Document:

Exhibit 10.9

 

 

 

 

October 10, 2014

 

Mears Technologies

189 Wells Ave. 3rd Floor

Newton, MA, 02459

 

Attention; Mr. John Gerber

 

		Re:	Engagement Agreement

 

Dear John,

 

This letter agreement
(the “Agreement”) confirms the terms and conditions that will govern Mears Technologies
(together with its affiliates, subsidiaries, predecessors, and successors, the “Company”) engagement
(the “Engagement”) of National Securities Corporation (“NSC”),
a Washington corporation affiliated with Liquid Venture Partners, LLC (“Liquid”); a
Delaware limited liability company whose broker dealer activities are offered through NSC. As set forth below, the Company hereby
engages NSC as the Company's exclusive underwriter, and potentially placement agent, in connection with an offering or series of
offerings of Company securities. Hereafter, unless designated separately, NCS shall refer to both NSC and Liquid collectively.

 

1.          Exclusive
Appointment; Services.

 

a.           Exclusive
Appointment. The Company hereby appoints NSC to act as its exclusive underwriter in connection with the sale of its common
stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”); in an initial public offering (“IPO”)
of up to approximately $25 million of Common Stock, subject to Section 2(a) and 2(b) below. However, it is understood that the
parties may agree in writing to alter the manner, size, and timing of the contemplated transaction, and the exclusive appointment
of NSC will extend to NSC's appointment as a placement agent or underwriter with respect to offerings or sales of any type or
form, including but not limited to private placements, registered direct offerings, institutional offerings under Rule 144A and
similar arrangements, mergers and acquisitions, and public offerings, on any basis, agency or underwritten as to which the parties
expressly agree will be subject to this Agreement (each, an “Alternative Offering”).
Each of the IPO and any Alternative Offering is referred to as an “Offering”. This
exclusive appointment by the Company of NSC in respect of the Offerings shall not apply to the Company's currently contemplated
financing (expected to be completed by October 31, 2014) for approximately $3.0-$5.5 million in new capital and debt conversion
of approximately $4.6 million (the “IPO Bridge Financing”). As of September 2014, the Company has closed on all of
the conversion of approx. $4.68 million of debt and approx. $1.41 million of new capital. If the Company cannot close on an additional
$2.9 million of new capital by November 30, 2014, this Agreement shall be deemed null and void and have no binding effect on either
Party.

 

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During the term of this Agreement,
the Company will not, nor will it permit any of its advisors or representatives to, engage any party other than NSC to act as placement
agent or underwriter for any Offering, or to perform any other financial advisory, underwriting, or investment banking services
for the Company, except in connection with the IPO Bridge Financing. If the Company or, to the Company's knowledge, any of its
subsidiaries, stockholders, members, partners, affiliates, advisors or representatives, is contacted by any person concerning an
Offering or expressing a desire to purchase any capital stock of the Company (“Securities”), the
Company shall provide to NSC all relevant details of the inquiry, except in connection with the IPO Bridge Financing.

 

b.           Services.
NSC represents and warrants that it is a licensed broker/dealer under applicable federal and state securities law. NSC shall assist
the Company in identifying investors and potential purchasers, carrying out due diligence with respect to any potential Offering,
and analyzing, structuring, and negotiating the contemplated Offering(s) on the terms and conditions set forth herein. In the case
of private Offerings, NSC shall undertake to arrange such transactions on a “best efforts” basis;
NSC shall underwrite public Offerings, if any, on a “firm commitment” basis (any such underwritten
public Offering is a “Public Offering”). However, nothing contained herein constitutes
a commitment or guarantee, express or implied, that any Offering will be consummated. NSC will not have the power or authority
to bind the Company to any sale of the Securities, and any Offering will be conducted at a price and on terms satisfactory to
the Company. NSC will have the right, but not the obligation, to determine the allocation of the Securities among prospective
purchasers, if necessary, provided that such allocation is reasonably acceptable to the Company.

 

2.          Compensation.
As consideration for the services provided under this Agreement, the Company will pay NSC a fee as follows:

 

a.           Fee.
The Company shall pay NSC a cash fee (the “Cash Fee”) equal to six percent (6%) of the
gross proceeds of any Offering, which is due and payable at the time of each closing of an Offering (“Closing”)
exclusively from the proceeds of the Offering (directly from escrow; if an escrow account is used); provided, that in the
case of a Public Offering, if NSC is not able to underwrite the full amount of the Public Offering, the Company shall have the
right to include one or more additional underwriters as part of the underwriting syndicate for the Public Offering on customary
terms and conditions and each such additional underwriter shall share a pro rata portion of the Cash Fee based on the number of
shares underwritten by such additional underwriter as a percentage of the aggregate number of shares underwritten in the Public
Offering.

 

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b.           Warrants.
In addition to the Cash Fee, immediately upon Closing, the Company shall sell for $1,000 to NSC warrants (“Warrants”)
to purchase the same type and character of Securities as are issued in the Offering (e.g., Common Stock), in an amount
equal to twenty percent (20%) of the aggregate Securities issued in the Offering ; provided, that in the case of a Public Offering,
if NSC is not able to underwrite the full amount of the Public Offering, the Company shall have the right to include one or more
additional underwriters as part of the underwriting syndicate for the Public Offering on customary terms and conditions and each
such additional underwriter shall share a pro rata portion of the Warrants based on the number of shares underwritten by such additional
underwriter as a percentage of the aggregate number of shares underwritten in the Public Offering. The Form of Warrant to be used
is attached hereto as Exhibit B. Such Warrants will be for a term of five (5) years at an exercise price equal to
120% (one hundred twenty percent) of the price paid by investors in the Offering. The Warrants will contain provisions for cashless
exercise and adjustments for stock splits and similar transactions and representations and warranties normal and customary for
warrants issued to placement agents or underwriters, and will not be callable or terminable prior to the expiration date. The Warrants
may only be transferred in compliance with applicable securities laws. Common Stock underlying the Warrants will have identical
registration rights as those granted, if any, to investors in the Offering as a result of which the Warrant was issued, including
“piggyback” registration rights on the registrations of the Company, or demand registrations
(voting with the other registrable securities to effect any such demand), as the case may be. The Company shall bear all costs
and expenses of registration, including the filing and clearing of one or more registration statements. The Warrants may be assigned
to any persons or entities designated by NSC.

 

c.           Other
Fee Provisions: Fee Tail. The entire Cash Fee will be payable in respect of any other sale or placement of Securities in an
Offering that closes or is in process during the term of this Agreement, regardless of whether such sale has been arranged
by NSC, by another agent, or directly by the Company, subject to the provisions of Sections 2(a) and 2(b). Upon termination of
this Agreement for any reason other than as a result of a breach by NSC or other termination for cause by the Company, the Company
shall promptly pay NSC its accrued but unpaid fees and unreimbursed expenses incurred up to and as of the date of termination.
Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, other than in connection with a Public Offering, NSC shall be entitled to the
entire Cash Fee set forth in Section 2(a)-(b) if, within six (6) months of the termination of this Agreement, the Company
consummates or enters into an agreement for the sale of Securities or to obtain financing or other benefit with
any person or entity contacted by NSC in connection with this engagement or with which the Company or any of its agents on behalf
of the Company first made contact without the involvement of NSC during the term of this Engagement. Any and all such fees shall
be payable upon the Closing of any such sale. The foregoing shall not apply to any closing in connection with the IPO Bridge Financing.

 

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d.           Expenses.
Subject to the following, the Company is responsible for all costs and expenses associated with any Offering of its Securities,
and promptly upon request, the Company shall reimburse NSC for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with
this Engagement, including but not limited to reasonable travel, printing, and the fees and expenses of legal counsel and any other
independent advisors selected and retained by NSC (with the Company's consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld):

 

i.            NSC
Expenses. With the exception of legal fees and related legal expenses, .any single expense in excess of $1,000 (one thousand
dollars) will not be incurred without the Company's prior approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. Upon execution of
this Agreement, the Company shall pay NSC a retainer of $5,000 (five thousand dollars) which shall be applied to such expenses.
In addition, the Company's obligation to reimburse such ordinary expenses prior to any financing shall be limited to the sum of
$10,000 (ten thousand dollars). Notwithstanding the foregoing limitation, any reasonable reimbursable expenses (thirty thousand
dollars) incurred prior to the, financing due to said limitation up to a maximum of $20,000 shall be reimbursed after the bridge
financing and the cap shall be thereafter lifted to such extent, subject to the Company's continued right to approve expenses over
$1,000 (one thousand dollars).

 

ii.         Legal
Expenses. It is understood that the amount of NSC's legal expenses necessarily depends on the manner and size of any Offering
the Company pursues. Prior to NSC's engagement of counsel with respect to any Offering, public or private, the Company shall deposit
with NSC a refundable legal fee retainer of $15,000 (fifteen thousand dollars). With respect to any single private Offering, the
Company shall not reimburse NSC more than $40,000 (forty thousand dollars) in legal fees. It is understood that the fees of NSC's
counsel for any Public Offering (“Underwriter's Counsel'”) will
significantly exceed $15,000 but in any event shall not exceed $150,000 (one hundred and fifty thousand dollars) unless approved
in writing by the Company; legal fees for Underwriter's Counsel shall be negotiated in good faith and approved by the Company (which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) prior to commencement of any work by Underwriter's Counsel with respect to any Public
Offering of Company Securities, it being understood that in no event will NSC advance legal fees on the Company's behalf. Concerning
the legal fees for a Public Offering, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company, the Company will provide a retainer for
legal fees as follows: one third up to the filing of the S-1, one third between the filing of the S-1 and the effectiveness of
the IPO, and one third at the effectiveness of the IPO.

 

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e.           Payments.
All payments to be made to NSC hereunder will be made in cash by wire transfer of immediately available U.S. funds. Except as expressly
set forth herein, no fee payable to NSC hereunder shall be credited against any other fee
due to NSC. The obligation to pay any fee or expense set forth herein shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be subject
to reduction by way of setoff, recoupment or counterclaim.

 

3.          Manner
of Offering; Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company warrants and agrees that:

 

a.           Due
Diligence. The Company will cooperate with NSC in any due diligence investigation reasonably requested by NSC in connection
with the Engagement and will use commercially reasonable efforts (or in the case of a request in connection with a Public Offering,
reasonable best efforts) to furnish NSC with such information with respect to the business, operations, assets, liabilities, financial
condition and prospects of the Company, including but not limited to financial statements, certificates of its senior officers
regarding such information, (and customary opinions of counsel and customary letters or opinions of accountants in the case of
a Public Offering), and such other documents as NSC may from time to time reasonably request (the “Company Information”)
to assist in preparing a private placement memorandum, registration statement, or similar document for use in connection
with any Offering and will provide NSC with reasonable access to the officers, directors, employees, accountants, counsel and other
representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) of the Company. The Company represents
and warrants that all Company Information provided to NSC, including but not limited to the Company's financial statements, will
be complete and correct in all material respects and, taken as a whole together with the Offering Materials (as defined below),
will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company
acknowledges and confirms that other than conducting a customary diligence investigation with a Public Offering, NSC (i) will use
and rely upon the accuracy and completeness of all such Company Information without independently investigating or verifying same;
(ii) has not been retained to independently verify any such Company Information; (iii) assumes no responsibility for the accuracy,
completeness, or adequacy for any purpose of such Company Information or any other information regarding the Company; and (iv)
will not make any appraisal of any assets of the Company.

 

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b.           Offering
Materials. The Company will be solely responsible for the contents of the private placement memorandum, registration statement,
or other offering document (as such may be amended or supplemented from time to time, and including any information incorporated
therein by reference, the “Offering Materials”) and any and all other written or oral communications
provided by or on behalf of the Company to any actual or prospective purchaser of the Securities, and the Company represents and
warrants that the Offering Materials and such other communications will not, as of the date of the offer or sale of the Securities,
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading in each case except
insofar as the content of any Offering Materials and any other written or oral communications are made in reliance on and in conformity
with any information relating to NSC or any other underwriter or placement agent furnished to the Company by NSC or such other
underwriter or placement agent. The Company authorizes NSC to provide the Offering Materials and related communications to prospective
and final purchasers of the Securities at such times and in such forms as the Company may direct.

 

If, at any time prior to
the completion of the offer and sale of the Securities, an event occurs that would cause the Offering Materials or other selling
communications to contain an untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in, order to make
the statements therein, in' light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, then the Company will notify
NSC immediately of such event, and NSC will suspend solicitations of the prospective purchasers of the Securities until such time
as the Company shall prepare a supplement or amendment to the Offering Materials, and selling communications that corrects such
statement or omission.

 

c.           Reliance
Upon Company Representations The Company agrees that any representations and warranties made by it to any investor in a private
Offering shall be deemed also to be made to NSC for its benefit. In connection with any Public Offering, (i) the Company and NSC
expect to enter into a mutually agreeable underwriting agreement in customary form, which would be expected to supersede this Engagement
Agreement and (ii) such underwriting agreement shall provide that NSC shall be entitled to receive a customary opinion of counsel
and negative assurance statement from counsel to the Company and a letter from the Company's accountants containing statements
and information of the type customarily included in accountants' “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to
the financial statements and certain financial information contained in the Offering Materials.

 

d.           Compliance
with State Securities Laws. The Company will be solely responsible for all applicable state securities law compliance with
respect to the offer and sale of the Securities, including the timely making of any filings or taking other actions required under
the applicable securities or “blue sky” laws or regulations of such domestic states as
NSC reasonably may specify and the continuation of qualifications in effect for so long as may be required, The Company will provide
NSC with copies of any pertinent filings at or around the time they are made, and to the extent any filing contains information
relating to NSC and/or the terms of this Engagement, NSC will be provided a copy of the intended filing sufficiently in advance
to permit time for review and comment.

 

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e.           Offerings
Exempt from Registration. To the extent that any Offering Is designated as one to be made pursuant to an applicable exemption
from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), the Company
agrees that to its knowledge, it will not, directly or indirectly, make any offer or sale of any Securities which would cause
the contemplated Offering to fail to be entitled to the applicable exemption or unreasonably limit the availability of a public
registered Offering or an Offering in which NSC will act, In particular, the Company represents and warrants to NSC that it has
not, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of Securities which would cause the Offering of the Securities contemplated
hereunder to fail to be entitled to the exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Act. As used
herein, the terms “offer” and “sale” have the meanings
specified in Section 2(3) of the Act.

 

To the extent that an Offering
is designated as one to be made pursuant to Regulation D under the Act, the offer and sale of the Securities will comply with certain
requirements of Regulation D to at least the extent that any non-compliance would satisfy the provisions of Rule 508 under the
Act, including, without limitation, the requirements that:

 

(i)          Except
as permitted by applicable law, the Company will not offer or sell the Securities by means of any form of general solicitation
or general advertising.

 

(ii)         Except
as permitted by applicable law, the Company will not offer or sell the Securities to any person who is not an “accredited
investor” (as defined in Rule 501 under the Act).

 

(iii)        The
Company will exercise reasonable care to assure that the purchasers of the Securities are not underwriters within the meaning of
Section 2(11) of the Act and, without limiting the foregoing, that such purchasers will comply with Rule 502(d) under the Act.

 

(iv)        The
Company will not make any filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the offer and sale of the Securities
without prior notification to NSC.

 

(v)         Neither
the Company nor any officer, director, shareholder, promoter, manager or general partner of the Company is or will be subject to
the “bad actors” disqualification provision of Rule 506(d) under the Act.

 

f.            Audits.
The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to effect all financial audits necessary to meet the listing requirements
of the NASDAQ, NYSE, or NYSE-MKT exchanges, as appropriate. For the avoidance of doubt, no financial audits will be required in
connection with private Offerings.

 

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g.           Additional
Pre-Offering Requirements. Prior to any Offering, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to structure its capital
structure, employee stock option plan, and Board of Directors in a manner reasonably acceptable to NSC and, where applicable, the
Company shall use commercially reasonable effort to cause all holders to convert all notes and preferred shares to Common Stock
with the extinguishment of attached rights. As a condition to making any changes at NSC’s request in connection with this subsection,
the Company may require reasonable employment agreements or other protective agreements be entered into with one or more officers
of the Company.

 

h.           Lock-Up
Period. In the event of an IPO, all shares held by principals in the Company, shares received pursuant to a merger, if any,
which closes within ninety days of the IPO closing, all Warrants and all shares received pursuant to exercise of such Warrants
received by NSC hereunder may not be sold or redeemed for a period of 12 months following the initial listing on an exchange.
Investors in bridge financing, if any, will be locked up for a period of no less than 180 days following initial listing.

 

i.            Investor
Relations Firm; Investor Conference Calls. For a period of two (2) years from the Closing of a Public Offering, the Company
shall retain an investor relations firm reasonably acceptable to NSC in terms of scope of services and fees, which firm should
have the ability to perform investor relations and product and company branding functions. For a period of two (2) years from
the Closing of a Public Offering, the Company, with the aid of the investor relations firm, will announce customary financial results
via press releases and Form 8-K and hold investor and public conference calls at least quarterly, at which the Company will review
its quarterly and annual financial results.

 

4.          Confidentiality.
NSC acknowledges that in connection with the Engagement, the Company will provide NSC with information which the Company considers
to be confidential and which will be marked with some methodology that indicates the Company's intention to preserve the information
as confidential (“Confidential Information”). NSC agrees to employ all reasonable efforts
to keep the Confidential Information secret and confidential, using no less than the degree of care employed by NSC to preserve
and safeguard its own confidential information, and shall not disclose or reveal the Confidential Information to anyone except
its employees, consultants and contractors who have an obligation of confidentiality with NSC. NSC will not use the Confidential
Information except in connection with its performance of services hereunder, unless disclosure is required by law, court order,
or any government, regulatory or self-regulatory agency or body in the opinion of NSC's counsel, in which event NSC will provide
the Company with reasonable advance notice of such disclosure. These obligations do not apply to any portion of Confidential Information
which: (a) Is or becomes generally available to the public other than through a breach of this Agreement; (b) was rightfully in
NSC’s possession or readily available to NSC from another source not under obligation of secrecy to the Company prior to the disclosure;
(c) is rightfully received by NSC from another source on a non-confidential basis; (d) is disclosed by the Company to an unaffiliated
third party free of any obligation of confidence; (e) is developed by or for NSC without reference to the Company’s Confidential
Information; or (f) is released for disclosure with the Company’s written consent. Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement,
NSC’s confidentiality obligations shall survive (1) in perpetuity under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (“UTSA”)
in respect of any Trade Secret as defined by the UTSA, and (2) in respect of any non-Trade Secret,
for a period of two years from the date of disclosure.

 

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Notwithstanding any of the
foregoing, NSC is authorized to transmit to any prospective investor the following: confidential material furnished by the Company
or prepared by NSC in conjunction with the Company for transmission to prospective investors in a private Offering who have executed
a confidentiality agreement acceptable to the Company; and forms of purchase agreements and any other legal documentation supplied
to NSC for transmission to any prospective investor by or on behalf of the Company. The Company authorizes NSC to execute, on the
Company's behalf, confidentiality agreements in a form acceptable to the Company with such prospective investors.

 

5.          Indemnification.
The Company agrees to indemnify NSC and related persons in accordance with the indemnification agreement attached as Exhibit
A, which is incorporated herein by this reference. The provisions of Exhibit A shall survive any termination or expiration
of this Agreement.

 

6.          Term
and Termination. NSC’s Engagement will commence upon the execution of this Agreement and shall continue in effect for
a period of 180 (one hundred eighty) days (the “Initial Term”). During
the Initial Term, this agreement may not be terminated by the Company absent gross negligence or willful misconduct of NSC. After
the expiration of the Initial Term, the Agreement shall continue in effect; but may be terminated by either party at any time
thereafter with thirty (30) days’ written notice to the other pursuant to Section 19. Upon termination of this Agreement
for any reason, the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate, except for the obligations set forth in Sections
2 (including, without limitation, to the extent payment is required under Section 2(c)), 3(b)-(g), 3(k)-(n), 5,
6, 8-19, and Exhibit A, which shall survive termination.

 

7.          Additional
Services; Right of First Refusal. Should the Company request NSC to perform any services or act in any capacity not specifically
addressed in this Agreement, such services or activities shall constitute separate engagements, the terms and conditions of which
will be embodied in separate written agreement(s) and will include appropriate indemnification provisions. The indemnity provisions
of Exhibit A shall apply to any such additional engagements (whether or not covered by a separate written agreement), unless
and until superseded by a written indemnity provision set forth in a subsequent agreement.

 

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8.          Other
Transactions; Disclaimers. The Company acknowledges that NSC is engaged in a wide range of investing, investment banking and
other activities (including investment management, corporate finance, securities issuance, trading and research and brokerage activities)
from which conflicting interests or duties, or the appearance thereof, may arise. Information held elsewhere within NSC but not
accessible (absent a breach of internal procedures) to its investment banking personnel providing services to the Company will
not under any circumstances affect NSC's responsibilities to the Company hereunder. The Company further acknowledges that NSC and
its affiliates have and may continue to have investment banking, broker-dealer and other relationships with parties other than
the Company pursuant to which NSC may acquire information of interest to the Company. NSC shall have no obligation to disclose
to the Company or to use for the Company's benefit any such non-public information or other information acquired in the course
of engaging in any other transaction (on NSC's own account or otherwise) or otherwise carrying on the business of NSC. The Company
further acknowledges that from time to time NSC's independent research department may publish research reports or other materials,
the substance and/or timing of which may conflict with the views or advice of NSC's investment banking department and/or which
may have an adverse effect on the Company's Interests in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or otherwise. In
addition, the Company acknowledges that, in the ordinary course of business, NSC may trade the securities of the Company for its
own account and for the accounts of its customers, and may at any time hold a long or short position in such securities. NSC shall
nonetheless remain fully responsible for compliance with federal and state securities laws in connection with such activities.

 

It is expressly understood
and agreed that NSC has not provided nor is undertaking to provide any advice to the Company relating to legal, regulatory, accounting,
or tax matters. The Company acknowledges and agrees that it has relied and will continue to rely on the advice of its own legal,
tax and accounting advisors in all matters relating to any Offering contemplated hereunder.

 

The Company further acknowledges
and agrees that NSC will act solely as an independent contractor hereunder, and that NSC's responsibility to the Company is solely
contractual in nature and that NSC does not owe the Company or any other person or entity, including but not limited to its shareholders,
any fiduciary or similar duty as a result of the Engagement or otherwise.

 

The Company agrees that neither
NSC nor any of its controlling persons, affiliates, directors, officers, employees or consultants shall have any liability to the
Company or any person asserting claims on behalf of or in right of the Company for any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
expenses arising out of or relating to the Engagement, unless it is finally judicially determined that such losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or expenses resulted solely from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of NSC.

 

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9.          Work
Product and Announcements. NSC's advice shall be the sole proprietary work product and intellectual property of NSC, and such
advice may not be disclosed, in whole or in part, to third parties other than the Company's professional advisors, as necessary,
without the prior written permission of NSC unless such disclosure is required by law. The Company acknowledges that NSC, at its
option and expense, and no earlier than the first to occur of (i) the signing of definitive agreements regarding the Offering or
(ii) the public announcement of the Offering by the Company, may place announcements and advertisements or otherwise publicize
the Offering (which may include the reproduction of the Company's logo and a hyperlink to the Company's website) on NSC's website
and in such financial and other newspapers and journals as it may choose, stating that NSC has acted as an agent in connection
with or advised the Company about such Offering.

 

10.         Complete
Agreement; Amendments; Assignment. This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the parties relating to the subject
matter hereof and supersedes and cancels any prior communications, understandings and agreements, whether oral or written, between
NSC and the Company. This Agreement may not be amended or modified except in writing. The rights of NSC hereunder shall be freely
assignable to any affiliate of NSC, and this Agreement shall apply to, inure to the benefit of and be binding upon and enforceable
against each of the parties and their successors and assigns.

 

11.         Third
Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended solely for the benefit of the parties hereto and, with the exception of the
rights and benefits conferred upon the Indemnified Parties by Section 5 and Exhibit A of this Agreement, shall not be deemed
or interpreted to confer any rights upon any third parties.

 

12.         Governing
Law; Jurisdiction; Venue. All aspects of the relationship created by this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York, applicable to contracts made and to be performed in New York, without regard
to its conflicts of laws provisions. All actions and proceedings which are not submitted to arbitration pursuant to Section
13 hereof shall be heard and determined exclusively in the state and federal courts located in the Borough of Manhattan
in the City of New York, and the Company and NSC hereby submit to the jurisdiction of such courts and irrevocably waive any defense
or objection to such forum, on forum non conveniens grounds or otherwise. The parties agree to accept service of process by mail,
to their principal business address, addressed to the chief executive officer and secretary thereof. The parties hereby agree
that this Section 12 shall survive the termination and/or expiration of this Agreement.

 

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13.         Arbitration.
Any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation
or validity thereof, including the determination of the scope or applicability of this agreement to arbitrate, shall
be determined by arbitration in New York City (with the exception of claims to enforce the indemnity provision contained herein,
which may, at the option of the party seeking relief, be submitted either to arbitration or to any court of competent jurisdiction).
The arbitration shall be administered either by FINRA Dispute Resolution pursuant to its Code of Arbitration Procedure, or if FINRA
cannot or does not accept the arbitration, by JAMS pursuant to its Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures. Judgment on the
Award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. This clause shall not preclude parties from seeking provisional remedies
in aid of arbitration from a, court of appropriate jurisdiction.

 

The arbitrator may,
in the award, allocate all or part of the costs of the arbitration, including the fees of the arbitrator and the reasonable attorneys'
fees of the prevailing party.

 

The parties hereby agree
that this Section 13 shall survive the termination and/or expiration of this Agreement.

 

The Company's and NSC's
consent to Arbitration are confirmed by initialing below:

 

	 	 	 
	Company	 	NSC

 

14.         Severability.
Should any one or more covenants, restrictions and provisions contained in this Agreement be held for any reason to be void, invalid
or unenforceable, in whole or in part, such unenforceability will not affect the validity of any other term of this Agreement,
and the invalid provision will be binding to the fullest extent permitted by law and will be deemed amended and construed so as
to meet this intent. To the extent any provision cannot be so amended or construed as a matter of law, the validity of the remaining
provisions shall be deemed unaffected and the illegal or invalid provision will be deemed stricken from this Agreement.

 

15.         Section
Headings. The section headings herein are for convenience of reference only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning
hereof.

 

16.         Accounting.
Any calculation, computation or accounting that may be required under this Agreement shall be made in accordance and conformity
with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and other standards as determined by the Financial Accounting Standards board
and regulatory agencies with appropriate jurisdiction.

 

17.         Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed via facsimile transmission and may be executed in separate counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed to be an original and all of which together shall constitute a single instrument.

 

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18.         Patriot
Act, NSC hereby notifies the Company that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (the “Patriot Act”),
it is required to obtain, verify and record information that Identifies the Company in a manner that satisfies the requirements
of the Patriot Act, This notice is given In accordance with the requirements of the Patriot Act.

 

19.         Notice.
All notices, demands, and other communications to given pursuant to this Agreement shall be In writing and shall be personally
delivered, sent by overnight delivery using a nationally recognized courier service, sent by facsimile transmission, or emailed.
Notice shall be deemed received: (a) if personally delivered, upon the date of delivery to the address of the receiving party;
(b) if sent by overnight courier, the date actually received by the recipient; (c) if sent by facsimile or email, when sent. The
parties will each promptly notify the other of any changes to the following contact information.

 

	Notices to the NSC shall be sent to:	 	Notices to the Company shall be sent to:	 
	 	 	 	 
	National Securities Corporation	 	Mears Technologies	 
	410 PARK AVE. 14TH PL.

	 	 	 
	New York, N.Y. 10022	 	 	 
	Attention:	JONATHAN RICH

	 	Attention:	 	 
	e-mail:	jrich@nationalsecuritiesib.com

	 	e-mail:	 	 

 

with a copy to:

 

Liquid Venture Partners

12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 800

Los Angeles, CA 90025

Attention: Ankur V. Desal

e-mail: adesal@liquidventure.com

 

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If the above accords with your understanding
and agreement, kindly indicate your consent hereto by signing below. We look forward to a long and successful relationship with
you.

 

	 	Very truly yours,
	 	 
	 	NATION L SECURITIES CORPORAT ON
	 	 	 
	 	By:	
	 	 
	 	LIQUID VENTURE PARTNERS
	 	 	 
	 	By:	

 

ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO

AS OF THE DATE FIRST ABOVE WRITTEN:

 

	Mears Technologies, Inc.	 
	 	 	 
	By:	/s/ John D.T. Gerber	 
	Name: John D.T. Gerber	 
	Title: Chairman	 

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

National Securities Corporation

c/o Liquid Venture Partners

12100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 800

Los Angeles, CA 90025

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In further consideration
of the engagement by Mears Technologies (the “Company”) of National Securities Corporation,
a Washington corporation doing business as “Liquid Venture Partners” (“NSC”), to
act as the Company's exclusive placement agent in connection with a potential Offering or Offerings of securities, as such engagement
is described in that letter agreement between us of even date (the “Engagement Agreement”), the
Company agrees to indemnify NSC and certain other persons provided for herein. All capitalized terms that are not defined herein
shall have the meaning given to them in the Engagement Agreement.

 

A.           Indemnification
Generally. In connection with any Public Offering, the Company and NSC expect to enter into a mutually agreeable underwriting
agreement in customary form, which would be expected to supersede this Engagement Agreement and the indemnification provisions
of such agreement shall be apply. In the case of any other Offering, the Company hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
National Securities Corporation, its subsidiaries, parents and affiliates and each of their directors, officers, managers, agents,
contractors, employees, members, counsel, and each other person or entity who controls NSC or any of its affiliates within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) to
the fullest extent permitted by law from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, expenses, or liabilities (or actions
in respect thereof) (“Losses”), joint or several, to which they or any of them may become
subject under any statute or at common law, and to reimburse such Indemnified Parties for any reasonable legal or other expense
(including but not limited to the cost of any investigation, preparation, response to third party subpoenas) incurred by them
in connection with any litigation or administrative or regulatory action (“Proceeding”), whether
pending or threatened, and whether or not resulting in any liability, insofar as such losses, claims, liabilities, or litigation
arise out of or are based upon (1) the engagement of NSC pursuant to the Engagement Agreement or subsequent agreement of similar
purpose between the Company and NSC (an “Additional Engagement Agreement”); (2) the Offering
of Securities to third parties contemplated by the Engagement Agreement or Additional Engagement Agreement, (3) any other matter
relating to any Offering of Securities referred to or contemplated by the Engagement Agreement or Additional Engagement Agreement;
(4) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Offering Materials, or in any other
written or oral communication provided by or on behalf of the Company to any actual or prospective purchaser of Securities, unless
such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement arises from information supplied by any members, officers, agents or employees
of NSC, in writing specifically for use therein; or (5) the omission or alleged omission to state in the. Offering Materials a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that while the indemnity provisions herein shall include
any and all claims regardless of whether NSC's negligence, active or passive, contributed to losses, they shall not apply to (i)
amounts paid in settlement of any such litigation if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Company, which consent
will not be unreasonably withheld, or (ii) Losses arising solely from the willful misconduct or gross negligence of Indemnified
Parties; and provided that the Company will not be responsible for the fees and expenses of more than one counsel
to all Indemnified Parties, in addition to appropriate local counsel, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified Party
there exists a potential conflict of interest which would make It inappropriate for one counsel to represent all such Indemnified
Parties.

 

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B.           Reimbursement.
The Company will reimburse all Indemnified Parties for all reasonable expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable fees
and disbursements of counsel for all Indemnified Parties) Incurred by any such Indemnified Parties in connection with investigating,
preparing, and defending any such action or claim, whether or not in connection with pending or threatened litigation in connection
with the transaction to which an Indemnified Parties is a party, promptly as such expenses are incurred or paid.

 

C.           Contribution.
In connection with any Public Offering, the Company and NSC expect to enter into a mutually agreeable underwriting agreement in
customary form, which would be expected to supersede this Engagement Agreement and the contribution provisions of such agreement
shall be apply. In the case of any other Offering, if such indemnification is for any reason not available or insufficient to hold
an Indemnified Party harmless, the Company agrees promptly to contribute to the Losses Involved in such proportion as is appropriate
to reflect the relative benefits received (or anticipated to be received) by the Company, on the one hand, and by NSC, on the other
hand, with respect to the Engagement or similar services under any Additional Engagement Agreement or, if such allocation is determined
by a court or arbitral tribunal to be unavailable, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect other equitable considerations
such as the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of NSC on the other hand; provided, however, that,
to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Indemnified Parties shall not be responsible for amounts which in the aggregate
are in excess of the amount of all cash fees, exclusive of costs, actually received by NSC from the Company at the Closing in connection
with the Engagement or similar services under any Additional Engagement Agreement. Relative benefits to the Company, on the one
hand, and to NSC, on the other hand, with respect to the Engagement shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as (i) the total
value received or proposed to be received by the Company in connection with the Offering, whether or not consummated, bears to
(ii) all fees received or proposed to be received by NSC in connection with the applicable engagement. Relative fault shall be
determined, in the case of Losses arising out of or based on any untrue statement or any alleged untrue statement of a material
fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact in conjunction with any Public Offering, by reference to, among other
things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material
fact relates to information supplied by the Company to NSC and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and
opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the
meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not
guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

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D.           No
Liability Without Gross Negligence or Misconduct. The Company agrees that no Indemnified Party shall have any liability to
the Company or its respective owners, successors, heirs, parents, affiliates, security holders or creditors for any Losses, except
to the extent such Losses are determined, by a final, non-appealable judgment by a court or arbitral tribunal of competent jurisdiction,
to have resulted from such Indemnified Person's gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

E.           Notice.
NSC agrees, promptly upon receipt, to notify the Company in writing of the receipt of written notice of the commencement of any
action against it or against any other Indemnified Parties, in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder; however, the
failure so to notify the Company will not relieve it from liability under Sections A above unless and to the extent it did not
otherwise learn of such action and such failure results in the forfeiture by the Company of substantial rights or defenses.

 

F.           Settlement.
The Company will not, without NSC's prior written consent, settle, compromise, or consent to the entry of any judgment in or otherwise
seek to terminate any pending Proceeding in respect of which indemnification may be sought hereunder (whether or not any Indemnified
Party is a party therein) unless the Company has given NSC reasonable prior written notice thereof and such settlement, compromise,
consent or termination includes an unconditional release of each Indemnified Party from any liabilities arising out of such Proceeding.
The Company will not permit any such settlement, compromise, consent or termination to include a statement as to, or an admission
of, fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of an Indemnified Party, without such Indemnified Party's prior written
consent. No Indemnified Party seeking indemnification, reimbursement or contribution under this Agreement will, without the Company's
prior written consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld) settle, compromise, consent to the entry of any judgment in or
otherwise seek to terminate any Proceeding referred to herein or admit fault, culpability or failure to act by or on behalf
of the Company or any Indemnified Party.

 

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G.           Survival;
Successors. The indemnity, contribution and expense reimbursement obligations set forth herein shall be in addition to any
liability the Company may have to any Indemnified Party at common law or otherwise (but not duplicative of or effective to result
in any multiplicative return of Losses or of any such liability of the Company), and shall remain operative and in full force
and effect notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement, the closing of the contemplated Offering, and any successor of NSC
or any other Indemnified Parties shall be entitled to the benefit of the provisions hereof. Prior to entering into any agreement
or arrangement with respect to, or effecting, any merger, statutory exchange or other business combination or proposed sale or
exchange, dividend or other distribution or liquidation of all or a significant portion of its assets in one or a series of transactions
or any significant recapitalization or reclassification of its outstanding securities that does not directly or indirectly provide
for the assumption of the obligations of the Company set forth herein, the Company will promptly notify NSC In writing thereof
and, if requested by NSC, shall arrange in connection therewith alternative means of providing for the obligations of the Company
set forth herein, including the assumption of such obligations by another party, insurance, surety bonds or the creation of an
escrow, In each case in an amount and on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to NSC.

 

H.           Consent
to Jurisdiction; Attorneys' Fees. Solely for the purpose of enforcing the Company's obligations hereunder, the Company consents
to personal jurisdiction, service and venue in any court proceeding in which any claim subject to this Agreement is brought by
or against any Indemnified Party other than NSC. In any action for enforcement of this Indemnity provision, the prevailing party
shall be entitled to recover all costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, of bringing such an action.

 

	Mears Technologies	 
	 	 
	 	 
	By:	 

 

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February 4, 2015

 

Mears Technologies, Inc.

20 Walnut Street, Suite 8

Wellesley Hills, MA 02481

 

Attention: Mr. John Gerber, Chairman

 

		Re:	Engagement Agreement – 1st Amendment

 

Dear John,

 

This 1st Amendment
(“1st Amendment”) to the Engagement Agreement between the Company and NSC dated October 10, 2014
(“Agreement”), confirms the additional terms and conditions that will govern NSC’s engagement as the
Company’s placement agent in connection with an offering of the Company’s secured notes and makes certain modifications to the
Agreement. All terms Included and not defined herein shall have the same definitions they had in the Agreement.

 

The Company currently
has placed a principal amount of approximately $6.1 Million in the IPO Bridge Financing that automatically converts into common
stock at the IPO planned under the Agreement. The Company wishes to place up to an additional $6.5 Million in principal amount
in a placing to be called herein the “2nd IPO Bridge Financing” to fund the Company up through
approximately January 2016 and otherwise provide adequate time to conclude the planned IPO. Additionally, it is contemplated that
the notes sold in the IPO Bridge Financing will be offered the opportunity to convert into the same securities as being sold in
the 2nd IPO Bridge Financing, for a potential total principal amount of approximately $12.6 Million.

 

The 2nd IPO
Bridge Financing offered by NSC under this 1st Amendment shall be deemed a private placement of Securities under the
Agreement, subject to the modifications herein addressed, and this 1st Amendment addresses additional modifications
to the Agreement.

 

A. Revised Terms of the Bridge Financings

 

The Company hereby appoints
NSC to act as its exclusive placement agent for the 2nd IPO Bridge Financing, which will be subject to the terms of
the Agreement and this 1st Amendment.

 

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		1)	The approximate $6.1 Million of
                                         notes issued in the IPO Bridge Financing will be offered the opportunity to convert into
                                         the secured notes to be offered in the 2nd IPO Bridge Financing.

 

		2)	The 2nd IPO Bridge Financing
                                         will offer notes with the following basic terms: a) accrue interest at a rate of ten
                                         percent (10%) simple interest per annum; b) convert automatically at the IPO into common
                                         shares of the Company at a fifty percent (50%) discount to the IPO price; provided
                                         however, that in no event shall such conversion price be greater than $0.50 or less
                                         than $0.25, in each case as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations,
                                         recapitalizations, or the like that occur after the date of this 1st Amendment;
                                         c) have a maturity date of May 31, 2016; and (d) be senior debt of the Company, secured
                                         by all the personal property assets of the Company, including all the intellectual property
                                         assets of the Company;

 

		3)	NSC shall have the right to place
                                         any remainder of the additional $6.5 Million of 2nd IPO Bridge Financing that
                                         the Company’s existing shareholders and other 3rd party investors identified
                                         by the Company have not subscribed to by January 15, 2015, which amount the Company shall
                                         notify NSC in writing no later than January 16, 1015; and

 

		4)	The Company shall close on at least
                                         $5.0 Million under the 2nd IPO Bridge Financing by February 15, 2015, unless
                                         extended by the Company upon approval of its board of directors (the “Successful
                                         Closing”); otherwise, NSC’s right to place the 2nd IPO Bridge Financing
                                         may be cancelled any time after February 15, 2015 by the Company in its sole discretion.

 

B. NSC
Fees for the 2nd IPO Bridge Financing

 

NSC’s compensation
in connection with the 2nd IPO Bridge Financing shall be paid (including issued) at the time of the Successful Closing,
and will include:

 

		i)	2nd
                                         IPO Bridge Financing Cash Fee. The Company shall pay NSC a cash fee equal to ten
                                         percent (10%) of the gross proceeds of the 2nd IPO Bridge Financing, which
                                         is due and payable at the time of the Successful Closing exclusively from the net proceeds
                                         of the 2nd IPO Bridge Financing and directly from escrow, if an escrow account
                                         is used (the “2nd IPO Bridge Financing Cash Fee”). For
                                         clarity, no fee is due on any of the notes that were sold in the IPO Bridge Financing
                                         that convert into the same securities as sold in the 2nd IPO Bridge Financing.

 

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		ii)	2nd
                                         IPO Bridge Financing Placement Warrants. In addition to the 2nd
                                         IPO Bridge Financing Cash Fee, Immediately upon Successful Closing, the Company shall
                                         grant to NSC warrants to purchase common shares of the Company, in an amount equal to
                                         ten percent (10%) of the common shares issuable upon conversion of the notes (or other
                                         common stock or equivalents) sold in the 2nd IPO Bridge Financing (“2nd
                                         IPO Bridge Financing Placement Warrants”). For clarity, not warrants will
                                         be issued on any of the notes that were sold in the IPO Bridge Financing that convert
                                         into the same securities as sold in the 2nd IPO Bridge Financing. Such 2nd
                                         IPO Bridge Financing Placement Warrants will be for a term of five (5) years at
                                         an exercise price equal to 100% (one hundred percent) of the conversion price of the
                                         IPO Bridge Financing determined at the IPO. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this warrant
                                         will be issued at the lowest conversion rate, which will be adjusted to reflect the aforementioned
                                         final conversion price of the notes at the time of the IPO. The 2nd IPO Bridge
                                         Financing Placement Warrants will contain provisions for cashless exercise and adjustments
                                         for stock splits and similar transactions and representations and warranties normal and
                                         customary for warrants issued to placement agents or underwriters, and will not be callable
                                         or terminable prior to the expiration date. The 2nd IPO Bridge Financing Placement
                                         Warrants may only be transferred in compliance with applicable securities laws and FINRA
                                         rules. Common Stock underlying the 2nd IPO Bridge Financing Placement Warrants will
                                         have identical registration rights as those granted, if any, to investors in the 2nd
                                         IPO Bridge Financing, including “piggyback” registration rights
                                         on the registrations of the Company or demand registrations (voting with the other registrable
                                         securities to effect any such demand), as the case may be. The Company shall bear all
                                         costs and expenses of registration, including the filing and clearing of one or more
                                         registration statements. The 2nd IPO Bridge Financing Placement Warrants may be
                                         initially assigned to any persons or entitles designated by NSC.

 

The form of the 2nd IPO Bridge Financing
Warrant will be similar to the form of warrant attached to the Agreement.

 

C. Compensation / Expenses

 

Section 2(a) of the Agreement
is hereby deleted and in its place is substituted the following section:

 

“a.           Fee.
The Company shall pay NSC a cash fee (“Cash Fee”) equal to 10 percent (10%) of the gross proceeds of any private Offering,
which is due and payable at the time of each closing of such private Offering (“Closing”), exclusively from the proceeds
of the Offering (directly from escrow, if an escrow account is used). The Company shall pay NSC a Cash Fee equal to 9 percent (9%)
of the gross proceeds of the IPO, exclusively from the proceeds of the IPO; provided, that in the case of an IPO, if NSC is not
able to underwrite the full amount of the IPO the Company shall have the right with NSC’s reasonable consent to include one or
more additional underwriters as part of the underwriting syndicate for the Public Offering on customary terms and conditions,”

 

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Section 2(b) of the Agreement
is hereby removed and in its place is substituted the following section:

 

“b.           Warrants.
In addition to the Cash Fee, immediately upon Closing of any private Offering, the Company shall sell for $1,000 to NSC
warrants (“Warrants”) to purchase Common Stock, in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the aggregate Common
Stock or, if a derivative the number of shares of Common Stock into which the derivative is convertible or exercisable,
issued in the private Offering. In an IPO the Company shall grant NSC Warrants to purchase Common Stock in an amount equal to
12 percent (12%) of the aggregate Common Stock and, if a derivative is included in the Offering, additionally the number of
shares of Common Stock into which the derivative is convertible or exercisable, issued in the IPO; provided, that in the case
of an IPO, if NSC is not able to underwrite the full amount of the IPO, the Company shall have the right with NSC’s
reasonable consent to include one or more additional underwriters as part of the underwriting syndicate for the IPO on
customary terms and conditions. The Form of Warrant to be used is attached hereto as Exhibit B. Such Warrants will be for a
term of five (5) years at an exercise price equal to 120% (one hundred twenty percent) of the price paid by investors in the
Offering. The Warrants will contain provisions for cashless exercise and adjustments for stock splits and similar
transactions and representations and warranties normal and customary for warrants issued to placement agents or underwriters,
and will not be callable or terminable prior to the expiration date. The Warrants may only be transferred in compliance with
applicable securities laws and FINRA rules. Common Stock underlying the Warrants will have registration rights typical of
those granted to underwriters or placement agents for the offering in which the Warrants are issued,
including “piggyback” registration rights on the registrations of the Company or demand registrations (voting
with the other registrable securities to effect any such demand), as the case may be. The Company shall bear all costs and
expenses of registration, including the filing and clearing of one or more registration statements. The Warrants may be
assigned to any persons or entities designated by NSC.

 

Section 2(d)(II), is hereby
modified to clarify that any legal retainers and fees paid are only refundable to the extent not earned, on an accountable basis.

 

D. Manner of Offering

 

Sections 3(e)(I) and (II)
of the Agreement are hereby deleted and in their place are substituted the following:

 

“(I)          Except
as permitted by applicable law and approved by NSC, the Company will not offer or sell the Securities subject to the Agreement
by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising.

 

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(ii)         Except
as permitted by applicable law and approved by NSC, the Company will not offer or sell the Securities subject to the Agreement
to any person who is not an “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501 under the Act).”

 

Section 3(g) of the Agreement is hereby deleted
and in its place is substituted the following:

 

g.           Additional
Pre-Offering Requirements. Prior to any Offering, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to structure its capital
structure, employee stock option plan, and Board of Directors in a manner reasonably acceptable to NSC and, where applicable, the
Company shall use commercially reasonable effort to cause all holders to convert all notes and preferred shares to Common Stock
with the extinguishment of attached rights. As a condition to making any changes at NSC's request in connection with this subsection,
the Company may require reasonable employment agreements or other protective agreements be entered into with one or more officers
of the Company. In respect of the Board of Directors, the board will be restructured as contemplated by Section 4(q) of the final
Securities Purchase Agreement in respect of a private Offering of notes.

 

Section 3(h) of the Agreement is hereby deleted
and in its place is substituted the following:

 

“h.           Lock
Up Period. In connection with an IPO, the Company will use its best efforts to obtain lock up agreements from all Its officers,
directors, key employees, stockholders and holders of securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock as contemplated
by Sections 4(u) and 4(v) of the final Securities Purchase Agreement in respect of a private Offering of notes.

 

E. Termination of the Agreement

 

Section 6 of the Agreement is hereby deleted
and in its place is substituted the following:

 

“6.          Term
and Termination. NSC's Engagement will commence upon the execution of this Agreement and shall continue in effect until February
15, 2015 (the “Initial Term”). During the Initial Term, this Agreement may not be terminated by the Company absent
gross negligence or willful misconduct of NSC. After the expiration of the Initial Term, the Agreement shall continue in effect,
but may be terminated by either party at any time thereafter with thirty (30) days' written notice to the other pursuant to Section
19. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, this Agreement may not be terminated by the Company until February 15,
2016 after the Successful Closing of the 2nd IPO Bridge Financing absent gross negligence or willful misconduct of NSC.

 

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Upon termination of
this Agreement for any reason, the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate, except for the
obligations set forth in Sections 2 (including, without limitation, to the extent payment is required under Section 2(c),
3(b)-(g), 3(k)-(n), 6, 6, 8-19, and Exhibit A, which shall survive termination.

 

F. Miscellaneous Amendments to the Agreement

 

For purposes of conformity, the following amendment(s)
shall be made to the Agreement.

 

		·	The last three sentences of the first paragraph of Section 1(a) of
the Agreement shall be deleted and replaced with:

 

“This exclusive
appointment by the Company of NSC in respect of the Offerings shall not apply to the Company's convertible bridge
financing (the “IPO Bridge Financing”). As of September
2014, the Company has closed on a principal amount of approximately $6,100,000 of IPO Bridge Financing. The Company may amend
this Agreement to engage NSC to place an additional amount of IPO Bridge Financing as may be mutually agreed between the Company
and NSC.”

 

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If the above accords with your understanding
and agreement, kindly indicate your consent hereto by signing below.

 

	 	Very truly yours,
	 	 
	 	NATIONAL SECURITIES CORPORATION
	 	 	 
	 	By:	
	 	 
	 	LIQUID VENTURE PARTNERS
	 	 	 
	 	By:	

 

ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO

AS OF THE DATE FIRST ABOVE WRITTEN:

 

	Mears Technologies, Inc.	 
	 	 	 
	By:	/s/ John D.T. Gerber	 
	Name: John D.T. Gerber	 
	Title: Chairman	 

 

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February 9, 2015

 

Mears Technologies

20 Walnut Street, Suite 8

Wellesley Hills, MA 02481

Attention: John Gerber

 

		Re:	Engagement Agreement for Strategic Consulting Services

 

Dear John,

 

This letter agreement
(the “Agreement”) confirms the terms and conditions pursuant to which Liquid Patent Consulting, LLC (“Consultant”)
will provide certain strategic, and intellectual property advisory services to Mears Technologies the “Company”)
(the “Engagement”).

 

1.            Services.
Consultant shall assist the Company with all aspects of its business, strategic and intellectual property development, including:

 

(a)          Business Strategy Activities.

 

		(1)	Identify optimal legal entity structure, shareholding of
parent and structure for all subsidiaries;

 

		(2)	Assess current management and identifying and recruiting
additional key members of the management team and Board of Directors;

 

		(3)	Assess the Company’s market landscape;

 

		(4)	Assess the Company’s current business strategy and
assisting in the formulation of an optimal business strategy, including a development and commercialization strategy;

 

		(5)	Assess the competitive features/functions of the Company’s
current and proposed products and services;

 

		(6)	Assess the Company’s current financial and accounting
processes and recommend revisions to such processes;

 

		(7)	Assess and make recommendations for performance measurement
metrics for various functions/organizations and total enterprise;

 

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		(8)	Assess and make recommendations for the Company’s
sales compensation structure;

 

		(9)	Assess and make recommendations for the Company’s
customer service methodologies, processes, performance measurement metrics;

 

		(10)	Evaluate and recommend potential strategic partners;

 

		(11)	Assist in development of detailed measurable actionable
business and financial plan for the next 18 months; and

 

		(12)	General corporate advice, as needed and requested.

 

		(b)	IP Related Activities.

 

		(1)	Review and analysis of Inventions held by the Company to
determine their usefulness, potential for monetization and potential patentability, including advice concerning the increase in
the likelihood or strength of any of the foregoing;

 

		(2)	Interviewing the Company to understand the subject inventions
and researching prior art for purposes of determining the patentability of such inventions;

 

		(3)	Advise and assist
                                         in developing a strategy for the preparation and filing of one or more patents, both
                                         United States and foreign, for purposes of adequately protecting the substantive claims
                                         underlying the inventions, including for each for each such invention a complete invention
                                         package with technical disclosure documentation (each, a “Disclosure”)
                                         for use in the Company’s patent applications;

 

		(4)	Review and comment on patent applications filed with respect
to such inventions;

 

		(5)	Review and comment on office actions concerning patent
applications and issued patents;

 

		(6)	Advise and assist
                                         in developing a strategy for the Company’s strategic acquisitions of inventions
                                         and patent rights to enhance the Company’s portfolio of patent rights, including
                                         conducting the due diligence and acquisition efforts on behalf of the Company;

 

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		(7)	Advise and assist with regard to licensing, litigation
and sales of patent rights held by the Company; and

 

		(8)	Provide engineering and/or scientific advisory services
to the Company.

 

The IP related services to be provided
by Consultant to the Company set forth in Section l(b) shall be subject to a written
work assignment (“Work Assignment”). The Company shall use a Work
Assignment to request the IP Services in Section 1(b)(1) through (8). Each
Work Assignment, when signed and delivered by the Company and accepted by Consultant, shall become part of this Agreement and
incorporated herein by this reference, In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and a Work Assignment, this Agreement
shall govern and control.

 

(c)          Additional
Services/Exclusions. It is expressly understood and agreed that Consultant has not provided nor is undertaking to
provide any advice to the Company relating to legal, regulatory, securities, finance, accounting, or tax matters. The
services provided to the Company hereunder are designed to assist, but not replace, the Company’s own intellectual
property counsel. Should the Company request Consultant to perform any services or act in any capacity not specifically
addressed in this Agreement, such services or activities shall constitute separate engagements, the terms and conditions of
which will be embodied in separate written agreement(s).

 

2.            Compensation.
As consideration for the services provided under this Agreement, the Company will pay Consultant certain fees as follows:

 

(a)          Cash
Fees. If the Company elects to file additional patent applications with the help of the Consultant, the Company shall
pay Consultant a cash fee of $7,500 for each patent application Consultant files on behalf of the Company. This amount shall be
inclusive of the legal fees associated with such filings.

 

(b)          Warrant.
Upon execution of this Agreement, the Company shall grant to Consultant a warrant, which may be issued in one or more instruments,
in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto (the “Warrants”),
to purchase an aggregate of 2,981,504 shares of Company common stock (the “Common
Stock”), which is in an amount equal to ten percent of the total issued and outstanding Common Stock of the
Company as of the immediately and giving effect. Such Warrants will be for a term of five (5) years at an exercise price of $0.01
per share and shall contain cashless exercise and anti-dilution provisions and representations and warranties normal and customary
for warrants issued to investors, and will not be callable or terminable prior to the expiration date. The exercise price of the
warrant may be adjusted upward at the sole discretion of the Consultant. The Common Stock underlying the Warrants will have registration
rights, including “piggyback” registration rights on the registrations
of the Company or demand registrations (voting with the other registrable securities to effect any such demand) no less favorable
than those granted to any other person prior to or subsequent to the date of this Agreement. The Company shall bear all costs
and expenses of registration, including the filing and clearing of one or more registration statements. The Warrants may be assigned
to any persons or entities designated by Consultant.

 

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(c)          Expenses. The Company shall
fund Consultant’s travel and other reasonable expenses related to the Engagement, including economy class airfare, business
class accommodations, ground transportation, meals and incidentals, in connection with visits by the Consultant team to the Company’s
site, provided that expenses exceeding $10,000 in aggregate shall be subject to the Company’s prior written approval which
shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

(d)          Payments. All payments to
be made to Consultant hereunder will be made in cash by wire transfer of immediately available U.S. funds. Except as expressly
set forth herein, no fee payable to Consultant hereunder shall be credited against any other fee due to Consultant or any of its
affiliates. The obligation to pay any fee or expense set forth herein shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be subject
to reduction by way of setoff, recoupment or counterclaim.

 

(e)          Compensation Earned. All
the compensation provided under this Agreement will be deemed fully earned as of the date of the Agreement, and not subject to
return in whole or in part or subject to reduction or further limitation. The Company waives any and all rights of set off against
the compensation provided for herein, including any securities underlying any Warrants.

 

(f)           Lock-Up Period. In the event
of an initial public offering by the Company, all Warrants and shares of Common Stock received pursuant to exercise of such Warrants
received by Consultant and its assigns hereunder may not be sold for a period of 12 months following the initial listing on an
exchange.

 

3.            Representations and Warranties
of the Company. The Company warrants and agrees that it is the true and rightful owner of all intellectual property rights
in each of the assets and inventions submitted to Consultant for analysis; that any and all technical invention information provided
to Consultant may, to the actual knowledge of the officers of the Company, be transmitted across country borders subject to compliance
with applicable export control and similar laws; and that no U.S, agency has suspended, revoked, or denied the Company’s
export privileges.

 

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4.            Term
and Termination. Consultant’s Engagement will commence upon the execution of this Agreement and shall continue in effect
for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days (the “Initial Term”). After the expiration of the initial
Term, the Agreement shall automatically renew and continue in effect until it is terminated by either party with thirty (30) days’
written notice to the other pursuant to Section 10, Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, the rights and obligations
of the parties hereunder shall terminate, except for the obligations set forth in Sections 2-3 and 5-18, which shall survive
termination.

 

5.            Confidentiality,
Consultant acknowledges that in connection with the Engagement, the Company will provide Consultant with information which
the Company considers to be confidential, including its trade secrets (“Confidential Information”).
Consultant agrees to employ all reasonable efforts to keep the Confidential Information secret and confidential, using no less
than the degree of care employed by Consultant to preserve and safeguard its own confidential information, and shall not disclose
or reveal the Confidential Information to anyone except its employees, consultants, affiliates and contractors who have an obligation
of confidentiality with Consultant. Consultant will not use the Confidential Information except in connection with its performance
of services hereunder, unless disclosure is required by law, court order, or any government, regulatory or self-regulatory agency
or body in the opinion of Consultant’s counsel, in which event Consultant will provide the Company with reasonable advance
notice of such disclosure. “Confidential Information” does not include information which (a) was in
the public domain or readily available to the trade or the public prior to the date of the disclosure; (b) becomes generally available
to the public in any manner or form through no fault of Consultant or its representatives; (c) was in Consultant’s possession
or readily available to Consultant from another source not under obligation of secrecy to the Company prior to the disclosure;
(d) is rightfully received by Consultant from another source on a non-confidential basis; (e) is developed by or for Consultant
without reference to the Company’s Confidential Information; (f) is disclosed by the Company to an unaffiliated third party
free of any obligation of confidence; or (g) is released for disclosure with the Company’s written consent. Notwithstanding
any termination of this Agreement, Consultant’s confidentiality obligations (1) in respect of any material that qualifies
as a “Trade Secret” under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (“UTSA”) shall survive
in perpetuity under the UTSA until such information ceases to be a Trade Secret, and (2) in respect of any non-Trade Secret, for
a period of three (3) years from the date of disclosure.

 

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6.            Indemnification.
The Company hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Consultant and its affiliates and each of their directors, officers,
managers, agents, employees, members and counsel (collectively, the “Consultant Indemnified Parties”)
to the fullest extent permitted by law from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, expenses, or liabilities (or actions
in respect thereof) (“Losses”), joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under
any statute or at common law, and to reimburse such Consultant indemnified Parties for any reasonable legal or other expense (including
but not limited to the cost of any investigation, preparation, response to third party subpoenas)
incurred by them in connection with any litigation or administrative or regulatory action (“Proceeding”),
whether pending or threatened, and whether or not resulting in any liability, insofar as such. losses, claims, liabilities,
or litigation arise out of or are based upon the Engagement, including, but not limited to, the Company’s use or misuse
(including use contrary to federal or state law) of the Disclosure(s), the Company’s breach of the representations and warranties
contained in Section 3 hereof, or any violation of U.S, or other import or export controls; provided, however, that while the
indemnity provisions herein shall include any and all claims regardless of whether Consultant’s sole negligence, active
or passive, contributed to losses, they shall not apply to (l) amounts paid in settlement of any such litigation if such settlement
is effected without the consent of the Company, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, or (ii) Losses arising solely
from the willful misconduct or gross negligence of Consultant Indemnified Parties.

 

The provisions of this Section 6
shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.

 

7.            Work Product and Announcements.
Except as provided otherwise in this Section 7, Consultant’s advice shall be the sole proprietary work product and Intellectual
property of Consultant and such advice may not be disclosed, in whole or in part, to third parties other than the Company’s
professional advisors without the prior written permission of Consultant, unless such disclosure is required by law, Any document
or information prepared by Consultant in connection with this Engagement shall not be duplicated by the Company except as explicitly
provided for hereunder or required by law. The Company acknowledges that Consultant, at its option and expense, may place announcements
and advertisements or otherwise publicize the Engagement (which may include the reproduction of the Company’s logo and a
hyperlink to the Company’s website) on Consultant’s website and in such financial and other newspapers and journals
as it may choose.

 

Concerning services provided to the Company
under Section 1 above, however, a) the Company has a free right to use the Consultant’s advice and work product and any derivative
thereof, except in cases in which such use would reveal to third parties or directly employ a proprietary method of the Consultant
that has been so disclosed as proprietary in advance in writing by the Consultant to the Company and b) the Consultant shall have
no ownership or rights to any intellectual property, advice, or work product that concerns the business or related activities of
the Company, broadly defined as the semiconductor industry, that may result from or be derived thereof, and all such intellectual
property, advice, and work shall be treated as confidential information of the Company.

 

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8.            Limitation
of Liabiliy. Consultant shall employ due care and attention in providing the services hereunder. However, the Company
acknowledges that Consultant does not warrant or represent the accuracy or completeness of any public information or any
information provided solely by the Company used in any analysis and that inaccurate or incomplete data may affect the
validity and reliability of Consultant’s work product, including any draft patent Disclosures. Similarly, Consultant
makes no representation or warranty with respect to the non-infringement of any of the assets or inventions described in the
Disclosure(s). Consultant makes no warranty, representation, promise, or undertaking with respect to any legal or financial
consequences of, or any other consequences or benefits obtained from the use of any work product hereunder, including the
Disclosure(s), including any representation that any patent(s) will be granted. The Company assumes all risks related to
documentation or technical information and data which may be subject to U.S. export controls or export or import restrictions
in other countries. Consultant SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY OTHER WARRANTY, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY
WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CONSULTANT SHALL NOT BE LIABLE ON ACCOUNT OF ANY ERRORS,
OMISSIONS, DELAYS, OR LOSSES UNLESS CAUSED BY ITS GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY
LAW, NEITHER CONSULTANT NOR ANY OF ITS CONTROLLING PERSONS, AFFILIATES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR CONSULTANTS WILL BE
LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS, DAMAGE OR INJURY (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOST PROFITS, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES) ALLEGED TO BE CAUSED BY USE OF THE DISCLOSURE(S) OR OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED HEREUNDER.
CONSULTANT’S LIABILITY ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNTS PAID BY THE COMPANY TO CONSULTANT
WITH REGARD TO THE PROVISION OF THE SPECIFIC SERVICES THAT GAVE RISE TO THE CLAIM OF LIABILITY, BUT IN NO EVENT WILL SUCH
LIABILITY EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID TO CONSULTANT PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.

 

9.            Other Transactions; Disclaimers. The Company acknowledges
that Consultant and its affiliates are engaged in other activities from which conflicting interests or duties, or the appearance
thereof, may arise. Information held elsewhere within Consultant but not accessible will not under any circumstances affect Consultant’s
responsibilities to the Company hereunder. The Company further acknowledges that Consultant and its affiliates have and may continue
to relationships with parties other than the Company pursuant to which Consultant may acquire information of interest to the Company.
Consultant shall have no obligation to disclose to the Company or to use for the Company’s benefit any such non-public information
or other information acquired in the course of engaging in any other transaction (on Consultant’s own account or otherwise)
or otherwise carrying on the business of Consultant.

 

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The Company further acknowledges and agrees
that Consultant will act solely as an independent contractor hereunder, and that Consultant’s responsibility to the Company
is solely contractual. in nature and that Consultant does not owe the Company or any other person or entity, including
but not limited to its shareholders, any fiduciary or similar duty as a result of the Engagement or otherwise.

 

10.          Notice. All notices, demands, and other communications
to given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered, sent by overnight delivery using a nationally
recognized courier service, sent by facsimile transmission, or emailed. Notice shall be deemed received: (a) if personally delivered,
upon the date of delivery to the address of the receiving party; (b) if sent by overnight courier, the date actually received by
the recipient; (c) if sent email, when sent, The parties will each promptly notify the other of any changes to the following contact
information.

 

Notices to Consultant shall be sent to:

 

Liquid Patent Consulting, LLC:

12100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 800

Los Angeles, CA 90025

Attention: Ankur V. Desai

e-mail: adesai@liquidventure.com

 

Notices to the Company shall be sent to:

 

Mears Technologies, Inc.

20 Walnut Street, Suite 8

Wellesley Hills, MA 02481

Attention: Kevin McNulty

email: kevin.mcnulty@mearstechnologies.com

 

11.          Complete Agreement; Amendments;
Assignment. This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof
and supersedes and cancels any prior communications, understandings and agreements, whether oral or written, between Consultant
and the Company. This Agreement may not be amended or modified except in writing. The rights of Consultant hereunder shall be freely
assignable to any affiliate of Consultant, and this Agreement shall apply to, inure to the benefit of and be binding upon and enforceable
against the parties and their respective successors and assigns.

 

12.          Third Party Beneficiaries.
This Agreement is intended solely for the benefit of the parties hereto and, with the exception of the rights and benefits conferred
upon the Consultant Indemnified Parties by Section 6 of this Agreement, shall not be deemed or interpreted to confer any rights
upon any third parties.

 

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13.          Governing Law; Jurisdiction;
Venue. All aspects of the relationship created by this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of California, applicable to contracts made and to be performed in California, without regard to its conflicts
of laws provisions. All actions and proceedings which are not submitted to arbitration pursuant to Section 14 hereof shall be heard
and determined exclusively in the state and federal courts located in the County of Los Angeles, State of California, and the Company
and Consultant hereby submit to the jurisdiction of such courts and irrevocably waive any defense or objection to such forum, on
forum non conveniens grounds or otherwise.

 

14.          Arbitration.
Any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach, termination, enforcement,
interpretation or validity thereof, including the determination of the scope or applicability of this agreement to arbitrate,
shall be determined by arbitration before one arbitrator in Los Angeles (with the exception of claims to enforce the
indemnity provision contained herein, administered by JAMS pursuant to its Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures.
Judgment on the Award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. This clause shall not preclude parties from seeking
provisional remedies in aid of arbitration from a court of appropriate jurisdiction.

 

The arbitrator may, in the award, allocate
all or part of the costs of the arbitration, including the fees of the arbitrator and the reasonable attorneys’ fees of the
prevailing party.

 

The parties hereby agree that this Section
14 shall survive the termination and/or expiration of this Agreement.

 

The Company’s and Consultant’s
consent to Arbitration are confirmed by initialing below:

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Company	 	Consultant	 

 

15.          Severability. Should any
one or more covenants, restrictions and provisions contained in this Agreement be held for any reason to be void, invalid or unenforceable,
in whole or in part, such unenforceability will not affect the validity of any other term of this Agreement, and the invalid provision
will be binding to the fullest extent permitted by law and will be deemed amended and construed so as to meet this intent. To the
extent any provision cannot be so amended or construed as a matter of law, the validity of the remaining provisions shall be deemed
unaffected and the illegal or invalid provision will be deemed stricken from this Agreement.

 

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16.          Section Headings. The section
headings herein are for convenience of reference only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

 

17.          Accounting. Any calculation,
computation or accounting that may be required under this Agreement shall be made in accordance and conformity with the Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles and other standards as determined by the Financial Accounting Standards board and regulatory agencies
with appropriate jurisdiction.

 

18.          Counterparts. This Agreement
may be executed via facsimile transmission and may be executed in separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be’
an original and all of which together shall constitute a single instrument.

 

If the above accords with your understanding
and agreement, kindly indicate your consent hereto by signing below. We look forward to a long and successful relationship with
you.

 

	 	Very truly yours,
	 	 
	 	Liquid Patent Consulting, LLC
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Ankur Desai
	 	Name:	Ankur Desai
	 	Title:	Authorized Signatory

 

	ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO	 
	AS OF THE DATE FIRST ABOVE WRITTEN:	 
	 	 
	Mears Technologies, Inc.	 
	 	 
	By:	/s/ John D.T. Gerber	 
	Name:  John D.T. Gerber 	 
	Title:  Chairman	 

 

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