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Exhibit 4. 

MINDESTA INC.
2014 STOCK INCENTIVE AND COMPENSATION
PLAN 

ARTICLE I 
PURPOSE 

            The
purpose of this Mindesta Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive and Compensation Plan (the
"Plan") is to enhance the profitability and value of MIndesta Inc. (the
"Company") for the benefit of its stockholders by enabling the Company (i) to
offer employees and consultants of the Company and its Affiliates stock based
incentives and other equity interests in the Company, thereby creating a means
to raise the level of stock ownership by employees and consultants in order to
attract, retain and reward such employees and consultants and strengthen the
mutuality of interests between employees or consultants and the Company's
stockholders and (ii) to offer equity based awards to non-employee directors
thereby attracting, retaining and rewarding such non-employee directors and
strengthening the mutuality of interests between non-employee directors and the
Company's stockholders. 

ARTICLE II 
DEFINITIONS 

           
For purposes of this Plan, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: 

            2.1
"Affiliate" shall mean, other than the Company, each of the following: (i) any
Subsidiary; (ii) any Parent; (iii) any corporation, trade or business
(including, without limitation, a partnership or limited liability company)
which is directly or indirectly controlled fifty percent (50%) or more (whether
by ownership of stock, assets or an equivalent ownership interest or voting
interest) by the Company or one of its Affiliates; and (iv) any other entity,
approved by the Committee as an Affiliate under the Plan, in which the Company
or any of its Affiliates has a material equity interest.

            2.2
"Award" shall mean any award under this Plan of any Stock Option, Stock
Appreciation Right or Restricted Stock. All Awards shall be confirmed by, and
subject to the terms of, a written agreement executed by the Company and the
Participant.

           
2.3 "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company. 

            2.4
"Cause" shall mean, with respect to a Participant's Termination of Employment or
Termination of Consultancy, unless otherwise determined by the Committee at
grant, or, if no rights of the Participant are reduced, thereafter: (i) in the
case where there is no employment agreement, consulting agreement, change in
control agreement or similar agreement in effect between the Company or an
Affiliate and the Participant at the time of the grant of the Award (or where
there is such an agreement but it does not define "cause" (or words of like
import)), termination due to a Participant's dishonesty, fraud, insubordination,
willful misconduct, refusal to perform services (for any reason other than
illness or incapacity) or materially unsatisfactory performance of his or her
duties for the Company as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion; or
(ii) in the case where there is an employment agreement, consulting agreement,
change in control agreement or similar agreement in effect between the Company
or an Affiliate and the Participant at the time of the grant of the Award that
defines "cause" (or words of like import), as defined under such agreement;
provided, however, that with regard to any agreement that conditions "cause" on
occurrence of a change in control, such definition of "cause" shall not apply
until a change in control actually takes place and then only with
regard to a termination thereafter. With respect to a Participant's Termination
of Directorship, Cause shall mean an act or failure to act that constitutes
"cause" for removal of a director under applicable state corporate law.

           
2.5"Change in Control" shall have the meaning set forth in Article XI. 

            2.6
"Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code as amended. Any reference to any
section of the Code shall also be a reference to any successor provision and any
Treasury regulation thereunder.

2.7 "Committee" shall mean a committee
of the Board that may be appointed from time to time by the Board. To the extent
determined appropriate by the Board, or to the extent required under Rule 16b-3
and Section 162(m) of the Code, such committee shall consist of two or more
non-employee directors, each of whom shall be a non-employee director as defined
in Rule 16b-3 and an outside director as defined under Section 162(m) of the
Code. To the extent that no Committee exists which has the authority to
administer the Plan, the functions of the Committee shall be exercised by the
Board. If for any reason the appointed Committee does not meet the requirements
of Rule 16b-3 or Section 162(m) of the Code, such noncompliance with the
requirements of Rule 16b-3 or Section 162(m) of the Code shall not affect the
validity of the awards, grants, interpretations or other actions of the
Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to the application of the
Plan to non-employee directors, Committee shall mean the Board.

     2.8 "Common Stock" shall mean the
Company's common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of the Company. 

           
2.9 "Company" shall mean Mindesta Inc., a Delaware corporation. 

            2.10
"Consultant" shall mean any advisor or consultant to the Company or an Affiliate
who is eligible pursuant to Article V to be granted Awards under this Plan.

            2.11
"Disability" shall mean total and permanent disability, as defined in Section
22(e)(3) of the Code. 

            2.12
"Eligible Employees" shall mean the employees of the Company and its Affiliates
who are eligible pursuant to Article V to be granted Awards under this Plan.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to the grant of Incentive Stock
Options, Eligible Employees shall mean the employees of the Company, its
Subsidiaries and its Parents who are eligible pursuant to Article V to be
granted Stock Options under the Plan. 

           
2.13 "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

            2.14
"Fair Market Value" for purposes of this Plan, unless otherwise required by any
applicable provision of the Code or any regulations issued thereunder, shall be
computed based on either the closing bid price on the date the Board of
Directors issues the Stock Plan or, the average closing bid price of the
Company’s common stock for the 20 trading days prior to the stock issuance as
directed by the Board of Director. In determining the Closing Bid Price, as of
any given date: (i) if the Common Stock is listed on a national securities
exchange or quoted on the Nasdaq National Market or Nasdaq SmallCap Market, the
last sale price of the Common Stock in the principal trading market for the
Common Stock on such date, as reported by the exchange or Nasdaq, as the case
may be; (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on a national securities exchange or quoted on the Nasdaq National
Market or Nasdaq SmallCap Market, but is traded in the over-the-counter market,
the closing bid price for the Common Stock on such date, as reported by the OTC
Bulletin Board or the National Quotation Bureau, Incorporated or similar
publisher of such quotations; and (iii) if the fair market value of the Common
Stock cannot be determined pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above, such price as
the Committee shall determine, in good faith, based on reasonable methods set
forth under Section 422 of the Code and the regulations thereunder including.
For purposes of the grant of any Award, the applicable date shall be the date on
which the Award is granted or, in the case of a Stock Appreciation Right, the
date a notice of exercise is received by the Committee or, if the sale of Common
Stock shall not have been reported or quoted on such date, the first day prior
thereto on which the sale of Common Stock was reported or quoted.

            2.15
"Good Reason" with respect to a Participant's Termination of Employment or
Termination of Consultancy shall mean (i) in the case where there is no
employment agreement, consulting agreement, change in control agreement or
similar agreement in effect between the Company or an Affiliate and the
Participant at the time of the grant of the Award (or where there is such an
agreement but it does not define "Good Reason" (or words of like import)), or
where "Good Reason" is not otherwise determined by the Committee at grant, or,
if no rights of the Participant are reduced, thereafter, a voluntary termination
due to "good reason," as the Committee, in its sole discretion, decides to treat
as a Good Reason termination, or (ii) in the case where there is an employment
agreement, consulting agreement, change in control agreement or similar
agreement in effect between the Company or an Affiliate and the Participant at
the time of the grant of the Award that defines "good reason" (or words of like
import), as defined under such agreement; provided, however, that with regard to
any agreement that conditions "good reason" on occurrence of a change in
control, such definition of "good reason" shall not apply until a change in
control actually takes place and then only with regard to a termination
thereafter.

            2.16
"Incentive Stock Option" shall mean any Stock Option awarded under this Plan
intended to be and designated as an "Incentive Stock Option" within the meaning
of Section 422 of the Code.

            2.17
"Limited Stock Appreciation Right" shall mean an Award of a limited Tandem Stock
Appreciation Right or a Non-Tandem Stock Appreciation Right made pursuant to
Section 8.5 of this Plan. 

            2.18
"Non-Qualified Stock Option" shall mean any Stock Option awarded under this Plan
that is not an Incentive Stock Option. 

            2.19
"Non-Tandem Stock Appreciation Right" shall mean a Stock Appreciation Right
entitling a Participant to receive an amount in cash or Common Stock (as
determined by the Committee in its sole discretion) equal to the excess of: (i)
the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of the date such right is
exercised, over (ii) the aggregate exercise price of such right.

            2.20
"Parent" shall mean any parent corporation of the Company within the meaning of
Section 424(e) of the Code.

            2.21
"Participant" shall mean the following persons to whom an Award has been made
pursuant to this Plan: Eligible Employees of, and Consultants to, the Company
and its Affiliates and non-employee directors of the Company; provided, however,
that non-employee directors shall be Participants for purposes of the Plan
solely with respect to Awards pursuant to Article IX.

            2.22
"Restricted Stock" shall mean an award of shares of Common Stock under the Plan
that is subject to restrictions under Article VII. 

     2.23 "Restriction Period" shall have the meaning set forth in Subsection 7.3(a) with respect to Restricted Stock for Eligible Employees. 

     2.24 "Retirement" with respect to a Participant's Termination of Employment or Termination of Consultancy, shall mean a Termination of Employment or Termination of Consultancy without Cause from the Company by a
Participant who has attained (i) at least age seventy-five (75). With respect to a Participant's Termination of Directorship, Retirement shall mean the failure to stand for reelection or the failure to be reelected after a Participant has attained
age seventy-five (75).

     2.25 "Rule 16b-3" shall mean Rule 16b-3 under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act as then in effect or any successor provisions. 

     2.26 "Section 162(m) of the Code" shall mean the exception for performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code and any Treasury regulations thereunder.

     2.27 "Stock Appreciation Right" shall mean the right pursuant to an Award granted under Article VIII. A Tandem Stock Appreciation Right shall mean the right to surrender to the Company all (or a portion) of a Stock
Option in exchange for an amount in cash or stock equal to the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value, on the date such Stock Option (or such portion thereof) is surrendered, of the Common Stock covered by such Stock Option (or such portion thereof),
over (ii) the aggregate exercise price of such Stock Option (or such portion thereof). A Non-Tandem Stock Appreciation Right shall mean the right to receive an amount in cash or stock equal to the excess of (x) the Fair Market Value of a share of
Common Stock on the date such right is exercised, over (y) the aggregate exercise price of such right, other than on surrender of a Stock Option. 

     2.28 "Stock Option" or "Option" shall mean any Option to purchase shares of Common Stock granted to Eligible Employees or Consultants pursuant to Article VI or non-employee directors pursuant to Article IX.

     2.29  "Subsidiary" shall mean any corporation that is defined as a subsidiary corporation in Section 424(f) of the Code. 

     2.30 "Ten Percent Stockholder" shall mean a person owning Common Stock of the Company possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company, its Subsidiaries
and/or its Parents in the manner provided under Section 422 of the Code. 

     2.31 "Termination of Consultancy" shall mean, with respect to an individual, that the individual is no longer acting as a Consultant to the Company or an Affiliate. In the event an entity shall cease to be an Affiliate,
there shall be deemed a Termination of Consultancy of any individual who is not otherwise a Consultant of the Company or another Affiliate at the time the entity ceases to be an Affiliate. In the event that a Consultant becomes an Eligible Employee
upon the termination of his consultancy, the Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, may determine that no Termination of Consultancy shall be deemed to occur until such time as such Consultant is no longer a Consultant or an Eligible
Employee.

     2.32 "Termination of Directorship" shall mean, with respect to a non-employee director, that the non-employee director has ceased to be a director of the Company.

     2.33 "Termination of Employment," except as provided in the next sentence, shall mean (i) a termination of service (for reasons other than a military or personal leave of absence granted by the Company) of a Participant
from the Company and its Affiliates; or (ii) when an entity which is employing a Participant ceases to be an Affiliate, unless the Participant thereupon becomes employed by the Company or another Affiliate. In the event that an Eligible
Employee becomes a Consultant upon the termination of his employment, the
Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, may determine that no
Termination of Employment shall be deemed to occur until such time as such
Eligible Employee is no longer an Eligible Employee or a Consultant. The
Committee may otherwise define Termination of Employment in the Option grant or,
if no rights of the Participant are reduced, may otherwise define Termination of
Employment thereafter, including, but not limited to, defining Termination of
Employment with regard to entities controlling, under common control with or
controlled by the Company rather than just the Company and its Affiliates and/or
entities that provide substantial services to the Company or its Affiliates to
which the Participant has transferred directly from the Company or its
Affiliates at the request of the Company.

            2.34
"Transfer" or "Transferred" shall mean anticipate, alienate, attach, sell,
assign, pledge, encumber, charge or otherwise transfer. 

ARTICLE III 
ADMINISTRATION 

3.1 THE COMMITTEE. The Plan shall be administered and
interpreted by the Committee or if no Committee, by the Board of Directors..

3.2 AWARDS. The Committee shall have full authority to:

(a) to select the Eligible Employees and Consultants to whom
Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock or Registered Stock
may from time to time be granted hereunder; 

(b) to determine whether and to what extent Stock Options,
Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Registered Stock or any combination
thereof are to be granted hereunder to one or more Eligible Employees or
Consultants;

(c) to determine, in accordance with the terms of this Plan,
the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by each Award to an Eligible
Employee or Consultant granted hereunder;

(d) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent
with the terms of this Plan, of any Award granted hereunder to an Eligible
Employee or Consultant (including, but not limited to, the exercise or purchase
price (if any), any restriction or limitation, any vesting schedule or
acceleration thereof, or any forfeiture restrictions or waiver thereof,
regarding any Stock Option or other Award, and the shares of Common Stock
relating thereto, based on such factors, if any, as the Committee shall
determine, in its sole discretion); 

(e)        Intentionally
Deleted. 

(f)        Intentionally
Deleted.

(g) to modify, extend or renew a Stock Option, subject to
Article XII hereof, provided, however, that if a Stock Option is modified,
extended or renewed and thereby deemed to be the issuance of a new Stock Option
under the Code or the applicable accounting rules, the exercise price of such
Stock Option may continue to be the original exercise price even if less than
the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock at the time of such modification,
extension or renewal; 

(h) to determine whether a Stock Option is an Incentive Stock Option or Non-Qualified Stock Option, whether a Stock Appreciation Right is a Tandem Stock Appreciation Right or Non-Tandem Stock Appreciation Right or whether an Award is intended to
satisfy Section 162(m) of the Code;

(i) to determine whether to require an Eligible Employee or Consultant, as a condition of the granting of any Award, to not sell or otherwise dispose of shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Option or as an Award for a period of time as
determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, following the date of the acquisition of such Option or Award; and

(j) Intentionally Deleted. 

(k) to grant Awards under the Plan as a conversion from, and replacement of, comparable stock options, stock appreciation rights or restricted stock held by employees of another entity who become Eligible Employees of, or Consultants to, the Company
or an Affiliate as the result of a merger or consolidation of the employing entity with the Company or an Affiliate, or as the result of the acquisition by the Company of property or stock of the employing corporation. The Company may direct that
replacement Awards be granted on such terms and conditions as the Committee considers appropriate in the circumstances, including, without limitation, that Non-Qualified Stock Options shall be granted in lieu of Incentive Stock Options. 

3.3 GUIDELINES. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan,  the Committee shall have the authority to adopt, alter and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices governing this Plan and perform all acts, including the
delegation of its administrative responsibilities, as it shall, from time to time, deem advisable; to construe and interpret the terms and provisions of this Plan and any Award issued under this Plan (and any agreements relating thereto); and to
otherwise supervise the administration of this Plan. The Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in this Plan or in any agreement relating thereto in the manner and to the extent it shall deem necessary
to carry this Plan into effect, but only to the extent any such action would be permitted under the applicable provisions of Rule 16b-3 (if any) and the applicable provisions of Section 162(m) of the Code (if any). The Committee may adopt special
guidelines and provisions for persons who are residing in, or subject to the taxes of countries other than the United States to comply with applicable tax and securities laws. If ,or to the extent applicable, this Plan is intended to comply with
Section 162(m) of the Code and the applicable requirements of Rule 16b-3 and shall be limited, construed and interpreted in a manner so as to comply therewith. 

3.4 DECISIONS FINAL. Any decision, interpretation or other action made or taken in good faith by or at the direction of the Company, the Board, or the Committee (or any of its members) arising out of or in connection with the Plan shall be within
the absolute discretion of all and each of them, as the case may be, and shall be final, binding and conclusive on the Company and all employees and Participants and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns. The
Committee shall not be bound to any standards of uniformity or similarity of action, interpretation or conduct in the discharge of its duties hereunder, regardless of the apparent similarity of the matters coming before it.

3.5 RELIANCE ON COUNSEL. The Company, the Board or the Committee may consult with legal counsel, who may be counsel for the Company or other counsel, with respect to its obligations or duties hereunder, or with respect to any action or proceeding or
any question of law, and shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted by it in good faith pursuant to the advice of such counsel.

3.6 PROCEDURES. If the Committee is appointed, the Board may designate one of the members of the Committee as chairman and the Committee shall hold meetings, subject to the By-Laws of the Company, at such times and places as it shall deem advisable. A majority
of the Committee members shall constitute a quorum. All determinations of the
Committee shall be made by a majority of its members. Any decision or
determination reduced to writing and signed by all Committee members in
accordance with the ByLaws of the Company shall be fully effective as if it had
been made by a vote at a meeting duly called and held. The Committee shall keep
minutes of its meetings and shall make such rules and regulations for the
conduct of its business as it shall deem advisable.

3.7 DESIGNATION OF CONSULTANTS--LIABILITY.(a) The Committee may
designate employees of the Company and professional advisors to assist the
Committee in the administration of the Plan and may grant authority to employees
to execute agreements or other documents on behalf of the Committee. 

(b) The Committee may employ such legal counsel, consultants
and agents as it may deem desirable for the administration of the Plan and may
rely upon any opinion received from any such counsel or consultant and any
computation received from any such consultant or agent. Expenses incurred by the
Committee or Board in the engagement of any such counsel, consultant or agent
shall be paid by the Company. The Committee, its members and any person
designated pursuant to paragraph (a) above shall not be liable for any action or
determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, no officer
of the Company or member or former member of the Committee or of the Board shall
be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the
Plan or any Award granted under it. To the maximum extent permitted by
applicable law and the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Company
and to the extent not covered by insurance, each employee of the Company and
member or former member of the Committee or of the Board shall be indemnified
and held harmlessby the Company against any cost or expense (including
reasonable fees of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company) or liability
(including any sum paid in settlement of a claim with the approval of the
Company), and advanced amounts necessary to pay the foregoing at the earliest
time and to the fullest extent permitted, arising out of any act or omission to
act in connection with the Plan, except to the extent arising out of such
officer's, member's or former member's own fraud or bad faith. Such
indemnification shall be in addition to any rights of indemnification the
employees, officers, directors or members or former officers, directors or
members may have under applicable law or under the Certificate of Incorporation
or By-Laws of the Company or Affiliate. Notwithstanding anything else herein,
this indemnification will not apply to the actions or determinations made by an
individual with regard to Awards granted to him or her under this Plan. 

ARTICLE IV 
SHARE AND OTHER LIMITATIONS

4.1 SHARES.(a) GENERAL LIMITATION. The aggregate number of
shares of Common Stock which may be issued or used for reference purposes under
this Plan or with respect to which other Awards may be granted shall not exceed
6,000,000 shares (subject to any increase or decrease pursuant to Section 4.2)
which may be either authorized and unissued Common Stock or Common Stock held in
or acquired for the treasury of the Company.

If any Option or Stock Appreciation Right granted under this
Plan expires, terminates or is canceled for any reason without having been
exercised in full or, with respect to Options, the Company repurchases any
Option pursuant to Section 6.3(f), the number of shares of Common Stock
underlying the repurchased
Option, and/or the number of shares of Common Stock underlying any unexercised Stock Appreciation Right or Option shall again be available for the purposes of Awards under the Plan. If a Tandem Stock Appreciation Right or a Limited Stock
Appreciation Right is granted in tandem with an Option, such grant shall only apply once against the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued under this Plan. In determining the number of shares of Common Stock available for
Awards other than Awards of Incentive Stock Options, if Common Stock has been delivered or exchanged by a Participant as full or partial payment to the Company for the exercise price or for withholding taxes, in connection with the exercise of a
Stock Option or the number shares of Common Stock otherwise deliverable has been reduced for full or partial payment for the exercise price or for withholding taxes, the number of shares of Common Stock delivered, exchanged or reduced shall again be
available for purposes of Awards under this Plan.

In the event Awards are granted to employees or Consultants pursuant to Section 3.2(l), the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock available under the Plan for Awards other than Incentive Stock Options shall be increased by the number of shares
of Common Stock which may be issued or used for reference with respect to those Awards granted pursuant to Section 3.2(l) . The maximum number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued under this Plan with respect to Incentive Stock Options
shall not be increased (subject to any increase or decrease pursuant to Section 4.2) . 

4.2 CHANGES.(a) The existence of the Plan and the Awards granted hereunder shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Board or the stockholders of the Company to make or authorize any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other
change in the Company's capital structure or its business, any merger or consolidation of the Company or its Affiliates, any issue of bonds, debentures, preferred or prior preference stock ahead of or affecting Common Stock, the dissolution or
liquidation of the Company or its Affiliates, any sale or transfer of all or part of its assets or business or any other corporate act or proceeding. 

 (b) In the event of any such change in the capital structure or business of the Company by reason of any stock dividend or distribution, stock split or reverse stock split, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up,
combination or exchange of shares, distribution with respect to its outstanding Common Stock or capital stock other than Common Stock, sale or transfer of all or part of its assets or business, reclassification of its capital stock, or any similar
change affecting the Company's capital structure or business and the Committee determines an adjustment is appropriate under the Plan, then the aggregate number and kind of shares which thereafter may be issued under this Plan, the number and kind
of shares or other property (including cash) to be issued upon exercise of an outstanding Option or other Awards granted under this Plan and the purchase price thereof shall be appropriately adjusted consistent with such change in such manner as the
Committee may deem equitable to prevent substantial dilution or enlargement of the rights granted to, or available for, Participants under this Plan or as otherwise necessary to reflect the change, and any such adjustment determined by the Committee
shall be binding and conclusive on the Company and all Participants and employees and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.

(c) Fractional shares of Common Stock resulting from any adjustment in Options or Awards pursuant to Section 4.2(a) or (b) shall be aggregated until, and eliminated at, the time of exercise by rounding-down for fractions less than one-half (1/2) and
rounding-up for fractions equal to or greater than one-half (1/2). No cash settlements shall be made with respect to fractional shares eliminated by rounding. Notice of any adjustment shall be given by the Committee to each Participant whose Option
or Award has been adjusted and such adjustment (whether or not such notice is given) shall be effective and binding for all purposes of the Plan. 

(d) In the event of a merger or consolidation in which the
Company is not the surviving entity or in the event of any transaction that
results in the acquisition of substantially all of the Company's outstanding
Common Stock by a single person or entity or by a group of persons and/or
entities acting in concert, or in the event of the sale or transfer of all of
the Company's assets (all of the foregoing being referred to as "Acquisition
Events"), then the Committee may, in its sole discretion, terminate all
outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights of Eligible Employees and
Consultants, effective as of the date of the Acquisition Event, by delivering
notice of termination to each such Participant at least twenty (20) days prior
to the date of consummation of the Acquisition Event; provided, that during the
period from the date on which such notice of termination is delivered to the
consummation of the Acquisition Event, each such Participant shall have the
right to exercise in full all of his or her Options and Stock Appreciation
Rights that are then outstanding (without regard to any limitations on
exercisability otherwise contained in the Option or Award Agreements) but
contingent on occurrence of the Acquisition Event, and, provided that, if the
Acquisition Event does not take place within a specified period after giving
such notice for any reason whatsoever, the notice and exercise shall be null and
void.

(e) If an Acquisition Event occurs, to the extent the Committee
does not terminate the outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights
pursuant to this Section 4.2(d), then the provisions of Section 4.2(b) shall
apply.

4.3 PURCHASE PRICE. Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan
to the contrary, if authorized but previously unissued shares of Common Stock
are issued under this Plan, such shares shall not be issued for a consideration
which is less than as permitted under applicable law.

ARTICLE V 
ELIGIBILITY 

5.1 All employees of and Consultants to the Company and its
Affiliates are eligible to be granted Non-Qualified Stock Options, Stock
Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock and Registered Stock, subject to any
filing requirements, under this Plan. All employees of the Company, its
Subsidiaries and its Parents are eligible to be granted Incentive Stock Options
under the Plan. Eligibility under this Plan shall be determined by the
Committee.

ARTICLE VI 
STOCK OPTION GRANTS 

6.1 OPTIONS. Each Stock Option granted hereunder shall be one
of two types: (i) an Incentive Stock Option intended to satisfy the requirements
of Section 422 of the Code or (ii) a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

6.2 GRANTS. The Committee shall have the authority to grant to
any Eligible Employee one or more Incentive Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock
Options, or both types of Stock Options (in each case with or without Stock
Appreciation Rights). The Committee shall have the authority to grant to any
Consultant one or more Non-Qualified Stock Options (with or without Stock
Appreciation Rights). To the extent that any Stock Option does not qualify as an
Incentive Stock Option (whether because of its provisions or the time or manner
of its exercise or otherwise), such Stock Option or the portion thereof which
does not qualify, shall constitute a separate Non-Qualified Stock Option.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary or any
provision in an agreement evidencing the grant of a Stock Option to the
contrary, any Stock Option granted to an Eligible Employee of an Affiliate
(other than an Affiliate which is a Parent or a Subsidiary) or to any Consultant
shall be a Non-Qualified Stock Option. 

6.3 TERMS OF OPTIONS. Options granted under this Plan shall be subject to the following terms and conditions, shall be subject to Section 3.2 hereof and the other provisions of this Plan, and shall be in such form and contain such additional terms
and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of this Plan, as the Committee shall deem desirable:

(a) OPTION PRICE. The option price per share of Common Stock purchasable under an Incentive Stock Option shall be determined by the Committee at the time of grant but shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the share of Common Stock
at the time of grant; provided. The purchase price of shares of Common Stock subject to a Non-Qualified Stock Option shall be determined by the Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Option is modified, extended or renewed and, thereby,
deemed to be the issuance of a new Option under the Code, the exercise price of an Option may continue to be the original exercise price even if less than the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock at the time of such modification, extension or
renewal 

(b)  OPTION TERM.  The term of each Stock Option shall be fixed by the Committee, but no Stock Option shall be exercisable more than ten (10) years after the date the Option is granted. 

(c) EXERCISABILITY. Stock Options shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Committee at grant. If the Committee provides, in its discretion, that any Stock Option is
exercisable subject to certain limitations (including, without limitation, that it is exercisable only in installments or within certain time periods), the Committee may waive such limitations on the exercisability at any time at or after grant in
whole or in part (including, without limitation, that the Committee may waive the installment exercise provisions or accelerate the time at which Options may be exercised), based  on such factors, if any, as the Committee shall determine, in its
sole discretion. 

(d) METHOD OF EXERCISE. Subject to whatever installment exercise and waiting period provisions apply under subsection (c) above, Stock Options may be exercised in whole or in part at any time during the Option term, by giving written notice of
exercise to the Company specifying the number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased. At or after grant, payment in full or in part may be made at the election of the optionee as follows: (i) in cash or by check, bank draft or money order payable
to the order of the Company; (ii) if the Common Stock is traded on a national securities exchange, the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. or quoted on a national quotation system sponsored by the National Association of Securities Dealers, through a
“cashless exercise”  procedure whereby the Participant delivers irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company an amount equal to the purchase price, (iii) in the form of Common Stock owned by the Participant
(and for which the Participant has good title free and clear of any liens and encumbrances) or (iv) in the form of Restricted Stock; provided, however, that in each case, such payment is based on the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the
payment date as determined by the Committee (without regard to any forfeiture restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock). No shares of Common Stock shall be issued until payment, as provided herein, therefor has been made or provided for. If
payment in full or in part has been made in the form of Restricted Stock, an equivalent number of shares of Common Stock issued on exercise of the Option shall be subject to the same restrictions and conditions, during the remainder of the
Restriction Period, applicable to the Restricted Stock surrendered therefor.

(e) INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION LIMITATIONS. To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time of grant) of the Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by an Eligible
Employee during any calendar year under the Plan and/or any other stock option plan of the Company or any Subsidiary or Parent exceeds $100,000, such Options shall be treated as Options which are not Incentive Stock Options. In addition, if an
Eligible Employee does not remain employed by the Company, any Subsidiary or
Parent at all times from the time the Option is granted until three (3) months
prior to the date of exercise (or such other period as required by applicable
law), such Option shall be treated as an Option which is not a Non-Qualified
Stock Option. 

Should the foregoing provision not be necessary in order for
the Stock Options to qualify as Incentive Stock Options, or should any
additional provisions be required, the Committee may amend the Plan accordingly,
without the necessity of obtaining the approval of the stockholders of the
Company. 

(f) BUY OUT AND SETTLEMENT PROVISIONS. The Committee may at any
time on behalf of the Company offer to buy out an Option previously granted,
based on such terms and conditions as the Committee shall establish and
communicate to the Participant at the time that such offer is made. 

(g)FORM, MODIFICATION, EXTENSION AND RENEWAL OF OPTIONS.
Subject to the terms and conditions and within the limitations of the Plan, an
Option shall be evidenced by such form of agreement or grant as is approved by
the Committee, and the Committee may modify, extend or renew outstanding Options
granted under the Plan (provided that the rights of a Participant are not
reduced without his consent), or accept the surrender of outstanding Options (up
to the extent not theretofore exercised) and authorize the granting of new
Options in substitution therefor (to the extent not theretofore exercised. 

(h) DEFERRED DELIVERY OF COMMON SHARES. The Committee may in
its discretion permit Participants to defer delivery of Common Stock acquired
pursuant to a Participant's exercise of an Option in accordance with the terms
and conditions established by the Committee.(i) OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
Options may contain such other provisions, which shall not be inconsistent with
any of the foregoing terms of the Plan, as the Committee shall deem appropriate
including, without limitation, permitting "reloads" such that the same number of
Options are granted as the number of Options exercised, shares used to pay for
the exercise price of Options or shares used to pay withholding taxes
("Reloads"). With respect to Reloads, the exercise price of the new Stock Option
shall be the Fair Market Value on the date of the "reload" and the term of the
Stock Option shall be the same as the remaining term of the Options that are
exercised, if applicable, or such other exercise price and term as determined by
the Committee. 

6.4 TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. The following rules apply with
regard to Options upon the Termination of Employment or

Termination of Consultancy of a Participant:
(a) TERMINATION
BY REASON OF DEATH. If a Participant's Termination of Employment or Termination
of Consultancy is by reason of death, any Stock Option held by such Participant,
unless otherwise determined by the Committee at grant or, if no rights of the
Participant's estate are reduced, thereafter, may be exercised, to the extent
exercisable at the Participant's death, by the legal representative of the
estate, at any time within a period of one (1) year from the date of such death,
but in no event beyond the expiration of the stated term of such Stock Option.

(b) TERMINATION BY REASON OF DISABILITY. If a Participant's
Termination of Employment or Termination of Consultancy is by reason of
Disability, any Stock Option held by such Participant, unless otherwise
determined by the Committee at grant or, if no rights of the Participant are
reduced, thereafter, may be exercised, to the extent exercisable at the
Participant's termination, by the Participant (or the legal representative of
the Participant's estate if the Participant dies after termination) at any time
within a period of one (1) year from the date of such termination, but in no
event beyond the expiration of the stated term of such Stock Option. 

(c) TERMINATION BY REASON OF RETIREMENT. If a Participant's
Termination of Employment or Termination of Consultancy is by reason of
Retirement, any Stock Option held by such Participant, unless otherwise
determined by the Committee at grant, or, if no rights of the Participant are
reduced, thereafter, shall be fully vested and may thereafter be exercised by
the Participant at any time within a period of one (1) year from the date of
such termination, but in no event beyond the expiration of the stated term of
such Stock Option; provided, however, that, if the Participant dies within such
exercise period, any unexercised Stock Option held by such Participant shall
thereafter be exercisable, to the extent to which it was exercisable at the time
of death, for a period of one (1) year (or such other period as the Committee
may specify at grant or, if no rights of the Participant's estate are reduced,
thereafter) from the date of such death, but in no event beyond the expiration
of the stated term of such Stock Option. 

(d) INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE OR TERMINATION FOR
GOOD REASON. If a Participant's Termination of Employment or Termination of
Consultancy is by involuntary termination without Cause or for Good Reason, any
Stock Option held by such Participant, unless otherwise determined by the
Committee at grant or, if no rights of the Participant are reduced, thereafter,
may be exercised, to the extent exercisable at termination, by the Participant
at any time within a period of ninety (90) days from the date of such
termination, but in no event beyond the expiration of the stated term of such
Stock Option. 

(e) TERMINATION WITHOUT GOOD REASON. If a Participant's
Termination of Employment or Termination of Consultancy is voluntary but without
Good Reason and occurs prior to, or more than ninety (90) days after, the
occurrence of an event which would be grounds for Termination of Employment or
Termination of Consultancy by the Company for Cause (without regard to any
notice or cure period requirements), any Stock Option held by such Participant,
unless otherwise determined by the Committee at grant or, if no rights of the
Participant are reduced, thereafter, may be exercised, to the extent exercisable
at termination, by the Participant at any time within a period of thirty (30)
days from the date of such termination, but in no event beyond the expiration of
the stated term of such Stock Option. 

(f) OTHER TERMINATION. Unless otherwise determined by the
Committee at grant or, if no rights of the Participant are reduced, thereafter,
if a Participant's Termination of Employment or Termination of Consultancy is
for any reason other than death, Disability, Retirement, Good Reason,
involuntary termination without Cause or voluntary termination as provided in
subsection (e) above, any Stock Option held by such Participant shall thereupon
terminate and expire as of the date of termination, provided that (unless the
Committee determines a different period upon grant or, if no rights of the
Participant are reduced, thereafter) in the event the termination is for Cause
or is a voluntary termination without Good Reason within ninety (90) days after
occurrence of an event which would be grounds for Termination of Employment or
Termination of Consultancy by the Company for Cause (without regard to any
notice or cure period requirement), any Stock Option held by the Participant at
the time of occurrence of the event which would be grounds for Termination of
Employment or Termination of Consultancy by the Company for Cause shall be
deemed to have terminated and expired upon occurrence of the event which would
be grounds for Termination of Employment or Termination of Consultancy by the
Company for Cause. 

ARTICLE VII 
STOCK AWARDS

7.1 STOCK AWARDS. Shares of Restricted Stock or Registered
Stock may be issued to Eligible Employees or Consultants either alone or in
addition to other Awards granted under the Plan. The Committee shall determine
the eligible persons to whom, and the time or times at which, grants of
Restricted Stock or Registered Stock will be made, the number of shares to be

awarded, the price (if any) to be paid by the recipient (subject to Section 7.2), the time or times within which such Awards may be subject to forfeiture, the vesting schedule and rights to acceleration thereof, and all other terms and conditions of
the Awards.

7.2 AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES. The prospective Participant selected to receive a Stock Award shall not have any rights with respect to such Award, unless and until such Participant has delivered a fully executed copy of the applicable agreement
evidencing the Award (the "Stock Award Agreement") to the Company and has otherwise complied with the applicable terms and conditions of such Award. Further, such Award shall be subject to the following conditions:

(a) PURCHASE PRICE. The purchase price of Restricted Stock shall be fixed by the Committee. Subject to Section 4.3, the purchase price for shares of Restricted Stock may be zero to the extent permitted by applicable law. 

(b) ACCEPTANCE. Stock Awards must be accepted within a period of sixty (60) days (or such shorter period as the Committee may specify at grant) after the Award date, by executing a Stock Award Agreement and by paying whatever price (if any) the
Committee has designated thereunder. 

(c) LEGEND.If the Company should issue to a Plan Participant restricted shares of common stock, the Company may place an appropriate restrictive legend on the Shares so issued.

(d) CUSTODY. The Committee may require that any stock certificates evidencing restricted shares be held in custody by the Company until the restrictions thereon shall have lapsed, and that, as a condition of any Restricted Stock Award, the
Participant shall have delivered a duly signed stock power, endorsed in blank, relating to the Common Stock covered by such Award. 

7.3  RESTRICTIONS AND CONDITIONS ON RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS.  The shares of Restricted Stock awarded pursuant to this Plan shall be subject to Article X and the following restrictions and conditions: 

(a) RESTRICTION PERIOD; VESTING AND ACCELERATION OF VESTING. The Participant shall not be permitted to Transfer shares of Restricted Stock awarded under this Plan during a period set by the Committee (the "Restriction Period") commencing with the
date of such Award, as set forth in the Restricted Stock Award agreement and such agreement shall set forth a vesting schedule and any events which would accelerate vesting of the shares of Restricted Stock. Within these limits, based on service, or
other criteria determined by the Committee, the Committee may provide for the lapse of such restrictions in installments in whole or in part, or may accelerate the vesting of all or any part of any Restricted Stock Award.

(b) RIGHTS AS STOCKHOLDER. Except as provided in this subsection (b) and subsection (a) above and as otherwise determined by the Committee, the Participant shall have, with respect to the shares of Restricted Stock, all of the rights of a holder of
shares of Common Stock of the Company including, without limitation, the right to receive any dividends, the right to vote such shares and, subject to and conditioned upon the full vesting of shares of Restricted Stock, the right to tender such
shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the payment of dividends shall be deferred until, and conditioned upon, the expiration of the applicable Restriction Period, unless the
Committee, in its sole discretion, specifies otherwise at the time of the Award. 

(c)LAPSE OF RESTRICTIONS. If and when the Restriction Period
expires without a prior forfeiture of the Restricted Stock subject to such
Restriction Period, the certificates for such shares shall be delivered to the
Participant. All legends shall be removed from said certificates at the time of
delivery to the Participant except as otherwise required by applicable law. 

(d) TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR TERMINATION OF CONSULTANCY FOR
RESTRICTED STOCK. Subject to the applicable provisions of the Restricted Stock
Award agreement and this Plan, upon a Participant's Termination of Employment or
Termination of Consultancy for any reason during the relevant Restriction
Period, all Restricted Stock still subject to restriction will vest or be
forfeited in accordance with the terms and conditions established by the
Committee at grant or thereafter. 

ARTICLE VIII 
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

8.1 TANDEM STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. Stock Appreciation Rights
may be granted in conjunction with all or part of any Stock Option (a "Reference
Stock Option") granted under this Plan ("Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights"). In
the case of a Non-Qualified Stock Option, such rights may be granted either at
or after the time of the grant of such Reference Stock Option. In the case of an
Incentive Stock Option, such rights may be granted only at the time of the grant
of such Reference Stock Option.

8.2 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF TANDEM STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.
Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights shall be subject to such terms and conditions,
not inconsistent with the provisions of this Plan, as shall be determined from
time to time by the Committee, including Article X and the following: (a) TERM.
A Tandem Stock Appreciation Right or applicable portion thereof granted with
respect to a Reference Stock Option shall terminate and no longer be exercisable
upon the termination or exercise of the Reference Stock Option, except that,
unless otherwise determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, at the
time of grant, a Tandem Stock Appreciation Right granted with respect to less
than the full number of shares covered by the Reference Stock Option shall not
be reduced until and then only to the extent the exercise or termination of the
Reference Stock Option causes the number of shares covered by the Tandem Stock
Appreciation Right to exceed the number of shares remaining available and
unexercised under the Reference Stock Option. 

(b) EXERCISABILITY. Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights shall be
exercisable only at such time or times and to the extent that the Reference
Stock Options to which they relate shall be exercisable in accordance with the
provisions of Article VI and this Article VIII.

(c) METHOD OF EXERCISE. A Tandem Stock Appreciation Right may
be exercised by an optionee by surrendering the applicable portion of the
Reference Stock Option. Upon such exercise and surrender, the Participant shall
be entitled to receive an amount determined in the manner prescribed in this
Section 8.2. Stock Options which have been so surrendered, in whole or in part,
shall no longer be exercisable to the extent the related Tandem Stock
Appreciation Rights have been exercised.

(d) PAYMENT. Upon the exercise of a Tandem Stock Appreciation
Right a Participant shall be entitled to receive up to, but no more than, an
amount in cash and/or Common Stock (as chosen by the Committee in its sole
discretion) equal in value to the excess of the Fair Market Value of one share
of Common Stock over the option price per share specified in the Reference Stock
Option multiplied by the number of shares in respect of which the Tandem Stock
Appreciation Right shall have been exercised, with the Committee having the
right to determine the form of payment. 

(e) DEEMED EXERCISE OF REFERENCE STOCK OPTION. Upon the exercise of a Tandem Stock Appreciation Right, the Reference Stock Option or part thereof to which such Stock Appreciation Right is related shall be deemed to have been exercised for the
purpose of the limitation set forth in Article IV of the Plan on the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued under the Plan. 

8.3 NON-TANDEM STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. Non-Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights may also be granted without reference to any Stock Options granted under this Plan.

8.4 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF NON-TANDEM STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. Non-Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights shall be subject to such terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Plan, as shall be determined from time to time by the
Committee, including Article X and the following:

(a) TERM. The term of each Non-Tandem Stock Appreciation Right shall be fixed by the Committee, but shall not be greater than ten (10) years after the date the right is granted.

(b) EXERCISABILITY. Non-Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Committee at grant. If the Committee provides, in its discretion, that any
such right is exercisable subject to certain limitations (including, without limitation, that it is exercisable only in installments or within certain time periods), the Committee may waive such limitation on the exercisability at any time at or
after grant in whole or in part (including, without limitation, that the Committee may waive the installment exercise provisions or accelerate the time at which rights may be exercised), based on such factors, if any, as the Committee shall
determine, in its sole discretion.

(c) METHOD OF EXERCISE. Subject to whatever installment exercise and waiting period provisions apply under subsection (b) above, Non-Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights may be exercised in whole or in part at any time during the option term, by giving
written notice of exercise to the Company specifying the number of Non-Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights to be exercised. 

(d) PAYMENT. Upon the exercise of a Non-Tandem Stock Appreciation Right a Participant shall be entitled to receive, for each right exercised, up to, but no more than, an amount in cash and/or Common Stock (as chosen by the Committee in its sole
discretion) equal in value to the excess of the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the date the right is exercised over the Fair Market Value of one (1) share of Common Stock on the date the right was awarded to the Participant. 

8.5 LIMITED STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, grant Tandem and Non-Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights either as a general Stock Appreciation Right or as a Limited Stock Appreciation Right. Limited Stock Appreciation
Rights may be exercised only upon a Change in Control (to the extent provided in an Award agreement granting such Limited Stock Appreciation Rights) or the occurrence of such other event as the Committee may, in its sole discretion, designate at the
time of grant or thereafter. Upon the exercise of Limited Stock Appreciation Rights, except as otherwise provided in an Award agreement, the Participant shall receive in cash or Common Stock, as determined by the Committee, an amount equal to the
amount (1) set forth in Section 8.2(d) with respect to Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights or (2) set forth in Section 8.4(d) with respect to Non-Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights.

8.6 TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR TERMINATION OF CONSULTANCY. The following rules apply with regard to Stock Appreciation Rights upon the Termination of Employment or Termination of Consultancy of a Participant:

(a)  TERMINATION BY DEATH.  If a Participant's Termination of Employment or Termination of Consultancy is by reason of death, any Stock Appreciation Right held by such Participant, unless otherwise determined by the Committee at grant or if no
rights of the Participant's estate are reduced, thereafter, may be exercised, to the extent exercisable at the Participant's death, by the legal representative of the estate, at any time within a period of one (1) year from the date of such death or
until the expiration of the stated term of such Stock Appreciation Right, whichever period is the shorter. 

(b) TERMINATION BY REASON OF DISABILITY. If a Participant's Termination of Employment or Termination of Consultancy is by reason of Disability, any Stock Appreciation Right held by such participant, unless otherwise determined by the Committee at
grant or, if no rights of the Participant are reduced, thereafter, may be exercised, to the extent exercisable at the Participant's termination, by the Participant (or the legal representative of the Participant's estate if the Participant dies
after termination) at any time within a period of one (1) year from the date of such termination or until the expiration of the stated term of such Stock Appreciation Right, whichever period is the shorter. 

(c) TERMINATION BY REASON OF RETIREMENT. If a Participant's Termination of Employment or Termination of Consultancy is by reason of Retirement, any Stock Appreciation Right held by such Participant, unless otherwise determined by the Committee at
grant or, if no rights of the Participant are reduced, thereafter, shall be fully vested and may thereafter be exercised by the Participant at any time within a period of one (1) year from the date of such termination or until the expiration of the
stated term of such right, whichever period is the shorter; provided, however, that, if the Participant dies within such one (1) year period, any unexercised Non-Tandem Stock Appreciation Right held by such Participant shall thereafter be
exercisable, to the extent to which it was exercisable at the time of death, for a period of one (1) year (or such other period as the Committee may specify at grant or if no rights of the Participant are reduced, thereafter) from the date of such
death or until the expiration of the stated term of such right, whichever period is the shorter.

(d)  INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE OR TERMINATION FOR GOOD REASON.  If a Participant's Termination of Employment or Termination of Consultancy is by involuntary termination without Cause or for Good Reason, any Stock Appreciation Right held
by such participant, unless otherwise determined by the Committee at grant or if no rights of the participant are reduced, thereafter, may be exercised, to the extent exercisable at termination, by the Participant at any time within a period of
ninety (90) days from the date of such termination or until the expiration of the stated term of such right, whichever period is shorter. 

(e) TERMINATION WITHOUT GOOD REASON. If a Participant's Termination of Employment or Termination of Consultancy is voluntary but without Good Reason and occurs prior to, or more than ninety (90) days after, the occurrence of an event which would be
grounds for Termination of Employment or Termination of Consultancy by the Company for Cause (without regard to any notice or cure period requirements), any Stock Appreciation Right held by such Participant, unless greater or lesser exercise rights
are provided by the Committee at the time of grant or, if no rights of the participant are reduced, thereafter, may be exercised, to the extent exercisable at termination, by the Participant at any time within a period of thirty (30) days from the
date of such termination, but in no event beyond the expiration of the stated term of such Stock Appreciation Right.

(f) OTHER TERMINATION. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee at grant, or, if no rights of the Participant are reduced thereafter, if a Participant's Termination of Employment or Termination of Consultancy is for any reason other than death,
Disability, Retirement, Good Reason, involuntary termination without Cause or voluntary termination as provided in subsection (e) above, any Stock Appreciation Right held by such Participant shall thereupon terminate or expire as of the date of termination, provided, that (unless the Committee determines a
different period upon grant, or, if no rights of the Participant are reduced,
thereafter) in the event the termination is for Cause or is a voluntary
termination as provided in subsection (e) above, within ninety (90) days after
occurrence of an event which would be grounds for Termination of Employment or
Termination of Consultancy by the Company for Cause (without regard to any
notice or cure period requirement), any Stock Appreciation Right held by the
Participant at the time of the occurrence of the event which would be grounds
for Termination of Employment or Termination of Consultancy by the Company for
Cause shall be deemed to have terminated and expired upon occurrence of the
event which would be grounds for Termination of Employment or Termination of
Consultancy by the Company for Cause. 

ARTICLE IX 

INTENTIONALLY DELETED. 

ARTICLE X 
NON-TRANSFERABILITY 

Except as provided in the last sentence of this Article X, no
Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right granted to an Employee or Consultant
shall be Transferable by the Participant otherwise than by will or by the laws
of descent and distribution. All Stock Options and all Stock Appreciation Rights
granted to an Employee or Consultant shall be exercisable, during the
Participant's lifetime, only by the Participant. Tandem Stock Appreciation
Rights shall be Transferable, to the extent permitted above, only with the
underlying Stock Option. Shares of Restricted Stock under Article VII may not be
Transferred prior to the date on which shares are issued, or, if later, the date
on which any applicable restriction lapses. No Award shall, except as otherwise
specifically provided by law or herein, be Transferable in any manner, and any
attempt to Transfer any such Award shall be void, and no such Award shall in any
manner be liable for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities,
engagements or torts of any person who shall be entitled to such Award, nor
shall it be subject to attachment or legal process for or against such person.
All Stock Options granted to non-employee directors shall be Transferable solely
to such non-employee director's principal employer (other than the Company or an
Affiliate) at the time of grant if the terms of such non-employee director's
employment so require. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may
determine at the time of grant or thereafter, that a Non-Qualified Stock Option
that is otherwise not transferable pursuant to this Article X is transferable in
whole or part and in such circumstances, and under such conditions, as specified
by the Committee.

ARTICLE XI 
CHANGE IN CONTROL PROVISIONS

11.1 BENEFITS. In the event of a Change in Control of the
Company (as defined below), except as otherwise provided by the Committee upon
the grant of an Award, each Participant shall have the following benefits: (a)
Unless otherwise provided in the applicable award agreement, all outstanding
Options and the related Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights and Non-Tandem Stock
Appreciation Rights of such Participant granted prior to the Change in Control
shall be fully vested and immediately exercisable in their entirety. The
Committee, in its sole discretion, may provide for the purchase of any such
Stock Options by the Company for an amount of cash equal to the excess of the
Change in Control Price (as defined below) of the shares of Common Stock covered
by such Stock Options, over the aggregate exercise price of such Stock Options.
For purposes of this Section 11.1, "Change in Control Price" shall mean the
higher of (i) the highest price per share of Common Stock paid in any
transaction
related to a Change in Control of the Company, or (ii) the highest Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock at any time during the sixty (60) day period preceding a Change in Control.

(b) Unless otherwise provided in the applicable award agreement, the restrictions to which any shares of Restricted Stock of such Participant granted prior to the Change in Control are subject shall lapse as if the applicable Restriction Period had
ended upon such Change in Control.

(c) Notwithstanding anything else herein, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for accelerated vesting of an Award (other than a grant to a non-employee director pursuant to Article IX hereof), upon a Termination of Employment during
the Pre-Change in Control Period. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the "Pre-Change in Control Period" shall mean the one hundred eighty (180) day period prior to a Change in Control. 

11.2 CHANGE IN CONTROL. A "Change in Control" shall be deemed to have occurred: 

(a) upon any "person" as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act (other than the Company, any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under any employee benefit plan of the Company, or any company owned, directly or
indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of Common Stock of the Company, becoming the owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of
the Company representing forty percent (40%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities (including, without limitation,  securities owned at the time of any increase in ownership);

(b) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of Directors, and any new director (other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Company
to effect a transaction described in paragraph (a), (c), or (d) of this section) or a director whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened election contest (as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of
Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act) or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person other than the Board of Directors of the Company whose election by the Board of Directors or nomination
for election by the Company's stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the two-year period or whose election or nomination for election was
previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors;

(c) upon the merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by
remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after
such merger or consolidation; provided, however, that a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no person (other than those covered by the exceptions in (a) above) acquires
more than forty percent (40%) of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities shall not constitute a Change in Control of the Company; or 

(d) upon the stockholder's of the Company approval of a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company's assets other than the sale of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company to a person or persons who beneficially own, directly or indirectly, at least fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the Company at the time of
the sale. 

ARTICLE XII 
TERMINATION OR AMENDMENT OF THE
PLAN 

12.1 TERMINATION OR AMENDMENT. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Plan, the Board may at any time, and from time to time, amend,
in whole or in part, any or all of the provisions of the Plan, or suspend or
terminate it entirely, retroactively or otherwise; provided, however, that,
unless otherwise required by law or specifically provided herein, the rights of
a Participant with respect to Awards granted prior to such amendment, suspension
or termination, may not be impaired without the consent of such Participant and,
provided further, without the approval of the stockholders of the Company, if
and to the extent required by the applicable provisions of Rule 16b-3 or, if and
to the extent required, under the applicable provisions of Section 162(m) of the
Code, or with regard to Incentive Stock Options, Section 422 of the Code, no
amendment may be made which would (i) except as permitted in Section 4.1(a),
increase the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under
this Plan; (ii) increase the maximum individual Participant limitations for a
fiscal year under Section 4.1(b); (iii) change the classification of employees,
Consultants, and non-employee directors eligible to receive Awards under this
Plan; (iv) decrease the minimum option price of any Stock Option; (v) extend the
maximum option period under Section 6.3; (vi) change any rights under the Plan
with regard to non-employee directors; or (vii) require stockholder approval in
order for the Plan to continue to comply with the applicable provisions, if any,
of Rule 16b-3, Section 162(m) of the Code, any applicable state law, or, with
regard to Incentive Stock Options, Section 422 of the Code. The Committee may
amend the terms of any Award theretofore granted, prospectively or
retroactively, but, subject to Article IV above or as otherwise specifically
provided herein, no such amendment or other action by the Committee shall impair
the rights of any holder without the holder's consent. 

ARTICLE XIII 
UNFUNDED PLAN 

This Plan is intended to constitute an "unfunded" plan for
incentive compensation. With respect to any payments as to which a Participant
has a fixed and vested interest but which are 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. 

ARTICLE XIV 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 

14.1 LEGEND. The Committee may require each person receiving
shares pursuant to an Award under the Plan to represent to and agree with the
Company in writing that the Participant is acquiring the shares without a view
to distribution thereof. In addition to any legend required by this Plan, the
certificates for such shares may include any legend which the Committee deems
appropriate to reflect any restrictions on Transfer. All certificates for shares
of Common Stock delivered under the Plan shall be subject to such stock transfer
orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the
rules, regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, any stock exchange upon which the Common Stock is then listed or any
national securities association system upon whose system the Common Stock is
then quoted, any applicable federal or state securities law, and any applicable
corporate law, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any
such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions. 

14.2 OTHER PLANS. Nothing contained in this Plan shall prevent
the Board from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements, subject
to stockholder approval if such approval is required; and such arrangements may
be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.

14.3 NO RIGHT TO EMPLOYMENT/DIRECTORSHIP. Neither this Plan nor
the grant of any Award hereunder shall give any Participant or other employee
any right with respect to continuance of employment by the Company or any
Affiliate, nor shall there be a limitation in any way on the right of the
Company or any Affiliate by which an employee is employed to terminate his
employment at any time. Neither this Plan nor the grant of any Award hereunder
shall impose any obligations on the Company to retain any Participant as a
director nor shall it impose on the part of any Participant any obligation to
remain as a director of the Company.

14.4 WITHHOLDING OF TAXES. The Company shall have the right to
deduct from any payment to be made to a Participant, or to otherwise require,
prior to the issuance or delivery of any shares of Common Stock or the payment
of any cash hereunder, payment by the Participant of, any Federal, state or
local taxes required by law to be withheld. Upon the vesting of Restricted
Stock, or upon making an election under Code Section 83(b), a Participant shall
pay all required withholding to the Company. The Committee may permit any such
withholding obligation with regard to any Participant to be satisfied by
reducing the number of shares of Common Stock otherwise deliverable or by
delivering shares of Common Stock already owned. Any fraction of a share of
Common Stock required to satisfy such tax obligations shall be disregarded and
the amount due shall be paid instead in cash by the Participant.

14.5 LISTING AND OTHER CONDITIONS. 

           
(a) Intentionally Deleted. 

            (b)
If at any time counsel to the Company shall be of the opinion that any sale or
delivery of shares of Common Stock pursuant to an Award is or may in the
circumstances be unlawful or result in the imposition of excise taxes on the
Company under the statutes, rules or regulations of any applicable jurisdiction,
the Company shall have no obligation to make such sale or delivery, or to make
any application or to effect or to maintain any qualification or registration
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise with respect to
shares of Common Stock or Awards, and the right to exercise any Option shall be
suspended until, in the opinion of said counsel, such sale or delivery shall be
lawful or will not result in the imposition of excise taxes on the Company. 

            14.6
GOVERNING LAW. This Plan shall be governed and construed in accordance with the
laws of the state of incorporation of the Company (regardless of the law that
might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflict of laws).

            14.7
CONSTRUCTION. Wherever any words are used in this Plan in the masculine gender
they shall be construed as though they were also used in the feminine gender in
all cases where they would so apply, and wherever any words are used herein in
the singular form they shall be construed as though they were also used in the
plural form in all cases where they would so apply. To the extent applicable,
the Plan shall be limited, construed and interpreted in a manner so as to comply
with the applicable requirements of Rule 16b-3 and Section 162(m) of the Code;
however, noncompliance with Rule 16b-3 or Section 162(m) of the Code shall have
no impact on the effectiveness of a Stock Option granted under the Plan.

            14.8
OTHER BENEFITS. No Award payment under this Plan shall be deemed compensation
for purposes of computing benefits under any retirement plan of the Company or
its subsidiaries nor affect any benefits under any other benefit plan now or
subsequently in effect under which the availability or amount of benefits is
related to the level of compensation.

            14.9
COSTS. The Company shall bear all expenses included in administering this Plan,
including expenses of issuing Common Stock pursuant to any Awards hereunder.

            
14.10 NO RIGHT TO SAME BENEFITS. The provisions of Awards need not be the same
with respect to each Participant, and such Awards to individual Participants
need not be the same in subsequent years.

            14.11
DEATH/DISABILITY. The Committee may in its discretion require the transferee of
a Participant to supply it with written notice of the Participant's death or
Disability and to supply it with a copy of the will (in the case of the
Participant's death) or such other evidence as the Committee deems necessary to
establish the validity of the transfer of an Award. The Committee may also
require the agreement of the transferee to be bound by all of the terms and
conditions of the Plan.

            14.12
SECTION 16(b) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT. All elections and transactions under the Plan
by persons subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act involving shares of Common
Stock are intended to comply with any applicable condition under Rule 16b-3. The
Committee may establish and adopt written administrative guidelines, designed to
facilitate compliance with Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, as it may deem
necessary or proper for the administration and operation of the Plan and the
transaction of business thereunder.

            14.13
SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS. If any provision of the Plan shall be held invalid
or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other
provisions hereof, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such
provisions had not been included.

      
     14.14 HEADINGS AND CAPTIONS. The headings and
captions herein are provided for reference and convenience only, shall not be
considered part of the Plan, and shall not be employed in the construction of
the Plan. 

ARTICLE XV 
TERM OF PLAN 

No Award shall be granted pursuant to the Plan on or after the
tenth anniversary of the earlier of the date the Plan is adopted or the date of
stockholder approval, but Awards granted prior to such tenth anniversary may
extend beyond that date. 

ARTICLE XVI 
NAME OF PLAN 

This Plan shall be known as the MINDESTA INC. 2014 STOCK
INCENTIVE AND COMPENSATION PLAN.

                                   
     This Plan was duly approved by the Company’s Board
of Directors and executed as of October 1, 2014.

The Board of Directors 

/s/Pankaj Modi 
_______________________________
Pankaj
Modi 

/s/Allen Greenspoon

________________________________
Allen Greenspoon 

 

/s/Dean Hanisch 
________________________________
Dean
Hanisch 

-24-Exhibit 10.1

 

HALLMARK FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

777 Main Street, Suite 1000

Fort Worth, Texas 76102

 

September 25, 2014

 

Mark J. Morrison

1516 Stone Drive

Carrollton, Texas 75010-1146

 

		Re:	Termination of Employment with Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. and subsidiaries (collectively,
the “Company”)

 

Dear Mark:

 

The purpose of this
letter agreement (this “Agreement”) is to document our agreement regarding the termination of your employment with
the Company effective September 25, 2014 (the “Effective Date”). You will also cease to be an officer or director of
the Company as of the Effective Date.

 

Both you and the Company
desire to avoid any disputes concerning your employment with the Company and the termination of such employment. Therefore, the
Company is offering to you a severance package on the terms of set forth in this Agreement.

 

1.SEVERANCE PACKAGE. In consideration
for your agreement to the terms of this Agreement, the Company will provide you with the following (the “Severance Package”):

 

		(i)	The Company will continue to pay (the “Separation
Pay”) your current base salary of $34,167 per month until the earlier of (a) the date that you accept employment with any
other employer, (b) the date you perform compensable services of any type for any person or entity engaged in any aspect of the
property/casualty insurance business, or (c) the first anniversary of the Effective Date (in the applicable case, the “Separation
Pay Period”). The Separation Pay will be paid to you in semi-monthly payments, less appropriate federal withholding, social
security and Medicare taxes.

		 	 

		(ii)	Your annual allotment of unused vacation days through
December 31, 2014, will be paid to you promptly following the Effective Date.

		 	 

		(iii)	Your current medical and dental benefits, if any,
will continue at the Company’s expense during the Separation Pay Period. Thereafter, you may be eligible to continue your
current medical insurance coverage pursuant to COBRA. You will be notified of the procedures to access any such COBRA coverage
by separate correspondence.

		 	 

		(iv)	Your participation in Life, Short Term and Long Term
Disability Insurance Plans, if any, will continue at the Company’s expense during the Separation Pay Period.

		 	 

		(v)	The Severance Package is in lieu of any other severance
pay or benefits that might otherwise be available to you under applicable Company policies, if any. You hereby acknowledge that
the Severance Package includes payments to which you are not otherwise entitled.

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

Mark J. Morrison

September 25, 2014

Page 2

 

2. ACCRUED BENEFITS. Whether or
not you execute this Agreement, the Company will (a) pay you all compensation accrued through the Effective Date, and (b) reimburse
you for all customary business expenses through the Effective Date for which you have provided appropriate supporting documentation
on or before October 10, 2014. Except as provided in the Severance Package, all other employee benefits will cease as of the Effective
Date; provided however, this provision will not affect any vested rights you may have in any retirement or savings plans in which
you are participating as of the Effective Date.

 

3. COOPERATION.
You agree to execute such documentation as the Company may deem appropriate reflecting the termination of all offices or directorships
you hold in the Company.

 

4. RELEASE. As
of the date you execute this Agreement, in exchange for the benefits contained in the Severance Package, you, for yourself and
your heirs, successors and assigns, hereby release, waive, hold harmless, and discharge the Released Parties (as defined below)
from any and all claims, liabilities, and obligations, known and unknown, arising out of or relating to your employment relationship
with the Company, or the termination of such employment relationship, with respect to any federal, state, or municipal statute,
regulation, or ordinance, including but not limited to the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights
Act of 1991, The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (as amended by the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act) or
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and under common law, in contract, tort or other theories of recovery. Nothing in
this Agreement shall prohibit you from initiating or participating in a proceeding before any state or federal agency involving
your employment relationship, provided that you waive any monetary benefits or other relief against the Released Parties resulting
or arising from any such proceeding. This release provision shall not affect any rights you may have in any retirement or savings
plans in which you are participating as of the Effective Date nor to any wages due you as of the Effective Date. This release shall
not apply to the breach by the Company of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

Mark J. Morrison

September 25, 2014

Page 3

 

“Released Parties”
as used herein means (a) Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions, and
subdivisions, (b) all of the respective past, present and future shareholders, partners, directors, officers, employees, fiduciaries,
agents and representatives of the entities listed in the foregoing clause (a); and (c) all of the respective successors and assigns
of the entities and individuals listed in the foregoing clauses (a) and (b).

 

You represent and warrant
that you have not assigned to any third party any claim involving any of the Released Parties or authorized any third party to
assert on your behalf any claim against any of the Released Parties. You agree that, if a third party asserts a claim against the
Released Parties on your behalf, you will not accept any benefits or damages relating or arising out of such claim.

 

5. COVENANT NOT
TO SUE. You hereby covenant and agree that you will not bring any cause of action against the Released Parties relating to your
employment by, or termination of employment with, the Company, nor allow any such cause of action to be brought on your behalf.

 

6. RETURN OF
PROPERTY. You represent that you will, on or before October 10, 2014, return to the Company all items in your possession or under
your control which are owned by the Company including, but not limited to (i) any equipment or personal property, (ii) all written
business information which is confidential or proprietary in nature, and (iii) all business related electronic information and
data.

 

7. CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION. You hereby acknowledge that, during your employment with the Company, you have had access to certain trade secrets,
proprietary and confidential information of the Company. You further acknowledge that such information constitutes valuable, special
and unique property of the Company. You covenant and agree that you will not, without the Company’s express written consent,
directly or indirectly disclose to any unauthorized person, nor use for your own benefit or the benefit of any other person, any
of the Company’s confidential or proprietary information or trade secrets including, without limitation, lists, analyses,
studies, plans, financial data, technology, programs, flow charts, information regarding customers, products, techniques, methods,
projects or strategies or any other business information or plans.

 

8. NON-INTERFERENCE.
You covenant and agree that, for a period of one (1) year period following the Effective Date, you will not directly or indirectly
induce or attempt to persuade any employee, consultant, agent, business partner, customer or client of the Company to terminate
their/its relationship with the Company without the express written consent from the Company.

 

9. NO ADMISSION
OF LIABILITY. The furnishing of the Severance Package under this Agreement will not be deemed to be an admission of any liability
by the Company.

 

10. NON-DISPARAGEMENT.
Both you and the Company covenant and agree that neither party will in the future disparage the reputation or business acumen of
the other party or any of the Released Parties.

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

Mark J. Morrison

September 25, 2014

Page 4

 

11. CODE SECTION
409. If any provision of this Agreement (or of any award of compensation) would cause you to incur any additional tax or interest
under Section 409A of the Code or any regulations or Treasury guidance promulgated thereunder, the Company will attempt to reform
such provision to avoid such result; provided that the Company will (a) maintain, to the maximum extent practicable, the original
intent of the applicable provision without violating the provisions of Section 409A of the Code, and (b) notify and consult with
you regarding such amendments or modifications prior to the effective date of any such change.

 

12. INJUNCTIVE
RELIEF. You acknowledge that it would be difficult to measure any damages caused to the Company which might result from any breach
by you of the provisions set forth in this Agreement, and that in any event money damages would be an inadequate remedy for any
such breach. Accordingly, you acknowledge that if you breach, or threaten to breach, any portion of this Agreement, the Company
shall be entitled, in addition to all other remedies that it may have, to an injunction or other appropriate equitable relief to
restrain any such breach without showing or proving any actual damage to the Company. This provision shall survive the termination
of this Agreement.

 

13. LAW. This
Agreement is governed by, and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Texas.

 

14. BINDING AGREEMENT. This Agreement
is binding both you and the Company and our respective representatives, heirs, successors and assigns.

 

15. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement
sets forth the entire agreement between the parties regarding the termination of your employment with the Company. Unless otherwise
specifically provided in this Agreement, this Agreement will not be amended by either party without the express written consent
of both parties.

 

16. REPRESENTATIONS.
By signing below, you represent that you have fully read and understood this Agreement and have freely and voluntarily entered
into this Agreement.

 

17. EXECUTION
AND REVOCATION PERIODS. You are hereby advised to consult an attorney before signing this Agreement. This Agreement may be accepted
in the following manner:

 

		(i)	You will have twenty-one (21) calendar days from the
date of your receipt of this Agreement to consider the terms and conditions of this Agreement. If the parties mutually agree to
change any of the terms contained in this Agreement (whether or not the changes are material), the 21-day period will not be restarted
but will continue without interruption.

		 	 

		(ii)	You may evidence your acceptance of the terms and
conditions of this Agreement by executing, dating and returning to the Executive Chairman of the Company a copy of this Agreement
at any time during such 21-day period. If you sign this Agreement before the 21-day period expires, your signature will constitute
(a) your agreement to knowingly and voluntarily accept this Agreement prior to the conclusion of the 21-day period, (b) your representation
and warranty that the Company has not promised you anything or made any representations to you that are not contained in this
Agreement, and (c) your representation and warranty that the Company has not threatened to withdraw or alter the Severance Package
contained in this Agreement prior to the expiration of the 21-day period.

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

 

Mark J. Morrison

September 25, 2014

Page 5

 

		(iii)	If you timely sign, date and return this Agreement
to the Executive Chairman of the Company, you will thereafter have seven (7) calendar days in which to revoke your acceptance
of this Agreement (the “Revocation Period”). This Agreement will not become effective or enforceable until the Revocation
Period has expired without revocation by you.

		 	 

		(iv)	Any revocation during the Revocation Period must be
submitted in writing to the Executive Chairman of the Company and state, “I hereby revoke my acceptance of the agreement
with Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. reflected in the letter to me dated September 25, 2014, and previously signed by me.”
The revocation must be delivered by hand delivery or U.S. mail addressed to the Executive Chairman of the Company, Mark E. Schwarz,
at 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1400, Dallas, Texas 75201, and be postmarked within seven (7) calendar days following your execution
of this Agreement. If the last day of the Revocation Period is a Sunday or a legal holiday in the State of Texas, then the Revocation
Period shall not expire until the next following day which is not a Sunday or a legal holiday.

 

PLEASE READ THE
FOLLOWING CAREFULLY BEFORE SIGNING.  THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS A RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS.

 

YOU ARE ADVISED
THAT YOU HAVE UP TO TWENTY-ONE (21) CALENDAR DAYS TO CONSIDER THIS AGREEMENT.  YOU ARE ALSO ADVISED TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY
PRIOR TO SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT.

 

YOU MAY REVOKE THIS
AGREEMENT FOR A PERIOD OF SEVEN (7) CALENDAR DAYS FOLLOWING THE DAY YOU SIGN THIS AGREEMENT.  ANY REVOCATION WITHIN THIS REVOCATION
PERIOD MUST BE SUBMITTED, IN WRITING, TO MARK E. SCHWARZ, 200 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1400, DALLAS, TEXAS 75201, AND STATE, “I
HEREBY REVOKE MY ACCEPTANCE OF THE AGREEMENT WITH HALLMARK FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. REFLECTED IN THE LETTER TO ME DATED SEPTEMBER
25, 2014, AND PREVIOUSLY SIGNED BY ME.”  THE REVOCATION MUST BE PERSONALLY DELIVERED TO MR. SCHWARZ OR HIS DESIGNEE,
OR MAILED TO MR. SCHWARZ AND POSTMARKED WITHIN SEVEN (7) CALENDAR DAYS AFTER YOU SIGN THIS AGREEMENT.

 

YOU AGREE THAT ANY
MUTUALLY AGREED UPON MODIFICATIONS, MATERIAL OR OTHERWISE, TO THIS AGREEMENT DO NOT RESTART OR AFFECT IN ANY MANNER THE ORIGINAL
TWENTY-ONE (21) CALENDAR DAY PERIOD FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

 

Mark J. Morrison

September 25, 2014

Page 6

 

YOU FREELY AND KNOWINGLY,
AND AFTER DUE CONSIDERATION, ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT INTENDING TO WAIVE, SETTLE AND RELEASE ALL CLAIMS YOU HAVE OR MIGHT HAVE
AGAINST THE RELEASED PARTIES.

 

If you agree with the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, please sign in the space indicated below and return the enclosed copy of the Agreement
to the undersigned in the manner and within the time set forth herein.

 

	 	 	Sincerely,	
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	HALLMARK FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	
	 	 	 	Mark E. Schwarz, Executive Chairman
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	ACCEPTED AND AGREED:	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	Mark J. Morrison	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	Date:

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