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Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This Executive Employment Agreement (this “Agreement”) by and between NuZee, Inc., a

Nevada corporation (“Company”), and Masateru Higashida (“Executive”) is entered into

effective as of August 15, 2017 (the “Effective Date”).  Executive and Company shall be referred

to individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties” within this Agreement.

WHEREAS, Company desires to employ Executive in an executive capacity and Executive

likewise desires to be employed by Company; and

WHEREAS, the Parties mutually desire to enter into this Agreement as of the Effective Date in

order to set forth the terms of Executive’s employment.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants, representations,

obligations and agreements contained herein, and for other valuable consideration, the receipt

and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

1.      Term of Employment.   The “Initial Term” of Executive’s employment hereunder shall

commence on the Effective Date of this Agreement, and shall continue thereafter until the first

(1st) anniversary of the Effective Date, unless earlier terminated in accordance with the terms of

this Agreement.  After the expiration of the Initial Term, if not earlier terminated, this Agreement

shall automatically renew on each anniversary of the Effective Date for successive one (1) year

periods.  Each such one (1) year renewal term shall be referred to as a “Renewal Term.”  The

period that Executive is employed hereunder is referred to as the “Term” of this Agreement.

2.      Executive’s Duties.

(a)

Positions.   During the Term, Executive shall serve as President, Chief Executive

Officer, and Chief Financial Officer (and/or in such other positions as Company may designate

from time to time, which positions may involve providing services to Company’s direct or

indirect subsidiaries, as the Parties mutually may agree) with such duties and responsibilities as

may from time to time be assigned to him by Company, provided that such duties are at all times

consistent with the duties of such positions.  Company and each entity which is owned (directly

or indirectly) or controlled by Company are referred to herein collectively as the “Company

Group.”  Executive agrees to serve, without additional compensation, if elected or appointed to

the one or more offices or as a director of any member of the Company Group.  Company and

Executive hereby agree that, at any time and from time to time, Company may cause any

member of the Company Group to be Executive’s employer, and, subject to Section 11, any such

change in Executive’s employer shall not alter the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder;

and

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(b)

Other Interests.   Executive agrees, during the Term, to devote his full business

time, energy and best efforts to the business and affairs of the Company Group and not to

engage, directly or indirectly, in any other business or businesses, whether or not similar to that

of Company, except with the consent of the Board of Directors of Company (the “Board”).

Executive will be allowed to participate as a member of the board of directors for individual

portfolio companies controlled by the Company and as a member of the board of directors of any

non-profit organizations so long as such participation does not (i) materially impact Executive’s

ability to fulfill all of Executive’s duties for Company or (ii) create an actual or potential conflict

with the interests of Company.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive will be permitted to,

with the prior written consent of the Board (which consent can be withheld by the Board in its

discretion), act or serve as a director, trustee, committee member or principal of a for-profit

business organization.

3.      Compensation.

(a)

Base Compensation.  For services rendered by Executive under this Agreement,

Company shall pay to Executive a minimum base salary (“Base Compensation”) at the rate of

$180,000 per annum payable in accordance with Company’s customary payroll practice for its

senior executive officers, as in effect from time to time.  The amount of Base Compensation shall

be reviewed periodically by the Board and may be increased from time to time as the Board may

deem appropriate.  References in this Agreement to Base Compensation shall refer to

Executive’s Base Compensation as so increased from time to time.  Base Compensation, as in

effect at any time, may not be decreased without the prior written consent of Executive.

(b)

Annual Bonus.  In addition to his Base Compensation, Executive shall be eligible

to receive each year during the Term, a cash incentive payment (“Bonus”) in an amount

determined by the Board based on Executive’s individual performance, the performance of

Company and performance goals established by the Board.  Except as otherwise stated expressly

in this Agreement, Executive must be employed with Company through December 31 of the

calendar year during which the Bonus is earned to receive any part of the Bonus payment.

(c)

Equity Compensation.  During the Term, Executive shall be eligible to participate

in any equity compensation arrangement or plan, including but not limited to the NuZee, Inc.

2013  Stock Incentive Plan and any successor plans (as applicable, and as amended from time to

time, the “SIP”), offered by Company or any member of the Company Group to senior

executives on such terms and conditions as the Board shall determine in its sole discretion.

Except as provided herein, nothing herein shall be construed to give Executive any rights to any

amount or type of awards, or rights as an equityholder pursuant to any such plan, grant or award

except as provided in such award or grant to Executive provided in writing and authorized by the

Board.

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4.      Other Benefits.

(a)

Business Expenses. Company shall reimburse Executive for all reasonable

business expenses incurred by Executive in the performance of his duties, which expenses will

be subject to the oversight of the Board of Directors, in the normal course of business and will be

compliant with the applicable reimbursement policy of Company.  It is understood that

Executive is authorized to incur reasonable business expenses for promoting the business of

Company, including reasonable expenditures for travel, lodging, meals and client or business

associate entertainment. Request for reimbursement for such expenses must be accompanied by

appropriate documentation.

(b)

Standard Company Benefits.  Executive shall be entitled to participate in all

employee benefit programs for which Executive is eligible under the terms and conditions of the

benefit plans that may be in effect from time to time.   The Company reserves the right to cancel

or change the benefit plans or programs it offers to its employees at any time.

5.      Termination and Effect on Compensation.

(a)

Resignation by Executive.

(i)

Executive may terminate his employment under this Agreement and resign

his position(s) with Company at any time, for any reason whatsoever, or

for no reason, in Executive’s sole discretion, by delivering a Notice of

Termination (defined in Section 0 below) providing thirty (30) days’

advance notice of termination (the “Notice Period”).  In the event of such

termination, except as otherwise provided below, Executive shall not be

entitled to further compensation pursuant to this Agreement except: (A) as

may be provided by the terms of any benefit plans of Company or any

member of the Company Group in which Executive may be a participant,

and the terms of any outstanding equity-based awards, (B) for Base

Compensation accrued but unpaid through the Date of Termination

(defined in Section 5(f) below), and (C) reimbursement of business

expenses properly incurred but unreimbursed (to the extent reimbursable)

prior to the Date of Termination.  Company retains the discretion to use or

decline use of Executive’s services through the Notice Period but retains

the obligation to pay Executive’s Base Compensation through the Notice

Period.

(ii)

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 0, in the event that Executive

terminates this Agreement by resigning for Good Reason (defined below),

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in addition to all accrued but unpaid Base Compensation and payment for

the value of any accrued, unused paid time off then-existing as of the Date

of Termination, (A) Company shall pay Executive (x) an amount equal to

one and one-half times Executive’s Base Compensation, payable on

Company’s first regular pay date that is on or after the 60th day following

the Date of Termination and (y) an amount equal to one and one-half

times Executive’s bonus for the previous calendar year from the calendar

year in which the Date of Termination occurs, payable in four

substantially equal installments, with the first such installment paid on

Company’s first regular pay date that is on or after the 60th day following

the Date of Termination and the three remaining installments paid on the

last regular pay date of each of the three calendar quarters immediately

following the calendar quarter that includes the Date of Termination and

(B) for the period beginning on the Date of Termination and ending on the

date that is 18 months after the Date of Termination, Company shall

reimburse Executive for the premiums that Executive pays pursuant to the

Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 and/or sections

601 through 608 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of

1974 (collectively, “COBRA”) to continue coverage in the health, dental

and vision insurance plans sponsored by Company in which Executive and

Executive’s dependents participated immediately prior to the Date of

Termination (each such premium being a “COBRA Premium”); provided,

however, that in order to receive a COBRA Premium reimbursement,

Executive must timely elect COBRA continuation coverage, pay the

applicable COBRA Premium and provide Company with evidence

satisfactory to Company of Executive’s having paid the COBRA Premium

within 30 days of having paid such COBRA Premium; provided, further,

however, that no COBRA Premium reimbursement shall be payable if

such reimbursement could reasonably be expected to subject Company or

any member of the Company Group to sanctions imposed pursuant to

Section 2716 of the Public Health Service Act and the related regulations

and guidance promulgated thereunder (collectively, including any

successor statute, the “PHSA”).  Each COBRA Premium reimbursement

shall be provided to Executive by Company within 30 days of its receipt

of such evidence of the COBRA Premium payment; provided, further,

however, that Company shall have no obligation to provide Executive the

COBRA Premium reimbursement for any period in which Executive is

eligible to participate in a group medical plan sponsored by any other

employer.  Executive agrees and understands that the payment of any

COBRA Premium will remain Executive’s sole responsibility.

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Collectively, the payments provided under this Section shall be referred to

as the “Good Reason Separation Package.”

For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean (1) the

material breach of any of Company’s obligations under this Agreement

without Executive’s written consent; (2) the change of Executive’s title or

the assignment to Executive of any duties that materially adversely alter

the nature or status of Executive’s office, title, and responsibilities,

including reporting responsibilities, or action by Company that results in

the material diminution of Executive’s position, duties or authorities, from

those in effect immediately prior to such change in title, assignment or

action, in each case, without Executive’s written consent; or (3) in the

event that Executive and Company cannot agree on a relocation package,

the relocation of Company’s principal executive offices, or Company’s

requiring Executive to relocate, anywhere outside San Diego County,

California, except for required travel on Company’s business to an extent

substantially consistent with Executive’s obligations under this

Agreement.  To constitute Good Reason, Executive is required to provide

notice to Company of the existence of the conditions constituting Good

Reason within a period not to exceed ninety (90) days from the initial

existence of the condition and Company must be provided a period of at

least 30 days during which it may remedy the condition.

(b)

Death of Executive.  If Executive dies during the term of this Agreement, in

addition to accrued but unpaid Base Compensation for services provided through the Date of

Termination and payment for the value of any accrued and unused paid time off then-existing as

of the Date of Termination for the fiscal year in which Executive dies, Company will be

obligated to continue for twelve (12) months after the Date of Termination (defined in Section

5(f) below) to pay the Base Compensation payments under Section 3(a) of this Agreement (such

continuation payments are referred to herein as the “Death Benefit Package”).  Company may

thereafter terminate this Agreement without additional compensation to Executive’s estate except

to the extent this Agreement or any plan or arrangement of Company provides for vested benefits

or continuation of benefits beyond termination of Executive’s employment.

(c)

Disability of Executive.  If Executive shall have been absent from the full-time

performance of Executive’s duties with Company for 180 business days during any twelve-

month period as a result of Executive’s incapacity due to accident, physical or mental illness, or

other circumstance which renders him mentally or physically incapable of performing the duties

and services required of him hereunder on a full-time basis as determined by Executive’s

physician (“Disability”), Executive’s employment may be terminated by Company for Disability.

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If Executive’s employment is terminated for Disability, in addition to accrued but unpaid Base

Compensation and payment for the value of any accrued, unused paid time off then-existing as of

the Date of Termination, Executive shall be eligible to receive the Without Cause Separation

Package defined in Section 5(d)(i).

(d)

Other Terminations.

(i)

By Company for Reason Other Than Cause.  Company may terminate this

Agreement and Executive’s employment for any reason whatsoever, or for

no reason, in Company’s sole discretion by providing a Notice of

Termination (as defined in Section 0 below). For purposes of this

Agreement, acceptance by Company of Executive’s resignation upon

Company’s request or by mutual agreement shall be deemed to be a

termination by Company according to this Section 5(d)(i).  In the event

that Executive’s employment is terminated by Company for any reason

other than Cause (defined in Section 5(d)(ii) below) and not due to

Executive’s death or Disability, then in addition to any compensation or

benefits to which Executive may be entitled through the Date of

Termination (as defined in Section 5(f) below) and payment for the value

of any accrued, unused paid time off then-existing as of the Date of

Termination, (A) Company shall pay Executive (x) a lump sum equal to

one and one-half times Executive’s Base Compensation, payable on

Company’s first regular pay date that is on or after the 60th day following

the Date of Termination and (y) an amount equal to one and one-half

times Executive’s bonus for the previous calendar year from the calendar

year year in which the Date of Termination occurs, payable in four

substantially equal installments, with the first such installment paid on

Company’s first regular pay date that is on or after the 60th day following

the Date of Termination and the three remaining installments paid on the

last business day of each of the three calendar quarters immediately

following the calendar quarter that includes the Date of Termination and

(B) for the period beginning on the Date of Termination and ending on the

date that is 18 months after the Date of Termination, Company shall

reimburse Executive for the COBRA Premium (as defined above);

provided, however, that in order to receive a COBRA Premium

reimbursement, Executive must timely elect COBRA continuation

coverage, pay the applicable COBRA Premium and provide Company

with evidence satisfactory to Company of Executive’s having paid the

COBRA Premium within 30 days of having paid such COBRA Premium;

provided, further, however, that no COBRA Premium reimbursement shall

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be payable if such reimbursement could reasonably be expected to subject

Company or any member of the Company Group to sanctions imposed

pursuant to Section 2716 of the PHSA. Each COBRA Premium

reimbursement shall be provided to Executive by Company within 30 days

of its receipt of such evidence of the COBRA Premium payment;

provided, further, however, that Company shall have no obligation to

provide Executive the COBRA Premium reimbursement for any period in

which Executive is eligible to participate in a group medical plan

sponsored by any other employer. Executive agrees and understands that

the payment of any COBRA Premium will remain Executive’s sole

responsibility. Collectively, the payments made under this Section shall be

referred to as the “Without Cause Separation Package.”

(ii)

By Company for Cause.  Company may terminate this Agreement and

Executive’s employment at any time for Cause.  Notwithstanding the

foregoing provisions of this Section 5, in the event Executive’s

employment is terminated because of Cause, Company shall have no

obligations pursuant to this Agreement after the Date of Termination other

than for Base Compensation accrued but unpaid through the Date of

Termination (defined by Section 5(f) below) and reimbursement of

business expenses properly incurred but unreimbursed (to the extent

reimbursable) prior to Date of Termination. For purposes herein, “Cause”

means (A) Executive’s gross negligence, gross neglect or willful

misconduct in the performance of the duties required hereunder that

results in a material adverse effect on Company, (B) Executive’s

conviction for, deferred adjudication of, or plea of no contest or nolo

contendere to a felony, or (C) Executive’s material breach of any material

provision of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to any

termination for Cause under clauses (A) or (C) of the preceding sentence,

(X) Company must provide Executive with reasonable notice of not less

than ten (10) business days detailing the failure or conduct on which the

termination is to be based, (Y) Company must provide Executive a

reasonable opportunity to cure such failure or conduct, and (Z) after such

notice and an opportunity to cure, the Board must reasonably determine

that Executive has not cured such failure or conduct. Executive shall not

be deemed to have been terminated for Cause unless and until Executive

has been provided an opportunity to be heard in person by the Board (with

the assistance of Executive’s counsel if Executive so desires) on at least

five business days’ advance notice, and the Board must unanimously

approve the termination of Executive for Cause.

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(iii)      After a Change in Control.  If Executive terminates his employment with

Good Reason or Company terminates Executive’s employment without

Cause (and not due to Executive’s death or Disability) within twelve (12)

months following a Change in Control (as defined below), then in addition

to any compensation or benefits to which Executive may be entitled

through the Date of Termination (as defined in Section 5(f) and payment

for the value of any accrued, unused paid time off then-existing as of the

Date of Termination, and in lieu of the Without Cause Separation Package

or Good Reason Separation Package to which Executive would otherwise

be entitled pursuant to Section 5(d)(i) or Section 5(a)(ii), (A) Company

shall pay Executive (x) a lump sum equal to two times Executive’s Base

Compensation, payable on Company’s first regular pay date that is on or

after the 60th day following the Date of Termination and (y) an amount

equal to two times the bonus for the previous calendar year from the

calendar year in which the Date of Termination occurs, payable in four

substantially equal installments with the first such installment paid on

Company’s first regular pay date that is on or after the 60th day following

the Date of Termination and the three remaining installments paid in each

of the three calendar quarters immediately following the calendar quarter

that includes the Date of Termination and (B) for the period beginning on

the Date of Termination and ending on the date that is 18 months after the

Date of Termination, Company shall reimburse Executive for the COBRA

Premium; provided, however, that in order to receive a COBRA Premium

reimbursement, Executive must timely elect COBRA continuation

coverage, pay the applicable COBRA Premium and provide Company

with evidence satisfactory to Company of Executive’s having paid the

COBRA Premium within 30 days of having paid such COBRA Premium;

provided, further, however, that no COBRA Premium reimbursement shall

be payable if such reimbursement could reasonably be expected to subject

Company or any member of the Company Group to sanctions imposed

pursuant to Section 2716 of the PHSA. Each COBRA Premium

reimbursement shall be provided to Executive by Company within 30 days

of its receipt of such evidence of the COBRA Premium payment;

provided, further, however, that Company shall have no obligation to

provide Executive the COBRA Premium reimbursement for any period in

which Executive is eligible to participate in a group medical plan

sponsored by any other employer. Executive agrees and understands that

the payment of any COBRA Premium will remain Executive’s sole

responsibility.  Collectively, the payments made under this Section shall

be referred to as the “CIC Separation Package.”  For the avoidance of

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doubt, if Executive’s employment is not terminated by Executive with

Good Reason or by Company without Cause (and not due to Executive’s

death or Disability) within twelve (12) months following a Change in

Control, then Executive shall no longer be eligible to receive the CIC

Separation Package with respect to such Change in Control but shall

remain eligible to receive the Without Cause Separation Package or Good

Reason Separation Package pursuant to Section 5(d)(i) or Section 5(a)(ii)

or, if in the future Executive’s employment is terminated by Executive

with Good Reason or by Company without Cause (and not due to

Executive’s death or Disability) within twelve (12) months following the

occurrence of a subsequent Change in Control, Executive shall again be

eligible to receive the CIC Separation Package.

For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Change in Control” means,

following the Effective Date, the occurrence of any of the following

events: (A) a sale, transfer, disposition or other transaction in which the

beneficial owners (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934), directly or indirectly, of the total voting

power of the Common Stock of Company immediately prior to such

transaction shall cease to be the beneficial owners, directly or indirectly,

of at least 50% of the total voting power of Common Stock of Company

immediately after such transaction; (B) the stockholders of Company

approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of Company; or (C)

there is consummated in one or more transactions an agreement for the

sale or disposition by Company of all or substantially all of Company’s

consolidated assets, other than any such sale or disposition of assets

immediately following which the individuals who comprise the Board

immediately prior thereto (or individuals who are elected to the Board

with the affirmative vote of a majority of the individuals who comprise the

Board immediately prior thereto) constitute at least a majority of the board

of directors of (1) any parent of the entity to which such assets are sold or

disposed, or (2) if there is no such parent, such entity.

(e)

Notice of Termination.  Any purported termination of Executive’s employment by

Company or by Executive and any purported termination of this Agreement shall be

communicated by written notice of termination (“Notice of Termination”) to the other Party

hereto in accordance with Section 9 hereof.  Notice of Termination shall include the effective

Date of Termination (defined in Section 5(f)) of this Agreement.  Any Notice of Termination

shall be deemed to also be Executive’s resignation as director and/or officer of any member of

the Company Group.  Executive agrees to execute any and all documentation of such

resignations upon request by Company, but he shall be treated for all purposes as having so

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resigned upon the Date of Termination, regardless of when or whether he executes any such

documentation.

(f)

Date of Termination.  “Date of Termination” shall mean in the case of

Executive’s death, his date of death, and in all other cases, the date specified in the Notice of

Termination as the effective date on which this Agreement shall be terminated, provided that the

Date of Termination shall occur on the date on which Executive incurs a “separation from

service” within the meaning of Section 409A if such date is different than the date specified in

the Notice of Termination.

(g)

No Duty to Mitigate.  Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of

any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment or

otherwise, nor, shall the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement be

reduced by any compensation or benefit earned by Executive as a result of employment by

another employer, self-employment earnings, by retirement benefits, by offset against any

amount claimed to be owing by Executive to Company, or otherwise.

(h)

Reimbursements for Expenses.  Company shall reimburse Executive for business

expenses properly incurred prior to the Date of Termination, regardless of the circumstances of

termination, and in accordance with Company’s reimbursement policy.

(i)

Release.  Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary,

Executive shall be eligible to receive the Good Reason Separation Package, the Without Cause

Separation Package, the CIC Separation Package, or the Death Benefit Package payments

pursuant to Section 5(b) (each referred to individually as a “Separation Package”) only if

Executive (or, following Executive’s death, Executive’s estate) has executed and not revoked a

release of all claims in a form acceptable to Company (the “Release”), which Release shall

release Company, each member of the Company Group and their respective affiliates, and the

foregoing entities’ respective shareholders, members, partners, officers, managers, directors,

fiduciaries, employees, representatives, agents and benefit plans (and fiduciaries of such plans)

(collectively referred to as the “Released Parties”) from any and all claims, including any and all

causes of action arising out of Executive’s employment with Company, any member of the

Company Group or any of their respective affiliates or the termination of such employment, but

excluding all claims to any Separation Package (or portion thereof) that Executive may have, any

claims with respect to any vested benefits, indemnification rights Executive had for any actions

or omissions occurring while employed by Company, any claims Executive may have for

worker’s compensation benefits, and any other claims against any third party not included

amongst the Released Parties.  To be entitled to receive a Separation Package, the time period

during which Executive can revoke the Release must expire before the sixtieth (60th) day after

the Date of Termination.  Unless and until Executive has executed and not revoked a Release and

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the time period during which Executive can revoke the Release has expired, Executive shall have

no right to receive a Separation Package.  If Executive has not executed without revoking a

Release and the time period during which Executive can revoke the Release has not expired

before the sixtieth (60th) day after the Date of Termination, Executive shall immediately forfeit

his rights to a Separation Package.  For purposes of this Section 5(i), the term “Executive” shall

include Executive’s estate, in the event of Executive’s death.

(j)

Compliance with Section 409A.  It is the intention of both Company and

Executive that the benefits and rights to which Executive could be entitled pursuant to this

Agreement comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and the

Treasury Regulations and other guidance promulgated or issued thereunder (hereinafter, “Section

409A”), to the extent that the requirements of Section 409A are applicable thereto, and the

provisions of this Agreement shall be construed in a manner consistent with that intention.  If

any benefits or rights constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” under Section 409A, then

the nonqualified deferred compensation shall be subject to the following additional requirements,

if and to the extent required to comply with Section 409A:

(i)

Neither Company nor Executive, individually or in combination, may

accelerate any payment or benefit that is subject to Section 409A, except

in compliance with Section 409A and the provisions of this Agreement,

and no amount that is subject to Section 409A shall be paid prior to the

earliest date on which it may be paid without violating Section 409A.

(ii)

For purposes of the foregoing, the terms used within this Section 5(j) have

the same meanings as those terms have for purposes of Section 409A, and

the limitations set forth herein shall be applied in such manner (and only

to the extent) as shall be necessary to comply with any requirements of

Section 409A that are applicable to the deferred compensation.

(iii)      For purposes of applying the provisions of Section 409A to this

Agreement, and to the extent permissible under Section 409A, each

installment payment and each separately identified amount to which

Executive is entitled under this Agreement shall, in each case, be treated

as a separate payment.

(iv)

Any reimbursements by Company to Executive of any eligible expenses

under this Agreement that are not excludable from Executive’s income for

Federal income tax purposes (the “Taxable Reimbursements”) shall be

made by no later than the last day of Executive’s taxable year immediately

following the year in which the expense was incurred.  The amount of any

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Taxable Reimbursements, and the value of any in-kind benefits to be

provided to Executive, during any taxable year of Executive shall not

affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be

provided, in any other taxable year of Executive.  The right to Taxable

Reimbursement, or in-kind benefits, shall not be subject to liquidation or

exchange for another benefit.

(v)

If Executive or Company believes, at any time, that any such benefit or

right that is subject to Section 409A does not so comply, the concerned

Party shall promptly advise the other and both Parties shall negotiate

reasonably and in good faith to amend the terms of such benefits and

rights such that they comply with Section 409A (with the most limited

possible economic effect on Executive and on Company).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Company makes no representations that

the payments and benefits provided under this Agreement comply with

Section 409A and in no event shall Company be liable for all or any

portion of the taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses that may be

incurred by Executive on account of non-compliance with Section 409A.

6.      Confidentiality.

(a)

General.  The Parties acknowledge that during the Term, Company shall disclose

to Executive or provide Executive with access to trade secrets or confidential information of

Company or the other members of the Company Group, and Company may place Executive in a

position to develop business goodwill on behalf of Company or the members of the Company

Group or entrust Executive with business opportunities of Company or the members of the

Company Group.  As a condition of Executive’s receipt of Confidential Information and

employment hereunder, and in order to protect the trade secrets and Confidential Information of

Company and the other members of the Company Group that have been and will in the future be

disclosed or entrusted to Executive, the business goodwill of Company and the other members of

the Company Group that have been and will in the future be developed in Executive, or the

business opportunities that have been and will in the future be disclosed or entrusted to

Executive by Company and the other members of the Company Group.

(b)

Confidential Information; Unauthorized Disclosure.  Executive shall not, whether

during the period of his employment hereunder or thereafter, without the written consent of the

Board or a person authorized thereby, disclose to any person, other than an executive of

Company or a person to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection

with the performance by Executive of his duties as an executive of Company, any Confidential

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Information obtained by him while in the employ of Company with respect to Company’s

business.  Subject to the exclusions below, as used in this Agreement “Confidential Information”

means data or information in any form, regardless of whether or not marked “confidential” or

“proprietary” (1) which concerns, relates to, or comes from the business activities, business

methods, products, services, relationships, research, or business development of Company or

another member of the Company Group; (2) which Executive received, designed, compiled,

produced, used, generated or otherwise became aware of as a result of his employment or

engagement with Company or any other member of the Company Group; and (3) which is not

generally known to the public.  The parties agree that “Confidential

Information” specifically includes, but is not limited to, trade secrets (as defined by California

and federal law) of Company or another member of the Company Group and the following kinds

of information and data (to the extent not generally known to the public): (i) information about

the customers and prospective customers (such as customer and prospective customer identities,

contact information, preferences, needs, requirements, specifications, proposals, contracts,

financial information, and historic purchasing patterns, and information about Company’s or its

Affiliates’ provision of products and services to each customer) of Company or another member

of the Company Group; (ii) non-public information about the products and service techniques of

Company or any other member of the Company Group; (iii) the computer systems and software

developed by Company or another member of the Company Group or their respective agents for

use by of Company or another member of the Company Group; (iv) non-public information

about the business methods (such as sales methods, business processes, training manuals and

methods, research and development work, purchasing information and contracts, and new ideas

made or conceived by employees or agents) of Company or another member of the Company

Group; (v) financial information (such as pricing and bidding formulas, financial projections,

budgets, analyses, accounting data, and financing information) of Company or another member

of the Company Group; (vi) information about the business plans and strategies (such as

marketing plans, opportunities for new or developing business, products, services, or markets,

and information about new business partnerships or distributorship arrangements) of Company

or another member of the Company Group; (vii) private personnel information (including

employee social security numbers and medical records); (viii) communications between

Company or other members of the Company Group and their respective attorneys; (ix)

information provided to Company or another member of the Company Group with an

expectation of confidentiality or which is subject to non-disclosure obligations (such as

information shared in confidence by a customer or supplier); and (x) information marked

“confidential” or “proprietary” by Company or another member of the Company Group.

“Confidential Information” does not include general knowledge and skills used throughout the

energy industry or any information which Executive may be required to disclose by any

applicable law, order, or judicial or administrative proceeding.  In no event shall an asserted

violation of the provisions of this Section constitute a basis for deferring or withholding any

amounts payable to Executive under this Agreement.  Within fourteen (14) days after the

termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive shall return to Company all

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documents and other tangible items containing Company or other Company Group information

which are in Executive’s possession, custody or control.  Executive agrees that all Confidential

Information exclusively belongs to Company, the other members of the Company Group or their

designated affiliate, and that any work of authorship relating to Company’s business, products or

services, whether such work is created solely by Executive or jointly with others, and whether or

not such work is Confidential Information, shall be deemed exclusively belonging to Company,

the other members of the Company Group or their designated affiliate.

(c)

Permitted Disclosures.  Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit or restrict

Executive from lawfully (i) initiating communications directly with, cooperating with, providing

information to, causing information to be provided to, or otherwise assisting in an investigation

by any governmental or regulatory agency, entity, or official(s) (collectively, “Governmental

Authorities”) regarding a possible violation of any law; (ii) responding to any inquiry or legal

process directed to Executive individually from any such Governmental Authorities; (iii)

testifying, participating or otherwise assisting in an action or proceeding by any such

Governmental Authorities relating to a possible violation of law; or (iv) making any other

disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of any applicable law.

Additionally, pursuant to the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, Executive shall not be

held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a

trade secret that: (x) is made (A) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official,

either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (B) solely for the purpose of reporting or

investigating a suspected violation of law; or (y) is made to Executive’s attorney in relation to a

lawsuit for retaliation against Executive for reporting a suspected violation of law; or (z) is made

in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made

under seal.  Nothing in this Agreement requires Executive to obtain prior authorization from

Company before engaging in any conduct described in this paragraph, or to notify Company that

Executive has engaged in any such conduct.

(d)

Remedies.   In the event of a breach or threatened breach by Executive of any of

the provisions of this Section 6, Executive acknowledges that money damages would not be

sufficient remedy, and Company and the other members of the Company Group shall be entitled

to specific performance, injunction and such other equitable relief as may be necessary or

desirable to enforce the restrictions contained herein.  Such remedies are not exclusive, and

nothing herein contained shall be construed as prohibiting Company or the other members of the

Company Group from pursuing any other remedies available for such breach or threatened

breach or any other breach of this Agreement.

7.      Non-exclusivity of Rights.  Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or limit Executive’s

continuing or future participation in any benefit, bonus, incentive or other plan or program

provided by Company or any member of the Company Group and for which Executive may

qualify, nor shall anything herein limit or otherwise adversely affect such rights as Executive

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may have under any stock option or other agreements with Company or any member of the

Company Group.

8.      Non-assignability by Executive.  The obligations of Executive hereunder are personal and

may not be assigned or delegated by him or transferred in any manner whatsoever, nor are such

obligations subject to involuntary alienation, assignment or transfer, except by will or the laws of

descent and distribution.

9.      Notice.  Any consent, notice or report required or permitted to be given or made under this

Agreement by one of the Parties hereto to the other shall be in writing and delivered to each

Party or emailed to the address set forth below (or to such other email address or address as the

recipient of any notice shall have notified the other in writing).  All such notices and

communications shall be effective (a) when sent by Federal Express or other overnight service of

recognized standing, on the Business Day following the deposit with such service; (b) when

mailed, by registered or certified mail, first class postage prepaid and addressed as aforesaid

through the United States Postal Service, upon receipt; (c) when delivered by hand, upon

delivery; and (d) when emailed, upon confirmation of receipt.

If to Company:

2865 Scott Street, Suite 101

Vista, California 92081

Tel.  (760) 295-2408

with a copy (which shall

Teeple Hall, LLP

not constitute notice) to:

Attn:  Karen A. Batcher, Esq.

9255 Towne Centre Drive, Suite 500

San Diego, CA 92121

Tel.  (858) 622-7878

Email.  Karen@teeplehall.com

If to Executive:

Masa personal address

Tel.:

Email:

10.    Validity.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not

affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain

in full force and effect.

11.    Successors and Binding Agreement.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to

the benefit of Company and any successor of Company (whether direct or indirect, by purchase,

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merger, consolidation or otherwise), and this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be

enforceable by Executive’s legal representatives.  Company shall require any successor (whether

direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of

the business and/or assets of Company to assume expressly and agree to perform this Agreement

in the same manner and to the same extent that Company would be required to perform it if no

such succession had taken place. As used in this Agreement, “Company” shall mean Company as

hereinbefore defined and any successor by operation of law or otherwise and any successor to its

business and/or assets as aforesaid which assumes this Agreement.

12.    Indemnification.  Company shall defend and indemnify Executive to the fullest extent

allowed by law, and to provide him with coverage under any directors’ and officers’ liability

insurance policies, in each case on terms not less favorable than those provided to any of its other

directors and officers as in effect from time to time. In the event of any inconsistency or conflict

between the provisions in this Section 12 and any provision in any other indemnity agreement or

other agreement between the Parties, the provision in such other agreement shall control.

13.    Withholding; Deductions.  Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, all payments required

to be made by Company hereunder to Executive, his estate or beneficiaries, shall be subject to

withholding of such amounts relating to all federal, state, local and other taxes as Company may

reasonably determine it should withhold pursuant to any applicable law or regulation and any

deductions consented to in writing by Executive. In lieu of withholding such amounts in whole

or in part, Company may, in its sole discretion, accept other provisions for payment of taxes as

required by law, provided Company is satisfied that all requirements of law affecting its

responsibilities to withhold such taxes have been satisfied.

14.    Waiver and Modification.  No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or

discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by

Executive and such officer as may be specifically authorized by Company.  No waiver by either

Party hereto at any time of any breach by the other Party hereto of, or in compliance with, any

condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other Party shall be deemed a

waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent

time.

15.    Governing Law and Choice of Venue.  All questions concerning the construction, validity,

enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and

enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to the principles

of conflicts of law thereof.   Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the

interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement

(whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers,

shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in courts sitting in San

Diego County, California.   Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive

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jurisdiction of the courts sitting in the San Diego County, California for the adjudication of any

dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or

discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or

proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that

such suit, action or proceeding is improper.   Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit

in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law.  If either party shall

commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Agreement, then the

prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its

attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and

prosecution of such action or proceeding.

16.    Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of

which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the

same instrument.

17.    Entire Agreement.  Except as provided in the written benefit plans and programs and

agreements of Company in effect during the Term, this Agreement is an integration of the

Parties’ agreement; no agreement or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with

respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either Party which are not set forth

expressly in this Agreement; and, except as expressly stated herein, this Agreement contains the

entire understanding of the Parties in respect of the subject matter and supersedes and replaces in

full all prior written or oral agreements and understandings between the Parties with respect to

such subject matters. Without limiting the scope of the preceding sentence, all prior

understandings and agreements among the Parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof are

hereby null and void and of no further force and effect.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the

Parties acknowledge and agree that the provisions regarding non-disclosure herein (including

such provisions in Section 6 above) complement and are in addition to (and do not replace or

supersede) all obligations that Executive has to Company, any member of the Company Group

or any of their respective affiliates with respect to confidentiality and non-disclosure as set forth

in any other written agreement and as exist at common law.

18.    Representation by Executive.  Executive hereby represents and warrants to Company that,

as of the Effective Date, he is not party to any employment or other agreement or obligation with

or to any third party which would preclude him from employment with Company and performing

his obligations under this Agreement.

19.    Severability.  If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this

Agreement (or part thereof) is invalid or unenforceable, then the invalidity or unenforceability of

that provision (or part thereof) shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other

provision (or part thereof) of this Agreement and all other provisions (and parts thereof) shall

remain in full force and effect.

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20.    Headings.  The paragraph headings have been inserted for purposes of convenience and

shall not be used for interpretive purposes.

21.    Gender and Plurals; Interpretation.  Wherever the context so requires, the masculine gender

includes the feminine or neuter, and the singular number includes the plural and conversely.

Titles and headings to Sections hereof are for the purpose of reference only and shall in no way

limit, define or otherwise affect the provisions hereof.  Any and all Exhibits, or unless the

context requires otherwise, all references herein to an agreement, instrument or other document

shall be deemed to refer to such agreement, instrument or other document as amended,

supplemented, modified and restated from time to time to the extent permitted by the provisions

thereof.  All references to “dollars” or “$” in this Agreement refer to United States dollars.  The

words “herein”, “hereof”, “hereunder” and other compounds of the word “here” shall refer to the

entire Agreement and not to any particular provision hereof.  Wherever the context so requires,

the masculine gender includes the feminine or neuter, and the singular number includes the

plural and conversely.  The word “or” as used herein is not exclusive. All references to

“including,” “includes” or “include” shall be construed as meaning “including without

limitation.”

22.    Third-Party Beneficiaries.  Each member of the Company Group that is not a signatory

hereto shall be a third-party beneficiary of Executive’s representations, covenants, and

commitments set forth in Sections 2, 6 and 17 hereto and shall be entitled to enforce such

representations, covenants and commitments as if a party hereto.

23.    Certain Excise Taxes.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if

Executive is a “disqualified individual” (as defined in Section 280G(c) of the Code), and the

payments and benefits provided for in this Agreement, together with any other payments and

benefits which Executive has the right to receive from Company, any member of the Company

Group or any of their respective affiliates, would constitute a “parachute payment” (as defined in

Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code), then the payments and benefits provided for in this Agreement

shall be either (i) reduced (but not below zero) so that the present value of such total amounts

and benefits received by Executive from Company, any member of the Company Group or any

of their respective affiliates shall be one dollar ($1.00) less than three times Executive’s “base

amount” (as defined in Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code) and so that no portion of such amounts

and benefits received by Executive shall be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of

the Code or (ii) paid in full, whichever produces the better net after-tax position to Executive

(taking into account any applicable excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code and any other

applicable taxes).  The reduction of payments and benefits hereunder, if applicable, shall be

made by reducing, first, payments or benefits to be paid in cash hereunder in the order in which

such payment or benefit would be paid or provided (beginning with such payment or benefit that

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would be made last in time and continuing, to the extent necessary, through to such payment or

benefit that would be made first in time) and, then, reducing any benefit to be provided in-kind

hereunder in a similar order.  The determination as to whether any such reduction in the amount

of the payments and benefits provided hereunder is necessary shall be made by Company in

good faith.  If a reduced payment or benefit is made or provided and through error or otherwise

that payment or benefit, when aggregated with other payments and benefits from Company, any

member of the Company Group or any of their respective affiliates used in determining if a

“parachute payment” exists, exceeds one dollar ($1.00) less than three times Executive’s base

amount, then Executive shall immediately repay such excess to Company upon notification that

an overpayment has been made. Nothing in this Section 22 shall require Company to be

responsible for, or have any liability or obligation with respect to, Executive’s excise tax

liabilities under Section 4999 of the Code.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the Effective

Date.

NUZEE, INC.

By:

/s/ Masateru Higashida, President      

Masateru Higashida, President

EXECUTIVE

/s/ Masateru Higashida, President      

Masateru Higashida

NuZee, Inc.

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Exhibit 10.5

NUZEE, INC.

2019 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

NuZee, Inc.

2019 Stock Incentive Plan

Effective September 19, 2019

Table of Contents

Article 1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 1

Article 2. ADMINISTRATION...................................................................................................... 1

2.1

Committee Composition ..................................................................................................... 1

2.2

Committee Responsibilities ................................................................................................ 1

Article 3. SHARES AVAILABLE FOR GRANTS. ...................................................................... 1

3.1

Basic Limitation.................................................................................................................. 1

3.2

Additional Shares................................................................................................................ 2

Article 4. ELIGIBILITY. ................................................................................................................ 2

4.1

Nonstatutory Stock Options And Restricted Shares ........................................................... 2

4.2

Incentive Stock Options ...................................................................................................... 2

Article 5. OPTIONS........................................................................................................................ 2

5.1

Stock Option Agreement..................................................................................................... 2

5.2

Number Of Shares............................................................................................................... 2

5.3

Exercise Price...................................................................................................................... 2

5.4

Exercisability And Term..................................................................................................... 2

5.5

Limitations .......................................................................................................................... 3

5.6

Form of Consideration ........................................................................................................ 3

5.7

Exercise of Option .............................................................................................................. 3

5.8

Early Exercise of Options ................................................................................................... 5

Article 6. RESTRICTED SHARES................................................................................................ 5

6.1

Time, Amount And Form Of Awards................................................................................. 5

6.2

Stock Award Agreement..................................................................................................... 5

6.3

Voting And Dividend Rights .............................................................................................. 5

6.4

Transferability..................................................................................................................... 5

6.5

Other Restrictions ............................................................................................................... 5

6.6

Removal of Restrictions...................................................................................................... 5

Article 7. ADJUSTMENTS; DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION; MERGER OR CHANGE IN

CONTROL ..................................................................................................................... 6

7.1

Adjustments ........................................................................................................................ 6

7.2

Dissolution Or Liquidation ................................................................................................. 6

7.3

Certain Transactions/Change In Control ............................................................................ 6

7.4

Outside Director Awards .................................................................................................... 7

7.5

Modification Or Assumption Of Options ........................................................................... 7

Article 8. LEAVE OF ABSENCE/ TRANSFERABILITY ........................................................... 8

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8.1

Leave Of Absence/Transfer Between Locations ................................................................ 8

8.2

Transferability Of Awards .................................................................................................. 8

Article 9. LIMITATION ON RIGHTS........................................................................................... 8

9.1

Retention Rights.................................................................................................................. 8

9.2

Regulatory Requirements.................................................................................................... 8

Article 10. TAX. ............................................................................................................................. 8

10.1     General ................................................................................................................................ 8

10.2     Compliance With Code Section 409A ................................................................................ 9

Article 11. AMENDMENT/ TERMINATION/ TERM. ................................................................ 9

1.1

Term Of The Plan ............................................................................................................... 9

11.2     Amendment And Termination ............................................................................................ 9

11.3     Stockholder Approval ......................................................................................................... 9

11.4     Effect Of Amendment Or Termination............................................................................... 9

Article 12. CONDITIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF SHARES. .................................................... 10

12.1     Legal Compliance ............................................................................................................. 10

12.2     Investment Representations .............................................................................................. 10

12.3     Inability To Obtain Authority ........................................................................................... 10

12.4     Stockholder Approval ....................................................................................................... 10

12.5     Entire Agreement; Governing Law................................................................................... 10

12.6     Successors And Assigns ................................................................................................... 10

12.7     Clawback........................................................................................................................... 10

Article 13. DEFINITIONS............................................................................................................ 11

Article 14. EXECUTION.............................................................................................................. 14

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NUZEE, INC.

2019 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

Effective September 19, 2019

Article 1.

INTRODUCTION

Effective September 19, 2019, the Board hereby adopts the Plan.

The  purpose  of  the  Plan  is  to  promote  the  long-term  success  of  the  Company  and  the  creation  of

stockholder  value  by  (a)  encouraging  Employees,  Directors  and  Consultants  to  focus  on  critical  long-

range  objectives,  (b)  encouraging  the  attraction  and  retention  of  Employees,  Directors  and  Consultants

with   exceptional   qualifications   and   (c)   linking   Employees,   Directors   and   Consultants   directly   to

stockholder  interests  through  increased  stock  ownership.  The  Plan  seeks  to  achieve  this  purpose  by

providing  for  Awards  in  the  form  of  Restricted  Shares  or  Options  (which  may  constitute  incentive  stock

options or nonstatutory stock options).

Article 2.

ADMINISTRATION.

2.1

COMMITTEE   COMPOSITION.   The   Plan   shall   be   administered   by   the   Committee.   The

Committee  shall  consist  exclusively  of  two  or  more  Directors  of  the  Company,  who  shall  be

appointed   by   the   Board.   In   addition,   the   composition   of   the   Committee   shall   satisfy   such

requirements as the Securities and Exchange  Commission  may establish for  administrators acting

under  plans  intended  to  qualify  for  exemption  under  Rule  16b-3  (or  its  successor)  under  the

Exchange Act and any other Applicable Law.

The  Board  may  also  appoint  one  or  more  separate  committees  of  the  Board,  each  composed  of

one or more Directors of the Company who need not satisfy the foregoing requirements, who may

administer the Plan with respect to Employees and Consultants who are not considered officers or

Directors  of  the  Company  under  Section  16  of  the  Exchange  Act,  may  grant  Awards  under  the

Plan to such Employees and Consultants and may determine all terms of such Awards.

2.2

COMMITTEE  RESPONSIBILITIES.  The  Committee  shall  (a)  select  the  Service  Providers

who  are  to  receive  Awards  under  the  Plan,  (b)  determine  the  type,  number,  vesting  requirements

and  other  features  and  conditions  of  such  Awards,  (c)  interpret  the  Plan  and  (d)  make  all  other

decisions relating to the operation of the Plan. The Committee may adopt such rules or guidelines

as  it  deems  appropriate  to  implement  the  Plan.  The  Committee  may  amend  or  modify  any

outstanding  Awards  in  any  manner  to  the  extent  the  Committee  would  have  had  the  authority

under  the  Plan  initially  to  make  such  Awards  as  so  amended  or  modified.  The  Committee’s

determinations  under  the  Plan  shall  be  final  and  binding  on  all  persons  and  will  be  given  the

maximum deference permitted under Applicable Law.

Article 3.

SHARES AVAILABLE FOR GRANTS.

3.1

BASIC  LIMITATION.  Shares  issued  pursuant  to  the  Plan  may  be  authorized  but  unissued

shares  or  treasury  shares,  or  shares  reacquired  by  the  Company.  The  number  of  shares  stated  in

this  Section  3.1  as  available  for  the  grant  of  Awards  is  subject  to  adjustment  in  accordance  with

Article  7.  The  aggregate  number  of  Shares  available  for  Awards  under  the  Plan  is  ten  million

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(10,000,000).  The maximum number of Shares that may be issued upon the exercise of ISOs will

equal  the  aggregate  Share  number  stated  above,  plus,  to  the  extent  allowable  under  Code  Section

422  and  the  Treasury  Regulations  promulgated  thereunder,  any  Shares  that  become  available  for

issuance under the Plan pursuant to Section 3.2.

3.2

ADDITIONAL  SHARES.  Any  shares  of  Common  Stock  subject  to  an  Award  that  is  canceled,

forfeited  or  expires  prior  to  exercise  or  realization,  either  in  full  or  in  part,  shall  again  become

available for  issuance  under  the  Plan  as  ISOs  or  any type  of  Award.  Notwithstanding anything to

the  contrary contained  herein:  shares  subject  to  an  Award  under  the  Plan  shall  not  again  be  made

available for issuance or  delivery under the Plan if such shares are (a)  shares tendered in payment

of  an  Option,  or  (b)  shares  delivered  or  withheld  by  the  Company  to  satisfy  any  tax  withholding

obligation.    The  Company,  during  the  term  of  this  Plan,  will  at  all  times  reserve  and  keep

available such number of Shares as will be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

Article 4.

ELIGIBILITY.

4.1

NONSTATUTORY  STOCK  OPTIONS  AND  RESTRICTED  SHARES.  Service  Providers

shall  be  eligible  for  the  grant  of  Restricted  Shares.   Only  Service  Providers  of  the  Company  or  a

Subsidiary shall be eligible for the grant of NQOs.

4.2

INCENTIVE  STOCK  OPTIONS.  Only  Employees  who  are  common-law  employees  of  the

Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary shall be eligible for the grant of ISOs.

Article 5.

OPTIONS.

5.1

STOCK  OPTION  AGREEMENT.  Each  grant  of  an  Option  under  the  Plan  shall  be  evidenced

by  a  Stock  Option  Agreement  between  the  Optionee  and  the  Company.  Such  Option  shall  be

subject  to  all  applicable  terms  of  the  Plan  and  may  be  subject  to  any  other  terms  that  are  not

inconsistent  with  the  Plan.  The  Stock  Option  Agreement  shall  specify  whether  the  Option  is  an

ISO  or  an  NQO.  The  provisions  of  the  various  Stock  Option  Agreements  entered  into  under  the

Plan need not be identical.

5.2

NUMBER  OF  SHARES.  Each  Stock  Option  Agreement  shall  specify  the  number  of  Shares

subject  to  the  Option  and  shall  provide  for  the  adjustment  of  such  number  in  accordance  with

Article 7.

5.3

EXERCISE  PRICE.  Each  Stock  Option  Agreement  shall  specify  the  Exercise  Price;  provided

that the Exercise Price shall in no event be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on

the  date  of  grant.    In  the  case  of  an  ISO  granted  to  a  Participant  who,  at  the  time  the  ISO  is

granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power

of  all  classes  of  stock  of  the  Company  or  any  Parent  or  Subsidiary,  the  term  of  the  ISO  will  be

five  (5)  years  from the  date of  grant  or  such  shorter  term as  may be  provided in the  Stock Option

Agreement.

5.4

EXERCISABILITY  AND  TERM.  Each  Stock  Option  Agreement  shall  specify  the  date  when

the  Option  is  to  become  exercisable.  The  term  of  each  Option  will  be  stated  in  the  Stock  Option

Agreement;  provided, however, that the term will  be no more than ten (10)  years from the date of

grant  thereof.   In  the  case  of  an  ISO  granted  to  a  Participant  who,  at  the  time  the  ISO  is  granted,

owns  stock  representing  more  than  ten  percent  (10%)  of  the  total  combined  voting  power  of  all

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classes  of  stock of  the  Company or  any Parent  or  Subsidiary,  the  term of  the  ISO  will  be  five  (5)

years  from  the  date  of  grant  or  such  shorter  term  as  may  be  provided  in  the  Stock  Option

Agreement.

5.5

LIMITATIONS.   Each  Option  will  be  designated  in  the  Stock  Option  Agreement  as  either  an

ISO  or  a  NQO.   Notwithstanding such  designation,  however,  to  the  extent  that  the  aggregate  Fair

Market  Value  of  the  Shares  with  respect  to  which  ISOs  are  exercisable  for  the  first  time  by  the

Participant   during   any   calendar   year   (under   all   plans   of   the   Company   and   any   Parent   or

Subsidiary)  exceeds  one  hundred  thousand  dollars  ($100,000),  such  Options  will  be  treated  as

NQOs  to  the  extent  such  treatment  is  not  in  violation  of  Section  409A.    For  purposes  of  this

Section  5.5,  ISOs  will  be  taken  into  account  in  the  order  in  which  they  were  granted,  the  Fair

Market  Value  of  the  Shares  will  be  determined  as  of  the  time  the  Option  with  respect  to  such

Shares  is  granted,  and  calculation  will  be  performed  in  accordance  with  Code  Section 422  and

Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.

5.6

FORM   OF   CONSIDERATION.     The   Committee   will   determine   the   acceptable   form   of

consideration  for  exercising  an  Option,  including  the  method  of  payment.   In  the  case  of  an  ISO,

the  Committee  will  determine  the  acceptable  form  of  consideration  at  the  time  of  grant.   Such

consideration  may  consist  entirely  of:  (1)  cash;  (2) check;  (3)  other  Shares,  provided  that  such

Shares  have  a  Fair  Market Value on the date of  surrender  equal  to the  aggregate exercise price  of

the  Shares  as  to  which  such  Option  will  be  exercised  and  provided,  further  that  accepting  such

Shares will not result in any adverse accounting consequences to the Company, as the Committee

determines  in  its  sole  discretion;  (4)  consideration  received  by  the  Company  under  cashless

exercise  program  (whether  through  a  broker  or  otherwise)  implemented  by  the  Company  in

connection  with  the  Plan;  (5)  by  net  exercise;  (6)  such  other  consideration  and  method  of

payment  for  the  issuance  of  Shares  to  the  extent  permitted  by  Applicable  Laws;  or  (7)  any

combination  of  the  foregoing  methods  of  payment.   In  making  its  determination  as  to  the  type  of

consideration  to  accept,  the  Committee  will  consider  if  acceptance  of  such  consideration  may  be

reasonably expected to benefit the Company, and will only permit a form which would not.

5.7

EXERCISE OF OPTION.

(a)

Procedure  for  Exercise;  Rights  as  a  Stockholder.   Any  Option  granted  hereunder  will

be  exercisable  according  to  the  terms  of  the  Plan  and  at  such  times  and  under  such

conditions  as determined by the Committee and set  forth in the Stock Option Agreement.

An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.

An  Option  will  be  deemed  exercised  when  the  Company  receives:  (i) notice  of  exercise

(in  such  form  as  the  Committee  may  specify  from  time  to  time)  from  the  person  entitled

to  exercise  the  Option;  and  (ii) full  payment  for  the  Shares  with  respect  to  which  the

Option is exercised (together with applicable tax withholding).  Full payment may consist

of  any consideration  and  method  of  payment  authorized  by the  Committee  and  permitted

by  the  Stock  Option  Agreement  and  the  Plan.   Shares  issued  upon  exercise  of  an  Option

will  be  issued  in  the  name  of  the  Participant  or,  if  requested  by  the  Participant,  in  the

name  of  the  Participant  and  his  or  her  spouse.   Until  the  Shares  are  issued  (as  evidenced

by  the  appropriate  entry  on  the  books  of  the  Company  or  of  a  duly  authorized  transfer

agent  of  the  Company),  no  right  to  vote  or  receive  dividends  or  any  other  rights  as  a

stockholder will exist with respect to the Shares subject to an Option, notwithstanding the

exercise  of  the  Option.    No  adjustment  will  be  made  for  a  dividend  or  other  right  for

which  the  record  date  is  prior  to  the  date  the  Shares  are  issued,  except  as  provided  in

Article 7 of the Plan.

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Exercising  an  Option  in  any  manner  will  decrease  the  number  of  Shares  thereafter

available,  both  for  purposes  of  the  Plan  and  for  sale  under  the  Option,  by  the  number  of

Shares as to which the Option is exercised.

(b)

Termination  of  Relationship  as  a  Service  Provider.    If  a  Participant  ceases  to  be  a

Service  Provider,  other   than  upon  the  Participant’s  termination  as  the  result  of   the

Participant’s  death  or  Disability  or  as  a  result  of  termination  for  Cause,  the  Participant

may  exercise  his  or  her  Option  within  such  period  of  time  as  is  specified  in  the  Stock

Option Agreement  (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as

set  forth  in  the  Stock  Option  Agreement)  to  the  extent  that  the  Option  is  vested  on  the

date  of  termination.   In  the  absence  of  a  specified  time  in  the  Stock  Option  Agreement,

the  Option  shall  remain  exercisable  for  three  (3)  months  following  the  Participant’s

termination.   Unless  otherwise  provided  by  the  Committee,  if  on  the  date  of  termination

the  Participant  is  not  vested  as  to  his  or  her  entire  Option,  the  Shares  covered  by  the

unvested portion of  the Option will  revert  to the Plan.   If  after  termination the Participant

does  not  exercise  his  or  her  Option  within  the  time  specified  by  the  Committee,  the

Option will terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option will revert to the Plan.

(c)

Termination for Cause.  Except as explicitly provided otherwise in a Participant’s Stock

Option   Agreement,   if   a   Participant   ceases   to   be   a   Service   Provider   as   a   result   of

termination  for  Cause,  the  Option  will  terminate  immediately  upon  such  Participant’s

termination  as  a  Service  Provider,  and  the  Participant  will  be  prohibited  from  exercising

his  or  her  Option  from  and  after  the  date  of  such  termination  as  a  Service  Provider.   For

the   avoidance   of   doubt,   notwithstanding   any   vesting   schedule   set   forth   in   the

Participant’s  Stock  Option  Agreement,  upon  a  Participant’s  termination  for  Cause,  all

Options  held  by  such  Participant,  vested  and  unvested,  immediately  will  revert  to  the

Plan.

(d)

Disability  of  Participant.   If  a  Participant  ceases  to  be  a  Service  Provider  as  a  result  of

the  Participant’s  Disability,  the  Participant  may  exercise  his  or  her  Option  within  such

period  of  time  as  is  specified  in  the  Stock  Option  Agreement  (but  in  no  event  later  than

the  expiration  of  the  term  of  such  Option  as  set  forth  in  the  Stock  Option  Agreement)  to

the  extent  the  Option  is  vested  on  the  date  of  termination.   In  the  absence  of  a  specified

time  in  the  Stock  Option  Agreement,  the  Option  shall  remain  exercisable  for  twelve  (12)

months   following   the   Participant’s   termination.     Unless   otherwise   provided   by   the

Committee,  if  on  the  date  of  termination  the  Participant  is  not  vested  as  to  his  or  her

entire  Option,  the  Shares covered  by the  unvested  portion of  the  Option  will  revert  to  the

Plan.   If  after  termination  the  Participant  does  not  exercise  his  or  her  Option  within  the

time  specified  herein,  the  Option  will  terminate,  and  the  Shares  covered  by  such  Option

will revert to the Plan.

(e)

Death  of  Participant.   If  a  Participant  dies  while  a  Service  Provider,  the  Option  may  be

exercised  within  such  period  of  time  as  is  specified  in  the  Stock  Option  Agreement  (but

in  no  event  later  than  the  expiration  of  the  term  of  such  Option  as  set  forth  in  the  Stock

Option  Agreement)  to  the  extent  that  the  Option  is  vested  on  the  date  of  death,  by  the

Participant’s  designated  beneficiary,  provided  such  beneficiary has  been  designated  prior

to  the  Participant’s  death  in  a  form  acceptable  to  the  Committee.   If  no  such  beneficiary

has  been  designated  by  the  Participant,  then  such  Option  may  be  exercised  by  the

personal representative of  the Participant’s estate or  by the person(s)  to whom the Option

is  transferred  pursuant  to  the  Participant’s  will  or  in  accordance  with  the  laws  of  descent

and  distribution.   In  the  absence  of  a  specified  time  in  the Stock  Option  Agreement,  the

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Option shall  remain exercisable for  twelve (12)  months following the Participant’s death.

Unless  otherwise  provided  by  the  Committee,  if  at  the  time  of  death  Participant  is  not

vested  as  to  his  or  her  entire  Option,  the  Shares  covered  by  the  unvested  portion  of  the

Option  immediately  will  revert  to  the  Plan.   If  the  Option  is  not  so  exercised  within  the

time  specified  herein,  the  Option  will  terminate,  and  the  Shares  covered  by  such  Option

will revert to the Plan.

5.8

EARLY  EXERCISE  OF  OPTIONS.    An  Option  may,  but  need  not,  include  a  provision

whereby  the  Participant  may  elect  at  any  time  before  the  Participant  ceases  to  be  a  Service

Provider,  to  exercise  the  Option  as  to  any  part  or  all  of  the  Shares  subject  to  the  Option  prior  to

the  full  vesting  of  the  Option.    Subject  to  any  repurchase limitation,  any  unvested  Shares  so

purchased may be subject to a repurchase right in favor of the Company or to any other restriction

the Committee determines to be appropriate.

Article 6.

RESTRICTED SHARES.

6.1

TIME,  AMOUNT  AND  FORM  OF  AWARDS.  Awards  under  the  Plan  may  be  granted  in  the

form  of  Restricted  Shares  to  Service  Providers  in  such  amounts  as  the  Committee,  in  its  sole

discretion, will determine.

6.2

STOCK  AWARD  AGREEMENT.   Each  Award  of  Restricted  Shares  will  be  evidenced  by  a

Stock Award Agreement that will specify the Period of Restriction, the number of Shares granted,

and  such  other  terms  and  conditions  as  the  Committee,  in  its  sole  discretion,  will  determine,

including,  without  limitation,  any  price  to  be  paid  by  the  Participant  for  such  Restricted  Shares.

Unless   the   Committee   determines   otherwise,   the   Company   as   escrow   agent,   will   hold   the

Restricted Shares until the restrictions on such Shares have lapsed.

6.3

VOTING   AND   DIVIDEND   RIGHTS.   Unless   otherwise   provided   in   the   Stock   Award

Agreement,  during  the  Period  of  Restriction,  the  holder  of  Restricted  Shares  awarded  under  the

Plan shall have full voting, dividend and other rights provided with respect to the Shares. Without

limitation, a Stock Award Agreement may require that the holders of Restricted Shares invest any

cash  dividends  received  in  additional  Restricted  Shares  (in  which  case  such  additional  Restricted

Shares shall be subject to the same conditions and restrictions as the Award with respect to which

the dividends were paid), or may defer payment of any dividends until vesting of the Award.

6.4

TRANSFERABILITY.   Except  as  provided  in  this  Article  6  or  as  the  Committee  determines,

Restricted  Shares  may  not  be  sold,  transferred,  pledged,  assigned,  or  otherwise  alienated  or

hypothecated until the end of the applicable Period of Restriction.

6.5

OTHER  RESTRICTIONS.    The  Committee,  in  its  sole  discretion,  may  impose  such  other

restrictions  on  Restricted  Shares  as  it  may  deem  advisable  or  appropriate;  provided  however  that

restrictions and conditions applicable to Restricted Shares must  be structured in a way that  would

cause such Restricted Shares to be exempt from Section 409A by virtue of such Restricted Shares

being transferred under Section 83 of the Code.

6.6

REMOVAL  OF  RESTRICTIONS.   Except  as  otherwise  provided  in  this  Article  6,  Shares  of

Common  Stock  covered  by  each  Restricted  Share  grant  made  under  the  Plan  will  be  released

from  escrow  as  soon  as  practicable  after  the  last  day  of  the  Period  of  Restriction  or  at  such  other

time as the Committee may determine.   The Committee, in its discretion, may accelerate the time

at which any restrictions will lapse or be removed.

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Article 7.

ADJUSTMENTS; DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION; MERGER OR CHANGE IN CONTROL

7.1

ADJUSTMENTS.  In  the  event  that  any  dividend  or  other  distribution  (whether  in  the  form  of

cash,  Shares,  other  securities,  or  other  property),  recapitalization,  stock  split,  reverse  stock  split,

reorganization,  merger,  consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination,  repurchase,  or  exchange  of

Shares  or  other  securities  of  the  Company,  or  other  change  in  the  corporate  structure  of  the

Company   affecting   the   Shares   occurs,   the   Committee,   in   order   to   prevent   diminution   or

enlargement  of  the  benefits  or  potential  benefits  intended  to  be  made  available  under  the  Plan,

will  adjust  the  number  and  class  of  shares  that  may  be  delivered  under  the  Plan  and/or  the

number,  class,  and  price  of  shares  covered  by  each  outstanding  Award  and  the  numerical  Share

limits  in  Article 3  of  the  Plan.  It  is  intended  that,  if  possible,  any  adjustments  contemplated  be

made   in   a   manner   that   satisfies   applicable   legal,   tax   (including,   without   limitation   and   as

applicable  in  the  circumstances,  Code  Sections  424  and  409A)  and  accounting  (so  as  to  not

trigger  any  charge  to  earnings  with  respect  to  such  adjustment)  requirements.   Additionally,  the

Committee   will   make   such   adjustments   to   an   Award   required   by  Section   25102(o)   of   the

California  Corporations  Code  to  the  extent  that  the  Company  is  relying  upon  the  exemption

afforded under such statute with respect to the Award.

7.2

DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION. In the event  of  the proposed dissolution or  liquidation of

the  Company,  the  Committee  will  notify  each  Participant  as  soon  as  practicable  prior  to  the

effective date of  such proposed transaction. To the extent  it  has not  been previously exercised, an

Award will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.

7.3

CERTAIN   TRANSACTIONS/   CHANGE   IN   CONTROL.      In   the   event   of   a   merger,

consolidation   or   similar   transaction   directly   or   indirectly   involving   the   Company,   each

outstanding  Award  will  be  treated  as  the  Committee  determines  (subject  to  the  provisions  of  the

following   paragraph)   whether   with   or   without   a   Participant’s   consent,   including,   without

limitation,  that  (i) such  Award  will  be  assumed,  or  a  substantially  equivalent  Award  will  be

substituted,  by  the  acquiring  or  succeeding  corporation  (or  an  affiliate  thereof)  with  appropriate

adjustments  as  to  the  number  and  kind  of  shares  and  prices  as  set  forth  in  Section 7.1;  (ii)  upon

written notice  to  the applicable Participant,  such  Award  will  terminate  upon  or  immediately prior

to  the  consummation  of  such  transaction;  (iii) (1)  such  Award  will  terminate  in  exchange  for  an

amount  of  cash  and/or  property,  if  any,  equal  to  the  amount  that  would  have  been  attained  upon

the  exercise  of  such  Award  or  realization  of  the  applicable  Participant’s  rights  as  of  the  date  of

the  occurrence  of  such  transaction  (and,  for  the  avoidance  of  doubt,  if  as  of  the  date  of  the

occurrence  of  such  transaction  the  Committee  determines  in  good  faith  that  no  amount  would

have  been  attained  upon  the  exercise  of  such  Award  or  realization  of  the  applicable  Participant’s

rights  thereunder,  then  such  Award  may  be  terminated  by  the  Company  without  payment),  or

(2) such  Awards  will  be  replaced  with  other  rights  or  property  selected  by  the  Committee  in  its

sole  discretion;  or  (iv) any  combination  of  the  foregoing.  In  taking  any  of  the  actions  permitted

under  this  Section 7.3,  the  Committee  will  not  be  obligated  to  treat  all  Awards,  all  Awards  held

by a Participant, all Awards of the same type, or all portions of the same Award, similarly.

Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, in the event of a merger, consolidation or similar

transaction directly or indirectly involving the Company that results in a Change in Control and in

which  the  acquiring  or  succeeding  corporation  does  not  assume  or  substitute  for  the  Award  (or

portion of  the  Award), the Participant  will  fully vest  in  and have  the right  to exercise all  of  his  or

her  outstanding  Options  (or  portion  thereof)  that  are  not  assumed  or  substituted  for,  including

Shares  as  to  which  such  Awards  would  not  otherwise  be  vested  or  exercisable,  all  restrictions  on

Restricted Shares (or portions thereof) not assumed or substituted for will lapse, and, with respect

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to  Awards  with  performance-based  vesting  (or  portions  thereof)  not  assumed  or  substituted  for,

all  performance  goals  or  other  vesting  criteria  will  be  deemed  achieved  at  one  hundred  percent

(100%)  of  target  levels  and  all  other  terms  and  conditions  met,  in  each  case,  unless  specifically

provided  otherwise  under  the  applicable  Award  Agreement  or  other  written  agreement  between

the Participant  and the Company or  any of  its Parent or  Subsidiaries, as applicable. In addition, if

an  Option  (or  portion  thereof)  is  not  assumed  or  substituted  for,  the  Committee  will  notify  the

Participant   in   writing   or   electronically   that   the   Option   (or   its   applicable   portion)   will   be

exercisable  for  a  period  of  time  determined  by  the  Committee  in  its  sole  discretion,  and  the

Option (or its applicable portion) will terminate upon the expiration of such period.

Notwithstanding anything in this Section 7.3 to the contrary, and unless otherwise provided for in

an Award Agreement or other written agreement between the Participant and the Company or any

of  its  Parent  or  Subsidiaries,  as  applicable,  an  Award  that  vests,  is  earned  or paid-out upon  the

satisfaction  of  one  or  more  performance  goals  will  not  be  considered  assumed  if  the  Company or

its  acquirer   or   successor  modifies  any  of   such  performance  goals  without  the  Participant’s

consent;   provided,   however,   a   modification   to   such   performance   goals   only   to   reflect   the

acquiring  or  succeeding  corporation’s  corporate  structure  following  the  applicable  transaction

will not be deemed to invalidate an otherwise valid Award assumption.

Notwithstanding  anything  in  this  Section 7.3  to  the  contrary,  if  a  payment  under  an  Award

Agreement  is  subject  to  Code  Section 409A  and  if  the  change  in  control  definition  contained  in

the  Award  Agreement   or  other  agreement   related  to  the  Award  does  not  comply  with  the

definition  of  “change  in  control”  for  purposes  of  a  distribution  under  Code  Section 409A,  then

any  payment  of  an  amount  that  is  otherwise  accelerated  under  this  Section  will  be  delayed  until

the  earliest  time  that  such  payment  would  be  permissible  under  Code  Section 409A  without

triggering any penalties applicable under Code Section 409A.

7.4

OUTSIDE  DIRECTOR  AWARDS.  With  respect  to  Awards  granted  to  an  Outside  Director,  in

the  event  of  a  Change  in  Control  in  which  such  Awards  are  assumed  or  substituted  for,  if  on  the

date  of  or  following  such  assumption  or  substitution  the  Participant’s  status  as  a  Director  or  a

director  of  the  successor  corporation,  as  applicable,  is  terminated  other  than  upon  a  voluntary

resignation  by  the  Participant  (unless  such  resignation  is  at  the  request  of  the  acquirer),  then  the

Participant  will  fully  vest  in  and  have  the  right  to  exercise  Options  as  to  all  of  the  Shares

underlying   such   Award,   including   those   Shares   which   would   not   otherwise   be   vested   or

exercisable,  all  restrictions  on  Restricted  Stock  will  lapse,  and,  with  respect  to  Awards  with

performance-based  vesting,  unless  specifically  provided  otherwise  under  the  applicable  Award

Agreement,  a  Company  policy  applicable  to  the  Participant,  or  other  written  agreement  between

the  Participant  and  the  Company, all  performance  goals  or  other  vesting  criteria  will  be  deemed

achieved at one hundred percent (100%) of target levels and all other terms and conditions met.

7.5

MODIFICATION OR ASSUMPTION OF  OPTIONS. The Committee may  modify, extend or

assume  outstanding  options  or  may  accept  the  cancellation  of  outstanding  options  (whether

granted  by the  Company or  by another  issuer)  in  return  for  the  grant  of  new  options  for  the  same

or  a  different  number  of  shares  and  at  the  same  or  a  different  exercise  price.  The  foregoing

notwithstanding, no modification of  an Option shall, without  the consent  of  the Optionee, alter  or

impair  his  or  her  rights  or  obligations  under  such  Option  (except  that  the  Committee  has  the

authority  to  amend  any  outstanding  Option  without  the  Optionee’s  consent  if  the  Committee

deems it necessary or advisable to comply with Code Section 409A). In addition, to the extent the

Committee’s  modification  of  the  purchase  price  or  the  exercise  price  of  any  outstanding  Award

effects a repricing, shareholder approval shall be required before the repricing is effective.

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Article 8.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE/ TRANSFERABILITY

8.1

LEAVE   OF   ABSENCE/TRANSFER   BETWEEN   LOCATIONS.     Unless   the   Committee

provides  otherwise  and  except  as  required  by  Applicable  Laws,  vesting  of  Awards  granted

hereunder  will  be  suspended  during  any  unpaid  leave  of  absence.  For  purposes  of  ISOs,  no  such

leave  may  exceed  three  (3) months,  unless  reemployment   upon  expiration  of  such  leave  is

guaranteed   by   statute   or   contract.   If   reemployment   upon   expiration   of   a   leave   of   absence

approved by the Company is not so guaranteed, then six (6) months following the first (1st) day of

such  leave  any  ISO  held  by  the  Participant  will  cease  to  be  treated  as  an  ISO  and  will  be  treated

for tax purposes as a NQO.

8.2

TRANSFERABILITY  OF  AWARDS.  Unless  determined  otherwise  by  the  Committee,  an

Award  may  not  be  sold,  pledged,  assigned,  hypothecated,  transferred,  or  disposed  of  in  any

manner  other  than  by  will  or  by  the  laws  of  descent  or  distribution  and  may  be  exercised,  during

the  lifetime  of  the  Participant,  only  by  the  Participant.  If  the  Committee  makes  an  Award

transferable, such Award will not be transferable other than for no consideration, and will contain

such additional terms and conditions as the Committee deems appropriate.

Article 9.

LIMITATION ON RIGHTS.

9.1

RETENTION  RIGHTS.  Neither  the  Plan  nor  any  Award  granted  under  the  Plan  shall  be

deemed to give any individual  a right to remain a Service Provider. The Company and its Parents

and  Subsidiaries  reserve  the  right  to  terminate  the  service  of  any  Service  Provider  at  any  time,

with  or  without  Cause,  subject  to  Applicable  Laws,  the  Company’s  certificate  of  incorporation

and bylaws and a written employment agreement (if any).

9.2

REGULATORY  REQUIREMENTS.  Any  other  provision  of  the  Plan  notwithstanding,  the

obligation of the Company to issue Shares under the Plan shall  be subject to all  Applicable Laws,

rules   and  regulations   and  such   approval   by  any  regulatory  body  as   may  be   required.  The

Company  reserves  the  right  to  restrict, in  whole  or  in  part, the  delivery of  Shares  pursuant  to  any

Award prior to the satisfaction of all legal requirements relating to the issuance of such Shares, to

their  registration,  qualification  or  listing  or  to  an  exemption  from  registration,  qualification  or

listing.

Article 10.

TAX.

10.1

GENERAL.  To  the  extent  provided  by  the  terms  of  an  Award  Agreement  and  subject  to  the

discretion  of  the  Committee,  the  Participant  may  satisfy  any  federal,  state,  local,  foreign  or  other

taxes  (including  the  Participant’s  FICA  obligation)  tax  withholding  obligation  relating  to  the

exercise  or  acquisition  of  Common  Stock  under  an  Award  by  any  of  the  following  means  (in

addition to the Company’s right to withhold from any compensation paid to the Participant by the

Company)  or  by  a  combination  of  such  means:  (a)  tendering  a  cash  payment;  (b)  authorizing  the

Company  to  withhold  shares  of  Common  Stock  from  the  shares  of  Common  Stock  otherwise

issuable  to  the  Participant  as  a  result  of  the  exercise  or  acquisition  of  Common  Stock  under  the

Award, provided, however, that  no shares of  Common  Stock are withheld with a value exceeding

the  minimum  amount  of  tax  required  to  be  withheld  by  law;  or  (c)  delivering  to  the  Company

previously  owned  and  unencumbered  shares  of  Common  Stock  of  the  Company.  The  Company

shall  not  be  required  to  issue  any  Shares  or  make  any  cash  payment  under  the  Plan  until  such

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obligations  are  satisfied.   The  amount  of  the  withholding  requirement  will  be  deemed  to  include

any amount  which the  Committee  agrees  may be  withheld at  the time  the  election  is  made,  not  to

exceed  the  amount  determined  by using the  maximum  federal,  state  or  local  marginal  income  tax

rates  applicable  to  the  Participant  with  respect  to  the  Award  on  the  date  that  the amount  of  tax  to

be withheld is to be determined.  The Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld or delivered

will be determined as of the date that the taxes are required to be withheld.

10.2

COMPLIANCE  WITH  CODE  SECTION 409A.   All  Awards  granted  hereunder  are  intended

to  be  exempt  from  or  comply  with  the  requirements  of  Section  409A.  Any  ambiguities  in  this

Plan  or  any  Award  granted  hereunder  will  be  interpreted  to  so  comply  with  or  be  exempt  from

Section  409A,  as  appropriate.  The  terms  of  the  Plan  and  any  Award  granted  under  the  Plan  shall

be  interpreted,  operated  and  administered  in  a  manner  consistent  with  the  foregoing  intention.

Notwithstanding  any  other  provision  in  the  Plan  or  an  Award  Agreement,  the  Committee,  to  the

extent  it  unilaterally  deems  necessary  or  advisable  in  its  sole  discretion,  reserves  the  right,  but

shall  not  be  required, to  amend  or  modify the  Plan  and any Award  granted  under  the  Plan  so  that

the  Award  qualifies  for  exemption  from  or  complies  with  Section  409A;  provided,  however,  that

the  Company  makes  no  representation  that  the  Awards  granted  under  the  Plan  shall  be  exempt

from  or  comply  with  Section  409A  of  the  Code.   Any  amounts  payable  under  the  Plan  shall  be

excludible  from  the  requirements  of  Section  409A,  either  as  involuntary  separation  pay  or  as

short-term  deferral  amounts,  to  the  maximum  possible  extent.   In  no  event  will  the  Company  (or

any  Parent  or  Subsidiary  of  the  Company,  as  applicable)  have  any  liability  for  or  reimburse  a

Participant for any taxes imposed or other costs incurred under Section 409A.

Whenever  in  the  provision  of  payment  or  benefit  under  the  Plan  is  conditioned  on  the  Service

Provider’s  execution  and  non-revocation  of  a  waiver  and  release  of  claims,  such  waiver  and

release  must  be  executed  and  not  revoked,  and  all  revocation  periods  must  have  expired,  on  or

prior  to the stated payment  date;   otherwise, the  payment  or  benefit  is forfeited.   In  no  event  may

a Service Provider, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of a payment.

Article 11.

AMENDMENT/ TERMINATION/ TERM.

11.1

TERM OF THE PLAN Subject to Section 12.4 of the Plan, the Plan will  become effective upon

its adoption by the Board.   Unless sooner terminated under  Section 11.2, it  will continue in effect

for a term of ten (10) years from the date of such approval.

11.2

AMENDMENT  AND  TERMINATION.   The  Board  may  at  any  time  amend,  alter,  suspend  or

terminate  the  Plan,  provided  any such  amendment,  alteration or  suspension is in compliance with

Section 409A, to the extent applicable.

11.3

STOCKHOLDER  APPROVAL.   The  Company  will  obtain  stockholder  approval  of  any  Plan

amendment to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Applicable Laws.

11.4

EFFECT OF AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION.  No amendment, alteration, suspension or

termination of the Plan will impair the rights of any Participant, unless mutually agreed otherwise

between  the  Participant  and  the  Committee,  which  agreement  must  be  in  writing  and  signed  by

the Participant  and the Company.   Termination of the Plan will not affect  the Committee’s ability

to exercise the powers granted to it hereunder with respect to Awards granted under the Plan prior

to the date of such termination.

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Article 12.

CONDITIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF SHARES.

12.1

LEGAL COMPLIANCE.  Shares will not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Award unless

the  grant  and  exercise  of  such  Award  and  the  issuance  and  delivery  of  such  Shares  will  comply

with Applicable Laws and will be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with

respect to such compliance.

12.2

INVESTMENT  REPRESENTATIONS.    As  a  condition  to  the  exercise  of  an  Award,  the

Company  may  require  the  person  exercising  such  Award  to  represent  and  warrant  at  the  time  of

any  such  exercise  that  the  Shares  are  being  purchased  only  for  investment  and  without  any

present  intention  to  sell  or  distribute  such  Shares  if,  in  the  opinion  of  counsel  for  the  Company,

such a representation is required.

12.3      INABILITY  TO  OBTAIN  AUTHORITY. The  inability  of  the  Company  to  obtain  authority

from  any  regulatory  body  having  jurisdiction  or  to  complete  or  comply  with  the  requirements  of

any  registration  or  other  qualification  of  the  Shares  under  any  state,  federal  or  non  U.S.  law  or

under  the  rules  and  regulations  of  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,  the  stock  exchange

on  which  Shares  of  the  same  class  are  then  listed,  or  any  other  governmental  or  regulatory  body,

which  authority,  registration,  qualification  or  rule  compliance  is  deemed  by  the  Company’s

counsel  to  be  necessary  or  advisable  for  the  issuance  and  sale  of  any  Shares  hereunder,  will

relieve  the  Company  of  any  liability  in  respect  of  the  failure  to  issue  or  sell  such  Shares  as  to

which  such  requisite  authority,  registration,  qualification  or  rule  compliance  will  not  have  been

obtained.

12.4

STOCKHOLDER  APPROVAL.   The  Plan  will  be  subject  to  approval  by  the  stockholders  of

the Company within twelve (12) months after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board.

12.5

ENTIRE   AGREEMENT;   GOVERNING   LAW.     The   Plan   and   each   Award   Agreement

constitute  the  entire  agreement  of  the  parties  with  respect  to  the  subject  matter  hereof  and

supersede  in  their  entirety  all  prior  undertakings  and  agreements  of  the  Company  and  Participant

with  respect  to  the  subject  matter  thereof.   The  Plan  and  each  Award  Agreement  is  governed  by

the internal substantive laws but not the choice of law rules of the State of Nevada.

12.6

SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.  The Company may assign any of its rights under this Plan and

any  Award  Agreement  to  single  or  multiple  assignees,  and  this  Plan  and  any  Award  Agreement

shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company.  Subject to the restrictions

on transfer herein set forth, this Plan and any Award Agreement shall be binding upon Participant

and his or her heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.

12.7

CLAWBACK.   Notwithstanding  any  other  provisions  in  this  Plan  to  the  contrary,  any  Award

received  by  a  Subject  Participant,  and/or  any  Share  issued  upon  exercise  of  any  Award  received

by  a  Subject  Participant  hereunder,  and/or  any  amount  received  with  respect  to  any  sale  of  any

such Award or Share, will be subject to potential cancellation, recoupment, rescission, payback or

other  action to the extent required pursuant to Applicable Law, government  regulation or  national

securities   exchange   listing   requirement   (or   any   clawback   policy   adopted   by   the   Company

pursuant   to   any   such   law,   government   regulation   or   national   securities   exchange   listing

requirement).   Each   Subject   Participant   agrees   and   consents   to   the   Company’s   application,

implementation and enforcement  of  any policy established by the Company that may apply to the

Subject   Participant   and  any  provision  of   applicable  law,  government   regulation  or   national

securities    exchange    listing    requirement    relating    to    cancellation,    rescission,    payback    or

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recoupment  of  compensation,  and  expressly  agrees  that  the  Company  may  take  such  actions  as

are necessary to effectuate any such policy (as applicable to the Subject Participant) or Applicable

Law,  government  regulation  or  national  securities  exchange  listing  requirement  without  further

consent or action being required by the Subject Participant.

Article 13.

DEFINITIONS.

13.1

“Applicable  Laws”  means  the  requirements  relating  to  the  administration  of  equity-based  awards

under  U.S.  state  corporate  laws,  U.S.  federal  and  state  securities  laws,  the  Code,  any  stock

exchange  or  quotation  system on  which  the  Common  Stock is  listed  or  quoted  and  the  applicable

laws of any foreign country or jurisdiction where Awards are, or will be, granted under the Plan.

13.2

“Award” means any award of an Option or a Restricted Share under the Plan.

13.3

“Award Agreement” means either or both a Stock Option Agreement and a Stock Award

Agreement.

13.4

“Board” means the Company’s Board of Directors, as constituted from time to time.

13.5

“Cause”  means,  with  respect  to  a  Participant,   the  occurrence  of  any  of  the  following  events:  (i)

such  Participant’s  commission  of  a  felony  or  any  crime  involving  fraud,  dishonesty  or  moral

turpitude under the laws of the United States or any state thereof; (ii) such Participant’s attempted

commission  of,  or  participation  in,  a  fraud  or  act  of  dishonesty  against  the  Company,  Parent  or

Subsidiary;  (iii)  such  Participant’s  intentional,  material  violation  of  any  contract  or  agreement

between  the  Participant  and  the  Company,  Parent  or  Subsidiary  or  of  any  statutory  duty  owed  to

the  Company,  Parent  or  Subsidiary;  (iv)  such  Participant’s  unauthorized  use  or  disclosure  of  the

Company’s,   Parent’s   or   Subsidiary’s   confidential   information   or   trade   secrets;   (v)   such

Participant’s  gross  negligence  or  willful  misconduct;  or  (vi)  such  Participant’s  action  which

constitutes  “Cause”  under  his  or  her  applicable  employment  or  consulting  agreement.    The

determination  that  a  termination  of  the  Participant’s  continuous  status  as  a  Service  Provider  is

either  for  Cause  or  without  Cause  shall  be  made  by  the  Company  in  its  sole  discretion.    Any

determination  by  the  Company  that  Participant’s  continuous  status  as  a  Service  Provider  was

terminated  by  reason  of  dismissal  without  Cause  for  the  purposes  of  outstanding Awards  held  by

such  Participant  shall  have  no  effect  upon  any  determination  of  the  rights  or  obligations  of  the

Company  or  such  Participant  for  any  other  purpose.   If,  subsequent  to  a  Participant’s  termination

as a Service Provider, it is discovered that such Participant could have been terminated for Cause,

the  Participant  shall,  at  the  election  of  the  Company,  in  its  sole  discretion,  be  deemed  to  have

been  terminated  for  Cause  retroactively  to  the  date  the  events  giving  rise  to  Cause  occurred.   In

such  event,  any  amounts  or  Shares  received  under  this  Plan  shall  be  returned  to  the  Company

within thirty (30) days of the Company’s written demand.

13.6

“Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events:

(a)

Change  in  Ownership  of  the  Company.   A  change  in  the  ownership  of  the  Company

which  occurs  on  the  date  that  any  one  person,  or  more  than  one  person  acting  as  a  group

(“Person”),  acquires  ownership  of  the  stock of  the  Company that,  together  with  the  stock

held  by  such  Person,  constitutes  more  than  fifty  percent  (50%)  of  the  total  voting  power

of  the  stock  of  the  Company,  provided,  however,  that  for  purposes  of  this  subsection  (a),

the  acquisition  of  additional  stock  by  any  one  Person,  who  is  considered  to  own  more

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than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the stock of the Company will not be

considered a Change in Control; or

(b)

Change  in  Effective  Control  of  the  Company.   A  change  in  the  effective  control  of  the

Company  occurs  on  the  date  that  a  majority  of  members  of  the  Board  is  replaced  during

any twelve (12) month period by Directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed

by  a  majority  of  the  members  of  the  Board  prior  to  the  date  of  the  appointment  or

election.    For  purposes  of  this  subsection  (b),  if  any  Person  is  considered  to  be  in

effective control of the Company, the acquisition of additional control of the Company by

the same Person will not be considered a Change in Control; or

(c)

Change  in  Ownership  of  a  Substantial  Portion  of  the  Company’s  Assets.   A  change

in  the  ownership  of  a  substantial  portion  of  the  Company’s  assets  which  occurs  on  the

date  that  any  Person  acquires  (or  has  acquired  during  the  twelve  (12)  month  period

ending  on  the  date  of  the  most  recent  acquisition  by  such  Person  or  Persons)  assets  from

the  Company that  have  a  total  gross  fair  market  value  equal  to  or  more  than  fifty percent

(50%) of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately

prior  to  such  acquisition  or  acquisitions.   For  purposes  of  this  subsection  (c),  gross  fair

market  value  means  the  value  of  the  assets  of  the  Company,  or  the  value  of  the  assets

being  disposed  of,  determined  without  regard  to  any  liabilities  associated  with  such

assets.

For  purposes  of  this  Section  13.6,  Persons  will  be  considered  to  be  acting  as  a  group  if

they  are  owners  of  a  corporation  that  enters  into  a  merger,  consolidation,  purchase  or

acquisition of stock, or similar business transaction with the Company.

Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  a  transaction  will  not  be  deemed  a  Change  in  Control,

with  respect  to  an  Award  subject  to  Section  409A,  unless  the  transaction  qualifies  as  a

change  in  control  event  within  the  meaning  of  Section  409A,  as  it  has  been  and  may  be

amended  from  time  to  time,  and  any  proposed  or  final  Treasury  Regulations  and Internal

Revenue  Service  guidance  that  has  been  promulgated  or  may  be  promulgated  thereunder

from time to time.

Further  and  for  the  avoidance  of  doubt,  a  transaction  will  not  constitute  a  Change  in

Control   if:   (i)   its   sole   purpose   is   to   change   the   jurisdiction   of   the   Company’s

incorporation, or (ii) its sole purpose is to create a holding company that will be owned in

substantially  the  same  proportions  by  the  Persons  who  held  the  Company’s  securities

immediately before such transaction.

13.7

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

13.8

“Committee” means a committee of the Board, as described in Article 2.

13.9     “Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of the

Company.

13.10    “Company” means NuZee, Inc., a Nevada corporation.

13.11    “Consultant” means a consultant or adviser who provides bona fide services to the Company, a

Parent or a Subsidiary as an independent contractor. Service as a Consultant shall be considered

employment for all purposes of the Plan, except as provided in Section 4.2.

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13.12    “Director” shall mean a member of the Board.

13.13    “Disability”  means  total  and  permanent  disability  as  defined  in  Code  Section 22(e)(3),  provided

that  in  the  case  of  Awards  other  than  ISOs,  the  Committee  in  its  discretion  may  determine

whether   a   permanent   and   total   disability   exists   in   accordance   with   uniform   and   non-

discriminatory standards adopted by the Committee from time to time.

13.14    “Employee” means a common-law employee of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary.

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

13.16    “Exercise Price” means the amount for which one Share may be purchased upon exercise of such

Option, as specified in the applicable Stock Option Agreement.

13.17    “Fair  Market  Value”  means,  for  so  long as  the  Common  Stock is  listed  on  any established  stock

exchange   or   a   national   market   system,   including   without   limitation   the   New   York   Stock

Exchange,  or  the  Nasdaq  Global  Select  Market, the Nasdaq  Global  Market  or  the Nasdaq  Capital

Market  of  The  Nasdaq  Stock  Market,  its  Fair  Market  Value  will  be  the  closing  sales  price  for

such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system on

the  day  of  determination,  as  reported  in The  Wall  Street  Journal or  such  other  source  as  the

Administrator   deems   reliable.     If   the   Common   Stock   is   regularly   quoted   by   a   recognized

securities  dealer  but  selling  prices  are  not  reported,  the  Fair  Market  Value  of  a  Share  will  be  the

mean   between   the   high   bid   and   low   asked   prices   for   the   Common   Stock   on   the   day   of

determination,  as  reported  in The  Wall  Street  Journal or  such  other  source  as  the  Committee

deems  reliable.   In  the  absence  of  an  established  market  for  the  Common  Stock,  the  Fair  Market

Value  shall  be  determined  in  good  faith  by  the  Committee  and  such  determination  shall  be

conclusive and binding on all persons.

13.18    “ISO” means an incentive stock option described in section 422(b) of the Code.

13.19    “NQO” means a stock option not described in sections 422 or 423 of the Code.

13.20    “Option” means an ISO or NQO granted under the Plan and entitling the holder to purchase

Shares.

13.21    “Optionee” means an individual or estate who holds an Option.

13.22     “Outside Director” means a Director who is not an Employee.

13.23    “Parent” means a “parent corporation” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Code

Section 424(e).

13.24    “Participant” means an individual or estate who holds an Award.

13.25    “Period  of  Restriction”  means  the  period  during  which  the  transfer  of  Restricted  Shares  are

subject to restrictions and therefore, the Shares are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture.  Such

restrictions may be based on the passage of time, the achievement of target levels of performance,

or the occurrence of other events as determined by the Committee.

13.26    “Plan” means this NuZee, Inc. 2019 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.

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13.27    “Restricted Share” means a Share awarded under the Plan.

13.28    “Service Provider” means an Employee, Director or Consultant.

13.29    “Share” means a share of Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Article 7 of the Plan.

13.30    “Stock Award Agreement” means the agreement between the Company and the recipient of a

Restricted Share that contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to such Restricted

Share.

13.31    “Stock Option Agreement” means the agreement between the Company and an Optionee that

contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to his or her Option.

13.32    “Subsidiary” means a “subsidiary corporation” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in

Code Section 424(f).

13.33    “Subject Participant” means a Participant who is designated by the Board as an “executive

officer” under the Exchange Act.

Article 14.

EXECUTION.

To record the adoption of the Plan by the Board, the Company has caused its duly authorized

officer to execute this document in the name of the Company.

NUZEE, INC.

By: /s/ Masateru Higashida

Masateru Higashida, Chief Executive Officer

and Secretary

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