Document:

Exhibit 10.2

 

Ecoark
Holdings, Inc.

 

Notice of Non-Qualified
Stock Option Grant 

 

You (the “Optionee”)
have been granted the following option (the “Option”) to purchase Common Stock of Ecoark Holdings, Inc. (the
“Company”), par value $0.001 per share (“Share”):

 

	Name of Optionee:	Jay Oliphant
	 	 
	Total Number of Shares	 
	Subject to Option:	66,320
	 	 
	Type of Option:	Non-Qualified Stock Options (NQSOs)
	 	 
	Exercise Price Per Share:	$2.60
	 	 
	Effective Date of Grant:	October 13, 2017
	 	 
	Vesting Schedule:	The Options shall become vested and nonforfeitable if the Grantee shall have remained in the continuous employ of the Company through the vesting dates set forth below with respect to the percentage of Options set forth next to such date:

 

	 		 	 	Percentage of	 
	 	 	 	 	NQSOs Vesting on	 
	 	Vesting Date	 	 	Such Vesting Date	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	10/13/2018	 	 	25%	
	 	10/13/2019	 	 	25%	
	 	10/13/2020	 	 	25%	
	 	10/13/2021	 	 	25%	

 

	Expiration Date:	If the Optionee’s employment or service as a Director or Consultant, as the case may be, is terminated, the Option shall expire on the earliest of the following occasions: (i) three months following the termination of the Optionee’s employment or service for any reason other than Cause, death, or Disability; (ii) one year following the termination of the Optionee’s employment or service due to death or Disability; or (iii) the date of termination of the Optionee’s employment or service for Cause.  The foregoing notwithstanding, however, no Option shall be exercisable later than the tenth (10th) anniversary date of its grant.

     

     

    

 

This grant is subject
to all of the terms and conditions set forth in the Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement (the “Agreement”). This grant
is made and granted as a stand-alone award and is not granted under or pursuant to the Company’s 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan
(the “Plan”). However, unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Plan shall have the same defined meanings
in this Agreement.

 

By your signature and
the signature of the Company’s representative below, you and the Company agree and acknowledge that this Option is governed
by the terms and conditions of the attached Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, which are incorporated herein by reference, and
that you have been provided with a copy of the Plan and Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement.

 

	Grantee:   	 	Ecoark Holdings, Inc.  
	 	 	 
	By:	 	 	By:	 
	Name:	Jay Oliphant	 	Name:	Randy May
	 	 	 	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

 

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Ecoark
Holdings, Inc.

 

Non-Qualified Stock
Option Agreement

 

Section 1. Grant of Option.

 

(a) Option. On
the terms and conditions set forth in the Notice of Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant (the “Grant Notice”) and
this Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement (the “Agreement”), the Company grants to the Optionee on the Effective
Date of Grant the option (the “Option”) to purchase at the Exercise Price the number of Shares set forth in
the Grant Notice.

 

(b) Plan and Defined
Terms. The Option granted by this Agreement is granted as a stand-alone grant, separate and apart from, and outside of, the
Plan, and shall not constitute an award granted under or pursuant to the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the terms, conditions,
and definitions set forth in the Plan shall apply to the Option as though the Option had been granted under the Plan, and the Option
shall be subject to such terms, conditions, and definitions, which are hereby incorporated into this Agreement by reference; provided
that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Option granted by this Agreement shall not reduce and shall have no impact on the number
of shares available for grant under the Plan. To the extent any provision hereof is inconsistent with a provision of the Plan,
the provisions of this Agreement will govern. All capitalized terms that are used in the Grant Notice or this Agreement and not
otherwise defined therein or herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.

 

Section 2. Right to
Exercise.

 

The Option hereby granted
shall be exercised by written notice to the Committee, specifying the number of Shares the Optionee desires to purchase together
with provision for payment of the Exercise Price. Subject to such limitations as the Committee may impose (including prohibition
of one more of the following payment methods), payment of the Exercise Price may be made by (a) check payable to the order
of the Company, for an amount in United States dollars equal to the aggregate Exercise Price of such Shares, (b) by tendering
to the Company Shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to such Exercise Price, (c) by broker-assisted exercise,
or (d) by a combination of such methods. The Company may require the Optionee to furnish or execute such other documents as
the Company shall reasonably deem necessary (i) to evidence such exercise and (ii) to comply with or satisfy the requirements
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Exchange Act, applicable state or non-U.S. securities laws or any other law.

 

Section 3. Term and
Expiration.

 

(a) Basic Term.
Subject to earlier termination pursuant to the terms here, the Option shall expire on the expiration date set forth in the Grant
Notice.

 

(b) Termination of
Employment or Service. If the Optionee’s employment or service as a Director or Consultant, as the case may be, is terminated,
the Option shall expire on the earliest of the following occasions:

 

(i) The expiration
date set forth in the Grant Notice;

 

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(ii) Three
months following the termination of the Optionee’s employment or service for any reason other than Cause, death, or Disability;

 

(iii) One year
following the termination of the Optionee’s employment or service due to death or Disability; or

 

(iv) The date
of termination of the Optionee’s employment or service for Cause.

 

The Optionee may exercise
all or part of this Option at any time before its expiration under the preceding sentence, but, subject to the following sentence,
only to the extent that the Option had become vested before the Optionee’s employment or service terminated. When the Optionee’s
employment or service terminates, this Option shall expire immediately with respect to the number of Shares for which the Option
is not yet vested. If the Optionee dies after termination of employment or service, but before the expiration of the Option, all
or part of this Option may be exercised (prior to expiration) by the personal representative of the Optionee or by any person who
has acquired this Option directly from the Optionee by will, bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent that the Option was
vested and exercisable upon termination of the Optionee’s employment or service.

 

(c) Definition of
“Cause.” The term “Cause” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Optionee’s
employment agreement with the Company or any Subsidiary. If the Optionee’s employment agreement does not define the term
“Cause,” or if the Optionee has not entered into an employment agreement with the Company or any Subsidiary,
the term “Cause” shall mean (i) the willful engaging by the Optionee in misconduct that is demonstrably
injurious to the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary (monetarily or otherwise), (ii) the Optionee’s conviction of, or
pleading guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony involving moral turpitude, or (iii) the Optionee’s violation of any
confidentiality, non-solicitation, or non-competition covenant to which the Optionee is subject.

 

(d) Definition of
“Disability.” The term “Disability” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Optionee’s
employment agreement with the Company or any Subsidiary. If the Optionee’s employment agreement does not define the term
“Disability,” or if the Optionee has not entered into an employment agreement with the Company or any Subsidiary,
the term “Disability” shall mean the Optionee’s entitlement to long-term disability benefits pursuant
to the long-term disability plan maintained by the Company or in which the Company’s employees participate.

 

Section 4. Transferability
of Option.

 

The Option shall not
be transferable by the Optionee other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and the Option shall be exercisable
during the Optionee’s lifetime only by the Optionee or on his or her behalf by the Optionee’s guardian or legal representative.

 

Section 5. Investment Intent; Restrictions
on Transfer.

 

Optionee represents and agrees that if
Optionee exercises this Option in whole or in part, Optionee will in each case acquire the Shares upon such exercise for the purpose
of investment and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution thereof; and that upon such exercise of
this Option in whole or in part, Optionee (or any person or persons entitled to exercise this Option under the provisions hereof)
shall furnish to the Company a written statement to such effect, satisfactory to the Company in form and substance. If the Shares
represented by this Option are registered under the Securities Act, either before or after the exercise of this Option in whole
or in part, the Optionee shall be relieved of the foregoing investment representation and agreement and shall not be required to
furnish the Company with the foregoing written statement.

 

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Optionee further represents that Optionee
has had access to the financial statements or books and records of the Company, has had the opportunity to ask questions of the
Company concerning its business, operations and financial condition, and to obtain additional information reasonably necessary
to verify the accuracy of such information.

 

Unless and until the Shares represented
by this Option are registered under the Securities Act, all certificates representing the Shares and any certificates subsequently
issued in substitution therefor and any certificate for any securities issued pursuant to any stock split, share reclassification,
stock dividend or other similar capital event shall bear legends in substantially the following form:

 

THESE SECURITIES HAVE
NOT BEEN REGISTERED OR OTHERWISE QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE 'SECURITIES ACT') OR UNDER THE APPLICABLE OR SECURITIES
LAWS OF ANY STATE. NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF
IN THE ABSENCE OF REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE, UNLESS PURSUANT TO EXEMPTIONS
THEREFROM.

 

and/or such other legend or legends as
the Company and its counsel deem necessary or appropriate. Appropriate stop transfer instructions with respect to the Shares have
been placed with the Company's transfer agent.

 

Section 5. Miscellaneous
Provisions.

 

(a) Acknowledgements.

 

(i) The Optionee
hereby acknowledges that he or she has read and understands the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, and agrees to be bound by
their respective terms and conditions. The Optionee acknowledges that there may be tax consequences upon the exercise or transfer
of the Option and that the Optionee should consult an independent tax advisor prior to any exercise of the Option.

 

(ii) Optionee
and the Company acknowledge and agree that (A) Optionee and Company entered into that certain Restricted Stock Award Agreement
dated March 21, 2017, as amended (the “Restricted Stock Award”); (B) in addition to this Agreement, Optionee
and Company have agreed to the terms of an Incentive Stock Option Award Agreement and a Nonstatutory Option Award Agreement, each
of which are dated October 13, 2017 (collectively, with this Agreement, the “Option Agreements”); and (C) by
his signature on the Option Agreements, Optionee agrees to forfeit the Restricted Stock Award and agrees that the Option Agreements
are a fair and equitable substitute for the Restricted Stock Award and for all services that Optionee has provided to the Company
as of the date of the Option Agreements.

 

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(b) Tax Withholding.
Pursuant to Article 20 of the Plan, the Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require the Optionee
to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state and local taxes (including the Optionee’s FICA
obligations) required by law to be withheld with respect to this Option. The Committee may condition the delivery of Shares upon
the Optionee’s satisfaction of such withholding obligations. The Optionee may elect to satisfy all or part of such withholding
requirement by tendering previously-owned Shares or by having the Company withhold Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the
minimum statutory withholding (based on minimum statutory withholding rates for federal, state and local tax purposes, as applicable,
including payroll taxes) that could be imposed on the transaction, and, to the extent the Committee so permits, amounts in excess
of the minimum statutory withholding to the extent it would not result in additional accounting expense. Such election shall be
irrevocable, made in writing, signed by the Optionee, and shall be subject to any restrictions or limitations that the Committee,
in its sole discretion, deems appropriate.

 

(c) Notice Concerning
Disqualifying Dispositions. If the Option is an Incentive Stock Option, the Optionee shall notify the Committee of any disposition
of Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of the Option if the disposition constitutes a “disqualifying disposition”
within the meaning of Sections 421 and 422 of the Code (or any successor provision of the Code then in effect relating to
disqualifying dispositions). Such notice shall be provided by the Optionee to the Committee in writing within 10 days of any
such disqualifying disposition.

 

(d) Rights as a Stockholder.
Neither the Optionee nor the Optionee’s transferee or representative shall have any rights as a stockholder with respect
to any Shares subject to this Option until the Option has been exercised and Share certificates have been issued to the Optionee,
transferee or representative, as the case may be.

 

(e) Ratification
of Actions. By accepting this Agreement, the Optionee and each person claiming under or through the Optionee shall be conclusively
deemed to have indicated the Optionee’s acceptance and ratification of, and consent to, any action taken under this Agreement
and Grant Notice by the Company, the Board, or the Committee.

 

(f) Notice. Any
notice required by the terms of this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or
upon deposit with the United States Postal Service, by registered or certified mail, with postage and fees prepaid. Notice shall
be addressed to the Company at its principal executive office and to the Optionee at the address that he or she most recently provided
in writing to the Company.

 

(g) Choice of Law.
This Agreement and the Grant Notice shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Nevada, without
regard to any conflicts of law or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise cause this Agreement or the Grant Notice
to be governed by or construed in accordance with the substantive law of another jurisdiction.

 

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(h) Arbitration.
Any dispute or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Grant Notice shall be settled by binding arbitration before
a single arbitrator in Nevada and in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association.
The arbitrator shall decide any issues submitted in accordance with the provisions and commercial purposes of this Agreement and
the Grant Notice, provided that all substantive questions of law shall be determined in accordance with the state and Federal laws
applicable in the state in which the Company is incorporated, without regard to internal principles relating to conflict of laws.

 

(i) Modification
or Amendment. This Agreement may only be modified or amended by written agreement executed by the parties hereto; provided,
however, that the adjustments permitted pursuant to Article 4.3 of the Plan may be made without such written agreement.

 

(j) Severability.
In the event any provision of this Agreement shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall
not affect the remaining provisions of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or
invalid provision had not been included.

 

(k) References to
Plan. All references to the Plan shall be deemed references to the Plan as may be amended from time to time.

 

(l) Section 409A
Compliance. To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Agreement comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A
and any related regulations or other guidance promulgated with respect to such Section by the U.S. Department of the Treasury or
the Internal Revenue Service and the Agreement and the Grant Notice shall be interpreted accordingly.

 

 

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September 23, 2017

 

Mr. Randy May

 

Dear Mr. May:

 

Ecoark
Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), is pleased to provide this offer to you in connection
with your service as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. This letter shall constitute an agreement (the “Agreement”)
between you and the Company and contains all of the terms and conditions relating to the services you will provide. You will, of
course, continue to serve as the Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, and nothing in this Agreement impacts your
service as the Company’s Chairman.

 

1. Term.
The term of this Agreement (“Term”) will commence on October 1, 2017, and shall continue until terminated in
accordance with Paragraph 5 below.

 

2. Services.
You agree to render services as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, consistent with the scope of duties as set forth in
the Company’s Bylaws and other governing documents. The services described in this Section 2 are referred to as your “Duties.”

 

3. Compensation.
You will receive cash compensation of $200,000 per year, payable in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices,
during the Term of this Agreement. This annual salary will increase to $350,000, contingent upon the Company achieving positive
cash flow from operations for two consecutive quarters. You will also be reimbursed for reasonable, documented expenses incurred
by you in connection with the performance of the Duties. In addition, you will be eligible to participate in regular health insurance
and other employee benefit plans established by the Company for its employees from time to time.

 

4. Confidential
Information; Non-Disclosure. In consideration of your access to the premises of the Company and/or your access to certain
Confidential Information of the Company, you hereby represent and agree as follows:

 

4.1. Definition.
For purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” means: (a) any information that the Company possesses
that has been created, discovered, or developed by or for the Company, and that has or could have commercial value or utility in
Company’s business; or (b) any information that is related to the Company’s business and is generally not known
by non-Company personnel. By way of illustration, but not limitation, Confidential Information includes trade secrets and any information
concerning products, processes, formulas, designs, inventions (whether or not patentable or registrable under copyright or similar
laws, and whether or not reduced to practice), discoveries, concepts, ideas, improvements, techniques, methods, research, development
and test results, specifications, data, know-how, software, formats, marketing plans and analyses, business plans and analyses,
strategies, forecasts, customer and supplier identities, characteristics, and agreements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term
Confidential Information does not include: (a) any information that becomes generally available to the public other than as a result
of a breach of the confidentiality portions of this Agreement, or any other agreement requiring confidentiality between the Company
and you; (b) information received from a third party in rightful possession of such information who is not restricted from disclosing
such information; and (c) information known by you prior to receipt of such information from the Company, which prior knowledge
can be documented.

 

    

     

    

 

4.2. Non-Disclosure.
You agree that you will hold in trust and confidence all Confidential Information and will not disclose to others, directly or
indirectly, any Confidential Information or anything relating to such information without the prior written consent of the Company,
except as may be necessary in the course of your business relationship with the Company. You agree to hold all Confidential Information
in strict confidence and to safeguard all Confidential Information with a commercially reasonable degree of care. You further agree
that you will not use any Confidential Information without the prior written consent of the Company, except as may be necessary
in the course of your business relationship with the Company, and that the provisions of this Section 4.2 will survive termination
of this Agreement. You agree to promptly return any Confidential Information, along with any reproductions or copies to the Company
upon the Company’s demand, upon termination of this Agreement, or upon your termination or resignation, as set forth in Section
5 herein.

 

5. Termination
and Resignation. Your position as Chief Executive Officer may be terminated in accordance with the terms set forth in the
Company’s Bylaws. You may also resign your position for any or no reason on the terms set forth in the Company’s Bylaws,
and such resignation will be effective upon its acceptance by the Company’s Board of Directors. Upon the effective date of
any such termination or resignation, your right to compensation hereunder will terminate subject to the Company’s obligations
to pay you any compensation that you have already earned and to reimburse you for approved expenses already incurred in connection
with the performance of your Duties as of the effective date of such termination or resignation.

 

6. No
Assignment. Because of the personal nature of the services to be rendered by you, this Agreement may not be assigned by
you without the prior written consent of the Company.

 

7. Adherence
to Relevant Policies. You have been provided copies of the Company’s relevant policies and procedures, including,
among others, the Delegation of Authority Policy, Anti-Corruption Policy, Related Party Policy, Insider Trading Policy, Financial
Disclosure Policy, Human Resources Policy, Hiring Compensation Policy, Code of Ethics, Supplier Code of Ethics, Whistle Blower
Policy, Information Security Policies, End User Computing Policy, IT Strategies Policy, and other policies adopted by Ecoark Holdings,
Inc. (the “Policies”). You agree to adhere to the Policies and, to the extent necessary, will separately sign acknowledgements
confirming your agreement to abide by the terms of the Policies.

 

8. Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Arkansas, without
giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction
other than the State of Arkansas.

  

9. Miscellaneous.
This Agreement expresses the entire understanding with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and terminates any prior
oral or written agreements with respect to the subject matter hereof. Any term of this Agreement may be amended and observance
of any term of this Agreement may be waived only with the mutual written consent of the parties. Waiver of any term or condition
of this Agreement by any party shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or failure of the same term or condition
or waiver of any other term or condition of this Agreement. The failure of any party at any time to require performance by any
other party of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the right of any such party to require future performance of such
provision or any other provision of this Agreement. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid, the parties agree
that such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Agreement. This Agreement may be executed
in separate counterparts each of which will be an original and all of which taken together will constitute one and the same agreement.

 

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This Agreement has been executed
and delivered by the undersigned and is made effective as of the date set first set forth above.

 

	 	Sincerely,
	 	 	 
	 	ECOARK HOLDINGS, INC.
	 	 	 
	 	By:	
	 	 	Name:  Jay Puchir
	 	 	Title:    Chief Executive Officer

  

AGREED AND ACCEPTED:

 

		 	 

Randy May

 

 

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