Document:

Exhibit
10.2

 

PRESSURE
BIOSCIENCES, INC.

2021
EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

1.
Purpose and Eligibility. The purpose of this 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) of Pressure BioSciences, Inc.,
a Massachusetts corporation (the “Company”) is to provide stock options, stock issuances and other equity interests in the
Company (each, an “Award”) to (a) employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors of the Company and its Parents
and Subsidiaries, and (b) any other Person who is determined by the Board to have made (or is expected to make) contributions to the
Company. Any person to whom an Award has been granted under the Plan is called a “Participant.” Additional definitions are
contained in Section 10.

 

2.
Administration.

 

a.
Administration by Board of Directors. The Plan will be administered by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”).
The Board, in its sole discretion, shall have the authority to grant and amend Awards, to adopt, amend and repeal rules relating to the
Plan and to interpret and correct the provisions of the Plan and any Award. The Board shall have authority, subject to the express limitations
of the Plan, (i) to construe and determine the respective Stock Option Agreement, Awards and the Plan, (ii) to prescribe, amend and rescind
rules and regulations relating to the Plan and any Awards, (iii) to determine the terms and provisions of the respective Stock Option
Agreements and Awards, which need not be identical, (iv) to initiate an Option Exchange Program, and (v) to make all other determinations
in the judgment of the Board of Directors necessary or desirable for the administration and interpretation of the Plan. The Board may
correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in any Stock Option Agreement or Award in the
manner and to the extent it shall deem expedient to carry the Plan, any Stock Option Agreement or Award into effect and it shall be the
sole and final judge of such expediency. All decisions by the Board shall be final and binding on all interested persons. Neither the
Company nor any member of the Board shall be liable for any action or determination relating to the Plan.

 

b.
Appointment of Committee. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board may delegate any or all of its powers under the
Plan to one or more committees or subcommittees of the Board (a “Committee”). All references in the Plan to the “Board”
shall mean such Committee or the Board.

 

c.
Delegation to Executive Officers. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board may delegate to one or more executive officers
of the Company the power to grant Awards and exercise such other powers under the Plan as the Board may determine, provided that the
Board shall fix the maximum number of Awards to be granted and the maximum number of shares issuable to any one Participant pursuant
to Awards granted by such executive officers.

 

d.
Applicability of Section Rule 16b-3. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing if, or at such time as, the Common
Stock is or becomes registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or any successor
statute, the Plan shall be administered in a manner consistent with Rule 16b-3 promulgated thereunder, as it may be amended from time
to time, or any successor rules (“Rule 16b-3”), such that all subsequent grants of Awards hereunder shall be exempt under
such rule. Those provisions of the Plan which make express reference to Rule 16b-3 or which are required in order for certain option
transactions to qualify for exemption under Rule 16b-3 shall apply only to such persons as are required to file reports under Section
16 (a) of the Exchange Act (a “Reporting Person”).

 

e.
Applicability of Section 162 (m). Those provisions of the Plan which are required by or make express reference to Section 162
(m) of the Internal Revenue Code or any regulations thereunder, or any successor section of the Code or regulations thereunder (“Section
162 (m)”) shall apply only upon the Company’s becoming a company that is subject to Section 162 (m). Notwithstanding any
provisions in this Plan to the contrary, whenever the Board is authorized to exercise its discretion in the administration or amendment
of this Plan or any Award hereunder or otherwise, the Board may not exercise such discretion in a manner that would cause any outstanding
Award that would otherwise qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162 (m) to fail to so qualify under Section 162 (m).

 

    	 

     

    

 

3
Stock Available for Awards.

 

a.
Number of Shares. Subject to adjustment under Section 3I, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock of the Company (the “Common
Stock”) that may be issued pursuant to the Plan is 3,000,000. If any Award expires, or is terminated, surrendered or forfeited,
in whole or in part, the unissued Common Stock covered by such Award shall again be available for the grant of Awards under the Plan.
If an Award granted under the Plan shall expire or terminate for any reason without having been exercised in full, the unpurchased shares
subject to such Award shall again be available for subsequent Awards under the Plan, and if shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to
the Plan are repurchased by, or are surrendered or forfeited to, the Company at no more than cost, such shares of Common Stock shall
again be available for the grant of Awards under the Plan. Shares issued under the Plan may consist in whole or in part of authorized
but unissued shares or treasury shares.

 

b.
Per-Participant Limit. Subject to adjustment under Section 3I, no Participant may be granted Awards during any one fiscal year
to purchase more than 300,000 shares of Common Stock.

 

c.
Adjustment to Common Stock. Subject to Section 7, in the event of any stock split, reverse stock split stock dividend, extraordinary
cash dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, combination, exchange of shares, liquidation, spin-off, split-up,
or other similar change in capitalization or similar event, (i) the number and class of securities available for Awards under the Plan
and the per-Participant share limit, (ii) the number and class of securities, vesting schedule and exercise price per share subject to
each outstanding Option, (iii) the repurchase price per security subject to repurchase, and (iv) the terms of each other outstanding
stock-based Award shall be adjusted by the Company (or substituted Awards may be made if applicable) to the extent the Board shall determine,
in good faith, that such an adjustment (or substitution) is appropriate.

 

4.
Stock Options.

 

a.
General. The Board may grant options to purchase Common Stock (each, an “Option”) and determine the number of shares
of Common Stock to be covered by each Option, the exercise price of each Option and the conditions and limitations applicable to the
exercise of each Option and the Common Stock issued upon the exercise of each Option, including vesting provisions, repurchase provisions
and restrictions relating to applicable federal or state securities laws. Each Option will be evidenced by a Stock Option Agreement,
consisting of a Notice of Stock Option Award and a Stock Option Award Agreement (collectively, a “Stock Option Agreement”).

 

b.
Incentive Stock Options. An Option that the Board intends to be an incentive stock option (an “Incentive Stock Option”)
as defined in Section 422 of the Code, as amended, or any successor statute (“Section 422”), shall be granted only to an
employee of the Company and shall be subject to and shall be construed consistently with the requirements of Section 422 and regulations
thereunder. The Board and the Company shall have no liability if an Option or any part thereof that is intended to be an Incentive Stock
Option does not qualify as such. An Option or any part thereof that does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option is referred to herein
as a “Nonstatutory Stock Option” or “Nonqualified Stock Option.”

 

c.
Dollar Limitation. For so long as the Code shall so provide, Options granted to any employee under the Plan (and any other incentive
stock option plans of the Company) which are intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options shall not qualify as Incentive Stock Options
to the extent that such Options, in the aggregate, become exercisable for the first time in any one calendar year for shares of Common
Stock with an aggregate fair market value (determined as of the respective date or dates of grant) of more than $100,000. The amount
of Incentive Stock Options which exceed such $100,000 limitation shall be deemed to be Nonqualified Stock Options. For the purpose of
this limitation, unless otherwise required by the Code or regulations of the Internal Revenue Service or determined by the Board, Options
shall be taken into account in the order granted, and the Board may designate that portion of any Incentive Stock Option that shall be
treated as Nonqualified Option in the event that the provisions of this paragraph apply to a portion of any Option. The designation described
in the preceding sentence may be made at such time as the Committee considers appropriate, including after the issuance of the Option
or at the time of its exercise.

 

    	 

     

    

 

d.
Exercise Price. The Board shall establish the exercise price (or determine the method by which the exercise price shall be determined)
at the time each Option is granted and will specify the exercise price in the applicable Stock Option Agreement. In the case of an Incentive
Stock Option granted to a Participant who, at the time of grant of such Option, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of
the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any parent or subsidiary, then the exercise price shall be no less than 110%
of the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of grant. In the case of a grant of an Incentive Stock Option to any other Participant,
the exercise price shall be no less than 100% of the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of grant.

 

e.
Duration of Options. Each Option shall be exercisable at such times and subject to such terms and conditions as the Board may
specify in the applicable Stock Option Agreement; provided that the term of any Incentive Stock Option may not be more than ten (10)
years from the date of grant. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Participant who, at the time of grant of such Option,
owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any parent or subsidiary,
the term of the Option shall be no longer than five (5) years from the date of grant.

 

f.
Exercise of Option. Options may be exercised only by delivery to the Company of a written notice of exercise signed by the proper
person together with payment in full as specified in Section 4(g) and the Stock Option Agreement for the number of shares for which the
Option is exercised.

 

g.
Payment Upon Exercise. Common Stock purchased upon the exercise of an Option shall be paid for by one or any combination of the
following forms of payment as permitted by the Board in its sole and absolute discretion:

 

i.
by check payable to the order of the Company;

 

ii.
only if the Common Stock is then publicly traded, by delivery of an irrevocable and unconditional undertaking by a creditworthy broker
to deliver promptly to the Company sufficient funds to pay the exercise price, or delivery by the Participant to the Company of a copy
of irrevocable and unconditional instructions to a creditworthy broker to deliver promptly to the Company cash or a check sufficient
to pay the exercise price;

 

iii.
to the extent explicitly provided in the applicable Stock Option Agreement, by delivery of shares of Common Stock owned by the Participant
valued at fair market value (as determined by the Board or as determined pursuant to the applicable Stock Option Agreement); or

 

iv.
payment of such other lawful consideration as the Board may determine.

 

Except
as otherwise expressly set forth in an Stock Option Award, the Board shall have no obligation to accept consideration other than cash
and in particular, unless the Board so expressly provides, in no event will the Company accept the delivery of shares of Common Stock
that have not been owned by the participant at least six months prior to the exercise. The fair market value of any shares of the Company’s
Common Stock or other non-cash consideration which may be delivered upon exercise of an Option shall be determined in such manner as
may be prescribed by the Board.

 

h.
Acceleration, Extension, Etc. The Board may, in its sole discretion, and in all instances subject to any relevant tax and accounting
considerations which may adversely impact or impair the Company, (i) accelerate the date or dates on which all or any particular Options
or Awards granted under the Plan MAY be exercised, or (ii) extend the dates during which all or any particular Options or Awards granted
under the Plan may be exercised or vest.

 

i.
Determination of Fair Market Value. If, at the time an Option is granted under the Plan, the Company’s Common Stock is publicly
traded under the Exchange Act, “fair market value” shall mean (i) if the Common Stock is listed on any established stock
exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq National Market or The Nasdaq Small Cap Market of The Nasdaq
Stock Market, its fair market value shall be the last reported sales price for such stock (on that date) or the closing bid, if no sales
were reported as quoted on such exchange or system as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Board deems
reliable; or (ii) the average of the closing bid and asked prices last quoted (on that date) by an established quotation service for
over-the-counter securities, if the Common Stock is not reported on a national market system. In the absence of an established market
for the Common Stock, the fair market value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Board after taking into consideration all
factors which it deems appropriate.

 

    	 

     

    

 

5.
Restricted Stock.

 

a.
Grants. The Board may grant Awards entitling recipients to acquire shares of Common Stock, subject to (i) delivery to the Company
by the Participant of a check in an amount at least equal to the par value of the shares purchased, and (ii) the right of the Company
to repurchase all or part of such shares at their issue price or other stated or formula price from the Participant in the event that
conditions specified by the Board in the applicable Award are not satisfied prior to the end of the applicable restriction period or
periods established by the Board for such Award (each, a “Restricted Stock Award”).

 

b.
Terms and Conditions. The Board shall determine the terms and conditions of any such Restricted Stock Award. Any stock certificates
issued in respect of a Restricted Stock Award shall be registered in the name of the Participant and, unless otherwise determined by
the Board, deposited by the Participant, together with a stock power endorsed in blank, with the Company (or its designee). After the
expiration of the applicable restriction periods, the Company (or such designee) shall deliver the certificates no longer subject to
such restrictions to the Participant or, if the Participant has died, to the beneficiary designated by a Participant, in a manner determined
by the Board, to receive amounts due or exercise rights of the Participant in the event of the Participant’s death (the “Designated
Beneficiary”). In the absence of an effective designation by a Participant, Designated Beneficiary shall mean the Participant’s
estate.

 

6.
Other Stock-Based Awards. The Board shall have the right to grant other Awards based upon the Common Stock having such terms and
conditions as the Board may determine, including, without limitation, the grant of shares based upon certain conditions, the grant of
securities convertible into Common Stock and the grant of stock appreciation rights, phantom stock awards or stock units.

 

7.
General Provisions Applicable to Awards.

 

a.
Transferability of Awards. Except as the Board may otherwise determine or provide in an Award, Awards shall not be sold, assigned,
transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered by the person to whom they are granted, either voluntarily or by operation of law, except
by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and, during the life of the Participant, shall be exercisable only by the Participant;
provided, however, that Nonstatutory Options may be transferred pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order (as defined in Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended) or to a grantor-retained annuity trust or a similar estate-planning vehicle in which
the trust is bound by all provisions of the Option which are applicable to the optionee. References to a Participant, to the extent relevant
in the context, shall include references to authorized transferees.

 

b.
Documentation. Each Award under the Plan shall be evidenced by a written instrument in such form as the Board shall determine
or as executed by an officer of the Company pursuant to authority delegated by the Board. Each Award may contain terms and conditions
in addition to those set forth in the Plan, provided that such terms and conditions do not contravene the provisions of the Plan or applicable
law.

 

c.
Board Discretion. The terms of each type of Award need not be identical, and the Board need not treat Participants uniformly.

 

d.
Additional Award Provisions. The Board may, in its sole discretion, include additional provisions in any Stock Option Agreement
or other Award granted under the Plan, including without limitation restrictions on transfer, repurchase rights, commitments to pay cash
bonuses, to make, arrange for or guaranty loans or to transfer other property to Participants upon exercise of Awards, or transfer other
property to Participants upon exercise of Options, or such other provisions as shall be determined by the Board; provided that such additional
provisions shall not be inconsistent with any other term or condition of the Plan or applicable law.

 

e.
Termination of Status. The Board shall determine the effect on an Award of the disability (as defined in Code Section 22(e)(3)),
death, retirement, authorized leave of absence or other change in the employment or other status of a Participant and the extent to which,
and the period during which, the Participant, or the Participant’s legal representative, conservator, guardian or Designated Beneficiary,
may exercise rights under the Award, subject to applicable law and the provisions of the Code related to Incentive Stock Options.

 

    	 

     

    

 

f.
Acquisition of the Company.

 

i.
Unless otherwise expressly provided in the applicable Stock Option Agreement or Award, upon the occurrence of an Acquisition (as defined
below), the Board shall, in its sole discretion as to outstanding Awards (on the same basis or on different bases, as the Board shall
specify), take one or more of the following actions:

 

A.
make appropriate provision for the continuation of such Awards by the Company or the assumption of such Awards by the surviving or acquiring
entity and by substituting on an equitable basis for the shares then subject to such Awards either (x) the consideration payable with
respect to the outstanding shares of Common Stock in connection with the Acquisition, (y) shares of stock of the surviving or acquiring
corporation or (z) such other securities as the Board deems appropriate, the fair market value of which (as determined by the Board in
its sole discretion) shall not materially differ from the fair market value of the shares of Common Stock subject to such Awards immediately
preceding the Acquisition;

 

B.
accelerate the date of exercise or vesting of such Awards or of any installment of any such Awards;

 

C.
permit the exchange of all Awards for the right to participate in any stock option or other employee benefit plan of any successor corporation;
or

 

D.
provide for the termination of any such Awards immediately prior to the consummation of the Acquisition; provided that no such termination
will be effective if the Acquisition is not consummated.

 

g.
Acquisition Defined. An “Acquisition” shall mean: (i) any merger, business combination, consolidation or purchase
of outstanding capital stock of the Company after which the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto represent
(either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving or acquiring entity) less than 50% of
the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving or acquiring entity outstanding immediately after
such event (other than as a result of a financing transaction); or any sale of all or substantially all of the capital stock or assets
of the Company (other than in a spin-off or similar transaction).

 

h.
Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Board shall notify each
Participant as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed transaction. The Board in its sole discretion may provide
for a Participant to have the right to exercise his or her Award until fifteen (15) days prior to such transaction as to all of the Common
Stock covered by the Option or Award, including shares as to which the Option or Award would not otherwise be exercisable, which exercise
may in the sole discretion of the Board, be made subject to and conditioned upon the consummation of such proposed transaction. In addition,
the Board may provide that any Company repurchase option applicable to any Common Stock purchased upon exercise of an Option or Award
shall lapse as to all such Common Stock, provided the proposed dissolution and liquidation takes place at the time and in the manner
contemplated. To the extent it has not been previously exercised, an Award will terminate upon the consummation of such proposed action.

 

i.
Assumption of Options Upon Certain Events. In connection with a merger or consolidation of an entity with the Company or the acquisition
by the Company of property or stock of an entity, the Board may grant Awards under the Plan in substitution for stock and stock-based
awards issued by such entity or an affiliate thereof. The substitute Awards shall be granted on such terms and conditions as the Board
considers appropriate in the circumstances.

 

    	 

     

    

 

j.
Parachute Payments and Parachute Awards. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7(f), if, in connection with an Acquisition
described therein, a tax under Section 4999 of the Code would be imposed on the Participant (after taking into account the exceptions
set forth in Sections 280G(b)(4) and 280G(b)(5) of the Code), then the number of Awards which shall become exercisable, realizable or
vested as provided in such section shall be reduced (or delayed), to the minimum extent necessary, so that no such tax would be imposed
on the Participant (the Awards not becoming so accelerated, realizable or vested, the “Parachute Awards”); provided, however,
that if the “aggregate present value” of the Parachute Awards would exceed the tax that, but for this sentence, would be
imposed on the Participant under Section 4999 of the Code in connection with the Acquisition, then the Awards shall become immediately
exercisable, realizable and vested without regard to the provisions of this sentence. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the “aggregate
present value” of an Award shall be calculated on an after-tax basis (other than taxes imposed by Section 4999 of the Code) and
shall be based on economic principles rather than the principles set forth under Section 280G of the Code and the regulations promulgated
thereunder. All determinations required to be made under this Section 7(j) shall be made by the Company.

 

k.
Amendment of Awards. The Board may amend, modify or terminate any outstanding Award including, but not limited to, substituting
therefor another Award of the same or a different type, changing the date of exercise or realization, and converting an Incentive Stock
Option to a Nonstatutory Stock Option, provided that the Participant’s consent to such action shall be required unless the Board
determines that the action, taking into account any related action, would not materially and adversely affect the Participant.

 

l.
Conditions on Delivery of Stock. The Company will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan
or to remove restrictions from shares previously delivered under the Plan until (i) all conditions of the Award have been met or removed
to the satisfaction of the Company, (ii) in the opinion of the Company’s counsel, all other legal matters in connection with the
issuance and delivery of such shares have been satisfied, including any applicable securities laws and any applicable stock exchange
or stock market rules and regulations, and (iii) the Participant has executed and delivered to the Company such representations or agreements
as the Company may consider appropriate to satisfy the requirements of any applicable laws, rules or regulations.

 

m.
Acceleration. The Board may at any time provide that any Options shall become immediately exercisable in full or in part, that
any Restricted Stock Awards shall be free of some or all restrictions, or that any other stock-based Awards may become exercisable in
full or in part or free of some or all restrictions or conditions, or otherwise realizable in full or in part, as the case may be, despite
the fact that the foregoing actions may (i) cause the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code if a change in control of the
Company occurs, or (ii) disqualify all or part of the Option as an Incentive Stock Option.

 

8.
Withholding. The Company shall have the right to deduct from payments of any kind otherwise due to the optionee or recipient of
an Award any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to any shares issued upon exercise
of Options under the Plan or the purchase of shares subject to the Award. Subject to the prior approval of the Company, which may be
withheld by the Company in its sole discretion, the optionee or recipient of an Award may elect to satisfy such obligation, in whole
or in part, (a) by causing the Company to withhold shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable pursuant to the exercise of an Option or
the purchase of shares subject to an Award or (b) by delivering to the Company shares of Common Stock already owned by the optionee or
Award recipient. The shares so delivered or withheld shall have a fair market value of the shares used to satisfy such withholding obligation
as shall be determined by the Company as of the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. An optionee or Award
recipient who has made an election pursuant to this Section may only satisfy his or her withholding obligation with shares of Common
Stock which are not subject to any repurchase, forfeiture, unfulfilled vesting or other similar requirements.

 

9.
No Exercise of Option if Engagement or Employment Terminated for Cause. If the employment or engagement of any Participant is
terminated “for Cause,” the Award may terminate, upon a determination of the Board, on the date of such termination and the
Option shall thereupon not be exercisable to any extent whatsoever. For purposes of this Section 9, “for Cause” shall be
defined as follows: (i) if the Participant has executed an employment agreement, the definition of “cause” contained therein,
if any, shall govern, or (ii) conduct, as determined by the Board of Directors, involving one or more of the following: (a) gross misconduct
or inadequate performance by the Participant which is injurious to the Company; or (b) the commission of an act of embezzlement, fraud
or theft, which results in economic loss, damage or injury to the Company; or (c) the unauthorized disclosure of any trade secret or
confidential information of the Company (or any client, customer, supplier or other third party who has a business relationship with
the Company) or the violation of any noncompetition or nonsolicitation covenant or assignment of inventions obligation with the Company;
or (d) the commission of an act which constitutes unfair competition with the Company or which induces any customer or prospective customer
of the Company to break a contract with the Company or to decline to do business with the Company; or (e) the indictment of the Participant
for a felony serious misdemeanor offense, either in connection with the performance of his obligations to the Company or which shall
adversely affect the Participant’s ability to perform such obligations; or (f) the commission of an act of fraud or breach of fiduciary
duty which results in loss, damage or injury to the Company; or (g) the failure of the Participant to perform in a material respect his
or her employment obligations without proper cause. In making such determination, the Board shall act fairly and in utmost good faith.
The Board may in its discretion waive or modify the provisions of this Section at a meeting of the Board with respect to any individual
Participant with regard to the facts and circumstances of any particular situation involving a determination under this Section.

 

    	 

     

    

 

10.
Miscellaneous.

 

a.
Definitions.

 

i.
“Company,” for purposes of eligibility under the Plan, shall include any present or future subsidiary corporations of Pressure
BioSciences, Inc., as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code (a “Subsidiary”), and any present or future parent corporation
of Pressure BioSciences, Inc., as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code. For purposes of Awards other than Incentive Stock Options, the
term “Company” shall include any other business venture in which the Company has a direct or indirect significant interest,
as determined by the Board in its sole discretion.

 

ii.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

iii.
“Employee” for purposes of eligibility under the Plan shall include a person to whom an offer of employment has been extended
by the Company.

 

iv.
“Option Exchange Program” means a program whereby outstanding options are exchanged for options with a lower exercise price.

 

b.
No Right to Employment or Other Status. No person shall have any claim or right to be granted an Award, and the grant of an Award
shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right to continued employment or any other relationship with the Company. The Company
expressly reserves the right at any time to dismiss or otherwise terminate its relationship with a Participant free from any liability
or claim under the Plan.

 

c.
No Rights as Stockholder. Subject to the provisions of the applicable Award, no Participant or Designated Beneficiary shall have
any rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares of Common Stock to be distributed with respect to an Award until becoming the
record holder thereof.

 

d.
Effective Date and Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective on the date on which it is adopted by the Board. No Awards shall
be granted under the Plan after the completion of ten years from the date on which the Plan was adopted by the Board, but Awards previously
granted may extend beyond that date.

 

e.
Amendment of Plan. The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time.

 

f.
Governing Law. The provisions of the Plan and all Awards made hereunder shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with
the laws of the state of incorporation of the Company (The Commonwealth of Massachusetts), without regard to any applicable conflicts
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Exhibit 10.1

 

 

SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE SECOND FORBEARANCE 

 

This SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE SECOND FORBEARANCE (this “Agreement”), is made and entered into as of April 4, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), by and among ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Geophysical”), ION EXPLORATION PRODUCTS (U.S.A.), INC., a Delaware corporation (“Exploration”), I/O MARINE SYSTEMS, INC., a Louisiana corporation (“Marine”), GX TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, a Texas corporation (“GXT”), GX GEOSCIENCE CORPORATION, S. DE R.L. DE C.V., a Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada de Capital Variable organized under the laws of Mexico (“GX Geoscience” and, together with Geophysical, Exploration, Marine and GXT, collectively, the “Borrowers”, and each a “Borrower”), the financial institutions party hereto as lenders (collectively, the “Lenders” and each individually a “Lender”) and ANKURA TRUST COMPANY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Ankura”), as agent for Lenders (Ankura, in such capacity, together with its successors and assignees in such capacity, the “Agent”).

 

BACKGROUND

 

A.    On August 22, 2014, Borrowers, Lenders, and Agent entered into that certain Revolving Credit and Security Agreement (as amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”).

 

B.    On February 14, 2022, Borrowers, Agent, and Lenders entered into a Second Forbearance and Sixth Amendment to Revolving Credit and Security Agreement (“Second Forbearance”), pursuant to which, inter alia, Agent and Lenders agreed to forbear from accelerating the Obligations and exercising remedies under the Credit Agreement with respect to the Specified Default;

 

C.    On March 8, 2022, Borrowers, Agent and Lenders entered into a First Amendment to the Second Forbearance and Seventh Amendment to Revolving Credit and Security Agreement (“First Amendment to Second Forbearance”), pursuant to which, inter alia, Agent and Lenders agreed to continue to forbear from accelerating the Obligations and exercising remedies under the Credit Agreement with respect to the Specified Default;

 

D.    Borrowers have requested that Agent and the Lenders continue to forbear from accelerating the Obligations and exercising remedies under the Credit Agreement with respect to the Specified Default and, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Agent and Lenders are willing to do so; and

 

E.    Agent and the Lenders are willing to accommodate the Borrowers’ request subject to the terms and conditions herein. Accordingly, Agent, the Lenders and the Borrowers hereby agree as follows:

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of all of which are acknowledged, the Loan Parties, the Agent and the Lenders agree as follows:

 

1.    Definitions, Generally. Except as expressly set forth herein, all capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement.

 

2.    Acknowledgements by Borrowers.

 

(a)       Acknowledgment of Debt. As of the close of business on April 4, 2022, each Borrower is indebted, jointly and severally, to Lenders and Agent, without defense, deduction, setoff, claim or counterclaim, of any nature, under the Credit Agreement and the Other Documents in the aggregate principal amount of $15,600,000 in respect of the Advances, plus accrued and continually accruing interest, fees, costs and expenses;

 

(b)      Acknowledgment that Liabilities Continue in Full Force and Effect. That the Obligations and all other respective liabilities and obligations of the Borrowers under the Credit Agreement and the Other Documents shall remain in full force and effect, and shall not be released, impaired, diminished or in any other way modified or amended as a result of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or by the agreements and undertakings of the parties contained herein; and

 

(c)      Acknowledgment of Perfection of Security Interest. As of the date hereof, the security interests and Liens granted to the Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the Secured Parties, under the Credit Agreement and the Other Documents securing the Obligations are in full force and effect, are properly perfected and are enforceable in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement and the Other Documents.

 

3.    Amendment to Second Forbearance. Effective as of the Effective Date, Section 3(a) of the Second Forbearance is hereby amended by deleting the date “April 4, 2022” and replacing the same with “April 10, 2022”.

 

4.    Conditions to Effectiveness of this Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement and without affecting in any manner the rights of the Agent and Lenders hereunder, it is understood and agreed that this Agreement shall become effective, and the Borrowers shall have rights under this Agreement, upon the receipt by the Agent of each of the following:

 

(a)    Executed counterparts of this Agreement from Borrowers and the Lender;

 

(b)    Payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Agent and Lenders in connection with the Borrowers and its Affiliates through the date of this Agreement, including, without limitation, in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of outside counsel and other outside advisors for the Agent and Lenders; and

 

(c)    The representations and warranties in this Agreement shall be true and correct on and as of such date with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date.

 

5.    Representations and Warranties. To induce the Agent and Lenders to enter into this Agreement, each Borrower represents and warrants to the Agent and Lenders that:

 

(a)    Each Borrower and each Subsidiary (i) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and is qualified to do business in, and (iii) is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except where such failure in each case could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(b)    The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Borrower are within such Borrower’s organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational action and, if required, actions by equity holders;

 

(c)    The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Borrower (i) does not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Body, except (x) such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (y) filings necessary to perfect Liens created pursuant to the Other Documents and release existing liens, and (z) consents, approvals, registrations, filings or actions the failure of which to obtain or make could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) does not violate any Applicable Law except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) does not violate or result in a default under any Material Contract, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by any Borrower or any Subsidiary, and (iv) does not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of any Borrower or any Subsidiary, except Liens created pursuant to the Other Documents or otherwise permitted thereunder;

 

(d)    This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Borrower and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its terms; and

 

(e)    After giving effect to this Agreement and any changes in facts and circumstances that are not prohibited by the terms of the Credit Agreement, the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement and the Other Documents are true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier therein) as of the date hereof (except to the extent any such representations and warranties specifically relate to a specific date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier therein) on and as of such other specific date.

 

6.    Effect of Agreement. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement shall not, by implication or otherwise, limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of Agent or any Lender under the Credit Agreement or any Other Document, and, except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any Other Document, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. Nothing herein shall be deemed to entitle the Borrowers to a consent to, or a waiver, amendment, modification or other change of, any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any Other Document in similar or different circumstances.

 

Except as set forth expressly herein, all terms of the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and the Other Documents shall be and remain in full force and effect and shall constitute the legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations of the Borrowers to the Agent and Lenders. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Agreement shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Agent or Lenders under the Credit Agreement, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement and the Agent and Lenders require strict compliance with all of the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement and each of the Other Documents in the future. It is expressly stated that the parties are not entering into a mutual disregard of the terms and provisions of any Other Document. This Agreement shall constitute an Other Document for all purposes of the Credit Agreement.

 

Nothing contained in this Agreement or any other communication between Agent and/or Lenders and any Borrower shall be a waiver of any past, present or future violation, Default or Event of Default of any Borrower under the Credit Agreement or any Other Document. Similarly, each Agent and Lender hereby expressly reserves any rights, privileges and remedies under the Credit Agreement and each Other Document that such Agent or Lender may have with respect to each violation, Default or Event of Default, and any failure by any Agent or Lender to exercise any right, privilege or remedy as a result of the violation set forth above shall not directly or indirectly in any way whatsoever either (i) impair, prejudice or otherwise adversely affect the rights of Agent or Lenders, except as set forth herein, at any time to exercise any right, privilege or remedy in connection with the Credit Agreement or any Other Document, (ii) amend or alter any provision of the Credit Agreement or any Other Document or any other contract or instrument, or (iii) constitute any course of conduct, course of dealing or other basis for altering any obligation of any Borrower or any rights, privilege or remedy of Agent or Lenders under the Credit Agreement or any Other Document or any other contract or instrument. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to be a consent by Agent or Lenders to any prior, existing or future violations of the Credit Agreement or any Other Document or to any other transaction involving any Borrower.

 

7.    Ratification; Reaffirmation. Each of the Borrowers hereby restate, ratify and reaffirm each and every term, covenant and condition set forth in the Credit Agreement and the Other Documents effective as of the date hereof. Each of the Borrowers acknowledges and reaffirms that (i) all Liens granted to the Agent and Lenders under the Credit Agreement or any Other Documents remain in full force and effect and shall continue to secure the Obligations and (ii) the validity, perfection or priority of the Liens will not be impaired by this Agreement.

 

8.    Miscellaneous.

 

(a)    Governing Law; Waivers; Etc. After the date hereof, any reference to the “Credit Agreement” or the “Agreement” in the Credit Agreement or to the “Credit Agreement” in any Other Document, shall mean the Credit Agreement as modified hereby. This Agreement shall be subject to the provisions regarding interpretation, governing law, waiver of jury trial and special damages, jurisdiction and venue applicable to the Credit Agreement.

 

(b)    No Novation. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to constitute a novation of the Obligations or any other indebtedness arising under the Other Documents, related to the Obligations, or to release, satisfy, discharge or otherwise affect or impair in any manner whatsoever (i) the validity or enforceability of the Obligations or any other indebtedness arising under the Credit Agreement or any Other Document; (ii) the charges, liens, pledges, security interests, assignments and conveyances effected by the Credit Agreement and any other agreement securing the Obligations or any other obligations arising under the Credit Agreement or any Other Document, or the priority thereof; (iii) the liability of any Loan Party under the Credit Agreement and all Other Documents or any other Person that may now or hereafter be liable under the Credit Agreement and the Other Documents or any agreement securing the same; and (iv) any other security or instrument now or hereafter held by the Agent or any Lender as security for or as evidence of any of the above described indebtedness. Without limiting the foregoing, the Agent and each Lender hereby reserves any and all rights and remedies available to Agent and/or Lenders at law, in equity, by agreement (including under the Credit Agreement and all Other Documents), or otherwise.

 

(c)    Release. Each Borrower hereby acknowledges that it has no defense, counterclaim, offset, cross‐complaint, claim or demand of any kind or nature whatsoever that can be asserted to reduce or eliminate all or any part of its liability to repay any loans or extensions of credit from Agent and Lenders to such Borrower under the Credit Agreement or the Other Documents or to seek affirmative relief or damages of any kind or nature from Lenders and the Agent. Each Borrower hereby voluntarily and knowingly releases and forever discharges Lenders, the Agent, their predecessors, agents, employees, officers, directors, partners, servants representatives, attorneys, consultants, advisors, affiliates, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties”), from all possible claims, suits, debts, liens, losses, demands, actions, causes of action, rights, damages, costs, expenses, and liabilities of any kind, known or unknown, anticipated or unanticipated, suspected or unsuspected, fixed, contingent, or conditional, at law or in equity, originating in whole or in part on or before the effectiveness of this Agreement, which such Borrower may now or hereafter have against the Released Parties, if any, and irrespective of whether any such claims arise out of contract, tort, violation of law or regulations, or otherwise, and arising out of, relating to, or in connection with the Borrowers, Affiliates of the Borrowers, the lending relationship among the Secured Parties and Loan Parties, any action or inaction by any Secured Party, the Obligations, the Credit Agreement or the Other Documents to which such Person is a party, including, without limitation, any contracting for, charging, taking, reserving, collecting or receiving interest in excess of the highest lawful rate applicable, the exercise of any rights and remedies under the Credit Agreement or Other Documents, and negotiation for and execution of this Agreement (the “Released Claims”). Each Borrower hereby covenants and agrees never to institute any action or suit at law or in equity, nor institute, prosecute, or in any way aid in the institution or prosecution of, any claim, action or cause of action, rights to recover debts or demands of any nature against any of the released parties arising out of or related to a released party's actions, omissions, statements, requests or demands in administering, enforcing, monitoring, collecting or attempting to collect, the obligations, indebtedness and other obligations of an obligor to a released party. Each Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold Agent and each Lender harmless from any and all matters released pursuant to this paragraph. Each Borrower acknowledges that the agreements in this paragraph are intended to be in full satisfaction of all or any alleged injuries or damages to such Released Party arising in connection with such matters released pursuant to the other provisions of this paragraph. Each Borrower represents and warrants to Agent and Lenders that it has not purported to transfer, assign or otherwise convey any right, title or interest of a Borrower in any Released Claim to any other Person and that the foregoing constitutes a full and complete release of each Borrower’s claims with respect to all such matters. The provisions of this Section 8(c) and the representations, warranties, releases, waivers, acquittances, discharges, covenants, agreements and indemnifications contained herein (a) constitute a material consideration for and inducement to Agent and Lenders entering into this Agreement, (b) do not constitute an admission of or basis for establishing any duty, obligation or liability of Agent or a Lender to a Borrower or any other Person, (c) do not constitute an admission of or basis for establishing any liability, wrongdoing, or violation of any obligation, duty or agreement of Agent or a Lender to a Borrower or any other Person, and (d) shall not be used as evidence against Agent or a Lender by a Borrower, any successor of a Borrower, or any other Person for any purpose.

 

(d)    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile, PDF or electronic mail shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement. Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile or electronic mail shall, if requested by the other party, also deliver an original executed counterpart of this Agreement, but the failure to do so shall not affect the validity, enforceability or binding effect of this Agreement.

 

(e)    Binding Nature; Third Parties. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their respective successors, successors-in-titles, and permitted assigns. No rights or claims are intended to be created hereunder for the benefit of any purported third-party beneficiary hereof.

 

(f)    Advice of Counsel. The parties hereto acknowledge that each has consulted with independent legal counsel concerning this Agreement and have knowingly and voluntarily entered into this Agreement and accepted the terms and conditions hereof.

 

(g)    Entire Understanding. This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters set forth herein, and shall supersede any prior negotiations or agreements, whether written or oral, with respect thereto.

 

(h)    Agent Direction. Each Lender party hereto (which collectively constitute all of the Lenders under and as defined in the Credit Agreement) hereby (i) consents to the execution, delivery, and performance by the Agent of this Agreement, (ii) authorizes and directs the Agent to execute and deliver this Agreement and to take or forbear from taking any and all actions as set forth herein, and (iii) acknowledges and agrees that (x) the foregoing directed action constitutes a direction from all the Lenders under Article XIV of the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby), (y) Article XIV and Sections 16.5 and 16.9 of the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby) and any other rights, privileges, protections, immunities, exculpations, and indemnities in favor of the Agent hereunder apply to any and all actions taken or not taken by the Agent in accordance with such direction, and (z) the Agent may conclusively rely upon (and shall be fully protected in relying upon) the Register in determining each Lender’s ownership of the Advances on and as of the date hereof. Each undersigned Lender hereby severally, and not jointly, represents and warrants to the Agent that, on and as of the date hereof, it is duly authorized to give the foregoing direction to the Agent.

 

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ANKURA TRUST COMPANY, LLC, 

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By:         /s/ Krista Gulalo                                                                

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BORROWERS:

ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION

 

By:             /s/ Michael Morrison                                                 

Name:        Michael Morrison

Title:          EVP & CFO

 

 

ION EXPLORATION PRODUCTS (U.S.A.), INC.

 

By:             /s/ Michael Morrison                                                 

Name:        Michael Morrison

Title:          EVP & CFO

 

 

I/O MARINE SYSTEMS, INC.

 

By:             /s/ Michael Morrison                                                 

Name:        Michael Morrison

Title:          Vice President

 

 

GX TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

 

By:             /s/ Michael Morrison                                                 

Name:        Michael Morrison

Title:          Vice President

 

 

GX GEOSCIENCE Corporation, S. DE R.L. DE C.V.

 

By:             /s/ Michael Morrison                                                 

Name:        Michael Morrison

Title:          Vice President  and Attorney-in-Fact

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