Document:

Exhibit 10.2

 

BLUEROCK
RESIDENTIAL GROWTH REIT, INC.

 

FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED 2014
EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 

FOR ENTITIES

Effective September 8, 2020

 

Article
I

DEFINITIONS

 

	1.01.	Affiliate

 

“Affiliate”
means, with respect to any entity, any other entity, whether now or hereafter existing, which controls, is controlled by, or is
under common control with, the first entity (including, but not limited to, joint ventures, limited liability companies and partnerships).
For this purpose, the term “control” (including the correlative meanings of the terms “controlled by” and
 “under common control with”) shall mean ownership, directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the total combined voting
power of all classes of voting securities issued by such entity, or the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct
the management and policies of such entity, by contract or otherwise.

 

	1.02.	Agreement

 

“Agreement”
means a written agreement (including any amendment or supplement thereto) between the Company and a Participant specifying the
terms and conditions of a Stock Award, an award of Performance Units, an Incentive Award, an Option, SAR or Other Equity-Based
Award (including an LTIP Unit) granted to such Participant.

 

	1.03.	Board

 

“Board”
means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

	1.04.	Change in Control

 

“Change in
Control” means and includes each of the following:

 

(a)
        The acquisition, either directly or indirectly, by any individual, entity or group
(within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule
13d-3 under the Exchange Act), of more than 50% of either (i) the then outstanding shares of Common Stock, taking into
account as outstanding for this purpose such shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options or warrants, the
conversion of convertible shares or debt, and the exercise of any similar right to acquire such Common Stock (the
 “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (ii) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities
of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting
Securities”); provided, however, that the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control (i)
any acquisition by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any acquisition by a trustee or other fiduciary holding the
Company’s securities under an employee benefit plan sponsored or maintained by the Company or any of its Affiliates,
(iii) any acquisition by an underwriter, initial purchaser or placement agent temporarily holding the Company’s
securities pursuant to an offering of such securities or (iv) any acquisition by an entity owned, directly or indirectly, by
the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the then Outstanding Company
Common Stock.

 

    

     

    

 

(b)         Individuals
who constitute Incumbent Directors at the beginning of any consecutive twelve month period, together with any new Incumbent Directors
who become members of the Board during such twelve month period, cease to be a majority of the Board at the end of such twelve
month period.

 

(c)         The
consummation of a reorganization, merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or similar form of corporate transaction involving
the Company that requires the approval of the Company’s stockholders, whether for such transaction or the issuance of securities
in the transaction (a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless following such Business Combination:

 

(i)        the
individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such
Business Combination, beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding
voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of members of the board of directors (or the analogous governing body)
of the entity resulting from such Business Combination (the “Successor Entity”) (or, if applicable, the ultimate parent
entity that directly or indirectly has beneficial ownership of sufficient voting securities to elect a majority of the members
of the board of directors (or the analogous governing body) of the Successor Entity (the “Parent Company”));

 

(ii)       no
Person (other than any employee benefit plan sponsored or maintained by the Successor Entity or the Parent Company) beneficially
owns (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power
of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of members of the board of directors (or the
analogous governing body) of the Parent Company (or, if there is no Parent Company, the Successor Entity); and

 

(iii)      at
least a majority of the members of the board of directors (or the analogous governing body) of the Parent Company (or, if there
is no Parent Company, the Successor Entity) following the consummation of the Business Combination were Incumbent Directors at
the time of the Board’s approval of the execution of the initial agreement providing for such Business Combination;

 

(d)        The
direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a
series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken
as a whole, to any Person that is not a subsidiary of the Company.

 

In addition, if a
Change in Control (as defined in clauses (a) through (d) above) constitutes a payment event with respect to any Option, SAR,
Stock Award, Performance Unit, Incentive Award or Other Equity-Based Award that provides for the deferral of compensation and
is subject to Section 409A of the Code, no payment will be made under that award on account of a Change in Control unless the
event described in subsection (a), (b), (c) or (d) above, as applicable, constitutes a “change in control event”
as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5).

 

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	1.05.	Code

 

“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and any amendments thereto.

 

	1.06.	Committee

 

“Committee”
means the Compensation Committee of the Board. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, the Committee shall consist solely of
two or more non-employee members of the Board, each of whom is intended to qualify as a “non-employee director” as
defined by Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or any successor rule, an “outside director” for purposes of Section 162(m)
of the Code (if awards under this Plan are subject to the deduction limitation of Section 162(m) of the Code) and an “independent
director” under the rules of any exchange or automated quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed, traded or quoted;
provided, however, that any action taken by the Committee shall be valid and effective, whether or not the members of the Committee
at the time of such action are later determined not to have satisfied the foregoing requirements or otherwise provided in any charter
of the Committee. If there is no Compensation Committee, then “Committee” means the Board.

 

	1.07.	Common Stock

 

“Common Stock”
means the Class A common stock of the Company.

 

	1.08.	Company

 

“Company”
means Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation.

 

	1.09.	Control Change Date

 

“Control Change
Date” means the date on which a Change in Control occurs. If a Change in Control occurs on account of a series of transactions,
the “Control Change Date” is the date of the last of such transactions on which the Change in Control occurs.

 

	1.10.	Corresponding SAR

 

“Corresponding
SAR” means an SAR that is granted in relation to a particular Option and that can be exercised only upon the surrender
to the Company, unexercised, of that portion of the Option to which the SAR relates.

 

	1.11.	Dividend Equivalent Right

 

“Dividend
Equivalent Right” means the right, subject to the terms and conditions prescribed by the Committee, of a
Participant to receive (or have credited) cash, securities or other property in amounts equivalent to the cash, securities or
other property dividends declared on shares of Common Stock with respect to specified Performance Units, an Other
Equity-Based Award or Incentive Award of units denominated in shares of Common Stock or other Company securities, as
determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion. The Committee shall provide that Dividend Equivalent Rights payable with
respect to any such award that does not become nonforfeitable solely on the basis of continued service shall be accumulated
and distributed only when, and to the extent that, the underlying award is vested or earned. The Committee may provide that
Dividend Equivalent Rights (if any) shall be deemed to have been reinvested in additional shares of Common Stock or otherwise
reinvested.

 

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	1.12.	Effective Date

 

“Effective
Date” means May 28, 2015.

 

	1.13.	Exchange Act

 

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

 

	1.14.	Fair Market Value

 

“Fair Market
Value” means, on any given date, the reported “closing” price of a share of Common Stock on the New York
Stock Exchange for such date or, if there is no closing price for a share of Common Stock on the date in question, the closing
price for a share of Common Stock on the last preceding date for which a quotation exists. If, on any given date, the Common Stock
is not listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange, then Fair Market Value shall be the “closing” price of a
share of Common Stock on such other exchange on which the Common Stock is listed for trading for such date (or, if there is no
closing price for a share of Common Stock on the date in question, the closing price for a share of Common Stock on the last preceding
date for which such quotation exists) or, if the Common Stock is not listed on any exchange, the amount determined by the Committee
using any reasonable method in good faith and in accordance with the regulations under Section 409A of the Code.

 

	1.15.	Incentive Award

 

“Incentive
Award” means an award awarded under Article XI which, subject to the terms and conditions prescribed by the Committee,
entitles the Participant to receive a payment from the Company or an Affiliate of the Company.

 

	1.16.	Incumbent Directors

 

“Incumbent
Directors” means individuals elected to the Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement
of the Company in which such person is named as a nominee for Director without objection to such nomination) and whose
election or nomination for election to the Board was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors serving on
the Board at the time of the election or nomination, as applicable, shall be an Incumbent Director. No individual designated
to serve as a director by a person who shall have entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction
described in Section 1.04(a) or Section 1.04(c) and no individual initially elected or nominated as a director of the Company
as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to directors shall be an Incumbent Director.

 

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	1.17.	Individuals Plan

 

“Individuals
Plan” means the Bluerock Residential Growth, Inc. Fourth Amended and Restated 2014 Equity Incentive Plan for Individuals,
effective September 8, 2020, and as further amended from time to time.

 

	1.18.	Initial Value

 

“Initial Value”
means, with respect to a Corresponding SAR, the option price per share of the related Option and, with respect to an SAR granted
independently of an Option, the price per share of Common Stock as determined by the Committee on the date of grant; provided,
however, that the price shall not be less than the Fair Market Value on the date of grant. Except as provided in Article XII,
without the approval of stockholders (a) the Initial Value of an outstanding SAR may not be reduced (by amendment, cancellation
and new grant or otherwise) and (b) no payment shall be made in cancellation of an SAR if, on the date of such amendment, cancellation,
new grant or payment the Initial Value exceeds Fair Market Value.

 

	1.19.	LTIP Unit

 

“LTIP Unit”
means an “LTIP Unit” as defined in the Operating Partnership’s partnership agreement. An LTIP Unit granted under
this Plan represents the right to receive the benefits, payments or other rights in respect of an LTIP Unit set forth in that partnership
agreement, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Agreement and that partnership agreement.

 

	1.20.	Offering

 

“Offering”
means the initial public offering of Common Stock registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

		1.21.	OP Units

 

“OP Units”
means units of limited partnership interest of the Operating Partnership.

 

	1.22.	Operating Partnership

 

“Operating
Partnership” means Bluerock Residential Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and the Company’s operating
partnership.

 

	1.23.	Option

 

“Option”
means a stock option that entitles the holder to purchase from the Company a stated number of shares of Common Stock at the price
set forth in an Agreement.

 

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	1.24.	Other Equity-Based Award

 

“Other Equity-Based
Award” means any award other than an Incentive Award, an Option, SAR, a Performance Unit award or a Stock Award which,
subject to such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the Committee, entitles a Participant to receive shares of Common
Stock or rights or units valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, shares of Common Stock (including securities
convertible into Common Stock) or other equity interests, including LTIP Units.

 

	1.25.	Participant

 

“Participant”
means any entity that provides services to the Company or an Affiliate of the Company (including an entity that provides services
to the Company or an Affiliate of the Company by virtue of its providing services to the Operating Partnership or an Affiliate
of the Operating Partnership), and that satisfies the requirements of Article IV and is selected by the Committee to receive an
award of Performance Units or a Stock Award, an Incentive Award, Option, SAR, Other Equity-Based Award or a combination thereof.

 

	1.26.	Performance Award

 

“Performance
Award” means an Option, SAR, Stock Award, award of Performance Units, Incentive Award or Other Equity-Based Award (including
an LTIP Unit) that is not a Time-Based Award.

 

	1.27.	Performance Units

 

“Performance
Units” means an award, in the amount determined by the Committee, stated with reference to a specified or determinable
number of shares of Common Stock, that in accordance with the terms of an Agreement entitles the holder to receive a payment for
each specified unit equal to the value of an equal number of shares of Common Stock on the date of payment.

 

	1.28.	Plan

 

“Plan”
means this Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. Fourth Amended and Restated 2014 Equity Incentive Plan for Entities, as set forth
herein and as further amended from time to time.

 

	1.29.	REIT

 

“REIT”
means a real estate investment trust within the meaning of Sections 856 through 860 of the Code.

 

	1.30.	SAR

 

“SAR”
means a stock appreciation right that in accordance with the terms of an Agreement entitles the holder to receive, with
respect to each share of Common Stock encompassed by the exercise of the SAR, the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value at
the time of exercise over the Initial Value. References to “SARs” include both Corresponding SARs and SARs
granted independently of Options, unless the context requires otherwise.

 

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	1.31.	Stock Award

 

“Stock Award”
means shares of Common Stock awarded to a Participant under Article VIII.

 

	1.32.	Time-Based Award

 

“Time-Based
Award” means an Option, SAR, Stock Award, award of Performance Units, Incentive Award or Other Equity-Based Award (including
an LTIP Unit) that vests, is earned or becomes exercisable based solely on continued employment or service.

 

Article
II

PURPOSES

 

This Plan is intended
to assist the Company and its Affiliates in securing and retaining the services of entities that provide services to the Company
or an Affiliate of the Company with ability and initiative by enabling such entities to participate in the future success of the
Company and its Affiliates and to associate their interests with those of the Company and its stockholders. This Plan is intended
to permit the grant of Options, SARs, Stock Awards, Performance Units, Incentive Awards and Other Equity-Based Awards in accordance
with this Plan and any procedures that may be established by the Committee.

 

Article
III

ADMINISTRATION

 

This Plan shall
be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall have authority to grant SARs, Stock Awards, Performance Units,
Incentive Awards, Options and Other Equity-Based Awards upon such terms (not inconsistent with the provisions of this Plan),
as the Committee may consider appropriate. Such terms may include conditions (in addition to those contained in this Plan),
on the exercisability of all or any part of an Option or SAR or on the transferability or forfeitability of a Stock Award, an
award of Performance Units, an Incentive Award or an Other Equity-Based Award. Notwithstanding any such conditions, or any
provision of the Plan, the Committee may, in its discretion, accelerate the time at which any Option or SAR may be exercised,
or the time at which a Stock Award or Other Equity-Based Award may become transferable or nonforfeitable or the time at which
an Other Equity-Based Award, an Incentive Award or an award of Performance Units may be settled in connection with an
involuntary termination of service. Options, SARs, Stock Awards, Performance Units, Incentive Awards and Other Equity-Based
Awards (including LTIP Units) for up to five percent of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock authorized for
issuance under the Plan pursuant to Section 5.02 may be granted or awarded by the Committee without regard to the minimum
vesting requirements of Sections 6.06, 7.04, 8.02, 9.02, 10.02 and 11.02. In addition, the Committee shall have complete
authority to interpret all provisions of this Plan; to prescribe the form of Agreements; to adopt, amend, and rescind rules
and regulations pertaining to the administration of this Plan (including rules and regulations that require or allow
Participants to defer the payment of benefits under this Plan); and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable
for the administration of this Plan.

 

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The Committee’s
determinations under this Plan (including without limitation, determinations of the entities to receive awards under this Plan,
the form, amount and timing of such awards, the terms and provisions of such awards and the Agreements) need not be uniform and
may be made by the Committee selectively among entities who receive, or are eligible to receive, awards under this Plan, whether
or not such entities are similarly situated. The express grant in this Plan of any specific power to the Committee with respect
to the administration or interpretation of this Plan shall not be construed as limiting any power or authority of the Committee
with respect to the administration or interpretation of this Plan. Any decision made, or action taken, by the Committee in connection
with the administration of this Plan shall be final and conclusive. The members of the Committee shall not be liable for any act
done in good faith with respect to this Plan or any Agreement, Option, SAR, Incentive Award, Stock Award, Other Equity-Based Award
or award of Performance Units. All expenses of administering this Plan shall be borne by the Company.

 

Article
IV

ELIGIBILITY

 

Any entity that provides
significant services to the Company or an Affiliate of the Company (including an entity that provides services to the Company or
an Affiliate of the Company by virtue of its providing services to the Operating Partnership or an Affiliate of the Operating Partnership)
is eligible to participate in this Plan if the Committee, in its sole reasonable discretion, determines that the participation
of such entity is in the best interest of the Company.

 

Article
V

COMMON SHARES SUBJECT TO PLAN

 

		5.01.	Common Shares Issued

 

Upon the award of Common
Stock pursuant to a Stock Award, an Other Equity-Based Award or in settlement of an Incentive Award or an award of Performance
Units, the Company may deliver (and shall deliver if required under an Agreement) to the Participant shares of Common Stock from
its authorized but unissued Common Shares. Upon the exercise of any Option or SAR, the Company may deliver, to the Participant
(or the Participant’s broker if the Participant so directs), shares of Common Stock from its authorized but unissued Common
Shares.

 

		5.02.	Aggregate Limit

 

(a)         The
maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under this Plan (pursuant to Options and SARs, Stock Awards
or Other Equity-Based Awards and the settlement of Incentive Awards and Performance Units granted on or after the Effective Date)
together with the number of shares of Common Stock issued under the Individuals Plan (pursuant to Options and SARs, Stock Awards
or Other Equity-Based Awards and the settlement of Incentive Awards and Performance Units granted under the Individuals Plan on
or after the Effective Date) is equal to 6,800,000 shares. Other Equity-Based Awards that are LTIP Units shall reduce the maximum
aggregate number of Common Shares that may be issued under this Plan and the Individuals Plan on a one-for-one basis, i.e., the
grant of each LTIP Unit shall be treated as an award of a share of Common Stock.

 

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(b)        The
maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under this Plan and the Individuals Plan in accordance with Section
5.02(a) shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Article XII.

 

(c)         Shares
of Common Stock issued under this Plan and the Individuals Plan pursuant to Options, SARs, Stock Awards or Other Equity-Based Awards
and the settlement of Incentive Awards and Performance Units granted before the Effective Date shall be issued pursuant to the
terms of the Plan and the Individuals Plan as in effect before the Effective Date and shall not affect or reduce the number of
shares of Common Stock that may be issued in accordance with Section 5.02(a).

 

		5.03.	Reallocation of Shares

 

If, on or after the
Effective Date, any award or grant under this Plan or the Individuals Plan (including LTIP Units and awards or grants made before
the Effective Date) expires, is forfeited or is terminated without having been exercised or is paid in cash without a requirement
for the delivery of Common Stock, then any shares of Common Stock covered by such lapsed, cancelled, expired, unexercised or cash-settled
portion of such award or grant and any forfeited, lapsed, cancelled or expired LTIP Units shall be available for the grant of other
Options, SARs, Stock Awards, Other Equity-Based Awards and settlement of Incentive Awards and Performance Units under this Plan
or the Individuals Plan. Any shares of Common Stock tendered or withheld on or after the Effective Date to satisfy the grant or
exercise price or tax withholding obligation pursuant to any award under this Plan or the Individuals Plan shall not be available
for future grants or awards. If shares of Common Stock are issued in settlement of an SAR granted under this Plan or the Individuals
Plan, the number of shares of Common Stock available under this Plan and the Individuals Plan shall be reduced by the number of
shares of Common Stock for which the SAR was exercised rather than the number of shares of Common Stock issued in settlement of
the SAR. To the extent permitted by applicable law or the rules of any exchange on which the Common Stock is listed for trading,
shares of Common Stock issued in assumption of, or in substitution for, any outstanding awards of any entity acquired in any form
of combination by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company shall not reduce the number of shares of Common Stock available for
issuance under this Plan and the Individuals Plan.

 

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Article
VI

OPTIONS

 

		6.01.	Award

 

In accordance with
the provisions of Articles III and IV, the Committee will designate each entity to whom an Option is to be granted and will specify
the number of shares of Common Stock covered by such awards and the terms and conditions of such awards.

 

		6.02.	Option Price

 

The price per share
of Common Stock purchased on the exercise of an Option shall be determined by the Committee on the date of grant, but shall not
be less than the Fair Market Value on the date the Option is granted. Except as provided in Article XII, without the approval of
stockholders (a) the price per share of Common Stock of an outstanding Option may not be reduced (by amendment, cancellation and
new grant or otherwise) and (b) no payment shall be made in cancellation of an Option if, on the date of such amendment, cancellation,
replacement grant or payment the Option Price exceeds Fair Market Value.

 

		6.03.	Maximum Option Period

 

The maximum period
in which an Option may be exercised shall be determined by the Committee on the date of grant except that no Option shall be exercisable
after the expiration of ten years from the date such Option was granted. The terms of any Option may provide that it is exercisable
for a period less than such maximum period.

 

		6.04.	Transferability

 

An Option granted under
this Plan may be transferred only in accordance with this Section 6.04. To the extent permitted by the Agreement relating to an
Option, an Option granted under this Plan may be transferred by a Participant but only to an Affiliate of the Participant or an
individual who is employed by or provides services to the Participant or an Affiliate of the Participant. The holder of an Option
transferred pursuant to this Section 6.04 shall be bound by the same terms and conditions that governed the Option during the period
it was held by the Participant. If an Option is transferred (by the Participant or the Participant’s transferee), such Option
and any Corresponding SAR must be transferred to the same person or persons or entity or entities.

 

		6.05.	Service Provider Status

 

In the event that the
terms of any Option provide that it may be exercised only during continued service or within a specified period of time after termination
of continued service, the Committee may decide to what extent temporary interruptions of continuous service shall affect the Option.

 

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		6.06.	Exercise

 

Subject to the provisions
of this Plan and the applicable Agreement, an Option may be exercised in whole at any time or in part from time to time at such
times and in compliance with such requirements as the Committee shall determine; provided, however, that (subject to the
provisions of Article III) no Option may become exercisable before the first anniversary of its grant or as provided in Section
15.01. An Option granted under this Plan may be exercised with respect to any number of whole shares of Common Stock less than
the full number for which the Option could be exercised. A partial exercise of an Option shall not affect the right to exercise
the Option from time to time in accordance with this Plan and the applicable Agreement with respect to the remaining shares of
Common Stock subject to the Option. The exercise of an Option shall result in the termination of any Corresponding SAR to the extent
of the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Option is exercised.

 

		6.07.	Payment

 

Subject to rules established
by the Committee and unless otherwise provided in an Agreement, payment of all or part of the Option price may be made in cash,
certified check, by tendering shares of Common Stock, by attestation of ownership of shares of Common Stock, by a broker-assisted
cashless exercise or in such other form or manner acceptable to the Committee. If shares of Common Stock are used to pay all or
part of the Option price, the sum of the cash and cash equivalent and the Fair Market Value (determined on the date of exercise)
of the Common Stock so surrendered or other consideration paid must not be less than the Option price of the shares for which the
Option is being exercised.

 

		6.08.	Stockholder Rights

 

No Participant shall
have any rights as a stockholder with respect to shares of Common Stock subject to an Option until the date of exercise of such
Option.

 

		6.09.	Disposition of Shares

 

A Participant may not
sell or dispose of more than fifty percent of the shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to an Option before the earlier of (i)
the first anniversary of the exercise of the Option or (ii) the date the Participant is no longer providing services to the Company,
an Affiliate of the Company, or the Operating Partnership.

 

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Article
VII

SARS

 

		7.01.	Award

 

In accordance with
the provisions of Articles III and IV, the Committee will designate each entity to whom SARs are to be granted and will specify
the number of shares of Common Stock covered by such awards and the terms and conditions of such awards.

 

		7.02.	Maximum SAR Period

 

The term of each SAR
shall be determined by the Committee on the date of grant, except that no SAR shall have a term of more than ten years from the
date of grant. The terms of any SAR may provide that it has a term that is less than such maximum period.

 

		7.03.	Transferability

 

An SAR granted under
this Plan may be transferred only in accordance with this Section 7.03. To the extent permitted by the Agreement relating to an
SAR, an SAR granted under this Plan may be transferred by a Participant but only to an Affiliate of the Participant or an individual
who is employed by or provides services to the Participant or an Affiliate of the Participant. The holder of an SAR transferred
pursuant to this Section 7.03 shall be bound by the same terms and conditions that governed the SAR during the period it was held
by the Participant. If a Corresponding SAR is transferred (by the Participant or the Participant’s transferee), such Corresponding
SAR and the related Option must be transferred to the same person or persons or entity or entities.

 

		7.04.	Exercise

 

Subject to the provisions
of this Plan and the applicable Agreement, an SAR may be exercised in whole at any time or in part from time to time at such times
and in compliance with such requirements as the Committee shall determine; provided, however, that (subject to the provisions
of Article III) no SAR may become exercisable before the first anniversary of its grant or as provided in Section 15.01. An SAR
granted under this Plan may be exercised with respect to any number of whole shares less than the full number for which the SAR
could be exercised. A partial exercise of an SAR shall not affect the right to exercise the SAR from time to time in accordance
with this Plan and the applicable Agreement with respect to the remaining shares of Common Stock subject to the SAR. The exercise
of a Corresponding SAR shall result in the termination of the related Option to the extent of the number of shares of Common Stock
with respect to which the SAR is exercised.

 

		7.05.	Service Provider Status

 

If the terms of any
SAR provide that it may be exercised only during continued service or within a specified period of time after termination of continued
service, the Committee may decide to what extent temporary interruptions of continuous service shall affect the SAR.

 

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		7.06.	Settlement

 

At the Committee’s
discretion, the amount payable as a result of the exercise of an SAR may be settled in cash, shares of Common Stock, or a combination
of cash and Common Stock. No fractional share of Common Stock will be deliverable upon the exercise of an SAR but a cash payment
will be made in lieu thereof.

 

		7.07.	Stockholder Rights

 

No Participant shall,
as a result of receiving an SAR, have any rights as a stockholder of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company until the date
that the SAR is exercised and then only to the extent that the SAR is settled by the issuance of Common Stock.

 

		7.08.	Disposition of Shares

 

A Participant may not
sell or dispose of more than fifty percent of the shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to an SAR before the earlier of (i)
the first anniversary of the exercise of the SAR or (ii) the date the Participant is no longer providing services to the Company,
an Affiliate of the Company, or the Operating Partnership.

 

Article
VIII

STOCK AWARDS

 

		8.01.	Award

 

In accordance with
the provisions of Articles III and IV, the Committee will designate each entity to whom a Stock Award is to be made and will specify
the number of shares of Common Stock covered by such awards and the terms and conditions of such awards.

 

		8.02.	Vesting

 

The Committee, on the
date of the award, shall prescribe that a Participant’s rights in a Stock Award shall be forfeitable or otherwise restricted
for a period of time or subject to such conditions as may be set forth in the Agreement. Subject to the provisions of Article III,
the period in which the shares of Common Stock covered by a Stock Award are forfeitable or otherwise restricted shall not end before
the first anniversary of the grant of the Stock Award or as provided in Section 15.01. By way of example and not of limitation,
the Committee may prescribe that a Participant’s rights in a Stock Award shall be forfeitable or otherwise restricted subject
to the attainment of objectives stated with reference to the business of the Company or an Affiliate of the Company or a business
unit’s attainment of objectives stated with respect to performance criteria established by the Committee.

 

		8.03.	Service Provider Status

 

In the event that the
terms of any Stock Award provide that shares may become transferable and nonforfeitable thereunder only after completion of a specified
period of employment or continuous service, the Committee may decide in each case to what extent temporary interruptions of continuous
service shall affect the Stock Award.

 

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		8.04.	Stockholder Rights

 

Unless otherwise specified
in accordance with the applicable Agreement, while the shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to the Stock Award may be forfeited
or are nontransferable, a Participant will have all rights of a stockholder with respect to a Stock Award, including the right
to receive dividends and vote the shares of Common Stock; provided, however, that (i) dividends payable on shares of Common
Stock subject to a Stock Award that does not become nonforfeitable solely on the basis of continued service shall be accumulated
and paid, without interest, when and to the extent that the underlying Stock Award becomes nonforfeitable; (ii) a Participant may
not sell, transfer, pledge, exchange, hypothecate, or otherwise dispose of shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to a Stock Award,
(iii) the Company shall retain custody of any certificates representing shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to a Stock Award,
and (iv) the Participant will deliver to the Company a stock power, endorsed in blank, with respect to each Stock Award. The limitations
set forth in the preceding sentence shall not apply after the shares of Common Stock granted under the Stock Award are transferable
and are no longer forfeitable.

 

		8.05.	Disposition of Shares

 

A Participant may not
sell or dispose of more than fifty percent of the shares of Common Stock acquired under a Stock Award before the earlier of (i)
the first anniversary of the date that the Stock Award became nonforfeitable and (ii) the date the Participant is no longer providing
services to the Company, an Affiliate of the Company, or the Operating Partnership.

 

Article
IX

PERFORMANCE UNIT AWARDS

 

		9.01.	Award

 

In accordance with
the provisions of Articles III and IV, the Committee will designate each entity to whom an award of Performance Units is to be
made and will specify the number of shares of Common Stock covered by such awards and the terms and conditions of such awards.
The Committee also will specify whether Dividend Equivalent Rights are granted in conjunction with the Performance Units.

 

		9.02.	Earning the Award

 

The Committee, on the
date of the grant of an award, shall prescribe that the Performance Units will be earned, and the Participant will be entitled
to receive payment pursuant to the award of Performance Units, only upon the satisfaction of performance objectives or such other
criteria as may be prescribed by the Committee. Subject to the provisions of Article III, the period in which Performance Units
will be earned shall not end before the first anniversary of the grant of the Performance Units or as provided in Section 15.01.

 

		9.03.	Payment

 

In the discretion
of the Committee, the amount payable when an award of Performance Units is earned may be settled in cash, by the issuance of
shares of Common Stock, by the grant of an Other Equity-Based Award (including LTIP Units), by the delivery of other
securities or property or a combination thereof. A fractional share of Common Stock shall not be deliverable when an award of
Performance Units is earned, but a cash payment will be made in lieu thereof. The amount payable when an award of Performance
Units is earned shall be paid in a lump sum.

 

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		9.04.	Stockholder Rights

 

A Participant, as a
result of receiving an award of Performance Units, shall not have any rights as a stockholder until, and then only to the extent
that, the award of Performance Units is earned and settled in shares of Common Stock. After an award of Performance Units is earned
and settled in Common Stock, a Participant will have all the rights of a stockholder of the Company.

 

		9.05.	Transferability

 

Any rights or restrictions
with respect to the ability of the holder of any Performance Unit granted under this Plan to transfer such Performance Unit shall
be set forth in the Agreement relating to such grant.

 

		9.06.	Service Provider Status

 

In the event that the
terms of any Performance Unit award provide that no payment will be made unless the Participant completes a stated period of continued
service, the Committee may decide to what extent temporary interruptions of continuous service shall effect the Performance Unit
award.

 

		9.07.	Disposition of Shares

 

A Participant may not
sell or dispose of more than fifty percent of the shares of Common Stock issued in settlement of Performance Units before the earlier
of (i) the first anniversary of the date the shares were issued to the Participant or (ii) the date the Participant is no longer
providing services to the Company, an Affiliate of the Company, or the Operating Partnership.

 

Article
X

OTHER EQUITY–BASED AWARDS

 

		10.01.	Award

 

In accordance with
the provisions of Articles III and IV, the Committee will designate each entity to whom an Other Equity-Based Award is to be made
and will specify the number of shares of Common Stock or other equity interests (including LTIP Units) covered by such awards and
the terms and conditions of such awards; provided, however, that the grant of LTIP Units must satisfy the requirements of
the partnership agreement of the Operating Partnership as in effect on the date of grant. The Committee also will specify whether
Dividend Equivalent Rights are granted in conjunction with the Other Equity-Based Award.

 

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		10.02.	Terms and Conditions

 

The Committee, at the
time an Other Equity-Based Award is made, shall specify the terms and conditions which govern the award. The terms and conditions
of an Other Equity-Based Award may prescribe that a Participant’s rights in the Other Equity-Based Award shall be forfeitable,
nontransferable or otherwise restricted for a period of time or subject to such other conditions as may be determined by the Committee,
in its discretion and set forth in the Agreement. Subject to the Provisions of Article III, the period in which such award shall
be forfeitable, nontransferable or otherwise restricted shall not end before the first anniversary of the grant of the Other Equity-Based
Award or as provided in Section 15.01. Other Equity-Based Awards may be granted to Participants, either alone or in addition to
other awards granted under this Plan, and Other Equity-Based Awards may be granted in the settlement of other Awards granted under
this Plan.

 

		10.03.	Payment or Settlement

 

Other Equity-Based
Awards valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, Common Stock, shall be payable or settled in shares of
Common Stock, cash or a combination of Common Stock and cash, as determined by the Committee in its discretion; provided, however,
that any shares of Common Stock that are issued on account of the conversion of LTIP Units into shares of Common Stock shall not
be issued under this Plan, i.e., the conversion shall not reduce the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance
under the Plan or the Entities Plan. Other Equity-Based Awards denominated as equity interests other than shares of Common Stock
may be paid or settled in shares or units of such equity interests or cash or a combination of both as determined by the Committee
in its discretion.

 

		10.04.	Service Provider Status

 

If the terms of any
Other Equity-Based Award provides that it may be earned or exercised only during continued service or within a specified period
of time after termination of continued service, the Committee may decide to what extent temporary interruptions of continuous service
shall affect the Other Equity-Based Award.

 

		10.05.	Transferability

 

Any rights or restrictions
with respect to the ability of the holder of an Other Equity-Based Award (including LTIP Units) granted under the Plan to transfer
such Other Equity Based Award (including LTIP Units) shall be set forth in the Agreement relating to such grant.

 

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		10.06.	Stockholder Rights

 

A Participant, as a
result of receiving an Other Equity-Based Award, shall not have any rights as a stockholder until, and then only to the extent
that, the Other Equity-Based Award is earned and settled in shares of Common Stock.

 

		10.07.	Disposition of Shares

 

A Participant may not
sell or dispose of more than fifty percent of the shares of Common Stock or other equity interests (including LTIP units) covered
by an Other Equity-Based Award before the earlier of (i) the first anniversary of the date that such shares or interests become
nonforfeitable and (ii) the date the Participant is no longer providing services to the Company, an Affiliate of the Company, or
the Operating Partnership.

 

Article
XI

INCENTIVE AWARDS

 

		11.01.	Award

 

In accordance with
the provisions of Articles III and IV, the Committee will designate each entity to whom an Incentive Award is to be made and will
specify the terms and conditions of such award. The Committee also will specify whether Dividend Equivalent Rights are granted
in conjunction with the Incentive Award.

 

		11.02.	Terms and Conditions

 

The Committee, at the
time an Incentive Award is made, shall specify the terms and conditions that govern the award.  Such terms and conditions
may prescribe that the Incentive Award shall be earned only to the extent that the Participant, the Company or an Affiliate of
the Company, during a performance period of at least one year, achieves objectives stated
with reference to one or more performance measures or criteria prescribed by the Committee. A goal or objective may be expressed
on an absolute basis or relative to the performance of one or more similarly situated companies or a published index. When establishing
goals and objectives, the Committee may exclude any or all special, unusual, and/or extraordinary items as determined under U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles including, without limitation, the charges or costs associated with restructurings of
the Company, discontinued operations, other unusual or non-recurring items, and the cumulative effects of accounting changes. The
Committee may also adjust the performance goals for any Incentive Award as it deems equitable in recognition of unusual or non-recurring
events affecting the Company, changes in applicable tax laws or accounting principles, or such other factors as the Committee may
determine. Such terms and conditions also may include other limitations on the payment of Incentive Awards including, by
way of example and not of limitation, requirements that the Participant complete a specified period of service with the Company
or an Affiliate of the Company or that the Company, an Affiliate of the Company, or the Participant attain stated objectives or
goals (in addition to those prescribed in accordance with the preceding sentence) as a prerequisite to payment under an Incentive
Award.  

 

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		11.03.	Transferability

 

Any rights or restrictions
with respect to the ability of the holder of an Incentive Award granted under the Plan to transfer such Incentive Award shall be
set forth in the Agreement relating to such grant.

 

		11.04.	Service Provider Status

 

If the terms of an
Incentive Award provide that a payment will be made thereunder only if the Participant completes a stated period of continued service,
the Committee may decide to what extent temporary interruptions of continuous service shall affect the Incentive Award.

 

		11.05.	Settlement

 

An Incentive Award
that is earned shall be settled with a single lump sum payment which may be in cash, shares of Common Stock, an Other Equity-Based
Award (including LTIP Units) or a combination thereof, as determined by the Committee.

 

		11.06.	Stockholder Rights

 

No Participant shall,
as a result of receiving an Incentive Award, have any rights as a stockholder of the Company or an Affiliate of the Company until
the date that the Incentive Award is settled and then only to the extent that the Incentive Award is settled by the issuance of
shares of Common Stock.

 

		11.07.	Disposition of Shares

 

A Participant may not
sell or dispose of more than fifty percent of the shares of Common Stock issued in settlement of an Incentive Award until the earlier
of (i) the first anniversary of the date the shares were issued to the Participant or (ii) the date the Participant is no longer
providing services to the Company, an Affiliate of the Company, or the Operating Partnership.

 

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Article
XII

ADJUSTMENT UPON CHANGE IN COMMON SHARES

 

The maximum number
of shares of Common Stock as to which Options, SARs, Performance Units, Incentive Awards, Stock Awards and Other Equity-Based Awards
may be granted under this Plan and the Entities Plan, and the terms of outstanding Stock Awards, Options, SARs, Incentive Awards,
Performance Units and Other Equity-Based Awards granted under this Plan and the Entities Plan, shall be adjusted as the Board determines
is equitably required in the event that (i) the Company (a) effects one or more nonreciprocal transactions between the Company
and its shareholders such as a share dividend, extra-ordinary cash dividend, share split-up, subdivision or consolidation of Common
Stock that affects the number or kind of shares of Common Stock (or other securities of the Company) or the Fair Market Value (or
the value of other Company securities) and causes a change in the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding
awards or (b) engages in a transaction to which Section 424 of the Code applies or (ii) there occurs any other event which, in
the judgment of the Board necessitates such action. Any determination made under this Article XII by the Board shall be nondiscretionary,
final and conclusive.

 

The issuance by the
Company of any class of Common Stock, or securities convertible into any class of Common Stock, for cash or property, or for labor
or services, either upon direct sale or upon the exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe therefor, or upon conversion of Common
Stock or obligations of the Company convertible into such Common Stock or other securities, shall not affect, and no adjustment
by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock as to which Options, SARs, Performance
Units, Incentive Awards, Stock Awards and Other Equity-Based Awards may be granted under this Plan and the Entities Plan, or the
terms of outstanding Stock Awards, Incentive Awards, Options, SARs, Performance Units or Other Equity-Based Awards under this Plan
and the Entities Plan.

 

The Committee may make
Stock Awards and may grant Options, SARs, Performance Units, Incentive Awards or Other Equity-Based Awards under this Plan and
under the Entities Plan in substitution for performance shares, phantom shares, share awards, stock options, share appreciation
rights, or similar awards held by an individual who becomes an employee of the Company or an Affiliate of the Company in connection
with a transaction described in the first paragraph of this Article XII. Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan and the
Entities Plan, the terms of such substituted Stock Awards, SARs, Other Equity-Based Awards, Options or Performance Units granted
under this Plan or the Entities Plan shall be as the Committee, in its discretion, determines is appropriate.

 

Article
XIII

COMPLIANCE WITH LAW AND APPROVAL OF REGULATORY BODIES

 

No Option or SAR
shall be exercisable, no Common Stock shall be issued, no certificates for shares of Common Stock shall be delivered, and no
payment shall be made under this Plan except in compliance with all applicable federal, state and foreign laws and
regulations (including, without limitation, withholding tax requirements), any listing agreement to which the Company is a
party, and the rules of all stock exchanges on which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company shall have the right to rely
on an opinion of its counsel as to such compliance. Any certificate issued to represent Common Stock when a Stock Award is
granted, a Performance Unit, Incentive Award or Other Equity-Based Award is settled or for which an Option or SAR is
exercised may bear such legends and statements as the Committee may deem advisable to assure compliance with federal, state
and foreign laws and regulations. No Option or SAR shall be exercisable, no Stock Award or Performance Unit shall be granted,
no Common Stock shall be issued, no certificate for Common Stock shall be delivered, and no payment shall be made under this
Plan until the Company has obtained such consent or approval as the Committee may deem advisable from regulatory bodies
having jurisdiction over such matters.

 

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Article
XIV

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

		14.01.	Effect on Service

 

Neither the adoption
of this Plan, its operation, nor any documents describing or referring to this Plan (or any part thereof), shall confer upon any
entity any right to continue in the service of the Company or an Affiliate of the Company or in any way affect any right and power
of the Company or an Affiliate of the Company to terminate the service of any entity at any time with or without assigning a reason
therefor.

 

		14.02.	Unfunded Plan

 

This Plan, insofar
as it provides for grants, shall be unfunded, and the Company shall not be required to segregate any assets that may at any time
be represented by grants under this Plan. Any liability of the Company to any person with respect to any grant under this Plan
shall be based solely upon any contractual obligations that may be created pursuant to this Plan. No such obligation of the Company
shall be deemed to be secured by any pledge of, or other encumbrance on, any property of the Company.

 

		14.03.	Rules of Construction

 

Headings are given
to the articles and sections of this Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. The reference to any statute, regulation,
or other provision of law shall be construed to refer to any amendment to or successor of such provision of law.

 

All awards made
under this Plan are intended to comply with, or otherwise be exempt from, Section 409A of the Code (“Section
409A”), after giving effect to the exemptions in Treasury Regulation sections 1.409A-1(b)(3) through (b)(12). This Plan
and all Agreements shall be administered, interpreted and construed in a manner consistent with Section 409A. Nevertheless,
the tax treatment of the benefits provided under this Plan or any Agreement is not warranted or guaranteed. Neither the
Company, its Affiliates nor their respective directors or trustees, officers, employees or advisors shall be held liable for
any taxes, interest, penalties or other monetary amounts owed by any Participant or any other taxpayer as a result of the
Plan or any Agreement. If any provision of this Plan or any Agreement is found not to comply with, or otherwise not be exempt
from, the provisions of Section 409A, it shall be modified and given effect, in the sole discretion of the Committee and
without requiring the Participant’s consent, in such manner as the Committee determines to be necessary or appropriate
to comply with, or effectuate an exemption from, Section 409A. Each payment under an award granted under this Plan shall be
treated as a separate identified payment for purposes of Section 409A.

 

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If a payment obligation
under an award or an Agreement arises on account of the Participant’s termination of service and such payment obligation
constitutes “deferred compensation” (as defined under Treasury Regulation section 1.409A-1(b)(1), after giving effect
to the exemptions in Treasury Regulation sections 1.409A-1(b)(3) through (b))12)), it shall be payable only after the Participant’s
 “separation from service” (as defined under Treasury Regulation section 1.409A-1(h)).

 

		14.04.	Withholding Taxes

 

Each Participant shall
be responsible for satisfying any income, employment and other tax withholding obligations attributable to participation in this
Plan. Unless otherwise provided by the Agreement, any such withholding tax obligations may be satisfied in cash (including from
any cash payable in settlement of an award of Performance Units, SARs or Other Equity-Based Award) or a cash equivalent acceptable
to the Committee. Except to the extent prohibited by Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(j), any minimum statutory federal, state,
district, city or foreign withholding tax obligations also may be satisfied (a) by surrendering to the Company shares of Common
Stock previously acquired by the Participant; (b) by authorizing the Company to withhold or reduce the number of shares of Common
Stock otherwise issuable to the Participant upon the exercise of an Option or SAR, the settlement of a Performance Unit award,
Incentive Award or an Other Equity-Based Award (if applicable) or the grant or vesting of a Stock Award; or (c) by any other method
as may be approved by the Committee. If shares of Common Stock are used to pay all or part of such withholding tax obligation,
the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock surrendered, withheld or reduced shall be determined as of the date of surrender, withholding
or reduction and the number of shares of Common Stock which may be withheld, surrendered or reduced shall be limited to the number
of shares of Common Stock which have a Fair Market Value on the date of withholding, surrender or reduction equal to the aggregate
amount of such liabilities based on the minimum statutory withholding rates for tax purposes that are applicable to such supplemental
taxable income.

 

		14.05.	REIT Status

 

This Plan shall be
interpreted and construed in a manner consistent with the Company’s status as a REIT. No award shall be granted or awarded,
and with respect to any award granted under this Plan, such award shall not vest, be exercisable or be settled (i) to the extent
that the grant, vesting, exercise or settlement could cause the Participant or any other person to be in violation of the share
ownership limit or any other limitation on ownership or transfer prescribed by the Company’s charter, or (ii) if, in the
discretion of the Committee, the grant, vesting, exercise or settlement of the award could impair the Company’s status as
a REIT.

 

		14.06.	Elections Under Section 83(b)

 

No Participant
may make an election under Section 83(b) of the Code with respect to the grant of any award, the vesting of any award, the
settlement of any award or the issuance of Common Stock under the Plan without the consent of the Company, which the Company
may grant or withhold in its sole discretion.

 

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		14.07.	Return of Awards; Repayment

 

Each Option, SAR, Stock
Award, Performance Unit Award, Incentive Award and Other Equity-Based Award (including an LTIP Unit) granted under the Plan is
subject to the condition that the Company may require that such award be returned, and that any payment made with respect to such
award must be repaid, if (a) such action is required under the terms of any Company recoupment or “clawback” policy
as in effect on the date that the award was granted or (b) such award or payment made with respect to an award is, or in the future
becomes, subject to any law, rule, requirement or regulation which imposes mandatory recoupment or forfeiture, under circumstances
set forth in such law, rule, requirement or regulation; provided, however, that such clawback shall not be duplicative of
any clawback required under clause (a).

 

Article
XV

CHANGE IN CONTROL

 

		15.01.	Time-Based Awards Not Assumed

 

Each Time-Based Award
that is outstanding on a Control Change Date and that is not assumed or replaced with a substitute award in accordance with Section
15.02 shall be fully vested, earned or exercisable as of the Control Change Date.

 

The Committee, in its
discretion and without the need of the consent of a Participant (or a Participant’s transferee of an award), may provide
that a Time-Based Award that becomes vested, earned or exercisable under this Section 15.01 may be cancelled in exchange for a
payment. The payment may be in cash, Common Stock or other securities or consideration received by stockholders in the Change in
Control Transaction. With respect to each Time-Based Award that becomes vested, earned or exercisable under this Section 15.01,
the payment shall be an amount that is substantially equal to (i) the amount by which the price per share received by stockholders
in the Change in Control for each share of Common Stock exceeds the option price or Initial Value in the case of an Option and
SAR or (ii) for each vested share of Common Stock subject to a Stock Award, Performance Unit or Other Equity-Based Award, the price
per share received by stockholders for Common Stock and (iii) the value of the other securities or property in which the Performance
Unit or Other Equity-Based Award is denominated and vested. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Section 15.01, if the
option price or Initial Value exceeds the price per share of Common Stock received by stockholders in the Change in Control transaction,
the Option or SAR may be cancelled without any payment to the Participant.

 

		15.02.	Performance Awards; Assumption of Time-Based Awards

 

Each Performance
Award that is outstanding on a Control Change Date must be assumed by, or a substitute award granted by, the Successor Entity
(or if applicable, the Parent Company) in the Change in Control. Such assumed or substituted award shall be of the same type
of award as the original Performance Award being assumed or replaced. The assumed or substituted award shall have a value, as
of the Control Change Date, that is substantially equal to the value of the original Performance Award (or the difference
between the Fair Market Value and the option price or Initial Value in the case of Options and SARs) as the Committee
determines is equitably required. The assumed or substituted award shall have the same vesting terms and conditions as the
original Performance Award being assumed or replaced; provided, however, that the performance objectives and measures
of the original Performance Award being assumed or replaced shall be adjusted as the Committee determines is equitably
required.

 

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The Committee, in its
discretion and without the need of the consent of a Participant (or the Participant’s transferee of an award), may provide
that a Time-Based Award that is outstanding on the Control Change Date shall be assumed by, or a substitute award granted by, the
Successor Entity (or, if applicable, the Parent Company) in the Change in Control. Such assumed or substituted award shall be of
the same type of award as the original Time-Based Award being assumed or replaced. The assumed or substituted award shall have
a value, as of the Control Change Date, that is substantially equal to the value of the original Time-Based Award (or the difference
between the Fair Market Value and the option price or Initial Value in the case of Options and SARs) as the Committee determines
is equitably required. The assumed or substituted award shall have the same vesting terms and conditions as the original Time-Based
Award being assumed or replaced.

 

		15.03.	Limitation of Benefits

 

The benefits that a
Participant may be entitled to receive under this Plan and other benefits that a Participant is entitled to receive under other
plans, agreements and arrangements (which, together with the benefits provided under this Plan, are referred to as “Payments”),
may constitute Parachute Payments that are subject to Code Sections 280G and 4999. As provided in this Section 15.03, the Parachute
Payments will be reduced pursuant to this Section 15.03 if, and only to the extent that, a reduction will allow a Participant to
receive a greater Net After Tax Amount than a Participant would receive absent a reduction.

 

The Accounting Firm
will first determine the amount of any Parachute Payments that are payable to a Participant. The Accounting Firm also will determine
the Net After Tax Amount attributable to the Participant’s total Parachute Payments.

 

The Accounting Firm
will next determine the largest amount of Payments that may be made to the Participant without subjecting the Participant to tax
under Code Section 4999 (the “Capped Payments”). Thereafter, the Accounting Firm will determine the Net After Tax Amount
attributable to the Capped Payments.

 

The Participant
will receive the total Parachute Payments or the Capped Payments, whichever provides the Participant with the higher Net
After Tax Amount. If the Participant will receive the Capped Payments, the total Parachute Payments will be adjusted by first
reducing the amount of any benefits under this Plan or any other plan, agreement or arrangement that are not subject to
Section 409A of the Code (with the source of the reduction to be directed by the Participant) and then by reducing the amount
of any benefits under this Plan or any other plan, agreement or arrangement that are subject to Section 409A of the Code
(with the source of the reduction to be directed by the Participant) in a manner that results in the best economic benefit to
the Participant (or, to the extent economically equivalent, in a pro rata manner). The Accounting Firm will notify the
Participant and the Company if it determines that the Parachute Payments must be reduced to the Capped Payments and will send
the Participant and the Company a copy of its detailed calculations supporting that determination.

 

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As a result of the
uncertainty in the application of Code Sections 280G and 4999 at the time that the Accounting Firm makes its determinations under
this Article XV, it is possible that amounts will have been paid or distributed to the Participant that should not have been paid
or distributed under this Section 15.03 (“Overpayments”), or that additional amounts should be paid or distributed
to the Participant under this Section 15.03 (“Underpayments”). If the Accounting Firm determines, based on either the
assertion of a deficiency by the Internal Revenue Service against the Company or the Participant, which assertion the Accounting
Firm believes has a high probability of success or controlling precedent or substantial authority, that an Overpayment has been
made, the Participant must repay the Overpayment to the Company, without interest; provided, however, that no amount will
be payable by the Participant to the Company unless, and then only to the extent that, the repayment would either reduce the amount
on which the Participant is subject to tax under Code Section 4999 or generate a refund of tax imposed under Code Section 4999.
If the Accounting Firm determines, based upon controlling precedent or substantial authority, that an Underpayment has occurred,
the Accounting Firm will notify the Participant and the Company of that determination and the amount of that Underpayment will
be paid, without interest, to the Participant promptly by the Company.

 

For purposes of this
Section 15.03, the term “Accounting Firm” means the independent accounting firm engaged by the Company immediately
before the Control Change Date. For purposes of this Article XV, the term “Net After Tax Amount” means the amount of
any Parachute Payments or Capped Payments, as applicable, net of taxes imposed under Code Sections 1, 3101(b) and 4999 and any
State or local income taxes applicable to the Participant on the date of payment. The determination of the Net After Tax Amount
shall be made using the highest combined effective rate imposed by the foregoing taxes on income of the same character as the Parachute
Payments or Capped Payments, as applicable, in effect on the date of payment. For purposes of this Section 15.03, the term “Parachute
Payment” means a payment that is described in Code Section 280G(b)(2), determined in accordance with Code Section 280G and
the regulations promulgated or proposed thereunder.

 

Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Section 15.03, this Section 15.03 shall not limit or otherwise supersede the provisions of any other agreement
or plan which provides that a Participant cannot receive Payments in excess of the Capped Payments.

 

Article
XVI

AMENDMENT

 

The Board may
amend or terminate this Plan at any time; provided, however, that no amendment may adversely impair the rights of
Participants with respect to outstanding awards. In addition, an amendment will be contingent on approval of the
Company’s stockholders if (a) such approval is required by law or the rules of any exchange on which the Common Stock
is listed, (b) the amendment would materially increase the benefits accruing to Participants under this Plan, materially
increase the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under this Plan and the Entities Plan (except as
provided in Article XII) or materially modify the requirements as to eligibility for participation in this Plan or (c) other
than in connection with an involuntary termination of service, the amendment would accelerate the time at which any Option or
SAR may be exercised, the time at which a Stock Award or Other Equity-Based Award may become transferable or nonforfeitable
or the time at which an Other Equity-Based Award, an Incentive Award or an award of Performance Units may be settled. For the
avoidance of doubt, without the approval of stockholders, the Board may not (except pursuant to Article XII) (a) reduce the
option price per share of an outstanding Option or the Initial Value of an outstanding SAR, (b) cancel an outstanding Option
or outstanding SAR when the option price or Initial Value, as applicable exceeds the Fair Market Value or (c) take any other
action with respect to an outstanding Option or an outstanding SAR that may be treated as a repricing of the award under the
rules and regulations of the principal exchange on which the Common Stock is listed for trading.

 

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Article
XVII

DURATION OF PLAN

 

No Stock Award, Performance
Unit Award, Incentive Award, Option, SAR or Other Equity-Based Award may be granted under this Plan after October 25, 2027. Stock
Awards, Performance Unit awards, Options, SARs and Other Equity-Based Awards granted before such date shall remain valid in accordance
with their terms.

 

Article
XVIII

EFFECTIVENESS OF PLAN

 

Options, SARs, Stock
Awards, Performance Unit Awards, Incentive Awards and Other Equity-Based Awards may be granted under this Plan, as amended and
restated herein, on and after the date that this Plan, as amended and restated herein, is approved by a majority of the votes cast
by the Company’s stockholders, voting either in person or by proxy, at a duly held stockholders’ meeting within twelve
months of its adoption by the Board

 

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Exhibit 4.3

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO 
SECTION 12 OF SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

As of June 30, 2020, USA Technologies, Inc. has two classes of securities registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”): (1) our Common Stock; (2) our Preferred Stock.

Authorized Capital Shares 

Our authorized capital shares consist of 640,000,000 shares of common stock, no par value (“Common Stock”), and 1,800,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock. As of the date hereof, 900,000 preferred shares have been designated as series A convertible preferred stock, no par value (“Preferred Stock”). The outstanding shares of our Common Stock are fully paid and nonassessable.

Description of Common Stock

Voting Rights

The holder of each share of Common Stock is entitled to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders, including the election of directors.  There is no cumulative voting for directors.

Dividend Rights

No dividend may be paid on the Common Stock until all accumulated and unpaid dividends on the Preferred Stock have been paid. Each holder of our Common Stock is entitled to receive such dividends as the Board of Directors may from time to time declare out of funds legally available for payment of dividends.

Liquidation Rights

Subject to any preferential rights of outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, holders of Common Stock will share ratably in all assets legally available for distribution to our shareholders in the event of dissolution. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, holders of our Common Stock are entitled to receive pro rata all of the assets of the Company available for distribution, subject to the liquidation preference of the Preferred Stock of $10 per share, and any unpaid and accumulated dividends on the Preferred Stock.

Other Rights and Preferences

Our Common Stock has no sinking fund or redemption provisions or preemptive, conversion or exchange rights. Holders of our Common Stock may act by unanimous written consent.

Listing

The Common Stock is quoted on the OTC Markets’ Pink Open Market under the trading symbol, “USAT”.

Description of Preferred Stock

Voting Rights

The holders of our Preferred Stock have the number of votes per share equal to the number of shares of Common Stock into which each such share is convertible, and are entitled to vote on all matters submitted to the vote of the shareholders of the Company, including the election of directors.

Dividend Rights

The holders of our Preferred Stock are entitled to an annual cumulative cash dividend of $1.50 per annum, payable when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors. No dividend may be paid on the Common Stock until all accumulated and unpaid dividends on the Preferred Stock have been paid. The record dates for payment of dividends on the Preferred Stock are February 1 ($0.75) and August 1 ($0.75) of each year.  Any and all accumulated and unpaid cash dividends on the Preferred Stock must be declared and paid prior to the declaration and payment of any dividends on the Common Stock.  Any unpaid and accumulated dividends will not bear interest. 

Liquidation Rights

Upon any liquidation, dissolution, or winding-up of the Company, the holders of our Preferred Stock are entitled to receive a distribution in preference to the Common Stock in the amount of $10 per share plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends. As more fully described in our Articles of Incorporation, the holders of at least 60% of the outstanding shares of our Preferred Stock could elect to treat the occurrence of any of the following events as a liquidation: (i) consolidation or merger of the Company with another corporation; (ii) sale of substantially all of the Company’s assets, or (iii) disposition by the Company of more than 50% of voting power of the Company.

Other Rights and Preferences

Shares of our Preferred Stock are convertible at any time into shares of fully issued and non-assessable Common Stock as provided in our Articles of Incorporation.  Accrued and unpaid dividends earned on shares of Preferred Stock being converted into Common Stock are also convertible into Common Stock at the rate  of $1,000 per share of Common Stock at the time of conversion, and whether or not such dividends have then been declared by the Company.

We have the right, at any time, to redeem all or any part of the issued and outstanding Preferred Stock for the sum of $11 per share plus any and all unpaid and accumulated dividends thereon.  Upon notice by the Company of such call, the holders of the Preferred Stock so called will have the opportunity to convert their shares and any unpaid and accumulated dividends thereon into shares of Common Stock. There is no restriction on our right to repurchase or redeem our Common Stock while there is an arrearage in the payment of dividends to the holders of our Preferred Stock.

Listing

The Preferred Stock is quoted on the OTC Markets’ Pink Open Market under the trading symbol, “USATP”.

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