Document:

EX-10.20

 Exhibit 10.20 

AMENDMENT NO.1 TO 
 TAX
MATTERS AGREEMENT 
 This Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) to that certain Tax Matters Agreement, dated
as of September 2, 2022 (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into effective of October 20, 2022, by and among Meta Materials, Inc., a Nevada corporation, on behalf of itself and the Affiliated Group (other than NBH
and the NBH Group), on the one hand, and Next Bridge Hydrocarbons, Inc., a Nevada corporation, on behalf of itself and the NBH Group, on the other hand. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment that are not otherwise defined herein shall have the
respective meanings assigned to them in the Agreement, as applicable. 
 RECITALS 

WHEREAS, the Parties now desire to amend certain terms of the Agreement to, among other things, clarify the obligations of each party
pursuant to the Agreement; 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 1.3 of the Agreement, the Agreement may be amended by an instrument
in writing executed by each of the Parties; and 
 WHEREAS, the undersigned constitute the Parties. 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and the mutual covenants, terms and conditions set forth herein, and for other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and agreed, all of the parties hereto mutually agree as follows: 

AGREEMENT 
  

	 	1.	 Amendment to Section 3.3 of the Agreement. Section 3.3 of the Agreement is
hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: 

 “A. NBH shall indemnify and hold harmless Parent
and members of the Affiliated Group (other than NBH and members of the NBH Group) against the amount of any and all liability, loss, expense or damage Parent and members of the Affiliated Group (other than NBH and members of the NBH Group) may
suffer, incur or be required to pay after the Distribution Date or in connection with the Distribution, including as a result of any or all claims, demands, costs or expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ and accountants’
fees), interest, penalties or judgments made against it, arising from or incurred in relation to (i) any failure of NBH to pay any amount to Parent with respect to NBH’s obligations under Section 3.1 and Section 3.2 of this
Agreement, (ii) any and all Taxes (other than Taxes in respect of Consolidated Returns) of members of the NBH Group for any taxable year or period, and (iii) any NBH Affiliated Group Tax Liability, Distribution Tax Liability or other Tax
liabilities allocated to the NBH Group under this Agreement. NBH shall be able to offset any liabilities that are owed by Parent to NBH under Section 3.3.B for any payments that are owed under this Section 3.3.A. 

B. Parent shall indemnify and hold harmless NBH and the members of the NBH Group against the amount of any and all liability, loss, expense or
damage NBH and members of the NBH Group may suffer, incur or be required to pay after the Distribution Date or in connection with the Distribution, including as a result of any or all claims, demands, costs or expenses (including, without
limitation, attorneys’ and accountants’ fees), interest, 

 
penalties or judgments made against it, arising from or incurred in relation to any and all Taxes, other than any NBH Affiliated Group Tax Liability, Distribution Tax Liability or other liability
for Taxes for which NBH is required to indemnify Parent pursuant to Section 3.3A, (i) in respect of all Consolidated Returns, including but not limited to Taxes for which the NBH Group is liable under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 or any comparable provision of state or local tax law, and (ii) imposed on Parent or any member of the Affiliated Group (other than NBH or a member of the NBH Group or any predecessor
thereof) and (a) for which the NBH Group is liable pursuant to any contract entered into before the Distribution Date (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement and the Distribution Agreement) or (b) which may be collected from
NBH or a member of the NBH Group pursuant to applicable law. Parent shall be able to offset any liabilities that are owed by NBH to Parent under Section 3.1, Section 3.2 or Section 3.3A for any payments that are owed under this
Section 3.3B.” 
  

	 	2.	 Governing Law. This Amendment and all actions arising out of or in connection with this Amendment shall
be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to the conflicts of law provisions of the State of Nevada or of any other state. 

 

	 	3.	 Agreement. Wherever necessary, all other terms of the Agreement are hereby amended to be consistent with
the terms of this Amendment. Except as specifically set forth herein, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. 

  

	 	4.	 Counterparts; This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an
original, and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. 

 [Signature page follows] 

 The parties have caused this Amendment No. 1 to Tax Matters Agreement to be duly
executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the date and year first written above. 
  

			
	META MATERIALS, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Kenneth Rice

		 	Name: Kenneth Rice
		 	Title: CFO and COO
	
	NEXT BRIDGE HYDROCARBONS, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ George Palikaras

		 	Name: George Palikaras
		 	Title: PresidentExhibit
16.1

 

 

October
21, 2022

 

Securities
and Exchange Commission

100
F Street NE

Washington,
D.C. 20549

 

Dear
Commissioners:

 

We
have read the statements made by Agape ATP Corporation under Item 4.01 of its Form 8-K dated October 21, 2022. We agree with the
statements concerning our firm in such Form 8-K; we are not in a position to agree or disagree with other statements contained Item 4.01
insofar as they do not relate to our firm.

 

	Very
  truly yours,	
	 	 
	/s/
  Friedman LLP	 
	New
  York, New YorkExhibit 10.26

 

Execution Copy

 

REORGANIZATION AGREEMENT

 

by and among

 

TIGRESS HOLDINGS, LLC,

 

RISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC,

 

AND

 

SIEBERT FINANCIAL CORP.

 

October 18, 2022

 

     

     

    

 

This REORGANIZATION AGREEMENT,
dated as of October 18, 2022 (this “Agreement”), is by and among Tigress Holdings, LLC, a limited liability
company organized under the laws of Delaware (“Tigress Holdings”), RISE Financial Services, LLC, a limited liability
company organized under the laws of Delaware (“RISE”), and Siebert Financial Corp., a corporation organized
under the laws of New York (“Siebert Financial”). Each party referred to herein individually as a “Party”
and collectively as the “Parties.”

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Tigress Holdings,
RISE, and Siebert Financial are parties to that certain Contribution Agreement, dated November 16, 2021 (“Tigress Holdings
Contribution Agreement”), whereby (a) Tigress Holdings issued limited liability company interests in Tigress Holdings to
Siebert Financial, representing twenty-four percent (24%) of the outstanding membership interests in Tigress Holding; (b) RISE issued
limited liability company interests in RISE to Tigress Holdings, representing twenty-four percent (24%) of the outstanding membership
interests in RISE; and (c) Siebert Financial issued common stock, $0.01 par value to Tigress Holdings representing the difference in value
between the Tigress Holdings membership interests and the RISE membership interests; and

 

WHEREAS, the Parties
desire to restructure the relationship among Tigress Holdings, RISE, and Siebert Financial pursuant to the terms and conditions herein;

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration
of the foregoing premises, which are hereby incorporated into the terms hereof, and the respective representations, warranties, covenants
and agreements contained herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

 

Article
I. DEFINITIONS

 

Section
1.1   Definitions. When used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings
assigned to them in this Section 1.1:

 

(a)
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such first Person. For purposes of this definition, “control”
of a Person means the power to, directly or indirectly, direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether
through the ownership of voting securities or other ownership interests, by Contract or otherwise, including, with respect to a corporation,
partnership or limited liability company, the direct or indirect ownership of more than 50% of the voting securities of such corporation
or the voting interest of such partnership or limited liability company.

 

(b)
“Agents” means, with respect to any Person, the officers, directors, managers, employees, counsel, accountants, financial
advisors, consultants and other representatives of such Person.

 

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(c)
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

(d)
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks located in the State of New
York are authorized or required by Law to close.

 

(e)
“Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.

 

(f)
“Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.

 

(g)
“Contract” means any written or oral contract, lease, license, indenture, undertaking or other agreement that is legally
binding.

 

(h)
“Dollars” or “$” means the lawful currency of the United States.

 

(i) “Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

(j) “Financial
Statements” means includes all of the following: (a) the balance sheet and the related statements of income and expenses,
retained earnings, changes in financial position and cash flows for the twelve-month period then ended; and (b) any and all interim
financial statements thereafter issued.

 

(k)
“FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.

 

(l) “GAAP”
means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, consistently applied in accordance with past practices.

 

(m)
“Governmental Entity” means any federal, state, local, domestic or foreign agency, court, tribunal, administrative
body, arbitration panel, department or other legislative, judicial, regulatory, governmental or quasi-governmental entity, including any
SRO with competent jurisdiction.

 

(n)
“Indemnitee” means any Person that is entitled to indemnification pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.

 

(o)
“Indemnitor” means any Party from which a Person is entitled to indemnification pursuant to the provisions of this
Agreement.

 

(p)
“Intellectual Property” means all (i) patents and patent applications, (ii) trademarks, service marks, trademark and
service mark applications and registrations, trade dress. logos, trade names, monograms, tag lines, slogans, brand names and domain names,
(iii) copyrights, together with all applications, registrations and renewals therefor, (iv) trade secrets (v) source code, object code,
databases, instruction manuals and related material.

 

(q)
“Law” means, with respect to any Person, any statute, law, code, treaty, ordinance, rule or regulation of any Governmental
Entity applicable to such Person.

 

(r) “Legal
Proceeding” means any legal proceeding (whether at law or in equity) or arbitration before, or any formal investigation by, a
Governmental Entity.

 

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(s) “Lien”
means, with respect to any property or asset, any lien, mortgage, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance in respect
of such property or asset.

 

(t) “Losses”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

 

(u)
“Notice of Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.1.

 

(v)
“Order” means any award, injunction, judgment, order, writ, decree or ruling entered, issued, made or rendered by any
Governmental Entity that possesses competent jurisdiction.

 

(w)
“Party” and “Parties” have the meanings set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

(x)
“Permit” means consent, approval, license, permit, certificate or authorization from any Governmental Entity.

 

(y)
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company,
proprietorship, other business organization or Governmental Entity.

 

(z)
“Records” means the books and records (including those that are required to be maintained pursuant to Section 17(a)
of the Exchange Act, the Commodity Exchange Act, FINRA, state securities and insurance regulators and other applicable rules of any applicable
Governmental Entity).

 

(aa)
“RISE” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

(bb)
“RISE Membership Interests” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.1.

 

(cc)
“Siebert Financial” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

(dd)
“Siebert Financial Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.

 

(ee)
“SRO” means any self-regulatory organization, including FINRA.

 

(ff) “Tax”
or “Taxes” means (a) any United States local, state or federal or foreign income, gross receipts, license, profits,
franchise, withholding, ad valorem, personal property (tangible and intangible), employment, payroll, sales and use, social security
(or similar including FICA), unemployment, registration, disability, occupation, real property, escheat, unclaimed property,
severance, stamp, premium, windfall profits, environmental, customs, duties, capital stock, excise, alternative or add-on minimum,
estimated or other taxes of any kind or any charge of any kind in the nature of (or similar to) taxes imposed by a Taxing Authority,
including any interest, penalty or addition thereto, in each case whether disputed or not and (b) any liability for the payment of
any amounts of the type described in clause (a) as a result of being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary
group, as a result of any tax sharing or tax allocation agreement, arrangement or understanding, or as a result of being liable for
another person’s taxes as a transferee or successor.

 

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(gg)
“Taxing Authority” means, with respect to any Tax, the Governmental Entity or political subdivision thereof that imposes
such Tax, and the agency (if any) charged with the collection of such Tax for such entity or subdivision.

 

(hh)
“Third Party Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.1.

 

(ii)
“Third Party Defense” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.2.

 

(jj) “Tigress Holdings
Contribution Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement;

 

(kk)
“Tigress Financial” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.2.

 

(ll) “Tigress Holdings”
has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

(mm) “Tigress
Holdings Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

 

(nn)
“Tigress Holdings Membership Interests” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.3.

 

Section
1.2   Construction. For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided herein
or unless the context otherwise requires: (a) the meaning assigned to each term defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the
singular and the plural forms of such term and vice versa, and words denoting any gender shall include the other genders as the context
requires; (b) where a word or phrase is defined herein, each of its other grammatical forms shall have a corresponding meaning; (c) the
terms “hereof”, “herein”, “hereunder”, “hereby” and “herewith” and words
of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision
of this Agreement; (d) when a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, Section, paragraph, Exhibit or Schedule, such reference
is to an Article, Section or paragraph of this Agreement unless otherwise specified; (e) the word “include”, “includes”
and “including” when used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”,
unless otherwise specified; (f) a reference to any Party to this Agreement or any other agreement or document shall include such Party’s
predecessors, successors and permitted assigns; (g) all accounting terms used and not defined herein have the respective meanings given
to them under GAAP; (h) the word “or” shall be disjunctive and not exclusive; and (i) any reference to a statute or regulation
is to the statute or regulation as amended, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time (and, in the case of statutes, include
any rules and regulations promulgated under the statute) and to any section of any statute or regulation includes any successor to the
section. The Parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement, and any rule of construction
or interpretation otherwise requiring this Agreement to be construed or interpreted against any Party by virtue of the authorship of
this Agreement shall not apply to the construction and interpretation hereof.

 

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Article
II. MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS EXCHANGE AND TRANSFER

 

Section
2.1   Exchange of Membership Interests in Tigress and RISE; Transfer of Membership Interests in Tigress.
Subject to the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Agreement:

 

2.1.1. Tigress
Holdings, as of the Closing Date, does hereby transfer, assign and deliver to Siebert Financial all of its rights, title and interests
with good, valid and marketable title, free and clear of any and all liens, encumbrances, liabilities, obligations, restrictions (other
than applicable securities laws restrictions) or rights of others of any character whatsoever, all limited liability company membership
interests in RISE that were issued to Tigress Holdings pursuant to the Contribution Agreement and described on Exhibit 2.1(b) to the Contribution
Agreement (such membership interests in RISE, hereinafter, “RISE Membership Interests”);

 

2.1.2. Siebert
Financial, as of the Closing Date, does hereby transfer, assign and deliver to Tigress Holdings, all of its rights, title and interests
with good, valid and marketable title, free and clear of any and all liens, encumbrances, liabilities, obligations, restrictions (other
than applicable securities laws restrictions) or rights of others of any character whatsoever, limited liability company membership interests
in Tigress Holdings representing seven percent (7.0%) of the aggregate outstanding Tigress Holdings membership interests as of the date
of the Tigress Holdings Contribution Agreement);

 

2.1.3. Tigress
Holdings hereby consents to Siebert Financial’s sale of its remaining limited liability company membership interests in Tigress
Holdings, which represents seventeen percent (17.0%) of the aggregate outstanding Tigress Holdings membership interests as of the date
of the Tigress Holdings Contribution Agreement, to Gloria Gebbia; and

 

2.1.4. Tigress
Holdings hereby waives its rights of first refusal pursuant to Article VII of the Operating Agreement of Tigress Holdings with respect
to the transfer of the Tigress Holdings Membership Interest by Siebert Financial to Gloria Gebbia, and Tigress Holdings represents and
warrants, jointly and severally, that all Members of Tigress Holdings have delivered to Tigress Holdings written waivers of their rights
of first refusal under Article VII of the Operating Agreement.

 

SECTION 2.3   Board
of Director and Officer Resignations; Esayian Compensation

 

 2.3.1 DiBartolo, as
of the Closing Date, shall resign from any and all positions with RISE, including as Chief Executive Officer of RISE and as a member of
the board of directors of RISE, and resign as a member of the board of directors of Siebert Financial.

 

 2.3.2. DiBartolo and
Gary Esayian will each enter into a compensation and release agreement with Siebert Financial in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 2.3.2
providing for the payment by Siebert Financial to DiBartolo and Esayian in the amount equal to the Tigress Holdings’ distribution
of cash to Siebert Financial relating to the Tigress Holdings’ 2022 income, which compensation shall be payable upon Siebert Financial’s
receipt of such cash distribution.

 

SECTION 2.4   Assignment
of Prime Customers; Tigress Holdings Assumption of RISE Expenses

 

 2.4.1 RISE shall assign
to Tigress Financial Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Tigress Financial”) any all rights to prospective
prime brokerage customers of RISE who were procured or solicited by RISE from January 1 through the Closing Date (“New Prime
Customers”).

 

 2.4.2 Tigress Financial
shall assume expenses incurred by RISE after June 30, 2022 on account of services relating to solicitation of New Prime Customers as set
forth on Schedule 2.4.2 attached hereto.

 

SECTION 2.5   Post-Closing
Covenants

 

 2.5.1 Tigress Financial
shall pay sixty-percent (60%) of all revenue from any source attributable to a customer introduced to Tigress Financial by Hedge Connection,
   including, but not limited to, margin interest, commissions, and short interest, less direct clearing and execution expenses,
to RISE. Such payments will be made monthly to RISE until such time as the aggregate amount paid to RISE under this Section 2.4.2 equals
Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($650,000) (For purposes of clarity, “direct clearing and execution expenses” are expenses
directly associated with prime brokerage service revenue and do not include commissions payable or any other expenses).

 

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 2.5.2 Tigress Financial
shall provide to RISE a monthly profit and loss statement with respect to RISE prime brokerage customers and any other financial information
related to RISE prime brokerage customers reasonably requested by RISE.

 

 2.5.3 Tigress Financial
will cause DiBartolo will use her best efforts to facilitate the termination of the clearing arrangement between RISE and Pershing Securities
without RISE incurring termination or other fees.

 

 2.5.4 At such time as
Tigress Holdings makes a cash distribution to its members, but in any case not later than December 31, 2022, Tigress Holdings shall pay
Siebert Financial twenty-four percent (24%) of any and all distributions to members made by Tigress Holdings until such time as the aggregate
distributions paid to Siebert Financial under this Section 2.5.4 equal the the net income allocated to Siebert Financial on Form K-1 for
November 2021 and December, 2021. Nothing in this Section 2.5.4 shall impair or constitute a waiver by Siebert Financial of the rights
of the holder of the Tigress Holdings’ limited liability company membership interests transferred pursuant to Section 2.1.3 of this
Agreement to receive any distributions, including but not limited to, distributions on account of income allocated to Siebert Financial
prior to the date of this Agreement.

 

 2.5.5 At such time as
Tigress Holdings makes a cash distribution to its members, Tigress Holdings shall pay Siebert Financial twenty-four percent (24%) of any
and all distributions to members made by Tigress Holdings until such time as the aggregate distributions paid to Siebert Financial under
this Section 2.5.4 equal the net income allocated to Siebert Financial on Form K-1 for 2022 income. Nothing in this Section 2.5.4 shall
impair or constitute a waiver by Siebert Financial of the rights of the holder of the Tigress Holdings’ limited liability company
membership interests transferred pursuant to Section 2.1.3 of this Agreement to receive any distributions, including but not limited to,
distributions on account of income allocated to Siebert Financial prior to the date of this Agreement.

 

 2.5.6 Siebert Financial
shall retain all rights of Tigress Holdings members under the Tigress Holdings Operating Agreement, as amended, until such time as distributions
paid to Siebert Financial under Section 2.5.4 equal the net income allocated to Siebert Financial on Form K-1 for December 31, 2021.

 

SECTION 2.6   Closing
The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall take place on the date this
Agreement is executed by electronic exchange of the documents (which may be in counterparts) required to be delivered pursuant to Section
2.4 or such other date as the Parties may agree (the date on which the Closing actually occurs being referred to herein as the “Closing
Date”).

 

SECTION 2.7   Conditions
to Closing

 

 2.7.1 Conditions to
Obligations of Tigress Holdings. The obligations of Tigress Holdings to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall
be subject to the fulfillment, at or prior to Closing, of each of the following conditions:

 

(i) the
covenants, agreements and obligations required by this Agreement to be performed and complied with by RISE and Siebert Financial prior
to or at the Closing Date shall have been performed and complied with in all material respects prior to or at the Closing Date; and

 

(ii) at
the Closing:

 

 (A) Siebert
Financial shall deliver to Tigress Holdings the Tigress Holdings Membership Interests set forth in Section 2.1.2;

 

 (B) Siebert
Financial shall transfer to Gloria Gebbia the Tigress Holdings Membership Interests set forth in Section 2.1.3; and

 

 (C) Gloria
Gebbia shall enter into a Membership Interest Purchase/Transfer Agreement with Tigress Holdings.

 

 2.7.2 Conditions to
Obligations of RISE and Siebert Financial. The obligations of each of RISE and Siebert Financial to consummate the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement shall be subject to the fulfillment, at or prior to Closing, of each of the following conditions:

 

(i)
the covenants, agreements and obligations required by this Agreement to be performed and complied with by Tigress Holdings prior to or
at the Closing Date shall have been performed and complied with in all material respects prior to or at the Closing Date; and

 

(ii) At
the Closing:

 

 (A) Tigress
Holdings will deliver to Siebert Financial the RISE Membership Interests;

 

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 (B) Tigress
Holdings shall cause DiBartolo to tender her resignation as Chief Executive Officer and director of RISE, and as a director of Siebert
Financial;

 

(C) Tigress
Holdings shall cause Esayian to deliver the fully executed compensation agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 2.3.2 to Siebert
Financial;

 

(D) Hedge
Connection, Inc. and Lisa Vioni shall deliver a fully executed reorganization agreement to Siebert Financial and RISE; and

 

(E) The
board of directors of Siebert Financial shall receive a qualified third-party fairness opinion.

 

Article
III. INDEMNIFICATION

 

Section
3.1   Indemnification by Siebert Financial.
Subject to the limitations set forth herein, after the Closing, Siebert Financial shall indemnify and defend Tigress Holdings against,
and shall hold Tigress Holdings, its Agents and its Affiliates, and each of the equity holders, heirs, executors, successors and assigns
of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Tigress Holdings Indemnitees”) harmless from, any actual loss, liability, claim,
charge, action, suit, proceeding, assessed interest, penalty, damage, Tax or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) (collectively,
“Losses”) suffered or incurred by or imposed on such Tigress Holdings Indemnitee to the extent resulting from or arising
out of any breach of the covenants or agreements of RISE or Siebert Financial contained in the Tigress Holdings Contribution Agreement
or this Agreement.

 

Section
3.2   Indemnification by Tigress Holdings.
Subject to the limitations set forth herein, after the Closing, Tigress Holdings shall indemnify and defend Siebert Financial and RISE
against, and shall hold Siebert Financial and RISE, each of their Agents and its Affiliates, and each of the equity holders, heirs, executors,
successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Siebert Financial Indemnitees”) harmless from, any actual
loss, liability, claim, charge, action, suit, proceeding, assessed interest, penalty, damage, Tax or expense (including reasonable attorneys’
fees) (collectively, “Losses”) suffered or incurred by or imposed on such Siebert Financial Indemnitee to the extent resulting
from or arising out of any breach of the covenants or agreements of Tigress Holdings contained in the Tigress Holdings Contribution Agreement
or this Agreement.

 

Section
3.3   Indemnification Procedures for Third Party Claims.

 

3.3.1 In
the event that any claim or demand, or other circumstance or state of facts that could give rise to any claim or demand, for which an
Indemnitor may be liable to an Indemnitee hereunder is asserted or sought to be collected, in each case, in writing, by a third party
(each, a “Third Party Claim”), the Indemnitee shall promptly notify the Indemnitor in writing of such Third Party Claim (each,
a “Notice of Claim”); provided, however, that a failure by an Indemnitee to provide timely notice shall not affect the rights
or obligations of such Indemnitee other than if the Indemnitor shall have been actually prejudiced as a result of such failure. The Notice
of Claim shall (i) state that the Indemnitee has paid or properly accrued Losses or anticipates that it will incur liability for Losses
for which such Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, and (ii) specify in reasonable detail each individual
item of Loss included in the amount so stated, the date such item was paid or properly accrued, the basis for any anticipated Loss and
the nature of the misrepresentation, breach of warranty, breach of covenant or claim to which each such item is related and the computation
of the amount to which such Indemnitee claims to be entitled hereunder provided, however, that a failure by an Indemnitee to include information
that is incomplete or unknown shall not affect the rights of the Indemnitee or the obligations of the Indemnitor other than if the Indemnitor
shall have been actually prejudiced as a result of such failure. The Indemnitee shall enclose with the Notice of Claim copies of all papers
served and received by it with respect to such Third Party Claim, if any, and copies of any other documents received by it that evidence
such Third Party Claim.

 

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3.3.2 The
Indemnitor shall have the right, but not the obligation, to, within twenty Business Days after the Indemnitees’ compliance with
Section 3.3.1, assume the defense or prosecution of such Third Party Claim and any litigation resulting therefrom with counsel of its
choice and at its sole cost and expense (a “Third Party Defense”); provided that the Indemnitor shall not be entitled to assume
the defense of a Third Party Claim to the extent that (i) such Third Party Claim seeks an injunction or other equitable relief against
any Indemnitee or (ii) the Third Party Claim relates to or otherwise arises in connection with any criminal or regulatory enforcement
action, investigation, suit or proceeding. If the Indemnitor assumes the Third Party Defense in accordance herewith, (i) the Indemnitee
may retain separate co-counsel at its sole cost and expense and participate in the defense of the Third Party Claim but the Indemnitor
shall control the investigation, defense and settlement thereof, (ii) the Indemnitee will not file any papers or consent to the entry
of any judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnitor
(not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), and (iii) the Indemnitor will not consent to the entry of any judgment or enter
into any settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim to the extent such judgment or settlement provides for injunctive or equitable
relief or does not expressly and unconditionally release the Indemnitee from all liabilities and obligations with respect to such Third
Party Claim with prejudice without the prior written consent of the Indemnitee (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned).
The Parties will use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize Losses from Third Party Claims and will act in good faith in responding
to, defending against, settling or otherwise dealing with such claims. The Parties will also cooperate in any such defense and give each
other reasonable access to all information relevant thereto. Whether or not the Indemnitor has assumed the Third Party Defense, such Indemnitor
will not be obligated to indemnify the Indemnitee hereunder for any settlement entered into or any judgment that was consented to without
the Indemnitor’s prior written consent (which consent was not unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned).

 

3.3.3 If
the Indemnitor does not assume the Third Party Defense within twenty Business Days after the Indemnitees’ compliance with Section
3.3.1 or the Indemnitor is not entitled to assume the Third Party Defense pursuant to Section 3.3.2, the Indemnitee will be entitled to
assume the Third Party Defense upon delivery of notice to such effect to the Indemnitor; provided that the (i) Indemnitor shall have the
right to participate in the Third Party Defense at its sole cost and expense, but the Indemnitee shall control the investigation, defense
and settlement thereof; and (ii) the Indemnitor will not be obligated to indemnify the Indemnitee hereunder for any settlement entered
into or any judgment that was consented to without the Indemnitor’s prior written consent (which consent was not unreasonably withheld,
delayed or conditioned).

 

Section
3.4   Indemnification Procedures for Non-Third Party Claims. The Indemnitee shall notify
the Indemnitor in writing promptly of its discovery of any matter for which it is seeking or plans to seek indemnification hereunder
and that does not involve a Third Party Claim, such notice shall (a) state that the Indemnitee has paid Losses or anticipates that it
will incur liability for Losses for which such Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, and (b) specify
in reasonable detail each individual item of Loss included in the amount so stated, the date such item was paid, the basis for any anticipated
liability and the nature of the misrepresentation, breach of warranty, breach of covenant or claim to which each such item is related
and the computation of the amount to which such Indemnitee claims to be entitled hereunder provided, however, that a failure by an Indemnitee
to include information that is incomplete or unknown shall not affect the rights of the Indemnitee or the obligations of the Indemnitee
other than if the Indemnitor shall have been actually prejudiced as a result of such failure. The Indemnitee will reasonably cooperate
and assist the Indemnitor in determining the validity of any claim for indemnity by the Indemnitee and in otherwise resolving such matters.
Such assistance and cooperation will include providing reasonable access to and copies of information, records and documents relating
to such matters, furnishing employees to assist in the investigation, defense and resolution of such matters and providing legal and
business assistance with respect to such matters.

 

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Article
IV. RELEASES

 

SECTION 4.1   Release
Among Siebert Financial, RISE, and Tigress Holdings

 

4.1.1  Upon
the Closing Date of the Agreement, Siebert Financial and RISE, on behalf of each of them and each of their present and former members,
shareholders, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, administrators, insurers, attorneys, advisors, successors,
heirs, assigns, devisees, executors, conservators, personal representatives, and any person they represent and any person claiming by
or through any of the foregoing, hereby releases, remises, acquits, and forever discharges Tigress Holdings, and each of Tigress Holdings’
present and former members, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, administrators, insurers, attorneys, advisors,
successors, heirs, assigns, devisees, executors, conservators, personal representatives, and any person they represent and any person
claiming by or through any of the foregoing, of and from any and all claims, of every kind an nature whatsoever, whether now known or
unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, matured or unmatured, in law or in equity, except for any surviving obligations under this Agreement,
in consequence of, arising out of, or in any way relating to the Contribution Agreement or this Agreement. Nothing in this Section 4.1.1
shall impair or constitute a waiver by Siebert Financial of claims arising out of its ownership of limited liability company membership
interests in Tigress Holdings.

 

4.1.2  Upon
the Closing Date of the Agreement, Tigress Holdings, on behalf of itself and each of its present and former members, subsidiaries, affiliates,
directors, officers, employees, agents, administrators, insurers, attorneys, advisors, successors, heirs, assigns, devisees, executors,
conservators, personal representatives, and any person they represent and any person claiming by or through any of the foregoing, hereby
releases, remises, acquits, and forever discharges Siebert Financial and RISE, and each of their present and former members, shareholders,
subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, administrators, insurers, attorneys, advisors, successors, heirs, assigns,
devisees, executors, conservators, personal representatives, and any person they represent and any person claiming by or through any of
the foregoing, of and from any and all claims, of every kind an nature whatsoever, whether now known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen,
matured or unmatured, in law or in equity, except for any surviving obligations under this Agreement, in consequence of, arising out of,
or in any way relating to the Contribution Agreement or this Agreement, including, but not limited to, all claims for compensation for
services rendered to RISE. Nothing in this Section 4.1.2 shall impair or constitute a waiver by Tigress Holdings of claims arising out
of its ownership of common stock in Siebert Financial.

 

SECTION 4.2   Release
– General Provisions

 

 Section 4.2.1. Through the releases in
this Agreement, the Parties covenant not to institute or file any complaint, lawsuit, arbitration, charge, or other legal processing of
any kind against the other concerning any claims released or purported to be released under this Agreement with any local, state, federal,
or national agency or court (whether in the United States or elsewhere) at any time hereafter.

 

Section 4.2.2. The releases
contemplated by this Agreement extend to claims that the Parties do not know or suspect to exist at the time of the release, which, if
known, might have affected the Parties’ decision to enter into this Agreement.

 

THIS RELEASE EXTENDS TO CLAIMS THAT THE RELEASING
PARTY DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE.

 

 Section 4.2.3. Except as otherwise provided
in this Agreement, upon the Closing Date, Siebert Financial, RISE, and Tigress Holdings each shall be relieved of all obligations under
the Contribution Agreement, except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement.

 

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Article
V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Each Party hereby represents
and warrants to the other Party that:

 

(a) It
has the full right, power and authority to enter into this Agreement, to grant the release contained herein and to perform its obligations
hereunder.

 

(b) The
execution of this Agreement by the individual whose signature is set out at the end of this Agreement on behalf of such Party, and the
delivery of this Agreement by such Party, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of such Party.

 

(c) This
Agreement has been executed and delivered by such Party and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other Party hereto)
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Party, enforceable against such Party in accordance with its terms, except
as may be limited by any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws and equitable principles related
to or affecting creditors’ rights generally or the effect of general principles of equity.

 

(d) It
(i) knows of no claims against the other Party relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the Contribution Agreement that are not
covered by the release contained in this Agreement and (ii) has neither assigned nor transferred any of the claims released herein to
any Person or entity and no Person or entity has subrogated to or has any interest or rights in any Claims.

 

Article
VI. TERMINATION

 

SECTION 6.1   Termination
upon Default.

 

 6.1.1 Tigress Holdings
may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to Siebert Financial, without prejudice to any rights or obligations Tigress Holdings
may have, if Siebert Holdings or RISE shall have materially breached any of its covenants, agreements, representations, and warranties
contained in this Agreement to be performed on or prior to the Closing Date and such breach shall not be cured within fifteen (15) days
following receipt by Siebert Financial of a notice describing in reasonable detail the nature of such breach.

 

 6.1.2 RISE and Siebert
Financial may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to Tigress Holdings, without prejudice to any rights or obligations RISE
and Siebert Financial may have, if Tigress Holdings shall have materially breached any of its covenants, agreements, representations,
and warranties contained in this Agreement to be performed on or prior to the Closing Date and such breach shall not be cured within fifteen
(15) days following receipt by Tigress Holdings of a notice describing in reasonable detail the nature of such breach.

 

SECTION 6.2   Effect
of Termination. In the event that this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 6.2, this Agreement shall forthwith become
void, and there shall be no liability under this Agreement on the part of any party hereto, except as set forth in Article III.

 

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Article
VII. MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section
7.1   Notices. Any notice, request, demand, waiver,
consent, approval or other communication that is required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given: (a) on
the date established by the sender as having been delivered personally; (b) on the date delivered by a private courier as established
by the sender by evidence obtained from the courier; (c) on the date sent by email, with the original mailed by overnight courier service;
or (d) on the fifth Business Day after the date mailed, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. Such
communications, to be valid, must be addressed as follows:

 

		(i)	if to Tigress Holdings, to:

 

Tigress Holdings, LLC

410 Park Avenue

12th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Attn: Cynthia D. DiBartolo, CEO

 

with a required copy (which shall not
constitute notice) to:

 

Tigress Holdings, LLC

410 Park Avenue

12th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Attn: Gary Esayian

 

		(ii)	if to RISE, to:

 

RISE Services, LLC

653 Collins Avenue

Miami Beach, FL 33139

Attention: Andrew Reich

Email: areich@siebert.com

 

with a required copy (which shall not
constitute notice) to:

 

Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP

2049 Century Park East, 18th
Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90067

Attention: Mark T. Hiraide, Esq.

Email: mth@msk.com

 

		(iii)	if to Siebert Financial Corp., to:

 

Siebert Financial Corp.

653 Collins Avenue

Miami Beach, FL 33139

Attention: Andrew Reich

Email: areich@siebert.com

 

with a required copy (which shall not
constitute notice) to:

 

Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP

2049 Century Park East, 18th
Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90067

Attention: Mark T. Hiraide, Esq.

Email: mth@msk.com

 

or to such other address or
to the attention of such Person or Persons as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice pursuant to this Section 7.1 to
the sending party (or in the case of counsel, to such other readily ascertainable business address as such counsel may hereafter maintain).
If more than one method for sending notice as set forth above is used, the earliest notice date established as set forth above shall control.

 

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Section
7.2   Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable
under any present or future Law (a) such provision will be fully severable, (b) this Agreement will be construed and enforced as if such
illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part hereof, (c) the remaining provisions of this Agreement will remain
in full force and effect and will not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its severance here from and
(d) in lieu of such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision, there will be added automatically as a part of this Agreement a legal,
valid and enforceable provision as similar in terms of such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible.

 

Section
7.3   Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and any Party hereto may execute
any such counterpart, each of which when executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts taken
together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall become effective when each Party hereto shall have received
a counterpart hereof signed by the other Party hereto. Any signature (including any electronic
symbol or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate
or accept such contract or record) hereto or to any other certificate, agreement or document related to this transaction, and any contract
formation or record-keeping through electronic means shall have the same legal validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature
or use of a paper-based recordkeeping system to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including the Federal Electronic
Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records
Act, or any similar state law based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, and the parties hereby waive any objection to the contrary.

 

Section
7.4  Entire Agreement; Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement, the Confidentiality Agreement, Schedules,
Exhibits, Appendices and the other documents, instruments and agreements specifically referred to herein or therein or delivered pursuant
hereto or thereto set forth the entire understanding of the Parties hereto with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
All Schedules, Exhibits and Appendices referred to herein are intended to be and hereby are specifically made a part of this Agreement.
Any and all previous agreements and understandings between or among the Parties regarding the subject matter hereof, whether written
or oral, are superseded by this Agreement. Except as provided in Article VII, this Agreement will not confer any rights or remedies upon
any Person other than the Parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

Section
7.5   Governing Law. This Agreement and the exhibits and schedules hereto shall be governed by and
interpreted and enforced in accordance with the Laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflicts
of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws
of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.

 

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Section 7.6   Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver
of Jury Trial. With respect to any dispute between the Parties in connection with or arising out of this Agreement, the
Parties agree to submit the dispute to arbitration administered by FINRA under the FINRA Code of Arbitration Procedure for Industry Disputes
(the “FINRA Code of Arbitration”) then in effect, and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered
in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The dispute shall be heard exclusively in a location within the State, County and City of New
York. The Parties shall attempt to agree to arbitrators from a list generated by FINRA’s Neutral List Selection System pursuant
to FINRA Code of Arbitration Rule 13400. However, if they cannot agree to such arbitrators within fourteen (14) days, then the parties
agree to utilize the FINRA Neutral List Selection System appointment process to appoint such arbitrators. The arbitration and the hearing
will take place pursuant to the FINRA Code of Arbitration. The award shall be made within six months of the filing of the notice of intention
to arbitrate (demand), and the arbitrators shall agree to comply with this schedule before accepting appointment. However, this time
limit may be extended by the arbitrators for good cause shown, or by mutual agreement of the Parties. The arbitrators will have no authority
to award punitive or other damages not measured by the prevailing party’s actual damages, including consequential or punitive damages.
The arbitrators may determine how the costs and expenses of the arbitration shall be allocated between the parties, but they shall not
award attorneys’ fees. With respect to injunctive relief in aid of arbitration, each Party hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction of any state or federal court located within the County of New York in the State of New York. Each Party further agrees
that service of any process, summons, notice or document by United States registered mail to such Party’s respective address set
forth herein shall be effective service of process for any such action, suit or proceeding. Each Party irrevocably and unconditionally
waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby in such courts, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court
that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY
WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT
OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THE ACTIONS OF THE PARTIES IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION,
PERFORMANCE AND ENFORCEMENT HEREOF OR THEREOF.

 

Section
7.7   Assignment.  Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights or obligations hereunder
shall be assigned by any of the Parties hereto without the prior written consent of the other Party. This Agreement will be binding upon,
inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Any attempted assignment
in violation of the terms of this Section 9.7 shall be null and void, ab initio.

 

Section
7.8   Headings. All headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only,
do not form a part of this Agreement and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

Section
7.9   Amendments and Waivers.  This Agreement may not be amended, supplemented or modified
except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of Tigress Holdings and by RISE. Any term or condition of this Agreement may be waived
at any time in writing by the Party against whom such waiver is sought to be entered. No waiver by any Party of any term or condition
of this Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be or construed as a waiver of the same or any other term or condition
of this Agreement on any future occasion. No failure by any Party to enforce a provision of this Agreement shall be deemed to be or construed
as a waiver of the right to enforce same or any other term or condition of this Agreement on any future occasion.

 

Section
7.10   Schedules and Exhibits.  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all Exhibits
and schedules referred to herein are intended to be and hereby are made a part of this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

	 	TIGRESS HOLDINGS LLC
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Cynthia DiBartolo
	 	 	Cynthia DiBartolo
	 	 	Chief Executive Officer

 

	 	SIEBERT FINANCIAL CORP. 
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Andrew H. Reich
	 	 	Andrew H. Reich
	 	 	Executive Vice-President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

 

	 	RISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Andrew H. Reich
	 		Andrew H. Reich 
	 	 	Its Authorized Agent

 

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EXHIBIT 2.4.21

 

	DESCRIPTION	 	AMOUNT	 	 	NOTE
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Monthly Consulting Fee - July	 	$	15,000.00	 	 	Consulting Contract
	Monthly Consulting Fee - August	 	$	15,000.00	 	 	Consulting Contract
	Monthly Consulting Fee - September	 	$	15,000.00	 	 	Consulting Contract
	Rise Cap-Intro Event Support - July - Danielle Berman	 	$	3,000.00	 	 	Purportedly Approved by Rise Management. Paid by Hedge Connection
	Rise Cap-Intro Event Support - August - Danielle Berman	 	$	3,000.00	 	 	Purportedly Approved by Rise Management. Paid by Hedge Connection
	Becky Swantston	 	$	5,000.00	 	 	Purportedly Approved by Rise Management.
	Twillio Usage - Virtual Cap-Intro Event - June/July	 	$	75.00	 	 	Paid by Hedge Connection. Responsibility of  licensor according to License Agreement
	Trip to NYC / Deal Ring (9/26 - 9/30)	 	 	 	 	 	Event approved as part of the Rise cap-intro program. Event Budget $150,000
	Airfare 9/26	 	$	143.60	 	 	SRQ - NYC Jet Blue
	Airfare 9/30	 	$	375.00	 	 	JFK - Bend Alaska Air
	Hotel 9/26 - 9/30	 	$	1,893.62	 	 	September 26 - 30
	Taxi - 9/26	 	$	75.74	 	 	Trip from JFK - NYC
	Uber - 9/30	 	$	95.00	 	 	Trip to NYC - JFK
	Lunch 9/27	 	$	49.37	 	 	Sant Ambroeus
	Dinner 9/27	 	$	54.00	 	 	Lavo
	Breakfast 9/28	 	$	32.86	 	 	Bonsaii
	Taxi 9/28	 	$	12.35	 	 	 
	Dinner 9/28	 	$	151.30	 	 	Marea
	Breakfast 9/29	 	$	32.21	 	 	Bonsaii
	Lunch 9/29	 	$	51.55	 	 	Lexington Brass
	Event Award	 	$	70.00	 	 	 
	Growth Strategy Invoice	 	$	12,548.96	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Total Due to Lisa Vioni	 	$	71,660.56	 	 	 

 

 

		1	NTD: Subject to confirmation by Hedge Connection and Lisa Vioni.

 

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EXHIBIT 2.3.2

 

FORM OF RISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC AGREEMENT
FOR CYNTHIA DiBARTOLO AND GARY ESAYIAN

 

 

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