Document:

EX-10.17

 Exhibit 10.17 

 

SOLO BRANDS, INC. 

2021 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN 

ARTICLE I. 
 PURPOSE

 The purpose of this Plan is to assist Eligible Employees of the Company and its Designated Subsidiaries in acquiring a stock
ownership interest in the Company. 
 The Plan consists of two components: (i) the Section 423 Component and (ii) the Non-Section 423 Component. The Section 423 Component is intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Code and shall be administered, interpreted and construed
in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 423 of the Code. The Non-Section 423 Component authorizes the grant of rights which need not qualify as rights granted pursuant to an “employee
stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Code. Rights granted under the Non-Section 423 Component shall be granted pursuant to separate Offerings containing such
sub-plans, appendices, rules or procedures as may be adopted by the Administrator and designed to achieve tax, securities laws or other objectives for Eligible Employees and Designated Subsidiaries but shall
not be intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Code. Except as otherwise determined by the Administrator or provided herein, the Non-Section 423
Component will operate and be administered in the same manner as the Section 423 Component. Offerings intended to be made under the Non-Section 423 Component will be designated as such by the
Administrator at or prior to the time of such Offering. 
 For purposes of this Plan, the Administrator may designate separate Offerings
under the Plan in which Eligible Employees will participate. The terms of these Offerings need not be identical, even if the dates of the applicable Offering Period(s) in each such Offering are identical, provided that the terms of participation are
the same within each separate Offering under the Section 423 Component (as determined under Section 423 of the Code). Solely by way of example and without limiting the foregoing, the Company could, but shall not be required to, provide for
simultaneous Offerings under the Section 423 Component and the Non-Section 423 Component of the Plan. 

ARTICLE II. 
 DEFINITIONS
AND CONSTRUCTION 
 Wherever the following terms are used in the Plan they shall have the meanings specified below, unless the context
clearly indicates otherwise. The singular pronoun shall include the plural where the context so indicates. Masculine, feminine and neuter pronouns are used interchangeably and each comprehends the others. 

2.1 “Administrator” shall mean the entity that conducts the general administration of the Plan as provided in
Article XI. 

 2.2 “Agent” means the brokerage firm, bank or other financial
institution, entity or person(s), if any, engaged, retained, appointed or authorized to act as the agent of the Company or an Employee with regard to the Plan. 

2.3 “Applicable Law” shall mean the requirements relating to the administration of equity incentive plans under U.S.
federal and state securities, tax and other applicable laws, rules and regulations, the applicable rules of any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Shares are listed or quoted and the applicable laws and rules of any foreign country or
other jurisdiction where rights under this Plan are granted. 
 2.4 “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the
Company. 
 2.5 “Code” shall mean the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and the regulations issued
thereunder. 
 2.6 “Common Stock” shall mean the Class A common stock of the Company and such other securities
of the Company that may be substituted therefor pursuant to Article VIII. 
 2.7 “Company” shall mean Solo
Brands, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or any successor. 
 2.8 “Compensation” of an Eligible Employee means, unless
otherwise determined by the Administrator, the gross base compensation received by such Eligible Employee as compensation for services to the Company or any Designated Subsidiary. 

2.9 “Designated Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary designated by the Administrator in accordance with
Section 11.2(b), such designation to specify whether such participation is in the Section 423 Component or Non-Section 423 Component. A Designated Subsidiary may participate in either the
Section 423 Component or Non-Section 423 Component, but not both; provided that a Subsidiary that, for U.S. tax purposes, is disregarded from the Company or any Subsidiary that participates in the
Section 423 Component shall automatically constitute a Designated Subsidiary that participates in the Section 423 Component. 

2.10 “Effective Date” shall mean the day prior to the Public Trading Date. 

2.11 “Eligible Employee” shall mean: 

(a) an Employee who does not, immediately after any rights under this Plan are granted, own (directly or through attribution) stock possessing
5% or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of Shares and other securities of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary (as determined under Section 423(b)(3) of the Code). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the rules
of Section 424(d) of the Code with regard to the attribution of stock ownership shall apply in determining the stock ownership of an individual, and stock that an Employee may purchase under outstanding options shall be treated as stock owned
by the Employee. 

  
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 (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may provide in an Offering Document
that an Employee shall not be eligible to participate in an Offering Period under the Section 423 Component if: (i) such Employee is a highly compensated employee within the meaning of Section 423(b)(4)(D) of the Code, (ii) such
Employee has not met a service requirement designated by the Administrator pursuant to Section 423(b)(4)(A) of the Code (which service requirement may not exceed two years), (iii) such Employee’s customary employment is for twenty hours
per week or less, (iv) such Employee’s customary employment is for less than five months in any calendar year and/or (v) such Employee is a citizen or resident of a foreign jurisdiction and the grant of a right to purchase Shares
under the Plan to such Employee would be prohibited under the laws of such foreign jurisdiction or the grant of a right to purchase Shares under the Plan to such Employee in compliance with the laws of such foreign jurisdiction would cause the Plan
to violate the requirements of Section 423 of the Code, as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion; provided, further, that any exclusion in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) shall be applied in an
identical manner under each Offering Period to all Employees, in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.423-2(e). 

(c) Further notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to the Non-Section 423 Component, the first
sentence of Section 2.11(a) above shall not apply in determining who is an “Eligible Employee,” except (i) the Administrator may limit eligibility further within the Company or a Designated Subsidiary so as to only designate some
Employees of the Company or a Designated Subsidiary as Eligible Employees, and (ii) to the extent the restrictions in the first sentence in this definition are not consistent with applicable local laws, the applicable local laws shall control.

 2.12 “Employee” shall mean any individual who renders services to the Company or any Designated Subsidiary in the
status of an employee, and, with respect to the Section 423 Component, a person who is an employee within the meaning of Section 3401(c) of the Code. For purposes of an individual’s participation in, or other rights under the Plan,
all determinations by the Company shall be final, binding and conclusive, notwithstanding that any court of law or governmental agency subsequently makes a contrary determination. For purposes of the Plan, the employment relationship shall be
treated as continuing intact while the individual is on sick leave or other leave of absence approved by the Company or Designated Subsidiary and meeting the requirements of Treasury Regulation
Section 1.421-1(h)(2). Where the period of leave exceeds three (3) months and the individual’s right to reemployment is not guaranteed either by statute or by contract, the employment
relationship shall be deemed to have terminated on the first day immediately following such three (3) month period. 
 2.13
“Enrollment Date” shall mean the first Trading Day of each Offering Period. 
 2.14 “Fair Market
Value” means, as of any date, the value of a Share determined as follows: (i) if the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange, its Fair Market Value will be the closing sales price for such Shares as quoted on such
exchange for such date, or if no sale occurred on such date, the last day preceding such date during which a sale occurred, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or another source the Administrator deems reliable; (ii) if the Common Stock is
not traded on a stock exchange but is quoted on a national market or other quotation system, the closing sales price on such date, or if no sales occurred on such date, then on the last date preceding such date during which a sale occurred, as
reported in The Wall Street Journal or another source the Administrator deems reliable; or (iii) without an established market for the Common Stock, the Administrator will determine the Fair Market Value in its discretion. 

  
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 2.15 “Non-Section 423
Component” shall mean those Offerings under the Plan, together with the sub-plans, appendices, rules or procedures, if any, adopted by the Administrator as a part of this Plan, in each case,
pursuant to which rights to purchase Shares during an Offering Period may be granted to Eligible Employees that need not satisfy the requirements for rights to purchase Shares granted pursuant to an “employee stock purchase plan” that are
set forth under Section 423 of the Code. 
 2.16 “Offering” shall mean an offer under the Plan of a right to
purchase Shares that may be exercised during an Offering Period as further described in Article IV hereof. Unless otherwise specified by the Administrator, each Offering to the Eligible Employees of the Company or a Designated Subsidiary shall be
deemed a separate Offering, even if the dates and other terms of the applicable Offering Periods of each such Offering are identical, and the provisions of the Plan will separately apply to each Offering. To the extent permitted by Treas. Reg.
§ 1.423-2(a)(1), the terms of each separate Offering under the Section 423 Component need not be identical, provided that the terms of the Section 423 Component and an Offering thereunder
together satisfy Treas. Reg. § 1.423-2(a)(2) and (a)(3). 
 2.17 “Offering
Document” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 4.1. 
 2.18 “Offering Period” shall
have the meaning given to such term in Section 4.1. 
 2.19 “Parent” shall mean any corporation, other than the
Company, in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company if, at the time of the determination, each of the corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock
in one of the other corporations in such chain. 
 2.20 “Participant” shall mean any Eligible Employee who has
executed a subscription agreement and been granted rights to purchase Shares pursuant to the Plan. 
 2.21 “Payday”
means the regular or recurring established day for payment of Compensation to an Employee of the Company or any Designated Subsidiary. 

2.22 “Plan” shall mean this 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, including both the Section 423 Component and Non-Section 423 Component and any other sub-plans or appendices hereto, as may be amended from time to time. 

2.23 “Public Trading Date” means the first date upon which the Class A Common Stock is listed (or approved for
listing) upon notice of issuance on any securities exchange or designated (or approved for designation) upon notice of issuance as a national market security on an interdealer quotation system. 

2.24 “Purchase Date” shall mean the last Trading Day of each Purchase Period or such other date as determined by the
Administrator and set forth in the Offering Document. 
 2.25 “Purchase Period” shall refer to one or more periods
within an Offering Period, as designated in the applicable Offering Document; provided, however, that, in the event no purchase period is designated by the Administrator in the applicable Offering Document, the purchase period for each
Offering Period covered by such Offering Document shall be the same as the applicable Offering Period. 

  
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 2.26 “Purchase Price” shall mean the purchase price designated by
the Administrator in the applicable Offering Document (which purchase price, for purposes of the Section 423 Component, shall not be less than 85% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Enrollment Date or on the Purchase Date, whichever is
lower); provided, however, that, in the event no purchase price is designated by the Administrator in the applicable Offering Document, the purchase price for the Offering Periods covered by such Offering Document shall be 85 % of
the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Enrollment Date or on the Purchase Date, whichever is lower; provided, further, that the Purchase Price may be adjusted by the Administrator pursuant to Article VIII and shall not be less
than the par value of a Share. 
 2.27 “Section 423 Component” shall mean those
Offerings under the Plan, together with the sub-plans, appendices, rules or procedures, if any, adopted by the Administrator as a part of this Plan, in each case, pursuant to which rights to purchase Shares
during an Offering Period may be granted to Eligible Employees that are intended to satisfy the requirements for rights to purchase Shares granted pursuant to an “employee stock purchase plan” that are set forth under Section 423 of
the Code. 
 2.28 “Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 

2.29 “Share” shall mean a share of Common Stock. 

2.30 “Subsidiary” shall mean any corporation, other than the Company, in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning
with the Company if, at the time of the determination, each of the corporations other than the last corporation in an unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other
corporations in such chain; provided, however, that a limited liability company or partnership may be treated as a Subsidiary to the extent either (a) such entity is treated as a disregarded entity under Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3(a) by reason of the Company or any other Subsidiary that is a corporation being the sole owner of such entity, or (b) such entity elects to be classified as a corporation under Treasury
Regulation Section 301.7701-3(a) and such entity would otherwise qualify as a Subsidiary. In addition, with respect to the Non-Section 423 Component, Subsidiary
shall include any corporate or non-corporate entity in which the Company has a direct or indirect equity interest or significant business relationship. 

2.31 “Trading Day” shall mean a day on which national stock exchanges in the United States are open for
trading. 
 2.32 “Treas. Reg.” means U.S. Department of the Treasury regulations. 

  
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 ARTICLE III. 

SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN 

3.1 Number of Shares. Subject to Article VIII, the aggregate number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to rights granted under
the Plan shall be __________ Shares. In addition to the foregoing, subject to Article VIII, on the first day of each calendar year beginning on January 1, 2023 and ending on and including January 1, 2031, the number of Shares
available for issuance under the Plan shall be increased by that number of Shares equal to the least of (a) 0.5% of the Shares outstanding on the final day of the immediately preceding calendar year and (b) such smaller number of Shares as
determined by the Board. If any right granted under the Plan shall for any reason terminate without having been exercised, the Shares not purchased under such right shall again become available for issuance under the Plan. Notwithstanding anything
in this Section 3.1 to the contrary, the number of Shares that may be issued or transferred pursuant to the rights granted under the Section 423 Component of the Plan shall not exceed an aggregate of __________ Shares, subject to
Article VIII. 
 3.2 Shares Distributed. Any Shares distributed pursuant to the Plan may consist, in whole or in part, of
authorized and unissued Shares, treasury shares or Shares purchased on the open market. 
 ARTICLE IV. 

OFFERING PERIODS; OFFERING DOCUMENTS; PURCHASE DATES 

4.1 Offering Periods. The Administrator may from time to time grant or provide for the grant of rights to purchase Shares under the
Plan to Eligible Employees during one or more periods (each, an “Offering Period”) selected by the Administrator. The terms and conditions applicable to each Offering Period shall be set forth in an “Offering
Document” adopted by the Administrator, which Offering Document shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall deem appropriate and shall be incorporated by reference into and made part of
the Plan and shall be attached hereto as part of the Plan. The Administrator shall establish in each Offering Document one or more Purchase Periods during such Offering Period during which rights granted under the Plan shall be exercised and
purchases of Shares carried out during such Offering Period in accordance with such Offering Document and the Plan. The provisions of separate Offering or Offering Periods under the Plan need not be identical. 

4.2 Offering Documents. Each Offering Document with respect to an Offering Period shall specify (through incorporation of the provisions
of this Plan by reference or otherwise): 
 (a) the length of the Offering Period, which period shall not exceed twenty-seven
months; 
 (b) the length of the Purchase Period(s) within the Offering Period; 

(c) in connection with each Offering Period that contains only one Purchase Period, the maximum number of Shares that may be
purchased by any Eligible Employee during such Offering Period, which, in the absence of a contrary designation by the Administrator, shall be 25,000 Shares; 

(d) in connection with each Offering Period that contains more than one Purchase Period, the maximum aggregate number of Shares
which may be purchased by any Eligible Employee during each Purchase Period, which, in the absence of a contrary designation by the Administrator, shall be 25,000 Shares; and 

(e) such other provisions as the Administrator determines are appropriate, subject to the Plan. 

  
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 ARTICLE V. 

ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION 

5.1 Eligibility. Any Eligible Employee who shall be employed by the Company or a Designated Subsidiary on a given Enrollment Date for
an Offering Period shall be eligible to participate in the Plan during such Offering Period, subject to the requirements of this Article V and, for the Section 423 Component the limitations imposed by Section 423(b) of the Code. 

5.2 Enrollment in Plan. 

(a) Except as otherwise set forth in an Offering Document or determined by the Administrator, an Eligible Employee may become a
Participant in the Plan for an Offering Period by delivering a subscription agreement to the Company by such time prior to the Enrollment Date for such Offering Period (or such other date specified in the Offering Document) designated by the
Administrator and in such form as the Company provides. 
 (b) Each subscription agreement shall designate either (i) a
whole percentage of such Eligible Employee’s Compensation or (ii) or a fixed dollar amount, in either case, to be withheld by the Company or the Designated Subsidiary employing such Eligible Employee on each Payday during the Offering
Period as payroll deductions under the Plan. In either event, the designated percentage or fixed dollar amount may not be less than 1% and may not be more than the maximum percentage specified by the Administrator in the applicable Offering Document
(which percentage shall be 20% in the absence of any such designation) as payroll deductions. The payroll deductions made for each Participant shall be credited to an account for such Participant under the Plan and shall be deposited with the
general funds of the Company. 
 (c) A Participant may increase or decrease the percentage of Compensation or the fixed
dollar amount designated in his or her subscription agreement, subject to the limits of this Section 5.2, or may suspend his or her payroll deductions, at any time during an Offering Period; provided, however, that the
Administrator may limit the number of changes a Participant may make to his or her payroll deduction elections during each Offering Period in the applicable Offering Document (and in the absence of any specific designation by the Administrator, a
Participant shall be allowed to decrease (but not increase) his or her payroll deduction elections one time during each Offering Period). Any such change or suspension of payroll deductions shall be effective with the first full payroll period
following ten business days after the Company’s receipt of the new subscription agreement (or such shorter or longer period as may be specified by the Administrator in the applicable Offering Document). In the event a Participant suspends his
or her payroll deductions, such Participant’s cumulative payroll deductions prior to the suspension shall remain in his or her account and shall be applied to the purchase of Shares on the next occurring Purchase Date and shall not be paid to
such Participant unless he or she withdraws from participation in the Plan pursuant to Article VII. 
 (d) Except as
otherwise set forth in an Offering Document or determined by the Administrator, a Participant may participate in the Plan only by means of payroll deduction and may not make contributions by lump sum payment for any Offering Period. 

  
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 5.3 Payroll Deductions. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Offering
Document, payroll deductions for a Participant shall commence on the first Payday following the Enrollment Date and shall end on the last Payday in the Offering Period to which the Participant’s authorization is applicable, unless sooner
terminated by the Participant as provided in Article VII or suspended by the Participant or the Administrator as provided in Section 5.2 and Section 5.6, respectively. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan to the contrary,
in non-U.S. jurisdictions where participation in the Plan through payroll deductions is prohibited, the Administrator may provide that an Eligible Employee may elect to participate through contributions to the
Participant’s account under the Plan in a form acceptable to the Administrator in lieu of or in addition to payroll deductions; provided, however, that, for any Offering under the Section 423 Component, the Administrator shall take
into consideration any limitations under Section 423 of the Code when applying an alternative method of contribution. 
 5.4
Effect of Enrollment. A Participant’s completion of a subscription agreement will enroll such Participant in the Plan for each subsequent Offering Period on the terms contained therein until the Participant either submits a new
subscription agreement, withdraws from participation under the Plan as provided in Article VII or otherwise becomes ineligible to participate in the Plan. 

5.5 Limitation on Purchase of Shares. An Eligible Employee may be granted rights under the Section 423 Component only if such
rights, together with any other rights granted to such Eligible Employee under “employee stock purchase plans” of the Company, any Parent or any Subsidiary, as specified by Section 423(b)(8) of the Code, do not permit such
employee’s rights to purchase stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary to accrue at a rate that exceeds $25,000 of the Fair Market Value of the Shares (determined as of the first day of the Offering Period during which such rights are
granted) for each calendar year in which such rights are outstanding at any time. This limitation shall be applied in accordance with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code. 

5.6 Suspension of Payroll Deductions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to comply with Section 423(b)(8) of
the Code and Section 5.5 (with respect to the Section 423 Component) or the other limitations set forth in this Plan, a Participant’s payroll deductions may be suspended by the Administrator at any time during an Offering Period. The
balance of the amount credited to the account of each Participant that has not been applied to the purchase of Shares by reason of Section 423(b)(8) of the Code, Section 5.5 or the other limitations set forth in this Plan shall be paid to
such Participant in one lump sum in cash as soon as reasonably practicable after the Purchase Date. 
 5.7 Foreign Employees. In order
to facilitate participation in the Plan, the Administrator may provide for such special terms applicable to Participants who are citizens or residents of a foreign jurisdiction, or who are employed by a Designated Subsidiary outside of the United
States, as the Administrator may consider necessary or appropriate to accommodate differences in local law, tax policy or custom. Except as permitted by Section 423 of the Code, with respect to the

  
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Section 423 Component, such special terms may not be more favorable than the terms of rights granted under the Section 423 Component to Eligible Employees who are residents of the
United States. Such special terms may be set forth in an addendum to the Plan in the form of an appendix or sub-plan (which appendix or sub-plan may be designed to
govern Offerings under the Section 423 Component or the Non-Section 423 Component, as determined by the Administrator). To the extent that the terms and conditions set forth in an appendix or sub-plan conflict with any provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the appendix or sub-plan shall govern. The adoption of any such appendix or
sub-plan shall be pursuant to Section 11.2(g). Without limiting the foregoing, the Administrator is specifically authorized to adopt rules and procedures, with respect to Participants who are foreign
nationals or employed in non-U.S. jurisdictions, regarding the exclusion of particular Subsidiaries from participation in the Plan, eligibility to participate, the definition of Compensation, handling of
payroll deductions or other contributions by Participants, payment of interest, conversion of local currency, data privacy security, payroll tax, withholding procedures, establishment of bank or trust accounts to hold payroll deductions or
contributions. 
 5.8 Leave of Absence. During leaves of absence approved by the Company meeting the requirements of Treasury
Regulation Section 1.421-1(h)(2) under the Code, a Participant may continue participation in the Plan by making cash payments to the Company on his or her normal Payday equal to his or her authorized
payroll deduction. 
 ARTICLE VI. 

GRANT AND EXERCISE OF RIGHTS 

6.1 Grant of Rights. On the Enrollment Date of each Offering Period, each Eligible Employee participating in such Offering Period shall
be granted a right to purchase the maximum number of Shares specified under Section 4.2, subject to the limits in Section 5.5, and shall have the right to buy, on each Purchase Date during such Offering Period (at the applicable Purchase
Price), such number of whole Shares as is determined by dividing (a) such Participant’s payroll deductions accumulated prior to such Purchase Date and retained in the Participant’s account as of the Purchase Date, by (b) the
applicable Purchase Price (rounded down to the nearest Share). The right shall expire on the earliest of: (x) the last Purchase Date of the Offering Period, (y) the last day of the Offering Period and (z) the date on which the
Participant withdraws in accordance with Section 7.1 or Section 7.3. 
 6.2 Exercise of Rights. On each Purchase Date, each
Participant’s accumulated payroll deductions and any other additional payments specifically provided for in the applicable Offering Document will be applied to the purchase of whole Shares, up to the maximum number of Shares permitted pursuant
to the terms of the Plan and the applicable Offering Document, at the Purchase Price. No fractional Shares shall be issued upon the exercise of rights granted under the Plan, unless the Offering Document specifically provides otherwise. Any cash in
lieu of fractional Shares remaining after the purchase of whole Shares upon exercise of a purchase right will be credited to a Participant’s account and carried forward and applied toward the purchase of whole Shares for the next following
Offering Period. Shares issued pursuant to the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Administrator may determine and may be issued in certificated form or issued pursuant to book-entry procedures. 

  
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 6.3 Pro Rata Allocation of Shares. If the Administrator determines that, on a given
Purchase Date, the number of Shares with respect to which rights are to be exercised may exceed (a) the number of Shares that were available for issuance under the Plan on the Enrollment Date of the applicable Offering Period, or (b) the
number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan on such Purchase Date, the Administrator may in its sole discretion provide that the Company shall make a pro rata allocation of the Shares available for purchase on such Enrollment Date or
Purchase Date, as applicable, in as uniform a manner as shall be practicable and as it shall determine in its sole discretion to be equitable among all Participants for whom rights to purchase Shares are to be exercised pursuant to this
Article VI on such Purchase Date, and shall either (i) continue all Offering Periods then in effect, or (ii) terminate any or all Offering Periods then in effect pursuant to Article IX. The Company may make pro rata allocation of
the Shares available on the Enrollment Date of any applicable Offering Period pursuant to the preceding sentence, notwithstanding any authorization of additional Shares for issuance under the Plan by the Company’s stockholders subsequent to
such Enrollment Date. The balance of the amount credited to the account of each Participant that has not been applied to the purchase of Shares shall be paid to such Participant in one lump sum in cash as soon as reasonably practicable after the
Purchase Date or such earlier date as determined by the Administrator. 
 6.4 Withholding. At the time a Participant’s rights
under the Plan are exercised, in whole or in part, or at the time some or all of the Shares issued under the Plan is disposed of, the Participant must make adequate provision for the Company’s federal, state, or other tax withholding
obligations, if any, that arise upon the exercise of the right or the disposition of the Shares. At any time, the Company may, but shall not be obligated to, withhold from the Participant’s Compensation or Shares received pursuant to the Plan
the amount necessary for the Company to meet applicable withholding obligations, including any withholding required to make available to the Company any tax deductions or benefits attributable to sale or early disposition of Shares by the
Participant. 
 6.5 Conditions to Issuance of Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificate or
certificates for, or make any book entries evidencing, Shares purchased upon the exercise of rights under the Plan prior to fulfillment of all of the following conditions: 

(a) The admission of such Shares to listing on all stock exchanges, if any, on which the Shares are then listed; 

(b) The completion of any registration or other qualification of such Shares under any state or federal law or under the
rulings or regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other governmental regulatory body, that the Administrator shall, in its absolute discretion, deem necessary or advisable; 

(c) The obtaining of any approval or other clearance from any state or federal governmental agency that the Administrator
shall, in its absolute discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable; 
 (d) The payment to the Company of all amounts
that it is required to withhold under federal, state or local law upon exercise of the rights, if any; and 
 (e) The lapse
of such reasonable period of time following the exercise of the rights as the Administrator may from time to time establish for reasons of administrative convenience. 

  
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 ARTICLE VII. 

WITHDRAWAL; CESSATION OF ELIGIBILITY 

7.1 Withdrawal. A Participant may withdraw all but not less than all of the payroll deductions credited to his or her account and not
yet used to exercise his or her rights under the Plan at any time by giving written notice to the Company in a form acceptable to the Company no later than one week prior to the end of the Offering Period or, if earlier, the end of the Purchase
Period (or such shorter or longer period as may be specified by the Administrator in the applicable Offering Document). All of the Participant’s payroll deductions credited to his or her account during an Offering Period shall be paid to such
Participant as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of notice of withdrawal without any interest thereon (except as may be required by applicable local laws) and such Participant’s rights for the Offering Period shall be automatically
terminated, and no further payroll deductions for the purchase of Shares shall be made for such Offering Period. If a Participant withdraws from an Offering Period, payroll deductions shall not resume at the beginning of the next Offering Period
unless the Participant timely delivers to the Company a new subscription agreement. 
 7.2 Future Participation. A Participant’s
withdrawal from an Offering Period shall not have any effect upon his or her eligibility to participate in any similar plan that may hereafter be adopted by the Company or a Designated Subsidiary or in subsequent Offering Periods that commence after
the termination of the Offering Period from which the Participant withdraws. 
 7.3 Cessation of Eligibility. Upon a
Participant’s ceasing to be an Eligible Employee for any reason, he or she shall be deemed to have elected to withdraw from the Plan pursuant to this Article VII and the payroll deductions credited to such Participant’s account during
the Offering Period shall be paid to such Participant or, in the case of his or her death, to the person or persons entitled thereto under Section 12.4, as soon as reasonably practicable without any interest thereon (except as may be required
by applicable local laws), and such Participant’s rights for the Offering Period shall be automatically terminated. If a Participant transfers employment from the Company or any Designated Subsidiary participating in the Section 423
Component to any Designated Subsidiary participating in the Non-Section 423 Component, such transfer shall not be treated as a termination of employment, but the Participant shall immediately cease to
participate in the Section 423 Component; however, any contributions made for the Offering Period in which such transfer occurs shall be transferred to the Non-Section 423 Component, and such
Participant shall immediately join the then-current Offering under the Non-Section 423 Component upon the same terms and conditions in effect for the Participant’s participation in the
Section 423 Component, except for such modifications otherwise applicable for Participants in such Offering. A Participant who transfers employment from any Designated Subsidiary participating in the
Non-Section 423 Component to the Company or any Designated Subsidiary participating in the Section 423 Component shall not be treated as terminating the Participant’s employment and shall
remain a Participant in the Non-Section 423 Component until the earlier of (i) the end of the current Offering Period under the Non-Section 423 Component or
(ii) the Enrollment Date of the first Offering Period in which the Participant is eligible to participate following such transfer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may establish different rules to govern transfers of
employment between entities participating in the Section 423 Component and the Non-Section 423 Component, consistent with the applicable requirements of Section 423 of the Code. 

  
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 ARTICLE VIII. 

ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN SHARES 

8.1 Changes in Capitalization. Subject to Section 8.3, in the event that the Administrator determines that any dividend or other
distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities, or other property), change in control, reorganization, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, combination, repurchase, redemption, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution, or
sale, transfer, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or sale or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Shares or other securities of
the Company, or other similar corporate transaction or event, as determined by the Administrator, affects the Shares such that an adjustment is determined by the Administrator to be appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the
benefits or potential benefits intended by the Company to be made available under the Plan or with respect to any outstanding purchase rights under the Plan, the Administrator shall make equitable adjustments, if any, to reflect such change with
respect to (a) the aggregate number and type of Shares (or other securities or property) that may be issued under the Plan (including, but not limited to, adjustments of the limitations in Section 3.1 and the limitations established in
each Offering Document pursuant to Section 4.2 on the maximum number of Shares that may be purchased); (b) the class(es) and number of Shares and price per Share subject to outstanding rights; and (c) the Purchase Price with respect to any
outstanding rights. 
 8.2 Other Adjustments. Subject to Section 8.3, in the event of any transaction or event described in
Section 8.1 or any unusual or nonrecurring transactions or events affecting the Company, any affiliate of the Company, or the financial statements of the Company or any affiliate (including without limitation any change in control), or of
changes in Applicable Law or accounting principles, the Administrator, in its discretion, and on such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate, is hereby authorized to take any one or more of the following actions whenever the Administrator
determines that such action is appropriate in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan or with respect to any right under the Plan, to facilitate such
transactions or events or to give effect to such changes in laws, regulations or principles: 
 (a) To provide for either
(i) termination of any outstanding right in exchange for an amount of cash, if any, equal to the amount that would have been obtained upon the exercise of such right had such right been currently exercisable or (ii) the replacement of such
outstanding right with other rights or property selected by the Administrator in its sole discretion; 
 (b) To provide that
the outstanding rights under the Plan shall be assumed by the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, or shall be substituted for by similar rights covering the stock of the successor or survivor corporation, or a
parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares and prices; 

  
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 (c) To make adjustments in the number and type of Shares (or other
securities or property) subject to outstanding rights under the Plan and/or in the terms and conditions of outstanding rights and rights that may be granted in the future; 

(d) To provide that Participants’ accumulated payroll deductions may be used to purchase Shares prior to the next
occurring Purchase Date on such date as the Administrator determines in its sole discretion and the Participants’ rights under the ongoing Offering Period(s) shall be terminated; and 

(e) To provide that all outstanding rights shall terminate without being exercised. 

8.3 No Adjustment Under Certain Circumstances. Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, no adjustment or action described in
this Article VIII or in any other provision of the Plan shall be authorized to the extent that such adjustment or action would cause the Section 423 Component of the Plan to fail to satisfy the requirements of Section 423 of the Code.

 8.4 No Other Rights. Except as expressly provided in the Plan, no Participant shall have any rights by reason of any subdivision
or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any dividend, any increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class or any dissolution, liquidation, merger, or consolidation of the Company or any other corporation.
Except as expressly provided in the Plan or pursuant to action of the Administrator under the Plan, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no
adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of Shares subject to outstanding rights under the Plan or the Purchase Price with respect to any outstanding rights. 

ARTICLE IX. 
 AMENDMENT,
MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION 
 9.1 Amendment, Modification and Termination. The Administrator may amend, suspend or terminate
the Plan at any time and from time to time; provided, however, that approval of the Company’s stockholders shall be required to amend the Plan to: (a) increase the aggregate number, or change the type, of shares that
may be sold pursuant to rights under the Plan under Section 3.1 (other than an adjustment as provided by Article VIII); or (b) change the corporations or classes of corporations whose employees may be granted rights under the Plan.

 9.2 Certain Changes to Plan. Without stockholder consent and without regard to whether any Participant rights may be considered to
have been adversely affected (and, with respect to the Section 423 Component of the Plan, after taking into account Section 423 of the Code), the Administrator shall be entitled to change or terminate the Offering Periods, add or revise
Offering Period share limits, limit the frequency and/or number of changes in the amount withheld from Compensation during an Offering Period, establish the exchange ratio applicable to amounts withheld in a currency other than U.S. dollars, permit
payroll withholding in excess of the amount designated by a Participant in order to adjust for delays or mistakes in the Company’s processing 

  
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of payroll withholding elections, establish reasonable waiting and adjustment periods and/or accounting and crediting procedures to ensure that amounts applied toward the purchase of Shares for
each Participant properly correspond with amounts withheld from the Participant’s Compensation, and establish such other limitations or procedures as the Administrator determines in its sole discretion to be advisable that are consistent with
the Plan. 
 9.3 Actions In the Event of Unfavorable Financial Accounting Consequences. In the event the Administrator determines that
the ongoing operation of the Plan may result in unfavorable financial accounting consequences, the Administrator may, in its discretion and, to the extent necessary or desirable, modify or amend the Plan to reduce or eliminate such accounting
consequence including, but not limited to: 
 (a) altering the Purchase Price for any Offering Period including an Offering
Period underway at the time of the change in Purchase Price; 
 (b) shortening any Offering Period so that the Offering
Period ends on a new Purchase Date, including an Offering Period underway at the time of the Administrator action; and 
 (c)
allocating Shares. 
 Such modifications or amendments shall not require stockholder approval or the consent of any Participant. 

9.4 Payments Upon Termination of Plan. Upon termination of the Plan, the balance in each Participant’s Plan account shall be
refunded as soon as practicable after such termination, without any interest thereon, or the Offering Period may be shortened so that the purchase of Shares occurs prior to the termination of the Plan. 

ARTICLE X. 
 TERM OF PLAN

 The Plan shall become effective on the Effective Date. The effectiveness of the Section 423 Component of the Plan shall be
subject to approval of the Plan by the stockholders of the Company within twelve months following the date the Plan is first approved by the Board. No right may be granted under the Section 423 Component of the Plan prior to such stockholder
approval. The Plan shall remain in effect until terminated under Section 9.1. No rights may be granted under the Plan during any period of suspension of the Plan or after termination of the Plan. 

ARTICLE XI. 

ADMINISTRATION 
 11.1
Administrator. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, the Administrator of the Plan shall be the Compensation Committee of the Board (or another committee or a subcommittee of the Board to which the Board delegates administration of the
Plan). The Board may at any time vest in the Board any authority or duties for administration of the Plan. The Administrator may delegate administrative tasks under the Plan to the services of an Agent or Employees to assist in the administration of
the Plan, including establishing and maintaining an individual securities account under the Plan for each Participant. 

  
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 11.2 Authority of Administrator. The Administrator shall have
the power, subject to, and within the limitations of, the express provisions of the Plan: 
 (a) To determine when and
how rights to purchase Shares shall be granted and the provisions of each offering of such rights (which need not be identical). 

(b) To designate from time to time which Subsidiaries of the Company shall be Designated Subsidiaries, which designation may be
made without the approval of the stockholders of the Company. 
 (c) To impose a mandatory holding period pursuant to which
Employees may not dispose of or transfer Shares purchased under the Plan for a period of time determined by the Administrator in its discretion. 

(d) To construe and interpret the Plan and rights granted under it, and to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations
for its administration. The Administrator, in the exercise of this power, may correct any defect, omission or inconsistency in the Plan, in a manner and to the extent it shall deem necessary or expedient to make the Plan fully effective. 

(e) To amend, suspend or terminate the Plan as provided in Article IX. 

(f) Generally, to exercise such powers and to perform such acts as the Administrator deems necessary or expedient to promote
the best interests of the Company and its Subsidiaries and to carry out the intent that the Plan be treated as an “employee stock purchase plan” within the meaning of Section 423 of the Code for the Section 423 Component. 

(g) The Administrator may adopt sub-plans applicable to particular Designated
Subsidiaries or locations, which sub-plans may be designed to be outside the scope of Section 423 of the Code. The rules of such sub-plans may take precedence over
other provisions of this Plan, with the exception of Section 3.1 hereof, but unless otherwise superseded by the terms of such sub-plan, the provisions of this Plan shall govern the operation of such sub-plan. 

11.3 Decisions Binding. The Administrator’s interpretation of the Plan, any rights granted pursuant to the Plan, any subscription
agreement and all decisions and determinations by the Administrator with respect to the Plan are final, binding, and conclusive on all parties. 

ARTICLE XII. 

MISCELLANEOUS 
 12.1
Restriction upon Assignment. A right granted under the Plan shall not be transferable other than by will or the applicable laws of descent and distribution, and is exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant.
Except as provided in Section 12.4 hereof, a right under the Plan may not be exercised to any extent except by the Participant. The Company shall not recognize and shall be under no duty to recognize any assignment or alienation of the
Participant’s interest in the Plan, the Participant’s rights under the Plan or any rights thereunder. 

  
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 12.2 Rights as a Stockholder. With respect to Shares subject to a right
granted under the Plan, a Participant shall not be deemed to be a stockholder of the Company, and the Participant shall not have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder, until such Shares have been issued to the Participant or his or her
nominee following exercise of the Participant’s rights under the Plan. No adjustments shall be made for dividends (ordinary or extraordinary, whether in cash securities, or other property) or distribution or other rights for which the record
date occurs prior to the date of such issuance, except as otherwise expressly provided herein or as determined by the Administrator. 
 12.3
Interest. No interest shall accrue on the payroll deductions or contributions of a Participant under the Plan. 
 12.4
Designation of Beneficiary. 
 (a) A Participant may, in the manner determined by the Administrator, file a written
designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any Shares and/or cash, if any, from the Participant’s account under the Plan in the event of such Participant’s death subsequent to a Purchase Date on which the Participant’s rights are
exercised but prior to delivery to such Participant of such Shares and cash. In addition, a Participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any cash from the Participant’s account under the Plan in the event of
such Participant’s death prior to exercise of the Participant’s rights under the Plan. If the Participant is married and resides in a community property state, a designation of a person other than the Participant’s spouse as his or
her beneficiary shall not be effective without the prior written consent of the Participant’s spouse. 
 (b) Such
designation of beneficiary may be changed by the Participant at any time by written notice to the Company. In the event of the death of a Participant and in the absence of a beneficiary validly designated under the Plan who is living at the time of
such Participant’s death, the Company shall deliver such Shares and/or cash to the executor or administrator of the estate of the Participant, or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of the Company), the
Company, in its discretion, may deliver such Shares and/or cash to the spouse or to any one or more dependents or relatives of the Participant, or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known to the Company, then to such other person as the Company
may designate. 
 12.5 Notices. All notices or other communications by a Participant to the Company under or in connection with the
Plan shall be deemed to have been duly given when received in the form specified by the Company at the location, or by the person, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof. 

  
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 12.6 Equal Rights and Privileges. Subject to Section 5.7, all Eligible Employees
will have equal rights and privileges under the Section 423 Component so that the Section 423 Component of this Plan qualifies as an “employee stock purchase plan” within the meaning of Section 423 of the Code. Subject to
Section 5.7, any provision of the Section 423 Component that is inconsistent with Section 423 of the Code will, without further act or amendment by the Company, the Board or the Administrator, be reformed to comply with the equal
rights and privileges requirement of Section 423 of the Code. Eligible Employees participating in the Non-Section 423 Component need not have the same rights and privileges as other Eligible Employees
participating in the Non-Section 423 Component or as Eligible Employees participating in the Section 423 Component. 

12.7 Use of Funds. All payroll deductions received or held by the Company under the Plan may be used by the Company for any corporate
purpose, and the Company shall not be obligated to segregate such payroll deductions. 
 12.8 Reports. Statements of account shall be
given to Participants at least annually, which statements shall set forth the amounts of payroll deductions, the Purchase Price, the number of Shares purchased and the remaining cash balance, if any. 

12.9 No Employment Rights. Nothing in the Plan shall be construed to give any person (including any Eligible Employee or Participant)
the right to remain in the employ of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary or affect the right of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary to terminate the employment of any person (including any Eligible Employee or Participant) at any time, with
or without cause. 
 12.10 Notice of Disposition of Shares. Each Participant shall give prompt notice to the Company of any
disposition or other transfer of any Shares purchased upon exercise of a right under the Section 423 Component of the Plan if such disposition or transfer is made: (a) within two years from the Enrollment Date of the Offering Period in
which the Shares were purchased or (b) within one year after the Purchase Date on which such Shares were purchased. Such notice shall specify the date of such disposition or other transfer and the amount realized, in cash, other property,
assumption of indebtedness or other consideration, by the Participant in such disposition or other transfer. 
 12.11 Governing Law.
The Plan and any agreements hereunder shall be administered, interpreted and enforced under the internal laws of the State of Delaware, disregarding any state’s choice of law principles requiring the application of a jurisdiction’s laws
other than the State of Delaware. 
 12.12 Electronic Forms. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law and in the discretion of the
Administrator, an Eligible Employee may submit any form or notice as set forth herein by means of an electronic form approved by the Administrator. Before the commencement of an Offering Period, the Administrator shall prescribe the time limits
within which any such electronic form shall be submitted to the Administrator with respect to such Offering Period in order to be a valid election. 

12.13 Grant of Rights to Certain Eligible Employees. The Company may provide through the establishment of a formal written policy (which
shall be deemed a part of this Plan) or otherwise for the method by which Common Stock or other securities of the Company may be issued and by which such Common Stock or other securities and/or payment therefor may be exchanged or contributed among
such entities, or may be returned upon any forfeiture of Common Stock or other securities by the Eligible Employee. 

  
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SERIES Z PREFERRED

STOCK ISSUANCE AGREEMENT

 

This Series Z Preferred Stock Issuance Agreement
(this “Agreement”), being entered into as of this 30th day of September 2021 by and among: Danny Meeks, an individual
residing in Virginia (“Meeks”); Empire Services, Inc., a Virginia corporation (“Empire”); and MassRoots,
Inc. a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) (together hereafter referred to as “the Parties” and
each individually as “the Party”) and shall be made effective the date upon which a certain Settlement Agreement is entered
into by and among Iroquois Mater Fund Ltd, MassRoots, Inc., Isaac Dietrich, Danny Meeks and Empire Services, Inc., (the “Effective
Date”).

 

R E C I T A L S

 

A. The
Company, Danny Meeks and Empire Services, Inc. intend to merge Empire Services, Inc. with MassRoots, Inc. on or prior to December 31,
2021;

 

B. Pursuant to
that certain Settlement Agreement, the Company will issue to Iroquois Master Fund Ltd.(“Iroquois”) Two
Hundred Fifty (250) shares of the Company’s Series Z Preferred Stock (“Series Z Shares”) and will
remit $1,000,000 (“Cash Portion”) to Iroquois as part of that agreement (the “Settlement
Agreement”).

 

C. Meeks
and/or Empire Services, Inc. has agreed to loan $1,000,000 to MassRoots, Inc. (“Settlement Loan”) that will
represent the Cash Portion of the Settlement Agreement

 

D. For
providing the Settlement Loan, the Company desires to issue to Meeks 250 shares of Series Z Preferred Stock (the “Series Z
Shares”).

 

AGREEMENT

 

The Company and Meeks hereby agree
as follows:

 

1. Issuance

 

Subject to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, the undersigned agrees to provide the Settlement Loan to the Company on the date the Settlement Agreement is entered
into, substantially in the form of the Promissory Note attached hereto as Exhibit A. A Certificate of Designation for the Series Z Shares
(“Series Z COD”) will be filed with the Delaware Secretary of State prior to, or within 48 hours of entering into this
Agreement.

 

2. Closing.

 

The issuance of the Series Z
Shares shall take place at a closing (the “Closing”) the location of which shall be at the discretion of the
Parties, either at the offices of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, 437 Madison Ave., 25th Floor, New York, NY 10022, or
remotely via the exchange of documents and signatures on the date hereof.

 

     

     

    

 

3. Representations
and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby represents and warrants to Meeks, as of the Closing, the following:

 

a. Organization
and Qualification. The Company and each of its subsidiaries is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of Delaware, and has the requisite corporate power to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being
conducted. The Company and each of its subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing
in every jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that
the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the assets, business, financial condition,
results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole (a “Material Adverse Effect”).

 

b. Authorization.
All corporate action required to be taken by the Company’s Board of Directors and stockholders in order to authorize the Company
to enter into this Agreement, and to issue the Series Z Shares at the Closing has been taken or will be taken prior to the Closing. All
action on the part of the officers of the Company necessary for the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of all obligations
of the Company under this Agreement to be performed as of the Closing, and the issuance and delivery of the Series Z Shares has been taken
or will be taken prior to the Closing.

 

c. Issuance
of Shares. The Series Z Shares that are being issued to Meeks hereunder, when issued, sold and delivered in accordance
with the terms and for the consideration set forth in this Agreement, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and
free of restrictions on transfer other than restrictions on transfer under this Agreement, applicable state and federal securities laws
and liens or encumbrances created by or imposed by Meeks.

 

4. Representations,
Warranties and Agreements of Meeks and Empire. Meeks and Empire, individually and together represent and warrant to the Company
the following:

 

a. Meeks
and Empire individually and together have the knowledge and experience in financial and business matters necessary to evaluate the merits
and risks of its Settlement Loan to the Company, and has carefully reviewed and understands the risks of, and other considerations relating
to, the acquisition of Series Z Preferred Shares and the related tax consequences, and has the ability to bear the economic risks related
to or in connection with the issuance.

 

b. Meeks
is acquiring the Series Z Shares for his own account and not with the view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution thereof.
Meeks understands and acknowledges that the Series Z Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities
laws, by reason of a specific exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, which
depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the issuance made to Meeks as expressed herein. Meeks further represents that
he does not have any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any person to sell, transfer or grant participation to any third
person with respect to any of the Series Z Shares. Meeks understands and acknowledges that the Series Z Shares will not be registered
under the Securities Act nor under the state securities laws on the ground that the sale of the Series Z Shares to Meeks as provided for
in this Agreement and the issuance of securities hereunder is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any
applicable state securities laws, which depends upon, among other things the bona fide nature of Meeks’ Settlement as expressed
herein. Meeks is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D as promulgated by the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Securities Act.

 

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c. Meeks
(i) represents that he is the greater of (A) 21 years of age or (B) the age of legal majority in his or her jurisdiction of residence,
and has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and all other related agreements or certificates and to carry out
the provisions hereof and thereof; (ii) if a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint stock company, trust,
unincorporated organization or other entity, represents that such entity was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Series
Z Shares, such entity is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state or jurisdiction of its organization,
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby is authorized by, and will not result in a violation of state law or its charter
or other organizational documents, such entity has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and all other related
agreements or certificates and to carry out the provisions hereof and thereof and to acquire and hold the Series Z Shares, the execution
and delivery of this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on
behalf of such entity and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such entity; or (iii) if executing this Agreement in a representative
or fiduciary capacity, represents that he has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement in such capacity and on behalf
of the subscribing individual, ward, partnership, trust, estate, corporation, or limited liability company or partnership, or other entity
for whom Meeks is executing this Agreement, and such individual, partnership, ward, trust, estate, corporation, or limited liability company
or partnership, or other entity has full right and power to perform pursuant to this Agreement and make a loan to the Company, and represents
that this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such entity. The execution and delivery of this Agreement will
not violate or be in conflict with any order, judgment, injunction, agreement or controlling document to which Meeks is a party or by
which it is bound.

 

d. Meeks
understands that the Series Z Shares are being offered and issued to him, her or it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration
requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of,
and such Meeks’ compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Meeks set
forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of such Meeks to acquire such securities. Meeks
further acknowledges and understands that the Company is relying on the representations and warranties made by Meeks hereunder and that
such representations and warranties are a material inducement to the Company to sell the Series Z Shares to Meeks. Meeks further acknowledges
that without such representations and warranties of Meeks made hereunder, the Company would not enter into this Agreement with Meeks.

 

e. Meeks
understands that the Company does not currently intend to register the Series Z Shares under the Securities Act at any time in the future;
and Meeks will not immediately be entitled to the benefits of Rule 144 with respect to the Series Z Shares.

 

f. As
of the Closing, all actions on the part of Meeks, and its officers, directors and partners, if applicable, necessary for the authorization,
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of all obligations of Meeks hereunder shall have been taken, and this Agreement,
assuming due execution by the parties hereto, constitute valid and legally binding obligations of Meeks, enforceable in accordance with
their respective terms, subject to: (i) judicial principles limiting the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, and
other equitable remedies and (ii) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect
generally relating to or affecting creditors’ rights.

 

g. Meeks
has adequate means of providing for its current and anticipated financial needs and contingencies, is able to bear the economic risk for
an indefinite period of time and has no need for liquidity of the Series Z Shares and could afford complete loss of such moneys loaned.

 

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h. Meeks
acknowledges that no U.S. federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed upon the Series Z Shares or
made any finding or determination as to the fairness, suitability or wisdom of any loans made to the Company.

 

i. Meeks
acknowledges that Iroquois is also receiving 250 shares of Series Z Preferred Stock as part of the Settlement Agreement and that he and
Iroquois will be the only holders of the Series Z Preferred Stock.

 

j. All
of the information concerning Meeks set forth herein, and any other information furnished by Meeks in writing to the Company, is true,
correct and complete in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement, and, if there should be any material change in such information
prior to the Company’s issuance to Meeks of the Series Z Shares, Meeks will promptly furnish revised or corrected information to
the Company.

 

k. Meeks
has reviewed with its own tax advisors the U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of this issuance and the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. With respect to such matters, such Meeks relies solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations
of the Company or any of its agents, written or oral. Meeks understands that it (and not the Company) shall be responsible for its own
tax liability that may arise as a result of this issuance or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

l. Meeks
understands that there are substantial restrictions on the transferability of the Series Z Shares and that the certificates representing
the Series Z Shares shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against
transfer of such certificates or other instruments):

 

THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES
ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND NEITHER SUCH SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST THEREIN
MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS (1) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH RESPECT THERETO IS EFFECTIVE
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR (2) AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION EXISTS AND THE COMPANY RECEIVES
AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, WHICH COUNSEL AND OPINION ARE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, THAT SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD,
PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR TRANSFERRED IN THE MANNER CONTEMPLATED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR (3) SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

In
addition, since Meeks will be considered an Affiliate of the Company, certificates evidencing the Series Z Shares issued to such Meeks
may bear a customary “Affiliates” legend.

 

The
Company shall be obligated to promptly reissue unlegended certificates upon the request of any holder thereof (x) at such time as the
holding period under Rule 144 or another applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act has been satisfied
or (y) at such time as a registration statement is available for the transfer of the Series Z Shares. The Company is entitled to request
from any holder requesting unlegended certificates under clause (x) of the foregoing sentence an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable
to the Company to the effect that the securities proposed to be disposed of may lawfully be so disposed of without registration, qualification
or legend.

 

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5. Conditions
to Company’s Obligations at the applicable Closing. The Company’s obligation to complete the issuance of
the Series Z Shares and deliver the Series Z Shares to Meeks at the Closing shall be subject to the following conditions to the extent
not waived by the Company:

 

a. Representations
and Warranties. The representations and warranties made by Meeks in Section 4 hereof shall be true and correct in all respects
when made, and shall be true and correct in all respects on the Closing date with the same force and effect as if they had been made on
and as of said date.

 

b. Performance.
Meeks shall have performed in all material respects all obligations and covenants herein required to be performed by it on or prior to
the Closing.

 

c. Qualifications. All
authorizations, approvals or permits, of any governmental authority or regulatory body of the United States or of any state that are required
in connection with the lawful issuance and sale of the Series Z Shares pursuant to this Agreement at the Closing shall be obtained and
effective as the Closing except for Blue Sky law permits and qualifications that may be properly obtained after the Closing.

 

6. Miscellaneous.

 

a. Modification. This
Agreement shall not be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument in writing signed by the Company and Meeks.

 

b. Notices. Any
notice, consents, waivers or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and will be deemed to
have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when personally delivered; (ii) upon receipt when sent by certified mail, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid; (iii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated
and kept on file by the sending party; (iv) when sent, if by e-mail, (provided that such sent e-mail is kept on file (whether electronically
or otherwise) by the sending party and the sending party does not receive an automatically generated message from the recipient’s
e-mail server that such e-mail could not be delivered to such recipient); or (v) one (1) Business Day after deposit with an overnight
courier service with next day delivery specified, in each case, properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses, facsimile
numbers and email addresses for such communications shall be:

 

		(a)	if to the Company, at

 

MassRoots, Inc.

1560 Broadway, Suite
17-105

Denver, CO 80202

 

Attention: Isaac
Dietrich, CEO

Email:  isaacdietrich@gmail.com

 

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with copies (which
shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Mitchell Silberberg
& Knupp LLP

437 Madison Ave, 25th
Floor

New York, NY 10022

Attention: Andrea
Cataneo, Esq.

Email: ajc@msk.com

 

or

 

		(b)	if to Empire, at the address set forth on the signature page hereof;

 

or

 

(c) if to Meeks,
at the address set forth on the signature page hereof

 

or, in any case, to
such other address as the party shall have furnished in writing in accordance with the provisions of this Section). Any notice or other
communication given by certified mail shall be deemed given at the time of certification thereof, except for a notice changing a party’s
address which shall be deemed given at the time of receipt thereof.

 

c. Assignability. This
Agreement and the rights, interests and obligations hereunder are not transferable or assignable by Meeks, and the transfer or assignment
of the Series Z Shares shall be made only in accordance with all applicable laws including securities laws.

 

d. Applicable
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without
reference to the principles thereof relating to the conflict of laws.

 

e. Arbitration. 
All disputes arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be submitted to the International Court of Arbitration of the International
Chamber of Commerce and shall be finally settled under the Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce by one or more
arbitrators appointed in accordance with the said Rules. The place of arbitration shall be New York, New York.

 

f. Use
of Pronouns. All pronouns and any variations thereof used herein shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine,
neuter, singular or plural as the identity of the person or persons referred to may require.

 

g. This
Agreement and all exhibits, schedules and attachments hereto and thereto and the Promissory Note constitute the entire agreement between
Meeks and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior oral or written agreements and understandings,
if any, relating to the subject matter hereof.

 

h. If
the Series Z Shares are certificated and any certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed,
the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and substitution
therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Company’s
transfer agent of such loss, theft or destruction and the execution by the holder thereof of a customary lost certificate affidavit of
that fact and an agreement to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the Company’s transfer agent for any losses in connection
therewith or, if required by the transfer agent, a bond in such form and amount as is required by the transfer agent. The applicants for
a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs associated with the issuance
of such replacement Shares. If a replacement certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares is requested due to a mutilation thereof,
the Company may require delivery of such mutilated certificate or instrument as a condition precedent to any issuance of a replacement.

 

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i. Each
of the parties hereto shall pay its own fees and expenses (including the fees of any attorneys, accountants, appraisers or others engaged
by such party) in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, whether or not the transactions contemplated
hereby are consummated.

 

j. This
Agreement may be executed in one or more original or facsimile or by an e-mail which contains a portable document format (.pdf) file of
an executed signature page counterpart, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and
the same instrument and which shall be enforceable against the parties actually executing such counterparts. The exchange of copies of
this Agreement and of signature pages by facsimile transmission or in .pdf format shall constitute effective execution and delivery of
this Agreement as to the parties and may be used in lieu of the original Agreement for all purposes. Signatures of the parties transmitted
by facsimile or by e-mail of a document in pdf format shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

 

k. Each
provision of this Agreement shall be considered separable and, if for any reason any provision or provisions hereof are determined to
be invalid or contrary to applicable law, such invalidity or illegality shall not impair the operation of or affect the remaining portions
of this Agreement.

 

l. Paragraph
titles are for descriptive purposes only and shall not control or alter the meaning of this Agreement as set forth in the text.

 

m. Meeks
hereby agrees to furnish the Company such other information as the Company may request prior to the applicable Closing with respect to
its loan hereunder.

 

n. Waiver
of Conflicts. Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, counsel for the Company, may have
in the past performed and may continue to perform legal services Meeks in matters unrelated to the transactions described in this Agreement,
including financings and other matters.  Accordingly, each party to this Agreement hereby (a) acknowledges that they have had
an opportunity to ask for information relevant to this disclosure; (b) acknowledges that Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP represented
the Company in the transaction contemplated by this Agreement and has not represented Meeks in connection with such transaction; and (c) gives
its informed consent to Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP’s representation of Meeks in such unrelated matters and to Mitchell
Silberberg & Knupp LLP’s representation of the Company, respectively, in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby.

 

[Signature page follows.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has duly executed this Agreement as
of the 30th day of September, 2021.

 

	 	MASSROOTS, INC. 
	 	 	       
	 	By:	/s/ Isaac Dietrich
	 	Name:	Isaac Dietrich
	 	Title:	Chief Executive Officer
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Danny Meeks
	 	Name:	Danny Meeks
	 	Address: 	505 Crawford Street
	 	 	Portsmouth, VA 23703
	 	 	 
	 	EMPIRE SERICES, INC. 
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Danny Meeks
	 	Name:	Danny Meeks
	 	Title:	President
	 	Address:	
	 	 	 

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

MASSROOTS

 

PROMISSORY NOTE

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