Document:

Exhibit 10.53

 

Jerrick
Ventures, Inc.

 

2015
Incentive Stock and Award Plan

 

1. Purpose of the Plan.

 

(a) This 2015 Incentive
Stock and Award Plan (the “Plan”) is intended as an incentive to retain in the employ of and as directors, officers,
consultants, attorneys, advisors and employees to Jerrick Ventures, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”),
and any Subsidiary of the Company, within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the “Code”), persons of training, experience and ability, to attract new directors, officers, consultants,
attorneys, advisors and employees whose services are considered valuable, to encourage the sense of proprietorship and to stimulate
the active interest of such persons in the development and financial success of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

(b) It is further
intended that certain options granted pursuant to the Plan shall constitute incentive stock options within the meaning of Section
422 of the Code (the “Incentive Options”) while certain other options granted pursuant to the Plan shall be
nonqualified stock options (the “Nonqualified Options”). Incentive Options and Nonqualified Options are hereinafter
referred to collectively as “Options”.

 

(c) The Company intends
that the Plan meet the requirements of Rule 16b-3 (“Rule 16b-3”) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and that transactions of the type specified in subparagraphs (c) to
(f) inclusive of Rule 16b-3 by officers and directors of the Company pursuant to the Plan will be exempt from the operation of
Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act. Further, the Plan is intended to satisfy the performance-based compensation exception to the
limitation on the Company’s tax deductions imposed by Section 162(m) of the Code with respect to those Options for which
qualification for such exception is intended. In all cases, the terms, provisions, conditions and limitations of the Plan shall
be construed and interpreted consistent with the Company’s intent as stated in this Section 1.

 

2.
Administration of the Plan.

 

(a) The Board of Directors
of the Company (the “Board”) shall appoint and maintain as administrator of the Plan a Committee (the “Committee”)
consisting of two or more directors who are (i) “Independent Directors” (as such term is defined under the rules of
the NASDAQ Stock Market), (ii) “Non-Employee Directors” (as such term is defined in Rule 16b-3) and (iii) “Outside
Directors” (as such term is defined in Section 162(m) of the Code), which shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. The Committee,
subject to Sections 3, 5 and 6 hereof, shall have full power and authority to designate recipients of Options and restricted stock
(“Restricted Stock”) and to determine the terms and conditions of the respective Option and Restricted Stock
agreements (which need not be identical) and to interpret the provisions and supervise the administration of the Plan. The Committee
shall have the authority, without limitation, to designate which Options granted under the Plan shall be Incentive Options and
which shall be Nonqualified Options. To the extent any Option does not qualify as an Incentive Option, it shall constitute a separate
Nonqualified Option.

  

(b) Subject to the
provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall interpret the Plan and all Options and Restricted Stock granted under the Plan, shall
make such rules as it deems necessary for the proper administration of the Plan, shall make all other determinations necessary
or advisable for the administration of the Plan, and shall correct any defects or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency
in the Plan or in any Options or Restricted Stock granted under the Plan in the manner and to the extent that the Committee deems
desirable to carry into effect the Plan or any Options or Restricted Stock. The act or determination of a majority of the Committee
shall be the act or determination of the Committee and any decision reduced to writing and signed by all of the members of the
Committee shall be fully effective as if it had been made by a majority of the Committee at a meeting duly held for such purpose.
Subject to the provisions of the Plan, any action taken or determination made by the Committee pursuant to this and the other Sections
of the Plan shall be conclusive on all parties.

 

(c) In the event that
for any reason the Committee is unable to act or if the Committee at the time of any grant, award or other acquisition under the
Plan does not consist of two or more Non-Employee Directors, or if there shall be no such Committee, or if the Board otherwise
determines to administer the Plan, then the Plan shall be administered by the Board, and references herein to the Committee (except
in the proviso to this sentence) shall be deemed to be references to the Board, and any such grant, award or other acquisition
may be approved or ratified in any other manner contemplated by subparagraph (d) of Rule 16b-3; provided, however,
that grants to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or to any of the Company’s other four most highly compensated
officers that are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code may only be granted by
the Committee.

 

    

     

    

 

3.
Designation of Optionees and Grantees.

 

(a) The persons eligible
for participation in the Plan as recipients of Options (the “Optionees”) or Restricted Stock (the “Grantees”
and together with Optionees, the “Participants”) shall include directors, officers and employees to, and consultants,
attorneys and advisors to, the Company or any Subsidiary; provided that Incentive Options may only be granted
to employees of the Company and any Subsidiary. In selecting Participants, and in determining the number of shares to be covered
by each Option or award of Restricted Stock granted to Participants, the Committee may consider any factors it deems relevant,
including, without limitation, the office or position held by the Participant or the Participant’s relationship to the Company,
the Participant’s degree of responsibility for and contribution to the growth and success of the Company or any Subsidiary,
the Participant’s length of service, promotions and potential. A Participant who has been granted an Option or Restricted
Stock hereunder may be granted an additional Option or Options, or Restricted Stock if the Committee shall so determine.

 

(b) In the absence
of any date specified, the Committee’s grant of Options or award of Restricted Stock, such grant shall be deemed to have
been made effective on the first business day of each March, June, September or December of any calendar year, or on such other
pre-determined dates as may be set by the Committee (the “Pre-Determined Grant Dates”). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Committee may grant Options or award Restricted Stock to any employee, officer, director, consultant, attorney or
advisor to the Company as an inducement to such person, in consideration for such person to enter into any agreement or to provide
services to the Company, for prior services rendered to the Company, or for any other reason determined by the Committee for award,
in its sole discretion other than on a Pre-Determined Grant Date.

 

4. Stock Reserved for the Plan. Subject
to adjustment as provided in Section 8 hereof, a total of Eighteen Million (18,000,000) shares of the Company’s common stock,
par value $0.001 per share (the “Stock”), shall be subject to the Plan. The maximum number of shares of Stock that
may be subject to Options shall conform to any requirements applicable to performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of
the Code, if qualification as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code is intended. The shares of Stock
subject to the Plan shall consist of unissued shares, treasury shares or previously issued shares held by any Subsidiary of the
Company, and such amount of shares of Stock shall be and is hereby reserved for such purpose. Any of such shares of Stock that
may remain unsold and that are not subject to outstanding Options at the termination of the Plan shall cease to be reserved for
the purposes of the Plan, but until termination of the Plan the Company shall at all times reserve a sufficient number of shares
of Stock to meet the requirements of the Plan. Should any Option or Restricted Stock expire or be canceled prior to its exercise
or vesting in full or should the number of shares of Stock to be delivered upon the exercise or vesting in full of any Option or
Restricted Stock be reduced for any reason, the shares of Stock theretofore subject to such Option or Restricted Stock may be subject
to future Options or Restricted Stock under the Plan, except where such reissuance is inconsistent with the provisions of Section
162(m) of the Code where qualification as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code is intended.

  

5. Terms and Conditions of Options. Options
granted under the Plan shall be subject to the following conditions and shall contain such additional terms and conditions, not
inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Committee shall deem desirable:

 

(a) Option
Price. The purchase price of each share of Stock purchasable under an Incentive Option shall be determined by the Committee
at the time of grant, but shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value (as defined below) of such share of Stock on the
date the Option is granted; provided, however, that with respect to an Optionee who, at the time such Incentive
Option is granted, owns (within the meaning of Section 424(d) of the Code) more than 10% of the total combined voting power of
all classes of stock of the Company or of any Subsidiary, the purchase price per share of Stock shall be at least 110% of the Fair
Market Value per share of Stock on the date of grant. The purchase price of each share of Stock purchasable under a Nonqualified
Option shall be at least 100% of the Fair Market Value of such share of Stock on the date the Option is granted, unless the
Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, determines to set the purchase price of such Nonqualified Option below Fair Market
Value. The exercise price for each Option shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 8 below. “Fair Market
Value” means

 

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	 	(i)	the closing price on the final trading day immediately prior to the grant of the Stock on (x) the principal securities exchange on which shares of Stock are listed (if the shares of Stock are so listed) or (y) on the NASDAQ Stock Market, OTC Markets or OTC Bulletin Board (if the shares of Stock are regularly listed or quoted on the NASDAQ Stock Market, OTC Markets or OTC Bulletin Board, as the case may be); or
	 	 	 
	 	(ii)	if not so listed or quoted, as applicable, the mean between the closing bid and asked prices of publicly traded shares of Stock on the over-the-counter market on the final trading day immediately prior to the grant of the Stock; or
	 	 	 
	 	(iii)	if such bid and asked prices shall not be available, as reported by any nationally recognized quotation service selected by the Company on the final trading day immediately prior to the grant of the Stock. Anything in this Section 5(a) to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall the purchase price of a share of Stock be less than the minimum price permitted under the rules and policies of any national securities exchange on which the shares of Stock are listed, as applicable.

  

(b) Option
Term. The term of each Option shall be fixed by the Committee, but no Option shall be exercisable more than five (5) years
after the date such Option is granted and, in the case of an Incentive Option granted to an Optionee who, at the time such Incentive
Option is granted, owns (within the meaning of Section 424(d) of the Code) more than 10% of the total combined voting power of
all classes of stock of the Company or of any Subsidiary, no such Incentive Option shall be exercisable more than five years after
the date such Incentive Option is granted.

 

(c) Exercisability.

 

	 	(i)	Subject to the terms of Section 5 hereof, Options shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Committee at the time of grant; provided, however, that in the absence of any Option vesting periods designated by the Committee at the time of grant, Options shall vest and become exercisable in equal amounts on each fiscal quarter of the Company through the four (4) year anniversary of the date of grant; and provided further that no Options shall be exercisable until such time as any vesting limitation required by Section 16 of the Exchange Act, and related rules, shall be satisfied if such limitation shall be required for continued validity of the exemption provided under Rule 16b-3(d)(3).
	 	 	 
	 	(ii)	Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control (as hereinafter defined), the Committee may accelerate the vesting and exercisability of outstanding Options, in whole or in part, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. In its sole discretion, the Committee may also determine that, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, each outstanding Option shall terminate within a specified number of days after notice to the Optionee thereunder, and each such Optionee shall receive, with respect to each share of Company Stock subject to such Option, an amount equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of such shares immediately prior to such Change in Control over the exercise price per share of such Option; such amount shall be payable in cash, in one or more kinds of property (including the property, if any, payable in the transaction) or a combination thereof, as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion.
	 	 	 
	 	(iii)	For purposes of the Plan, unless otherwise defined in an employment agreement between the Company and the relevant Optionee, a “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if:

 

	 	(A)	a tender offer (or series of related offers) shall be made and consummated for the ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding voting securities of the Company, unless as a result of such tender offer more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving or resulting corporation shall be owned in the aggregate by the stockholders of the Company (as of the time immediately prior to the commencement of such offer), any employee benefit plan of the Company or its Subsidiaries, and their affiliates;

 

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	 	(B)	the Company shall be merged or consolidated with another corporation, unless as a result of such merger or consolidation more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving or resulting corporation shall be owned in the aggregate by the stockholders of the Company (as of the time immediately prior to such transaction), any employee benefit plan of the Company or its Subsidiaries, and their affiliates;

  

	 	(C)	the Company shall sell substantially all of its assets to another corporation that is not wholly owned by the Company, unless as a result of such sale more than fifty percent (50%) of such assets shall be owned in the aggregate by the stockholders of the Company (as of the time immediately prior to such transaction), any employee benefit plan of the Company or its Subsidiaries and their affiliates; or
	 	 	 
	 	(D)	a Person (as defined below) shall acquire fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding voting securities of the Company (whether directly, indirectly, beneficially or of record), unless as a result of such acquisition more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving or resulting corporation shall be owned in the aggregate by the stockholders of the Company (as of the time immediately prior to the first acquisition of such securities by such Person), any employee benefit plan of the Company or its Subsidiaries, and their affiliates.

 

	 	(iv)	Notwithstanding Section 5(c)(iii) above, if Change of Control is defined in an employment agreement between the Company and the relevant Optionee, then, with respect to such Optionee, Change of Control shall have the meaning ascribed to it in such employment agreement.
	 	 	 
	 	(v)	For purposes of this Section 5(c), ownership of voting securities shall take into account and shall include ownership as determined by applying the provisions of Rule 13d-3(d)(I)(i) (as in effect on the date hereof) under the Exchange Act. In addition, for such purposes, “Person” shall have the meaning given in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as modified and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof; provided, however, that a Person shall not include (A) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (B) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (C) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities; or (D) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of stock of the Company.

 

(d) Method
of Exercise. Options, to the extent then exercisable, may be exercised in whole or in part at any time during the option period,
by giving written notice to the Company specifying the number of shares of Stock to be purchased, accompanied by payment in full
of the purchase price, in cash, or by check or such other instrument as may be acceptable to the Committee. As determined by the
Committee, in its sole discretion, at or after grant, payment in full or in part may be made at the election of the Optionee (i)
in the form of Stock owned by the Optionee based on the Fair Market Value of the Stock which is not the subject of any pledge or
security interest, (ii) in the form of shares of Stock withheld by the Company from the shares of Stock otherwise to be received
with such withheld shares of Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the exercise price of the Option, or (iii) by a combination
of the foregoing, such Fair Market Value determined by applying the principles set forth in Section 5(a), provided that
the combined value of all cash and cash equivalents and the Fair Market Value of any shares surrendered to the Company is at least
equal to such exercise price and except with respect to (ii) above, such method of payment will not cause a disqualifying disposition
of all or a portion of the Stock received upon exercise of an Incentive Option. An Optionee shall have the right to dividends and
other rights of a stockholder with respect to shares of Stock purchased upon exercise of an Option at such time as the Optionee
(i) has given written notice of exercise and has paid in full for such shares, and (ii) has satisfied such conditions that may
be imposed by the Company with respect to the withholding of taxes.

 

(e) Non-transferability
of Options. Options are not transferable and may be exercised solely by the Optionee during his lifetime or after his death
by the person or persons entitled thereto under his will or the laws of descent and distribution. The Committee, in its sole discretion,
may permit a transfer of a Nonqualified Option to (i) a trust for the benefit of the Optionee, (ii) a member of the Optionee’s
immediate family (or a trust for his or her benefit) or (iii) pursuant to a domestic relations order. Any attempt to transfer,
assign, pledge or otherwise dispose of, or to subject to execution, attachment or similar process, any Option contrary to the provisions
hereof shall be void and ineffective and shall give no right to the purported transferee.

 

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(f) Termination
by Death. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, if any Optionee’s employment with or service to the Company or
any Subsidiary terminates by reason of death, the Option may thereafter be exercised, to the extent then exercisable (or on such
accelerated basis as the Committee shall determine at or after grant), by the legal representative of the estate or by the legatee
of the Optionee under the will of the Optionee, for a period of one (1) year after the date of such death (or, if later, such time
as the Option may be exercised pursuant to Section 14(d) hereof) or until the expiration of the stated term of such Option as provided
under the Plan, whichever period is shorter.

 

(g) Termination
by Reason of Disability. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, if any Optionee’s employment with or service to
the Company or any Subsidiary terminates by reason of Disability (as defined below), then any Option held by such Optionee may
thereafter be exercised, to the extent it was exercisable at the time of termination due to Disability (or on such accelerated
basis as the Committee shall determine at or after grant), but may not be exercised after ninety (90) days after the date of such
termination of employment or service (or, if later, such time as the Option may be exercised pursuant to Section 14(d) hereof)
or the expiration of the stated term of such Option, whichever period is shorter; provided, however, that,
if the Optionee dies within such ninety (90) day period, any unexercised Option held by such Optionee shall thereafter be exercisable
to the extent to which it was exercisable at the time of death for a period of one (1) year after the date of such death (or, if
later, such time as the Option may be exercised pursuant to Section 14(d) hereof) or for the stated term of such Option, whichever
period is shorter. “Disability” shall mean an Optionee’s total and permanent disability; due to his or
her inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment
which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months; provided, however,
that if Disability is defined in an employment agreement between the Company and the relevant Optionee, then, with respect to such
Optionee, Disability shall have the meaning ascribed to it in such employment agreement.

  

(h) Termination
by Reason of Retirement.

 

(i)   Unless otherwise determined
by the Committee, if any Optionee’s employment with or service to the Company or any Subsidiary terminates by reason of Normal
Retirement or Early Retirement (as such terms are defined below), any Option held by such Optionee may thereafter be exercised
to the extent it was exercisable at the time of such Retirement (or on such accelerated basis as the Committee shall determine
at or after grant), but may not be exercised after ninety (90) days after the date of such termination of employment or service
(or, if later, such time as the Option may be exercised pursuant to Section 14(d) hereof) or the expiration of the stated term
of such Option, whichever date is earlier; provided, however, that, if the Optionee dies within such ninety
(90) day period, any unexercised Option held by such Optionee shall thereafter be exercisable, to the extent to which it was exercisable
at the time of death, for a period of one (1) year after the date of such death (or, if later, such time as the Option may be exercised
pursuant to Section 14(d) hereof) or for the stated term of such Option, whichever period is shorter

 

(ii) For purposes of this paragraph
(h), “Normal Retirement” shall mean retirement from active employment with the Company or any Subsidiary on
or after the normal retirement date specified in the applicable Company or Subsidiary pension plan or if no such pension plan,
age 65, and “Early Retirement” shall mean retirement from active employment with the Company or any Subsidiary
pursuant to the early retirement provisions of the applicable Company or Subsidiary pension plan or if no such pension plan, age
55.

 

(i) Other Terminations.
Unless otherwise determined by the Committee upon grant, if any Optionee’s employment with or service to the Company or any
Subsidiary is terminated by such Optionee for any reason other than death, Disability, Normal Retirement or Early Retirement or
Good Reason (as defined below), the Option shall thereupon terminate, except that the portion of any Option that was exercisable
on the date of such termination of employment or service may be exercised for the lesser of ninety (90) days after the date of
termination (or, if later, such time as the Option may be exercised pursuant to Section 14(d) hereof) or the balance of such Option’s
term, which ever period is shorter. The transfer of an Optionee from the employ of or service to the Company to the employ of or
service to a Subsidiary, or vice versa, or from one Subsidiary to another, shall not be deemed to constitute a termination of employment
or service for purposes of the Plan.

 

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(i) In the event that the Optionee’s
employment or service with the Company or any Subsidiary is terminated by the Company or such Subsidiary for Cause (as defined
below) any unexercised portion of any Option shall immediately terminate in its entirety. For purposes hereof, unless otherwise
defined in an employment agreement between the Company and the relevant Optionee, “Cause” shall exist upon a
good-faith determination by the Board, following a hearing before the Board at which an Optionee was represented by counsel and
given an opportunity to be heard, that such Optionee has been accused of fraud, dishonesty or act detrimental to the interests
of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or that such Optionee has been accused of or convicted of an act of willful and
material embezzlement or fraud against the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or of a felony under any state or federal statute; provided, however,
that it is specifically understood that Cause shall not include any act of commission or omission in the good faith exercise of
such Optionee’s business judgment as a director, officer or employee of the Company, as the case may be, or upon the advice
of counsel to the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Cause is defined in an employment agreement between the Company and
the relevant Optionee, then, with respect to such Optionee, Cause shall have the meaning ascribed to it in such employment agreement.

 

(ii) In the event that an Optionee
is removed as a director, officer or employee by the Company at any time other than for Cause or resigns as a director, officer
or employee for Good Reason, the Option granted to such Optionee may be exercised by the Optionee, to the extent the Option was
exercisable on the date such Optionee ceases to be a director, officer or employee. Such Option may be exercised at any time within
one (1) year after the date the Optionee ceases to be a director, officer or employee (or, if later, such time as the Option may
be exercised pursuant to Section 14(d) hereof), or the date on which the Option otherwise expires by its terms; whichever period
is shorter, at which time the Option shall terminate; provided, however, if the Optionee dies before the
Options terminate and are no longer exercisable, the terms and provisions of Section 5(f) shall control. For purposes of this Section
5(i), and unless otherwise defined in an employment agreement between the Company and the relevant Optionee, “Good Reason”
shall exist upon the occurrence of the following:

 

	 	(A)	the assignment to Optionee of any duties inconsistent with the position in the Company that Optionee held immediately prior to the assignment;
	 	 	 
	 	(B)	a Change of Control resulting in a significant adverse alteration in the status or conditions of Optionee’s participation with the Company or other nature of Optionee’s responsibilities from those in effect prior to such Change of Control, including any significant alteration in Optionee’s responsibilities immediately prior to such Change in Control; or
	 	 	 
	 	(C)	the failure by the Company to continue to provide Optionee with benefits substantially similar to those enjoyed by Optionee prior to such failure.

 

(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing,
if Good Reason is defined in an employment agreement between the Company and the relevant Optionee, then, with respect to such
Optionee, Good Reason shall have the meaning ascribed to it in such employment agreement.

 

(j) Limit
on Value of Incentive Option. The aggregate Fair Market Value, determined as of the date the Incentive Option is granted, of
Stock for which Incentive Options are exercisable for the first time by any Optionee during any calendar year under the Plan (and/or
any other stock option plans of the Company or any Subsidiary) shall not exceed $100,000.

 

6. Terms and Conditions of Restricted
Stock. Restricted Stock may be granted under this Plan aside from, or in association with, any other award and shall be
subject to the following conditions and shall contain such additional terms and conditions (including provisions relating to the
acceleration of vesting of Restricted Stock upon a Change of Control), not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Committee
shall deem desirable:

 

(a) Grantee
rights. A Grantee shall have no rights to an award of Restricted Stock unless and until Grantee accepts the award within the
period prescribed by the Committee and, if the Committee shall deem desirable, makes payment to the Company in cash, or by check
or such other instrument as may be acceptable to the Committee. After acceptance and issuance of a certificate or certificates,
as provided for below, the Grantee shall have the rights of a stockholder with respect to Restricted Stock subject to the non-transferability
and forfeiture restrictions described in Section 6(d) below;

 

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(b) Issuance
of Certificates. The Company shall issue in the Grantee’s name a certificate or certificates for the shares of Common
Stock associated with the award promptly after the Grantee accepts such award;

 

(c) Delivery
of Certificates. Unless otherwise provided, any certificate or certificates issued evidencing shares of Restricted Stock shall
not be delivered to the Grantee until such shares are free of any restrictions specified by the Committee at the time of grant;

  

(d) Forfeitability,
Non-transferability of Restricted Stock. Shares of Restricted Stock are forfeitable until the terms of the Restricted Stock
grant have been satisfied. Shares of Restricted Stock are not transferable until the date on which the Committee has specified
such restrictions have lapsed. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee at or after grant, distributions in the form of dividends
or otherwise of additional shares or property in respect of shares of Restricted Stock shall be subject to the same restrictions
as such shares of Restricted Stock;

 

(e) Change
of Control. Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control as defined in Section 5(c) above, the Committee may accelerate the vesting
of outstanding Restricted Stock, in whole or in part, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion; or

 

(f) Termination
of Employment. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee at or after grant, in the event the Grantee ceases to be an employee
or otherwise associated with the Company for any other reason, all shares of Restricted Stock theretofore awarded to him which
are still subject to restrictions shall be forfeited and the Company shall have the right to complete the blank stock power. The
Committee may provide (on or after grant) that restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to shares of Restricted Stock will
be waived in whole or in part in the event of termination resulting from specified causes, and the Committee may in other cases
waive in whole or in part restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Stock.

 

7. Term of Plan. No Option
or award of Restricted Stock shall be granted pursuant to the Plan on or after the date which is five (5) years from the effective
date of the Plan, but Options and awards of Restricted Stock theretofore granted may extend beyond that date.

 

8. Capital Change of the Company.

 

(a) In the event of
any merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, stock dividend, or other change in corporate structure affecting the
Stock, the Committee shall make an appropriate and equitable adjustment in the number and kind of shares reserved for issuance
under the Plan and in the number and option price of shares subject to outstanding Options granted under the Plan, to the end that
after such event each Optionee’s proportionate interest shall be maintained (to the extent possible) as immediately before
the occurrence of such event. The Committee shall, to the extent feasible, make such other adjustments as may be required under
the tax laws so that any Incentive Options previously granted shall not be deemed modified within the meaning of Section 424(h)
of the Code. Appropriate adjustments shall also be made in the case of outstanding Restricted Stock granted under the Plan.

 

(b) The adjustments
described above will be made only to the extent consistent with continued qualification of the Option under Section 422 of the
Code (in the case of an Incentive Option) and Section 409A of the Code.

 

9. Purchase for Investment/Conditions. Unless
the Options and shares covered by the Plan have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), or the Company has determined that such registration is unnecessary, each person exercising or receiving Options
or Restricted Stock under the Plan may be required by the Company to give a representation in writing that such person is acquiring
the securities for such person’s own account for investment and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, the distribution
of any part thereof. The Committee may impose any additional or further restrictions on awards of Options or Restricted Stock as
shall be determined by the Committee at the time of award.

 

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10. Taxes.

 

(a) The Company may
make such provisions as it may deem appropriate, consistent with applicable law, in connection with any Options or Restricted Stock
granted under the Plan with respect to the withholding of any taxes (including income or employment taxes) or any other tax matters.

 

(b) If any Grantee,
in connection with the acquisition of Restricted Stock, makes the election permitted under Section 83(b) of the Code (that is,
an election to include in gross income in the year of transfer the amounts specified in Section 83(b)), such Grantee shall notify
the Company of the election with the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to regulations issued under the authority of Code Section
83(b).

 

(c) If any Grantee
shall make any disposition of shares of Stock issued pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Option under the circumstances described
in Section 421(b) of the Code (relating to certain disqualifying dispositions), such Grantee shall notify the Company of such disposition
within ten (10) days thereof.

 

11. Effective Date of Plan. The
Plan shall be effective on December 7, 2015; provided, however, that if, and only if, certain options are
intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options, the Plan must subsequently be approved by majority vote of the Company’s
stockholders no later than December 7, 2017, and further, that in the event certain Option grants hereunder are intended to qualify
as performance-based compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, the requirements as to stockholder approval
set forth in Section 162(m) of the Code are satisfied.

 

12.   Amendment and Termination.

 

(a) The Board may
amend, suspend, or terminate the Plan, except that no amendment shall be made that would impair the rights of any Participant under
any Option or Restricted Stock theretofore granted without the Participant’s consent, and except that no amendment shall
be made which, without the approval of the stockholders of the Company, would:

 

	 	(i)	materially increase the number of shares that may be issued under the Plan, except as is provided in Section 8;

 

	 	(ii)	materially increase the benefits accruing to the Participants under the Plan;

 

	 	(iii)	materially modify the requirements as to eligibility for participation in the Plan;

 

	 	(iv)	decrease the exercise price of an Incentive Option to less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per share of Stock on the date of grant thereof or the exercise price of a Nonqualified Option to less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per share of Stock on the date of grant thereof;

 

	 	(v)	extend the term of any Option beyond that provided for in Section 5(b); or

 

	 	(vi)	except as otherwise provided in Sections 5(d) and 8 hereof, reduce the exercise price of outstanding Options or effect repricing through cancellations and re-grants of new Options.

 

(b) Subject to the
forgoing, the Committee may amend the terms of any Option theretofore granted, prospectively or retrospectively, but no such amendment
shall impair the rights of any Optionee without the Optionee’s consent.

 

(c) It is the intention
of the Board that the Plan comply strictly with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code and Treasury Regulations and other Internal
Revenue Service guidance promulgated thereunder (the “Section 409A Rules”), as applicable, and the Committee
shall exercise its discretion in granting awards hereunder (and the terms of such awards), accordingly. The Plan and any grant
of an award hereunder may be amended from time to time (without, in the case of an award, the consent of the Participant) as may
be necessary or appropriate to comply with the Section 409A Rules. If the timing of any distribution under this Plan would result
in the imposition of tax penalties under Code Section 409A, (i) then such distribution will be made at the earliest date after
the specified payment date on which that distribution can be effected without resulting in such tax penalties; (ii) the Company
shall have no authority to accelerate any payment hereunder except as permitted under Code Section 409A and regulations thereunder;
and (iii) any rights of any Participant or retained authority of the Company with respect to awards hereunder shall be automatically
modified and limited to the extent necessary so that no Grantee will be deemed to be in constructive receipt of income relating
to the deferrals nor subject to any penalty under Code Section 409A.  

 

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13. Government Regulations. The
Plan, and the grant and exercise of Options or Restricted Stock hereunder, and the obligation of the Company to sell and deliver
shares under such Options and Restricted Stock shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations, and to such approvals
by any governmental agencies, national securities exchanges and interdealer quotation systems as may be required.

 

14. General Provisions.

 

(a) Certificates.
All certificates for shares of Stock delivered under the Plan shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions
as the Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
or other securities commission having jurisdiction, any applicable Federal or state securities law, any stock exchange or interdealer
quotation system upon which the Stock is then listed or traded and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be placed on
any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.

 

(b) Employment
Matters. Neither the adoption of the Plan nor any grant or award under the Plan shall confer upon any Participant who is an
employee of the Company or any Subsidiary any right to continued employment or, in the case of a Participant who is a director,
continued service as a director, with the Company or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, nor shall it interfere in any way with the
right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate the employment of any of its employees, the service of any of its directors
or the retention of any of its consultants, attorneys or advisors at any time.

 

(c) Limitation
of Liability. No member of the Committee, or any officer or employee of the Company acting on behalf of the Committee, shall
be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation taken or made in good faith with respect to the Plan, and
all members of the Committee and each and any officer or employee of the Company acting on their behalf shall, to the extent permitted
by law, be fully indemnified and protected by the Company in respect of any such action, determination or interpretation.

 

(d) Registration
of Stock. Notwithstanding any other provision in the Plan, no Option may be exercised unless and until the Stock to be issued
upon the exercise thereof has been registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, or are, in the opinion
of counsel to the Company, exempt from such registration in the United States. The Company shall not be under any obligation to
register under applicable federal or state securities laws any Stock to be issued upon the exercise of an Option granted hereunder
in order to permit the exercise of an Option and the issuance and sale of the Stock subject to such Option, although the Company
may in its sole discretion register such Stock at such time as the Company shall determine. If the Company chooses to comply with
such an exemption from registration, the Stock issued under the Plan may, at the direction of the Committee, bear an appropriate
restrictive legend restricting the transfer or pledge of the Stock represented thereby, and the Committee may also give appropriate
stop transfer instructions with respect to such Stock to the Company’s transfer agent.

 

(e) Transferability
in accordance with SEC Release No. 33-7646 entitled “Registration of Securities on Form S-8,” as effective April 7,
1999. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary as may be contained in this Plan regarding rights as to transferability or lack
thereof, all options granted hereunder may and shall be transferable to the extent permitted in accordance with SEC Release No.
33-7646 entitled “Registration of Securities on Form S-8,” as effective April 7, 1999, and in particular in accordance
with that portion of such Release which expands Form S-8 to include stock option exercised by family members so that the rules
governing the use of Form S-8 (i) do not impede legitimate intra-family transfer of options and (ii) may facilitate transfer for
estate planning purposes, all as more specifically defined in Article III, Sections A and B thereto, the contents of which are
herewith incorporated by reference.

  

15. Non-Uniform Determinations. The
Committee’s determinations under the Plan, including, without limitation, (i) the determination of the Participants to receive
awards, (ii) the form, amount and timing of such awards, (iii) the terms and provisions of such awards and (ii) the agreements
evidencing the same, need not be uniform and may be made by it selectively among Participants who receive, or who are eligible
to receive, awards under the Plan, whether or not such Participants are similarly situated.

 

16. Governing Law. The
validity, construction, and effect of the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan shall be determined in accordance
with the internal laws of the State of New Jersey without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws, and applicable federal
law.

 

 

9Exhibit 10.54

 

JERRICK
MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.

2020 OMNIBUS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

Adopted
by Board of Directors on May 7, 2020

Approved
by Stockholders on July 8, 2020

 

Section
1. Purpose of Plan.

 

The
name of the Plan is the Jerrick Media Holdings, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan. The purposes of the Plan are to (i) provide
an additional incentive to selected employees, directors and independent contractors of the Company or its Affiliates whose contributions
are essential to the growth and success of the Company, (ii) strengthen the commitment of such individuals to the Company and
its Affiliates, (iii) motivate those individuals to faithfully and diligently perform their responsibilities and (iv) attract
and retain competent and dedicated individuals whose efforts will result in the long-term growth and profitability of the
Company. To accomplish these purposes, the Plan provides that the Company may grant Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted
Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Other Stock-Based Awards or any combination of the foregoing.

 

Section
2. Definitions.

 

For
purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall be defined as set forth below:

 

(a)
“Administrator” means the Board, or, if and to the extent the Board does not administer the Plan, the Committee
in accordance with Section 3 hereof.

 

(b)
“Affiliate” means a Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is
controlled by, or is under common control with, the Person specified as of any date of determination.

 

(c)
“Applicable Laws” means the applicable requirements under U.S. federal and state corporate laws, U.S. federal
and state securities laws, including the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted
and the applicable laws of any other country or jurisdiction where Awards are granted under the Plan, as are in effect from time
to time.

 

(d)
“Award” means any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit or Other Stock-Based Award
granted under the Plan.

 

(e)
“Award Agreement” means any written notice, agreement, contract or other instrument or document evidencing
an Award, including through electronic medium, which shall contain such terms and conditions with respect to an Award as the Administrator
shall determine, consistent with the Plan.

 

(f)
“Beneficial Owner” (or any variant thereof) has the meaning defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange
Act.

 

(g)
“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(h)
“Bylaws” mean the bylaws of the Company, as may be amended and/or restated from time to time.

 

(i)
“Cause” has the meaning assigned to such term in any individual service, employment or severance agreement
or Award Agreement with the Participant or, if no such agreement exists or if such agreement does not define “Cause,”
then “Cause” means (i) the conviction, guilty plea or plea of “no contest” by the Participant to any felony
or a crime involving moral turpitude or the Participant’s commission of any other act or omission involving dishonesty or
fraud, (ii) the substantial and repeated failure of the Participant to perform duties of the office held by the Participant, (iii)
the Participant’s gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach of fiduciary duty with respect to the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, (iv) any breach by the Participant of any restrictive covenants to which the Participant is subject,
and/or (v) the Participant’s engagement in any conduct which is or can reasonably be expected to be materially detrimental
or injurious to the business or reputation of the Company or its Affiliates. Any voluntary termination of employment or service
by the Participant in anticipation of an involuntary termination of the Participant’s employment or service, as applicable,
for Cause shall be deemed to be a termination for Cause.

 

     

     

    

 

(j)
“Change in Capitalization” means any (i) merger, consolidation, reclassification, recapitalization, spin-off,
spin-out, repurchase or other reorganization or corporate transaction or event, (ii) special or extraordinary dividend or other
extraordinary distribution (whether in the form of cash, Common Stock or other property), stock split, reverse stock split, share
subdivision or consolidation, (iii) combination or exchange of shares or (iv) other change in corporate structure, which, in any
such case, the Administrator determines, in its sole discretion, affects the Shares such that an adjustment pursuant to Section
5 hereof is appropriate.

 

(k)
“Change in Control” means the first occurrence of an event set forth in any one of the following paragraphs
following the Effective Date:

 

(1)
any Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in the securities
Beneficially Owned by such Person which were acquired directly from the Company or any Affiliate thereof) representing more than
fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities, excluding any Person who
becomes such a Beneficial Owner in connection with a transaction described in clause (i) of paragraph (3) below; or

 

(2)
the date on which individuals who constitute the Board as of the Effective Date and any new director (other than a director whose
initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest, including, but not limited to, a
consent solicitation, relating to the election of directors of the Company) whose appointment or election by the Board or nomination
for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved or recommended by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the
directors then still in office who either were directors on the Effective Date or whose appointment, election or nomination for
election was previously so approved or recommended cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the number of directors serving
on the Board; or

 

(3)
there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Company or any direct or indirect Subsidiary with any other corporation
or other entity, other than (i) a merger or consolidation (A) which results in the voting securities of the Company outstanding
immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted
into voting securities of the surviving entity or any parent thereof), in combination with the ownership of any trustee or other
fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary, fifty percent (50%) or more of the
combined voting power of the securities of the Company or such surviving entity or any parent thereof outstanding immediately
after such merger or consolidation and (B) following which the individuals who comprise the Board immediately prior thereto constitute
at least a majority of the board of directors of the Company, the entity surviving such merger or consolidation or, if the Company
or the entity surviving such merger or consolidation is then a Subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof, or (ii) a merger or consolidation
effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no Person is or becomes the Beneficial
Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in the securities Beneficially Owned by such Person
any securities acquired directly from the Company or its Affiliates) representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined
voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; or

 

(4)
the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or there is consummated an
agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than (A)
a sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to an entity, more than fifty percent
(50%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by stockholders of the Company following the completion
of such transaction in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Company immediately prior to such sale or
(B) a sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets immediately following which the individuals
who comprise the Board immediately prior thereto constitute at least a majority of the board of directors of the entity to which
such assets are sold or disposed or, if such entity is a subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof.

 

Notwithstanding
the foregoing, (i) a Change in Control shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of the consummation of any transaction or
series of integrated transactions immediately following which the holders of Common Stock immediately prior to such transaction
or series of transactions continue to have substantially the same proportionate ownership in an entity which owns all or substantially
all of the assets of the Company immediately following such transaction or series of transactions and (ii) to the extent required
to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Section 409A of the Code, a Change in Control shall be deemed to have
occurred under the Plan with respect to any Award that constitutes deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code only if
a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company or a change in ownership of a substantial portion of the assets
of the Company shall also be deemed to have occurred under Section 409A of the Code. For purposes of this definition of Change
in Control, the term “Person” shall not include (i) the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, (ii) a trustee or other
fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, (iii) an underwriter temporarily
holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, or (iv) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders
of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of shares of the Company.

 

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(l)
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto.

 

(m)
“Committee” means any committee or subcommittee the Board may appoint to administer the Plan. Subject to the
discretion of the Board, the Committee shall be composed entirely of individuals who meet the qualifications of a “non-employee director”
within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act and any other qualifications required by the applicable stock exchange
on which the Common Stock is traded.

 

(n)
“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001.

 

(o)
“Company” means Jerrick Media Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation (or any successor company, except as the
term “Company” is used in the definition of “Change in Control” above).

 

(p)
“Disability” has the meaning assigned to such term in any individual service, employment or severance agreement
or Award Agreement with the Participant or, if no such agreement exists or if such agreement does not define “Disability,”
then “Disability” means that a Participant, as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion, (i) is unable
to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can
be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, or (ii)
is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected
to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not
less than three (3) months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Company or an Affiliate thereof.

 

(q)
“Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 17 hereof.

 

(r)
“Eligible Recipient” means an employee, director or independent contractor of the Company or any Affiliate
of the Company who has been selected as an eligible participant by the Administrator; provided, however,
to the extent required to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Section 409A of the Code, an Eligible Recipient
of an Option or a Stock Appreciation Right means an employee, non-employee director or independent contractor of the Company
or any Affiliate of the Company with respect to whom the Company is an “eligible issuer of service recipient stock”
within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.

 

(s)
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

 

(t)
“Exempt Award” shall mean the following:

 

(1)
An Award granted in assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by a corporation or other entity
acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or with which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries combines by merger or
otherwise. The terms and conditions of any such Awards may vary from the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan to the extent
the Administrator at the time of grant may deem appropriate, subject to Applicable Laws.

 

(2)
An award that an Eligible Recipient purchases at Fair Market Value (including awards that an Eligible Recipient elects to receive
in lieu of fully vested compensation that is otherwise due) whether or not the Shares are delivered immediately or on a deferred
basis.

 

(u)
“Exercise Price” means, (i) with respect to any Option, the per share price at which a holder of such Option
may purchase Shares issuable upon exercise of such Award, and (ii) with respect to a Stock Appreciation Right, the base price
per share of such Stock Appreciation Right.

 

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(v)
“Fair Market Value” of a share of Common Stock or another security as of a particular date shall mean the fair
market value as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion; provided, that, (i) if the Common Stock or other security
is admitted to trading on a national securities exchange, the fair market value on any date shall be the closing sale price reported
on such date, or if no shares were traded on such date, on the last preceding date for which there was a sale of a share of Common
Stock on such exchange, or (ii) if the Common Stock or other security is then traded in an over-the-counter market, the fair
market value on any date shall be the average of the closing bid and asked prices for such share in such over-the-counter market
for the last preceding date on which there was a sale of such share in such market.

 

(w)
“Free Standing Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.

 

(x)
“Good Reason” has the meaning assigned to such term in any individual service, employment or severance agreement
or Award Agreement with the Participant or, if no such agreement exists or if such agreement does not define “Good Reason,”
“Good Reason” and any provision of this Plan that refers to “Good Reason” shall not be applicable to such
Participant.

 

(y)
“Grandfathered Arrangement” means an Award which is provided pursuant to a written binding contract in effect
on November 2, 2017, and which was not modified in any material respect on or after November 2, 2017, within the meaning
of Section 13601(e)(2) of P.L. 115.97, as may be amended from time to time (including any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder).

 

(z)
“Incentive Compensation” means annual cash bonus and any Award.

 

(aa)
“ISO” means an Option intended to be and designated as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning
of Section 422 of the Code.

 

(bb)
“Nonqualified Stock Option” shall mean an Option that is not designated as an ISO.

 

(cc)
“Option” means an option to purchase shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to Section 7 hereof. The term
“Option” as used in the Plan includes the terms “Nonqualified Stock Option” and “ISO.”

 

(dd)
“Other Stock-Based Award” means a right or other interest granted pursuant to Section 10 hereof that may
be denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on or related to, Common Stock, including,
but not limited to, unrestricted Shares, dividend equivalents or performance units, each of which may be subject to the attainment
of performance goals or a period of continued provision of service or employment or other terms or conditions as permitted under
the Plan.

 

(ee)
“Participant” means any Eligible Recipient selected by the Administrator, pursuant to the Administrator’s
authority provided for in Section 3 below, to receive grants of Awards, and, upon his or her death, his or her successors, heirs,
executors and administrators, as the case may be.

 

(ff)
“Person” shall have the meaning given in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as modified and used in Sections
13(d) and 14(d) thereof.

 

(gg)
“Plan” means this 2020 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan.

 

(hh)
“Prior Plan” means the Company’s 2015 Incentive Stock and Award Plan, as in effect immediately prior
to the Effective Date

 

(ii)
“Related Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.

 

(jj)
“Restricted Stock” means a Share granted pursuant to Section 9 below subject to certain restrictions that lapse
at the end of a specified period (or periods) of time and/or upon attainment of specified performance objectives.

 

(kk)
“Restricted Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.

 

(ll)
“Restricted Stock Unit” means the right granted pursuant to Section 9 hereof to receive a Share at the end
of a specified restricted period (or periods) of time and/or upon attainment of specified performance objectives.

 

(mm)
“Rule 16b-3” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.

 

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(nn)
“Section 16 Officer” means any officer of the Company whom the Board has determined is subject to the reporting
requirements of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, whether or not such individual is a Section 16 Officer at the time the determination
to recoup compensation is made.

 

(oo)
“Shares” means Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan, as adjusted pursuant to the Plan, and any
successor (pursuant to a merger, consolidation or other reorganization) security.

 

(pp)
“Stock Appreciation Right” means a right granted pursuant to Section 8 hereof to receive an amount equal to
the excess, if any, of (i) the aggregate Fair Market Value, as of the date such Award or portion thereof is surrendered, of the
Shares covered by such Award or such portion thereof, over (ii) the aggregate Exercise Price of such Award or such portion thereof.

 

(qq)
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, as of any date of determination, any other Person as to which
such first Person owns or otherwise controls, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the voting shares or other similar interests
or a sole general partner interest or managing member or similar interest of such other Person.

 

(rr)
“Transfer” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.

 

Section
3. Administration.

 

(a)
The Plan shall be administered by the Administrator and shall be administered, to the extent applicable, in accordance with Rule
16b-3 under the Exchange Act (“Rule 16b-3”).

 

(b)
Pursuant to the terms of the Plan, the Administrator, subject, in the case of any Committee, to any restrictions on the authority
delegated to it by the Board, shall have the power and authority, without limitation:

 

(1)
to select those Eligible Recipients who shall be Participants;

 

(2)
to determine whether and to what extent Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Other Stock-Based Awards
or a combination of any of the foregoing, are to be granted hereunder to Participants;

 

(3)
to determine the number of Shares to be covered by each Award granted hereunder;

 

(4)
to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of each Award granted hereunder (including,
but not limited to, (i) the restrictions applicable to Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units and the conditions under which
restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units shall lapse, (ii) the performance goals and periods
applicable to Awards, (iii) the Exercise Price of each Option and each Stock Appreciation Right or the purchase price of any other
Award, (iv) the vesting schedule and terms applicable to each Award, (v) the number of Shares or amount of cash or other property
subject to each Award and (vi) subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code (to the extent applicable) any amendments
to the terms and conditions of outstanding Awards, including, but not limited to, extending the exercise period of such Awards
and accelerating the payment schedules of such Awards and/or, to the extent specifically permitted under the Plan, accelerating
the vesting schedules of such Awards);

 

(5)
to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, which shall govern all written instruments
evidencing Awards;

 

(6)
to determine the Fair Market Value in accordance with the terms of the Plan;

 

(7)
to determine the duration and purpose of leaves of absence which may be granted to a Participant without constituting termination
of the Participant’s service or employment for purposes of Awards granted under the Plan;

 

(8)
to adopt, alter and repeal such administrative rules, regulations, guidelines and practices governing the Plan as it shall from
time to time deem advisable;

 

(9)
to construe and interpret the terms and provisions of, and supply or correct omissions in, the Plan and any Award issued under
the Plan (and any Award Agreement relating thereto), and to otherwise supervise the administration of the Plan and to exercise
all powers and authorities either specifically granted under the Plan or necessary and advisable in the administration of the
Plan; and

 

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(10)
to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to sub-plans established for the purpose of satisfying applicable
non-United States laws or for qualifying for favorable tax treatment under applicable non-United States laws, which
rules and regulations may be set forth in an appendix or appendixes to the Plan.

 

(c)
Subject to Section 5, neither the Board nor the Committee shall have the authority to (i) reprice or cancel and regrant any
Award at a lower exercise, base or purchase price or cancel any Award with an exercise, base or purchase price in exchange for
cash, property or other Awards without first obtaining the approval of the Company’s stockholders; or (ii) accelerate the
vesting of any Awards (except pursuant to Section 11).

 

(d)
All decisions made by the Administrator pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be final, conclusive and binding on all Persons,
including the Company and the Participants.

 

(e)
The expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by the Company and its Affiliates.

 

(f)
If at any time or to any extent the Board shall not administer the Plan, then the functions of the Administrator specified in
the Plan shall be exercised by the Committee. Except as otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company,
any action of the Committee with respect to the administration of the Plan shall be taken by a majority vote at a meeting at which
a quorum is duly constituted or unanimous written consent of the Committee’s members.

 

Section
4. Shares Reserved for Issuance Under the Plan.

 

(a)
Subject to Section 5 hereof, the number of shares of Common Stock that are reserved and available for issuance pursuant to Awards
granted under the Plan shall be equal to 7,500,000 shares, plus the number of shares of Common Stock reserved, but unissued,
under the Prior Plan; provided, that, shares of Common Stock issued under the Plan with respect to an
Exempt Award shall not count against such share limit. Following the Effective Date, no further awards shall be issued under the
Prior Plan, but all awards under the Prior Plan which are outstanding as of the Effective Date (including any Grandfathered Arrangement)
shall continue to be governed by the terms, conditions and procedures set forth in the Prior Plan and any applicable Award Agreement.

 

(b)
Shares issued under the Plan may, in whole or in part, be authorized but unissued Shares or Shares that shall have been or may
be reacquired by the Company in the open market, in private transactions or otherwise. If an Award entitles the Participant to
receive or purchase Shares, the number of Shares covered by such Award or to which such Award relates shall be counted on the
date of grant of such Award against the aggregate number of Shares available for granting Awards under the Plan. If any Shares
subject to an Award are forfeited, cancelled, exchanged or surrendered or if an Award otherwise terminates or expires without
a distribution of Shares to the Participant, the Shares with respect to such Award shall, to the extent of any such forfeiture,
cancellation, exchange, surrender, termination or expiration, again be available for granting Awards under the Plan. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Shares surrendered or withheld as payment of either the Exercise Price of an Award (including Shares otherwise
underlying a Stock Appreciation Right that are retained by the Company to account for the Exercise Price of such Stock Appreciation
Right) and/or withholding taxes in respect of an Award shall no longer be available for grant under the Plan. In addition, (i)
to the extent an Award is denominated in shares of Common Stock, but paid or settled in cash, the number of shares of Common Stock
with respect to which such payment or settlement is made shall again be available for grants of Awards pursuant to the Plan and
(ii) shares of Common Stock underlying Awards that can only be settled in cash shall not be counted against the aggregate number
of shares of Common Stock available for Awards under the Plan. Upon the exercise of any Award granted in tandem with any other
Awards, such related Awards shall be cancelled to the extent of the number of Shares as to which the Award is exercised and, notwithstanding
the foregoing, such number of Shares shall no longer be available for grant under the Plan.

 

(c)
No more than 7,500,000 Shares shall be issued pursuant to the exercise of ISOs.

 

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Section
5. Equitable Adjustments.

 

In
the event of any Change in Capitalization, an equitable substitution or proportionate adjustment shall be made in (i) the aggregate
number and kind of securities reserved for issuance under the Plan pursuant to Section 4, (ii) the kind, number of securities
subject to, and the Exercise Price subject to outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights granted under the Plan, (iii)
the kind, number and purchase price of Shares or other securities or the amount of cash or amount or type of other property subject
to outstanding Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Other Stock-Based Awards granted under the Plan; and/or (iv) the
terms and conditions of any outstanding Awards (including, without limitation, any applicable performance targets or criteria
with respect thereto); provided, however, that any fractional shares resulting from the adjustment shall
be eliminated. Such other equitable substitutions or adjustments shall be made as may be determined by the Administrator, in its
sole discretion. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in connection with a Change in Capitalization, the Administrator
may provide, in its sole discretion, but subject in all events to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, for the cancellation
of any outstanding Award granted hereunder in exchange for payment in cash or other property having an aggregate Fair Market Value
equal to the Fair Market Value of the Shares, cash or other property covered by such Award, reduced by the aggregate Exercise
Price or purchase price thereof, if any; provided, however, that if the Exercise Price or purchase price
of any outstanding Award is equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock, cash or other property
covered by such Award, the Administrator may cancel such Award without the payment of any consideration to the Participant. Further,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, with respect to Awards subject to foreign laws, adjustments made hereunder shall
be made in compliance with applicable requirements. Except to the extent determined by the Administrator, any adjustments to ISOs
under this Section 5 shall be made only to the extent not constituting a “modification” within the meaning of Section
424(h)(3) of the Code. The Administrator’s determinations pursuant to this Section 5 shall be final, binding and conclusive.

 

Section
6. Eligibility.

 

The
Participants in the Plan shall be selected from time to time by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, from those individuals
that qualify as Eligible Recipients.

 

Section
7. Options.

 

(a) General.
Options granted under the Plan shall be designated as Nonqualified Stock Options or ISOs. Each Participant who is granted an Option
shall enter into an Award Agreement with the Company, containing such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall determine,
in its sole discretion, including, among other things, the Exercise Price of the Option, the term of the Option and provisions
regarding exercisability of the Option, and whether the Option is intended to be an ISO or a Nonqualified Stock Option (and in
the event the Award Agreement has no such designation, the Option shall be a Nonqualified Stock Option). The provisions of each
Option need not be the same with respect to each Participant. More than one Option may be granted to the same Participant and
be outstanding concurrently hereunder. Options granted under the Plan shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in
this Section 7 and shall contain such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Administrator
shall deem desirable and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.

 

(b) Exercise
Price. The Exercise Price of Shares purchasable under an Option shall be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion
at the time of grant, but in no event shall the exercise price of an Option be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair
Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of grant.

 

(c) Option
Term. The maximum term of each Option shall be fixed by the Administrator, but no Option shall be exercisable more than ten
(10) years after the date such Option is granted. Each Option’s term is subject to earlier expiration pursuant to the applicable
provisions in the Plan and the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to Section 4(d) of the Plan, the Administrator
shall have the authority to accelerate the exercisability of any outstanding Option at such time and under such circumstances
as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate.

 

(d) Exercisability.
Each Option shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions, including the attainment of performance
goals, as shall be determined by the Administrator in the applicable Award Agreement. The Administrator may also provide that
any Option shall be exercisable only in installments, and the Administrator may waive such installment exercise provisions at
any time, in whole or in part, based on such factors as the Administrator may determine in its sole discretion.

 

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(e) Method
of Exercise. Options may be exercised in whole or in part by giving written notice of exercise to the Company specifying the
number of whole Shares to be purchased, accompanied by payment in full of the aggregate Exercise Price of the Shares so purchased
in cash or its equivalent, as determined by the Administrator. As determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, with
respect to any Option or category of Options, payment in whole or in part may also be made (i) by means of consideration received
under any cashless exercise procedure approved by the Administrator (including the withholding of Shares otherwise issuable upon
exercise), (ii) in the form of unrestricted Shares already owned by the Participant which have a Fair Market Value on the date
of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which such Option shall be exercised, (iii) any other form
of consideration approved by the Administrator and permitted by Applicable Laws or (iv) any combination of the foregoing.

 

(f) ISOs.
The terms and conditions of ISOs granted hereunder shall be subject to the provisions of Section 422 of the Code and the terms,
conditions, limitations and administrative procedures established by the Administrator from time to time in accordance with the
Plan. At the discretion of the Administrator, ISOs may be granted only to an employee of the Company, its “parent corporation”
(as such term is defined in Section 424(e) of the Code) or a Subsidiary of the Company.

 

(1) ISO
Grants to 10% Stockholders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, if an ISO is granted to a Participant who
owns shares representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of shares of the Company, its “parent
corporation” (as such term is defined in Section 424(e) of the Code) or a Subsidiary of the Company, the term of the ISO
shall not exceed five (5) years from the time of grant of such ISO and the Exercise Price shall be at least one hundred and ten
percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of grant.

 

(2) $100,000
Per Year Limitation For ISOs. To the extent the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined on the date of grant) of the Shares
for which ISOs are exercisable for the first time by any Participant during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company)
exceeds $100,000, such excess ISOs shall be treated as Nonqualified Stock Options.

 

(3) Disqualifying
Dispositions. Each Participant awarded an ISO under the Plan shall notify the Company in writing immediately after the date
the Participant makes a “disqualifying disposition” of any Share acquired pursuant to the exercise of such ISO. A
“disqualifying disposition” is any disposition (including any sale) of such Shares before the later of (i) two years
after the date of grant of the ISO and (ii) one year after the date the Participant acquired the Shares by exercising the ISO.
The Company may, if determined by the Administrator and in accordance with procedures established by it, retain possession of
any Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an ISO as agent for the applicable Participant until the end of the period described
in the preceding sentence, subject to complying with any instructions from such Participant as to the sale of such Shares.

 

(g) Rights
as Stockholder. A Participant shall have no rights to dividends, dividend equivalents or distributions or any other rights
of a stockholder with respect to the Shares subject to an Option until the Participant has given written notice of the exercise
thereof, and has paid in full for such Shares and has satisfied the requirements of Section 15 hereof.

 

(h) Termination
of Employment or Service. Treatment of an Option upon termination of employment of a Participant shall be provided for by
the Administrator in the Award Agreement.

 

(i) Other
Change in Employment or Service Status. An Option shall be affected, both with regard to vesting schedule and termination,
by leaves of absence, including unpaid and un-protected leaves of absence, changes from full-time to part-time employment,
partial Disability or other changes in the employment status or service status of a Participant, in the discretion of the Administrator.

 

Section
8. Stock Appreciation Rights.

 

(a) General.
Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted either alone (“Free Standing Rights”) or in conjunction with all or
part of any Option granted under the Plan (“Related Rights”). Related Rights may be granted either at or after
the time of the grant of such Option. The Administrator shall determine the Eligible Recipients to whom, and the time or times
at which, grants of Stock Appreciation Rights shall be made. Each Participant who is granted a Stock Appreciation Right shall
enter into an Award Agreement with the Company, containing such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall determine, in
its sole discretion, including, among other things, the number of Shares to be awarded, the Exercise Price per Share, and all
other conditions of Stock Appreciation Rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Related Right may be granted for more Shares
than are subject to the Option to which it relates. The provisions of Stock Appreciation Rights need not be the same with respect
to each Participant. Stock Appreciation Rights granted under the Plan shall be subject to the following terms and conditions set
forth in this Section 8 and shall contain such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as
the Administrator shall deem desirable, as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.

 

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(b) Awards;
Rights as Stockholder. A Participant shall have no rights to dividends or any other rights of a stockholder with respect to
the shares of Common Stock, if any, subject to a Stock Appreciation Right until the Participant has given written notice of the
exercise thereof and has satisfied the requirements of Section 15 hereof.

 

(c) Exercise
Price. The Exercise Price of Shares purchasable under a Stock Appreciation Right shall be determined by the Administrator
in its sole discretion at the time of grant, but in no event shall the exercise price of a Stock Appreciation Right be less than
one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of grant.

 

(d) Exercisability.

 

(1)
Stock Appreciation Rights that are Free Standing Rights shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and
conditions as shall be determined by the Administrator in the applicable Award Agreement.

 

(2)
Stock Appreciation Rights that are Related Rights shall be exercisable only at such time or times and to the extent that the Options
to which they relate shall be exercisable in accordance with the provisions of Section 7 hereof and this Section 8 of the Plan.

 

(e) Payment
Upon Exercise.

 

(1)
Upon the exercise of a Free Standing Right, the Participant shall be entitled to receive up to, but not more than, that number
of Shares equal in value to the excess of the Fair Market Value as of the date of exercise over the Exercise Price per share specified
in the Free Standing Right multiplied by the number of Shares in respect of which the Free Standing Right is being exercised.

 

(2)
A Related Right may be exercised by a Participant by surrendering the applicable portion of the related Option. Upon such exercise
and surrender, the Participant shall be entitled to receive up to, but not more than, that number of Shares equal in value to
the excess of the Fair Market Value as of the date of exercise over the Exercise Price specified in the related Option multiplied
by the number of Shares in respect of which the Related Right is being exercised. Options which have been so surrendered, in whole
or in part, shall no longer be exercisable to the extent the Related Rights have been so exercised.

 

(3)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may determine to settle the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right in cash (or
in any combination of Shares and cash).

 

(f) Termination
of Employment or Service. Treatment of an Stock Appreciation Right upon termination of employment of a Participant shall be
provided for by the Administrator in the Award Agreement.

 

(g) Term.

 

(1)
The term of each Free Standing Right shall be fixed by the Administrator, but no Free Standing Right shall be exercisable more
than ten (10) years after the date such right is granted.

 

(2)
The term of each Related Right shall be the term of the Option to which it relates, but no Related Right shall be exercisable
more than ten (10) years after the date such right is granted.

 

(h) Other
Change in Employment or Service Status. Stock Appreciation Rights shall be affected, both with regard to vesting schedule
and termination, by leaves of absence, including unpaid and un-protected leaves of absence, changes from full-time to
part-time employment, partial Disability or other changes in the employment or service status of a Participant, in the discretion
of the Administrator.

 

Section
9. Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units.

 

(a) General.
Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units may be issued under the Plan. The Administrator shall determine the Eligible Recipients
to whom, and the time or times at which, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units shall be made. Each Participant who is granted
Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units shall enter into an Award Agreement with the Company, containing such terms and conditions
as the Administrator shall determine, in its sole discretion, including, among other things, the number of Shares to be awarded;
the price, if any, to be paid by the Participant for the acquisition of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units; the period
of time restrictions, performance goals or other conditions that apply to Transferability, delivery or vesting of such Awards
(the “Restricted Period”); and all other conditions applicable to the Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock
Units. If the restrictions, performance goals or conditions established by the Administrator are not attained, a Participant shall
forfeit his or her Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, in accordance with the terms of the grant. The provisions of the
Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units need not be the same with respect to each Participant.

 

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(b) Awards
and Certificates. Except as otherwise provided below in Section 9(c), (i) each Participant who is granted an Award of Restricted
Stock may, in the Company’s sole discretion, be issued a share certificate in respect of such Restricted Stock; and (ii)
any such certificate so issued shall be registered in the name of the Participant, and shall bear an appropriate legend referring
to the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to any such Award. The Company may require that the share certificates, if
any, evidencing Restricted Stock granted hereunder be held in the custody of the Company until the restrictions thereon shall
have lapsed, and that, as a condition of any Award of Restricted Stock, the Participant shall have delivered a share transfer
form, endorsed in blank, relating to the Shares covered by such Award. Certificates for shares of unrestricted Common Stock may,
in the Company’s sole discretion, be delivered to the Participant only after the Restricted Period has expired without forfeiture
in such Restricted Stock Award. With respect to Restricted Stock Units to be settled in Shares, at the expiration of the Restricted
Period, share certificates in respect of the shares of Common Stock underlying such Restricted Stock Units may, in the Company’s
sole discretion, be delivered to the Participant, or his legal representative, in a number equal to the number of shares of Common
Stock underlying the Restricted Stock Units Award. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, any Restricted Stock
or Restricted Stock Units to be settled in Shares (at the expiration of the Restricted Period, and whether before or after any
vesting conditions have been satisfied) may, in the Company’s sole discretion, be issued in uncertificated form. Further,
notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, with respect to Restricted Stock Units, at the expiration of the Restricted
Period, Shares, or cash, as applicable, shall promptly be issued (either in certificated or uncertificated form) to the Participant,
unless otherwise deferred in accordance with procedures established by the Company in accordance with Section 409A of the Code,
and such issuance or payment shall in any event be made within such period as is required to avoid the imposition of a tax under
Section 409A of the Code.

 

(c) Restrictions
and Conditions. The Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units granted pursuant to this Section 9 shall be subject to the
following restrictions and conditions and any additional restrictions or conditions as determined by the Administrator at the
time of grant or, subject to Section 409A of the Code where applicable, thereafter:

 

(1)
The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, provide for the lapse of restrictions in installments and may accelerate or waive
such restrictions in whole or in part based on such factors and such circumstances as the Administrator may determine, in its
sole discretion, including, but not limited to, the attainment of certain performance goals, the Participant’s termination
of employment or service with the Company or any Affiliate thereof, or the Participant’s death or Disability. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, upon a Change in Control, the outstanding Awards shall be subject to Section 11 hereof.

 

(2)
Except as provided in the applicable Award Agreement, the Participant shall generally have the rights of a stockholder of the
Company with respect to Restricted Stock during the Restricted Period; provided, however, that dividends
declared during the Restricted Period with respect to an Award, shall only become payable if (and to the extent) the underlying
Restricted Stock vests. Except as provided in the applicable Award Agreement, the Participant shall generally not have the rights
of a stockholder with respect to Shares subject to Restricted Stock Units during the Restricted Period; provided, however,
that, subject to Section 409A of the Code, an amount equal to dividends declared during the Restricted Period with respect to
the number of Shares covered by Restricted Stock Units shall, unless otherwise set forth in an Award Agreement, be paid to the
Participant at the time (and to the extent) Shares in respect of the related Restricted Stock Units are delivered to the Participant.
Certificates for Shares of unrestricted Common Stock may, in the Company’s sole discretion, be delivered to the Participant
only after the Restricted Period has expired without forfeiture in respect of such Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units,
except as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall otherwise determine.

 

(3)
The rights of Participants granted Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units upon termination of employment or service as a director
or independent contractor to the Company or to any Affiliate thereof terminates for any reason during the Restricted Period shall
be set forth in the Award Agreement.

 

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(d) Form
of Settlement. The Administrator reserves the right in its sole discretion to provide (either at or after the grant thereof)
that any Restricted Stock Unit represents the right to receive the amount of cash per unit that is determined by the Administrator
in connection with the Award.

 

Section
10. Other Stock-Based Awards.

 

Other
Stock-Based Awards may be issued under the Plan. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Administrator shall have sole
and complete authority to determine the individuals to whom and the time or times at which such Other Stock-Based Awards
shall be granted. Each Participant who is granted an Other Stock-Based Award shall enter into an Award Agreement with the
Company, containing such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall determine, in its sole discretion, including, among other
things, the number of shares of Common Stock to be granted pursuant to such Other Stock-Based Awards, or the manner in which
such Other Stock-Based Awards shall be settled (e.g., in shares of Common Stock, cash or other property), or the conditions
to the vesting and/or payment or settlement of such Other Stock-Based Awards (which may include, but not be limited to, achievement
of performance criteria) and all other terms and conditions of such Other Stock-Based Awards. In the event that the Administrator
grants a bonus in the form of Shares, the Shares constituting such bonus shall, as determined by the Administrator, be evidenced
in uncertificated form or by a book entry record or a certificate issued in the name of the Participant to whom such grant was
made and delivered to such Participant as soon as practicable after the date on which such bonus is payable. Notwithstanding anything
set forth in the Plan to the contrary, any dividend or dividend equivalent Award issued hereunder shall be subject to the same
restrictions, conditions and risks of forfeiture as apply to the underlying Award.

 

Section
11. Change in Control.

 

Unless
otherwise determined by the Administrator and evidenced in an Award Agreement, notwithstanding Section 4(d) of the Plan, in the
event that (a) a Change in Control occurs, and (b) the Participant is employed by the Company or any of its Affiliates immediately
prior to the consummation of such Change in Control then upon the consummation of such Change in Control, the Administrator, in
its sole and absolute discretion, may:

 

(a)
provide that any unvested or unexercisable portion of any Award carrying a right to exercise become fully vested and exercisable;
and

 

(b)
cause the restrictions, deferral limitations, payment conditions and forfeiture conditions applicable to an Award granted under
the Plan to lapse and such Awards shall be deemed fully vested and any performance conditions imposed with respect to such Awards
shall be deemed to be fully achieved at target performance levels.

 

If
the Administrator determines in its discretion pursuant to Section 3(b)(4) hereof to accelerate the vesting of Options and/or
Share Appreciation Rights in connection with a Change in Control, the Administrator shall also have discretion in connection with
such action to provide that all Options and/or Stock Appreciation Rights outstanding immediately prior to such Change in Control
shall expire on the effective date of such Change in Control.

 

Section
12. Amendment and Termination.

 

The
Board may amend, alter or terminate the Plan at any time, but no amendment, alteration or termination shall be made that would
impair the rights of a Participant under any Award theretofore granted without such Participant’s consent. The Board shall
obtain approval of the Company’s stockholders for any amendment that would require such approval in order to satisfy the
requirements of any rules of the stock exchange on which the Common Stock is traded or other Applicable Law. Subject to Section
3(c), the Administrator may amend the terms of any Award theretofore granted, prospectively or retroactively, but, subject to
Section 5 of the Plan and the immediately preceding sentence, no such amendment shall materially impair the rights of any Participant
without his or her consent.

 

Section
13. Unfunded Status of Plan.

 

The
Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan for incentive compensation. With respect to any payments not yet
made to a Participant by the Company, nothing contained herein shall give any such Participant any rights that are greater than
those of a general creditor of the Company.

 

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Section
14. Withholding Taxes.

 

Each
Participant shall, no later than the date as of which the value of an Award first becomes includible in the gross income of such
Participant for purposes of applicable taxes, pay to the Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Administrator regarding
payment of an amount up to the maximum statutory tax rates in the Participant’s applicable jurisdiction with respect to
the Award, as determined by the Company. The obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be conditional on the making of such
payments or arrangements, and the Company shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, have the right to deduct any such
taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to such Participant. Whenever cash is to be paid pursuant to an Award, the Company
shall have the right to deduct therefrom an amount sufficient to satisfy any applicable withholding tax requirements related thereto.
Whenever Shares or property other than cash are to be delivered pursuant to an Award, the Company shall have the right to require
the Participant to remit to the Company in cash an amount sufficient to satisfy any related taxes to be withheld and applied to
the tax obligations; provided, that, with the approval of the Administrator, a Participant may satisfy
the foregoing requirement by either (i) electing to have the Company withhold from delivery of Shares or other property, as applicable,
or (ii) delivering already owned unrestricted shares of Common Stock, in each case, having a value not exceeding the applicable
taxes to be withheld and applied to the tax obligations. Such already owned and unrestricted shares of Common Stock shall be valued
at their Fair Market Value on the date on which the amount of tax to be withheld is determined and any fractional share amounts
resulting therefrom shall be settled in cash. Such an election may be made with respect to all or any portion of the Shares to
be delivered pursuant to an award. The Company may also use any other method of obtaining the necessary payment or proceeds, as
permitted by Applicable Laws, to satisfy its withholding obligation with respect to any Award.

 

Section
15. Transfer of Awards.

 

Until
such time as the Awards are fully vested and/or exercisable in accordance with the Plan or an Award Agreement, no purported sale,
assignment, mortgage, hypothecation, transfer, charge, pledge, encumbrance, gift, transfer in trust (voting or other) or other
disposition of, or creation of a security interest in or lien on, any Award or any agreement or commitment to do any of the foregoing
(each, a “Transfer”) by any holder thereof in violation of the provisions of the Plan or an Award Agreement
will be valid, except with the prior written consent of the Administrator, which consent may be granted or withheld in the sole
discretion of the Administrator. Any purported Transfer of an Award or any economic benefit or interest therein in violation of
the Plan or an Award Agreement shall be null and void ab initio and shall not create any obligation or liability
of the Company, and any Person purportedly acquiring any Award or any economic benefit or interest therein transferred in violation
of the Plan or an Award Agreement shall not be entitled to be recognized as a holder of such Shares or other property underlying
such Award. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator in accordance with the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence,
an Option or a Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Participant, only by the Participant or,
during any period during which the Participant is under a legal Disability, by the Participant’s guardian or legal representative.

 

Section
16. Continued Employment or Service.

 

Neither
the adoption of the Plan nor the grant of an Award shall confer upon any Eligible Recipient any right to continued employment
or service with the Company or any Affiliate thereof, as the case may be, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of
the Company or any Affiliate thereof to terminate the employment or service of any of its Eligible Recipients at any time.

 

Section
17. Effective Date.

 

The
Plan was approved by the Board on May 7, 2020 and shall be adopted and become effective on the date that it is approved by
the Company’s stockholders (the “Effective Date”).

 

Section
18. Electronic Signature.

 

Participant’s
electronic signature of an Award Agreement shall have the same validity and effect as a signature affixed by hand.

 

Section
19. Term of Plan.

 

No
Award shall be granted pursuant to the Plan on or after the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date, but Awards theretofore granted
may extend beyond that date.

 

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Section
20. Securities Matters and Regulations.

 

(a)
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the obligation of the Company to sell or deliver Shares with respect to any Award
granted under the Plan shall be subject to all Applicable Laws, rules and regulations, including all applicable federal and state
securities laws, and the obtaining of all such approvals by governmental agencies as may be deemed necessary or appropriate by
the Administrator. The Administrator may require, as a condition of the issuance and delivery of certificates evidencing shares
of Common Stock pursuant to the terms hereof, that the recipient of such shares make such agreements and representations, and
that such certificates bear such legends, as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or advisable.

 

(b)
Each Award is subject to the requirement that, if at any time the Administrator determines that the listing, registration or qualification
of Shares is required by any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental
regulatory body is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the grant of an Award or the issuance of Shares,
no such Award shall be granted or payment made or Shares issued, in whole or in part, unless listing, registration, qualification,
consent or approval has been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Administrator.

 

(c)
In the event that the disposition of Shares acquired pursuant to the Plan is not covered by a then current registration statement
under the Securities Act and is not otherwise exempt from such registration, such Shares shall be restricted against transfer
to the extent required by the Securities Act or regulations thereunder, and the Administrator may require a Participant receiving
Common Stock pursuant to the Plan, as a condition precedent to receipt of such Common Stock, to represent to the Company in writing
that the Common Stock acquired by such Participant is acquired for investment only and not with a view to distribution.

 

Section
21. Section 409A of the Code.

 

The
Plan as well as payments and benefits under the Plan are intended to be exempt from, or to the extent subject thereto, to comply
with Section 409A of the Code, and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, the Plan shall be interpreted in accordance
therewith. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, to the extent required in order to avoid accelerated taxation
and/or tax penalties under Section 409A of the Code, the Participant shall not be considered to have terminated employment or
service with the Company for purposes of the Plan and no payment shall be due to the Participant under the Plan or any Award until
the Participant would be considered to have incurred a “separation from service” from the Company and its Affiliates
within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. Any payments described in the Plan that are due within the “short term deferral
period” as defined in Section 409A of the Code shall not be treated as deferred compensation unless Applicable Law requires
otherwise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, to the extent that any Awards (or any other amounts payable under
any plan, program or arrangement of the Company or any of its Affiliates) are payable upon a separation from service and such
payment would result in the imposition of any individual tax and penalty interest charges imposed under Section 409A of the Code,
the settlement and payment of such awards (or other amounts) shall instead be made on the first business day after the date that
is six (6) months following such separation from service (or death, if earlier). Each amount to be paid or benefit to be provided
under this Plan shall be construed as a separate identified payment for purposes of Section 409A of the Code. The Company makes
no representation that any or all of the payments or benefits described in this Plan will be exempt from or comply with Section
409A of the Code and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A of the Code from applying to any such payment. The Participant
shall be solely responsible for the payment of any taxes and penalties incurred under Section 409A.

 

Section
22. Notification of Election Under Section 83(b) of the Code.

 

If
any Participant shall, in connection with the acquisition of shares of Common Stock under the Plan, make the election permitted
under Section 83(b) of the Code, such Participant shall notify the Company of such election within ten (10) days after filing
notice of the election with the Internal Revenue Service.

 

Section
23. No Fractional Shares.

 

No
fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan. The Administrator shall determine whether
cash, other Awards, or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of such fractional shares or whether such fractional shares
or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or otherwise eliminated.

 

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Section
24. Beneficiary.

 

A
Participant may file with the Administrator a written designation of a beneficiary on such form as may be prescribed by the Administrator
and may, from time to time, amend or revoke such designation. If no designated beneficiary survives the Participant, the executor
or administrator of the Participant’s estate shall be deemed to be the Participant’s beneficiary.

 

Section
25. Paperless Administration.

 

In
the event that the Company establishes, for itself or using the services of a third party, an automated system for the documentation,
granting or exercise of Awards, such as a system using an internet website or interactive voice response, then the paperless documentation,
granting or exercise of Awards by a Participant may be permitted through the use of such an automated system.

 

Section
26. Severability.

 

If
any provision of the Plan is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the other provisions of the Plan shall not be affected but shall
be applied as if the invalid or unenforceable provision had not been included in the Plan.

 

Section
27. Clawback.

 

(a)
If the Company is required to prepare a financial restatement due to the material non-compliance of the Company with any
financial reporting requirement, then the Committee may require any Section 16 Officer to repay or forfeit to the Company, and
each Section 16 Officer agrees to so repay or forfeit, that part of the Incentive Compensation received by that Section 16 Officer
during the three-year period preceding the publication of the restated financial statement that the Committee determines
was in excess of the amount that such Section 16 Officer would have received had such Incentive Compensation been calculated based
on the financial results reported in the restated financial statement. The Committee may take into account any factors it deems
reasonable in determining whether to seek recoupment of previously paid Incentive Compensation and how much Incentive Compensation
to recoup from each Section 16 Officer (which need not be the same amount or proportion for each Section 16 Officer), including
any determination by the Committee that a Section 16 Officer engaged in fraud, willful misconduct or committed grossly negligent
acts or omissions which materially contributed to the events that led to the financial restatement. The amount and form of the
Incentive Compensation to be recouped shall be determined by the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion, and recoupment
of Incentive Compensation may be made, in the Committee’s sole and absolute discretion, through the cancellation of vested
or unvested Awards, cash repayment or both.

 

(b)
Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Plan, any Award which is subject to recovery under any Applicable Laws, government
regulation or stock exchange listing requirement, will be subject to such deductions and clawback as may be required to be made
pursuant to such Applicable Law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement (or any policy adopted by the Company
pursuant to any such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement).

 

Section
28. Governing Law.

 

The
Plan shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Nevada, without giving effect to principles
of conflicts of law of such state.

 

Section
29. Indemnification.

 

To
the extent allowable pursuant to applicable law, each member of the Board and the Administrator and any officer or other employee
to whom authority to administer any component of the Plan is designated shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company
from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by such member in connection with or
resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be a party or
in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action or failure to act pursuant to the Plan and against and from any and
all amounts paid by him or her in

 

 

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