or other securities.

 

Redemption

 

The shares of our common stock are not subject to redemption by operation of a sinking fund or otherwise. 

 

Liquidation Rights 

 

In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of other classes of our capital stock, the holders of shares of our common stock are entitled to receive any of our assets available for distribution to our shareholders ratably in proportion to the number of shares held by them. 

 

Transfer Agent and Registrar

 

The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Computershare Trust Company, 350 Indiana Street, Suite 800, Golden, Colorado 80401. 

 

 

Certain Provisions of Arizona Law and The Company’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws 

 

Certain provisions of our articles of incorporation and bylaws and Arizona law could make our acquisition by a third party, a change in our incumbent management or a similar change in control more difficult, including: 

		
	
 
	
 

	
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an acquisition of us by means of a tender or exchange offer;   

	
 
	
 

	
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an acquisition of us by means of a proxy contest or otherwise; or   

	
 
	
 

	
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the removal of a majority or all of our incumbent officers and directors. 

 

These provisions, which are summarized below, are likely to discourage certain types of coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids. These provisions are also designed to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of us to first negotiate with our board of directors. We believe that these provisions help to protect our potential ability to negotiate with the proponent of an unfriendly or unsolicited proposal to acquire or restructure us, and that this benefit outweighs the potential disadvantages of discouraging such a proposal because our ability to negotiate with the proponent could result in an improvement of the terms of the proposal. The existence of these provisions which are described below could limit the price that investors might otherwise pay in the future for our securities. This description is intended as a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to our articles of incorporation and bylaws, as well as Arizona law. 

 

 

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 Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and Arizona Law 

  Authorized But Unissued Capital Stock.  We have shares of common stock and preferred stock available for future issuance without shareholder approval, subject to any limitations imposed by the listing standards of the NASDAQ. We may utilize these additional shares for a variety of corporate purposes, including for future public offerings to raise additional capital or facilitate corporate acquisitions or for payment as a dividend on our capital stock. The existence of unissued and unreserved common stock and preferred stock may enable our board of directors to issue shares to persons friendly to current management or to issue preferred stock with terms that could have the effect of making it more difficult for a third party to acquire, or could discourage a third party from seeking to acquire, a controlling interest in the Company by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise. In addition, if we issue preferred stock, the issuance could adversely affect the likelihood that such holders will receive dividend payments and payments upon liquidation. 

 

 Blank Check Preferred Stock. Our board of directors, without shareholder approval, has the authority under our articles of incorporation to issue preferred stock with rights superior to the rights of the holders of common stock. As a result, preferred stock could be issued quickly and easily, could impair the rights of holders of common stock and could be issued with terms calculated to delay or prevent a change in control or make removal of management more difficult. 

 

Number of Directors; Removal; Filling Vacancies. Our articles of incorporation provide that the number of directors shall be fixed by the bylaws which our board of directors can amend without shareholder approval. Our bylaws default to Arizona law with respect to the removal of directors. Arizona law provides that directors may be removed with or without cause where the votes cast by shareholders opposing the action would not be sufficient to elect the director under cumulative voting. A vote to remove one or more directors must be taken at a shareholder’s meeting at which a quorum is present where one of the purposes of the meeting is to remove one or more directors. A director cannot be removed by written consent of shareholders unless written consents are obtained from the holders of all the outstanding shares entitled to vote on the removal of the director. Our bylaws provide that vacancies on our board of directors may be filled by a majority vote of the remaining directors, though not less than a quorum. Arizona law also provides that shareholders may fill any vacancy on our board of directors.

 

Shareholder Meetings and Action. Our bylaws provide that shareholders can only call a special meeting with the approval of holders of not less than fifty percent (50%) of all votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting. Our bylaws also provide that the business of special meetings of shareholders shall be confined to the purposes stated in the notice of the meeting. These provisions may discourage another person or entity from making a tender offer, unless it acquired a majority of our outstanding voting stock, because the person or entity could only take action at a duly called shareholders’ meeting relating to the business specified in the notice of meeting and not by written consent. Arizona law provides that shareholders may act outside of a meeting if one or more written consents describing the action taken are signed by the holders of outstanding shares having one hundred percent (100%) of the votes entitled to be cast at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote on the action were present and voted. 

 

Anti-Takeover Effects of Various Provisions of Arizona Law

 

Arizona Revised Statutes (“ARS”) Sections 10-2701 et seq. were adopted by the Arizona legislature in an attempt to prevent corporate “greenmail” and restrict the ability of a potential suitor to acquire domestic corporations. These statutes generally apply to business combinations or control share acquisitions of “issuing public corporations,” which 

 

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defined term includes Amtech. The provisions summarized below could discourage, deter, delay or impede a tender offer or other attempt to acquire control of Amtech.

 

Arizona Business Combination Statute. The Arizona business combination statute would limit our ability to engage in Business Combinations with Interested Shareholders (each as defined below). 

 

Business Combination” means any (A) merger or consolidation of Amtech or any subsidiary of Amtech with an Interested Shareholder, (B) exchange of shares of the Amtech’s common stock or any subsidiary for shares of an Interested Shareholder, or (C) sale, lease, transfer or other disposition to or with an Interested Shareholder of 10% or more of the consolidated assets of Amtech. 

 

Interested Shareholder” means any person other than Amtech or a subsidiary of Amtech that is either (A) a direct or indirect beneficial owner of 10% or more of the voting power of the outstanding common stock of Amtech or (B) an affiliate of Amtech who at any time during the three years immediately before the date in question was the beneficial owner of 10% or more of the voting power of the then outstanding common stock of Amtech.

 

Share Acquisition Date” means the date that a person first becomes an Interested Shareholder of Amtech.

 

Business Combinations within Three Years After Share Acquisition Date. For three years after an Interested Shareholder’s Share Acquisition Date, Amtech may not directly or indirectly engage in any Business Combination with an Interested Shareholder or any affiliate of an Interested Shareholder unless, before the Interested Shareholder’s Share Acquisition Date, a committee of disinterested directors approved either:

		
	
 
	
 

	
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the Business Combination; or 
  

	
 
	
 

	
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the acquisition of common stock made by the Interested Shareholder on the Interested Shareholder’s Share Acquisition Date. 

Business Combinations More Than Three Years After Share Acquisition Date. If a committee of disinterested directors has not approved the Business Combination or the acquisition of common stock as provided above, Amtech may not directly or indirectly engage in any Business Combination with an Interested Shareholder or any affiliate of an Interested Shareholder unless: 

		
	
 
	
 

	
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the Business Combination is consummated no earlier than three years after the Interested Shareholder’s Share Acquisition Date, and before the Share Acquisition Date, Amtech’s Board of Directors approved either 

	
 
	
 

	
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the Business Combination; or 
  

	
 
	
 

 

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the acquisition of common stock made by the Interested Shareholder on the Share Acquisition Date; 

	
 
	
 

	
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the Business Combination is approved no earlier than three years after the Interested Shareholder’s Share Acquisition Date by the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding voting shares of the common stock of Amtech (excluding shares of common stock beneficially owned by the Interested Shareholder or any affiliate thereof); or 
  

	
 
	
 

	
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the Business Combination is consummated no earlier than three years after the Interested Shareholder’s Share Acquisition Date and meets certain specified conditions designed to ensure against discriminatory pricing. 

 

Arizona Control Share Acquisition Statute. The Arizona control share acquisition statute would limit the voting rights of a person who acquires shares of Amtech under certain circumstances in a control share acquisition (as defined below). 

 

Control Share Acquisition means an acquisition, directly or indirectly (in one or more transactions within 120 days or pursuant to a plan), by a person of beneficial ownership of shares of common stock of Amtech that would, but for the limitations in the control share acquisition statute, entitle the acquiring person to exercise a new range of voting power within the following specified ranges: (A) at least 20% but less than 33-1/3%, (B) at least 33-1/3% but less than or equal to 50% and (C) over 50%.

 

Within ten days after a Control Share Acquisition, the acquiring person must deliver to the corporation an information statement specifying, among other things, the range of voting power in the election of directors that, but for the limitations in the statute, the acquiring person believes would result from the Control Share Acquisition. At the time of delivery of the information statement, the acquiring person may request that a special meeting of shareholders be called to consider the voting rights of “excess” shares (referred to below).

 

To the extent that shares of common stock of Amtech acquired in a Control Share Acquisition exceed the threshold of voting power of any of the next specified range of voting power, such “excess” shares will have the same voting rights as other shares of common stock for election of directors but will not have the right to vote on other matters unless approved by a shareholder resolution at an annual or special meeting. Such resolution must be approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding voting shares of common stock (excluding shares owned by the acquiring person, its affiliates or any officer or director of Amtech).

 

The status of voting rights of “excess” shares is not required to be presented for consideration at any meeting of shareholders unless, at the time of delivery of the information statement referred to above, the acquiring person has entered into a definitive financing agreement for any financing of the acquisition not to be provided by monies of the acquiring person.

 

If an acquiring person fails to deliver the required information statement within ten days after a Control Share Acquisition or if the Companies’ shareholders have voted not to accord voting rights to an acquiring person’s “excess” shares referred to above, then Amtech may call for the redemption of such “excess” shares at the fair market value of those shares at the time the call for redemption is given. 

 

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 Limitation of Liability and Indemnification 

 

Pursuant to Amtech’s articles of incorporation, Amtech shall indemnify any and all of its existing and former directors, officers, employees and agents against all expenses incurred by them and each of them, including, but not limited to legal fees, judgments, penalties and amounts paid in settlement or compromise, which may arise or be incurred, rendered, or levied in any legal action brought or threatened against any of them for or on account of any action or omission alleged to have been committed while acting within the scope of employment as director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, whether or not any action is or has been filed against them and whether or not any settlement or compromise is approved by a court, indemnification shall be made by the Company whether the legal action brought or threatened is by or in the right of the Company or by any other person. Whenever any existing or former director, officer, employee, or agent shall report to the President of the Company or the chairman of the board of directors that he or she has incurred or may incur expenses, including, but not limited to, legal fees, judgments, penalties and amounts paid in settlement or compromise in a legal action brought or threatened against him or her for or on account of any action or omission alleged to have been committed by him or her while acting within the scope of his or her employment as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, the board of directors shall, at its next regular or at a special meeting held within a reasonable time thereafter, determine in good faith, whether in regard to the matter involved in the action or contemplated action, such person acted, failed to act, or refused to act willfully or with gross negligence or with fraudulent or criminal intent. If the board of directors determines, in good faith, that such person did not act, fail to act, or refuse to act willfully or with gross negligence or with fraudulent or criminal intent, in regard to the matter involved in the action or contemplated action, such person acted, failed to act, or refused to act willfully or with gross negligence or with fraudulent criminal intent, indemnification shall be mandatory and shall be automatically extended as specified herein; provided, that the Company shall have the right to refuse indemnification in any instance in which the person to whom indemnification would otherwise have been applicable shall have unreasonably refused to permit the Company, at its own expense and through counsel of its own choosing, to defend him or her in the action.

 

Section 10-851 of Arizona’s Revised Statutes enables a corporation to eliminate or limit personal liability of members of its board of directors for violations of their fiduciary duty of care. However, Arizona law does not permit the elimination of a director’s or officer’s liability: (i) in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation in which the director was adjudged liable to the corporation; and (ii) in connection with any other proceeding charging improper financial benefit to the director, whether or not involving action in the director’s official capacity, in which the director was adjudged liable on the basis that financial benefit was improperly received by the director.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling Amtech pursuant to the foregoing provision, Amtech has been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.Exhibit 10.1

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
(the “Agreement”), is entered into as of August 7, 2019 (the “Effective Date”), by and between
Zhongchao Inc., a company limited by shares incorporated and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”),
and Weiguang Yang, an individual (the “Executive”). The term “Company” as used herein with respect
to all obligations of the Executive hereunder shall be deemed to include the Company and all of its direct or indirect parent companies,
subsidiaries, affiliates, or subsidiaries or affiliates of its parent companies (collectively, the “Group”).

 

RECITALS

 

The Company desires
to employ the Executive as its Chief Executive Officer and to assure itself of the services of the Executive during the term of
Employment (as defined below).

 

The Executive desires
to be employed by the Company as its Chief Executive Officer during the term of Employment and upon the terms and conditions of
this Agreement.

 

AGREEMENT

 

The parties hereto agree as follows:

 

		1.	POSITION

 

The Executive hereby accepts a position of Chief Executive
Officer of the Company (the “Employment”).

 

		2.	TERM

 

Subject to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, the initial term of the Employment shall be 36 months, commencing on the Effective Date, unless terminated earlier
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Employment will be renewed automatically for additional 3-year terms if neither the
Company nor the Executive provides a 1-month prior written notice of termination of the Employment to the other party, or otherwise
proposes to renegotiate the terms of the Employment with the other party within three months prior to the expiration of the applicable
term, or unless the Employment is terminated earlier pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

		3.	PROBATION

 

No probationary period.

 

     

     

    

 

		4.	DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 

The Executive’s duties at the Company will include all
jobs assigned by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and/or the CEO of the Company.

 

The Executive shall devote all
of his/her working time, attention and skills to the performance of his/her duties at the Company and shall faithfully and diligently
serve the Company in accordance with this Agreement, Certificate of Incorporation and the Memorandum and Articles of Association
of the Company (the “Articles of Association”), as amended and restated from time to time (collectively, the
“Charter Documents”), and the guidelines, policies and procedures of the Company approved from time to time
by the Board.

 

The Executive shall use his/her
best efforts to perform his/her duties hereunder. The Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of the Board, become
an employee of any entity other than the Company and any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company, and shall not be concerned or
interested in any business or entity that engages in the same business in which the Company engages (any such business or entity,
a “Competitor”), provided that nothing in this clause shall preclude the Executive from holding any shares or
other securities of any Competitor that is listed on any securities exchange or recognized securities market anywhere if such shares
or securities represent less than 5% of the competitors outstanding shares and securities. The Executive shall notify the Company
in writing of his / her interest in such shares or securities in a timely manner and with such details and particulars as the Company
may reasonably require.

 

		5.	NO BREACH OF CONTRACT

 

The Executive hereby represents
to the Company that: (i) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Executive and the performance by the Executive of
the Executive’s duties hereunder shall not constitute a breach of, or otherwise contravene, the terms of any other agreement
or policy to which the Executive is a party or otherwise bound, except for agreements that are required to be entered into by and
between the Executive and any member of the Group pursuant to applicable law of the jurisdiction where the Executive is based,
if any; (ii) that the Executive has no information (including, without limitation, confidential information and trade secrets)
relating to any other person or entity which would prevent, or be violated by, the Executive entering into this Agreement or carrying
out his/her duties hereunder; (iii) that the Executive is not bound by any confidentiality, trade secret or similar agreement (other
than this) with any other person or entity except for other member(s) of the Group, as the case may be.

 

		6.	LOCATION

 

The Executive will be based
in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China, until both parties hereto agree to change otherwise. The Executive acknowledges
that he/she may be required to travel from time to time in the course of performing his/her duties for the Company.

 

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		7.	COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

 

		(a)	Compensation. The Executive’s cash compensation
(inclusive of the statutory welfare reserves that the Company is required to set aside for the Executive under applicable law)
shall be provided by the Company in a separate schedule A attached herein (“Schedule A”) or as specified in a separate
agreement between the executive and the company’s designated subsidiary or affiliated entity, subject to annual review and
adjustment by the Company or the compensation committee of the Board. The cash compensation may be paid by the Company,
a subsidiary or affiliated entity or a combination thereof, as designated by the Company from time to time.

 

		(b)	Equity Incentives. To the extent the Company
adopts and maintains a share incentive plan, the Executive will be eligible to participate in such plan pursuant to the terms
thereof.

 

		(c)	Benefits. The Executive is eligible for participation
in any standard employee benefit plan of the Company that currently exists or may be adopted by the Company in the future, including,
but not limited to, any retirement plan, life insurance plan, health insurance plan and travel/holiday plan.

 

		8.	TERMINATION OF THE AGREEMENT

 

		(a)	By the Company. The Company may terminate the
Employment for cause, at any time, without notice or remuneration, if the Executive (1) commits any serious or persistent breach
or non-observance of the terms and conditions of your employment; (2) is convicted of a criminal offence other than one which
in the opinion of the Board does not affect the executive’s position as an employee of the Company, bearing in mind the
nature of your duties and the capacity in which the executive is employed; (3) willfully disobeys a lawful and reasonable order;
(4) misconducts himself/herself and such conduct being inconsistent with the due and faithful discharge of the Executive’s
material duties; (5) is guilty of fraud or dishonesty; or (6) is habitually neglectful in his/her duties. The Company may terminate
the Employment without cause at any time with a 1 -month prior written notice to the Executive or by payment of 1 months’
salary in lieu of notice.

 

		(b)	By the Executive. The Executive may terminate
the Employment at any time with a 1-month prior written notice to the Company or by payment of 1 months’ salary in lieu
of notice. In addition, the Executive may resign prior to the expiration of the Agreement if such resignation or an alternative
arrangement with respect to the Employment is approved by the Board.

 

		(c)	Notice of Termination. Any termination of the
Executive’s employment under this Agreement shall be communicated by written notice of termination from the terminating
party to the other party. The notice of termination shall indicate the specific provision(s) of this Agreement relied upon in
effecting the termination.

 

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		9.	CONFIDENTIALITY AND NONDISCLOSURE

 

		(a)	Confidentiality and Non-disclosure. The Executive
hereby agrees at all times during the term of his/her employment and after termination, to hold in the strictest confidence, and
not to use, except for the benefit of the Group, or to disclose to any person, corporation or other entity without written consent
of the Company, any Confidential Information. The Executive understands that “Confidential Information” means
any proprietary or confidential information of the Group, its affiliates, their clients, customers or partners, and the Group’s
licensors, including, without limitation, technical data, trade secrets, research and development information, product plans,
services, customer lists and customers (including, but not limited to, customers of the Group on whom the Executive called or
with whom the Executive became acquainted during the term of his/her employment), supplier lists and suppliers, software, developments,
inventions, processes, formulas, technology, designs, drawings, engineering, hardware configuration information, personnel information,
marketing, finances, information about the suppliers, joint ventures, licensors, licensees, distributors and other persons with
whom the Group does business, information regarding the skills and compensation of other employees of the Group or other business
information disclosed to the Executive by or obtained by the Executive from the Group, its affiliates, or their clients, customers
or partners either directly or indirectly in writing, orally or by drawings or observation of parts or equipment, if specifically
indicated to be confidential or reasonably expected to be confidential. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information
shall not include information that is generally available and known to the public through no fault of the Executive.

 

		(b)	Company Property. The Executive understands
that all documents (including computer records, facsimile and e-mail) and materials created, received or transmitted in connection
with his/her work or using the facilities of the Group are property of the Group and subject to inspection by the Group, at any
time. Upon termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company (or at any other time when requested by the Company),
the Executive will promptly deliver to the Company all documents and materials of any nature pertaining to his/her work with the
Company and will provide written certification of his compliance with this Agreement. Under no circumstances will the Executive
have, following his/her termination, in his/her possession any property of the Group, or any documents or materials or copies
thereof containing any Confidential Information.

 

		(c)	Former Employer Information. The Executive agrees
that he has not and will not, during the term of his/her employment, (i) improperly use or disclose any proprietary information
or trade secrets of any former employer or other person or entity with which the Executive has an agreement or duty to keep in
confidence information acquired by Executive, if any, or (ii) bring into the premises of the Group any document or confidential
or proprietary information belonging to such former employer, person or entity unless consented to in writing by such former employer,
person or entity. The Executive will indemnify the Group and hold it harmless from and against all claims, liabilities, damages
and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of suit, arising out of or in connection with any violation
of the foregoing.

 

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		(d)	Third Party Information. The Executive recognizes
that the Group may have received, and in the future may receive, from third parties their confidential or proprietary information
subject to a duty on the Group’s part to maintain the confidentiality of such information and to use it only for certain
limited purposes. The Executive agrees that the Executive owes the Group and such third parties, during the Executive’s
employment by the Company and thereafter, a duty to hold all such confidential or proprietary information in the strictest confidence
and not to disclose it to any person or firm and to use it in a manner consistent with, and for the limited purposes permitted
by, the Group’s agreement with such third party.

 

This Section 9 shall survive the termination
of this Agreement for any reason. In the event the Executive breaches this Section 9, the Company shall have right to seek remedies
permissible under applicable law.

 

		10.	CONFLICTING EMPLOYMENT

 

The Executive hereby agrees that, during
the term of his/her employment with the Company, he or she will not engage in any other employment, occupation, consulting or other
business activity related to the business in which the Company is now involved or becomes involved during the term of the Executive’s
employment, nor will the Executive engage in any other activities that conflict with his/her obligations to the Company without
the prior written consent of the Company.

 

		11.	NON-COMPETITION AND NON-SOLICITATION

 

In consideration of the compensation and
benefits granted to the Executive by the Company and subject to applicable law, the Executive agrees that during the term of the
Employment and for a period of two (2) years following the termination of the Employment for whatever reason:

 

		(a)	The Executive will not approach clients, customers
or contacts of the Company or other persons or entities introduced to the Executive in the Executive’s capacity as a representative
of the Company for the purposes of doing business with such persons or entities which will harm the business relationship between
the Company and such persons and/or entities;

 

		(b)	The Executive will not assume employment with or provide
services as a director or otherwise for any Competitor, or engage, whether as principal, partner, licensor or otherwise, in any
Competitor; and

 

		(c)	The Executive will not seek, directly or indirectly,
by the offer of alternative employment or other inducement whatsoever, to solicit the services of any employee of the Company
employed as at or after the date of such termination, or in the year preceding such termination.

 

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The provisions contained in this Section 11 are considered
reasonable by the Executive and the Company. In the event that any such provisions should be found to be void under applicable
laws but would be valid if some part thereof was deleted or the period or area of application reduced, such provisions shall apply
with such modification as may be necessary to make them valid and effective.

 

This Section 11 shall survive the termination
of this Agreement for any reason. In the event the Executive breaches this Section 11, the Executive acknowledges that there will
be no adequate remedy at law, and the Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief and/or a decree for specific performance,
and such other relief as may be proper (including monetary damages if appropriate). In any event, the Company shall have right
to seek all remedies permissible under applicable law.

 

		12.	WITHHOLDING TAXES

 

Notwithstanding anything else
herein to the contrary, the Company may withhold (or cause there to be withheld, as the case may be) from any amounts otherwise
due or payable under or pursuant to this Agreement such national, provincial, local or any other income, employment, or other taxes
as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

 

		13.	NOTIFICATION OF NEW EMPLOYER

 

In the event that the Executive
leaves the employ of the Company, the Executive hereby grants consent to notification by the Company to his/her new employer about
his/her rights and obligations under this Agreement.

 

		14.	ASSIGNMENT

 

This Agreement is personal in
its nature and neither of the parties hereto shall, without the consent of the other, assign or transfer this Agreement or any
rights or obligations hereunder; provided, however, that (i) the Company may assign or transfer this Agreement or any rights
or obligations hereunder to any member of the Group without such consent, and (ii) in the event of a merger, consolidation, or
transfer or sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company with or to any other individual(s) or entity, this Agreement
shall, subject to the provisions hereof, be binding upon and inure to the benefit of such successor and such successor shall discharge
and perform all the promises, covenants, duties, and obligations of the Company hereunder.

 

		15.	SEVERABILITY

 

If any provision of this Agreement
or the application thereof is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Agreement
which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications and to this end the provisions of this Agreement are declared
to be severable.

 

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		16.	ENTIRE AGREEMENT

 

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding
between the Executive and the Company regarding the terms of the Employment and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous oral or
written agreements concerning such subject matter, other than any such agreement under any employment agreement entered into with
a subsidiary of the Company at the request of the Company to the extent such agreement does not conflict with any of the provisions
herein. The Executive acknowledges that he/she has not entered into this Agreement in reliance upon any representation, warranty
or undertaking which is not set forth in this Agreement. Any amendment to this Agreement must be in writing and signed by the
Executive and the Company.

 

		17.	REPRESENTATIONS

 

The Executive hereby agrees
to execute any proper oath or verify any proper document required to carry out the terms of this Agreement. The Executive hereby
represents that the Executive’s performance of all the terms of this Agreement will not breach any agreement to keep in confidence
proprietary information acquired by the Executive in confidence or in trust prior to his/her employment by the Company. The Executive
has not entered into, and hereby agrees that he/she will not enter into, any oral or written agreement in conflict with this Section
17. The Executive represents that the Executive will consult his/her own consultants for tax advice and is not relying on the Company
for any tax advice with respect to this Agreement or any provisions hereunder.

 

		18.	GOVERNING LAW

 

This Agreement shall be governed
by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

		19.	ARBITRATION

 

All disputes arising under this
Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of New York, without regard to principles of conflict
of laws. Any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration,
conducted before a panel of three arbitrators in New York, New York, in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association
then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator’s award in any court having jurisdiction. No party to this agreement
will challenge the jurisdiction or venue provisions as provided in this Section 19.

 

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		20.	WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

 

EACH OF THE PARTIES
HERETO HEREBY VOLUNTARILY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR OTHER PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN CONNECTION WITH
THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. NO PARTY HAS AGREED WITH OR REPRESENTED TO ANY OTHER PARTY
THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION WILL NOT BE FULLY ENFORCED IN ALL INSTANCES.

 

		21.	AMENDMENT

 

This Agreement may not be amended,
modified or changed (in whole or in part), except by a formal, definitive written agreement expressly referring to this Agreement,
which agreement is executed by both of the parties hereto.

 

		22.	WAIVER

 

Neither the failure nor any
delay on the part of a party to exercise any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof,
nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise of the
same or of any right, remedy, power or privilege, nor shall any waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to
any occurrence be construed as a waiver of such right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any other occurrence. No waiver
shall be effective unless it is in writing and is signed by the party asserted to have granted such waiver.

 

		23.	NOTICES

 

All notices, requests, demands
and other communications required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given
and made if (i) delivered by hand, (ii) otherwise delivered against receipt therefor, or (iii) sent by a recognized courier with
next-day or second-day delivery to the last known address of the other party.

 

		24.	COUNTERPARTS

 

This Agreement may be executed
in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original as against any party whose signature appears thereon,
and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall become binding when one or more counterparts
hereof, individually or taken together, shall bear the signatures of all of the parties reflected hereon as the signatories. Photographic
copies of such signed counterparts may be used in lieu of the originals for any purpose.

 

		25.	NO INTERPRETATION AGAINST DRAFTER

 

Each party recognizes that this
Agreement is a legally binding contract and acknowledges that such party has had the opportunity to consult with legal counsel
of choice. In any construction of the terms of this Agreement, the same shall not be construed against either party on the basis
of that party being the drafter of such terms. The Executive agrees and acknowledges that he/she has read and understands this
Agreement, is entering into it freely and voluntarily, and has been advised to seek counsel prior to entering into this Agreement
and has ample opportunity to do so.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed as of the
date first written above.

 

	Zhongchao Inc.	 
	 	 	 
	By:	/s/ Weiguang Yang	 
	Name:	Weiguang Yang	 
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer	 
	 	 	 
	Executive
	 	 	 
	Signature: 	/s/
    Weiguang Yang	 
	Name:	WeiguangYang	 

 

[Signature Page to Employment
Agreement]

 

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Schedule A

 

Annual compensation is $69593.

 

 

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