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Exhibit 10(llll)

2020 HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC.

AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 

RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT AGREEMENT

 

 

	
			Participant:

				 	
			Date of Grant:

			
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	
			Number of RSUs:

				 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	
			Dates of Vesting of Class A Shares:

				 
	
			Date

				 	
			Number of RSUs

			
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 

 

 

1.    Grant of RSUs. For valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware Corporation (the "Company"), hereby grants the number of restricted share units ("RSUs") listed above to the Participant, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. This grant is made pursuant to the terms and conditions of the 2020 Company Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), which Plan, as amended from time to time, is incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Agreement. Each RSU represents the unfunded, unsecured right of the Participant to receive a Share on the date(s) specified herein. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the Plan.

 

2.    Vesting and Timing of Transfer.

 

(a)    The Participant will become vested in the RSUs in accordance with the schedule set forth above; provided, however, that upon the occurrence of a Change in Control that results in the Company's Shares ceasing to be publicly traded on a national securities exchange, the RSUs shall immediately become fully vested (subject to any delay in Share delivery required pursuant to Section 16 hereof).

 

(b)    The Company shall transfer to the Participant, as soon as practicable but not later than 60 days after an applicable vesting date, a number of Class A Shares equal to the number of RSUs that became vested on that vesting date (rounded up to the next whole share), provided, however, that upon the final transfer of Shares to the Participant (i) such number of Shares shall be reduced to the extent necessary to reflect any previous rounding up pursuant to this sentence, and (ii) in lieu of a fractional Share, the Participant shall receive a cash payment equal to the Fair Market Value of such fractional Share. If the Participant is eligible to participate in, and has elected to defer the transfer of Shares pursuant to the terms of a nonqualified deferred compensation plan maintained by the Company, such Shares shall be so deferred, and any such deferral, when paid, shall be paid in Shares. Once the transfer of any Shares is deferred, the rights and privileges of the Participant with respect to such Shares shall be determined solely pursuant to the terms of the applicable plan, and not pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

(c)    Notwithstanding Sections 2(a) and 2(b) of this Agreement, if the Participant's employment with the Company and its Affiliates terminates due to (i) death, (ii) Disability or (iii) Retirement, the Company shall cause there to be transferred to the Participant, as soon as practicable but not later than 60 days after such termination, but subject to Section 16 of this Agreement, a number of Shares equal to the aggregate number of then unvested RSUs granted to the Participant under this Agreement; provided, however, that upon the transfer of such Shares to the Participant, in lieu of a fractional Share, the Participant shall receive a cash payment equal to the Fair Market Value of such fractional Share. In the event of the death of the Participant, the transfer of Shares under this Section 2(c) shall be made in accordance with the beneficiary designation form on file with the Company; provided, however, that, in the absence of any such beneficiary designation form, the transfer of Shares under this Section 2(c) shall be made to the person or persons to whom the Participant's rights under the Agreement shall pass by will or by the applicable laws of descent and distribution. For purposes of this Agreement, "Disability" shall mean "Disability" as defined in the Plan, and "Retirement" shall mean termination of employment on or after age 60, or on or after age 58 with at least 15 years of "Service" to the Company and its Subsidiaries immediately preceding such termination of employment. For this purpose, "Service" means the period of employment immediately preceding Retirement, plus any prior periods of employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries of one or more years' duration, unless they were succeeded by a period of non-employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries of more than three years' duration.

 

(d)    Upon each transfer or deferral of Shares in accordance with Sections 2(a), 2(b) and 2(c) of this Agreement, a number of RSUs equal to the number of Shares transferred to the Participant or deferred shall be extinguished.

 

(e)    Notwithstanding Sections 2(a), 2(b) and 2(c) of this Agreement, upon the Participant's termination of employment for any reason other than (i) death, Disability or Retirement or (ii) under the circumstances described in clause (f) below, any unvested RSUs shall immediately terminate for no further consideration.

 

(f)    Termination without Cause or for Good Reason within Two Years Following a Change in Control. In the event of the Participant's involuntary termination of employment with the Company or a subsidiary thereof without "Cause" or for "Good Reason" within two years following a Change in Control, the RSUs, to the extent not previously vested and settled, shall immediately become fully vested and settled in Shares on the same terms as applicable to a termination due to death or Disability as described under Section 2(c) above. For purposes of this Agreement, "Cause" shall mean the occurrence of any of the following: (a) the willful and continued failure of the Participant to perform substantially all of his or her duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness) for a period of 10 days following a written demand for substantial performance that is delivered to such Participant by the Company, which specifically identifies the manner in which the Company believes the Participant has not substantially performed his or her duties; (b) dishonesty in the performance of the Participant's duties with the Company; (c) the Participant's conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a crime under the laws of the United States or any state thereof constituting a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; (d) the Participant's willful malfeasance or willful misconduct in connection with the Participant's duties with the Company or any act or omission which is injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of the Company or its affiliates; or (e) the Participant's breach of the provisions of Section 11 of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, "Good Reason" shall mean the occurrence of any of the following, without the Participant's express written consent: (a) any material diminution in the Participant's duties, titles or responsibilities with the Company from those in effect immediately prior to a Change in Control or (b) any reduction in the Participant's annual base salary or any material reduction in the Participant's annual bonus opportunity, annual equity awards or long-term incentive program awards from the Participant's annual base salary or annual bonus opportunity, annual equity awards or long-term incentive program awards in effect immediately prior to a Change in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no event shall constitute Good Reason unless the Participant provides the Company with written notice of such event within 60 days after the occurrence thereof and the Company fails to cure or resolve the behavior otherwise constituting Good Reason within 30 days of its receipt of such notice.

 

3.    Dividends. If on any date while RSUs are outstanding hereunder the Company shall pay any dividend on the Shares (other than a dividend payable in Shares), the number of RSUs granted to the Participant shall, as of such dividend payment date, be increased by a number of RSUs equal to: (a) the product of (x) the number of RSUs held by the Participant as of the related dividend record date, multiplied by (y) the per Share amount of any cash dividend (or, in the case of any dividend payable in whole or in part other than in cash, the per Share value of such dividend, as determined in good faith by the Committee), divided by (b) the Fair Market Value of a Share on the payment date of such dividend. In the case of any dividend declared on Shares that is payable in the form of Shares, the number of RSUs granted to the Participant shall be increased by a number equal to the product of (a) the RSUs that are held by the Participant on the related dividend record date, multiplied by (b) the number of Shares (including any fraction thereof) payable as a dividend on a Share. Any RSUs attributable to dividends under this Section 3 shall be subject to the vesting provisions provided in Section 2.

 

4.    Adjustments Upon Certain Events. Subject to the terms of the Plan, in the event of any change in the outstanding Shares by reason of any Share dividend or split, reorganization, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, amalgamation, spin-off or combination transaction or exchange of Shares or other similar events (collectively, an "Adjustment Event"), the Committee shall, in its sole discretion, make an appropriate and equitable adjustment in the number of RSUs subject to this Agreement to reflect such Adjustment Event. Any such adjustment made by the Committee shall be final and binding upon the Participant, the Company and all other interested persons.

 

5.    No Right to Continued Employment. Neither the Plan nor this Agreement shall be construed as giving the Participant the right to be retained in the employ of, or in any consulting relationship to, the Company or any Affiliate. Further, the Company or an Affiliate may at any time dismiss the Participant, free from any liability or any claim under the Plan or this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided herein.

 

6.    No Acquired Rights. In participating in the Plan, the Participant acknowledges and accepts that the Board has the power to amend or terminate the Plan, to the extent permitted thereunder, at any time and that the opportunity given to the Participant to participate in the Plan is entirely at the discretion of the Committee and does not obligate the Company or any of its Affiliates to offer such participation in the future (whether on the same or different terms). The Participant further acknowledges and accepts that such Participant's participation in the Plan is not to be considered part of any normal or expected compensation and that the termination of the Participant's employment under any circumstances whatsoever will give the Participant no claim or right of action against the Company or its Affiliates in respect of any loss of rights under this Agreement or the Plan that may arise as a result of such termination of employment.

 

7.    No Rights of a Shareholder. The Participant shall not have any rights or privileges as a shareholder of the Company until the Shares in question have been registered in the Company's register of shareholders.

 

8.    Legend on Certificates. Any Shares issued or transferred to the Participant pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan or the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which such Shares are listed, and any applicable Federal or state laws or relevant securities laws of the jurisdiction of the domicile of the Participant, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any certificates representing such Shares to make appropriate reference to such restrictions. Whenever reference in this Agreement is made to the issuance or delivery of certificates representing Shares, the Company may elect to issue or deliver such Shares in book entry form in lieu of certificates.

 

9.    Transferability. RSUs may not be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Participant otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and any purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance not permitted by this Section 9 shall be void and unenforceable against the Company or any Affiliate.

 

10.    Withholding. The Participant may be required to pay to the Company or any Affiliate and the Company or any Affiliate shall have the right and is hereby authorized to withhold from any transfer due under this Agreement or under the Plan or from any compensation or other amount owing to the Participant, applicable withholding taxes with respect to any transfer under this Agreement or under the Plan and to take such action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such taxes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant's employment with the Company terminates prior to the transfer of all of the Shares under this Agreement, the payment of any applicable withholding taxes with respect to any further transfer of Shares under this Agreement or the Plan shall be made solely through the sale of Shares equal to the statutory minimum withholding liability.

 

11.    Non-Solicitation Covenants. 

 

(a)    The Participant acknowledges and agrees that, during the Participant's employment with the Company and its Affiliates and upon the Participant's termination of Employment with the Company and its Affiliates for any reason, for a period commencing on the termination of such Employment and ending on the second anniversary of such termination, the Participant shall not, whether on Participant's own behalf or on behalf of or in conjunction with any person, company, business entity or other organization whatsoever, directly or indirectly:

 

(i)    solicit any employee of the Company or its Affiliates with whom the Participant had any contact during the last two years of the Participant's employment, or who worked in the same business segment or division as the Participant during that period to terminate employment with the Company or its Affiliates;

 

(ii)    solicit the employment or services of, or hire, any such employee whose employment with the Company or its Affiliates terminated coincident with, or within twelve (12) months prior to or after the termination of Participant's employment with the Company and its Affiliates;

 

(iii)    directly or indirectly, solicit to cease to work with the Company or its Affiliates any consultant then under contract with the Company or its Affiliates.

 

(b)    It is expressly understood and agreed that although the Participant and the Company consider the restrictions contained in this Section 11 to be reasonable, if a final judicial determination is made by a court of competent jurisdiction that the time or any other restriction contained in this Agreement is an unenforceable restriction against the Participant, the provisions of this Agreement shall not be rendered void but shall be deemed amended to apply as to such maximum time and terri‐tory and to such maximum extent as such court may judicially determine or indicate to be enforceable. Alternatively, if any court of competent jurisdiction finds that any restric‐tion contained in this Agreement is unenforceable, and such restriction cannot be amended so as to make it enforceable, such finding shall not affect the enforceability of any of the other restrictions contained herein.

 

12.    Specific Performance. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company's remedies at law for a breach or threatened breach of any of the provisions of Section 11 would be inadequate and the Company would suffer irreparable damages as a result of such breach or threatened breach. In recognition of this fact, the Participant agrees that, in the event of such a breach or threatened breach, in addition to any remedies at law, the Company, without posting any bond, shall be entitled to cease making any payments or providing any benefit otherwise required by this Agreement and obtain equitable relief in the form of specific performance, temporary restraining order, temporary or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then be available.

 

13.    Choice of Law. THE INTERPRETATION, PERFORMANCE AND ENFORCEMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW.

 

14.    RSUs Subject to Plan. By entering into this Agreement, the Participant agrees and acknowledges that the Participant has received and read a copy of the Plan. All RSUs are subject to the Plan. In the event of a conflict between any term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the Plan, the applicable terms and provisions of the Plan will govern and prevail.

 

15.    Signature in Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

 

16.    409A. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement or the Plan, this RSU shall not be deferred, accelerated, extended, paid out or modified in a manner that would result in the imposition of an additional tax under Section 409A of the Code upon the Participant. In the event it is reasonably determined by the Committee that, as a result of Section 409A of the Code, the transfer of Class A Shares under this Agreement may not be made at the time contemplated hereunder without causing the Participant to be subject to taxation under Section 409A of the Code (including due to the Participant's status as a "specified employee" within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code), the Company will make such payment on the first day that would not result in the Participant incurring any tax liability under Section 409A of the Code.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement.

 

	 	
			HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC.

			
	 	
			By:

				 
	 	 	
			Ara K. Hovnanian

			President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board

			
	 	 	 
	 	
			PARTICIPANT1

			
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	
			By:

				 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

	 	 
	
			1. To the extent that the Company has established, either itself or through a third-party plan administrator, the ability to accept this award electronically, such acceptance shall constitute the Participant’s signature hereof.LICENSE
AND DISTRIBUTOR AGREEMENT

This agreement
(“Agreement”) is hereby made effective October 10. 2022, by and between Veritec, Inc., (“VERITEC”), located
at 2445 Winnetka Ave. No.• Golden Valley, MN 55427, and Nugen Universe, LLC (“DISTRIBUTOR”), located at 1731 SW 2ND
AVENUE, OCALA, FL 34471

WlTNESSETH:

WHEREAS,
Veritec owns the blinxPay Software and Hardware Products; and

WHEREAS,
DISTRIBUTOR desires to license the Software·and Hardware Products and distribute said Products in the Territory;

NOW, THEREFORE,
UPON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH HEREAFTER, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

DEFINITIONS

	“Terrn”	Augyst
    10, 2022 (“Effective Date”) through August 3Pt, 2027.
	“Territory”	Worldwide
    including the United States of America
	“Software
    Products”	blinxPay
    Close-Loop Virtual Wallet, blinxPay Open-Loop Visa.Debit
	“Hardware
    Products”	Hardware
    products available from Veritec
	“Products”	An:t
    combination of Software Products and Hardware Products in whatever
	form
    or format for the Veritec blinxPav Svstem.

 

l.
APPOINTMENT OF DISTRIBUTOR/GRANT OF NON-EXCLUSIVE LICENSE

 

Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, Veritec hereby appoints DISTRIBUTOR as its AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTOR for the Veritec blinxPay
Virtual Wallet close-loop Platform and the Veritec Open-loop Visa Debit, in the Territory.

DISTRIBUTOR
hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to devote its best reasonable commercial efforts to aggressively pursue sales of the Products
(Exhibit 1) throughout the Territory.

CONDITION
FOR THE LICENSE STATUS

DISTRIBUTOR
shall pay, to Veritec a one-time license payment of One Million ($1,000,000.00) Dollars for the right to market the Vertitec blinxPay
Virtual Wallet and Visa Debit Banking Platform. The first payment of Two Hundred Thousand ($200,000.00) Dollar license fee is required
at the time of signing of this agreement to begin the preparation process to intergrade the blinxPay System to Distributor sponsor bank,
the . Britto Financial BankEurope. A schedule payment of $1,000,000 in three stages of development is outlined in Schedule
A of this agreement. 

•
In addition to the $1,000,000 license fee, DISTRIBUOR agrees to pay a minimum monthly support fee plus 5% royalty from all sales resulting
from the technologies licensing agreement between Veritec and DISTRIBUTOR

 

•
DISTRIBUTOR shall appoint at least one qualify engineer to be trained by Veritec to provide support and manage the Veritec technologies
in the territory with DISTRIBUTOR sponsor bank(s).

 

2.
PRICING/PAYMENT

 

DISTRIBUTOR
shall be the sole determiner of the terms and prices at which it resells the Products in the Territory.

3.
OBLIGATIONS OF DISTRIBUTOR AND VERITEC

 

3.1
Obligations of DISTRIBUTOR

 

A. 
DISTRIBUTOR agrees to devote its best reasonable commercial efforts to aggressively pursue sales and realize the maximum sales of the
Products throughout the Territory. To that end, DISTRIBUTOR shall:

	1.		Establish
                                            and maintain communications between DISTRIBUTOR and its Customers and transmit to Veritec
                                            information if Veritec requests to be transmitted to provide software support to DISTRIBUTOR.

	2.		Maintain
                                            enough trained and capable technical and support personnel to effectively deal with DISTRIBUTOR
                                            sponsor bank concerning technical issues to maintain and support the Products and assure
                                            Customer satisfaction.

	3.		Maintain
                                            enough trained and capable sales and support personnel to effectively deal with DISTRIBUTOR
                                            sponsor bank to market and promote the Products and assure Customer satisfaction.

	3.		Exercise
                                            its best efforts to encourage the purchase of the Products in the Territory and make use
                                            of promotional materials supplied or authorized by Veritec.

	4.		Conduct
                                            business in a manner that will reflect favorably on the Produtts and their high quality (image,
                                            credibility, and reputation and on the good name, goodwill, and reputation of Veritec.

	5.		Ensure
                                            that at the point of sale, the Products are explained and demonstrated and that the customers
                                            are instructed on the proper use thereof.

	6.		Keep
                                            Veritec informed of customer complaints.

	7.		Answer
                                            promptly all inquiries, complaints and requests for information relating to the Products
                                            from within the Territory.’

	8.		Deliver
                                            to Veritec written forecasts of anticipated sales of the Products in the Territory·
                                            and market information as requested from time to time by Veritec

	9.		Provide
                                            Veritec with customer lists and sales history at quarterly intervals.

	10.		Bear
                                            all expenses, costs and liabilities relating to conducting its business under this Agreement.

	11.		Scrupulously
                                            refrain from making any representations or warranties in respect of the Veritec Software
                                            Products, except those representations and warranties authorized in writing by Veritec.

B.
DISTRIBUTOR and its employees shall not have any authority to and shall not make any representation or warranty on behalf of Veritec
other than the warranties contained in Exhibit 2 to this Agreement. DISTRIBUTOR and its employees shall not in any manner
assume or create any obligation or responsibility, express or implied, on behalf of or in the name ofVeritec, or act for or bind Veritec
in any respect except as expressly permitted pursuant to this Agreement. Advertising, publicity, or promotional material for the Products
shall be developed, used or distributed by DISTRIBUTOR without the prior written approval of Veritec.

 

C.
DISTRIBUTOR shall promptly return to Veritec, upon Veritec’s request or upon termination of this Agreement, of any and all remaining
documentation or related materials delivered by Veritec to DISTRIBUTOR pursuant to this Agreement.

 

3.2
Obligations of Veritec

 

A.
Keep DISTRIBUTOR informed of: (i) changes in Veritec Products (ii) Veritec’s warranty or warranties applicable to Veritec Products as
in effect from time to time, (iii) price changes relating to Veritec Products.

 

B.
Provide distributor with such adve1tising and promotional literature and materials as are made generally available by Veritec.

 

C.
Provide DISTRIBUTOR a minimum of two (2) training programs per calendar year, which shall include in-depth technical courses dealing
with all aspects of the Products.

 

D.
Provide DISTRIBUTOR with continuous consulting and guidance support as to Veritec Products.

 

E.
Conduct business in a manner that will maintain or improve favorably the Products and their high quality, image, credibility, and reputation
and on the good name, goodwill and reputation of Veritec.

 

4.
PRODUCTS WARRANTIES

 

Veritec
warrants that the Products will meet the warranties set forth in Exhibit 2 attached hereto.

5.
CHANGES

 

Veritcc
shall have the right, in its sole discretion to improve or make changes Jo its software products and to discontinue offering any products
without thereby incurring any obligation or liability to DISTRIBUTOR.

6. 
TECHNICAL SUPPORT

DISTRIBUTOR
shall provide Level 1 support to all of its Customers with respect to the Products. Level I Support means the resolution of minor problems
with the Products and resolution of all issues related thereto. DISTRIBUTOR shall provide Level I support to the Customers during nom1al
business hours, seven days per week from Monday to Sunday. DISTRIBUTOR shall not contact Veritec in connection with Level I support unless
and until it has used its best efforts to resolve the problem. DISTRIBUTOR shall promptly notify Veritec of all material problems that
DISTRIBUTOR determines to exist in the Products.

Veritec
shall provide Level 2 support to DISTRIBUTOR or its Customers depending on the nature of the problems. Level 2 support means (I) the
resolution of significant problems related solely to the Software that DISTRIBUTOR has not been able to resolve using its best efforts
and (2) the resolution of any failure of the Software to function in accordance with the documentation either during installation or
in operation. Veritec shall provide Level 2 support required hereunder during 24 hours per day for seven days per week.

7.
TERM AND TERMINATION

 

This Agreement
shall commence on the date herein first above written for five (5) years (“Term”), unless terminated earlier by the parties
pursuant to the tenns and conditions contained herein.

This Agreement
may be terminated at any time by Veritec or DISTRIBUTOR upon written notice to the other party upon the following conditions:

	1.		If
                                            either becomes insolvent or bankrupt or admits the inability to pay its debts.

	2.		If
                                            either fails to cure any other breach of a covenant, commitment, or obligation under this
                                            Agreement within seven (7) days after receipt of written notice from other party.

	3.		If
                                            either party engages in fraud, criminal or negligent conduct in connection with this Agreement
                                            or the business relationship of the parties.

	4.		lf
                                            either party makes (or is discovered to have made) any materially false representations,
                                            reports, or claims in connection with this Agreement or the Products.

Upon
expiration or termination of this Agreement, DISTRIBUTOR or within five (5) days to return all Confidential information and other materials
in its possession supplied by Veritec to DISTRIBUTOR. Immediately upon termination, DISTRIBUTOR will cease representing itself to be
a distributor of Veritec and its Products and cease using and displaying Veritec’s name, logos, and any other signs identifying Veritec.

Upon
termination, and for a period of one (I) year thereafter, Veritec and DISTRIBUTOR both agree to not contact, solicit, or communicate,
directly or indirectly, with the employees of the other for the purpose of hiring the employees for employment, inducing the employees
to resign or for any other purpose not directly related to the conduct of ongoing business operations between, Veritec and DISTRIBUTOR.

8.
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

 

Each
party acknowledges that as a result of negotiating and performing this Agreement, it has or will obtain access to confidential and proprietary
information of the other party, including any information relating to the financial or business practices of the other party, business
plans, marketing plans, or agreements of the other pa1ty with third parties, customers or suppliers, which is marked “confidential”,
or which by the nature of the circumstances surrounding disclosure to the party in good faith should be treated as confidential (all
such infonnation, with respect to each party, shall be hereinafter referred to as “Confidential Information”). All Confidential
Information disclosed by one Party to the other shall be deemed “Confidential Information” except for information that is:
(i) already known to the receiving Party free of any restriction at the time it is obtained from the disclosing Party; (ii) subsequently
learned from an independent third party free of any restriction and without breach of this Agreement; (iii) is or becomes publicly available
through no wrongful act of either Party; or (iv) is independently developed by the receiving Party without reference to any Confidential
Information of the other. The terms and conditions of this Agreement except for those, which become publicly available through no wrongful
act of either Party shall also be deemed to be Confidential Information of both Parties.

Use
and Disclosure Restrictions

Neither
party shall use or disclose to a third party any of the other party’s Confidential lnforn1ation for any purpose except to the extent
necessary or appropriate to perform the Party’s respective responsibilities, and to enable the Party to exercise its respective rights
and licenses, under this Agreement.

Each
Party shall take the same measures to protect the Confidential Information of the other party received by it as it takes with respect
to its own Confidential Information, but in no case less than reasonable measures, including, but not limited to, instructing its employees,
vendors, agents, and independent contractors who have access to Confidential Information of the other party of the foregoing requirements
and requiring them to be bound by appropriate confidentiality obligations, which measures, however, shall not operate to relieve the
receiving party from liability for such employees’, vendors’, agents’, and/or independent contractors’ actions in breach of this Section.

Return
of Confidential Information

Except
as otherwise set forth herein, on termination or expiration of this Agreement, each party shall promptly (i) return to the other party
all tangible materials of any kin1 which ificlude Confidential Information of the od{er party, or (ii) destroy such materials and acknowledge
in an affidavit sent to the other party that all such materials have been destroyed.

Injunctive
Relief

Each
Party acknowledges that unauthorized disclosure or use of Confidential Information will cause to the other Party irreparable harm, impossible
to quantify precisely, and accordingly the other Party will be entitled, as a non-exclusive remedy, to temporary and permanel’lt injunctive
relief.

 

9.
PROTECTION OF VERITEC’S PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

Veritec
exclusively owns anti will own all the intellectual property rights tn and to (i) the

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Software
Products, including the source code and object code for the Products, (ii) the documentation, and trademarks, trade names or identifying
slogans of Veritec used by Veritec with respect to the Software Products (hereinafter Veritec’s Intellectual Property) and any and all
future modifications, derivative works, enhancements, revisions, corrections, updates, additions and improvements thereof, regardless
ofby whom they are produced or developed.

Notwithstanding
any other provision in this Agreement, this Agreement grants to DISTRIBUTOR no right to use or otherwise practice any rights other than
those expressly set forth herein.

DISTRIBUTOR
shall not sell, transfer, disclose, display or otherwise make available any Software and Hardware Products or Veritec’s Intellectual
Property or copies or portions thereof to any other entity or third party except as permitted under this Agreement. DISTRIBUTOR agrees
to secure and protect the Software Products, including the object code for the Software Products, and related Intellectual Property so
as to maintain the proprietary rights of Veritec therein, including appropriate instructions to an agreement with its employees. DISTRIBUTOR
agrees not to attempt to reverse engineer, decrypt, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to discover, nor shall DISTRIBUTOR attempt
to discover or gain access to source code or underlying ideas or algorithms (in whole or in part) of the Software Products of Intellectual
Property.

DISTRIBUTOR
acknowledges and agrees that, except as specified in this Agreement, no other right, title or interest in or to the Software or Hardware
Products, the Intellectual Property, or any copyrights, trademarks, patents or other intellectual property or proprietary rights owned
by Veritec is granted or licensed by Veritec to DISTRIBUTOR. DISTRIBUTOR agrees that it will not file or register any copyright, trademark,
patent, or other proprietary right of Veritec in the Territory in its name or in the name of Veritec without Veritec’s prior written
consent. In the event pursuant to any laws applicable in the Territory, DISTRIBUTOR obtains any rights to the Software Products, the
Intellectual Property or any other copyrights, trademarks, patents or other intellectual property of Veritec, it shall immediately assign
such rights to Veritec.

DISTRIBUTOR
shall not remove, alter, cover, or obfuscate any copyright notice, trademark, patent or other proprietary rights notice placed by Veritec
on the Products or related printed materials. DISTRIBUTOR shall comply with reasonable directions submitted by Veritec from time to time
regarding the form and placement of proprietary rights notices on the Products or related printed materials.

DISTRIBUTOR
shall notify Veritec in writing of any claim or action for infringement threatened or brought against DISTRIBUTOR, conflicting uses of,
application or registration for, or acts of infringement or unfair competition involving the Products, promptly after DISTRIBUTOR learns
of any such matter. DISTRIBUTOR shall furnish all records, documents, specimens, and testimony relating to such claim or action as Veritec
may request and shall otherwise cooperate with Veritec in any such claim or action.

10.
COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS

 

DISTRIBUTOR
will comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, and regulations in connection with the performance of its duties and obligations under
this Agreement

11.
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

 

11.1
Representations and Warranties of Veritec.

 

As
of the date hereof, and during the Term of this Agreement, Veritec represents and warrants that:

 

A.
Veritec has the full power, right and authority to enter into this Agreement, to carry out its obligations under this Agreement and to
grant the rights and licenses granted to DISTRIBUTOR herein, and that this Agreement is binding and enforceable against it subject to
applicable principles of equity and bankruptcy and insolvency laws.

B.
The execution of this Agreement and the granting of the rights and licenses to DISTRIBUTOR herein, and the performance of its obligations
hereunder does not and will not (A) violate the bylaws or any other organizational document of Veritec or any provision of any applicable
law, or (B) conflict with or violate any other agreement to which Veritec is a party which is or would reasonably be expected to have
a materially adverse effect to this Agreement or any transactions or arrangements contemplated hereunder.

 

11.2
Representations and Warranties of DISTRIBUTOR

 

As
of the date hereof, and during the Term of this Agreement, DISTRIBUTOR represents and warrants that:

A.
DISTRIBUTOR has the full power, right and authority to enter into this Agreement, to carry out its obligations under this Agreement,
and that this Agreement is binding and enforceable against it subject to applicable principles of equity and bankruptcy and insolvency
laws.

 

B.
The execution of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder does not and will not (A) violate the bylaws or any
other organizational document of the DISTRIBUTOR or any provision of any applicable law, or (8) conflict with or violate any other agreement
to which the DISTRIBUTOR is a party which is or would reasonably be expected to have a materially adverse effect to this Agreement or
any transactions or arrangements contemplated hereunder.

 

12.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION

 

In
the event of any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, the parties shall use their best efforts to settle the
dispute by consulting and negotiating with each other in a good faith attempt to reach a solution satisfactory to both parties.

A.
Notice of Dispute. Either party may send a written notice to the other o{ the existence of a dispute (a “Dispute”).’-
Within five (5) days of receipt of such notice, tHe parties shall confer by telephone conference call, and shall make a good faith attempt
to resolve the Dispute. All reasonable requests made by either party, in preparation for or during such meetings, for non-privileged
information and documents reasonably related to the Dispute shall be honored.

 

B.
Executive Conference.In the,event the Dispute remains unresolved, not later than three (3) days after the first of said meetings,
a DISTRIBUTOR executive with responsibility for the matter and the rank of at least a vice president shall confer, or discuss by phone,
with a Veritec executive with responsibility for the matter and the rank of a vice president in a good faith attempt to resolve the Dispute.Prior-
to said conference, each of these individuals shall have been fully briefed by his or her party’s responsible personnel.This conference
may be followed by one or more subsequent conferences between these two individuals.All reasonable requests made by· either
party, in preparation for or during such conferences, for non-privileged information and documents reasonably related to the Dispute
shall be honored.

 

C.
Provisional Measures. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent either party from seeking provisional measures, including Injunctive
Relief. To induce Veritec to accept this Agreement, DISTRIBUTOR hereby agrees that all actions for provisional relief arising out of,
from or related to this Agreement, shall be litigated in a comt sitting in the State of Minnesota (U.S.). DISTRIBUTOR and Veritec hereby
consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Minnesota, or the Federal courts sitting in Minnesota and waive any objection
to or right either party may have to transfer or change such venue. DISTRIBUTOR consents that all service of process be made by registered
mail directed to DISTRIBUTOR at the address stated herein and service so made shall be deemed to be completed upon actual receipt thereof
and DISTRIBUTOR hereby waives any requirement of personal service of process.

 

D.
Each Party shall continue to perform this Agreement during the pendency of any Dispute so long as both Parties are meeting their obligations
under this Dispute resolution process.

 

13.
INDEMNIFICATION

 

Veritec
Indemnity

Veritec
agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless DISTRIBUTOR and its officers, directors, employees and agents, from any and all losses,
damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including any and all reasonable attorneys’ fees or charges incidental thereto; collectively
“Damages”) resulting from (A) alleged infringement or other violation of any representations and warranties, agreements or
covenants made by Veritec hereunder or (B) any claim that Veritec’s Intellectual Property infringes or misappropriates any Intellectual
Property Rights of any third party.

Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Veritec assumes no liability, for infringement claims arising from the combination by DISTRIBUTOR of Veritec’s Products
with DISTRIBUTOR’s equipment where such infringement would not have occurred but for such combination.

DISTRIBUTOR
Indemnity

DISTRIBUTOR
agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Veritec and its officers, directors, employees and agents, from any and all Damages resulting
from allegations arising from violation of any representations and warranties, agreements or covenants made by DISTRIBUTOR hereunder,
and from infringement claims arising from the combination by DISTRIBUTOR of the Software Products with the Hardware Products (where such
infringement would not have occurred but for such combination).

14.
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR

 

By
virtue of this Agreement (i) neither Party shall become the partner, joint ventures or other fiduciary or agent of the other Party, (ii)
neither Party assumes any liability to any client of the other Party, for (iii) neither Party has the authority to,make commitments on
behalf of, or to bind, the other Party, (iv) each Party is solely responsible for compensating its personnel, andpayment of worker’s
compensation, disability, unemployment and all other types of taxes and payments attributable to its employees and consultants.

15.
SUCCESSORS

 

Subject
to the Assignment provision herein, this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors
or assigns.

16.
COUNTERPARTS

This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but both of which together shall constitute one
and the same instrument. In the event of any translations of the Agreement, the prevailing document representing the Agreement shall
be the English version.

17.
SURVIVAL

 

Termination
or expiration of this Agreement shall terminate all of the rights of each Party hereunder, except as otherwise expressly set forth herein
the Confidential Information, Veritec’s Proprietary Rights, Indemnification, Limitation of Liability, Governing Law, Severability, and
Dispute Resolution provisions of this Agreement shall survive the termination or expiration of the Agreement.

18.
FORCE MAJEURE

 

Neither
Party shall be liable for, nor shall it be deemed in breach of this Agreement due to, any failure to perform its obligations under this
Agreement as a result of any cause beyond its control, including fire, flood, earthquake, elements of nature or acts of God; disruption
or outage of communications, of power, or of other utilities; riots, civil disorder, rebellions or revolutions in any country; quarantines,
embargoes, and any other governmental action; malicious acts of third parties; and labor disputes affecting vendors or permitted subcontractors
and for which the Party to be excused is not responsible (events of “Force Majeure”), provided that this provision shall
not apply to or excuse DISTRIBUTOR’s obligation to pay any sum of money due pursuant to this Agreement.

A
party subject to Force Majeure shall, forthwith upon realization of that condition, give notice to the other party of such condition
and shall also fo1thwith notify the other party by telephone, describing in both communications at a reasonable level of detail the circumstances
of the Force Majeure.A party subject to Force Majeure shall use its best efforts to re-commence performance without unnecessary delay.
During a Force Majeure event, both parties shall be excused from further performance of their obligations hereunder.

19.
NOTICE 

 

Notice
and all other communications required hereunder shall be affected by (a) personal delivery, (b) delivery by a recognized courier, (c)
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested or (d) facsimile transmission accompanied by electronic proof of transmission
to the follov;ing addrdsses or such other addresses as a Party Iiiay designate by notice.Notice shall be deemed given on the date
on which it is received by the addressee.,.

Notice
to Veritec:

Veritec
Inc.

2445 Winnetka
Ave. No.,

Golden
Valley, MN55427

 

Notice
to DISTRIBUTOR:

Nugen
Universe, LLC

1731
SW 2ND AVENUE

Ocala,
FL 34471

 

20.
GOVERNING LAW

 

This Agreement
and any transaction between Veritec and DISTRIBUTOR hereunder shall be governed by, construed, and interpreted in accordance with the
laws of the State of Minnesota, U.S.A.

21.
SEVERABILITY

In
the event any provision of this Agreement or the application of any such provision to either Veritec or DISTRIBUTOR shall be held by
a court of competent jurisdiction or arbitration to be contrary to any state or federal law, the remaining provisions of the Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect.

22.
NON-WAIVER

 

No
term of this Agreement shall be deemed waived and no breach excused absent a written document, reciting an express waiver or excuse and
specifically referencing this Agreement, executed by the Party to be charged with such waiver or excuse. The failure of either party
to enforce, at any time or for any period of time, any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed to be a waiver of such provision
of the right of such party thereafter to enforce such provision.

23.
ASSIGNMENT

 

Neither
party hereto may assign or otherwise transfer its rights and obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the
other party, except that either party may assign or otherwise transfer its rights and obligations hereunder to any parent or subsidiary
corporation of such party or to any purchaser of the business of such party which agrees to assume the obligations of such party hereunder.

24.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT

 

This
Agreement, including the Exhibits attached hereto, contains the entire agreement between the parties and it supersedes all previous agreements
and proposals, oral or written, and all negotiations, conversations or discussions between the parties related to this Agreement.

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized officers as of the day and year
first written above.

	Veritec
  Inc.	 	LICENSEE
  DISTRIBUTOR
	 	 	 
	/s/
  Van Thuy Tran	 	 /s/
  Fazil Mohamed Jabar
	By:
  Van Thuy Tran	 	By:
  Fazil Mohamed Jabar
	Title:
  CEO	 	Title:
  CEO
	Date:
  October 10, 2022	 	Date:
  October 14, 2022

 

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Schedule
A

$1,000,000
License Payment Schedule

	•		Payment
                                            o($200K to begin the process with Britto Bank to prepare and upgrade the Veritec
                                            blinxPay platform to meet US and International Banking standard with Britto Bank.

	•		Payment
                                            of $100K when an US bank is identified

	•		Payment
                                            of $350K to integrate blinxPay software platform and interface with Britto banking systems.

	•		Payment
                                            of $350,000 to a final stage of testing, installation, and launch.

 

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Exhibit
1

List
of Products

 

blinxPay
Virtual Wallet Software Platform

Complete
web based, closed loop banking platform system: this product does not require a sponsor bank. This system needs only participating
banks(s) to provide client(s) blinxPay holding account, plus installation partner, processing data center, and others

Veritec
blinxPay Visa Prepaid Debit virtual and physical cards

Complete
web based, open loop banking platform system: this product requires bank sponsorship to provide Visa license from participation banks(s),
plus installation partner, processing data center, and others

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Exhibit
2

Products
Warranties

Warranties
for Software Products

Veritec
warrants to DISTRIBUTOR that the Software Products as supplied by Veritec will substantially perform in accordance with the technical
documentation for a period of three (5) year_after acceptance of the Software Products by DISTRIBUTOR (“the Warranty Period”).
If, during the Warranty Period, any Software Product does not perform in accordance with the documentation, Veritec shall, as its sole
obligation, make commercially reasonable efforts to correct the Software Products at no cost to DISTRIBUTOR, or if correction of the
Software Products is not reasonably possible, replace such Software Products free of charge. In the event any such breach of warranty
cannot be reasonably corrected at Veritec’ sole expense, DISTRIBUTOR may receive a refund of all fees, if any, paid to Veritec for the
applicable Software Products. The foregoing are DISTRIBUTOR’s sole and exclusive remedies for breach of the foregoing warranty. This
warranty shall not apply if: (a) the applicable Software Product has not been properly installed and used at all times in accordance
with the documentation and training provided by Veritec; or (b) the Software Products have been modified by DISTRIBUTOR or any third
party.

Warranties
for Hardware Products

Veritec
warrants to DISTRIBUTOR that the Hardware Products as supplied by Veritec will substantially perform in accordance with the technical
documentation for a period of one (1) year after acceptance of the Hardware Products by DISTRIBUTOR (“the Warranty Period”).·

This warranty
shall not apply if:(a) the applicable Hardware Product has not been properly installed and used at all times in accordance with the
documentation and training provided by Veritec; or (b) the Hardware Products have been modified by DISTRIBUTOR or any third party.

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