Document:

Exhibit 10.36

 

 

 

GROM
SOCIAL ENTERPRISES, INC.

2020
EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

 

SEPTEMBER
16, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    	 	 	 

     

    

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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	I.	ESTABLISHMENT, OBJECTIVES AND DURATION	3
	 	 	 
	II.	DEFINITIONS	3
	 	 	 
	III.	ADMINISTRATION	7
	 	 	 
	IV.	SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN AND MAXIMUM AWARDS	8
	 	 	 
	V.	ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION	9
	 	 	 
	VI.	STOCK OPTIONS	9
	 	 	 
	VII.	STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS	11
	 	 	 
	VIII.	RESTRICTED STOCK	12
	 	 	 
	IX.	RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS	15
	 	 	 
	X.	PERFORMANCE UNITS AND PERFORMANCE SHARES	16
	 	 	 
	XI.	PERFORMANCE MEASURES	17
	 	 	 
	XII.	BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION	17
	 	 	 
	XIII.	DEFERRALS	18
	 	 	 
	XIV.	RIGHTS OF PARTICIPANTS	18
	 	 	 
	XV.	AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, TERMINATION AND ADJUSTMENTS	18
	 	 	 
	XVI.	PAYMENT OF PLAN AWARDS AND CONDITIONS THEREON	19
	 	 	 
	XVII.	CHANGE IN CONTROL	19
	 	 	 
	XVIII.	TAX PROVISIONS	20
	 	 	 
	XIX.	INDEMNIFICATION	20
	 	 	 
	XX.	SUCCESSORS	20
	 	 	 
	XXI.	LEGAL CONSTRUCTION	21

 

 

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GROM
SOCIAL ENTERPRISES, INC.

2020 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

 

I.           ESTABLISHMENT,
OBJECTIVES AND DURATION

 

A.           ESTABLISHMENT
OF THE PLAN. Grom Social Enterprises, Inc., a Florida corporation (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”), hereby
adopts an incentive compensation plan known as the “Grom Social Enterprises, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan” (hereinafter
referred to as the “Plan”), as set forth in this document. The Plan permits the grant of Nonqualified Stock Options,
Incentive Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares and Performance
Units.

 

Subject to approval
by the Company’s stockholders, the Plan shall become effective as of September 16, 2020 (the “Effective Date”).
The Plan shall remain in effect as provided in Section I.C hereof.

 

B.           OBJECTIVES
OF THE PLAN. The objectives of the Plan are to optimize the profitability and growth of the Company through incentives which are
consistent with the Company’s goals and which link the personal interests of Participants to those of the Company’s
stockholders; to provide Participants with an incentive for excellence in individual performance; and to promote teamwork among
Participants.

 

It is also intended
with respect to the Non-Employee Directors of the Company that the Committee be able to choose from among Awards of Non-Qualified
Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock and RSUs which will (a) permit Non-Employee Directors to increase their
ownership and proprietary interest in the Company and enhance their identification with the interests of the Company’s stockholders,
(b) provide a means of compensating Non-Employee Directors that will help attract qualified candidates to serve as Non-Employee
Directors, and (c) induce incumbent Non-Employee Directors to continue to serve if the Board desires that they remain on the Board.

 

C.           DURATION
OF THE PLAN. The Plan shall commence on the Effective Date and shall remain in effect, subject to the right of the Board of Directors
to amend or terminate the Plan at any time pursuant to Article XV hereof, until all Shares subject to it shall have been purchased
or acquired according to the Plan’s provisions. However, in no event may an Award be granted under the Plan on or after September
16, 2030.

 

II.          DEFINITIONS

 

Whenever used in the
Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below, and when the meaning is intended, the initial letter of the
word shall be capitalized:

 

A.           “AFFILIATE”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations of the Exchange Act.

  

B.           “AWARD”
means, individually or collectively, a grant under this Plan of Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Stock Appreciation
Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares or Performance Units.

 

C.           “AWARD
AGREEMENT” means an agreement entered into by the Company and each Participant setting forth the terms and provisions applicable
to Awards granted under this Plan.

 

D.           “BENEFICIAL
OWNER” or “BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules
and Regulations under the Exchange Act.

 

 

 

 

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E.           “BOARD”
or “BOARD OF DIRECTORS” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

F.           “CHANGE
IN CONTROL” shall mean the occurrence, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, of any one or more
of the following events:

 

(i) A transaction
or series of transactions (other than an offering of Shares to the general public through a registration statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission) whereby any “person” or related “group” of “persons” (as
such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (other than the Company, any of its subsidiaries, an employee
benefit plan maintained by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or a “person” that, prior to such transaction, directly
or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company) directly or indirectly acquires beneficial
ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of securities of the Company possessing more than 50% of the
total combined voting power of the Company’s securities outstanding immediately after such acquisition; or

 

(ii) During
any period of two consecutive years, individuals who, at the beginning of such period, constitute the Board together with any new
Director(s) (other than a Director designated by a person who shall have entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a
transaction described in Section II.F(i) or II.F(iii) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s
stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Directors then still in office who either were Directors at the
beginning of the two-year period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason
to constitute a majority thereof; or

 

(iii) The
consummation by the Company (whether directly involving the Company or indirectly involving the Company through one or more intermediaries)
of (a) a merger, consolidation, reorganization, or business combination or (b) a sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the Company’s assets in any single transaction or series of related transactions or (c) the acquisition
of assets or stock of another entity, in each case other than a transaction:

 

(1) which
results in the Company’s voting securities outstanding immediately before the transaction continuing to represent (either
by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the Company or the person that, as a result of the transaction,
controls, directly or indirectly, the Company or owns, directly or indirectly, all or substantially all of the Company’s
assets or otherwise succeeds to the business of the Company (the Company or such person, the “SUCCESSOR ENTITY”)) directly
or indirectly, at least a majority of the combined voting power of the Successor Entity’s outstanding voting securities immediately
after the transaction, and

 

(2) after
which no person or group beneficially owns voting securities representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Successor
Entity; provided, however, that no person or group shall be treated for purposes of this Section 2.9(c)(ii) as beneficially
owning 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Successor Entity solely as a result of the voting power held in the Company
prior to the consummation of the transaction; or

 

(iv) The
Company’s stockholders approve a liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

 

Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if a Change in Control constitutes a payment event with respect to any portion of an Award that provides for the deferral
of compensation and is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the transaction or event described in subsection (i), (ii), (iii) or
(iv) with respect to such Award (or portion thereof) must also constitute a “change in control event,” as defined
in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) to the extent required by Section 409A.

 

 

 

 

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The Committee shall
have full and final authority, which shall be exercised in its discretion, to determine conclusively whether a Change in Control
of the Company has occurred pursuant to the above definition, and the date of the occurrence of such Change in Control and any
incidental matters relating thereto; provided that any exercise of authority is in conjunction with a determination of whether
a Change in Control is a “change in control event” as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) shall
be consistent with such regulation.

 

G.          “CODE”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

 

H.          “COMMITTEE”
means the Compensation Committee of the Board (or a successor committee with similar authority) or if no such committee is named
by the Board, then it shall mean the Board.

 

I.           “COMPANY”
means Grom Social Enterprise, Inc., a Florida corporation, including any and all Subsidiaries, and any successor thereto as provided
in Article XX herein.

 

J.           “COVERED
EMPLOYEE” means a Participant who, as of the date of vesting and/or payout of an Award, as applicable, is one of the group
of “covered employees,” as defined in Code Section 162(m) and the regulations promulgated under Code Section 162(m),
or any successor statute.

  

K.          “DIRECTOR”
means any individual who is a member of the Board of Directors of the Company or any Subsidiary; provided, however, that any Director
who is employed by the Company shall be considered an Employee under the Plan.

 

L.           “DISABILITY”
with respect to any Award, a Participant shall be considered Disabled if the Participant is considered “disabled” under
the Company’s long-term disability plan then in effect, or if none, then if the Participant qualifies to receive disability
payments under the federal Social Security Act.

 

M.          “EFFECTIVE
DATE” shall mean September 16, 2020.

 

N.           “EMPLOYEE”
means any full-time, active employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries. Directors who are not employed by the Company shall not
be considered Employees under this Plan.

 

O.           “EXCHANGE
ACT” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, or any successor act thereto.

 

P.           “FAIR
MARKET VALUE” shall be determined on the basis of the closing sale price at which Shares have been sold on the principal
securities exchange on which the Shares are traded or, if there is no such sale on the relevant date, then on the last previous
day on which there was such a sale.

 

Q.           “FREESTANDING
SAR” means an SAR that is granted independently of any Options, as described in Article VII herein.

 

R.           “INCENTIVE
STOCK OPTION” or “ISO” means an option to purchase Shares granted under Article VI herein and which is designated
as an Incentive Stock Option and which is intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 422.

 

 

 

 

 

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S.           “INSIDER”
shall mean an individual who is, on the relevant date, an officer, director or more than ten percent (10%) Beneficial Owner of
any class of the Company’s equity securities that is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, all as defined
under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

 

T.           “NON-EMPLOYEE
DIRECTOR” shall mean a Director who is not also an Employee.

 

U.           “NON-QUALIFIED
STOCK OPTION” or “NQSO” means an option to purchase Shares granted under Article VI herein and which is not intended
to meet the requirements of Code Section 422.

 

V.          “OPTION”
means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option, as described in Article VI herein.

  

W.         “OPTION
PRICE” means the price at which a Share may be purchased by a Participant pursuant to an Option.

 

X.           “PARTICIPANT”
means: (1) an Employee or consultant who has been selected to receive an Award or who has an outstanding Award granted under the
Plan; or (2) a Non-Employee Director who has been selected to receive an Award other than an Incentive Stock Option, Performance
Share or Performance Unit or who has an outstanding Award other than an Incentive Stock Option, Performance Share or Performance
Unit granted under the Plan.

 

Y.           “PERFORMANCE-BASED
EXCEPTION” means the performance-based exception from the tax deductibility limitations of Code Section 162(m).

 

Z.           “PERFORMANCE
SHARE” means an Award granted to a Participant (other than a Non-Employee Director), as described in Article X herein, that
shall have an initial value equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant.

 

AA.       “PERFORMANCE
UNIT” means an Award granted to a Participant (other than a Non-Employee Director), as described in Article X herein, that
shall have an initial value that is established by the Committee on the date of grant.

 

BB.         “PERIOD
OF RESTRICTION” means the period during which the transfer of Shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units is limited
in some way (based on the passage of time, the achievement of performance goals or upon the occurrence of other events as determined
by the Committee, at its discretion, as specified in the Award Agreement), and the Shares are subject to a substantial risk of
forfeiture, as provided in Article VIII and Article IX herein.

 

CC.          “PERSON”
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof,
including a “group” as defined in Section 13(d) thereof.

 

DD.          “RESTRICTED
STOCK” means an Award granted to a Participant pursuant to Article VIII herein.

 

EE.          “RESTRICTED
STOCK UNIT” or “RSU” means an award granted to a Participant pursuant to Article IX herein.

 

FF.          “SEPARATION
FROM SERVICE” means a termination of employment or other separation from service as described in Code Section 409A and the
regulations thereunder.

 

 

 

 

 

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GG.          “SHARES”
means the shares of common stock of the Company.

 

HH.          “SPECIFIED
EMPLOYEE” means, with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and determined as of the date of an individual’s
separation from service from the Company (1) any officer during the prior twelve (12) month period with annual compensation in
excess of $170,000 (as adjusted from time to time under the Code), (2) a 5-percent owner of the Company’s outstanding equity
stock during the prior twelve (12) month period or (3) a 1-percent owner of the Company’s outstanding equity stock during
the prior (12) month period with annual compensation in excess of $150,000 (as adjusted from time under Code), provided that the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is publicly-traded within the meaning of Code Section 409A on the date of determination.

  

II.          “STOCK
APPRECIATION RIGHT” or “SAR” means an Award, granted alone or, in connection with a related Option, designated
as an SAR, pursuant to the terms of Article VII herein.

 

JJ.          “SUBSIDIARY”
means any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity in which the Company has a majority voting interest (including
all divisions, affiliates and related entities).

 

KK.          “TANDEM
SAR” means an SAR that is granted in connection with a related Option pursuant to Article VII herein, the exercise of which
shall require forfeiture of the right to purchase a Share under the related Option (and when a Share is purchased under the Option,
the Tandem SAR shall similarly be canceled).

 

III.         ADMINISTRATION

 

A.          THE
COMMITTEE. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee.

 

B.           AUTHORITY
OF THE COMMITTEE. Except as limited by law or by the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, and subject to the provisions
herein, the Committee shall have full power to select Employees and Non-Employee Directors who shall participate in the Plan; determine
the sizes and types of Awards; determine the terms and conditions of Awards in a manner consistent with the Plan; construe and
interpret the Plan and any agreement or instrument entered into under the Plan; establish or amend rules and regulations for the
Plan’s administration; and (subject to the provisions of Article XV herein) amend the terms and conditions of any outstanding
Award to the extent such terms and conditions are within the discretion of the Committee as provided in the Plan. Further, the
Committee is empowered hereby to make all other determinations which may be necessary or advisable for the administration of the
Plan. As permitted by law, the Committee may delegate its authority as identified herein.

 

C.           DECISIONS
BINDING. All determinations and decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan and all related orders and
resolutions of the Board shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including the Company, its stockholders, Directors,
Employees, Participants and their estates and beneficiaries.

 

IV.         SHARES
SUBJECT TO THE PLAN AND MAXIMUM AWARDS

 

A.           NUMBER
OF SHARES AVAILABLE FOR GRANTS. Subject to Sections IV.B and IV.C herein, the maximum number of Shares with respect to which Awards
may be granted to Participants under the Plan shall be Sixty Million (60,000,000). Shares issued under the Plan may be either authorized
but unissued Shares, treasury Shares or any combination thereof.

 

 

 

 

 

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B.           ADJUSTMENTS
FOR AWARDS AND PAYOUTS. Unless determined otherwise by the Committee, the following Awards and payouts will reduce, on a one-for-one
basis, the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan:

 

1.          An
Award of an Option;

 

2.          An
Award of a SAR;

  

3.          An
Award of Restricted Stock;

 

4.          A
payout of a Performance Share Award in Shares; and

 

5.          A
payout of a Performance Units Award in Shares.

 

Unless determined otherwise
by the Committee, unless a Participant has received a benefit of ownership such as dividend or voting rights with respect to the
Award, the following transactions will restore, on a one-for-one basis, the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan:

 

1.           A
payout of a SAR or a Tandem SAR in cash;

 

2.           A
cancellation, termination, expiration, forfeiture or lapse for any reason (with the exception of the termination of a Tandem SAR
upon exercise of the related Options, or the termination of a related Option upon exercise of the corresponding Tandem SAR) of
any Award payable in Shares;

 

3.           Shares
tendered in payment of the exercise price of an Option;

 

4.           Shares
withheld for payment of federal, state or local taxes;

 

5.           Shares
repurchased by the Company with proceeds collected in connection with the exercise of outstanding Options; and

 

6.           The
net Shares issued in connection with the exercise of SARs (as opposed to the full number of Shares underlying the exercised portion
of the SAR).

 

C.           ADJUSTMENTS
IN AUTHORIZED SHARES. In the event of any change in corporate capitalization such as a stock split or stock dividend, or a corporate
transaction such as any merger, consolidation, separation, including a spin-off, or other distribution of stock or property of
the Company, any reorganization (whether or not such reorganization comes within the definition of such term in Code Section 368)
or any partial or complete liquidation of the Company, such adjustment shall be made in the number and class of Shares which are
reserved and may be delivered under Section IV.A, in the number and class of and/or price of Shares subject to outstanding Awards
granted under the Plan, and in the Award limits set forth in subsections IV.A.1 through IV.A.6, inclusive as may be determined
to be appropriate and equitable by the Committee, in its sole discretion, to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights; provided,
however, that the number of Shares subject to any Award shall always be a whole number.

  

V.
           ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

 

A.           ELIGIBILITY.
Persons eligible to participate in this Plan include officers and certain key salaried Employees of the Company with potential
to contribute to the success of the Company or its Subsidiaries, including Employees who are members of the Board. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Non-Employee Directors of the Company or consultants shall be eligible to participate in the Plan with respect to
Awards of Non-Qualified Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock and RSUs, as specified in Article VI, Article
VII, Article VIII and Article IX. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Plan, the Committee shall determine the terms
and conditions of any such Awards to Non-Employee Directors, including the terms and conditions which shall apply upon a termination
of the Non-Employee Director’s service as a member of the Board, and shall have full power and authority in its discretion
to administer such Awards, subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable law.

 

 

 

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B.           ACTUAL
PARTICIPATION. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee may, from time to time, select in its sole and broad discretion,
upon or without the recommendation of officers of the Company, from all eligible Employees those to whom Awards shall be granted,
and shall determine the nature and amount of each Award.

 

VI.         STOCK
OPTIONS

 

A.           GRANT
OF OPTIONS. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, Options may be granted to Participants in such number, and upon such
terms, and at any time and from time to time as shall be determined by the Committee. For purposes of this Article VI, with respect
to NQSOs only, the term “Participant” shall include Non-Employee Directors and consultants of the Company.

 

B.           AWARD
AGREEMENT. Each Option grant shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the Option Price, the duration of the
Option, the number of Shares to which the Option pertains, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine. The Award
Agreement also shall specify whether the Option is intended to be an ISO within the meaning of Code Section 422, or an NQSO, whose
grant is intended not to fall under the provisions of Code Section 422.

 

C.           OPTION
PRICE. The Option Price for each grant of an Option under this Plan shall be at least equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the
Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the Option is granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no ISO shall be granted to any person
who, immediately prior to the grant, owns stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all
classes of stock of the Company, unless the Option Price is at least one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of
a Share on the date of grant of the Option.

 

D.           DURATION
OF OPTIONS. Each Option granted to a Participant shall expire at such time as the Committee shall determine at the time of grant;
provided, however, that no Option shall be exercisable later than the tenth (10th) anniversary following the date of
its grant and provided further that no Option that is an ISO shall be exercisable later than the fifth (5th) anniversary
following the date of its grant to a Participant, who at the time of such grant owns stock possessing more than ten percent (10%)
of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company.

 

E.           EXERCISE
OF OPTIONS. Options granted under this Article VI shall be exercisable at such times and be subject to such restrictions and conditions
as the Committee shall in each instance approve, which need not be the same for each grant or for each Participant.

  

F.           PAYMENT.
Options granted under this Article VI shall be exercised by the delivery of a written notice of exercise to the Company, setting
forth the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is to be exercised, accompanied by full payment for the Shares.

 

The Option Price upon
exercise of any Option shall be payable to the Company in full either: (a) in cash or its equivalent; or (b) by tendering previously
acquired Shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value at the time of exercise equal to the total Option Price (provided that the
Shares which are tendered must have been held by the Participant for at least six months prior to their tender to satisfy the Option
Price); or (c) by a combination of (a) and (b).

 

 

 

 

 

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The Committee, in its
discretion, may also (a) allow cashless exercise as permitted under Federal Reserve Board’s Regulation T, subject to applicable
securities law restrictions, (b) cashless exercise by the Participant by the Company’s withholding of Shares issuable upon
exercise of an Option, or (c) by any other means which the Committee determines to be consistent with the Plan’s purpose
and applicable law.

 

Subject to any governing
rules or regulations, as soon as practicable after receipt of a written notification of exercise and full payment, the Company
shall deliver to the Participant, in the Participant’s name, Share certificates in an appropriate amount based upon the number
of Shares purchased under the Option(s).

 

G.           RESTRICTIONS
ON SHARE TRANSFERABILITY. The Committee may impose such restrictions on any Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Option
granted under this Article VI as it may deem advisable, including, without limitation, restrictions under applicable federal securities
laws, under the requirements of any stock exchange or market upon which such Shares are then listed and/or traded, and under any
blue sky or state securities laws applicable to such Shares.

 

H.           TERMINATION
OF EMPLOYMENT BY A PARTICIPANT WHO IS AN EMPLOYEE. With respect to a Participant who is an Employee, each Option Award Agreement
shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to exercise the Option following termination of the Participant’s
employment with the Company, with the exception of a termination of employment after a Change in Control, which is controlled by
Article XVII. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee but shall conform to the limitations
established in Section VI.D, shall be included in the Award Agreement entered into with each Participant, need not be uniform among
all Options issued pursuant to this Article VI, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination of employment.

 

I.           NONTRANSFERABILITY
OF OPTIONS.

 

1.           INCENTIVE
STOCK OPTIONS. No ISO granted under the Plan may be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated or hypothecated,
other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Further, all ISOs granted to a Participant under the Plan shall
be exercisable during his or her lifetime only by such Participant or the Participant’s legal representative (to the extent
permitted under Code Section 422).

  

2.           NONQUALIFIED
STOCK OPTIONS. No NQSO granted under this Article VI may be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated or hypothecated,
other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Further, except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Award
Agreement, all NQSOs granted to a Participant under this Article VI shall be exercisable during his or her lifetime only by such
Participant or the Participant’s legal representative.

 

VII.        STOCK
APPRECIATION RIGHTS

 

A.           GRANT
OF SARS. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, SARs may be granted to Participants at any time and from time to time
as shall be determined by the Committee. The Committee may grant Freestanding SARs, Tandem SARs or any combination of these forms
of SAR. For purposes of this Article VII, the term “Participant” shall include Non-Employee Directors of the Company
and consultants; provided, however, that a Tandem SAR may not be granted to a Non-Employee Director or consultant unless the related
Option is a NQSO.

 

 

 

 

 

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The Committee shall
have complete discretion in determining the number of SARs granted to each Participant (subject to Article IV herein) and, consistent
with the provisions of the Plan, in determining the terms and conditions pertaining to such SARs.

 

The grant price of
a Freestanding SAR shall equal the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant of the SAR. The grant price of Tandem SARs
shall equal the Option Price of the related Option.

 

B.           EXERCISE
OF TANDEM SARS. Tandem SARs may be exercised for all or part of the Shares subject to the related Option upon the surrender of
the right to exercise the equivalent portion of the related Option. A Tandem SAR may be exercised only with respect to the Shares
for which its related Option is then exercisable.

 

Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Plan to the contrary, with respect to a Tandem SAR granted to an Employee in connection with an ISO: (i)
the Tandem SAR will expire no later than the expiration of the underlying ISO; (ii) the value of the payout with respect to the
Tandem SAR may be for no more than one hundred percent (100%) of the difference between the Option Price of the underlying ISO
and the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the underlying ISO at the time the Tandem SAR is exercised; and (iii) the Tandem
SAR may be exercised only when the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the ISO exceeds the Option Price of the ISO.

 

C.           EXERCISE
OF FREESTANDING SARS. Freestanding SARs may be exercised upon whatever terms and conditions the Committee, in its sole discretion,
imposes upon them.

 

D.           SAR
AGREEMENT. Each SAR grant shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the grant price, the term of the SAR, and
such other provisions as the Committee may determine.

  

E.           TERM
OF SARS. The term of an SAR granted under the Plan shall be determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion; provided, however,
that such term shall not exceed ten (10) years.

 

F.           PAYMENT
OF SAR AMOUNT. Upon exercise of an SAR, a Participant shall be entitled to receive payment from the Company in an amount determined
by multiplying:

 

1.           the
difference between the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise over the grant price; by

 

2.           the
number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised.

 

At the discretion of
the Committee, the payment upon SAR exercise may be in cash, in Shares of equivalent value, or in some combination thereof. The
Committee’s determination regarding the form of SAR payout shall be set forth in the Award Agreement pertaining to the grant
of the SAR.

 

G.           TERMINATION
OF EMPLOYMENT BY A PARTICIPANT WHO IS AN EMPLOYEE. With respect to a Participant who is an Employee, each SAR Award Agreement shall
set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to exercise the SAR following termination of the Participant’s
employment with the Company and/or its Subsidiaries, with the exception of a termination of employment that occurs after a Change
in Control, which is controlled by Article XVII. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, shall
be included in the Award Agreement entered into with Participants, need not be uniform among all SARs issued pursuant to the Plan
and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination of employment.

 

 

 

 

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H.           NONTRANSFERABILITY
OF SARS. No SAR granted under the Plan may be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other
than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Further, except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Award Agreement,
all SARs granted to a Participant under the Plan shall be exercisable during his or her lifetime only by such Participant or the
Participant’s legal representative.

 

VIII.       RESTRICTED
STOCK

 

A.           GRANT
OF RESTRICTED STOCK. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant
Shares of Restricted Stock to Participants in such amounts as the Committee shall determine. For purposes of this Article VIII,
the term “Participant” shall include Non-Employee Directors of the Company and consultants.

 

B.           RESTRICTED
STOCK AGREEMENT. Each Restricted Stock grant shall be evidenced by a Restricted Stock Award Agreement that shall specify the Period(s)
of Restriction, the number of Shares of Restricted Stock granted and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine.

 

C.           NONTRANSFERABILITY.
Except as provided in this Article VIII and subject to federal securities laws, the Shares of Restricted Stock granted under the
Plan may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated or hypothecated until the end of the applicable Period
of Restriction established by the Committee and specified in the Restricted Stock Award Agreement, or upon earlier satisfaction
of any other conditions, as specified by the Committee in its sole discretion and as set forth in the Restricted Stock Award Agreement.
All rights with respect to the Restricted Stock granted to a Participant under the Plan shall be available during his or her lifetime
only to such Participant or the Participant’s legal representative for the Period of Restriction.

 

D.           OTHER
RESTRICTIONS. Subject to Article XI herein, the Committee may impose such other conditions and/or restrictions on any Shares of
Restricted Stock granted pursuant to the Plan as it may deem advisable including, without limitation, a requirement that Participants
pay a stipulated purchase price for each Share of Restricted Stock, restrictions based upon the achievement of specific performance
goals (Company-wide, divisional and/or individual), time-based restrictions on vesting following the attainment of the performance
goals and/or restrictions under applicable federal or state securities laws.

 

The Company may retain
the certificates representing Shares of Restricted Stock in the Company’s possession until such time as all conditions and/or
restrictions applicable to such Shares have been satisfied.

 

Except as otherwise
provided in this Article VIII and subject to Federal securities laws, Shares of Restricted Stock covered by each Restricted Stock
grant made under the Plan shall become freely transferable by the Participant after the last day of the applicable Period of Restriction.

 

E.           VOTING
RIGHTS. Participants holding Shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder may be granted the right to exercise full voting rights
with respect to those Shares during the Period of Restriction.

 

F.           DIVIDENDS
AND OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS. During the Period of Restriction, Participants holding Shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder shall
be credited with regular cash dividends paid with respect to the underlying Shares while they are so held. The Committee may apply
any restrictions to the dividends that the Committee deems appropriate. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence,
if the grant or vesting of Restricted Stock granted to a Covered Employee is designed to comply with the requirements of the Performance-Based
Exception, the Committee may apply any restrictions it deems appropriate to the payment of dividends declared with respect to such
Restricted Stock, such that the dividends and/or the Restricted Stock maintain eligibility for the Performance-Based Exception.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) dividends accrued on Restricted Stock will only be paid if the Restricted
Stock vests; and (ii) for any Award that is governed by Code Section 409A regarding non-qualified deferred compensation, the Committee
shall establish the schedule of any payments of dividends in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A or any guidance
promulgated thereunder.

  

 

 

 

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G.           TERMINATION
OF EMPLOYMENT BY A PARTICIPANT WHO IS AN EMPLOYEE. With respect to a Participant who is an Employee, each Restricted Stock Award
Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to receive nonvested Restricted Shares following
termination of the Participant’s employment with the Company. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion
of the Committee, shall be included in the Award Agreement entered into with each Participant, need not be uniform among all Shares
of Restricted Stock issued pursuant to the Plan and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination of employment.

 

H.           VESTING
OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS. Unless otherwise provided in the Plan or under an Award Agreement: (1) all Awards of Restricted Stock
that vest based on the passage of time which are granted to a Participant shall vest no more rapidly than pro-rata over a three
(3) year period from the date of grant (the “Time-Based Restricted Stock”); and (2) all Awards of Restricted Stock
that vest based on the achievement of specific measures designed to satisfy the Performance-Based Exception or other performance
measures which are granted to a Participant shall vest no more rapidly than one (1) year from the date of grant (the “Performance-Based
Restricted Stock”); provided, however: (1) up to ten percent (10%) of the Time-Based Restricted Stock Awards, Performance-Based
Restricted Stock Awards, or both, may by designation of the Committee (as reflected in the Restricted Stock Award Agreement), be
subject to a more accelerated time-based vesting schedule or performance-based vesting schedule, as the case may be; and (2) Restricted
Stock Awards which fully vest upon certain termination events as determined by the Committee and specified in the Employee’s
Restricted Stock Award Agreement (or as a result of termination from the Board as a Non-Employee Director pursuant to Section VIII.I.3.f.)
or a Change in Control shall not count as part of this ten percent (10%) pool.

 

I.            ADDITIONAL
PROVISIONS RELATED TO RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS TO NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS.

 

1.           AWARD
DATES. Effective as of the date specified by the Committee in its sole discretion, each Non-Employee Director will be awarded such
number of Shares of Restricted Stock as determined by the Board, after consideration of the recommendation of the Committee. Non-Employee
Directors may, but need not, be awarded the same number of Shares of Restricted Stock. A Non-Employee Director who is first elected
to the Board on a date subsequent to the date specified by the Committee in its sole discretion will be awarded such number of
Shares of Restricted Stock as of such date of election as determined by the Board, after consideration of the recommendation of
the Committee.

 

2.           DIVIDEND
RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF RESTRICTED STOCK. Notwithstanding Section VIII.F., upon issuance of a Restricted Stock Agreement, the Non-Employee
Director in whose name the Restricted Stock Agreement is registered will, subject to the provisions of the Plan have the right
to receive cash dividends and other cash distributions thereon.

 

 

 

 

 

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3.           PERIOD
OF RESTRICTION. Restricted Stock will be subject to the restrictions set forth in Section VIII.I.4. and the other provisions of
the Plan during the Period of Restriction commencing on the date as of which the Restricted Stock is awarded (the “Award
Date”) and ending on the earliest of the first to occur of the following:

  

a.            the
retirement of the Non-Employee Director from the Board in compliance with the Board’s retirement policy as then in effect;

 

b.            the
termination of the Non-Employee Director’s service on the Board as a result of the Non-Employee Director’s not being
nominated for reelection by the Board;

 

c.            the
termination of the Non-Employee Director’s service on the Board because of the Non-Employee Director’s resignation
or failure to stand for reelection with the consent of the Company’s Board (which means approval by at least 80% of the Directors
voting, with the affected Non-Employee Director abstaining);

 

d.            the
termination of the Non-Employee Director’s service on the Board because the Non-Employee Director, although nominated for
reelection by the Board, is not reelected by the stockholders;

 

e.            the
termination of the Non-Employee Director’s service on the Board because of (i) the Non-Employee’s Director’s
resignation at the request of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board (or successor committee), (ii) the Non-Employee
Director’s removal by action of the stockholders or by the Board, or (iii) a Change in Control of the Company;

 

f.            the
termination of the Non-Employee Director’s service on the Board because of Disability or death; or

 

g.           the
vesting of the Restricted Stock.

 

Section VIII.I.3.a. through g.
above are subject to the further restrictions that a removal or resignation for “Cause” will be deemed to not constitute
completion of the Period of Restriction and will result in a forfeiture of Restricted Stock not previously vested under Section
VIII.I.4. For purposes of this Plan, “Cause” will be a good faith determination by the Board that the Non-Employee
Director (i) failed to substantially perform his or her duties (other than a failure resulting from his or her incapacity due to
physical or mental illness) after a written demand for substantial performance has been delivered to him or her by the Board, which
demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes such Non-Employee Director has not substantially performed
his or her duties; (ii) has engaged in conduct the consequences of which are materially adverse to the Company, monetarily or otherwise;
or (iii) has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or been convicted of a felony. The Non-Employee Director will
not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause unless there will have been delivered to the Non-Employee Director a letter from
the Board setting forth the reasons for the Company’s termination of the Non-Employee Director for Cause and, with respect
to (i) or (ii), stating that the Non-Employee Director has failed to cure such reason for termination within thirty (30) days after
the Non-Employee Director’s receipt of such notice.

  

 

 

 

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4.           FORFEITURE
OF RESTRICTED STOCK. As of the date (“Termination Date”) a Non-Employee Director ceases to be a member of the Board
for any reason, including but not limited to removal or resignation for Cause, the Non-Employee Director shall forfeit to the Company
all Restricted Stock awarded to the Non-Employee Director for which the Period of Restriction has not ended pursuant to Section
VIII.I.3. as of or prior to the Termination Date.

 

IX.         RESTRICTED
STOCK UNITS

 

A.          GRANT
OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS. Subject to the terms of the Plan, RSUs may be granted to Participants in such amounts and upon such
terms, and at any time and from time to time, as shall be determined by the Committee. For purposes of this Article IX, the term
“Participant” shall include Non-Employee Directors of the Company and consultants.

 

B.           RESTRICTED
STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT. Each RSU grant shall be evidenced by a Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement that shall specify the Period(s)
of Restriction, the number of RSUs granted, and such other provisions as the Committee may determine.

 

C.           VALUE
OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT. Each RSU shall have a value that is equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant.

 

D.           FORM
AND TIMING OF PAYMENT OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS. Settlement of vested RSUs may be made in the form of (i) cash, (ii) Shares or
(iii) any combination of both, as determined by the Committee at the time of the grant of the RSUs, in its sole discretion. Vested
RSUs shall be settled in a lump sum as soon as administratively practicable after the vesting date, but in no event later than
two and one-half (2 1⁄2) months following the vesting date. The amount of such settlement shall be equal to the Fair Market
Value of the RSUs on the vesting date.

 

E.           DIVIDEND
EQUIVALENTS. Each RSU shall be credited with an amount equal to the dividends paid on a Share between the date of grant and the
date such RSU is paid to the Participant (if at all). Dividend equivalents shall vest, if at all, upon the same terms and conditions
governing the vesting of RSUs under the Plan. Payment of the dividend equivalent shall be made at the same time as payment of the
RSU and shall be made without interest or other adjustment. If the RSU is forfeited, the Participant shall have no right to dividend
equivalents.

 

F.           VOTING
RIGHTS. The holders of RSUs shall have no voting rights.

 

G.           NONTRANSFERABILITY.
RSUs may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by laws of
descent and distribution.

 

X.          PERFORMANCE
UNITS AND PERFORMANCE SHARES

 

A.           GRANT
OF PERFORMANCE UNITS/SHARES. Subject to the terms of the Plan, Performance Units and/or Performance Shares may be granted to Participants
in such amounts and upon such terms, and at any time and from time to time, as shall be determined by the Committee.

 

B.           PERFORMANCE
UNIT/SHARE AGREEMENT. Each Performance Unit or Performance Share grant shall be evidenced by a Performance Unit or Performance
Share Award Agreement, as the case may be, that shall specify the number of Performance Units or Performance Shares granted and
such other provisions as the Committee may determine.

 

 

 

 

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C.           VALUE
OF PERFORMANCE UNITS/SHARES. Each Performance Unit shall have an initial value that is established by the Committee at the time
of grant. Each Performance Share shall have an initial value equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant. The
Committee shall set performance goals in its discretion which, depending on the extent to which they are met, will determine the
number and/or value of Performance Units/Shares that will be paid out to the Participant. For purposes of this Article X, the time
period during which the performance goals must be met shall be called a “Performance Period.”

 

D.           EARNING
OF PERFORMANCE UNITS/SHARES. Subject to the terms of this Plan, after the applicable Performance Period has ended, the holder of
Performance Units/Shares shall be entitled to receive payout on the number and value of Performance Units/Shares earned by the
Participant over the Performance Period, to be determined as a function of the extent to which the corresponding performance goals
have been achieved.

 

E.           FORM
AND TIMING OF PAYMENT OF PERFORMANCE UNITS/SHARES. Payment of earned Performance Units/Shares shall be made in a single lump sum
following the close of the applicable Performance Period. Subject to the terms of this Plan, the Committee, in its sole discretion,
may pay earned Performance Units/Shares in the form of cash or in Shares (or in a combination thereof) which have an aggregate
Fair Market Value equal to the value of the earned Performance Units/Shares at the close of the applicable Performance Period.
Such Shares may be granted subject to any restrictions deemed appropriate by the Committee. The determination of the Committee
with respect to the form of payout of such Awards shall be set forth in the Award Agreement pertaining to the grant of the Award.
Payment shall be made no later than two and one-half (2 1⁄2) months following the close of the Performance Period.

 

F.           SEPARATION
FROM SERVICE DUE TO DEATH OR DISABILITY. In the event the Participant incurs a Separation From Service by reason of death or Disability
during a Performance Period, the Participant shall not receive a payout of the Performance Units/Shares, unless determined otherwise
by the Committee or set forth in the Participant’s Award Agreement.

 

Payment of earned Performance
Units/Shares shall be made at a time specified by the Committee in its sole discretion and set forth in the Participant’s
Award Agreement.

 

G.           TERMINATION
OF EMPLOYMENT FOR OTHER REASONS. In the event that a Participant’s employment terminates for any reason other than those
reasons set forth in Section X.F. herein, all Performance Units/Shares intended to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception
shall be forfeited by the Participant to the Company.

 

H.           NONTRANSFERABILITY.
Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Award Agreement, Performance Units/Shares may not be sold, transferred, pledged,
assigned or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Further, except
as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Award Agreement, a Participant’s rights under the Plan shall be exercisable
during the Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative.

 

I.           NO
DIVIDEND AND VOTING RIGHTS. Participants will not be entitled to receive any dividends declared with respect to Shares which have
been earned in connection with grants of Performance Units and/or Performance Shares, but not yet distributed to Participants nor
shall Participants have voting rights with respect to such Shares.

 

 

 

 

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XI.         PERFORMANCE
MEASURES

 

Unless and until the
Committee proposes for stockholder vote and the Company’s stockholders approve a change in the general performance measures
set forth in this Article XI, the attainment of which may determine the degree of payout and/or vesting with respect to Awards
to Covered Employees which measures are designed to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception, the performance measure(s) to
be used for purposes of such grants may be measured at the Company level, at a Subsidiary or Affiliate level, or at an operating
unit level and shall be chosen from among the following: net income either before or after taxes (including adjusted net income),
share price, earnings per share (basic or diluted), total stockholder return, return on assets, return on equity, operating income,
return on capital or investment, cash flow or adjusted cash flow from operations, economic value added or adjusted cash flow per
Share (net income plus or minus change in operating assets and liabilities), debt level, cost reduction targets, and equity ratios.

 

The Committee shall
have the discretion to adjust the determinations of the degree of attainment of the preestablished performance goals; provided,
however, that Awards which are designed to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception, and which are held by Covered Employees,
may not be adjusted upward (the Committee shall retain the discretion to adjust such Awards downward).

 

In the event that applicable
tax and/or securities laws or exchange listing standards change to permit Committee discretion to alter the governing performance
measures without obtaining stockholder approval of such changes, the Committee shall have sole discretion to make such changes
without obtaining stockholder approval. In addition, in the event that the Committee determines that it is advisable to grant Awards
which shall not qualify for the Performance-Based Exception, the Committee may make such grants without satisfying the requirements
of Code Section 162(m).

 

In the case of any
Award which is granted subject to the condition that a specified performance measure be achieved, no payment under such Award shall
be made prior to the time that the Committee certifies in writing that the performance measure has been satisfied, in accordance
with Internal Revenue Service requirements. No such certification is required, however, in the case of an Award that is based solely
on an increase in the value of a Share from the date such Award was made.

 

XII.        BENEFICIARY
DESIGNATION

 

Each Participant under
the Plan may, from time to time, name any beneficiary or beneficiaries (who may be named contingently or successively) to whom
any benefit under the Plan is to be paid in case of his or her death before he or she receives any or all of such benefit. Each
such designation shall revoke all prior designations by the same Participant, shall be in a form prescribed by the Company, and
will be effective only when filed by the Participant in writing with the Company during the Participant’s lifetime. In the
absence of any such designated beneficiary, benefits remaining unpaid at the Participant’s death shall be paid to the Participant’s
estate.

 

XIII.       DEFERRALS

 

The Committee may permit
or require a Participant to defer such Participant’s receipt of the payment of cash or the delivery of Shares that would
otherwise be due to such Participant by virtue of the exercise of an Option or SAR, the lapse or waiver of restrictions with respect
to Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, or the satisfaction of any requirements or goals with respect to Performance Units/Shares.
If any such deferral election is required or permitted, the Committee shall, in its sole discretion, establish rules and procedures
for such payment deferrals, provided, however, all deferrals shall be made in accordance with all applicable requirements of Code
Section 409A or any guidance promulgated thereunder.

 

 

 

 

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XIV.       RIGHTS
OF EMPLOYEES

 

A.           EMPLOYMENT.
Nothing in the Plan shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company to terminate any Participant’s employment
at any time, nor confer upon any Participant any right to continue in the employ of the Company.

 

B.           PARTICIPATION.
No Employee shall have the right to be selected to receive an Award under this Plan or, having been so selected, to be selected
to receive a future Award.

 

XV.        AMENDMENT,
MODIFICATION, TERMINATION AND ADJUSTMENTS

 

A.           AMENDMENT,
MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Board, upon recommendation of the Committee, may at any time
and from time to time, alter, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan in whole or in part for any purpose which the Committee deems
appropriate and that is otherwise consistent with Code Section 409A; provided, however, no amendment shall, without shareholder
approval, (i) materially increase the benefits accruing to Participants under the Plan; (ii) materially increase the number of
securities which may be issued under the Plan; or (iii) materially modify the requirements for participation in the Plan.

 

Except in connection
with a corporate transaction involving the Company (including, without limitation, any stock dividend, stock split, extraordinary
cash dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, or exchange of shares),
the terms of outstanding Awards may not be amended to reduce the exercise price of outstanding Options or SARs or cancel outstanding
Options or SARs in exchange for cash, other awards or Options or SARs with an exercise price that is less than the exercise price
of the original Options or SARs without shareholder approval.

 

B.           ADJUSTMENT
OF AWARDS UPON THE OCCURRENCE OF CERTAIN UNUSUAL OR NONRECURRING EVENTS. The Committee may make adjustments in the terms and conditions
of, and the criteria included in, Awards in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, the events
described in Section IV.C. hereof) affecting the Company or the financial statements of the Company or of changes in applicable
laws, regulations or accounting principles, whenever the Committee determines that such adjustments are appropriate in order to
prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan; provided that
unless the Committee determines otherwise, no such adjustment shall be authorized to the extent that such authority would be inconsistent
with the Plan or Awards meeting the requirements of Code Sections 162(m) and 409A, as from time to time amended.

 

C.           AWARDS
PREVIOUSLY GRANTED. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary (but subject to Section XV.B. hereof), no termination,
amendment or modification of the Plan shall adversely affect in any material way any Award previously granted under the Plan without
the written consent of the Participant holding such Award.

 

D.           COMPLIANCE
WITH CODE SECTION 162(m). At all times when Code Section 162(m) is applicable, all Awards granted under this Plan shall comply
with the requirements of Code Section 162(m); provided, however, that in the event the Committee determines that such compliance
is not desired with respect to any Award or Awards available for grant under the Plan, then compliance with Code Section 162(m)
will not be required. In addition, in the event that changes are made to Code Section 162(m) to permit greater flexibility with
respect to any Award or Awards available under the Plan, the Committee may, subject to this Article XV, make any adjustments it
deems appropriate consistent with the changes made to Code Section 162(m).

 

 

 

 

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XVI.       PAYMENT
OF PLAN AWARDS AND CONDITIONS THEREON

 

A.           EFFECT
OF COMPETITIVE ACTIVITY. Anything contained in the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, unless otherwise covered in an employment
agreement by and between the Company and the Participant, with respect to any Participant who is an Employee, if the employment
of any Participant shall terminate, for any reason other than death, while any Award to such Participant is outstanding hereunder,
and such Participant has not yet received the Shares covered by such Award or otherwise received the full benefit of such Award,
such Participant, if otherwise entitled thereto, shall receive such Shares or benefit only if, during the entire period from the
date of such Participant’s termination to the date of such receipt, such Participant shall have earned such Award by making
himself or herself available, upon request, at reasonable times and upon a reasonable basis, to consult with, supply information
to, and otherwise cooperate with the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof with respect to any matter that shall have
been handled by him or her or under his or her supervision while he or she was in the employ of the Company or of any Subsidiary
or Affiliate thereof.

 

B.           NONFULFILLMENT
OF COMPETITIVE ACTIVITY CONDITIONS; WAIVERS UNDER THE PLAN. In the event of a Participant’s nonfulfillment of any condition
set forth in Section XVI.A. hereof, such Participant’s rights under any Award shall be forfeited and canceled forthwith;
provided, however, that the nonfulfillment of such condition may at any time (whether before, at the time of, or subsequent to
termination of employment) be waived by the Committee upon its determination that in its sole judgment there shall not have been
and will not be any substantial adverse effect upon the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof by reason of the nonfulfillment
of such condition.

 

XVII.     CHANGE
IN CONTROL

 

A.           TREATMENT
OF OUTSTANDING AWARDS. Notwithstanding any provisions in the Participant’s Employment Agreement to the contrary, but subject
to Section XVII.B. herein or the Plan governing the particular Award, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control:

 

1.           any
and all Options and SARs granted hereunder shall become fully-vested and immediately exercisable;

 

2.           any
Periods of Restriction and restrictions imposed on Restricted Stock or RSUs which are not intended to qualify for the Performance-Based
Exception shall lapse; and

 

3.           any
Award intended to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception shall be earned in accordance with the applicable Award Agreement.

 

B.           TERMINATION,
AMENDMENT AND MODIFICATIONS OF CHANGE-IN-CONTROL PROVISIONS. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement
provision, the provisions of this Article XVII may not be terminated, amended or modified on or after the date of an event, commencing
upon material discussions by the Board respecting a possible transaction that would result in a Change in Control, which is likely
to give rise to a Change in Control to affect adversely any Award theretofore granted under the Plan without the prior written
consent of the Participant with respect to said Participant’s outstanding Awards.

 

XVIII.    TAX
PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

 

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A.           TAX
WITHHOLDING. The Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant who is an Employee
to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state and local taxes, domestic or foreign, required by law or
regulation to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of this Plan.

 

B.           SHARE
WITHHOLDING. With respect to withholding required upon the exercise of Options or SARs, upon the lapse of restrictions on Restricted
Stock or Restricted RSUs, upon achievement of the performance goals on Performance Shares or Performance Units or upon any other
taxable event arising as a result of Awards granted hereunder, Participants who are Employees may elect, subject to the approval
of the Committee, to satisfy the withholding requirement, in whole or in part, by having the Company withhold Shares having a Fair
Market Value on the date the tax is to be determined at least equal to the minimum, but not more than the maximum, statutory tax
which could be imposed on the transaction. All such elections shall be irrevocable, made in writing, and signed by the Participant,
and shall be subject to any restrictions or limitations that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate.

 

C.           REQUIREMENT
OF NOTIFICATION OF CODE SECTION 83(b) ELECTION. If any Participants shall make an election under Code Section 83(b) (to include
in gross income in the year of transfer the amounts specified in Code Section 83(b)) or under a similar provisions of the laws
of a jurisdiction outside the United States, such Participant shall notify the Company of such election within ten (10) days after
filing notice of the election with the Internal Revenue Service or other government authority, in addition to any filing and notification
required pursuant to regulations issued under Code Section 83(b) or other applicable provision.

 

D.           REQUIREMENT
OF NOTIFICATION UPON DISQUALIFYING DISPOSITION UNDER CODE SECTION 421(b). If any Participant shall make any disposition of shares
of stock delivered pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option under the circumstances described in Code Section 421(b)
(relating to certain disqualifying dispositions), such Participant shall notify the Company of such disposition within ten (10)
days thereof.

 

XIX.      INDEMNIFICATION

 

Each person who is
or shall have been a member of the Committee, or of the Board, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and
from any loss, cost, liability or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with or resulting
from any claim, action, suit or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of
any action taken or failure to act under the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by him or her in settlement thereof,
with the Company’s approval, or paid by him or her in satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding
against him or her, provided he or she shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same
before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not
be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Company’s Articles of
Incorporation or Bylaws, as a matter of law or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them
harmless.

 

XX.        SUCCESSORS

 

All obligations of
the Company under the Plan with respect to Awards granted hereunder shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the
existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise, of all or substantially
all of the business or assets of the Company.

 

 

 

 

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XXI.       LEGAL
CONSTRUCTION

 

A.           GENDER
AND NUMBER. Except where otherwise indicated by the context, any masculine term used herein also shall include the feminine, the
plural shall include the singular, and the singular shall include the plural.

 

B.           SEVERABILITY.
In the event any provision of the Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not
affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had
not been included.

 

C.           REQUIREMENTS
OF LAW. The granting of Awards and the issuance of Shares under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations,
and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required.

 

D.           SECURITIES
LAW COMPLIANCE. With respect to Insiders, transactions under this Plan are intended to comply with all applicable conditions of
Rule 16b-3 or its successors under the Exchange Act. To the extent any provision of the Plan or action by the Committee fails to
so comply, it shall be deemed null and void, to the extent permitted by law and deemed advisable by the Committee.

 

E.           CODE
SECTION 409A COMPLIANCE. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, all Awards under this Plan that are
subject to Code Section 409A shall be designed and administered in a manner that does not result in the imposition of tax or penalties
under Code Section 409A. Accordingly, Awards under this Plan that are subject to Code Section 409A shall comply with the following
requirements, as applicable.

 

1.           Distribution
to Specified Employees Upon Separation from Service. To the extent that payment under an Award which is subject to Code Section
409A is due to a Specified Employee on account of the Specified Employee’s Separation from Service from the Company or its
Affiliate or Subsidiary, such payment shall be delayed until the first day of the seventh (7th) month following such
Separation from Service (or as soon as practicable thereafter). The Committee, in its discretion, may provide in the Award document
for the payment of interest at a rate set by the Committee for such six-month period. In the event that a payment under an Award
is exempt from Code Section 409A, payment shall be made to a Specified Employee without any such six-month delay.

 

2.           No
Acceleration of Payment. To the extent that an Award is subject to Code Section 409A, payment under such Award shall not be
accelerated from the date(s) specified in the Award documents as of the date of grant.

 

3.           Subsequent
Delay in Payment. To the extent that an Award is subject to Code Section 409A, payment under such Award shall not be deferred
beyond the dates specified in the Award document as of the date of grant, unless the Committee or Participant, as the case may
be, makes the decision to delay payment at least one year prior to the scheduled payment date, and payment is delayed at least
five (5) years.

 

F.           GOVERNING
LAW. To the extent not preempted by federal law, the Plan, and all agreements hereunder, shall be construed in accordance with
and governed by the laws of the State of Florida.

 

 

 

 

 

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C E R T I F
I C A T I O N

 

On behalf of the
Company, the undersigned hereby certifies that this Grom Social Enterprises, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan has been approved
by the Board of Directors of the Company as of September 14, 2020 and by the stockholders of the Company as of September 16, 2020.

 

 

 

	 	GROM SOCIAL ENTERPRISES, INC.
	 	 
	 	By: /s/ Melvin Leiner                                 
	 	Name: Melvin Leiner
	 	Title: Executive Vice PresidentExhibit 10.37

 

GROM SOCIAL ENTERPRISES, INC.

2020 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

 

 

 

Dear [__________],

 

 

On [__________, 20__], the Compensation
Committee approved a grant of an Incentive Stock Option (the "Option") to you to purchase Common Stock of Grom Social
Enterprises, Inc. (the "Company") pursuant to the Grom Social Enterprises, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan").
The Option shall constitute and be treated at all times by you and the Company as an “incentive stock option,” as defined
under Section 422(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

You are granted an Option to purchase [__________]
shares of Common Stock of the Company at the price of $[_____] per share which represents the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock
on the date of grant. The date of grant of this Option is [__________, 20__].

 

1.          Vesting.
This Option may be exercised only to the extent it is vested. Subject to you remaining in the employ of the Company on the applicable
vesting dates below, this Option shall vest as follows:

 

[Describe vesting requirements].

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Include if applicable: Notwithstanding
the above schedule, in the event your termination of employment is due to your death or disability, the unvested portion of your
Option shall become one hundred percent (100%) vested on the date of your death or disability.]

 

2.          Duration
of Option. Except as otherwise provided herein, this option may be exercised for three (3) months after you terminate employment
with the Company, provided, however in the event your termination of employment is due to your death or disability, the Option
may be exercised for one year following such event. In no case, however, may the Option be exercised after [__________, 20__].

 

3.          Exercise
of Option.

 

(a)          Right
to Exercise. This Option is exercisable during its term in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set out in Section 1.

 

(b)          Method
of Exercise. This Option is exercisable by delivery of an exercise notice, in the form attached as Exhibit A (the "Exercise
Notice"), which shall state the election to exercise the Option, the number of shares of Common Stock in respect of which
the Option is being exercised (the "Exercised Shares"), and such other representations and agreements as may be required
by the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. The Exercise Notice shall be completed by you and delivered to the Corporate
Secretary. The Exercise Notice shall be accompanied by payment of the aggregate exercise price as to all Exercised Shares. This
Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company of such fully executed Exercise Notice accompanied by such aggregate
exercise price.

  

 

 

 

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No shares of Common Stock shall be issued
pursuant to the exercise of this Option unless such issuance and exercise comply with applicable laws. Assuming such compliance,
for income tax purposes the exercised Shares shall be considered transferred to you on the date the Option is exercised with respect
to such Exercised Shares.

 

4.          Method
of Payment. Payment of the aggregate Exercise Price shall be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at your election:

 

(a)          cash;

 

(b)          check;

 

(c)          consideration
received by the Company under a cashless exercise program implemented by the Company in connection with the Plan; or

 

(d)          surrender
of other shares of Common Stock which (i) in the case of shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of an option, have been
owned by you for more than six (6) months on the date of surrender, AND (ii) have a fair market value on the date of surrender
equal to the aggregate Exercise Price of the Exercised Shares.

 

5.          Non-Assignability
of Option. This Option may not be transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution
and may be exercised during your lifetime only by you except in the case of your disability, this Option may be exercised by your
representative. The terms of the Plan and this Agreement shall be binding upon your executors, administrators, heirs, successors
and assigns.

 

The Plan is incorporated herein by reference.
The Plan and this Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede
in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and you with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may
not be modified adversely to your interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and you. This Agreement is governed
by the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

 

 

 

 

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By your signature and the signature of
the Company's representative below, you and the Company agree that the Option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions
of the Plan and this Agreement. You have reviewed the Plan and this Agreement in their entirety, have had an opportunity to obtain
the advice of counsel prior to executing this Agreement and fully understand all provisions of the Plan and this Agreement. You
hereby agree to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee upon any questions relating
to the Plan and Agreement. You further agree to notify the Company upon any change in your residence address indicated below.

 

	PARTICIPANT	 	GROM SOCIAL ENTERPRISES, INC.
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	Signature	 	By
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	Print Name	 	Title
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	Residence Address	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit A

 

EXERCISE NOTICE

 

Grom Social Enterprises, Inc.

_____________________

_____________________

_____________________

 

	 
	(date)

 

Re: Incentive Stock Option

 

Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section
3 of my Agreement that I elect to purchase the number of shares set forth below at the exercise price set forth in my Agreement:

 

	 	Stock Option dated:	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	Number of shares being purchased:	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	Option Exercise Price Per Share	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	Aggregate Option Exercise Price	 	 

 

A check in the amount of the aggregate
price of the shares being purchased is attached [or specify other method of payment].

 

I understand that the shares of Common
Stock that I receive upon exercise of my Option may not be freely tradable.

 

Further, I understand that, as a result
of this exercise of rights, I will recognize income in an amount equal to the amount by which the fair market value of the shares
of Common Stock exceeds the exercise price. I agree to report such income in accordance with then applicable law and to cooperate
with the Company in establishing the withholding and corresponding deduction to the Company for its income tax purposes.

 

I agree to provide to the Company such
additional documents or information as may be required pursuant to the Company’s 2020 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

	 	 	 
	 	(Signature)	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	(Name of Optionee)	 

 

 

 

 

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