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Exhibit 10.26

EXHIBIT 10.26

The Quantum Group, Inc. 

2007 Equity Incentive Plan 

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Purpose and Objectives

The Quantum Group, Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") is designed to align the interests of (i)  employees of The Quantum Group, Inc. (the "Company") and its subsidiaries, and (ii) non-employee members of the board of directors of the Company, and (iii) consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries with the interests of the Company's stockholders and to provide incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts for the success of the Company. By extending the opportunity to receive grants of stock options and stock awards, the Company believes that the Plan will encourage the participants to contribute materially to the growth of the Company, thereby benefiting the Company's shareholders, and will align the economic interests of the participants with those of the shareholders. The Plan may furthermore be expected to benefit the Company and its stockholders by making it possible for the Company to attract and retain the best available talent. The Plan shall be effective as of September 24, 2007, subject to approval by the shareholders of the Company.

2.

Definitions

Whenever used in this Plan, the following terms will have the respective meanings set forth below:

(a)

"Board" means the Company's Board of Directors.

(b)

"Cause" means, except to the extent otherwise specified by the Committee, a finding by the Committee of a Participant's incompetence in the performance of duties, disloyalty, dishonesty, theft, embezzlement, or unauthorized disclosure of customer lists, product lines, processes or trade secrets of the Employer, individually or as an employee, partner, associate, officer or director of any organization.

(c)

"Change of Control" shall be deemed to have occurred if:

(i)

Any "person" (as such term is used in sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes a "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the voting power of the then outstanding securities of the Company; provided that a Change of Control shall not be deemed to occur as a result of a transaction in which the Company becomes a subsidiary of another corporation and in which the shareholders of the Company, immediately prior to the transaction, will beneficially own, immediately after the transaction, shares entitling such shareholders to more than 50% of all votes to which all shareholders of the parent corporation would be entitled in the election of directors;

(ii)

The consummation of (i) a merger or consolidation of the Company with another corporation where the shareholders of the Company, immediately prior to the merger or consolidation, will not beneficially own, immediately after the merger or consolidation, shares entitling such shareholders to more than 50% of all votes to which all shareholders of the surviving corporation would be entitled in the election of directors, (ii) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or (iii) a liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or

(d)

"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(e)

"Committee" means the Compensation Committee of the Board or another committee appointed by the Board to administer the Plan. Grants that are intended to be "qualified performance-based compensation" under section 162(m) of the Code shall be made by a committee that consists of two or more persons appointed by the Board, all of whom shall be "outside directors" as defined under section 162(m) of the Code and related Treasury regulations.

(f)

"Company" means The Quantum Group, Inc. and any successor corporation.

(g)

"Company Stock" means the common stock of the Company.

(h)

"Disability" means a Participant's becoming disabled within the meaning of section 22(e)(3) of the Code, within the meaning of the Employer's long-term disability plan applicable to the Participant, or as otherwise determined by the Committee.

(i)

"Effective Date" of the Plan means September 24, 2007, subject to approval of the Plan by the shareholders of the Company.

(j)

"Employee" means an employee of the Employer (including an officer or director who is also an employee).

(k)

"Employer" means the Company and its subsidiaries.

(l)

"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(m)

"Exercise Price" means the per share price at which shares of Company Stock may be purchased under an Option, as designated by the Committee.

(n)

"Fair Market Value" of Company Stock means, unless the Committee determines otherwise with respect to a particular Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant the Volume Weighted Average Price (“VWAP”) of the Company’s Common Stock for the thirty days preceding the Grant.  "Fair Market Value" of Company Stock means, unless the Committee determines otherwise with respect to a particular Incentive Stock Option Grant (i) if the principal trading market for the Company Stock is the American Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange or another national securities exchange, the "closing transaction" price at which shares of Company Stock are traded on such securities exchange on the relevant date or (if there were no trades on that date) the latest preceding date upon which a sale was reported, (ii) if the Company Stock is not principally traded on a national securities exchange, but is quoted on The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. National Market System ("NMS") or Small-Cap Market ("Small-Cap"), the NASD OTC Bulletin Board ("OTCBB") or the Pink Sheets, the last reported "closing transaction" price of Company Stock on the relevant date, as reported by the NMS, Small-Cap, OTCBB or Pink Sheets, or, if not so reported, as reported in a customary financial reporting service, as the Committee determines.  Notwithstanding the foregoing if the Company Stock is not publicly traded or, if publicly traded, is not subject to reported transaction prices the Fair Market Value per share shall be determined by the Committee; for federal, state and local income tax purposes, the Fair Market Value may be determined by the Committee in accordance with uniform and non-discriminatory standards adopted by it from time to time.

(o)

"Grant" means an Option or Stock Award granted under the Plan.

(p)

"Grant Agreement" means the written instrument that sets forth the terms and conditions of a Grant, including all amendments thereto.

(q)

"Incentive Stock Option" means an Option that is intended to meet the requirements of an incentive stock option under section 422 of the Code.

(r)

"Non-Employee Director" means a member of the Board who is not an employee of the Employer.

(s)

"Nonqualified Stock Option" means an Option that is not intended to be taxed as an incentive stock option under section 422 of the Code.

(t)

"Option" means an option to purchase shares of Company Stock, as described in Section 7.

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(u)

"Participant" means an Employee, Consultant or Non-Employee Director designated by the Committee to participate in the Plan.

(w)

"Plan" means this 2007 Equity Incentive Plan, as in effect from time to time.

(x)

"Stock Award" means an award of Company Stock as described in Section 9.

3.

Administration

(a)

Committee.  The Plan shall be administered and interpreted by the Committee. Ministerial functions may be performed by an administrative committee comprised of Company employees appointed by the Committee.

(b)

Committee Authority.  The Committee shall have the sole authority to (i) determine the Participants to whom Grants shall be made under the Plan, (ii) determine the type, size and terms and conditions of the Grants to be made to each such Participant, (iii) determine the time when the grants will be made and the duration of any applicable exercise or restriction period, including the criteria for exercisability and the acceleration of exercisability, (iv) amend the terms and conditions of any previously issued Grant, subject to the provisions of Section 15 below, and (v) deal with any other matters arising under the Plan.

(c)

Committee Determinations.  The Committee shall have full power and express discretionary authority to administer and interpret the Plan, to make factual determinations and to adopt or amend such rules, regulations, agreements and instruments for implementing the Plan and for the conduct of its business as it deems necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion. The Committee's interpretations of the Plan and all determinations made by the Committee pursuant to the powers vested in it hereunder shall be conclusive and binding on all persons having any interest in the Plan or in any awards granted hereunder. All powers of the Committee shall be executed in its sole discretion, in the best interest of the Company, not as a fiduciary, and in keeping with the objectives of the Plan and need not be uniform as to similarly situated Participants.

4.

Grants

(a)

Grants under the Plan may consist of Options as described in Section 7 and Stock Awards as described in Section 8. All Grants shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee deems appropriate and as are specified in writing by the Committee to the Participant in the Grant Agreement.

(b)

All Grants shall be made conditional upon the Participant's acknowledgement, in writing or by acceptance of the Grant, that all decisions and determinations of the Committee shall be final and binding on the Participant, his or her beneficiaries and any other person having or claiming an interest under such Grant. Grants under a particular Section of the Plan need not be uniform as among the Participants.

5.

Shares Subject to the Plan

(a)

Shares Authorized.  The aggregate number of shares of Company Stock that may be issued under the Plan is 750,000 shares, subject to adjustment as described in subsection (e) below.

(b)

Limit on Stock Awards.  Within the aggregate limit described in subsection (a), the maximum number of shares of Company Stock that may be issued under the Plan pursuant to Stock Awards during the term of the Plan is 375,000  shares, subject to adjustment as described in subsection (e) below.

(c)

Source of Shares; Share Counting.  Shares issued under the Plan may be authorized but unissued shares of Company Stock or reacquired shares of Company Stock, including shares purchased by the Company on the open market for purposes of the Plan. If and to the extent Options granted under the Plan terminate, expire, or are 

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canceled, forfeited, exchanged or surrendered without having been exercised, and if and to the extent that any Stock Awards are forfeited or terminated, or otherwise are not paid in full, the shares reserved for such Grants shall again be available for purposes of the Plan.

(d)

Individual Limits.  All Grants under the Plan shall be expressed in shares of Company Stock. The maximum number of shares of Company Stock with respect to which all Incentive Stock Option Grants may be made under the Plan to any individual during any calendar year shall be the lesser of any restriction imposed under Section 422 of the Code or 100,000 shares, subject to adjustment as described in subsection (e) below. The individual limits of this subsection (d) shall apply without regard to whether the Grants are to be paid in Company Stock or cash. All cash payments shall equal the Fair Market Value of the shares of Company Stock to which the cash payments relate. There shall be no restriction with respect to the number of shares of Company Stock subject to Non-Qualified Stock Option Grants made to any individual during any calendar year

(e)

Adjustments.  If there is any change in the number or kind of shares of Company Stock outstanding (i) by reason of a stock dividend, spinoff, recapitalization, stock split, or combination or exchange of shares, (ii) by reason of a merger, reorganization or consolidation, (iii) by reason of a reclassification or change in par value, or (iv) by reason of any other extraordinary or unusual event affecting the outstanding Company Stock as a class without the Company's receipt of consideration, or if the value of outstanding shares of Company Stock is substantially reduced as a result of a spinoff or the Company's payment of an extraordinary dividend or distribution, the maximum number of shares of Company Stock available for issuance under the Plan, the maximum number of shares of Company Stock for which any individual may receive Grants in any year, the number of shares covered by outstanding Grants, the kind of shares issued and to be issued under the Plan, and the price per share or the applicable market value of such Grants may be appropriately adjusted by the Committee to reflect any increase or decrease in the number of, or change in the kind or value of, issued shares of Company Stock to preclude, to the extent practicable, the enlargement or dilution of rights and benefits under such Grants; provided, however, that any fractional shares resulting from such adjustment shall be eliminated. Any adjustments determined by the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive.  To the extent that any Grant is subject to section 409A of the Code, or becomes subject to section 409A of the Code as a result of any adjustment made hereunder, such adjustment shall be made in compliance with section 409A of the Code.

6.

Eligibility for Participation

(a)

Eligible Persons.  All Employees, Consultants and Non-Employee Directors shall be eligible to participate in the Plan.

(b)

Selection of Participants.  The Committee shall select the Employees, Consultants and Non-Employee Directors to receive Grants and shall determine the number of shares of Company Stock subject to each Grant.

7.

Options

(a)

General Requirements.  The Committee may grant Options to an Employee or Non-Employee Director upon such terms and conditions as the Committee deems appropriate under this Section 7. The Committee shall determine the number of shares of Company Stock that will be subject to each Grant of Options to Employees and Non-Employee Directors.

(b)

Type of Option, Price and Term

(i)

The Committee may grant Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options or any combination of the two, all in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees of the Company or its parents or subsidiaries, as defined in section 424 of the Code. Nonqualified Stock Options may be granted to Employees or Non-Employee Directors.

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(ii)

The Exercise Price of Company Stock subject to an Option shall be determined by the Committee; provided, however, that the Exercise Price for an Option (including Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options) will be equal to, or greater than, the Fair Market Value of a share of Company Stock on the date the Option is granted and further provided that an Incentive Stock Option may not be granted to an Employee who, at the time of grant, owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any parent or subsidiary, as defined in section 424 of the Code, unless the Exercise Price per share is not less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Company Stock on the date of grant

(iii)

The Committee shall determine the term of each Option, which shall not exceed ten years from the date of grant. However, an Incentive Stock Option that is granted to an Employee who, at the time of grant, owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any parent or subsidiary, as defined in section 424 of the Code, may not have a term that exceeds five years from the date of grant.

(c)

Exercisability of Options.

(i)

Options shall become exercisable in accordance with such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Committee and specified in the Grant Agreement. The Committee may accelerate the exercisability of any or all outstanding Options at any time for any reason.

(ii)

The Committee may provide in a Grant Agreement that the Participant may elect to exercise part or all of an Option before it otherwise has become exercisable. Any shares so purchased shall be restricted shares and shall be subject to a repurchase right in favor of the Company during a specified restriction period, with the repurchase price equal to the lesser of (A) the Exercise Price or (B) the Fair Market Value of such shares at the time of repurchase, or such other restrictions as the Committee deems appropriate.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that an Option would otherwise be exempt from section 409A of the Code, the Committee may only include such a provision in a Grant Agreement for such an Option if the inclusion of such a provision will not cause that Option to become subject to section 409A of the Code.  

(iii)

Options granted to persons who are non-exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, may not be exercisable for at least six months after the date of grant (except that such Options may become exercisable, as determined by the Committee, upon the Participant's death, Disability or retirement, or upon a Change of Control or other circumstances permitted by applicable regulations).

(d)

Termination of Employment or Service.  Except for a Non-Qualified Option the Grant Agreement for which contains a specific provision that conflicts with any of the following (in which case the provisions in the Grant Agreement shall govern), upon termination of employment or the services of a Participant, an Option may only be exercised as follows:

(i)

In the event that a Participant ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Employer for any reason other than Disability, death, or termination for Cause, any Option which is otherwise exercisable by the Participant shall terminate unless exercised within one month after the date on which the Participant ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Employer (or within such other period of time as may be specified by the Committee), but in any event no later than the date of expiration of the Option term. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, any of the Participant's Options that are not otherwise exercisable as of the date on which the Participant ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Employer shall terminate as of such date.

(ii)

In the event the Participant ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Employer on account of a termination for Cause by the Employer, any Option held by the Participant shall terminate as of the date the Participant ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Employer. In addition, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 7, if the Committee determines that the Participant has 

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engaged in conduct that constitutes Cause at any time while the Participant is employed by, or providing service to, the Employer or after the Participant's termination of employment or service, any Option held by the Participant shall immediately terminate and the Participant shall automatically forfeit all shares underlying any exercised portion of an Option for which the Company has not yet delivered the share certificates, upon refund by the Company of the Exercise Price paid by the Participant for such shares. Upon any exercise of an Option, the Company may withhold delivery of share certificates pending resolution of an inquiry that could lead to a finding resulting in a forfeiture.

(iii)

In the event the Participant ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Employer on account of the Participant's Disability, any Option which is otherwise exercisable by the Participant shall terminate unless exercised within one year after the date on which the Participant ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Employer (or within such other period of time as may be specified by the Committee), but in any event no later than the date of expiration of the Option term. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, any of the Participant's Options which are not otherwise exercisable as of the date on which the Participant ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Employer shall terminate as of such date.

(iv)

If the Participant dies while employed by, or providing service to, the Employer or while an Option remains outstanding under Section 7(d)(i) or 7(d)(iii) above (or within such other period of time as may be specified by the Committee), any Option that is otherwise exercisable by the Participant shall terminate unless exercised within one year after the date on which the Participant ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Employer (or within such other period of time as may be specified by the Committee), but in any event no later than the date of expiration of the Option term. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, any of the Participant's Options that are not otherwise exercisable as of the date on which the Participant ceases to be employed by, or provide service to, the Employer shall terminate as of such date.

(e)

Exercise of Options.  Prior to the expiration of an Option, a Participant may exercise an Option that has become exercisable, in whole or in part, by delivering a notice of exercise to the Company. The Participant shall pay the Exercise Price for the Option (i) in cash, (ii) if permitted by the Committee, by delivering shares of Company Stock owned by the Participant and having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the Exercise Price or by attestation to ownership of shares of Company Stock having an aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the Exercise Price, (iii) by payment through a broker in accordance with procedures permitted by Regulation T of the Federal Reserve Board, or (iv) by such other method as the Committee may approve. Shares of Company Stock used to exercise an Option shall have been held by the Participant for the requisite period of time to avoid adverse accounting consequences to the Company with respect to the Option. Payment for the shares pursuant to the Option, and any required withholding taxes, must be received by the time specified by the Committee depending on the type of payment being made, but in all cases prior to the issuance of the Company Stock.

(f)

Limits on Incentive Stock Options.  Each Incentive Stock Option shall provide that, if the aggregate Fair Market Value of the stock on the date of the grant with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year, under the Plan or any other stock option plan of the Company or a parent or subsidiary, as defined in section 424 of the Code, exceeds $100,000, then the Option, as to the excess, shall be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option. An Incentive Stock Option shall not be granted to any person who is not an Employee of the Company or a parent or subsidiary, as defined in section 424 of the Code.

8.

Stock Awards

(a)

General Requirements.  The Committee may issue shares of Company Stock to an Employee, Consultant or Non-Employee Director under a Stock Award, upon such terms and conditions as the Committee deems appropriate under this Section 8. Shares of Company Stock issued pursuant to Stock Awards may be issued for cash consideration or for no cash consideration, and subject to restrictions or no restrictions, as determined by the Committee. The Committee may establish conditions under which restrictions on Stock Awards shall lapse over a period of time or according to such other criteria as the Committee deems appropriate, including restrictions based upon the achievement of specific performance goals. The Committee shall determine the number of shares of Company Stock to be issued pursuant to a Stock Award.

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(b)

Requirement of Employment or Service.  The Committee shall determine in the Grant Agreement under what circumstances a Participant may retain Stock Awards after termination of the Participant's employment or service, and the circumstances under which Stock Awards may be forfeited.

(c)

Restrictions on Transfer.  While Stock Awards are subject to restrictions, a Participant may not sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of the shares of a Stock Award except upon death as described in Section 12(a). Each certificate for a share of a Stock Award shall contain a legend giving appropriate notice of the restrictions in the Grant. The Participant shall be entitled to have the legend removed when all restrictions on such shares have lapsed. The Company may retain possession of any certificates for Stock Awards until all restrictions on such shares have lapsed.

(d)

Right to Vote and to Receive Dividends.  The Committee shall determine to what extent, and under what conditions, the Participant shall have the right to vote shares of Stock Awards and to receive any dividends or other distributions paid on such shares during the restriction period.

9.

Qualified Performance-Based Compensation

(a)

Designation as Qualified Performance-Based Compensation.  The Committee may determine that Stock Awards granted to an Employee shall be considered "qualified performance-based compensation" under section 162(m) of the Code, in which case the provisions of this Section 9 shall apply to such Grants. The Committee may also grant Options under which the exercisability of the Options is subject to achievement of performance goals as described in this Section 9 or otherwise.

(b)

Performance Goals.  When Grants are made under this Section 9, the Committee shall establish in writing (i) the objective performance goals that must be met, (ii) the period during which performance will be measured, (iii) the maximum amounts that may be paid if the performance goals are met, and (iv) any other conditions that the Committee deems appropriate and consistent with the requirements of section 162(m) of the Code for "qualified performance-based compensation." The performance goals shall satisfy the requirements for "qualified performance-based compensation," including the requirement that the achievement of the goals be substantially uncertain at the time they are established and that the performance goals be established in such a way that a third party with knowledge of the relevant facts could determine whether and to what extent the performance goals have been met. The Committee shall not have discretion to increase the amount of compensation that is payable, but may reduce the amount of compensation that is payable, pursuant to Grants identified by the Committee as "qualified performance-based compensation."

(c)

Criteria Used for Objective Performance Goals.  The Committee shall use objectively determinable performance goals based on one or more of the following criteria: stock price, earnings per share, price-earnings multiples, gross profit, net earnings, operating earnings, revenue, revenue growth, number of days sales outstanding in accounts receivable, number of days of cost of sales in inventory, productivity, margin, EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization), net capital employed, return on assets, shareholder return, return on equity, return on capital employed, growth in assets, unit volume, sales, cash flow, market share, relative performance to a comparison group designated by the Committee, debt reduction, market capitalization or strategic business criteria consisting of one or more objectives based on meeting specified R&D programs, new product releases, revenue goals, market penetration goals, customer growth, geographic business expansion goals, cost targets, quality improvements, cycle time reductions, manufacturing improvements and/or efficiencies, human resource programs, customer programs, goals relating to acquisitions or divestitures or goals relating to regulatory approvals. The performance goals may relate to one or more business units or the performance of the Company as a whole, or any combination of the foregoing. Performance goals need not be uniform as among Participants. Performance goals may be set on a pre tax or after tax basis, may be defined by absolute or relative measures, and may be valued on a growth or fixed basis.

(d)

Timing of Establishment of Goals.  The Committee shall establish the performance goals in writing either before the beginning of the performance period or during a period ending no later than the earlier of (i) 90 days after the beginning of the performance period or (ii) the date on which 25% of the performance period has been 

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completed, or such other date as may be required or permitted under applicable regulations under section 162(m) of the Code.

(e)

Certification of Results.  The Committee shall certify the performance results for the performance period specified in the Grant Agreement after the performance period ends. The Committee shall determine the amount, if any, to be paid pursuant to each Grant based on the achievement of the performance goals and the satisfaction of all other terms of the Grant Agreement.

(f)

Death, Disability or Other Circumstances.  The Committee may provide in the Grant Agreement that Grants under this Section 9 shall be payable, in whole or in part, in the event of the Participant's death or Disability, a Change of Control or under other circumstances consistent with the Treasury regulations and rulings under section 162(m) of the Code.

10.

Deferrals

The Committee may permit or require a Participant to defer receipt of the payment of cash or the delivery of shares that would otherwise be due to the Participant in connection with any Grant. The Committee shall establish rules and procedures for any such deferrals, consistent with applicable requirements of section 409A of the Code.

11.

Withholding of Taxes

(a)

Required Withholding.  All Grants under the Plan shall be subject to applicable federal (including FICA), state and local tax withholding requirements. The Company may require that the Participant or other person receiving or exercising Grants pay to the Company the amount of any federal, state or local taxes that the Company is required to withhold with respect to such Grants, or the Company may deduct from other wages paid by the Company the amount of any withholding taxes due with respect to such Grants.

(b)

Election to Withhold Shares.  If the Committee so permits, a Participant may elect to satisfy the Company's tax withholding obligation with respect to Grants paid in Company Stock by having shares withheld, at the time such Grants become taxable, up to an amount that does not exceed the minimum applicable withholding tax rate for federal (including FICA), state and local tax liabilities. The election must be in a form and manner prescribed by the Committee.

12.

Transferability of Grants

(a)

Restrictions on Transfer.  Except as described in subsection (b) below, only the Participant may exercise rights under a Grant during the Participant's lifetime, and a Participant may not transfer those rights except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. When a Participant dies, the personal representative or other person entitled to succeed to the rights of the Participant may exercise such rights. Any such successor must furnish proof satisfactory to the Company of his or her right to receive the Grant under the Participant's will or under the applicable laws of descent and distribution.

(b)

Transfer of Nonqualified Stock Options to or for Family Members.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may provide, in a Grant Agreement, that a Participant may transfer Nonqualified Stock Options to family members, or one or more trusts or other entities for the benefit of or owned by family members, consistent with the applicable securities laws, according to such terms as the Committee may determine; provided that the Participant receives no consideration for the transfer of an Option and the transferred Option shall continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable to the Option immediately before the transfer.

13.

Consequences of a Change of Control

In the event of a Change of Control, the Committee may take any one or more of the following actions with respect to any or all outstanding Grants, without the consent of any Participant: (i) the Committee may determine that outstanding Options shall be fully exercisable, and restrictions on outstanding Stock Awards shall lapse, as of the date 

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of the Change of Control or at such other time or subject to specific conditions as the Committee determines, (ii) the Committee may require that Participants surrender their outstanding Options in exchange for one or more payments by the Company, in cash or Company Stock as determined by the Committee, in an amount equal to the amount by which the then Fair Market Value of the shares of Company Stock subject to the Participant's unexercised Options  exceeds the Exercise Price, if any, and on such terms as the Committee determines, (iii) after giving Participants an opportunity to exercise their outstanding Options, the Committee may terminate any or all unexercised Options at such time as the Committee deems appropriate, (iv)  the Committee may determine that Grants that remain outstanding after the Change of Control shall be converted to similar grants of the surviving corporation (or a parent or subsidiary of the surviving corporation). Such acceleration, surrender, termination, settlement or assumption shall take place as of the date of the Change of Control or such other date as the Committee may specify.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent required to comply with section 409A of the Code, a Grant Agreement will include a definition of "Change of Control" that complies with and falls within the definition of "change in control event" set forth in section 409A of the Code and any Internal Revenue Service regulations or other guidance issued thereunder.

14.

Requirements for Issuance of Shares

No Company Stock shall be issued in connection with any Grant hereunder unless and until all legal requirements applicable to the issuance of such Company Stock have been complied with to the satisfaction of the Committee. The Committee shall have the right to condition any Grant made to any Participant hereunder on such Participant's undertaking in writing to comply with such restrictions on his or her subsequent disposition of such shares of Company Stock as the Committee shall deem necessary or advisable, and certificates representing such shares may be legended to reflect any such restrictions. Certificates representing shares of Company Stock issued under the Plan will be subject to such stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as may be required by applicable laws, regulations and interpretations, including any requirement that a legend be placed thereon. No Participant shall have any right as a shareholder with respect to Company Stock covered by a Grant until shares have been issued to the Participant.

15.

Amendment and Termination of the Plan

(a)

Amendment.  The Board may amend or terminate the Plan at any time; provided, however, that the Board shall not amend the Plan without approval of the shareholders of the Company if such approval is required in order to comply with the Code or applicable laws, or to comply with applicable stock exchange requirements. No amendment or termination of this Plan shall, without the consent of the Participant, materially impair any rights or obligations under any Grant previously made to the Participant under the Plan, unless such right has been reserved in the Plan or the Grant Agreement, or except as provided in Section 16(b) below. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Board may amend the Plan in such manner as it deems appropriate in the event of a change in applicable law or regulations.

(b)

Shareholder Approval for "Qualified Performance-Based Compensation."  If Grants are made under Section 9 above, the Plan must be reapproved by the Company's shareholders no later than the first shareholders meeting that occurs in the fifth year following the year in which the shareholders previously approved the provisions of Section 9, if additional Grants are to be made under Section 9 and if required by section 162(m) of the Code or the regulations thereunder.

(c)

Termination of Plan.  The Plan shall terminate on the day immediately preceding the tenth anniversary of its Effective Date, unless the Plan is terminated earlier by the Board or is extended by the Board with the approval of the shareholders. The termination of the Plan shall not impair the power and authority of the Committee with respect to an outstanding Grant.

16.

Miscellaneous

(a)

Grants in Connection with Corporate Transactions and Otherwise.  Nothing contained in this Plan shall be construed to (i) limit the right of the Committee to make Grants under this Plan in connection with the acquisition, by purchase, lease, merger, consolidation or otherwise, of the business or assets of any corporation, firm or association, including Grants to employees thereof who become Employees, or for other proper corporate purposes, or 

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(ii) limit the right of the Company to grant stock options or make other stock-based awards outside of this Plan. Without limiting the foregoing, the Committee may make a Grant to an employee of another corporation who becomes an Employee by reason of a corporate merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or property, reorganization or liquidation involving the Company in substitution for a grant made by such corporation. The terms and conditions of the Grants may vary from the terms and conditions required by the Plan and from those of the substituted stock incentives, as determined by the Committee.

(b)

Compliance with Law.  The Plan, the exercise of Options and the obligations of the Company to issue or transfer shares of Company Stock under Grants shall be subject to all applicable laws and to approvals by any governmental or regulatory agency as may be required. With respect to persons subject to section 16 of the Exchange Act, it is the intent of the Company that the Plan and all transactions under the Plan comply with all applicable provisions of Rule 16b-3 or its successors under the Exchange Act. In addition, it is the intent of the Company that Incentive Stock Options comply with the applicable provisions of section 422 of the Code, that Grants of "qualified performance-based compensation" comply with the applicable provisions of section 162(m) of the Code and that, to the extent applicable, Grants comply with the requirements of section 409A of the Code. To the extent that any legal requirement of section 16 of the Exchange Act or section 422, 162(m) or 409A of the Code as set forth in the Plan ceases to be required under section 16 of the Exchange Act or section 422, 162(m) or 409A of the Code, that Plan provision shall cease to apply. The Committee may revoke any Grant if it is contrary to law or modify a Grant to bring it into compliance with any valid and mandatory government regulation. The Committee may also adopt rules regarding the withholding of taxes on payments to Participants. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, agree to limit its authority under this Section.

(c)

Enforceability.  The Plan shall be binding upon and enforceable against the Company and its successors and assigns.

(d)

Funding of the Plan; Limitation on Rights.  This Plan shall be unfunded. The Company shall not be required to establish any special or separate fund or to make any other segregation of assets to assure the payment of any Grants under this Plan. Nothing contained in the Plan and no action taken pursuant hereto shall create or be construed to create a fiduciary relationship between the Company and any Participant or any other person. No Participant or any other person shall under any circumstances acquire any property interest in any specific assets of the Company. To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive payment from the Company hereunder, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company.

(e)

Rights of Participants.  Nothing in this Plan shall entitle any Employee, Non-Employee Director or other person to any claim or right to receive a Grant under this Plan. Neither this Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as giving any individual any rights to be retained by or in the employment or service of the Employer.

(f)

No Fractional Shares.  No fractional shares of Company Stock shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Grant. The Committee shall determine whether cash, other awards or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of such fractional shares or whether such fractional shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or otherwise eliminated.

(g)

Employees Subject to Taxation Outside the United States.  With respect to Participants who are subject to taxation in countries other than the United States, the Committee may make Grants on such terms and conditions as the Committee deems appropriate to comply with the laws of the applicable countries, and the Committee may create such procedures, addenda and subplans and make such modifications as may be necessary or advisable to comply with such laws.

(h)

Governing Law.  The validity, construction, interpretation and effect of the Plan and Grant Agreements issued under the Plan shall be governed and construed by and determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, without giving effect to the conflict of laws provisions thereof.

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    INDEMNIFICATION
      AGREEMENT

    

    This
      Indemnification Agreement
      ("Agreement") is
      entered into as of September 18, 2007 by and between Monarch Staffing, Inc.,
      a
      Nevada corporation (the
"Company") and William
      Comte
      ("Indemnitee").

    

    RECITALS

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    A.  The
      Company and
      Indemnitee recognize the continued difficulty in obtaining liability insurance
      for its directors, officers, employees, agents and fiduciaries, the significant
      increases in the cost of such insurance and the general reductions in the
      coverage of such insurance.

    

    B.  The
      Company and
      Indemnitee further recognize the substantial increase in corporate litigation
      in
      general, subjecting directors, officers, employees, agents and fiduciaries
      to
      expensive litigation risks at the same time as the availability and coverage
      of
      liability insurance has been severely limited.

    

    C.  Indemnitee
      does not
      regard the current protection available as adequate under the present
      circumstances, and Indemnitee and other directors, officers, employees, agents
      and fiduciaries of the Company may not be willing to continue to serve in such
      capacities without additional protection.

    

    D.  The
      Company desires to attract and retain the services of highly qualified
      individuals, such as Indemnitee, to serve the Company and, in part, in order
      to
      induce Indemnitee to continue to provide services to the Company, wishes to
      provide for the indemnification and advancing of expenses to Indemnitee to
      the
      maximum extent permitted by law.

    

    E.  In
      view of the considerations set forth above, the Company desires that Indemnitee
      be indemnified by the Company as set forth herein.

    

    NOW,
      THEREFORE, the Company and Indemnitee hereby agree as
      follows:

    

    1.  Indemnification.

    

    (a)  Indemnification
      of Expenses.  The Company shall indemnify to the fullest extent
      permitted by law if Indemnitee was or is or becomes a party to or witness or
      other participant in, or is threatened to be made a party to or witness or
      other
      participant in, any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, proceeding
      or
      alternative dispute resolution mechanism, or any hearing, inquiry or
      investigation that Indemnitee in good faith believes might lead to the
      institution of any such action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute
      resolution mechanism, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative
      or
      other (hereinafter a
"Claim") by reason of
      (or arising in part out of) any event or occurrence related to the fact that
      Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the
      Company, or any subsidiary of the Company, or is or was serving at the request
      of the Company as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of another
      corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason
      of any action or inaction on the part of Indemnitee while serving in such
      capacity (hereinafter an "Indemnifiable
      Event") against any and all expenses (including
      attorneys' fees and all other costs, expenses and obligations incurred in
      connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in or participating
      in
      (including on appeal), or preparing to defend, be a witness in or participate
      in, any such action, suit, proceeding, alternative dispute resolution mechanism,
      hearing, inquiry or investigation), judgments, fines, penalties and amounts
      paid
      in settlement (if such settlement is approved in advance by the Company, which
      approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) of such Claim and any federal,
      state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual
      or
      deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement (collectively, hereinafter
      "Expenses"), including
      all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with
      or in respect of such Expenses.  Such payment of Expenses shall be
      made by the Company as soon as practicable but in any event no later than twenty
      (20) days after written demand by Indemnitee therefor is presented to the
      Company.

     

    
 

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

    (b)  Reviewing
      Party.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the obligations of the
      Company under Section 1(a) shall be subject to the condition that the Reviewing
      Party (as described in Section 10(e) hereof) shall not have determined (in
      a
      written opinion, in any case in which the Independent Legal Counsel referred
      to
      in Section 1(c) hereof is involved) that Indemnitee would not be permitted
      to be
      indemnified under applicable law, and (ii) the obligation of the Company to
      make
      an advance payment of Expenses to Indemnitee pursuant to Section 2(a) (an
"Expense Advance")
      shall be subject to the condition that, if, when and to the extent that the
      Reviewing Party determines that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be so
      indemnified under applicable law, the Company shall be entitled to be reimbursed
      by Indemnitee (who hereby agrees to reimburse the Company) for all such amounts
      theretofore paid; provided, however, that if Indemnitee has commenced or
      thereafter commenced legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction
      to
      secure a determination that Indemnitee should be indemnified under applicable
      law, any determination made by the Reviewing Party that Indemnitee would not
      be
      permitted to be indemnified under applicable law shall not be binding and
      Indemnitee shall not be required to reimburse the Company for any Expense
      Advance until a final judicial determination is made with respect thereto (as
      to
      which all rights of appeal therefrom have been exhausted or lapsed). The
      Indemnitee's obligation to reimburse the Company for any Expense Advance shall
      be unsecured and no interest shall be charged thereon.  If there has
      not been a Change in Control (as defined in Section 10(c) hereof), the Reviewing
      Party shall be selected by the Board of Directors, and if there has been such
      a
      Change in Control (other than a Change in Control which has been approved by
      a
      majority of the Company's Board of Directors who were directors immediately
      prior to such Change in Control), the Reviewing Party shall be the Independent
      Legal Counsel referred to in Section 1(c) hereof. If there has been no
      determination by the Reviewing Party or if the Reviewing Party determines that
      Indemnitee substantively would not be permitted to be indemnified in whole
      or in
      part under applicable law, Indemnitee shall have the right to commence
      litigation seeking an initial determination by the court or challenging any
      such
      determination by the Reviewing Party or any aspect thereof, including the legal
      or factual bases therefor, and the Company hereby consents to service of process
      and to appear in any such proceeding. Any determination by the Reviewing Party
      otherwise shall be conclusive and binding on the Company and
      Indemnitee.

    

    (c)  Change
      in Control.  The Company agrees that if there is a Change in Control
      of the Company (other than a Change in Control which has been approved by a
      majority of the Company's Board of Directors who were directors immediately
      prior to such Change in Control) then, with respect to all matters thereafter
      arising concerning the rights of Indemnitees to payments of Expenses and Expense
      Advances under this Agreement or any other agreement or under the Company's
      Articles of Incorporation, as amended, or Bylaws as now or hereafter in effect,
      Independent Legal Counsel (as defined in Section 10(d) hereof) shall be selected
      by Indemnitee and approved by the Company (which approval shall not be
      unreasonably withheld). Such counsel, among other things, shall render its
      written opinion to the Company and Indemnitee as to whether and to what extent
      Indemnitee would be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law and the
      Company agrees to abide by such opinion. The Company agrees to pay the
      reasonable fees of the Independent Legal Counsel referred to above and to fully
      indemnify such counsel against any and all expenses (including attorneys' fees),
      claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement
      or
      its engagement pursuant hereto.

    

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

    (d)  Mandatory
      Payment of Expenses.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this
      Agreement other than Section 9 hereof, to the extent that Indemnitee has been
      successful on the merits or otherwise, including, without limitation, the
      dismissal of an action without prejudice, in defense of any action, suit,
      proceeding, inquiry or investigation referred to in Section (1)(a) hereof or
      in
      the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, Indemnitee shall be
      indemnified against all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection
      therewith.

    

    2.  Expenses;
      Indemnification Procedure.

    

    (a)  Advancement
      of Expenses.  The Company shall advance all Expenses incurred by
      Indemnitee. The advances to be made hereunder shall be paid by the Company
      to
      Indemnitee as soon as practicable but in any event no later than twenty (20)
      days after written demand by Indemnitee therefor to the Company.

    

    (b)  Notice/Cooperation
      by Indemnitee.  Indemnitee shall, as a condition precedent to
      Indemnitee's right to be indemnified under this Agreement, give the Company
      notice in writing as soon as practicable of any Claim made against Indemnitee
      for which indemnification will or could be sought under this Agreement. Notice
      to the Company shall be directed to the Board of Directors of the Company at
      the
      address set forth in Section 14(d)(i) hereof (or such other address as the
      Company shall designate in writing to Indemnitee as provided in Section 14
      hereof). In addition, Indemnitee shall give the Company such information and
      cooperation as it may reasonably require and as shall be within Indemnitee's
      power.

    

    (c)  No
      Presumptions; Burden of Proof.  For purposes of this Agreement, the
      termination of any Claim by judgment, order, settlement (whether with or without
      court approval) or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or its
      equivalent, shall not create a presumption that Indemnitee did not meet any
      particular standard of conduct or have any particular belief or that a court
      has
      determined that indemnification is not permitted by applicable law. In addition,
      neither the failure of the Reviewing Party to have made a determination as
      to
      whether Indemnitee has met any particular standard of conduct or had any
      particular belief, nor an actual determination by the Reviewing Party that
      Indemnitee has not met such standard of conduct or did not have such belief,
      prior to the commencement of legal proceedings by Indemnitee to secure a
      judicial determination that Indemnitee should be indemnified under applicable
      law, shall be a defense to Indemnitee's claim or create a presumption that
      Indemnitee has not met any particular standard of conduct or did not have any
      particular belief.  In connection with any determination by the
      Reviewing Party or otherwise as to whether Indemnitee is entitled to be
      indemnified hereunder, the burden of proof shall be on the Company to establish
      that Indemnitee is not so entitled.

    

    (d)  Notice
      to Insurers.  If, at the time of the receipt by the Company of a
      notice of a Claim pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof, the Company has liability
      insurance in effect which may cover such Claim, the Company shall give prompt
      notice of the commencement of such Claim to the insurers in accordance with
      the
      procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company shall thereafter
      take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf
      of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such action, suit, proceeding,
      inquiry or investigation in accordance with the terms of such
      policies.

    

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

    (e)  Selection
      of Counsel.  In the event the Company shall be obligated hereunder to
      pay the Expenses of any Claim, the Company shall be entitled to assume the
      defense of such Claim with counsel approved by Indemnitee, which approval shall
      not be unreasonably withheld, upon the delivery to Indemnitee of written notice
      of its election so to do. After delivery of such notice, approval of such
      counsel by Indemnitee and the retention of such counsel by the Company, the
      Company will not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any fees
      of
      separate counsel subsequently incurred by Indemnitee with respect to the same
      Claim; provided that, (i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ Indemnitee's
      counsel in any such Claim at Indemnitee's expense and (ii) if (A) the employment
      of counsel by Indemnitee has been previously authorized by the Company, (B)
      Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there is a conflict of interest
      between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of any such defense, or (C)
      the Company shall not continue to retain such counsel to defend such Claim,
      then
      the fees and expenses of Indemnitee's counsel shall be at the expense of the
      Company. The Company shall have the right to conduct such defense as it sees
      fit
      in its sole discretion, including the right to settle any claim against
      Indemnitee without the consent of the Indemnitee.

    

    3.  Additional
      Indemnification Rights; Nonexclusivity.

    

    (a)  Scope.  The
      Company hereby agrees to indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted
      by
      law, notwithstanding that such indemnification is not specifically authorized
      by
      the other provisions of this Agreement, the Company's Articles of Incorporation,
      as amended, the Company's Bylaws or by statute. In the event of any change
      after
      the date of this Agreement in any applicable law, statute or rule which expands
      the right of a Nevada corporation to indemnify a member of its Board of
      Directors or an officer, employee, agent or fiduciary, it is the intent of
      the
      parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater
      benefits afforded by such change. In the event of any change in any applicable
      law, statute or rule which narrows the right of a Nevada corporation to
      indemnify a member of its Board of Directors or an officer, employee, agent
      or
      fiduciary, such change, to the extent not otherwise required by such law,
      statute or rule to be applied to this Agreement, shall have no effect on this
      Agreement or the parties' rights and obligations hereunder except as set forth
      in Section 8(a) hereof.

    

    (b)  Nonexclusivity.  The
      indemnification provided by this Agreement shall be in addition to any rights
      to
      which Indemnitee may be entitled under the Company's Articles of Incorporation,
      as amended, its Bylaws, any agreement, any vote of stockholders or directors,
      the Nevada Revised Statutes, or otherwise. The indemnification provided under
      this Agreement shall continue as to Indemnitee for any action Indemnitee took
      or
      did not take while serving in an indemnified capacity even though Indemnitee
      may
      have ceased to serve in such capacity.

    

    4.  No
      Duplication of Payments.  The Company shall not be liable under this
      Agreement to make any payment in connection with any Claim made against
      Indemnitee to the extent Indemnitee has otherwise actually received payment
      (under any insurance policy, Article of Incorporation, as amended, Bylaw or
      otherwise) of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder.

    

    5.  Partial
      Indemnification.  If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of
      this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of
      Expenses incurred in connection with any Claim, but not, however, for the total
      amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the
      portion of such Expenses to which Indemnitee is entitled.

    

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

    6.  Mutual
      Acknowledgment.  Both the Company and Indemnitee acknowledge that in
      certain instances, Federal law or applicable public policy may prohibit the
      Company from indemnifying its directors, officers, employees, agents or
      fiduciaries under this Agreement or otherwise. Indemnitee understands and
      acknowledges that the Company has undertaken or may be required in the future
      to
      undertake with the Securities and Exchange Commission to submit the question
      of
      indemnification to a court in certain circumstances for a determination of
      the
      Company's right under public policy to indemnify Indemnitee.

    

    7.  Liability
      Insurance.  The Company shall, from time to time, make the good faith
      determination whether or not it is practicable for the Company to obtain and
      maintain a policy or policies of insurance with reputable insurance companies
      providing the officers and directors of the Company with coverage for losses
      from wrongful acts, or to ensure the Company's performance of its
      indemnification obligations under this Agreement. Among other considerations,
      the Company will weigh the costs of obtaining such insurance coverage against
      the protection afforded by such coverage. In all policies of directors' and
      officers' liability insurance, Indemnitee shall be named as an insured in such
      a
      manner as to provide Indemnitee the same rights and benefits as are accorded
      to
      the most favorably insured of the Company's directors, if Indemnitee is a
      director; of the Company's officers, if Indemnitee is not a director of the
      Company but is an officer; of the Company's key employees, if Indemnitee is
      not
      an officer or director but is a key employee; or of any combination of the
      foregoing in which Indemnitee serves, if Indemnity serves in more capacities
      than just a director, an officer or a key employee. Notwithstanding the
      foregoing, the Company shall have no obligation to obtain or maintain such
      insurance if the Company determines in good faith that such insurance is not
      reasonably available, if the premium costs for such insurance are
      disproportionate to the amount of coverage provided, if the coverage provided
      by
      such insurance is limited by exclusions so as to provide an insufficient
      benefit, or if Indemnitee is covered by similar insurance maintained by a
      subsidiary or parent of the Company.

    

    8.  Exceptions.  Any
      other provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall not
      be
      obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement:

    

    (a)  Excluded
      Action or Omissions.  To indemnify Indemnitee for Expenses resulting
      from acts, omissions or transactions for which Indemnitee is prohibited from
      receiving indemnification under this Agreement or applicable law;

    

    (b)  Claims
      Initiated by Indemnitee.  To indemnify or advance expenses to
      Indemnitee with respect to Claims initiated or brought voluntarily by Indemnitee
      and not by way of defense, except (i) with respect to actions or proceedings
      brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification under this Agreement
      or any other agreement or insurance policy or under the Company's Articles
      of
      Incorporation, as amended, or Bylaws now or hereafter in effect relating to
      Claims for Indemnifiable Events, (ii) in specific cases if the Board of
      Directors has approved the initiation or bringing of such Claim, or (iii) as
      otherwise required under the Nevada Revised Statutes, regardless of whether
      Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification,
      advance expense payment or insurance recovery, as the case may be;

    

    (c)  Lack
      of Good Faith.  To indemnify Indemnitee for any expenses incurred by
      Indemnitee with respect to any proceeding instituted by Indemnitee to enforce
      or
      interpret this Agreement, if a court of competent jurisdiction determines that
      each of the material assertions made by Indemnitee in such proceeding was not
      made in good faith or was frivolous; or

    

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

    (d)  Claims
      Under Section 16(b).  To indemnify Indemnitee for expenses and the
      payment of profits arising from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of
      securities in violation of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of
      1934,
      as amended, or any similar successor statute.

    

    9.  Period
      of Limitations.  No legal action shall be brought and no cause of
      action shall be asserted by or in the right of the Company against Indemnitee,
      Indemnitee's estate, spouse, heirs, executors or personal or legal
      representatives after the expiration of one (1) year from the date of accrual
      of
      such cause of action, and any claim or cause of action of the Company shall
      be
      extinguished and deemed released unless asserted by the timely filing of a
      legal
      action within such one-year period; provided, however, that if any shorter
      period of limitations is otherwise applicable to any such cause of action,
      such
      shorter period shall govern.

    

    10.  Construction
      of Certain Phrases.

    

    (a)  For
      purposes of this Agreement, references to the
"Company" shall
      include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation
      (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or
      merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power
      and
      authority to indemnify its directors, officers, employees, agents or
      fiduciaries, so that if Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee,
      agent or fiduciary of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at
      the
      request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee, agent
      or fiduciary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, employee
      benefit plan, trust or other enterprise, Indemnitee shall stand in the same
      position under the provisions of this Agreement with respect to the resulting
      or
      surviving corporation as Indemnitee would have with respect to such constituent
      corporation if its separate existence had continued.

    

    (b)  For
      purposes of this Agreement, references to "other
      enterprises" shall include employee benefit plans;
      references to "fines"
      shall include any excise taxes assessed on Indemnitee with respect to an
      employee benefit plan; and references to "serving at
      the request of the Company" shall include any
      service as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company
      which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer,
      employee, agent or fiduciary with respect to an employee benefit plan, its
      participants or its beneficiaries; and if Indemnitee acted in good faith and
      in
      a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the interest of the
      participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan, Indemnitee shall
      be
      deemed to have acted in a manner "not opposed to the
      best interests of the Company" as referred to in
      this Agreement.

    

    (c)  For
      purposes of this Agreement a "Change in
      Control" shall be deemed to have occurred if, on
      or after the date of this Agreement, (i) any
"person" (as such term
      is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
      as
      amended), other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under
      an
      employee benefit plan of the Company acting in such capacity or a corporation
      owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially
      the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company, becomes the
      "beneficial owner" (as
      defined in Rule 13d-3 under said Act), directly or indirectly, of securities
      of
      the Company representing more than 50% of the total voting power represented
      by
      the Company's then outstanding Voting Securities (as defined in Section 10(f)
      hereof), (ii) during any period of two (2) consecutive years, individuals who
      at
      the beginning of such period constitute the Board of Directors of the Company
      and any new director whose election by the Board of Directors or nomination
      for
      election by the Company's stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two
      thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors
      at
      the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was
      previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof,
      or (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation
      of
      the Company with any other corporation other than a merger or consolidation
      which would result in the Voting Securities of the Company outstanding
      immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining
      outstanding or by being converted into Voting Securities of the surviving
      entity) at least 80% of the total voting power represented by the Voting
      Securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately
      after
      such merger or consolidation, or the stockholders of the Company approve a
      plan
      of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or
      disposition by the Company of (in one transaction or a series of related
      transactions) all or substantially all of the Company's assets.

    

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

    (d)  For
      purposes of this Agreement, "Independent Legal
      Counsel" shall mean an attorney or firm of
      attorneys, selected in accordance with the provisions of Section 1(c) hereof,
      who shall not have otherwise performed services for the Company or Indemnitee
      within the last three (3) years (other than with respect to matters concerning
      the rights of Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under
      similar indemnity agreements).

    

    (e)  For
      purposes of this Agreement, a "Reviewing
      Party" shall mean any appropriate person or body
      consisting of a member or members of the Company's Board of Directors or any
      other person or body appointed by the Board of Directors who is not a party
      to
      the particular Claim for which Indemnitee are seeking indemnification, or
      Independent Legal Counsel.

    

    (f)  For
      purposes of this Agreement, "Voting
      Securities" shall mean any securities of the
      Company that vote generally in the election of directors.

    

    11.  Counterparts.  This
      Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall
      constitute an original.

    

    12.  Binding
      Effect; Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall be binding upon
      and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their
      respective successors, assigns, including any direct or indirect successor
      by
      purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of
      the
      business and/or assets of the Company, spouses, heirs, and personal and legal
      representatives.  The Company shall require and cause any successor
      (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise)
      to
      all, substantially all, or a substantial part, of the business and/or assets
      of
      the Company, by written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to
      Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the
      same
      manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform
      if
      no such succession had taken place.  This Agreement shall continue in
      effect with respect to Claims relating to Indemnifiable Events regardless of
      whether Indemnitee continues to serve as a director, officer, employee, agent
      or
      fiduciary of the Company or of any other enterprise at the Company's
      request.

    

    13.  Attorneys'
      Fees.  In the event that any action is instituted by Indemnitee under
      this Agreement or under any liability insurance policies maintained by the
      Company to enforce or interpret any of the terms hereof or thereof, Indemnitee
      shall be entitled to be paid all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee with respect
      to
      such action, regardless of whether Indemnitee is ultimately successful in such
      action, and shall be entitled to the advancement of Expenses with respect to
      such action, unless, as a part of such action, a court of competent jurisdiction
      over such action determines that each of the material assertions made by
      Indemnitee as a basis for such action was not made in good faith or was
      frivolous.  In the event of an action instituted by or in the name of
      the Company under this Agreement to enforce or interpret any of the terms of
      this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid all Expenses incurred
      by
      Indemnitee in defense of such action (including costs and expenses incurred
      with
      respect to Indemnitee's counterclaims and cross-claims made in such action),
      and
      shall be entitled to the advancement of Expenses with respect to such action,
      unless, as a part of such action, a court having jurisdiction over such action
      determines that each of Indemnitee's material defenses to such action was made
      in bad faith or was frivolous.

    

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

    14.  Notice.  All
      notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in
      writing, shall be effective when given, and shall in any event be deemed to
      be
      given (a) five (5) days after deposit with the U.S. Postal Service or other
      applicable postal service, if delivered by first class mail, postage prepaid,
      (b) upon delivery, if delivered by hand, (c) one (1) business day after the
      business day of deposit with Federal Express or similar overnight courier,
      freight prepaid, or (d) one (1) day after the business day of delivery by
      facsimile transmission, if delivered by facsimile transmission, with copy by
      first class mail, postage prepaid, to the parties and the following
      addresses:

     

     

    
 

    
      	 (i)
              if to the Company, to: 	 	 Attention:
              Board of Directors
	 	 	 Monarch
              Staffing, Inc.
	 	 	 
	 	 	 30950
              Rancho Viejo Rd #120
	 	 	 Address
	 	 	 
	 	 	 San
              Juan Capistrano, CA  92675
	 	 	 Address
	 	 	 
	 (ii)
              if to Indemnitee, to: 	 	 William
              Comte
	 	 	 27
              Augusta   
	 	 	 Coto
              De Caza, CA 92679
	 	 	 
	 	 	 

    

        

                                                      

    or
      at
      such other address as such party may designate by ten (10) days' advance written
      notice to the other party hereto.

    

    15.  Consent
      to Jurisdiction.  The Company and Indemnitee each hereby irrevocably
      consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Nevada for all
      purposes in connection with any action or proceeding which arises out of or
      relates to this Agreement and agree that any action instituted under this
      Agreement shall be commenced, prosecuted and continued only in the courts of
      the
      State of Nevada, which shall be the exclusive and only proper forum for
      adjudicating such a claim.

    

    16.  Severability.  The
      provisions of this Agreement shall be severable in the event that any of the
      provisions hereof (including any provision within a single section, paragraph
      or
      sentence) are held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void
      or
      otherwise unenforceable, and the remaining provisions shall remain enforceable
      to the fullest extent permitted by law. Furthermore, to the fullest extent
      possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitations,
      each
      portion of this Agreement containing any provision held to be invalid, void
      or
      otherwise unenforceable that is not itself invalid, void or unenforceable)
      shall
      be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision
      held
      invalid, illegal or unenforceable.

    

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

    17.  Choice
      of Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and its provisions
      construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada,
      as
      applied to contracts between Nevada residents, entered into and to be performed
      entirely within the State of Nevada, without regard to the conflict of laws
      principles thereof.

    

    18.  Subrogation.  In
      the event of payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated
      to
      the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee who
      shall execute all documents required and shall do all acts that may be necessary
      to secure such rights and to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to
      enforce such rights.

    

    19.  Amendment
      and Termination.  No amendment, modification, termination or
      cancellation of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing signed
      by both the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement
      shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof
      (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing
      waiver.

    

    20.  Integration
      and Entire Agreement.  This Agreement sets forth the entire
      understanding between the parties hereto and supersedes and merges all previous
      written and oral negotiations, commitments, understandings and agreements
      relating to the subject matter hereof between the parties hereto.

    

    21.  No
      Construction as Employment Agreement.  Nothing contained in this
      Agreement shall be construed as giving Indemnitee any right to be retained
      in
      the employ of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

    

    22.  Faxed
      Signatures.  For purposes of this Agreement a faxed signature shall
      constitute an original signature.

    

    IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of
      the date first above written.

     

     

    
      	 	 	 MONARCH
              STAFFING, INC.
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 By:	 
	 	 Name:	 Keith
              C. Moore
	 	 Title:	 Director
	 	 	 
	 AGREED
               TO AND ACCEPTED BY:	 	 
	 	 	 
	 William
              Comte

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