Document:

Exhibit 10.1

 

[Form of]

 

AQUA METALS, INC. 

 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT 

 

THIS INDEMNIFICATION
AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is effective as of May 5, 2015, by and between Aqua Metals, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and _________________________ (“Indemnitee”).

 

A.           The
Company desires to attract and retain the services of highly qualified individuals, such as Indemnitee, to serve the Company and
its related entities.

 

B.           In
order to induce Indemnitee to continue to provide services to the Company, the Company wishes to provide for the indemnification
of and the advancement of expenses to, Indemnitee to the maximum extent permitted by law.

 

C.           The
Company and Indemnitee recognize the continued difficulty in obtaining liability insurance for the Company’s 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.

 

D.           Indemnitee
does not regard the protection available under the Company’s bylaws and insurance as adequate in the present circumstances,
and may not be willing to serve as an officer or director without adequate protection, and the Company desires Indemnitee to serve
in such capacity.

 

E.           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.

 

F.           In
view of the considerations set forth above, the Company desires that Indemnitee shall be indemnified and advanced expenses by the
Company as set forth in this Agreement.

 

G.           Indemnitee
may have certain rights to indemnification and/or insurance provided by one or more other entities and/or organizations, which
Indemnitee and the Company intend to be secondary to the primary obligation of the Company to indemnify Indemnitee as provided
herein, with the Company’s acknowledgement and agreement to the foregoing being a material condition to Indemnitee’s
willingness to serve as an officer or director of the Company.

 

The parties agree as follows:

 

1.           DEFINITIONS.

 

(a)          “Board
of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

(b)          “Change
in Control” means, and will 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 30% of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding Voting
Securities (as defined below), (ii) during any period of two 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 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 that 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 (vi) 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.

 

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(c)          “Claim”
means, with respect to a Covered Event (as defined below), 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 and whether brought in the right of or by the Company or otherwise.

 

(d)          References
to the “Company” include, in addition to Aqua Metals, Inc., any constituent corporation (including any
constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger to which Aqua Metals, Inc. (or any of its wholly owned subsidiaries)
is a party, that, 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 will 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.

 

(e)          “Covered
Event” means any event or occurrence (i) 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 (ii) related to the fact that Indemnitee
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 either
capacity.

 

(f)          “Expenses”
means 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, to be a witness
in or to participate in, any 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
will not be unreasonably withheld), actually and reasonably incurred, of any Claim and any federal, state, local or foreign taxes
imposed on the Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement.

 

(g)          “Expense
Advance” means a payment to Indemnitee pursuant to Section 3 of Expenses in advance of the settlement of or
final judgment in any action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution mechanism, hearing, inquiry or investigation that
constitutes a Claim.

 

(h)          “Independent
Legal Counsel” means an attorney or firm of attorneys, selected in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d)
hereof, who will not have otherwise performed services for the Company or Indemnitee within the last three years (other than with
respect to matters concerning the rights of Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnity agreements).

 

(i)           References
to “other enterprises” include employee benefit plans; references to “fines”
include any excise taxes assessed on Indemnitee with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to “serving
at the request of the Company” include any service as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company,
which role 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 will be
deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Company” as referred to in
this Agreement.

 

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(j)          “Reviewing
Party” means, subject to the provisions of Section 2(d), any person or body appointed by the Board of Directors
in accordance with applicable law to review the Company’s obligations hereunder and under applicable law, which may include
(i) the directors who are not parties to the action, suit or proceeding in question (“Disinterested Directors”),
even if less than a quorum, (ii) a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a vote of the majority of the Disinterested
Directors, even if less than a quorum, (iii), by Independent Legal Counsel, if there are no such Disinterested Directors, or if
such Disinterested Directors so direct or (iv) by the stockholders.

 

(k)          “Section”
refers to a section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated.

 

(l)          “Voting
Securities” means any securities of the Company that vote generally in the election of directors.

 

		2.	INDEMNIFICATION.

 

(a)          Indemnification
of Expenses. Subject to the provisions of Section 2(b) below, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee for Expenses 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 Claim (whether by reason of or arising in part out of a Covered Event),
including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses.

 

(b)          Review
of Indemnification Obligations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 4(b),
a determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto shall be determined by a Reviewing Party selected pursuant
to Section 2(d). In the event any Reviewing Party will have determined (in a written opinion, in any case in which Independent
Legal Counsel is the Reviewing Party) that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified hereunder under applicable law, (i) the
Company shall have no further obligation under Section 2(a) to make any payments to Indemnitee not made prior to such determination
by such Reviewing Party, and (ii) the Company shall be entitled to be reimbursed by Indemnitee (who hereby agrees to reimburse
the Company) for all Expenses theretofore paid in indemnifying Indemnitee; provided, however, that if Indemnitee has commenced
or thereafter commences legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to secure a determination that Indemnitee is entitled
to be indemnified hereunder under applicable law, any determination made by any Reviewing Party that Indemnitee is not entitled
to be indemnified hereunder under applicable law will not be binding and Indemnitee shall not be required to reimburse the Company
for any Expenses theretofore paid in indemnifying Indemnitee until a final judicial determination is made with respect thereto
(as to which all rights of appeal therefrom have been exhausted or lapsed). Indemnitee’s obligation to reimburse the Company
for any Expenses will be unsecured and no interest will be charged thereon.

 

(c)          Indemnitee
Rights on Unfavorable Determination; Binding Effect. If any Reviewing Party determines that Indemnitee is not entitled to be
indemnified hereunder 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 such Reviewing Party or any aspect thereof, including
the legal or factual bases therefor, and, subject to the provisions of Section 15, the Company hereby consents to service
of process and to appear in any such proceeding. Absent such litigation, any determination by any Reviewing Party will be conclusive
and binding on the Company and Indemnitee.

 

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(d)          Selection
of Reviewing Party; Change in Control. If there has not been a Change in Control, any Reviewing Party will be selected by the
Board of Directors and approved by the Indemnitee (which approval will not be unreasonably withheld). If the Board chooses to utilize
an Independent Legal Counsel as the Reviewing Party, the Independent Legal Counsel will be chosen by the Company and approved by
the Indemnitee (which approval will not be unreasonably withheld). If there has been such a Change in Control (other than a Change
in Control that has been approved by a majority of the Company’s Board of Directors who were directors immediately prior
to such Change in Control), any Reviewing Party with respect to all matters thereafter arising concerning the rights of Indemnitee
to indemnification of Expenses under this Agreement or any other agreement or under the Company’s certificate of incorporation
or bylaws as now or hereafter in effect, or under any other applicable law, if desired by Indemnitee, will be Independent Legal
Counsel selected by Indemnitee and approved by the Company (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld). Such counsel, among
other things, will render its written opinion to the Company and Indemnitee as to whether and to what extent Indemnitee would be
entitled to be indemnified hereunder 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 indemnify fully 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. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not be required to pay
Expenses of more than one Independent Legal Counsel in connection with all matters concerning a single Indemnitee, and such Independent
Legal Counsel shall be the Independent Legal Counsel for any or all other Indemnitees unless (i) the Company otherwise determines
or (ii) any Indemnitee shall provide a written statement setting forth in detail a reasonable objection to such Independent
Legal Counsel representing other Indemnitees.

 

(e)          Mandatory
Payment of Expenses. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement other than Section 10 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 Claim, Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection
therewith.

 

		3.	EXPENSE ADVANCES.

 

(a)          Obligation
to Make Expense Advances. The Company will make Expense Advances to Indemnitee upon receipt of a written undertaking by or
on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay such amounts if it is ultimately determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified
therefor by the Company.

 

(b)          Form
of Undertaking. Any written undertaking by the Indemnitee to repay any Expense Advances hereunder will be unsecured, and no
interest shall be charged thereon.

 

		4.	PROCEDURES FOR INDEMNIFICATION AND EXPENSE ADVANCES.

 

(a)          Timing
of Payments. All payments of Expenses (including without limitation Expense Advances) by the Company to the Indemnitee pursuant
to this Agreement will be made to the fullest extent permitted by law as soon as practicable after written demand by Indemnitee
therefor is presented to the Company, but in no event later than 30 days after such written demand by Indemnitee is presented to
the Company, except in the case of Expense Advances, which will be made no later than 20 days after such written demand by Indemnitee
is presented to the Company.

 

(b)          Notice/Cooperation
by Indemnitee. Indemnitee shall, as a condition precedent to Indemnitee’s right to be indemnified or Indemnitee’s
right to receive Expense Advances 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 will be directed
to the President or Chief Executive Officer of the Company at the address shown on the signature page of this Agreement (or such
other address as the Company shall designate in writing to Indemnitee). In addition, Indemnitee will give the Company such information
and cooperation as it may reasonably require and as shall be within Indemnitee’s power. The failure by Indemnitee to timely
notify the Company of any Claim will not relieve the Company from any liability hereunder unless, and only to the extent that,
such failure results in forfeiture by the Company of substantial defenses, rights, or insurance coverage.

 

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(c)          Timing
of Indemnification Determination. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to cause any determination by a Reviewing
Party to be made as promptly as practicable. If the Reviewing Party shall not have made a determination within 60 days after the
later of (A) receipt by the Company of written notice from Indemnitee advising the Company of the final disposition of the
applicable Covered Event and (B) the selection of an Independent Counsel, if such determination is to be made by Independent
Counsel, then Indemnitee shall be deemed to have satisfied the applicable standard of conduct absent (i) a misstatement by
Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially
misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable
law; provided, however, that such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed (1) an additional
30 days, if the person, persons or entity making such determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith
requires such additional time to obtain or evaluate documentation and/or information relating thereto or (2) an additional
75 days, if the Reviewing Party will be the stockholders of the Company.

 

(d)          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, will 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 this Agreement or applicable law. In addition, neither the failure of any 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 any 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 this Agreement or 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 any
Reviewing Party or otherwise as to whether the Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified hereunder, the burden of proof will be
on the Company to establish that Indemnitee is not so entitled.

 

(e)          Notice
to Insurers. If, at the time of the receipt by the Company of a notice of a Claim pursuant to Section (b) hereof, the
Company has liability insurance in effect that 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 the Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result
of such Claim in accordance with the terms of such policies; provided, however, that nothing in this subsection (e) shall
relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder (or allow the Company to delay in its performance of its obligations hereunder)
to provide indemnification for or make any Expense Advances with respect to the Expenses of any Claim, between the time that it
so notifies its insurers and the time that its insurers actually pay any such amounts payable as a result of any such Claim to
the Company.

 

(f)          Selection
of Counsel. In the event the Company shall be obligated hereunder to provide indemnification for or make any Expense Advances
with respect to the Expenses of any Claim, the Company, if appropriate, shall be entitled to assume the defense of such Claim with
counsel shall be selected by the Company and approved by Indemnitee (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) upon the
delivery to Indemnitee of written notice of the Company’s election to do so. 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 or expenses of separate counsel subsequently employed by or on behalf of Indemnitee with respect to the
same Claim; provided, however, that (i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ Indemnitee’s separate counsel
in any such Claim at Indemnitee’s expense and (ii) if (A) the employment of separate counsel by Indemnitee has
been previously authorized by the Company, (B) Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be 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 separate counsel will be Expenses for which
Indemnitee may receive indemnification or Expense Advances hereunder. The Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this
Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement of any threatened or pending Claim effected without the Company’s prior written
consent. The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnitee, effect any settlement of any threatened or
pending Claim which the Indemnitee is or could have been a party unless such settlement solely involves the payment of money and
includes a complete and unconditional release of the Indemnitee from all liability on any claims that are the subject matter of
such Claim. Neither the Company nor Indemnitee shall unreasonably withhold its consent to any proposed settlement; provided
that Indemnitee may withhold consent to any settlement that does not provide a complete and unconditional release of Indemnitee.

 

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		5.	ADDITIONAL INDEMNIFICATION RIGHTS; NONEXCLUSIVITY.

 

(a)          Scope.
The Company hereby agrees to indemnify the 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 certificate of incorporation, 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 that expands the right of a Delaware 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 that narrows the right of a Delaware 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, will have no effect on this Agreement or the parties’
rights and obligations hereunder except as set forth in Section 10(a) hereof.

 

(b)          Nonexclusivity.
The indemnification and the payment of Expense Advances provided by this Agreement will be in addition to any rights to which Indemnitee
may be entitled under the Company’s certificate of incorporation, its bylaws, any other agreement, any vote of stockholders
or disinterested directors, the Delaware General Corporation Law, or otherwise. The indemnification and the payment of Expense
Advances provided under this Agreement will continue as to Indemnitee for any action taken or not taken while serving in an indemnified
capacity even though subsequent thereto Indemnitee may have ceased to serve in such capacity.

 

(c)          Company
Obligations Primary. The Company hereby acknowledges that Indemnitee may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement
of expenses and/or insurance provided by one or more other entities and/or organizations (collectively, the “Secondary
Indemnitors”). The Company hereby agrees that (i) it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations
to Indemnitee are primary and any obligation of the Secondary Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for
the same Expenses or liabilities incurred by Indemnitee are secondary), (ii) it will be required to advance the full amount
of Expenses incurred by Indemnitee and will be liable for the full amount of all Expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts
paid in settlement to the extent legally permitted and as required by the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company
(or any agreement between the Company and Indemnitee), without regard to any rights Indemnitee may have against the Secondary Indemnitors
and (iii) it irrevocably waives relinquishes and releases the Secondary Indemnitors from any and all claims against the Secondary
Indemnitors for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company further agrees that
no advancement or payment by the Secondary Indemnitors on behalf of Indemnitee with respect to any claim for which Indemnitee has
sought indemnification from the Company will affect the foregoing and the Secondary Indemnitors will have a right of contribution
and/or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee against the Company.
The Company and Indemnitee agree that the Secondary Indemnitors are express third party beneficiaries of the terms hereof.

 

6.          NO
DUPLICATION OF PAYMENTS. Subject to Section 5(c) above, the Company will 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, provision of the Company’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws or otherwise) of the amounts otherwise
payable under this Agreement.

 

7.          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 all of the total amount thereof, the Company
will indemnify Indemnitee for the portion of such Expenses to which Indemnitee is entitled.

 

8.          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.

 

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9.          LIABILITY
INSURANCE. The Company shall obtain and maintain during the term of this Agreement liability insurance applicable to directors,
officers or fiduciaries in an amount determined by the Company’s board of directors; provided, however, that nothing
in this Section 9 shall relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder (or allow the Company to delay in its performance
of its obligations hereunder) to provide indemnification for or make any Expense Advances with respect to the Expenses of any Claim.
To the extent the Company maintains liability insurance applicable to directors, officers or fiduciaries, Indemnitee shall be covered
by such policies in such a manner as to provide Indemnitee the same rights and benefits as are provided to the most favorably insured
of the Company’s directors, if Indemnitee is a director; or of the Company’s officers, if Indemnitee is not a director
of the Company but is an officer. The Company shall promptly notify Indemnitee of any expiration, lapse, non-renewal or denial
of coverage under any such policy.

 

10.         EXCEPTIONS.

 

(a)          Excluded
Action or Omissions. The Company will not indemnify Indemnitee for Expenses resulting from acts, omissions or transactions
for which Indemnitee is prohibited from receiving indemnification under this Agreement or applicable law; provided, however,
that notwithstanding any limitation set forth in this subsection (a) regarding the Company’s obligation to provide indemnification,
Indemnitee will be entitled under Section 3 to receive Expense Advances hereunder with respect to any such Claim unless and
until a court having jurisdiction over the Claim will have made a final judicial determination (as to which all rights of appeal
therefrom have been exhausted or lapsed) that Indemnitee has engaged in acts, omissions or transactions for which Indemnitee is
prohibited from receiving indemnification under this Agreement or applicable law.

 

(b)          Claims
Initiated by Indemnitee. The Company will not indemnify or make Expense Advances to Indemnitee with respect to Claims initiated
or brought voluntarily by Indemnitee and not by way of defense, counterclaim or cross claim, 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 certificate of incorporation or bylaws now or hereafter in effect relating to Claims for Covered
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 Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (relating to indemnification of officers, directors,
employees and agents; and insurance), regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification
or insurance recovery, as the case may be.

 

(c)          Lack
of Good Faith. The Company will not indemnify Indemnitee for any Expenses incurred by the Indemnitee with respect to any action
in which the Indemnitee has been finally adjudged by a court having jurisdiction in the matter (i) to have acted in bad faith;
(ii) to not have acted in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Company; or (iii) with
respect to criminal actions or proceedings, to have had reasonable cause to believe Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.

 

(d)          Claims
Under Section 16(b). The Company will not 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; provided, however, that notwithstanding any limitation set forth in this subsection (d) regarding
the Company’s obligation to provide indemnification, Indemnitee shall be entitled under Section 3 to receive Expense
Advances hereunder with respect to any such Claim unless and until a court having jurisdiction over the Claim will have made a
final judicial determination (as to which all rights of appeal therefrom have been exhausted or lapsed) that Indemnitee has violated
said statute.

 

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(e)          Clawback
Under Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Company will not indemnify Indemnitee in connection with any Claim for reimbursement of the Company
by Indemnitee of any bonus or other incentive-based or equity-based compensation or of any profits realized by Indemnitee from
the sale of securities of the Company, as required in each case under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (including
any such reimbursements that arise from an accounting restatement of the Company pursuant to Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), or the payment to the Company of profits arising from the purchase
and sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act), if Indemnitee is held liable
therefor (including pursuant to any settlement).

 

11.         COUNTERPARTS.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be an original, but all of which together will
constitute one instrument.

 

12.         BINDING
EFFECT; SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement will 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 or assets of the Company), spouses, heirs and personal and legal representatives.
The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect, and whether by purchase, merger, consolidation or
otherwise) to all, substantially all, or a substantial part, of the business 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 will continue
in effect regardless of whether Indemnitee continues to serve as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary (as applicable)
of the Company or of any other enterprise at the Company’s request, but only with respect to Covered Events.

 

13.         EXPENSES
INCURRED IN ACTION RELATING TO ENFORCEMENT OR INTERPRETATION. 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 indemnified for all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee with respect to such action
(including without limitation attorneys’ fees), regardless of whether Indemnitee is ultimately successful in such action,
unless as a part of such action a court having jurisdiction over such action makes a final judicial determination (as to which
all rights of appeal therefrom have been exhausted or lapsed) that each of the material assertions made by Indemnitee as a basis
for such action was not made in good faith or was frivolous; provided, however, that until such final judicial determination
is made, Indemnitee shall be entitled under Section 3 to receive payment of Expense Advances hereunder with respect to such
action. 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 indemnified for all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in defense
of such action (including without limitation costs and expenses incurred with respect to Indemnitee’s counterclaims and cross-claims
made in such action), unless as a part of such action a court having jurisdiction over such action makes a final judicial determination
(as to which all rights of appeal therefrom have been exhausted or lapsed) that each of the material defenses asserted by Indemnitee
in such action was made in bad faith or was frivolous; provided, however, that until such final judicial determination is
made, Indemnitee shall be entitled under Section 3 to receive payment of Expense Advances hereunder with respect to such action.

 

14.         NOTICES.
All notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given: (a) upon personal delivery
to the party to be notified, (b) when sent by confirmed electronic mail or facsimile if sent during normal business hours
of the recipient; if not, then on the next business day, (c) five days after having been sent by registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying
next day delivery, with written verification of receipt. Addresses for notice to either party are as shown on the signature page
of this Agreement or as subsequently modified by written notice.

 

15.         CONSENT
TO JURISDICTION. The Company and Indemnitee each hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State
of Delaware 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 will be commenced, prosecuted and continued only in the Court of Chancery of the
State of Delaware in and for New Castle County, which will be the exclusive and only proper forum for adjudicating such a claim.

 

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16.         CHOICE
OF LAW. This Agreement will be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Delaware in all respects as such laws
are applied to agreements among Delaware residents entered into and performed entirely within Delaware, without giving effect to
conflict of law principles thereof.

 

17.         SEVERABILITY.
In the event one or more of the provisions of this Agreement should, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable
in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provisions of this Agreement, and this
Agreement will be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

 

18.         SUBROGATION.
Subject to Section 5(c) above, 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 WAIVER. No amendment, modification, termination or cancellation of this Agreement will be effective unless it is in writing
signed by both the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement will be deemed to be or will constitute
a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar), nor will such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

 

20.         INTEGRATION;
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 between the parties relating to the subject
matter contained in this Agreement.

 

21.         HEADINGS.
The section and subsection headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and will not affect in any way
the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

22.         NO
CONSTRUCTION AS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. Nothing contained in this Agreement will be construed as giving Indemnitee any right
to be retained in the employ of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliated entities.

 

The parties have executed
this Indemnification Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

AQUA METALS, INC.

 

	By:	 	 	 
	 	Stephen R. Clarke	 	 
	 	President	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	Agreed to and accepted by:
	 	 	 
	 	 	INDEMNITEE:
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	Signature of Indemnitee
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	Print or Type Name of Indemnitee
	 	 	 
	 	 	Address:

  

    	9Exhibit 10.2

 

aqua
metals, inc.

 

AMENDED
AND RESTATED

 

2014 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

(May 5, 2015)

 

		1.	Purpose of Plan.

 

The purpose of this
Aqua Metals, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is to advance the interests of Aqua Metals, Inc. (“Company”)
and its stockholders by enabling the Company and its Subsidiaries to attract and retain qualified individuals through opportunities
for equity participation in the Company, and to reward those individuals who contribute to the Company’s achievement of its
economic objectives. This Plan assumes and gives effect to the filing of the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation approved by the Board (as defined below) on September 8, 2014.

 

		2.	Definitions.

 

The following terms
will have the meanings set forth below, unless the context clearly otherwise requires:

 

2.1.           “Board”
means the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

2.2.           “Broker
Exercise Notice” means a written notice pursuant to which a Participant, upon exercise of an Option, irrevocably instructs
a broker or dealer to sell a sufficient number of shares or loan a sufficient amount of money to pay all or a portion of the exercise
price of the Option and/or any related withholding tax obligations and remit such sums to the Company and directs the Company to
deliver stock certificates to be issued upon such exercise directly to such broker or dealer or their nominee.

 

2.3.           “Cause”
means (i) dishonesty, fraud, misrepresentation, embezzlement or deliberate injury or attempted injury, in each case related to
the Company or any Subsidiary, (ii) any unlawful or criminal activity of a serious nature, (iii) any intentional and deliberate
breach of a duty or duties that, individually or in the aggregate, are material in relation to the Participant’s overall
duties, (iv) any material breach of any confidentiality or noncompete agreement entered into with the Company or any Subsidiary,
or (v) with respect to a particular Participant, any other act or omission that constitutes “cause” as may be defined
in any employment, consulting or similar agreement between such Participant and the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

2.4.           “Change
in Control” means an event described in Section 11.1 of the Plan.

 

2.5.           “Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

2.6.           “Committee”
means the group of individuals administering the Plan, as provided in Section 3 of the Plan.

 

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2.7.           “Common
Stock” means the common stock of the Company, $0.001 par value per share, or the number and kind of shares of stock or
other securities into which such Common Stock may be changed in accordance with Section 4.3 of the Plan.

 

2.8.           “Disability”
means any medically determinable physical or mental impairment resulting in the service provider's inability to perform the duties
of his or her position or any substantially similar position, where such impairment can be expected to result in death or can be
expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.

 

2.9.           
“Effective Date” means September 8, 2014, but no Incentive Stock Option shall be exercised unless and until
the Plan has been approved by the stockholders of the Company, which approval shall be within twelve (12) months before or after
the date the Plan is adopted by the Board.

 

2.10.          “Eligible
Recipients” means all employees, officers and directors of the Company or any Subsidiary, and any person who has a relationship
with the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

2.11.          “Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

2.12.          “Fair
Market Value” means, with respect to the Common Stock, as of any date: (i) the mean between the reported high and
low sale prices of the Common Stock at the end of the regular trading session if the Common Stock is listed, admitted to unlisted
trading privileges, or reported on any national securities exchange or on the NASDAQ Global Select or Global Market on such date
(or, if no shares were traded on such day, as of the next preceding day on which there was such a trade); or (ii) if the Common
Stock is not so listed, admitted to unlisted trading privileges, or reported on any national exchange or on the NASDAQ Global Select
or Global Market, the closing bid price as of such date at the end of the regular trading session, as reported by the Nasdaq Capital
Market, OTC Bulletin Board, The OTC Market, or other comparable service; or (iii) if the Common Stock is not so listed or reported,
such price as the Committee determines in good faith in the exercise of its reasonable discretion.

 

2.13.          “Incentive
Award” means an Option, Restricted Stock Award or Performance Stock Award granted to an Eligible Recipient pursuant to
the Plan.

 

2.14.          “Incentive
Stock Option” means a right to purchase Common Stock granted to an Eligible Recipient pursuant to Section 6 of the Plan
that qualifies as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

 

2.15.          “Non-Statutory
Stock Option” means a right to purchase Common Stock granted to an Eligible Recipient pursuant to Section 6 of the Plan
that does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

 

2.16.          “Option”
means an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Statutory Stock Option.

 

2.17.          “Participant”
means an Eligible Recipient who receives one or more Incentive Awards under the Plan.

 

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2.18.          “Performance
Criteria” means the performance criteria that may be used by the Committee in granting Restricted Stock Awards or Performance
Stock Awards contingent upon achievement of such performance goals as the Committee may determine in its sole discretion. The Committee
may select one criterion or multiple criteria for measuring performance, and the measurement may be based upon Company, Subsidiary
or business unit performance, or the individual performance of the Eligible Recipient, either absolute or by relative comparison
to other companies, other Eligible Recipients or any other external measure of the selected criteria.

 

2.19.          “Performance
Stock Awards” means an award of Common Stock granted to an Eligible Recipient pursuant to Section 8 of the Plan and with
respect to which shares of Common Stock will be transferred to the Eligible Recipient in accordance with the provisions of such
Section 8 and any agreement evidencing a Deferred Share Award.

 

2.20.          “Previously
Acquired Shares” means shares of Common Stock that are already owned by the Participant or, with respect to any Incentive
Award, that are to be issued upon the grant, exercise or vesting of such Incentive Award.

 

2.21.          “Restricted
Stock Award” means an award of Common Stock granted to an Eligible Recipient pursuant to Section 7 of the Plan that is
subject to the restrictions on transferability and the risk of forfeiture imposed by the provisions of such Section 7.

 

2.22.          “Retirement”
means normal or approved early termination of employment or service.

 

2.23.          “Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

2.24.          “Subsidiary”
means any entity that is directly or indirectly controlled by the Company or any entity in which the Company has a significant
equity interest, as determined by the Committee.

 

		3.	Plan Administration.

 

3.1.           The
Committee. The Plan will be administered by the Board or by a committee of the Board. So long as the Company has a class of
its equity securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, any committee administering the Plan will consist solely
of two or more members of the Board who are “non-employee directors” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange
Act. Such a committee, if established, will act by majority approval of the members (unanimous approval with respect to action
by written consent), and a majority of the members of such a committee will constitute a quorum. As used in the Plan, “Committee”
will refer to the Board or to such a committee, if established. To the extent consistent with applicable corporate law of the Company’s
jurisdiction of incorporation, the Committee may delegate to any officers of the Company the duties, power and authority of the
Committee under the Plan pursuant to such conditions or limitations as the Committee may establish; provided, however, that only
the Committee may exercise such duties, power and authority with respect to Eligible Recipients who are subject to Section 16 of
the Exchange Act. The Committee may exercise its duties, power and authority under the Plan in its sole and absolute discretion
without the consent of any Participant or other party, unless the Plan specifically provides otherwise. Each determination, interpretation
or other action made or taken by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan will be conclusive and binding for all purposes
and on all persons, and no member of the Committee will be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect
to the Plan or any Incentive Award granted under the Plan.

 

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		3.2.	Authority of the Committee.

 

(a)           In
accordance with and subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee will have the authority to determine all provisions of
Incentive Awards as the Committee may deem necessary or desirable and as consistent with the terms of the Plan, including, without
limitation, the following: (i) the Eligible Recipients to be selected as Participants; (ii) the nature and extent of the Incentive
Awards to be made to each Participant (including the number of shares of Common Stock to be subject to each Incentive Award, any
exercise price, the manner in which Incentive Awards will vest or become exercisable and whether Incentive Awards will be granted
in tandem with other Incentive Awards) and the form of written agreement, if any, evidencing such Incentive Award; (iii) the time
or times when Incentive Awards will be granted and, where applicable, settled; (iv) the duration of each Incentive Award; and (v)
the restrictions and other conditions to which the payment or vesting of Incentive Awards may be subject. In addition, the Committee
will have the authority under the Plan in its sole discretion to pay the economic value of any Incentive Award in the form of cash,
Common Stock or any combination of both.

 

(b)           Subject
to Section 3.2(d), below, the Committee will have the authority under the Plan to amend or modify the terms of any outstanding
Incentive Award in any manner, including, without limitation, the authority to modify the number of shares or other terms and conditions
of an Incentive Award, extend the term of an Incentive Award, accelerate the exercisability or vesting or otherwise terminate any
restrictions relating to an Incentive Award, accept the surrender of any outstanding Incentive Award or, to the extent not previously
exercised or vested, authorize the grant of new Incentive Awards in substitution for surrendered Incentive Awards; provided, however
that the amended or modified terms are permitted by the Plan as then in effect and that any Participant adversely affected by such
amended or modified terms has consented to such amendment or modification. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Performance Stock
Award (or any other Incentive Award) that is subject to the requirements and restrictions of Section 409A of the Code may be amended
in a manner that would violate Section 409A of the Code.

 

(c)           In
the event of (i) any reorganization, merger, consolidation, recapitalization, liquidation, reclassification, stock dividend, stock
split, combination of shares, rights offering, extraordinary dividend or divestiture (including a spin-off) or any other change
in corporate structure or shares; (ii) any purchase, acquisition, sale, disposition or write-down of a significant amount of assets
or a significant business; (iii) any change in accounting principles or practices, tax laws or other such laws or provisions affecting
reported results; or (iv) any other similar change, in each case with respect to the Company or any other entity whose performance
is relevant to the grant or vesting of an Incentive Award, the Committee (or, if the Company is not the surviving corporation in
any such transaction, the board of directors of the surviving corporation) may, without the consent of any affected Participant,
amend or modify the vesting criteria (including Performance Criteria) of any outstanding Incentive Award that is based in whole
or in part on the financial performance of the Company (or any Subsidiary or division or other subunit thereof) or such other entity
so as equitably to reflect such event, with the desired result that the criteria for evaluating such financial performance of the
Company or such other entity will be substantially the same (in the sole discretion of the Committee or the board of directors
of the surviving corporation) following such event as prior to such event; provided, however, that the amended or modified terms
are permitted by the Plan as then in effect.

 

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(d)           Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Plan other than Section 4.3, the Committee may not, without prior approval of the Company’s stockholders,
seek to effect any re-pricing of any previously granted, “underwater” Option by: (i) amending or modifying the terms
of the Option to lower the exercise price; (ii) canceling the underwater Option and granting either (A) replacement Options having
a lower exercise price; (B) Restricted Stock Awards; or (C) Performance Stock Awards in exchange; or (iii) repurchasing the underwater
Options and granting new Incentive Awards under this Plan. For purposes of this Section 3.2(d) and Section 11.4, an Option will
be deemed to be “underwater” at any time when the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock is less than the exercise price
of the Option.

 

		4.	Shares Available for Issuance.

 

4.1.           Maximum
Number of Shares Available; Certain Restrictions on Awards. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.3 of the Plan, the
maximum number of shares of Common Stock that will be available for issuance under the Plan will be 1,500,000. The shares available
for issuance under the Plan may, at the election of the Committee, be either treasury shares or shares authorized but unissued,
and, if treasury shares are used, all references in the Plan to the issuance of shares will, for corporate law purposes, be deemed
to mean the transfer of shares from treasury.

 

4.2.           Accounting
for Incentive Awards. Shares of Common Stock that are issued under the Plan or that are subject to outstanding Incentive Awards
will be applied to reduce the maximum number of shares of Common Stock remaining available for issuance under the Plan; provided,
however, that shares subject to an Incentive Award that lapses, expires, is forfeited (including issued shares forfeited under
a Restricted Stock Award) or for any reason is terminated unexercised or unvested or is settled or paid in cash or any form other
than shares of Common Stock will automatically again become available for issuance under the Plan. To the extent that the exercise
price of any Option and/or associated tax withholding obligations are paid by tender or attestation as to ownership of Previously
Acquired Shares, or to the extent that such tax withholding obligations are satisfied by withholding of shares otherwise issuable
upon exercise of the Option, only the number of shares of Common Stock issued net of the number of shares tendered, attested to
or withheld will be applied to reduce the maximum number of shares of Common Stock remaining available for issuance under the Plan.

 

4.3.           Adjustments
to Shares and Incentive Awards. In the event of any reorganization, merger, consolidation, recapitalization, liquidation, reclassification,
stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares or any other change in the corporate structure or shares of the Company, the
Committee (or, if the Company is not the surviving corporation in any such transaction, the board of directors of the surviving
corporation) will make appropriate adjustment (which determination will be conclusive) as to the number and kind of securities
or other property (including cash) available for issuance or payment under the Plan and, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement
of the rights of Participants, the number and kind of securities or other property (including cash) subject to outstanding Incentive
Awards and the exercise price of outstanding Options.

 

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		5.	Participation.

 

Participants in the
Plan will be those Eligible Recipients who, in the judgment of the Committee, have contributed, are contributing or are expected
to contribute to the achievement of economic objectives of the Company or its Subsidiaries. Eligible Recipients may be granted
from time to time one or more Incentive Awards, singly or in combination or in tandem with other Incentive Awards, as may be determined
by the Committee in its sole discretion. Incentive Awards will be deemed to be granted as of the date specified in the grant resolution
of the Committee, which date will be the date of any related agreement with the Participant.

 

		6.	Options.

 

6.1.           Grant.
An Eligible Recipient may be granted one or more Options under the Plan, and such Options will be subject to such terms and conditions,
consistent with the other provisions of the Plan, as may be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. The Committee may
designate whether an Option is to be considered an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Statutory Stock Option. To the extent that any
Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan ceases for any reason to qualify as an “incentive stock option” for purposes
of Section 422 of the Code, such Incentive Stock Option will continue to be outstanding for purposes of the Plan but will thereafter
be deemed to be a Non-Statutory Stock Option.

 

6.2.           Exercise
Price. The per share price to be paid by a Participant upon exercise of an Option will be determined by the Committee in its
discretion at the time of the Option grant; provided, however, that such price will not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value
of one share of Common Stock on the date of grant with respect to any Incentive Stock Option (110% of the Fair Market Value with
respect to an Incentive Stock Option if, at the time such Incentive Stock Option is granted, the Participant owns, directly or
indirectly, more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any parent or subsidiary
corporation of the Company).

 

6.3.           Exercisability
and Duration. An Option will become exercisable at such times and in such installments and upon such terms and conditions as
may be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion at the time of grant (including without limitation (i) the achievement
of one or more of the Performance Criteria and/or (ii) that the Participant remain in the continuous employ or service of the Company
or a Subsidiary for a certain period); provided, however, that if the Committee does not specify the expiration date of the Option,
the expiration date shall be 10 years from the date on which the Option was granted. In no case may an Option may be exercisable
after 10 years from its date of grant (five years from its date of grant in the case of an Incentive Stock Option if, at the time
the Incentive Stock Option is granted, the Participant owns, directly or indirectly, more than 10% of the total combined voting
power of all classes of stock of the Company or any parent or subsidiary corporation of the Company).

 

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6.4.           Payment
of Exercise Price. The total purchase price of the shares to be purchased upon exercise of an Option will be paid entirely
in cash (including check, bank draft or money order); provided, however, that the Committee, in its sole discretion and upon terms
and conditions established by the Committee, may allow such payments to be made, in whole or in part, by tender of a Broker Exercise
Notice, by tender, or attestation as to ownership, of Previously Acquired Shares that have been held for the period of time necessary
to avoid a charge to the Company’s earnings for financial reporting purposes and that are otherwise acceptable to the Committee,
or by a combination of such methods. For purposes of such payment, Previously Acquired Shares tendered or covered by an attestation
will be valued at their Fair Market Value on the exercise date.

 

6.5.           Manner
of Exercise. An Option may be exercised by a Participant in whole or in part from time to time, subject to the conditions contained
in the Plan and in the agreement evidencing such Option, by delivery in person, by facsimile or electronic transmission or through
the mail of written notice of exercise to the Company at its legal department and by paying in full the total exercise price for
the shares of Common Stock to be purchased in accordance with Section 6.4 of the Plan.

 

		7.	Restricted Stock Awards.

 

7.1.           Grant.
An Eligible Recipient may be granted one or more Restricted Stock Awards under the Plan, and such Restricted Stock Awards will
be subject to such terms and conditions, consistent with the other provisions of the Plan, as may be determined by the Committee
in its sole discretion. The Committee may impose such restrictions or conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan,
to the vesting of such Restricted Stock Awards as it deems appropriate, including, without limitation, (i) the achievement of one
or more of the Performance Criteria and/or (ii) that the Participant remain in the continuous employ or service of the Company
or a Subsidiary for a certain period.

 

7.2.           Rights
as a Stockholder; Transferability. Except as provided in Sections 7.1, 7.3, 7.4 and 12.3 of the Plan, a Participant will have
all voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights with respect to shares of Common Stock issued to the Participant as a Restricted
Stock Award under this Section 7 upon the Participant becoming the holder of record of such shares as if such Participant were
a holder of record of shares of unrestricted Common Stock.

 

7.3.           Dividends
and Distributions. Unless the Committee determines otherwise in its sole discretion (either in the agreement evidencing the
Restricted Stock Award at the time of grant or at any time after the grant of the Restricted Stock Award), any dividends or distributions
(other than regular quarterly cash dividends) paid with respect to shares of Common Stock subject to the unvested portion of a
Restricted Stock Award will be subject to the same restrictions as the shares to which such dividends or distributions relate.
The Committee will determine in its sole discretion whether any interest will be paid on such dividends or distributions.

 

7.4.           Enforcement
of Restrictions. To enforce the restrictions referred to in this Section 7, the Committee may place a legend on the stock certificates
referring to such restrictions and may require the Participant, until the restrictions have lapsed, to keep the stock certificates,
together with duly endorsed stock powers, in the custody of the Company or its transfer agent, or to maintain evidence of stock
ownership, together with duly endorsed stock powers, in a certificateless book-entry stock account with the Company’s transfer
agent.

 

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		8.	Performance Stock Awards.

 

8.1.           Grant.
An Eligible Recipient may be granted one or more Performance Stock Awards under the Plan, and such Performance Stock Awards will
be subject to such terms and conditions, if any, consistent with the other provisions of the Plan, as may be determined by the
Committee in its sole discretion. The Committee may impose such restrictions or conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions
of the Plan, to the vesting of such Performance Stock Awards as it deems appropriate, including, without limitation, (i) the achievement
of one or more of the Performance Criteria and/or (ii) that the Participant remain in the continuous employ or service of the Company
or a Subsidiary for a certain period.

 

8.2.         Settlement
– Time of Payment.

 

(a)           At
the time any Performance Stock Award is granted, the agreement evidencing the Performance Stock Award will specify the time at
which the vested portion of the Performance Stock Award will be settled. In no event may the time of payment be changed after the
Performance Stock Award is granted.

 

(b)           The
agreement may specify that settlement will be made upon vesting or the settlement will occur with respect to all vested Performance
Stock Awards as of a specified time.

 

(c)           To
the extent the agreement does not provide for the settlement of vested Performance Stock Awards on or before the date that is 2-1/2
months after the end of the year in which the Performance Stock Award (or the relevant portion thereof) vests, the agreement will
provide for payment to occur: (a) upon the Eligible Recipient’s separation from service, death or disability; (b) upon a
change in control of the Company; or (c) upon a specified date or pursuant to a specified schedule. In all cases in which payment
is to be made in accordance with this Section 8.2(c), the times specified for payment will be interpreted and administered in accordance
with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and any applicable regulations or guidance issued in connection with that Code
section.

 

8.3.         Settlement
– Form of Payment. Unless otherwise specified in the Plan, the agreement evidencing the Performance Stock Award, or some
other written agreement between the Company and the Eligible Recipient, vested Performance Stock Awards will be settled in shares
of Common Stock.

 

8.4.         Rights
as a Stockholder. A Participant holding a Performance Stock Award shall have no rights as a holder of Common Stock unless and
until the Performance Stock Award is settled and shares of Common Stock are delivered to the Participant in such settlement.

 

8.5.         Dividends
and Distributions. Unless the Committee determines otherwise in its sole discretion (either in the agreement evidencing the
Performance Stock Award at the time of grant or at any time after the grant of the Performance Stock Award), the Participant shall
not be entitled to receive dividends or distributions with respect to the Shares subject to a Performance Stock Award unless and
until the Performance Stock Award is settled and shares of Common Stock are delivered to the Participant in such settlement.

 

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8.6.           Unfunded
and Unsecured Obligation of the Company. A Performance Stock Award represents an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company
to make payment to a Participant in accordance with the terms of this Plan or an award agreement. The Participant’s rights
with respect to a Performance Stock Award shall be those of an unsecured creditor of the Company.

 

		9.	Effect of Termination of Employment or Other Service.

 

9.1.         Termination
Due to Death or Disability. In the event a Participant’s employment or other service with the Company and all Subsidiaries
is terminated by reason of death or Disability:

 

(a)           All
outstanding Options then held by the Participant will, to the extent exercisable as of such termination, remain exercisable for
a period of six (6) months after such termination (but in no event after the expiration date of any such Option); and

 

(b)           All
Restricted Stock Awards then held by the Participant that have not vested as of such termination will be terminated and forfeited;
and

 

(c)           All
outstanding Performance Stock Awards then held by the Participant that have not vested as of such termination will be terminated
and forfeited.

 

9.2.         Termination
Due to Retirement. Subject to Section 9.5 of the Plan, in the event a Participant’s employment or other service with
the Company and all Subsidiaries is terminated by reason of Retirement:

 

(a)           All
outstanding Options then held by the Participant will, to the extent exercisable as of such termination, remain exercisable in
full for a period of three (3) months after such termination (but in no event after the expiration date of any such Option). Options
not exercisable as of such Retirement will be forfeited and terminate; and

 

(b)           All
Restricted Stock Awards then held by the Participant that have not vested as of such termination will be terminated and forfeited;
and

 

(c)           All
outstanding Performance Stock Awards then held by the Participant that have not vested as of such termination will be terminated
and forfeited.

 

9.3.         Termination
for Reasons Other than Death, Disability or Retirement. Subject to Section 9.5 of the Plan, in the event a Participant’s
employment or other service is terminated with the Company and all Subsidiaries for any reason other than death, Disability or
Retirement, or a Participant is in the employ of a Subsidiary and the Subsidiary ceases to be a Subsidiary of the Company (unless
the Participant continues in the employ of the Company or another Subsidiary):

 

(a)           All
outstanding Options then held by the Participant will, to the extent exercisable as of such termination, remain exercisable in
full for a period of three (3) months after such termination (but in no event after the expiration date of any such Option). Options
not exercisable as of such termination will be forfeited and terminate; and

 

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(b)           All
Restricted Stock Awards then held by the Participant that have not vested as of such termination will be terminated and forfeited;
and

 

(c)           All
outstanding Performance Stock Awards then held by the Participant that have not vested as of such termination will be terminated
and forfeited.

 

9.4.         Modification
of Rights Upon Termination. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 10, the Committee may, in its sole discretion
(which may be exercised in connection with the grant or after the date of grant, including following such termination), determine
that upon a Participant’s termination of employment or other service with the Company and all Subsidiaries, any Options (or
any part thereof) then held by such Participant may become or continue to become exercisable and/or remain exercisable following
such termination of employment or service, and Restricted Stock Awards and Performance Stock Awards then held by such Participant
may vest and/or continue to vest or become free of restrictions and conditions to issuance, as the case may be, following such
termination of employment or service, in each case in the manner determined by the Committee.

 

9.5.         Effects
of Actions Constituting Cause. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, in the event that a Participant is determined
by the Committee, acting in its sole discretion, to have committed any action which would constitute Cause as defined in Section
2.3, irrespective of whether such action or the Committee’s determination occurs before or after termination of such Participant’s
employment or service with the Company or any Subsidiary, all rights of the Participant under the Plan and any agreements evidencing
an Incentive Award then held by the Participant shall terminate and be forfeited without notice of any kind. The Company may defer
the exercise of any Option or the vesting of any Restricted Stock Award or Performance Stock Award for a period of up to ninety
(90) days in order for the Committee to make any determination as to the existence of Cause.

 

9.6.         Determination
of Termination of Employment or Other Service. Unless the Committee otherwise determines in its sole discretion, a Participant’s
employment or other service will, for purposes of the Plan, be deemed to have terminated on the date recorded on the personnel
or other records of the Company or the Subsidiary for which the Participant provides employment or service, as determined by the
Committee in its sole discretion based upon such records.

 

		10.	Payment of Withholding Taxes.

 

10.1.         General
Rules. The Company is entitled to (a) withhold and deduct from future wages of the Participant (or from other amounts that
may be due and owing to the Participant from the Company or a Subsidiary), or make other arrangements for the collection of, all
legally required amounts necessary to satisfy any and all federal, foreign, state and local withholding and employment-related
tax requirements attributable to an Incentive Award, including, without limitation, the grant, exercise or vesting of, or payment
of dividends with respect to, an Incentive Award or a disqualifying disposition of stock received upon exercise of an Incentive
Stock Option, or (b) require the Participant promptly to remit the amount of such withholding to the Company before taking any
action, including issuing any shares of Common Stock, with respect to an Incentive Award.

 

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10.2.         Special
Rules. The Committee may, in its sole discretion and upon terms and conditions established by the Committee, permit or require
a Participant to satisfy, in whole or in part, any withholding or employment-related tax obligation described in Section 10.1 of
the Plan by electing to tender, or by attestation as to ownership of, Previously Acquired Shares that have been held for the period
of time necessary to avoid a charge to the Company’s earnings for financial reporting purposes and that are otherwise acceptable
to the Committee, by delivery of a Broker Exercise Notice or a combination of such methods. For purposes of satisfying a Participant’s
withholding or employment-related tax obligation, Previously Acquired Shares tendered or covered by an attestation will be valued
at their Fair Market Value. 

 

		11.	Change in Control.

 

11.1.         A
“Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if the event set forth in any one of the following paragraphs
has occurred:

 

(a)           the
sale, lease, exchange or other transfer, directly or indirectly, of substantially all of the assets of the Company (in one transaction
or in a series of related transactions) to any Successor;

 

(b)           the
approval by the stockholders of the Company of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company;

 

(c)           any
Successor (as defined in Section 11.2 below), other than a Bona Fide Underwriter (as defined in Section 11.2 below), becomes after
the effective date of the Plan the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or
indirectly, of (i) 25% or more, but not 50% or more, of the combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities
ordinarily having the right to vote at elections of directors, unless the transaction resulting in such ownership has been approved
in advance by the Continuity Directors (as defined in Section 11.2 below), or (ii) more than 50% of the combined voting power of
the Company’s outstanding securities ordinarily having the right to vote at elections of directors (regardless of any approval
by the Continuity Directors);

 

(d)           a
merger or consolidation to which the Company is a party if the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to effective date
of such merger or consolidation have “beneficial ownership” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act),
immediately following the effective date of such merger or consolidation, of securities of the surviving corporation representing
(i) 50% or more, but not more than 80%, of the combined voting power of the surviving corporation’s then outstanding securities
ordinarily having the right to vote at elections of directors, unless such merger or consolidation has been approved in advance
by the Continuity Directors, or (ii) less than 50% of the combined voting power of the surviving corporation’s then
outstanding securities ordinarily having the right to vote at elections of directors (regardless of any approval by the Continuity
Directors); or

 

(e)           the
Continuity Directors cease for any reason to constitute at least 50% or more of the Board.

 

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		11.2.	Change in Control Definitions. For purposes of
this Section 11:

 

(a)           “Continuity
Directors” of the Company will mean any individuals who are members of the Board on the effective date of the Plan and
any individual who subsequently becomes a member of the Board whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s
stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Continuity Directors (either by specific vote or by approval
of the Company’s proxy statement in which such individual is named as a nominee for director without objection to such nomination).

 

(b)           “Bona
Fide Underwriter” means an entity engaged in business as an underwriter of securities that acquires securities of the
Company through such entity’s participation in good faith in a firm commitment underwriting until the expiration of 40 days
after the date of such acquisition.

 

(c)           “Successor”
means any individual, corporation, partnership, group, association or other “person,” as such term is used in Section
13(d) or Section 14(d) of the Exchange Act, other than the Company, any “affiliate” (as defined below) or any benefit
plan(s) sponsored by the Company or any affiliate that succeeds to, or has the practical ability to control (either immediately
or solely with the passage of time), the Company’s business directly, by merger, consolidation or other form of business
combination, or indirectly, by purchase of the Company’s outstanding securities ordinarily having the right to vote at the
election of directors or all or substantially all of its assets or otherwise. For this purpose, an “affiliate” is (i)
any corporation at least a majority of whose outstanding securities ordinarily having the right to vote at elections of directors
is owned directly or indirectly by the Company; (ii) any other form of business entity in which the Company, by virtue of a direct
or indirect ownership interest, has the right to elect a majority of the members of such entity’s governing body or (iii)
any entity that at the time of the approval of this Plan owns in excess of 10% of the Company’s common stock and its affiliates.

 

11.3.        Acceleration
of Vesting. Without limiting the authority of the Committee under Sections 3.2 and 4.3 of the Plan, if a Change in Control
of the Company occurs, then, if approved by the Committee in its sole discretion either in an agreement evidencing an Incentive
Award at the time of grant or at any time after the grant of an Incentive Award: (a) all Options that have been outstanding for
at least six months will become immediately exercisable in full and will remain exercisable in accordance with their terms; (b)
all Restricted Stock Awards that have been outstanding for at least six months will become immediately fully vested and non-forfeitable;
and (c) any conditions to the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to Performance Stock Awards that have been outstanding
for at least six months will lapse.

 

11.4.       Cash
Payment. If a Change in Control of the Company occurs, then the Committee, if approved by the Committee in its sole discretion
either in an agreement evidencing an Incentive Award at the time of grant or at any time after the grant of an Incentive Award,
and without the consent of any Participant affected thereby, may determine that:

 

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(a)           Some
or all Participants holding outstanding Options will receive, with respect to some or all of the shares of Common Stock subject
to such Options (“Option Shares”), either (i) as of the effective date of any such Change in Control, cash in an amount
equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of such Option Shares on the last business day prior to the effective date of such
Change in Control over the exercise price per share of such Option Shares, (ii) immediately prior to such Change of Control, a
number of shares of Common Stock having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of the Option
Shares as of the last business day prior to the effective date of such Change in Control over the exercise price per share of such
Option Shares; or (iii) any combination of cash or shares of Common Stock with the amount of each component to be determined by
the Committee not inconsistent with the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), as proportionally adjusted; and

 

(b)           any
Options which, as of the effective date of any such Change in Control, are “underwater” (as defined in Section 3.2(d))
shall terminate as of the effective date of any such Change in Control; and

 

(c)           some
or all Participants holding Performance Stock Awards will receive, with respect to some or all of the shares of Common Stock subject
to such Performance Stock Awards that remain subject to issuance based upon the future achievement of Performance Criteria or other
future event as of the effective date of any such Change in Control of the Company, cash in an amount equal the Fair Market Value
of such shares immediately prior to the effective date of such Change in Control.

 

11.5.       Limitation
on Change in Control Payments. Notwithstanding anything in Section 11.3 or 11.4 of the Plan to the contrary, if, with
respect to a Participant, the acceleration of the exercisability of an Option as provided in Section 11.3 or the payment of
cash or shares of Common Stock in exchange for all or part of an Option as provided in Section 11.4 (which acceleration or payment
could be deemed a “payment” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code), together with any other “payments”
that such Participant has the right to receive from the Company or any corporation that is a member of an “affiliated group”
(as defined in Section 1504(a) of the Code without regard to Section 1504(b) of the Code) of which the Company is a member,
would constitute a “parachute payment” (as defined in Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code), then the “payments”
to such Participant pursuant to Section 11.3 or 11.4 of the Plan will be reduced to the largest amount as will result in no portion
of such “payments” being subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code; provided, however, that if
a Participant is subject to a separate agreement with the Company or a Subsidiary which specifically provides that payments attributable
to one or more forms of employee stock incentives or to payments made in lieu of employee stock incentives will not reduce any
other payments under such agreement, even if it would constitute an excess parachute payment, or provides that the Participant
will have the discretion to determine which payments will be reduced in order to avoid an excess parachute payment, then the limitations
of this Section 11.4 will, to that extent, not apply.

 

		12.	Rights of Eligible Recipients and Participants; Transferability.

 

12.1.       Employment
or Service. Nothing in the Plan will interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate
the employment or service of any Eligible Recipient or Participant at any time, nor confer upon any Eligible Recipient or Participant
any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

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12.2.       Rights
as a Stockholder. As a holder of Incentive Awards (other than Restricted Stock Awards), a Participant will have no rights as
a stockholder unless and until such Incentive Awards are exercised for, or paid in the form of, shares of Common Stock and the
Participant becomes the holder of record of such shares. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, no adjustment will be made for
dividends or distributions with respect to such Incentive Awards as to which there is a record date preceding the date the Participant
becomes the holder of record of such shares, except as the Committee may determine in its discretion.

 

12.3.       Restrictions
on Transfer.

 

(a)           Except
pursuant to testamentary will or the laws of descent and distribution or as otherwise expressly permitted by subsections (b) and
(c) below, no right or interest of any Participant in an Incentive Award prior to the exercise (in the case of Options) or vesting
(in the case of Restricted Stock Awards or Performance Stock Awards) of such Incentive Award will be assignable or transferable,
or subjected to any lien, during the lifetime of the Participant, either voluntarily or involuntarily, directly or indirectly,
by operation of law or otherwise.

 

(b)           A
Participant will be entitled to designate a beneficiary to receive an Incentive Award upon such Participant’s death, and
in the event of such Participant’s death, payment of any amounts due under the Plan will be made to, and exercise of any
Options (to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 9 of the Plan) may be made by, such beneficiary. If a deceased Participant
has failed to designate a beneficiary, or if a beneficiary designated by the Participant fails to survive the Participant, payment
of any amounts due under the Plan will be made to, and exercise of any Options (to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 9 of
the Plan) may be made by, the Participant's legal representatives, heirs and legatees. If a deceased Participant has designated
a beneficiary and such beneficiary survives the Participant but dies before complete payment of all amounts due under the Plan
or exercise of all exercisable Options, then such payments will be made to, and the exercise of such Options may be made by, the
legal representatives, heirs and legatees of the beneficiary.

 

(c)           Upon
a Participant’s request, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, permit a transfer of all or a portion of a Non-Statutory
Stock Option, other than for value, to such Participant’s child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent,
spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law,
any person sharing such Participant’s household (other than a tenant or employee), a trust in which any of the foregoing
have more than fifty percent of the beneficial interests, a foundation in which any of the foregoing (or the Participant) control
the management of assets, and any other entity in which these persons (or the Participant) own more than fifty percent of the voting
interests. Any permitted transferee will remain subject to all the terms and conditions applicable to the Participant prior to
the transfer. A permitted transfer may be conditioned upon such requirements as the Committee may, in its sole discretion, determine,
including, but not limited to execution and/or delivery of appropriate acknowledgements, opinion of counsel, or other documents
by the transferee.

 

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12.4.         Non-Exclusivity
of the Plan. Nothing contained in the Plan is intended to modify or rescind any previously approved compensation plans or programs
of the Company or create any limitations on the power or authority of the Board to adopt such additional or other compensation
arrangements as the Board may deem necessary or desirable.

 

		13.	Securities Law and Other Restrictions.

 

Notwithstanding any
other provision of the Plan or any agreements entered into pursuant to the Plan, the Company will not be required to issue any
shares of Common Stock under this Plan, and a Participant may not sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of shares of Common
Stock issued pursuant to Incentive Awards granted under the Plan, unless (a) there is in effect with respect to such shares a registration
statement under the Securities Act and any applicable securities laws of a state or foreign jurisdiction or an exemption from such
registration under the Securities Act and applicable state or foreign securities laws, and (b) there has been obtained any other
consent, approval or permit from any other U.S. or foreign regulatory body which the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems necessary
or advisable. The Company may condition such issuance, sale or transfer upon the receipt of any representations or agreements from
the parties involved, and the placement of any legends on certificates representing shares of Common Stock, as may be deemed necessary
or advisable by the Company in order to comply with such securities law or other restrictions.

 

		14.	Plan Amendment, Modification and Termination.

 

The Board may suspend
or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time, and may amend the Plan from time to time in such respects as the Board
may deem advisable in order that Incentive Awards under the Plan will conform to any change in applicable laws or regulations or
in any other respect the Board may deem to be in the best interests of the Company; provided, however, that no such amendments
to the Plan will be effective without approval of the Company’s stockholders if: (i) stockholder approval of the amendment
is then required pursuant to Section 422 of the Code or the rules of any stock exchange or the NASDAQ Global Select, Global or
Capital Market or similar regulatory body; or (ii) such amendment seeks to modify Section 3.2(d) hereof. No termination, suspension
or amendment of the Plan may adversely affect any outstanding Incentive Award without the consent of the affected Participant;
provided, however, that this sentence will not impair the right of the Committee to take whatever action it deems appropriate under
Sections 3.2(c), 4.3 and 11 of the Plan.

 

		15.	Effective Date and Duration of the Plan.

 

The Plan is effective
as of the Effective Date. The Plan will terminate at midnight on September 8, 2024 and may be terminated prior to such time by
Board action. No Incentive Award will be granted after termination of the Plan. Incentive Awards outstanding upon termination of
the Plan may continue to be exercised, or become free of restrictions, according to their terms.

 

		16.	Miscellaneous.

 

16.1.           Governing
Law. Except to the extent expressly provided herein or in connection with other matters of corporate governance and authority
(all of which shall be governed by the laws of the Company’s jurisdiction of incorporation), the validity, construction,
interpretation, administration and effect of the Plan and any rules, regulations and actions relating to the Plan will be governed
by and construed exclusively in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware notwithstanding the conflicts of laws principles
of any jurisdictions.

 

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16.2.           Successors
and Assigns. The Plan will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of the Company
and the Participants. 

 

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