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Exhibit 4.4

 

Form of Subordinated Note 

 

(FACE OF SECURITY) 

 

[Each Global Security shall bear substantially the following legend: 

 

UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR SECURITIES IN DEFINITIVE REGISTERED FORM, THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS SECURITY IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY SECURITY ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]

 

[If the Security has original issue discount for U.S. federal income tax purposes, insert tax legend: 

 

[FOR PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 1272, 1273, and 1275 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (“THE CODE”), THIS SECURITY IS BEING ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT. THE AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 1273(A)(1) OF THE CODE AND TREASURY REGULATION SECTION 1.1273-1(A)) WITH RESPECT TO THIS SECURITY IS , THE ISSUE DATE (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 1275(A)(2) OF THE CODE AND TREASURY REGULATION SECTION 1.1273-2(A)(2)) OF THIS SECURITY IS , THE ISSUE PRICE (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 1273(B) OF THE CODE AND TREASURY REGULATION SECTION 1.1273-2(A)) OF THIS SECURITY IS , AND THE YIELD TO MATURITY (AS DEFINED IN TREASURY REGULATION SECTION 1.1272-1(B)) OF THIS SECURITY IS .] ] 

 

 

 

 

AQUA METALS, INC.

[ Title of Security ]

 

	 	 
	
			No. [ ]

				
			CUSIP No.: [ ]

			
	 	
			[Common Code][ISIN]: [ ]

			
	 	
			[$ ]

			

 

AQUA METALS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Issuer”, which term includes any successor corporation), for value received promises to pay to [If the Security is a Global Security — CEDE & CO.][If the Security is not a Global Security — ] or registered assigns, the principal sum of on , (the “Maturity Date”) [If the Security is to bear interest prior to maturity, insert—, and to pay interest thereon from or from the most recent interest payment date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, [semiannually in arrears on and in each year], commencing , (each, an “Interest Payment Date”) at the rate of [ % per annum], until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment [If applicable insert—, and (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable) at the rate of % per annum on any overdue principal and on any overdue installment of interest]. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture (as defined below), be paid to the Holder in whose name this Security (or one or more predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the record date for such interest, which shall be the or (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date (each, an “Interest Record Date”). Interest will be computed on the basis of [a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months].]

 

[If the Security is not to bear interest prior to maturity, insert—The principal of this Security shall not bear interest except in the case of a default in payment of principal upon acceleration, upon redemption or at maturity and, in each such case, the overdue principal of this Security shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), which shall accrue from the date of such default in payment to the date payment of such principal has been made or duly provided for. Interest on any overdue principal shall be payable on demand.]

 

Reference is made to the further provisions set forth on the reverse of this Security contained herein, which will for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Security to be signed manually or by facsimile by its duly authorized officer under its corporate seal.

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	
			AQUA METALS, INC.

			
	 	 
	
			By:

				 	 
	 	 	
			Name:

				 	 
	 	 	
			Title:

				 	 

 

	 	 	 
	
			Attest:

			
	 	 
	
			By:

				 	 
	
			Name:

				 	 
	
			Title:

				 	 

 

This is one of the Securities of the series designated herein and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

Dated: [ ]

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	
			, as Trustee

			
	 	 
	
			By:

				 	 
	 	 	
			Title:

				 	 

 

 

 

 

 

(REVERSE OF SECURITY) 

 

AQUA METALS, INC. 

 

[ Title of Security ] 

 

	
			1.

				
			Indenture

			

 

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of debentures, notes or other evidence of indebtedness (hereinafter called the “Securities”) of the Issuer of the series hereinafter specified, which series is initially limited in aggregate principal amount to [$] , all of such Securities issued and to be issued under an Indenture dated as of , (the “Indenture”) between the Issuer and as trustee (the “Trustee”). Capitalized terms herein are used as defined in the Indenture unless otherwise indicated. The terms of the Securities include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as in effect on the date of the Indenture. The Securities are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act for a statement of all such terms. To the extent permitted by applicable law, in the event of any inconsistency between the terms of this Security and the terms of the Indenture, the terms of the Indenture shall control. 

 

This Security is one of a series of Securities designated pursuant to the Indenture [and an [Supplemental Indenture] dated ____________, issued pursuant to Section 2.01 and Section 2.03 thereof (the “Supplement”)] as . The Securities are general unsecured obligations of the Issuer. The Issuer may, subject to the provisions of the Indenture and applicable law, issue additional Securities of any series under the Indenture. 

 

	
			2.

				
			Method of Payment.

			

 

The Issuer shall pay interest on the Securities (except defaulted interest) to the persons who are the registered Holders at the close of business on the Interest Record Date immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date notwithstanding any transfer or exchange of such Security subsequent to such Interest Record Date and prior to such Interest Payment Date. Holders must surrender Securities to the Trustee to collect principal payments. The Issuer shall pay Principal and interest in money of [the United States] that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. [However, the payments of interest, and any portion of the Principal (other than interest payable at maturity or on any redemption or repayment date or the final payment of Principal) shall be made by the Paying Agent, upon receipt from the Issuer of immediately available funds by [a./p.m.], New York City time (or such other time as may be agreed to between the Issuer and the Paying Agent or the Issuer), directly to a Holder (by Federal funds wire transfer or otherwise) if the Holder has delivered written instructions to the Trustee 15 days prior to such payment date requesting that such payment will be so made and designating the bank account to which such payments shall be so made and in the case of payments of Principal surrenders the same to the Trustee in exchange for a Security or Securities aggregating the same principal amount as the unredeemed principal amount of the Securities surrendered.] 

 

	
			3.

				
			Redemption.

			

 

[The Securities of this series may be redeemed at any time [on or after , ], as a whole or in part, at the option of the Issuer, upon mailing notice of such redemption not less than 30 and not more than 60 days to the Holders of such Securities, at a redemption price equal to .] 

 

	
			4.

				
			Paying Agent and Security Registrar

			

 

Initially, the Trustee will act as Paying Agent and Security Registrar. The Issuer may change any Paying Agent or Security Registrar without notice to the Holders.

 

	
			5.

				
			Denominations; Transfer; Exchange.

			

 

The Securities are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of [$1,000] and multiples of [$1,000]. A Holder shall register the transfer of or exchange Securities in accordance with the Indenture. The Issuer may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay certain transfer taxes or similar governmental charges payable in connection therewith as permitted by the Indenture. [The Issuer need not register the transfer of or exchange (a) any Securities for a period of fifteen (15) days preceding the first mailing of notice that such Securities are to be redeemed, or (b) any Securities selected, called or being called for redemption in whole or in part, except, in the case of any Security to be redeemed in part, the portion thereof not to be so redeemed.] 

 

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			6.

				
			Persons Deemed Owners.

			

 

The registered Holder of a Security shall be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.

 

	
			7.

				
			Unclaimed Funds.

			

 

If funds for the payment of principal or interest remain unclaimed for two years, the Trustee and the Paying Agent will repay the funds to the Issuer. After that, all liability of the Trustee and such Paying Agent with respect to such funds shall cease.

 

	
			8.

				
			Defeasance.

			

 

The Indenture [as amended by the Supplement] contains provisions for defeasance at any time of (a) the entire indebtedness of the Issuer on this Security and (b) certain restrictive covenants and the related Events of Default, upon compliance by the Issuer with certain conditions set forth therein, which provisions [apply] to this Security. 

 

	
			9.

				
			Amendment; Supplement; Waiver.

			

 

Subject to certain exceptions, the Securities of this series, [the Supplement] and the provisions of the Indenture relating to the Securities of this series may be amended or supplemented with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of this series then outstanding, and any existing Default or Event of Default, other than the non-payment of the principal amount of or interest on the Securities of this series, or compliance with certain provisions may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of all the Securities of this series, then outstanding.

 

Without notice to or consent of any Holder, the parties thereto may amend or supplement the Indenture and the Securities to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency, provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of certificated Securities, or make any other change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder of a Security.

 

	
			10.

				
			Defaults and Remedies.

			

 

If an Event of Default (other than certain bankruptcy Events of Default with respect to the Issuer) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series then outstanding (voting as a separate class) by notice in writing to the Issuer (and also to the Trustee if such notice is given by the Holders) may declare [the entire principal] of the Securities of this series and the interest accrued thereon, if any, to be due and payable immediately in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. If a bankruptcy Event of Default with respect to the Issuer occurs and is continuing, then [the entire principal] of the Securities then outstanding and interest accrued thereon, if any, shall become due and payable immediately in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. Holders of Securities may not enforce the Indenture or the Securities except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee is not obligated to enforce the Indenture or the Securities unless it has received indemnity satisfactory to it. The Indenture permits, subject to certain limitations therein provided, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding to direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of Securities notice of certain continuing Defaults or Events of Default if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest. 

 

	
			11.

				
			Subordination.

			

 

Reference is made to the Indenture, including, without limitation, provisions subordinating the payment of principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Securities to the prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness as defined in the Indenture. Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.

 

	
			12.

				
			Trustee Dealings with Issuer.

			

 

The Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Issuer as if it were not the Trustee.

 

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			13.

				
			No Recourse Against Others.

			

 

No stockholder, director, officer, employee or incorporator, past, present or future as such, of the Issuer or any predecessor or successor corporation thereof shall have any liability for any obligation under the Securities or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of a Security by accepting a Security waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Securities.

 

	
			14.

				
			Authentication.

			

 

This Security shall not be valid until the Trustee manually signs the certificate of authentication on this Security.

 

	
			15.

				
			Abbreviations and Defined Terms.

			

 

Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder of a Security or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).

 

	
			16.

				
			CUSIP Numbers.

			

 

Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Issuer has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Securities as a convenience to the Holders of the Securities. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers as printed on the Securities and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed hereon.

 

	
			17.

				
			Governing Law.

			

 

The laws of the State of New York shall govern the Indenture and this Security thereof, and for all purposes this Security shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of such State without regard to any principle of conflict of laws that would require or permit the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction, except as may otherwise be required by mandatory provisions of law.

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM 

 

I or we assign and transfer this Security to

 

	 
	 
	
			(Print or type name, address and zip code of assignee or transferee)

			
	 
	 
	
			(Insert Social Security or other identifying number of assignee or transferee)

			

 

and irrevocably appoint agent to transfer this Security on the books of the Issuer. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	
			Dated:

				 	 	
			Signed:

				 
	 	 	 	 	
			(Signed exactly as name appears on the other side of this Security)

			

 

	 	 	 
	
			Signature

				 	 
	
			Guarantee:

				 	 
	 	 	
			Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor program reasonably acceptable to the Trustee)

			

 

4Exhibit 10.1

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED
EMPLOYMENT

AGREEMENT

 

THIS     AMENDED
AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of October 6, 2022 (the
 “Effective Date”), is entered into by and between, Warehouse Goods LLC, a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), and Nicholas Kovacevich (the “Employee”). (Company and
Employee are sometimes individually referred to herein as a “Party” and collectively as the
 “Parties”).

 

WHEREAS, Employee
and the Company are parties to that certain Employment Agreement dated March 9, 2022 (the “Existing Employment Agreement”);
and

 

WHEREAS, the Company
and the Employee desire to amend and restate the terms and conditions of Employee’s employment, with such terms and conditions to
be effective from and after the Effective Date of this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the foregoing recitals, which are made a part hereof, the mutual covenants contained herein, and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1.            Employment
Term. Unless terminated earlier in accordance with Section 4 hereof, Employee’s employment with the Company pursuant to
this Agreement shall be for an initial term commencing on the Effective Date and ending on December 31, 2023 (the “Initial
Term”). Thereafter, this Agreement shall be automatically renewed for successive one-year terms commencing on the applicable
anniversary of the Effective Date (each such successive year being a “Renewal Term,” and, together with the Initial
Term, or such lesser period in the event of termination of Employee’s employment prior to the expiration of the Initial Term or
a Renewal Term by a Party pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, the “Employment Term”), unless either Party
gives written notice to the other Party not less than sixty (60) days prior to the end of the Initial Term or a Renewal Term, as the case
may be, of such Party’s election not to renew this Agreement (“Notice of Non-Renewal”).

 

2.            Position
and Duties; Exclusive Employment; Principal Location; No Conflicts.

 

(a)        Position
and Duties. Employee shall continue to serve as Chief Executive Officer through December 31, 2022 and commencing as of January 1,
2023 and continuing through the Employment Term, the Employee shall serve as Chief Corporate Development Officer for the Company, reporting
to the Board of Directors of Greenlane Holdings, Inc. (the “Board”), and shall have such duties, authority, and
responsibility as shall be assigned and determined from time to time by the Board, including duties and responsibilities for the Company
and its current and any future parent, subsidiaries and affiliates, including but not limited to Greenlane Holdings, Inc. (“Greenlane”)
and Greenlane Holdings, LLC (formerly known as Jacoby Holdings, LLC), (the Company and its current and any future parent, subsidiaries
and affiliates are collectively referred to herein as the “Company Group”) without additional compensation or benefits
other than as set forth in this Agreement.

 

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(b)        Exclusive
Employment. Except as permitted under this section, Employee agrees to devote Employee’s full business time and attention
exclusively to the performance of Employee’s duties hereunder and in furtherance of the business of the Company Group.
Employee shall (i) perform Employee’s duties and responsibilities hereunder honestly, in good faith, to the best of
Employee’s abilities in a diligent manner, and in accordance with the Company Group’s policies and applicable law,
(ii) promote the success of the Company Group, (iii) not do anything, or permit anything to be done at Employee’s
direction, that is intended to be inconsistent with Employee’s duties to the Company Group or opposed to the best interests of
the Company Group or which is a conflict of interest, and (iv) not be or become an officer, director, manager, employee,
advisor, or consultant of any business other than that of the Company Group, unless the Employee receives advance written approval
from the Board and any other approvals required under the written policies of the Company Group. Employee shall not, during
Employee’s employment with the Company, be involved directly or indirectly, in any manner, as a partner, officer, director,
stockholder, member, manager, consultant, advisor, investor, creditor or employee for any company engaged in a substantially similar
business to the Company Group; however, Employee may use Employee’s personal funds to invest in a publicly traded company that
engages in a similar business, but shall not own more than two (2%) percent of the stock thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Employee may engage in civic and not-for-profit activities, as long as such activities do not interfere with Employee’s
performance of Employee’s duties to the Company Group or the commitments made by Employee in this Section 2(b).

 

(c)        Principal
Location; Travel. During the Employment Term, the Employee shall perform the duties and responsibilities required by this Agreement
at the Company Group’s offices located in Orange County, California, or such other location as determined within the sole discretion
of the Board, and will be required to travel to other locations, including internationally, as may be necessary to fulfill the Employee’s
duties and responsibilities hereunder.

 

(d)        No Conflict.
Employee represents and warrants to the Company that Employee has the capacity to enter into this Agreement, and that the execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement by Employee will not violate any agreement, undertaking or covenant to which Employee is party or is
otherwise bound, including any obligations with respect to non-competition, non-solicitation, or proprietary or confidential information
of any other person or entity.

 

3.            Compensation;
Benefits.

 

(a)        Base
Salary. During the Employment Term and while Employee is serving as Chief Executive Officer, Employee shall receive an annualized
base salary of Four Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($400,000.00) through December 31, 2022 and commencing on January 1,
2023 and continuing through the Employment Term, the Company shall pay to Employee an annualized base salary of One Hundred Eighty Thousand
and No/100 Dollars ($180,000.00) (the “Base Salary”), which shall be payable in regular installments in accordance
with the Company’s customary payroll practices and procedures, but in no event less frequently than monthly, and prorated for any
partial year worked. The Base Salary is subject to review annually throughout the Employment Term by the Compensation Committee (the “Compensation
Committee”) of the Board and the Board, and may be subject to increase in the Board’s discretion.

 

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 (b)        Incentive Compensation.

 

     (i)                Bonus.

 

(A)      2022
Bonus. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary and except for Employee’s termination for Cause, the Employee is be entitled
to receive a 2022 fiscal year bonus equal to Two Hundred Sixty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($260,000.00) (the “2022 Bonus”).
The 2022 Bonus shall be payable in cash commencing as of January 1, 2023, in twelve (12) equal and regular installments in accordance
with the Company’s customary payroll practices and procedures, but in no event less frequently than monthly, and prorated for any
partial year worked.

 

(B)      Amount.
Commencing as of January 1, 2023 Employee shall be eligible to receive an performance-based bonus (the “Performance Based
Bonus”) based upon Employee’s achievement of identified individual performance goals, all as determined by the Compensation
Committee within the first quarter of such applicable fiscal year during the Employment Term. As of January 1, 2023, the Employee’s
annual target bonus opportunity shall be equal to One Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($100,000.00). The terms, amount, and award
of an Performance Based Bonus is within the sole discretion, and subject to the approval, of the Compensation Committee.

 

(C)      Timing
of Payment. Subject to the Performance Based Bonus goals being satisfied as determined by the Compensation Committee, the Performance
Based Bonus shall be paid in equal installments over a twelve (12) month period following the earlier of (i) Employee’s resignation;
(ii) Termination without Cause, or (iii) Completion of the Initial Term.

 

(D)      Form of
Performance Based Bonus Payment. In the Compensation Committee's complete and sole discretion, an Performance Based Bonus may be
(I) paid in cash, (II) by the issuance of Awards under the Greenlane Holdings, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (or
any successor plan thereto) (the “Plan”), or (III) any combination of (I) and (II).

 

 (E)      Intentionally Omitted.

 

 (ii)           Intentionally Omitted.

 

(iii)         Clawback
Provisions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein and without limiting any other rights and remedies of the
Company or Greenlane (including as may be required by law), if Employee has engaged in fraud or other willful misconduct that
contributes materially to any financial restatements or material loss to the Company or Greenlane (or any member of the Company
Group), the Company (with respect to the Performance Based Bonuses) or Greenlane shall recover, for the 3-year period preceding the
date on which the Company or Greenlane (or any member of the Company Group), as the case may be, is required to prepare the account
restatements, the amount by which any incentive compensation paid to Employee exceeded the lower amount that would have been payable
to Employee after giving effect to the restated financial results or the material loss, in one or more of the following methods:

 

(A)      Require
repayment by Employee of any Performance Based Bonus (net of any taxes paid by Employee on such payments) previously paid to Employee,

 

(B)       Cancel
any earned but unpaid Performance Based Bonus,

 

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(C)      Adjust
the future compensation of Employee to recover the amount.

 

In addition, the Employee’s Performance
Based Bonus shall be subject to any other clawback or recoupment policy of the Company, Greenlane or the Plan, as the case may be, as
may be in effect from time to time or any clawback or recoupment as may be required by applicable law.

 

(c)        Welfare
Benefit Plans. During the Employee’s employment with the Company, the Employee shall be eligible for participation in the welfare
benefit plans, practices, policies and programs (including, if applicable, medical, dental, disability, employee life, group life and
accidental death insurance plans and programs) that are maintained by, contributed to or participated in by the Company, subject in each
instance to the underlying terms and conditions (including plan eligibility provisions) of such plans, practices, policies and programs.

 

(d)        Expenses.
Subject to Section 24 below, during the Employee’s employment with the Company, the Employee shall be entitled to reimbursement
of all documented reasonable business expenses incurred by the Employee in accordance with the policies, practices and procedures of the
Company applicable to employees of the Company, as in effect from time to time.

 

(e)        Fringe
Benefits. During the Employment Term, the Employee shall be eligible to receive such fringe benefits and perquisites as are provided
by the Company, in its sole discretion, to its employees from time to time, in accordance with the policies, practices and procedures
of the Company.

 

(f)         Paid
Time Off. During the Employment Term, Employee shall be entitled to paid time off as needed, in accordance with the plans, policies,
programs and practices of the Company applicable to its executives.

 

(g)        Withholding
Taxes. All forms of compensation paid or payable to the Employee from the Company or the Company Group, whether under this Agreement
or otherwise, are subject to reduction to reflect applicable withholding and payroll taxes pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

 

4.           Termination. This Agreement
and Employee’s employment with the Company may be terminated in accordance with any of the following provisions.

 

(a)        Expiration
of Employment Term. This Agreement and Employee’s employment with the Company will terminate upon expiration of the Employment
Term following Notice of Non-Renewal provided by either Party to the other Party in accordance with Section 1 hereof. Any Notice
of Non-Renewal given by the Company to the Employee shall constitute a termination of this Agreement by the Company without Cause. Any
Notice of Non-Renewal given by the Employee to the Company shall constitute a resignation by the Employee.

 

(b)       Termination
By the Company Without Cause. The Company may terminate this Agreement and Employee’s employment with the Company at any time
without Cause (as defined in Section 4(d)) by providing written notice of termination to Employee.

 

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(c)        Resignation
By Employee Not for Good Reason. Employee may terminate this Agreement and Employee’s employment with the Company for any
reason, by providing written notice to the Company at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of termination (the
 “Notice Period”). During the Notice Period, Employee shall continue to perform the duties of Employee’s
position and the Company shall continue to compensate Employee as set forth herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Employee
provides the Company with notice of termination pursuant to this Section 4(c), the Company will have the option of requiring
Employee to immediately vacate the Company’s premises and cease performing Employee’s duties hereunder. If the Company
so elects this option, then the Company will be obligated to provide the compensation and benefits hereunder to Employee for the
duration of the Notice Period.

 

(d) 
      Termination By the Company For Cause. The Company may immediately terminate this Agreement
and Employee’s employment with the Company for Cause, which shall be effective upon delivery by the Company of written notice
to Employee of such termination, subject to any cure period as required herein. For purposes of this Agreement,
 “Cause” shall mean, with respect to the Employee, one or more of the following: (i) the conviction of the
Employee of the commission of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude (including pleading guilty or no contest to such
crime), whether or not such felony or other crime was committed in connection with the business of the Company Group; (ii) the
commission of any act or omission involving willful misconduct, moral turpitude, misappropriation, embezzlement, dishonesty, or
fraud in connection with the performance of the Employee’s duties and responsibilities hereunder; (iii) reporting to work
under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs, or other conduct causing the Company Group public disgrace or disrepute, whether in
conjunction with the performance of Employee’s duties on behalf of the Company Group or otherwise; (iv) willful failure
or refusal to perform material duties and responsibilities as reasonably directed by the Board; (v) any act or omission
deliberately aiding or abetting a competitor of the Company Group to the disadvantage or detriment of the Company Group;
(vi) breach of any applicable fiduciary duty to the Company Group; or (vii) any other material breach of this Agreement.
The Company shall not have the right to terminate for Cause under subsections (iii), (iv) or (vii) of this
Section 4(d) unless and until the Company provides Employee written notice containing detailed reasons for the Cause
termination and at least fifteen (15) days to cure any act or omission constituting Cause pursuant to such subsections prior to the
effective termination date, provided however that the act or omission is, in fact, curable. In no event shall the Employee have more
than one cure opportunity with respect to the recurrence of the same or similar actions or inactions constituting Cause.

 

(e)  
     Termination
as a Result of Death or Disability of Employee. This Agreement and the Employee’s employment with the Company shall
terminate automatically upon the date of the Employee’s death without notice by or to either Party. This Agreement and the
Employee’s employment with the Company shall be terminated upon thirty (30) days’ written notice by the Company to the
Employee that the Company has made a good faith determination that the Employee has a Disability that cannot be accommodated under
the requirements of law. For purposes of this
Agreement, “Disability” means the incapacity or inability of the Employee, whether due to accident, sickness or
otherwise, as confirmed in writing by a medical doctor acceptable to the Company, to perform the essential functions of the
Employee’s position under this Agreement, even with reasonable accommodation, for ninety (90) consecutive days OR an aggregate
of one hundred eighty (180) days during any twelve (12) month period of the Employee’s employment with the Company provided
however, in the event that the Company temporarily replaces Employee, or transfers the Employee’s duties or
responsibilities to another individual on account of the Employee’s inability to perform such duties due to an incapacity
which is, or is reasonably expected to become, a Disability, then the Employee’s employment shall not be deemed terminated by the Company
and Employee shall not be able to resign with Good Reason as a result thereof (for the avoidance of doubt, the Employee shall resume her
employment under this Agreement upon her return from any such temporary inability to perform such duties or physical incapacity that does
not become a Disability). Upon written request by the Company, the Employee shall, as soon as practicable, provide the Company with medical
documentation and other information sufficient to enable the Company to determine whether the Employee has a Disability.

 

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(f) 
      Termination
by Employee for Good Reason. Employee may terminate this Agreement at any time for Good Reason, provided that the Company shall have
ten (10) days from such notice of termination in which to cure (if curable) any act or omission constituting Good Reason pursuant
to subsections (i) to (iv) below prior to the effective termination date. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason”
means:

 

		(i)	a material diminution in the Employee’s base compensation;

 

		(ii)	a material diminution in the Employee’s title, authority, duties or responsibilities;

 

		(iii)	a material change in the geographic location at which the Employee
must perform services;

 

		(iv)	any action or inaction that constitutes a material breach by
the Company of this Agreement;

 

		(v)	the Company’s failure in any year to increase Employee’s
Base Salary by percentage at least as great
as the cost-of-living adjustment published by the United States Social Security Administration; or

 

		(v)	harassment, discrimination or other behavior towards Employee
that reasonably would give rise to a claim for constructive discharge under applicable law.

 

5.            Obligations
of the Company Upon Termination.

 

(a)        Termination
By the Company Without Cause or By the Employee for Good Reason. If the Employee incurs a “separation from service”
from the Company (within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code and Treasury Regulation
Section 1.409A-1(h)) (a “Separation from Service”) during the Employment Term by reason of a termination of
the Employee’s employment by the Company without Cause, the Employee’s resignation for
Good Reason or as set forth in this Section 5 below:

 

     (i)              The
Company shall pay Employee within thirty (30) days after the effective date of termination or by such earlier date if required by applicable
law, (A) the aggregate amount of Employee’s earned but unpaid Base Salary then in effect, (B) incurred but unreimbursed
documented reasonable reimbursable business expenses through the date of such termination, and (C) any other amounts due under applicable
law, in each case earned and owing through the date of termination (the “Accrued Obligations”).

 

     (ii)             Intentionally
Omitted.

 

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     (iii)            In
addition to the Accrued Obligations, if Employee is (i) terminated without Cause, or (ii) resigns for Good Reason, or
(iii) voluntarily terminates employment with the Company without Good Reason so long as Employee remained employed with the
Company through June 30, 2023 and provides at lease thirty (30) days’ written notice to the Company, subject to
(A) Section 5(c) below, (B) the Employee timely signing, delivering, and not revoking (if applicable) the
Release (as defined in this Section 5(a)(iii)), and (C) the Employee’s compliance with the Employee’s post-
termination obligations in Sections 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 hereof following the termination of Employee’s employment with the
Company, the Company shall (a) pay to the Employee severance equal to Four Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($400,000.00),
which shall be payable in equal installments in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices and subject to all
customary withholding and deductions;
(b)  pay to the Employee a cash payment in an
amount equal to the applicable COBRA premium payments (as reasonably determined by the Administrator as of the time of
Employee’s termination of employment) that would be payable by the Employee to continue the Employee’s company- provided
medical, dental, and/or vision coverage for the Participant and any dependents covered at the time of termination, for twelve (12)
months; and (c) provide the Executive reasonable outplacement services, provided by a vendor chosen by the Company and at the
Company’s expense, provided that such services shall not exceed the cost of $20,000 and shall not be provided for longer than
three (3) months (the foregoing benefits collectively referred to as the “Severance”).

 

Notwithstanding
the foregoing, it shall be a condition to the Employee’s right to receive the Severance that the Employee execute and deliver to
the Company an effective general release of claims in a form prescribed by the Company, which form shall include, among customary terms
and conditions, the survival of Employee’s post-termination obligations in Sections 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 of this Agreement following
termination of Employee’s employment with the Company (the “Release”), within twenty-one (21) days (or, to the
extent required by law, forty-five (45) days) following the date of termination of Employee’s employment with the Company, and that
the Employee not revoke such Release during any applicable revocation period (the combined review period and revocation period hereinafter
referred to as the “Consideration Period”). Subject to Section 5(c) below, upon timely execution, delivery
and non-revocation of the Release by Employee, the installment payments of the Severance shall begin on the first normal payroll date
that is after the later of (I) the date on which the Employee delivered to the Company the Release signed by the Employee,
or (II) the end of any applicable revocation period (unless a longer period is required by law). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
the earliest payment date determined under the preceding sentence is in one taxable year of the Employee and the latest possible payment
date is in a second taxable year of the Employee, the first installment payment of Severance shall be made on the first normal payroll
date that immediately follows the last date of the Consideration Period.

 

(b)         Termination
By the Employee For Any Reason Other Than Good Reason; Termination By the Company For Cause; Termination Due to Death or Disability
of Employee. If the Company terminates the Employee’s employment and this Agreement for Cause, or due to the
Employee’s death or Disability, then the Company’s obligation to compensate the Employee shall in all respects cease as
of the date of termination, except that the Company shall pay to the Employee (or the Employee’s estate in the event of death)
(i) the Accrued Obligations within thirty (30) days after the effective date of termination (or by such earlier date if
required by applicable law), and (ii) the Earned Bonus for the prior year, if any, in accordance with
Section 3(b) hereof.

 

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(c)         Six-Month
Delay. To the maximum extent permitted under Section 409A of the Code, the Severance payable under
Section 5(a)(iii) is intended to comply with the “separation pay exception” under Treas. Reg.
 §1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii). To the extent the overall Severance payable under Section 5(a)(iii) does not qualify for the
 “separation pay exception,” then notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no compensation or
benefits, including without limitation any Severance payable under Section 5(a)(iii) hereof, shall be paid to the Employee
during the six (6)-month period following the Employee’s termination of employment with the Company if the Company determines
that paying such amounts at the time or times indicated in this Agreement would be a prohibited distribution under paragraph
(a)(2)(B)(i) of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Section 409A of the
Code”). If the payment of any such amounts is delayed as a result of the previous sentence, then on the first business day
following the end of such six (6) month period (or such earlier date upon which such amount can be paid under Section 409A
of the Code without resulting in a prohibited distribution, including as a result of the Employee’s death), the Company shall
pay the Employee a lump-sum amount equal to the cumulative amount that would have otherwise been payable to the Employee during such
delay period (without interest).

 

(d)         Exclusive
Benefits. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, except as expressly provided in this Section 5, the Employee
shall not be entitled to any additional payments or benefits upon or in connection with the Employee’s termination of employment
with the Company.

 

6.            Non-Disclosure
of Confidential Information.

 

(a)         Confidential
Information. The Employee acknowledges that in the course of the Employee’s employment with the Company Group, the
Employee previously was provided with, had access to, accessed, and used Confidential Information (as defined herein) of the Company
Group. Employee further acknowledges that in the course of Employee’s continuing employment with the Company, the Employee
will use, have access to, and develop Confidential Information (as defined herein) of the Company Group. For purposes of this
Agreement, “Confidential Information” shall mean and include all information, whether written or oral, tangible
or intangible (in any form or format), of a private, secret, proprietary or confidential nature, of or concerning the Company Group
or the business or operations of the Company Group, including without limitation: any trade secrets or other confidential or
proprietary information which is not publicly known or generally known in the industry; the identity, background, and preferences of
any current, former, or prospective clients, suppliers, vendors, referral sources, and business affiliates; pricing and financial
information; current and prospective client, supplier, or vendor lists and leads; proposals with prospective clients, suppliers,
vendors, or business affiliates; contracts with clients, suppliers, vendors or business affiliates; marketing plans; brand standards
guidelines; proprietary computer software and systems; marketing materials and information; information regarding corporate
opportunities; operating and business plans and strategies; research and development; policies and manuals; personnel information of
employees that is private and confidential; any information related to the compensation of employees, consultants, agents or
representatives of the Company Group; sales and financial reports and forecasts; any information concerning any product, technology
or procedure employed by the Company Group but not generally known to its current or prospective clients, suppliers, vendors or
competitors, or under development by or being tested by the Company Group; any inventions, innovations or improvements covered by
Section 9 hereof; and information concerning planned or pending acquisitions or divestitures. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the term Confidential Information shall not include information which (A) becomes available to Employee from a source other
than the Company Group or from third parties with whom the Company Group is not bound by a duty of confidentiality, or
(B) becomes generally available or known in the industry other than as a result of its disclosure by Employee.

 

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(i)           During
the course of Employee’s employment with the Company, Employee agrees to use Employee’s best efforts to maintain
the confidentiality of the Confidential Information, including adopting and implementing all reasonable procedures prescribed by the
Company Group to prevent unauthorized use of Confidential Information or disclosure of Confidential Information to any unauthorized
person.

 

(ii)          Employee
agrees that all Confidential Information shall be the Company Group’s sole property during and after Employee’s
employment with the Company. Employee agrees that Employee will not remove any hard copies of Confidential Information from the
Company Group’s premises, will not download, upload, or otherwise transfer copies of Confidential Information to any external
storage media, cloud storage, personal email address of Employee or email address that is not owned by the Company Group (except as
necessary in the performance of Employee’s duties for the Company Group and for the Company Group’s sole benefit), and
will not print hard copies of any Confidential Information that Employee accesses electronically from a remote location (except as
necessary in the performance of Employee’s duties for the Company Group and for the Company Group’s sole benefit).

 

(iii)         Other
than as contemplated in Section 6(a)(iv) below, in the event that Employee becomes legally obligated to disclose any Confidential
Information to anyone other than to the Company Group, Employee will provide the Company with prompt written notice thereof so that the
Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and Employee will cooperate with and assist the Company in securing such
protective order or other remedy. In the event that such protective order is not obtained, or that the Company waives compliance with
the provisions of this Section 6(a)(iii) to permit a particular disclosure, Employee will furnish only that portion of the Confidential
Information which Employee is legally required to disclose.

 

(iv)         Nothing
in this Agreement or any other agreement with the Company containing confidentiality provisions shall be construed to prohibit
Employee from: filing a charge with, participating in any investigation or proceeding conducted by, or cooperating with the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the
Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal, state or local government agency charged with enforcement of any law,
rule or regulation (“Government Agencies”); reporting possible violations of any law, rule or
regulation to any Government Agencies; making other disclosures that are protected under whistleblower provisions of any law,
rule or regulation; or receiving an award for information provided to any Government Agencies. Employee acknowledges that an
individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade
secret that: (A) is made in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to
an attorney, and made solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B) is made in a
complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Employee further acknowledges
that an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the
trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual:
(1) files any document containing the trade secret under seal; and (2) does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant
to court order.

 

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(b)         Restrictions
On Use And Disclosure Of Confidential Information. At all times during Employee’s employment with the Company and after Employee’s
employment with Company terminates, regardless of the reason for termination, Employee agrees: (i) not to use, permit use of, discuss,
disclose, transfer, or disseminate in any manner any Confidential Information, except as necessary in the performance of Employee’s
duties for the Company Group and for the Company Group’s sole benefit; (ii) not to make, or cause to be made, copies (in any
form or format) of the Confidential Information, except as necessary in the performance of Employee’s duties for the Company Group
and for the Company Group’s sole benefit; and (iii) to promptly and fully advise the Company of all facts known to Employee
concerning any actual or threatened unauthorized use of the Confidential Information or disclosure of the Confidential Information to
any unauthorized person about which Employee becomes aware. The restrictions contained in this Section 6(b) also apply to Confidential
Information developed by Employee during Employee’s employment with the Company, which are related to the Company Group or to the
Company Group’s successors or assigns, as such information is developed for the benefit of and ownership of the Company Group and
all rights and privileges to such information or derivative works, including but not limited to trademarks, patents and copyrights remain
with the Company Group.

 

(c)         Third Party Information.
Employee acknowledges that during the course of Employee’s employment with the Company, Employee may have already received or
had access to, and may continue to receive or have access to, confidential or proprietary information belonging to third parties
(“Third Party Information”). During the Employment Term and thereafter, Employee agrees: (i) to hold the
Third Party Information in the strictest confidence, take all reasonable precautions to prevent the inadvertent disclosure of the
Third Party Information to any unauthorized person, and follow all of the Company’s policies regarding protecting the Third
Party Information; (ii) not to use, permit use of, discuss, disclose, transfer, or disseminate in any manner any Third Party
Information, except as necessary in the performance of Employee’s duties for the Company Group; (iii) not to make, or
cause to be made, copies (in any form or format) of the Third Party Information, except as necessary in the performance of
Employee’s duties for the Company Group; and (iv) to promptly and fully advise the Company of all facts known to the
Employee concerning any actual or threatened unauthorized use of the Third Party Information or disclosure of the Third Party
Information to any unauthorized person about which Employee becomes aware.

 

(d)         Return of
Confidential Information and Property. Upon termination of Employee’s employment with the Company, notwithstanding the
reason or cause of termination, and at any other time upon written request by the Company, Employee shall promptly return to the
Company all originals, copies, or duplicates, in any form or format (whether paper, electronic or other storage media), of the
Confidential Information and the Third Party Information, as well as any and all other documents, computer discs, computer data,
equipment, and property of the Company Group (including, but not limited to, cell phones, credit cards, and laptop computers if they
have been provided to Employee), relating in any way to the business of the Company Group or in any way obtained by Employee during
the course of Employee’s employment with the Company. Employee further agrees that after termination of Employee’s
employment with the Company, Employee shall not retain any copies, notes, or abstracts in any form or format (whether paper,
electronic or other storage media) of the Confidential Information, the Third Party Information, or other documents or property
belonging to the Company Group.

 

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 7.            [Intentionally Omitted]

 

8.            Non-Disparagement.
Employee and Company agree that at all times during and after the Employment Term, Employee and any member of the Company Group will not
engage in any conduct that is injurious to the reputation or interests of the Employee or the Company Group, including, but not limited
to, making disparaging comments via any media or method of communication (or inducing or encouraging others to make disparaging comments)
about the Employee, Company Group, any of the shareholders, members, directors, officers, employees or agents of the Company Group, or
the Company Group’s operations, financial condition, prospects, products or services. However, nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit
either Party from: exercising protected rights under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act; filing a charge with, participating
in any investigation or proceeding conducted by, or cooperating with any Government Agencies; testifying truthfully in any forum or before
any Government Agencies; reporting possible violations of any law, rule or regulation to any Government Agencies; receiving legal
advice, or making other disclosures that are required by law or protected under whistleblower provisions of any law, rule or regulation.

 

 9.            Intellectual Property.

 

(a)         Work
Product Owned By the Company. Employee agrees that the Company or the applicable member of the Company Group (each individually the
 “Assigned Party”) is and will be the sole and exclusive owner of all ideas, inventions, discoveries, improvements,
designs, plans, methods, works of authorship, deliverables, writings, brochures, manuals, know-how, method of conducting its business,
policies, procedures, products, processes, software, or any enhancements, or documentation of or to the same and any other work product
in any form or media that Employee made prior to the Effective Date, makes, works on, conceives, or reduces to practice, individually
or jointly with others, in the course of Employee’s past, current and future employment for the Assigned Party or with the use of
the Assigned Party’s time, materials or facilities, and is in any way related or pertaining to or connected with the present or
anticipated business, products or services of the Assigned Party whether produced during normal business hours or on personal time (collectively,
 “Work Products”).

 

(b)         Intellectual
Property. “Intellectual Property” means any and all (i) copyrights and other rights associated with works
of authorship, (ii) trade secrets and other confidential information, (iii) patents, patent disclosures and all rights in inventions
(whether patentable or not), (iv) trademarks, trade names, Internet domain names, and registrations and applications for the
registration thereof together with all of the goodwill associated therewith, (v) all other intellectual and industrial property rights
of every kind and nature throughout the world and however designated, whether arising by operation of law, contract, license, or otherwise,
and (vi) all registrations, applications, renewals, extensions, continuations, divisions, or reissues thereof now or hereafter in
effect.

 

(c)         Assignment.
Employee acknowledges Employee’s work and services provided for the Assigned Party and all results and proceeds thereof, including,
the Work Products, are works done under Company Group’s direction and control and have been specially ordered or commissioned by
the Company Group. To the extent the Work Products are copyrightable subject matter, they shall constitute “works made for hire”
for the Company Group within the meaning of the Copyright Act of 1976, as amended, and shall be the exclusive property of the Assigned
Party. Should any Work Product be held by
a court of competent jurisdiction to not be a “work made for hire,” and for any other rights, Employee hereby assigns and
transfers to Assigned Party, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, all right, title, and interest in and to the Work Products,
including but not limited to all Intellectual Property pertaining thereto, and in and to all works based upon, derived from, or incorporating
such Work Products, and in and to all income, royalties, damages, claims and payments now or hereafter due or payable with respect thereto,
and in and to all causes of action, either in law or in equity for past, present, or future infringement. Employee hereby waives and further
agrees not to assert Employee’s rights known in various jurisdictions as moral rights and grants the Company Group the right to
make changes, as the Company Group deems necessary, in the Work Products.

 

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Pursuant to relevant
state common law or statute, including California Labor Code Section 2870, to the extent applicable, any provision in this Agreement
requiring Employee to assign Employee’s rights in any Invention (as hereinafter defined) does not apply to any Invention that is
developed while Employee is an employee of the Company or any of the Company Group but entirely on Employee’s own time without using
the equipment, supplies, facilities, or trade secret information of the Company or any of the Company Group, except for those Inventions
that either (i) relate at the time of conception or reduction to practice of the Invention to the business of the Company or any
other of the Company Group; or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development of the Company or any other of the Company Group,
or (ii) result from any work performed by Employee for the Company or any other of the Company Group. If any Invention is described
in a patent and/or copyright application or disclosed to any third party by Employee within one year after Employee shall no longer be
employed with the Company nor with any other of the Company Group and which relates to the then existing reasonably anticipated business,
research or development of the Company or any other of the Company Group, it is to be presumed, subject to rebuttal by Employee, that
such Invention was conceived during Employee’s retention by the Company or any other of the Company Group and that the Invention
shall belong to the Company and the others of the Company Group. Employee has reviewed the notification attached hereto as Exhibit A
(Limited Exclusion Notification). As used in this Agreement, the term “Invention” means, without limitation, any discoveries,
improvements, processes, developments, designs, trademarks, service marks, know-how, data, computer programs, or formulae, whether patentable
or unpatentable, copyrightable or noncopyrightable.

 

(d)         License
of Intellectual Property Not Assigned. Notwithstanding the above, should Employee be deemed to own or have any Intellectual Property
that is used, embodied, or reflected in the Work Products, Employee hereby grants to the Company Group, its successors and assigns, the
non-exclusive, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, fully paid and royalty-free license, with rights to sublicense through multiple levels
of sublicenses, to use, reproduce, publish, create derivative works of, market, advertise, distribute, sell, publicly perform and publicly
display and otherwise exploit by all means now known or later developed the Work Products and Intellectual Property.

 

(e)         Maintenance;
Disclosure; Execution; Attorney-In-Fact. Employee will, at the request and cost of the Assigned Party, sign, execute, make and
do all such deeds, documents, acts and things as the Assigned Party and their duly authorized agents may reasonably require to apply
for, obtain and vest in the name of the Assigned Party alone (unless the Assigned Party otherwise directs) letters patent,
copyrights or other analogous protection in any country throughout the world and when so obtained or vested to renew and restore the
same. In the event the Assigned Party is unable, after reasonable effort, to secure Employee’s signature on any letters
patent, copyright or other analogous protection relating to a Work Product, whether because of Employee’s physical or mental
incapacity or for any other reason whatsoever, Employee hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Assigned Party and their duly
authorized officers and agents as Employee’s agent and attorney-in-fact (which designation and appointment shall be
(i) deemed coupled with an interest and (ii) irrevocable, and shall survive Employee’s death or incapacity), to act
for and in Employee’s behalf and stead to execute and file any such application or applications and to do all other lawfully
permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of letters patent, copyright or other analogous protection thereon with the
same legal force and effect as if executed by Employee.

 

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(f)         Employee’s
Representations Regarding Work Products. Employee represents and warrants that all Work Products that Employee makes, works on, conceives,
or reduces to practice, individually or jointly with others, in the course of performing Employee’s duties for Assigned Party under
this Agreement are (i) original or an improvement of the Assigned Party’s prior Work Products and (ii) do not include,
copy, use, or infringe any Intellectual Property rights of a third party.

 

10.          Cooperation.
Employee agrees that at all times during the Employee’s employment with the Company and at all times thereafter (including following
the termination of the Employee’s employment for any reason), Employee will cooperate with all reasonable requests by the Company
Group for assistance in connection with any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, involving
the Company Group, including by providing truthful testimony in person in any such action, suit, or proceeding, and by providing information
and meeting and consulting with the Board or their representatives or counsel, or representatives of or counsel to the Company Group,
as reasonably requested; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any action, suit, or proceeding involving disputes between
Employee and the Company Group arising under this Agreement or any other agreement. Employee shall be compensated for time spent at the
Company Group’s request providing cooperation pursuant to this section at an hourly rate equal to Employee’s Base Salary divided
by 2,080.

 

11.          Indemnification.
During and after the Employment Term, the Employee shall be entitled to all rights to indemnification available under the by-laws, certificate
of incorporation and any director and officer insurance policies of Greenlane and the Company, any indemnification agreement entered into
between Greenlane and Employee, or to which Employee may otherwise be entitled through Greenlane, the Company, and/or any of their respective
subsidiaries and affiliates, in accordance with their respective terms.

 

12.          Severability;
Independent Covenants. If any term or provision of this Agreement shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
illegal, invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain enforceable and the
invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions shall be modified so as to be valid and enforceable and shall be enforced as modified.
If, moreover, any part of this Agreement is for any reason held too excessively broad as to time, duration, geographic scope,
activity, or subject, it is the intent of the Parties that this Agreement shall be judicially modified by limiting or reducing it so
as to be enforceable to the extent compatible with the applicable law. The existence of any claim or cause of action of Employee
against the Company Group (or against any member, shareholder, director, officer or employee thereof), whether arising out of the
Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to: (i) the enforcement by the Company Group of any of the
restrictive covenants set forth in this Agreement; or (ii) the Company Group’s entitlement to any remedies hereunder.
Employee’s obligations under this Agreement are independent of any of the Company Group’s obligations to the
Employee.

 

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13.          Remedies
for Breach. Employee acknowledges and agrees that it would be difficult to measure the damages to the Company Group from any breach
or threatened breach by Employee of this Agreement, including but not limited to Sections 6, 7, 8, and 9 hereof; that injury to the Company
Group from any such breach would be irreparable; and that money damages would therefore be an inadequate remedy for any such breach. Accordingly,
Employee agrees that if Employee breaches or threatens to breach any of the promises contained in this Agreement, the Company Group shall,
in addition to all other remedies it may have (including monetary remedies), be entitled to seek an injunction and/or equitable relief,
on a temporary or permanent basis, to restrain any such breach or threatened breach without showing or proving any actual damage to the
Company Group. Nothing herein shall be construed as a waiver of any right the Company Group may have or hereafter acquire to pursue any
other remedies available to it for such breach or threatened breach, including recovery of damages from Employee. Notwithstanding any
provision of this Agreement to the contrary, Employee shall not be entitled to any post-termination payments pursuant hereto during any
period in which Employee is materially violating any of Employee’s obligations under Sections 6, 7, or 8 hereof.

 

14.          Assignment;
Third-Party Beneficiaries. The rights of the Company under this Agreement may, without the consent of Employee, be assigned by the
Company to (i) any person, firm, corporation, or other business entity which at any time, whether by purchase, merger, or otherwise,
directly or indirectly, a controlling interest in the Company ( >50% of voting power), or all or substantially all of the Company’s
stock or assets, or (ii) any affiliate or future affiliate of the Company, and such assignment by Company pursuant to this Section 14
shall automatically, and without any further action required by the Parties, relieve the assignor Company (and discharge and release the
assignor Company) from all obligations and liabilities under or related to this Agreement (all such obligations and/or automatically liabilities
assumed by the assignee Company). This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successor or assigns of Company.
Employee may not assign this Agreement without the written consent of the Company. Employee agrees that each member of the Company Group
is an express third party beneficiary of this Agreement, and this Agreement, including other obligations set forth in Sections 6, 7, 8,
9, and 10, are for each such member’s benefit. Employee expressly agrees and consents to the enforcement of this Agreement, including
but not limited to other obligations in Sections 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 hereof, by any member of the Company Group as well as by the Company
Group’s future affiliates, successors and/or assigns.

 

15.          Attorneys’
Fees and Costs. In any action brought to enforce or otherwise interpret any provision of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall
be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs from the non-prevailing party to the action or proceeding, including
through settlement, judgment and/or appeal.

 

16.          Governing
Law; Arbitration.

(a) Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its choice of law principles, except
where the application of federal law applies.

 

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(b)        Arbitration.
The Parties agree that any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or related to this Agreement, to the maximum extent allowed
by applicable law, shall be submitted to final and binding arbitration administered by JAMS, Inc. (“JAMS”)
in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act and the JAMS Employment Arbitration Rules and Procedures (the
 “Rules”) then in effect, and conducted in Irvine, California by a single neutral arbitrator selected in
accordance with the Rules. The Rules can be found at www.jamsadr.com/rules-employment-arbitration/. In arbitration, the Parties
have the right to be represented by legal counsel; the arbitrator shall permit adequate discovery sufficient to allow the Parties to
vindicate their claims and may not limit the Parties’ rights to reasonable discovery; the Parties shall have the right to
subpoena witnesses to compel their attendance at hearings and to cross-examine witnesses; the Parties shall have the right to file
dispositive motions, including motions for summary judgment or adjudication, without the prior approval of the arbitrator; and the
arbitrator's decision shall be in writing and shall contain essential findings of fact and conclusions of law on which the award is
based. The arbitrator shall have the power to resolve all disputes and award any type of legal or equitable relief, to the extent
such relief is available under applicable law. Employee will be responsible for paying any initial case management fee, but all
other costs of arbitration will be borne by the Company. The parties agree that all fee deposits, as provided under JAMS Employment
Rule 31(b), will be due within 30 days of the issuance of the invoice unless the parties mutually agree to extend the time to
pay the invoice, or the arbitrator orders the deadline extended based on a showing of good cause. Any award by the arbitrator may be
entered as a judgment in any court having jurisdiction in an action to confirm or enforce the arbitration award. Except as necessary
to confirm or enforce an award, the Parties agree to keep all arbitration proceedings completely confidential. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, either Party may seek preliminary injunctive and/or other equitable relief from a court of competent jurisdiction in
support of claims to be prosecuted in arbitration. In the event a dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or related to this
Agreement is found to fall outside of the arbitration provision in this Section 16(b), the Parties agree to submit to the
exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts in Orange County, California for the resolution of such dispute,
controversy, or claim.

 

(c)         Employee
acknowledges that this agreement to arbitration of claims set forth in section 16(b) above is entered freely and knowingly, as part
of an arms-length negotiation, and Employee has not been coerced, threatened, or forced into this agreement, nor has the Company conditioned
employment, on-going employment, or the receipt of any employment-related benefit, upon the acceptance of the covenants in section 16(b).

 

 17.          [Intentionally Omitted]

 

18.          Waiver.
No waiver of any breach or other rights under this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver unless the acknowledgment of the waiver is in
writing executed by the party committing the waiver. No waiver shall be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent breach or rights.
All rights are cumulative under this Agreement. The failure or delay of the Company at any time or times to require performance of,
or to exercise any of its powers, rights or remedies with respect to any term or provision of this Agreement or any other aspect of
Employee’s conduct or employment in no manner (except as otherwise expressly provided herein) shall affect the Company’s
right at a later time to enforce any such term or provision.

 

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19.          Survival.
Employee’s post-termination obligations and the Company Group’s post-termination rights under Sections 6 through 19 of this
Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the termination of Employee’s employment with the Company regardless
of the reason for termination; shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms; and shall continue to be binding
on the Parties.

 

20.          Independent
Advice. Employee acknowledges that the Company has provided Employee with a reasonable opportunity to obtain independent legal advice
with respect to this Agreement, and that either: (a) Employee has had such independent legal advice prior to executing this Agreement;
or (b) Employee has willingly chosen not to obtain such advice and to execute this Agreement without having obtained such advice.

 

21.          Entire
Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the Parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes
all prior agreements, understandings, arrangements, promises and commitments, whether written or oral, express or implied, relating to
the subject matter hereof, and all such prior agreements, understandings, arrangements, promises and commitments. For avoidance of doubt,
this Agreement does not supersede, nullify, or otherwise impact any retention bonuses or equity grants issued to Employee prior to the
Effective Date.

 

22.          Amendment.
This Agreement may not be amended, supplemented or modified in whole or in part except by an instrument in writing signed by the Party
or Parties against whom enforcement of such amendment, supplement, or modification is sought.

 

23.          Notices.
Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given:
(a) upon delivery, if delivered by hand; (b) three (3) days after the date of deposit in the mail, postage prepaid, if
mailed by certified U.S. mail; or (c) on the next business day, if sent by e-mail or prepaid overnight courier service. If not personally
delivered by hand, notice shall be sent using the addresses and/or email addresses set forth below or to such other address as either
Party may designate by written notice to the other:

 

If to the Employee: at the Employee’s most recent
address on the records of the Company.

 

If to the Company, to:

 

Warehouse Goods LLC

Attention: Amir Sadr, General
Counsel 1095

Broken Sound Parkway NW,
Suite 300, Boca 

Raton, FL 33487

Email: amir.sadr@greenlane.com

 

24.
         Code Section 409A Compliance. It is intended that the provisions
of this Agreement are either exempt from or comply with the terms and conditions of Section 409A of the Code and to the extent
that the requirements of Section 409A of the Code are applicable thereto, all provisions of this Agreement shall be construed
in a manner consistent with the requirements for avoiding taxes or penalties under Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Company shall have no liability with regard to any failure to comply with Section 409A of the Code. If under
this Agreement, an amount is to be paid in two or more installments, for purposes of Section 409A of the Code each installment
shall be treated as a separate payment. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary or otherwise, except to the extent any
expense, reimbursement or in-kind benefit provided pursuant to this Agreement does not constitute a “deferral of
compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and other guidance thereunder:
(i) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits provided to Employee during any calendar year will
not affect the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits provided to Employee in any other calendar year;
(ii) the reimbursements for expenses for which Employee is entitled to be reimbursed shall be made on or before the last day of
the calendar year following the calendar year in which the applicable expense is incurred; and (iii) the right to payment or
reimbursement or in-kind benefits hereunder may not be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit.

 

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25.          Counterparts;
Electronic Transmission; Headings. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original,
including an electronic copy or facsimile, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The headings
used herein are for ease of reference only and shall not define or limit the provisions hereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement
as of the date first above written.

 

	COMPANY	 
	 	 
	WAREHOUSE GOODS LLC	 
	 	 
	By:	/s/ Craig Synder   	 
	Name: Craig Synder	 
	Title: President	 

 

 

	EMPLOYEE	 
	 	 
	/s/ Nicholas Kovacevich	 
	Nicholas Kovacevich	 

 

Solely with Respect to Section 3(a) and
(b):

 

	GREENLANE HOLDINGS, INC.	 
	 	 
	By:	/s/ Craig Synder         	 
	Name: Craig Synder	 
	Title: President	 

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

THIS IS TO NOTIFY
you in accordance with Section 2872 of the California Labor Code that the foregoing Agreement does not require you to assign or offer
to assign to the Company or any of the Company Group any invention that you developed entirely on your own time without using the Company’s
or any other of the Company Group’s equipment, supplies, facilities or trade secret information except for those inventions that
either:

 

(1)            Relate
at the time of conception or reduction to practice of the invention to the Company’s or any other of the Company Group’s business,
or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development of the Company or any other of the Company Group; or

 

(2)            Result
from any work performed by you for the Company or any other of the Company Group.

 

To the extent a provision
in the foregoing Agreement purports to require you to assign an invention otherwise excluded from the preceding Section, the provision
is against the public policy of California and is unenforceable.

 

This limited exclusion
does not apply to any patent or invention covered by a contract between the Company or any other of the Company Group and the United States
or any of its agencies requiring full title to a patent or invention to be in the United States.

 

	COMPANY	 
	 	 
	WAREHOUSE GOODS LLC	 
	 	 
	By:	/s/ Craig Synder       	 
	Name: Craig Synder	 
	Title: President	 
	 	 
	EMPLOYEE	 
	 	 
	/s/ Nicholas Kovacevich	 
	Nicholas Kovacevich	 

 

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