Document:

Exhibit
10.33 

 

 

2249
S. McDowell Ext. • Petaluma, California 94954

February 26, 2020

 

B.John Lindeman

 

Dear John,

 

We are pleased to offer you
the position of Chief Financial Officer with Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc. (the "Company") reporting directly to me.
This is an exempt position with an estimated annualized salary of $475,000.00 which will be paid in bi-weekly increments as earned
and in accordance with the Company's normal payroll procedures.

 

As agreed upon, your approximate start
date is to be determined. A performance and compensation review will be given one (1) year after your date of hire. You will be
eligible to earn an annual performance bonus of up to fifty percent (50%) of base salary. The Annual Bonus will be based upon the
Board's assessment of your performance and the Company's attainment of goals, including annual EBITDA versus target EBITDA, as
determined by the Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the first year of employment, fifty percent (50%) of the pro-rated
annual performance bonus ($118,750 multiplied by the ratio of time employed at the Company during the calendar year of 2020) is
guaranteed and will be paid in accordance with the Company's normal payroll procedures. In addition, you'll be entitled to a one-time
bonus of $100,000 upon successful completion of Initial Public Offering.

 

You will also be awarded
upon hire restricted stock units equal to 1.75% of the Company which vests as follows:

 

■    
4-year vesting period

 

■    
25% on anniversary date of 1 year of service

 

■     After
1st year, prorated monthly vesting of l/36,th of remaining RSUs

 

■     Termination:
upon termination, 12 months of forward vesting

 

The company will also will pay you,
as cash severance, an amount equal to the greater of $237,500 or six (6) months of your base salary in effect as of your separation
from service date (provided that if your employment termination is due to your resignation in connection with the reduction
of your base salary, then the cash severance payment herein will be based upon your base salary rate as of immediately prior to
such reduction). The Severance will be paid, less standard payroll deductions and tax withholdings, in a
lump sum payment on or before the day that is sixty (60) days following your separation from service date.

 

(800)
634.9990 • Fax (707) 773.5955 • shanna@hydrofarm.com • www.hydrofarm.com

 

     

     

    

 

If you choose to accept
this offer, your employment with the Company will be voluntarily entered into and will be for no specified period. As a result,
you will be free to resign at any time, for any reason or for no reason, as you deem appropriate. The Company will have a similar
right and may conclude its employment relationship with you at any time, with or without cause.

 

For purposes of federal
immigration law, you will be required to provide to the Company documentary evidence of your identity and eligibility for employment
in the United States. Such documentation must be provided to us within three (3) business days of your date of hire, or our employment
relationship with you may be terminated.

 

In addition, you will be
eligible to participate in all the company benefits in accordance with the various policies, provisions and limitations.

 

As agreed upon, we will
accommodate a flexible work arrangement for your position and the Company will reimburse reasonable travel expenses (i.e. airfare,
hotel, airport parking, etc.) to and from the headquarters office of the Company in Petaluma, CA.

 

Employees are eligible
to enter the 401k Plan the first of the month after 3 months of continuous employment.

 

Please contact Shanna Peterson at
707.658.4127 or Shanna@hydrofarm.com if you have any questions with regard to benefits or employment at Hydrofarm, LLC.

 

It is standard procedure to run a background
check through backgroundchecks.com for all new employees, which includes criminal and credit. No applicant will be denied employment
solely on the grounds of conviction of a criminal offense and/or credit report. The nature of the offense, the date of the offense,
the surrounding circumstances and the relevance of the offense to the position(s) applied for may, however, be considered.

 

(800) 634.9990 • Fax (707)
773.5955 • shanna@hydrofarm.com • www.hydrofarm.com

 

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2249 S. McDowell Ext. •
Petaluma, California 94954

 

We are excited about the
skills and experience you will bring to Hydrofarm, and we feel you will be an excellent addition to our growing company.

 

Please indicate your acceptance
of our offer by returning a signed and dated copy of this letter by Wednesday, February 26th 2020. Don't hesitate to contact me
directly at 610-724-1959 or btoler@hydrofarm.com, if you have any further questions.

 

Sincerely yours,

 

William Toler

 

CEO

 

BT/sp

 

I accept the employment offer
tendered above from Hydrofarm, LLC. I understand that this is not a contract of employment.

 

	/s/ B.
John Lindeman	 	2/26/2020 	 
	B.
John Lindeman	 	Date	 

 

(800) 634.9990 - Fax (707)
773.5955 • shanna@hydrofarm.com • www.hydrofarm.com

 

    3Exhibit 10.34

 

HYDROFARM HOLDINGS
GROUP, INC.

 

2018 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

SECTION 1. PURPOSE

 

The purpose of the Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc.
2018 Equity Incentive Plan is to attract, retain and motivate employees, officers, directors, consultants, agents, advisors and
independent contractors of the Company and its Related Companies by providing them the opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest
in the Company and to align their interests and efforts to the long-term interests of the Company's stockholders.

 

SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS

 

Certain capitalized terms used in the Plan have the
meanings set forth in Appendix A.

 

SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATION

 

3.1      
Administration of the Plan

 

(a)        
 The Plan shall be administered by the Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may delegate concurrent responsibility for
administering the Plan, including with respect to designated classes of Eligible Persons, to a committee or committees (which term
includes subcommittees) consisting of one or more members of the Board, subject to such limitations as the Board deems appropriate.
Members of any committee shall serve for such term as the Board may determine, subject to removal by the Board at any time.

 

(b)        
 If and so long as the Common Stock is registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, the Board shall consider in
selecting the members of any committee acting as the Plan Administrator, (i) the provisions regarding "non-employee directors"
as contemplated by Rule 16b-3(b)(3) under the Exchange Act, or any successor provision thereto, and (ii) the director independence
requirements under stock exchange listing rules or rules of a similar regulatory authority applicable to the Company.

 

(c)        
 To the extent consistent with applicable law, the Board (or an authorized committee thereof) may authorize one or more officers
of the Company to grant Awards to designated classes of Eligible Persons, within limits specifically prescribed by the Board (or
authorized committee); provided, however, that no such officer shall have or obtain authority to grant Awards to himself or herself
or to any person subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

 

(d)        
 References in the Plan to the "Plan Administrator" shall be, as applicable, to the Board and, subject to
the limits of any delegated authority, any committee of the Board or officer to whom authority to administer the Plan has been
delegated.

 

     

     

    

 

3.2       
Administration and Interpretation by Plan Administrator

 

(a)        
 Except for the terms and conditions explicitly set forth in the Plan and to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Plan Administrator
shall have full power and exclusive authority, subject to such orders or resolutions not inconsistent with the provisions of the
Plan as may from time to time be adopted by the Board or a committee composed of members of the Board, to (i) select the Eligible
Persons to whom Awards may from time to time be granted under the Plan; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted
to each Participant under the Plan; (iii) determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by each Award granted under
the Plan; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award granted under the Plan; (v) approve the forms of notice or agreement
for use under the Plan; (vi) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Awards may be settled in cash, shares
of Common Stock or other property or canceled or suspended; (vii) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument evidencing
an Award, notice or agreement executed or entered into under the Plan; (viii) establish such rules and regulations as it shall
deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; (ix) delegate ministerial duties to such of the Company's employees
as it so determines; and (x) make any other determination and take any other action that the Plan Administrator deems necessary
or desirable for administration of the Plan.

 

(b)        
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Plan Administrator shall not have the right, without stockholder approval, to (i) reduce the
exercise or grant price of an Option or SAR after it is granted; (ii) cancel an Option or SAR at a time when its exercise or grant
price exceeds the Fair Market Value of the underlying stock, in exchange for cash, another option or stock appreciation right,
restricted stock, or other equity award; or (iii) take any other action that is treated as a repricing under U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles.

 

(c)        
 The effect on the vesting of an Award of a Company-approved leave of absence or a Participant's reduction in hours of employment
or service shall be determined by the Company's chief human resources officer or other person performing that function or, with
respect to directors or executive officers, by the Plan Administrator, whose determination shall be final.

 

(d)        
 Decisions of the Plan Administrator shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including the Company, any Participant,
any stockholder and any Eligible Person. A majority of the members of the Plan Administrator may determine its actions.

 

SECTION 4. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

 

4.1       Authorized
Number of Shares

 

Subject to adjustment from time to time as provided
in Section 15.1, the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall be:

 

(a)       
7,350,000 shares; plus

 

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(b)        
as of the Final Close Date, that number of additional shares
such that the total number of shares available for issuance under the Plan as of the Final Close Date equals 12.5% of the then
issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (rounded up to the nearest whole share).

 

Shares issued under the Plan shall be drawn from authorized
and unissued shares or shares now held or subsequently acquired by the Company as treasury shares.

 

		4.2	Share Usage

 

(a)        
 If any Award lapses, expires, terminates or is canceled
prior to the issuance of shares thereunder or if shares of Common Stock are issued under the Plan to a Participant and thereafter
are forfeited to or otherwise reacquired by the Company, the shares subject to such Awards and the forfeited or reacquired shares
shall again be available for issuance under the Plan. Any shares of Common Stock (i) tendered by a Participant or retained by the
Company as full or partial payment to the Company for the purchase price of an Award or to satisfy tax withholding obligations
in connection with an Award, or (ii) covered by an Award that is settled in cash or in a manner such that some or all of the shares
of Common Stock covered by the Award are not issued, shall be available for Awards under the Plan. The number of shares of Common
Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall not be reduced to reflect any dividends or dividend equivalents that are reinvested
into additional shares of Common Stock or credited as additional shares of Common Stock subject or paid with respect to an Award.

 

(b)
         Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Plan
Administrator may grant Substitute Awards under the Plan. Substitute Awards shall not reduce the number of shares authorized
for issuance under the Plan. In the event that an Acquired Entity has shares available for awards or grants under one or more
preexisting plans not adopted in contemplation of such acquisition or combination and previously approved by the Acquired
Entity's stockholders, then, to the extent determined by the Board, the shares available for grant pursuant to the terms of
such preexisting plans (as adjusted, to the extent appropriate, using the exchange ratio or other adjustment or valuation
ratio or formula used in such acquisition or combination to determine the consideration payable to holders of securities of
the entities that are parties to such acquisition or combination) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not reduce
the number of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Plan; provided, however, that Awards using such
available shares shall not be made after the date awards or grants could have been made under the terms of such preexisting
plans, absent the acquisition or combination, and shall only be made to individuals who were not employees or directors of
the Company or a Related Company prior to such acquisition or combination. In the event that the Board approves a written
agreement between the Company and an Acquired Entity pursuant to which a merger or consolidation is completed and that
agreement sets forth the terms and conditions of the substitution for or assumption of outstanding awards of the Acquired
Entity, those terms and conditions shall be deemed to be the action of the Plan Administrator without any further action by
the Plan Administrator, and the persons holding such awards shall be deemed to be Participants.

 

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(c)
          Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 4.2
to the contrary, the maximum number of shares that may be issued upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options shall be 10,250,000
shares, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 15.1.

 

4.3        Limits
on Non-Employee Director Awards

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary,
during any single calendar year, no member of the Board who is not also an employee of the Company or a Related Company may be
granted Awards and cash compensation solely with respect to service as a member of the Board that exceeds in the aggregate $350,000
in value (such value for Awards that are denominated in shares of Common Stock computed as of the Grant Date of such Awards in
accordance with applicable financial accounting standards). For purposes of the foregoing limit, Awards granted in previous calendar
years shall not count against the Award limits in subsequent calendar years, even if the Awards from previous calendar years are
earned, vest or are otherwise settled in calendar years following the calendar year in which they are granted.

 

SECTION 5. ELIGIBILITY

 

An Award may be granted to any employee, officer or
director of the Company or a Related Company whom the Plan Administrator from time to time selects. An Award may also be granted
to any consultant, agent, advisor or independent contractor for bona fide services rendered to the Company or any Related Company
that (a) are not in connection with the offer and sale of the Company's securities in a capital-raising transaction and (b) do
not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company's securities.

 

SECTION 6. AWARDS

 

6.1       
Form, Grant and Settlement of Awards

 

The Plan Administrator shall have the authority, in
its sole discretion, to determine the type or types of Awards to be granted under the Plan. Such Awards may be granted either alone
or in addition to or in tandem with any other type of Award. Any Award settlement may be subject to such conditions, restrictions
and contingencies as the Plan Administrator shall determine.

 

6.2        Evidence
of Awards

 

Awards granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by
a written, including an electronic, instrument that shall contain such terms, conditions, limitations and restrictions as the Plan
Administrator shall deem advisable and that are not inconsistent with the Plan.

 

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6.3        Dividends
and Distributions

 

Participants may, if the Plan Administrator so determines,
be credited with dividends or dividend equivalents paid with respect to shares of Common Stock underlying an Award in a manner
determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion. The Plan Administrator may apply any restrictions to the dividends
or dividend equivalents that the Plan Administrator deems appropriate. The Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may determine
the form of payment of dividends or dividend equivalents, including cash, shares of Common Stock, Restricted Stock or Stock Units.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the right to any dividends or dividend equivalents declared and paid on the number of shares underlying
an Option or Stock Appreciation Right may not be contingent, directly or indirectly, on the exercise of the Option or Stock Appreciation
Right, and must comply with or qualify for an exemption under Section 409A. Also notwithstanding the foregoing, the right to any
dividends or dividend equivalents declared and paid on Restricted Stock must comply with or qualify for an exemption under Section
409A.

 

SECTION 7. OPTIONS

 

7.1       
Grant of Options

 

The Plan Administrator may grant Options designated
as Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options.

 

7.2       
Option Exercise Price

 

Options shall be granted with an exercise price
per share not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Grant Date (and not less than the minimum exercise
price required by Section 422 of the Code with respect to Incentive Stock Options), except in the case of Substitute Awards.

 

7.3       
Term of Options

 

Subject to earlier termination in accordance with
the terms of the Plan and the instrument evidencing the Option, the maximum term of an Option (the "Option Term")
shall be ten years from the Grant Date. For Incentive Stock Options, the Option Term shall be as specified in Section 8.4.

 

7.4        Exercise
of Options

 

(a)         
The Plan Administrator shall establish and set forth in each instrument that evidences an Option the time at which, or the
installments in which, the Option shall vest and become exercisable.

 

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(b)         
To the extent an Option has become exercisable, the Option may be exercised in whole or from time to time in part by delivery
to or as directed or approved by the Company of a properly executed stock option exercise agreement or notice, in a form and in
accordance with procedures established by the Plan Administrator, setting forth the number of shares with respect to which the
Option is being exercised, the restrictions imposed on the shares purchased under such exercise agreement or notice, if any, and
such representations and agreements as may be required by the Plan Administrator, accompanied by payment in full as described
in Section 7.5. An Option may be exercised only for whole shares and may not be exercised for less than a reasonable number of
shares at any one time, as determined by the Plan Administrator.

 

7.5        Payment
of Exercise Price

 

The exercise price for shares purchased under an
Option shall be paid in full to the Company by delivery of consideration equal to the product of the Option exercise price and
the number of shares purchased. Such consideration must be paid before the Company will issue the shares being purchased and must
be in a form or a combination of forms acceptable to the Plan Administrator for that purchase, which forms may include:

 

 (a)        
  cash;

 

 (b)        
  check or wire transfer;

 

(c)        
 having the Company withhold shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be issued on exercise of a Nonqualified Stock Option that
have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate exercise price of the shares being purchased under the Option;

 

(d)        
 tendering (either actually or, if and for as long as the Common Stock is registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange
Act, by attestation) shares of Common Stock owned by the Participant that have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate
exercise price of the shares being purchased under the Option;

 

(e)        
 if and so long as the Common Stock is registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and to the extent permitted
by law, delivery of a properly executed exercise agreement or notice, together with irrevocable instructions to a brokerage firm
designated or approved by the Company to deliver promptly to the Company the aggregate amount of proceeds to pay the Option exercise
price and any tax withholding obligations that may arise in connection with the exercise, all in accordance with the regulations
of the Federal Reserve Board; or

 

 (f)        
  such other consideration as the Plan Administrator may permit.

 

7.6       Effect
of Termination of Service

 

The Plan Administrator shall establish and set
forth in each instrument that evidences an Option whether the Option shall continue to be exercisable, and the terms and conditions
of such exercise, after a Termination of Service, any of which provisions may be waived or modified by the Plan Administrator
at any time. If not so established and set forth in the instrument evidencing the Option, the Option shall be exercisable according
to the following terms and conditions, which may be waived or modified by the Plan Administrator at any time:

 

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(a)        
 Any portion of an Option that is not vested and exercisable on the date of a Participant's Termination of Service shall
expire on such date.

 

(b)        
 Any portion of an Option that is vested and
exercisable on the date of a Participant's Termination of Service shall expire on the earliest to occur of:

 

(i)        
 if the Participant's Termination of Service occurs for reasons other than Cause, Disability or death, the date that is three months
after such Termination of Service;

 

(ii)        
 if the Participant's Termination of Service occurs by reason of Disability or death, the one-year anniversary of such Termination
of Service; and

 

 (iii)        
  the Option Expiration
Date.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Participant dies
after the Participant's Termination of Service but while an Option is otherwise exercisable, the portion of the Option that is
vested and exercisable on the date of such Termination of Service shall expire upon the earlier to occur of (y) the Option Expiration
Date and (z) the one-year anniversary of the date of death, unless the Plan Administrator determines otherwise.

 

Also notwithstanding the foregoing, in case a Participant's
Termination of Service occurs for Cause, all Options granted to the Participant, whether vested or unvested, shall automatically
expire and terminate upon first notification to the Participant of such termination, unless the Plan Administrator determines otherwise.
If a Participant's employment or service relationship with the Company is suspended pending an investigation of whether the Participant
shall be terminated for Cause, all the Participant's rights under any Option shall likewise be suspended during the period of investigation.
If any facts that would constitute termination for Cause are discovered after a Participant's Termination of Service, any Option
then held by the Participant may be immediately terminated by the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion.

 

(c)        
 If, following the date on which
the initial registration of the Common Stock under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act first becomes effective, the exercise
of an Option following a Participant's Termination of Service, but while the Option is otherwise exercisable, would be prohibited
solely because the issuance of Common Stock would violate either the registration requirements under the Securities Act or any
similar requirements under the laws of any state or foreign jurisdiction, then the Option shall remain exercisable until the earlier
of (i) the Option Expiration Date and (ii) the expiration of a period of three months (or such longer period of time as determined
by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion) after the Participant's Termination of Service during which the exercise of the
Option would not be in violation of such Securities Act or similar requirements.

 

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SECTION 8. INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION LIMITATIONS

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary,
the terms and conditions of any Incentive Stock Options shall in addition comply in all respects with Section 422 of the Code,
or any successor provision, and any applicable regulations thereunder, including, to the extent required thereunder, the following:

 

8.1       
Dollar Limitation

 

To the extent the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined
as of the Grant Date) of Common Stock with respect to which a Participant's Incentive Stock Options become exercisable for the
first time during any calendar year (under the Plan and all other stock option plans of the Company and its parent and subsidiary
corporations) exceeds $100,000, such portion in excess of $100,000 shall be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option. In the event
the Participant holds two or more such Options that become exercisable for the first time in the same calendar year, such limitation
shall be applied on the basis of the order in which such Options are granted.

 

8.2        Eligible
Employees

 

Individuals who are not employees of the Company or
one of its parent or subsidiary corporations may not be granted Incentive Stock Options.

 

8.3        Exercise
Price

 

Incentive Stock Options shall be granted with an exercise
price per share not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Grant Date, and in the case of an Incentive
Stock Option granted to a Participant who owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of the stock of
the Company or of its parent or subsidiary corporations (a "Ten Percent Stockholder"), shall be granted
with an exercise price per share not less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Grant Date. The determination
of more than 10% ownership shall be made in accordance with Section 422 of the Code.

 

8.4       
Option Term

 

Subject to earlier termination in accordance with the
terms of the Plan and the instrument evidencing the Option, the maximum term of an Incentive Stock Option shall not exceed ten
years, and in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Stockholder, shall not exceed five years.

 

8.5        Exercisability

 

An Option designated as an Incentive Stock Option
shall cease to qualify for favorable tax treatment as an Incentive Stock Option to the extent it is exercised (if permitted
by the terms of the Option) (a) more than three months after the date of a Participant's termination of employment if
termination was for reasons other than death or disability, (b) more than one year after the date of a Participant's
termination of employment if termination was by reason of disability, or (c) more than six months following the first day of
a Participant's leave of absence that exceeds three months, unless the Participant's reemployment rights are guaranteed by
statute or contract.

 

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8.6       Taxation
of Incentive Stock Options

 

In order to obtain certain tax
benefits afforded to Incentive Stock Options under Section 422 of the Code, the Participant must hold the shares acquired upon
the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option for two years after the Grant Date and one year after the date of exercise.

 

A Participant may be subject to the alternative minimum
tax at the time of exercise of an Incentive Stock Option. The Participant shall give the Company prompt notice of any disposition
of shares acquired on the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option prior to the expiration of such holding periods.

 

8.7       Code
Definitions

 

For the purposes of this Section 8, "disability,"
 "parent corporation" and "subsidiary corporation" shall have the meanings attributed to those terms for purposes
of Section 422 of the Code.

 

8.8       Stockholder
Approval

 

If the stockholders of the Company do not approve the Plan within
12 months after the Board's adoption of the Plan (or the Board's adoption of any amendment to the Plan that constitutes the adoption
of a new plan for purposes of Section 422 of the Code), Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan after the date of the Board's
adoption (or approval) will be treated as Nonqualified Stock Options. No Incentive Stock Options may be granted more than ten years
after the earlier of the approval by the Board or the stockholders of the Plan (or any amendment to the Plan that constitutes the
adoption of a new plan for purposes of Section 422 of the Code).

 

SECTION 9. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

 

9.1       Grant
of Stock Appreciation Rights

 

The Plan Administrator may grant Stock Appreciation Rights
to Participants at any time on such terms and conditions as the Plan Administrator shall determine in its sole discretion. An
SAR may be granted in tandem with an Option ("tandem SAR") or alone ("freestanding
SAR"). The grant price of a tandem SAR shall be equal to the exercise price of the related Option. The grant
price of a freestanding SAR shall be established in accordance with procedures for Options set forth in Section 7.2. An SAR
may be exercised upon such terms and conditions and for the term as the Plan Administrator determines in its sole discretion;
provided, however, that, subject to earlier termination in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the instrument
evidencing the SAR, the maximum term of a freestanding SAR shall be ten years, and in the case of a tandem SAR, (a) the term
shall not exceed the term of the related Option and (b) the tandem SAR may be exercised for all or part of the shares subject
to the related Option upon the surrender of the right to exercise the equivalent portion of the related Option, except that
the tandem SAR may be exercised only with respect to the shares for which its related Option is then exercisable.

 

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9.2       Payment
of SAR Amount

 

Upon the exercise of an SAR, a Participant shall be
entitled to receive payment in an amount determined by multiplying: (a) the difference between the Fair Market Value of the Common
Stock on the date of exercise over the grant price of the SAR by (b) the number of shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised.
At the discretion of the Plan Administrator as set forth in the instrument evidencing the Award, the payment upon exercise of an
SAR may be in cash, in shares, in some combination thereof or in any other manner approved by the Plan Administrator in its sole
discretion.

 

9.3       Waiver
of Restrictions

 

The Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may
waive any other terms, conditions or restrictions on any SAR under such circumstances and subject to such terms and conditions
as the Plan Administrator shall deem appropriate.

 

SECTION 10. STOCK AWARDS, RESTRICTED STOCK AND STOCK
UNITS

 

10.1       Grant
of Stock Awards, Restricted Stock and Stock Units

 

The Plan Administrator may grant Stock Awards, Restricted
Stock and Stock Units on such terms and conditions and subject to such repurchase or forfeiture restrictions, if any, which may
be based on continuous service with the Company or a Related Company or the achievement of any performance goals, as the Plan Administrator
shall determine in its sole discretion, which terms, conditions and restrictions shall be set forth in the instrument evidencing
the Award.

 

10.2       Vesting
of Restricted Stock and Stock Units

 

Upon the satisfaction of any terms, conditions and restrictions
prescribed with respect to Restricted Stock or Stock Units, or upon a Participant's release from any terms, conditions and restrictions
on Restricted Stock or Stock Units, as determined by the Plan Administrator,

 

(a) the shares covered by each Award of Restricted Stock shall
become freely transferable by the Participant subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, the instrument evidencing the Award,
and applicable securities laws, and (b) Stock Units shall be paid in shares of Common Stock or, if set forth in the instrument
evidencing the Awards, in cash or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock. Any fractional shares subject to such Awards
shall be paid to the Participant in cash.

 

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10.3       Waiver
of Restrictions

 

The Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may
waive the repurchase or forfeiture period and any other terms, conditions or restrictions on any Restricted Stock or Stock Unit
under such circumstances and subject to such terms and conditions as the Plan Administrator shall deem appropriate.

 

SECTION 11. PERFORMANCE AWARDS

 

11.1       Performance
Shares

 

The Plan Administrator
may grant Awards of Performance Shares, designate the Participants to whom Performance Shares are to be awarded and determine the
number of Performance Shares and the terms and conditions of each such Award. Performance Shares shall consist of a unit valued
by reference to a designated number of shares of Common Stock, the value of which may be paid to the Participant by delivery of
shares of Common Stock or, if set forth in the instrument evidencing the Award, of such property as the Plan Administrator shall
determine, including, without limitation, cash, shares of Common Stock, other property, or any combination thereof, upon the attainment
of performance goals, as established by the Plan Administrator, and other terms and conditions specified by the Plan Administrator.
The amount to be paid under an Award of Performance Shares may be adjusted on the basis of such further consideration as the Plan
Administrator shall determine in its sole discretion.

 

11.2       Performance
Units

 

The Plan Administrator may grant Awards of Performance
Units, designate the Participants to whom Performance Units are to be awarded and determine the number of Performance Units and
the terms and conditions of each such Award. Performance Units shall consist of a unit valued by reference to a designated amount
of property other than shares of Common Stock, which value may be paid to the Participant by delivery of such property as the Plan
Administrator shall determine, including, without limitation, cash, shares of Common Stock, other property, or any combination
thereof, upon the attainment of performance goals, as established by the Plan Administrator, and other terms and conditions specified
by the Plan Administrator. The amount to be paid under an Award of Performance Units may be adjusted on the basis of such further
consideration as the Plan Administrator shall determine in its sole discretion.

 

SECTION 12. OTHER STOCK OR CASH-BASED AWARDS

 

Subject to the terms of the Plan and such other terms
and conditions as the Plan Administrator deems appropriate, the Plan Administrator may grant other incentives payable in cash or
in shares of Common Stock under the Plan.

 

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SECTION 13. WITHHOLDING

 

(a)              
The Company may require the Participant to pay to the Company or a Related Company, as applicable, the amount of (i) any taxes
that the Company or a Related Company is required by applicable federal, state, local or foreign law to withhold with respect to
the grant, vesting or exercise of an Award ("tax withholding obligations") and (ii) any amounts due from
the Participant to the Company or to any Related Company ("other obligations"). Notwithstanding any other
provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to issue any shares of Common Stock or otherwise settle
an Award under the Plan until such tax withholding obligations and other obligations are satisfied.

 

(b)               The Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may permit or require a Participant to satisfy all or part of the
Participant's tax withholding obligations and other obligations by (i)  paying cash to the Company or a Related Company,
as applicable, (ii) having the Company or a Related Company, as applicable, withhold an amount from any cash amounts
otherwise due or to become due from the Company or a Related Company to the Participant, (iii)  having the Company
withhold a number of shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be issued to the Participant (or become vested, in the case
of Restricted Stock) having a Fair Market Value equal to the tax withholding obligations and other obligations, or (iv)
surrendering a number of shares of Common Stock the Participant already owns having a value equal to the tax withholding
obligations and other obligations. The value of any shares so withheld or tendered may not exceed the employer's applicable
minimum required tax withholding rate or other applicable rate as is necessary to avoid adverse treatment for financial
accounting purposes, as determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion.

 

SECTION 14. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF AWARDS

 

No Award or interest in an Award may be sold, assigned,
pledged (as collateral for a loan or as security for the performance of an obligation or for any other purpose) or transferred
by a Participant or made subject to attachment or similar proceedings otherwise than by will or by the applicable laws of descent
and distribution, except to the extent the Participant designates one or more beneficiaries on a Company-approved form who may
exercise the Award or receive payment under the Award after the Participant's death. During a Participant's lifetime, an Award
may be exercised only by the Participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and to the extent permitted by Section 422 of the Code
with respect to Incentive Stock Options, the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may permit a Participant to assign or
transfer an Award, subject to such terms and conditions as the Plan Administrator shall specify.

 

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SECTION 15. ADJUSTMENTS

 

15.1       Adjustment
of Shares

 

In the event that, at any time or from time to
time, a stock dividend, stock split, spin-off, combination or exchange of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, distribution
to stockholders other than a normal cash dividend, or other change in the Company's corporate or capital structure results in
(a) outstanding shares of Common Stock, or any securities exchanged therefor or received in their place, being exchanged for a
different number or kind of securities of the Company or any other company or (b) new, different or additional securities of the
Company or any other company being received by the holders of shares of Common Stock, then the Plan Administrator shall make proportional
adjustments in (i) the maximum number and kind of securities available for issuance under the Plan; (ii) the maximum number and
kind of securities issuable as Incentive Stock Options as set forth in Section 4.2(c); and (iii) the number and kind of securities
that are subject to any outstanding Award and the per share price of such securities, without any change in the aggregate price
to be paid therefor. The determination by the Plan Administrator as to the terms of any of the foregoing adjustments shall be
conclusive and binding.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the issuance by the Company
of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, for cash or property, or for labor
or services rendered, either upon direct sale or upon the exercise of rights or warrants to subscribe therefor, or upon conversion
of shares or obligations of the Company convertible into such shares or other securities, shall not affect, and no adjustment by
reason thereof shall be made with respect to, outstanding Awards. Also notwithstanding the foregoing, a dissolution or liquidation
of the Company or a Change in Control shall not be governed by this Section 15.1 but shall be governed by Sections 15.2 and 15.3,
respectively.

 

15.2       Dissolution
or Liquidation

 

To the extent not previously exercised or settled,
and unless otherwise determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion, Awards shall terminate immediately prior to the
dissolution or liquidation of the Company. To the extent a vesting condition, forfeiture provision or repurchase right applicable
to an Award has not been waived by the Plan Administrator, the Award shall be forfeited immediately prior to the consummation of
the dissolution or liquidation.

 

15.3       Change
in Control

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of
the Plan to the contrary, unless the Plan Administrator shall determine otherwise in the instrument evidencing the Award or in
a written employment, services or other agreement between a Participant and the Company or a Related Company, in the event of a
Change in Control:

 

(a)        If the Change in Control is a
Company Transaction in which Awards, other than Performance Shares, Performance Units or other performance-based Awards,
could be converted, assumed, substituted for or replaced by the Successor Company, then, if and to the extent that the
Successor Company converts, assumes, substitutes for or replaces an Award, the vesting restrictions and/or forfeiture
provisions applicable to such Award shall not be accelerated or lapse, and all such vesting restrictions and/or forfeiture
provisions shall continue with respect to any shares of the Successor Company or other consideration that may be received
with respect to such Award. If and to the extent that such Awards are not converted, assumed, substituted for or replaced by
the Successor Company or the Change in Control is not a Company Transaction in which Awards could be converted, assumed,
substituted for or replaced, such outstanding Awards, other than Performance Shares, Performance Units or other
performance-based Awards, shall become fully vested and exercisable or payable, and all applicable restrictions or forfeiture
provisions shall lapse, immediately prior to the Change in Control and such Awards shall terminate at the effective time of
the Change in Control.

 

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For the purposes of this Section
15.3(a), an Award shall be considered converted, assumed, substituted for or replaced by the Successor Company if following the
Change in Control, the Award confers the right to purchase or receive, for each share of Common Stock subject to the Award immediately
prior to the Change in Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash or other securities or property) received in the Change
in Control by holders of Common Stock for each share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered
a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares); provided,
however, that if such consideration received in the Change in Control is not solely common stock of the Successor Company, the
Plan Administrator may, with the consent of the Successor Company, provide for the consideration to be received pursuant to the
Award, for each share of Common Stock subject thereto, to be solely common stock of the Successor Company substantially equal in
fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the Change in Control. The determination
of such substantial equality of value of consideration shall be made by the Plan Administrator, and its determination shall be
conclusive and binding.

 

 (b)        All Performance Shares, Performance Units or other performance-based Awards earned and outstanding as of the date the Change in Control is determined to have occurred and for which the payout level has been determined shall be payable in full in accordance with the payout schedule pursuant to the instrument evidencing the Award. Any outstanding Performance Shares, Performance Units or other performance-based Awards (including with respect to any applicable performance period) for which the payout level has not been determined shall be prorated at the target payout level up to and including the date of such Change in Control and shall be payable in accordance with the payout schedule pursuant to the instrument evidencing the Award. Any existing deferrals or other restrictions not waived by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion shall remain in effect.

 

(c)       
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may instead provide in the event of a Change
in Control that a Participant’s outstanding Awards shall terminate upon or immediately prior to such Change in Control
and that such Participant shall receive, in exchange therefor, a cash payment equal to the amount (if any) by which (x) the
Acquisition Price, multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such outstanding Awards (to the extent then
vested and exercisable or whether or not then vested and exercisable, as determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole
discretion), exceeds (y) if applicable, the respective aggregate exercise price or grant price for such Awards. For the
avoidance of doubt, if the Plan Administrator determines in good faith that no amount would be payable pursuant to this
provision, then such Awards may be terminated without payment of any consideration therefor.

 

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(d)          For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 15.3
requires all outstanding Awards (or portions thereof) to be treated similarly.

 

15.4       Further
Adjustment of Awards

 

Subject to Sections 15.2 and 15.3, the Plan Administrator
shall have the discretion, exercisable at any time before a sale, merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution
or other similar transaction, as defined by the Plan Administrator, to take such further action as it determines to be necessary
or advisable with respect to Awards. Such authorized action may include (but shall not be limited to) establishing, amending or
waiving the type, terms, conditions or duration of, or restrictions on, Awards so as to provide for earlier, later, extended or
additional time for exercise, lifting restrictions and other modifications, and the Plan Administrator may take such actions with
respect to all Participants, to certain categories of Participants or only to individual Participants. The Plan Administrator may
take such action before or after granting Awards to which the action relates and before or after any public announcement with respect
to such sale, merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution or other similar transaction that is the reason for
such action.

 

15.5       No Limitations

 

The grant of Awards shall in no way affect the Company's
right to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve,
liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

 

15.6       Fractional
Shares

 

In the event of any adjustment in the number of shares
covered by any Award, each such Award shall cover only the number of full shares resulting from such adjustment, and any fractional
shares resulting from such adjustment shall be disregarded.

 

15.7       Section
409A

 

Subject to Section 18.5, but notwithstanding any other
provision of the Plan to the contrary, (a) any adjustments made pursuant to this Section 15 to Awards that are considered
 "deferred compensation" within the meaning of Section 409A shall be made in compliance with the requirements of
Section 409A and (b) any adjustments made pursuant to this Section 15 to Awards that are not considered "deferred
compensation" subject to Section 409A shall be made in such a manner as to ensure that after such adjustment the Awards
either (i) continue not to be subject to Section 409A or (ii) comply with the requirements of Section 409A.

 

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SECTION 16. MARKET STANDOFF

 

In the event of an underwritten public offering by
the Company of its equity securities pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act, including
the Company's initial public offering, a Participant shall not sell, make any short sale of, loan, hypothecate, pledge, grant
any option for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose of or transfer for value or otherwise agree to engage in any of the foregoing
transactions with respect to any securities of the Company however or whenever acquired (except for those being registered) without
the prior written consent of the Company or the underwriters. Such limitations shall be in effect for such period of time as may
be requested by the Company or such underwriters; provided, however, that in no event shall such period exceed (a) 180 days after
the effective date of the registration statement for such public offering or (b) such longer period requested by the underwriters
as is necessary to comply with regulatory restrictions on the publication of research reports (including, but not limited to,
FINRA Rule 2241, or any amendments or successor rules). The Participant shall execute an agreement reflecting the limitation of
this Section 16 as may be requested by the underwriters at the time of such public offering. The limitations of this Section 16
shall in all events terminate two years after the effective date of the registration statement for the Company's initial public
offering pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act.

 

In the event of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization,
combination of shares, exchange of shares or other change affecting the Company's outstanding Common Stock effected as a class
without the Company's receipt of consideration, any new, substituted or additional securities distributed with respect to the shares
issued under the Plan shall be immediately subject to the provisions of this Section 16, to the same extent the shares issued under
the Plan are at such time covered by such provisions.

 

In order to enforce the limitations of this Section
16, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the shares until the end of the applicable standoff period.

 

SECTION 17. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

 

17.1       Amendment,
Suspension or Termination

 

The Board or an authorized committee thereof may amend,
suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion of the Plan at any time and in such respects as it shall deem advisable; provided,
however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, regulation or stock exchange rule, stockholder approval shall be required
for any amendment to the Plan; and provided, further, that the Board shall be required to approve any amendment that requires stockholder
approval. Subject to Section 17.3, the Board or an authorized committee thereof may amend the terms of any outstanding Award, prospectively
or retroactively.

 

17.2       Term
of the Plan

 

Unless sooner terminated as provided herein, the Plan
shall automatically terminate on the tenth anniversary of the earlier of (a) the date the Board adopted the Plan and (b) the date
stockholders approved the Plan. After the Plan is terminated, no future Awards may be granted, but Awards previously granted shall
remain outstanding in accordance with their applicable terms and conditions and the Plan's terms and conditions.

 

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17.3       Consent
of Participant

 

The amendment, suspension or termination of the
Plan or a portion thereof or the amendment of an outstanding Award shall not, without the Participant's consent, materially adversely
affect any rights under any Award theretofore granted to the Participant under the Plan. Any change or adjustment to an outstanding
Incentive Stock Option shall not, without the consent of the Participant, be made in a manner so as to constitute a "modification"
that would cause such Incentive Stock Option to fail to continue to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
any adjustments made pursuant to Section 15 shall not be subject to these restrictions.

 

Subject to Section 18.5, but notwithstanding any other
provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Board or an authorized committee thereof shall have broad authority to amend the Plan
or any outstanding Award without the consent of any Participant to the extent deemed necessary or advisable to comply with, or
take into account, changes in applicable tax laws, securities laws, accounting rules or other applicable law, rule or regulation.

 

SECTION 18. GENERAL

 

18.1       No
Individual Rights

 

No individual or Participant shall have any claim
to be granted any Award under the Plan, and the Company has no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants under the
Plan.

 

Furthermore, nothing in the Plan or any Award granted
under the Plan shall be deemed to constitute an employment contract or confer or be deemed to confer on any Participant any right
to continue in the employ of, or to continue any other relationship with, the Company or any Related Company or limit in any way
the right of the Company or any Related Company to terminate a Participant's employment or other relationship at any time, with
or without cause.

 

18.2       Issuance
of Shares

 

(a)              
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Company shall have no obligation to issue or deliver any shares
of Common Stock under the Plan or make any other distribution of benefits under the Plan unless, in the opinion of the Company's
counsel, such issuance, delivery or distribution would comply with all applicable laws (including, without limitation, the requirements
of the Securities Act or the laws of any state or foreign jurisdiction) and the applicable requirements of any securities exchange
or similar entity.

 

(b)              
The Company shall be under no obligation to any Participant to register for offering or resale or to qualify for exemption
under the Securities Act, or to register or qualify under the laws of any state or foreign jurisdiction, any shares of Common
Stock, security or interest in a security paid or issued under, or created by, the Plan, or to continue in effect any such
registrations or qualifications if made.

 

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(c)              
As a condition to the exercise of an Option or any other receipt of Common Stock pursuant to an Award under the Plan, the Company
may require (a) the Participant to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise or receipt that such shares are being
purchased or received only for the Participant's own account and without any present intention to sell or distribute such shares
and (b) such other action or agreement by the Participant as may from time to time be necessary to comply with federal, state and
foreign securities laws. At the option of the Company, a stop-transfer order against any such shares may be placed on the official
stock books and records of the Company, and a legend indicating that such shares may not be pledged, sold or otherwise transferred,
unless an opinion of counsel is provided (concurred in by counsel for the Company) stating that such transfer is not in violation
of any applicable law or regulation, may be stamped on stock certificates to ensure exemption from registration. The Plan Administrator
may also require the Participant to execute and deliver to the Company a purchase agreement or such other agreement as may be in
use by the Company at such time that describes certain terms and conditions applicable to the shares.

 

(d)              
To the extent the Plan or any instrument evidencing an Award provides for issuance of stock certificates to reflect the issuance
of shares of Common Stock, the issuance may be effected on an uncertificated basis, to the extent not prohibited by applicable
law or the applicable rules of any stock exchange.

 

18.3       Indemnification

 

Each person who is or shall have been a member of
the Board, or a member of a committee of the Board or an officer of the Company to whom authority to administer the Plan has been
delegated in accordance with Section 3.1, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any loss, cost,
liability or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by such person in connection with or resulting from any claim,
action, suit or proceeding to which such person may be a party or in which such person may be involved by reason of any action
taken or failure to act under the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by such person in settlement thereof, with
the Company's approval, or paid by such person in satisfaction of any judgment in any such claim, action, suit or proceeding against
such person, unless such loss, cost, liability or expense is a result of such person's own willful misconduct or except as expressly
provided by statute; provided, however, that such person shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and
defend the same before such person undertakes to handle and defend it on such person's own behalf.

 

The foregoing right of indemnification shall not
be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such person may be entitled under the Company's certificate of incorporation
or bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or of any power that the Company may have to indemnify or hold harmless.

  

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18.4       No
Rights as a Stockholder

 

Unless otherwise provided by the Plan Administrator
or in the instrument evidencing the Award or in a written employment, services or other agreement, no Award, other than a Stock
Award or an Award of Restricted Stock, shall entitle the Participant to any cash dividend, voting or other right of a stockholder
unless and until the date of issuance under the Plan of the shares that are the subject of such Award.

 

18.5       Compliance
with Laws and Regulations

 

(a)               
In interpreting and applying the provisions of the Plan, any Option granted as an Incentive Stock Option pursuant to the Plan shall,
to the extent permitted by law, be construed as an "incentive stock option" within the meaning of Section 422 of the
Code.

 

(b)              
The Plan and Awards granted under the Plan are intended to be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A to the maximum
extent possible, whether pursuant to the short-term deferral exception described in Treasury Regulation Section
1.409A-1(b)(4), the exclusion applicable to stock options, stock appreciation rights and certain other equity-based
compensation under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(5), or otherwise. To the extent Section 409A is applicable to the
Plan or any Award granted under the Plan, it is intended that the Plan and any Awards granted under the Plan shall comply
with the deferral, payout, plan termination and other limitations and restrictions imposed under Section 409A.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan to the contrary, the Plan and any Award
granted under the Plan shall be interpreted, operated and administered in a manner consistent with such intentions; provided,
however, that the Plan Administrator makes no representations that Awards granted under the Plan shall be exempt from or
comply with Section 409A and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A from applying to Awards granted under the Plan.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or any Award granted
under the Plan to the contrary, with respect to any payments and benefits under the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan
to which Section 409A applies, all references in the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan to the termination of the
Participant's employment or service are intended to mean the Participant's "separation from service," within the
meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) to the extent necessary to avoid subjecting the Participant to the imposition of any
additional tax under Section 409A. In addition, if the Participant is a "specified employee," within the meaning of
Section 409A, then to the extent necessary to avoid subjecting the Participant to the imposition of any additional tax under
Section 409A, amounts that would otherwise be payable under the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan during the six-month
period immediately following the Participant's "separation from service," within the meaning of Section
409A(a)(2)(A)(i), shall not be paid to the Participant during such period, but shall instead be accumulated and paid to the
Participant (or, in the event of the Participant's death, the Participant's estate) in a lump sum on the first business day
after the earlier of the date that is six months following the Participant's separation from service or the Participant's
death. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Plan Administrator, to the extent it deems
necessary or advisable in its sole discretion, reserves the right, but shall not be required, to unilaterally amend or modify
the Plan and any Award granted under the Plan so that the Award qualifies for exemption from or complies with Section
409A.

 

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18.6       Participants
in Other Countries or Jurisdictions

 

Without amending the Plan, the Plan Administrator may grant
Awards to Eligible Persons who are foreign nationals on such terms and conditions different from those specified in the Plan, as
may, in the judgment of the Plan Administrator, be necessary or desirable to foster and promote achievement of the purposes of
the Plan and shall have the authority to adopt such modifications, procedures, subplans and the like as may be necessary or desirable
to comply with provisions of the laws or regulations of other countries or jurisdictions in which the Company or any Related Company
may operate or have employees to ensure the viability of the benefits from Awards granted to Participants employed in such countries
or jurisdictions, meet the requirements that permit the Plan to operate in a qualified or tax efficient manner, comply with applicable
foreign laws or regulations and meet the objectives of the Plan.

 

18.7       No Trust
or Fund

 

The Plan is intended to constitute an "unfunded"
plan. Nothing contained herein shall require the Company to segregate any monies or other property, or shares of Common Stock,
or to create any trusts, or to make any special deposits for any immediate or deferred amounts payable to any Participant, and
no Participant shall have any rights that are greater than those of a general unsecured creditor of the Company.

 

18.8       Successors

 

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

 

18.9       Severability

 

If any provision of the Plan or any Award is determined
to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or as to any person, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under
any law deemed applicable by the Plan Administrator, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable
laws, or, if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the Plan Administrator's determination, materially altering
the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, person or Award, and the remainder
of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.

  

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18.10 Choice of Law and Venue

 

The Plan, all Awards granted thereunder and all determinations
made and actions taken pursuant hereto, to the extent not otherwise governed by the laws of the United States, shall be governed
by the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law. Participants irrevocably consent
to the nonexclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in the State of California.

 

18.11 Legal Requirements

 

The granting of Awards and the issuance of shares of
Common Stock under the Plan are subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental
agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required.

 

18.12 California Appendix Provisions

 

To the extent required by applicable law, Participants
who are residents of the State of California shall be subject to the additional terms and conditions set forth in Appendix
B to the Plan until such time as the Common Stock becomes a "listed" security under the Securities Act.

 

18.13 Recoupment

 

Awards shall be subject to the requirements of (a) Section 954
of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (regarding recovery of erroneously awarded compensation) and any
implementing rules and regulations thereunder, (b) similar rules under the laws of any other jurisdiction, (c) any compensation
recovery or clawback policies adopted by the Company to implement any such requirements or (d) any other compensation recovery
or clawback policies as may be adopted from time to time by the Company, all to the extent determined by the Plan Administrator
in its discretion to be applicable to a Participant.

 

SECTION 19. EFFECTIVE DATE

 

The effective date of the Plan
(the "Effective Date") is the date on which the Plan is adopted by the Board. In addition, to the extent
necessary to comply with applicable law, regulation or stock exchange rule, stockholder approval of the Plan shall be obtained.

  

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APPENDIX A

 

DEFINITIONS

 

As used in the Plan, the following terms shall be defined as
provided below:

 

"Acquired Entity" means any
entity acquired by the Company or a Related Company or with which the Company or a Related Company merges or combines.

 

"Acquisition Price" means the
value of the per share consideration (consisting of securities, cash or other property, or any combination thereof), receivable
or deemed receivable by holders of Common Stock upon a Change in Control in respect of a share of Common Stock, as determined by
the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion.

 

"Award" means any Option, Stock
Appreciation Right, Stock Award, Restricted Stock, Stock Unit, Performance Share, Performance Unit, cash-based award or other incentive
payable in cash or in shares of Common Stock, as may be designated by the Plan Administrator from time to time.

 

"Board" means the Board of Directors
of the Company.

 

"Cause," unless otherwise defined
in the instrument evidencing an Award or in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company
or a Related Company, means dishonesty, fraud, serious or willful misconduct, unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential information
or trade secrets, or conduct prohibited by law (except minor violations), in each case as determined by the Company's chief human
resources officer or other person performing that function or, in the case of directors and executive officers, the Plan Administrator,
whose determination shall be conclusive and binding.

 

"Change in Control,"
unless the Plan Administrator determines otherwise with respect to an Award at the time the Award is granted or unless otherwise
defined for purposes of an Award in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or
a Related Company, means the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

(a)            an acquisition by any Entity of
beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 50% or more of either (1) the
number of then outstanding shares of Common Stock (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (2)
the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election
of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that the following
acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (i) any acquisition directly from the Company, other than an
acquisition by virtue of the exercise of a conversion privilege where the security being so converted was not acquired
directly from the Company by the party exercising the conversion privilege, (ii) any acquisition by the Company, (iii) any
acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Related Company,
(iv) any additional acquisition by an Entity then considered to own more than 50% of the Outstanding Company Common Stock or
Outstanding Company Voting Securities; or (v) any acquisition by any Entity pursuant to a transaction that meets the
conditions of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) set forth in the definition of Company Transaction;

 

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 (b)           a change in the composition of the Board during any two-year period such that the individuals who, as of the beginning of such two-year period, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that for purposes of this definition, any individual who becomes a member of the Board subsequent to the beginning of the two-year period, whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of those individuals who are members of the Board and who were also members of the Incumbent Board (or deemed to be such pursuant to this proviso) shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board; and provided further, however, that any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of or in connection with an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of an Entity other than the Board shall not be considered a member of the Incumbent Board; or

 

 (c)            the consummation of a Company Transaction.

 

Where a series of transactions
undertaken with a common purpose is deemed to be a Change in Control, the date of such Change in Control shall be the date on which
the last of such transactions is consummated.

 

"Code" means the U.S. Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

 

"Common Stock" means the common
stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.

 

"Company" means Hydrofarm
Holdings Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

"Company Transaction," unless
the Plan Administrator determines otherwise with respect to an Award at the time the Award is granted or unless otherwise defined
for purposes of an Award in a written employment, services or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Related
Company, means consummation of:

 

 (a)               
a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into any other company;

 

(b)              
a statutory share exchange pursuant to which all of the Company’s outstanding shares are acquired or a sale in one transaction
or a series of transactions undertaken with a common purpose of all of the Outstanding Company Voting Securities; or

 

(c)              
a sale, lease, exchange or other transfer in one transaction or a series of related transactions undertaken with a common purpose
of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, excluding, however, in each case, any such transaction pursuant
to which

  

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(i)                
the Entities who are the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and the Outstanding Company Voting Securities
immediately prior to such transaction will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, at least 50% of the outstanding shares of
common stock, and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election
of directors, of the Successor Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such transaction,
of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and the Outstanding Company Voting Securities;

 

(ii)             
no Entity (other than the Company, any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company, a Related Company or a Successor
Company) will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Successor
Company or the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the Successor Company entitled to vote generally in
the election of directors, unless such ownership resulted solely from ownership of securities of the Company prior to such transaction;
and

 

(iii)           
individuals who were members of the Incumbent Board will immediately after the consummation of such transaction constitute at least
a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Successor Company.

 

Where a series of transactions undertaken with a common
purpose is deemed to be a Company Transaction, the date of such Company Transaction shall be the date on which the last of such
transactions is consummated.

 

"Disability," unless otherwise defined
by the Plan Administrator for purposes of the Plan or in the instrument evidencing an Award or in a written employment, services
or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or a Related Company, means a mental or physical impairment of the Participant
that is expected to result in death or that has lasted or is expected to last for a continuous period of 12 months or more and
that causes the Participant to be unable to perform his or her material duties for the Company or a Related Company and to be engaged
in any substantial gainful activity, in each case as determined by the Company's chief human resources officer or other person
performing that function or, in the case of directors and executive officers, the Plan Administrator, each of whose determination
shall be conclusive and binding.

 

"Effective Date" has the meaning set
forth in Section 19.

 

"Eligible Person" means any person eligible
to receive an Award as set forth in Section 5.

 

"Entity" means any individual,
entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act).

  

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"Exchange Act" means the U.S.
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

 

"Fair Market Value" means, as of any
given date, (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American, the NASDAQ Global
Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market or the NASDAQ Capital Market or any other national securities exchange, the closing price
per share of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the primary eligible market or exchange on which
the Common Stock is then listed or quoted; (b) if prices for the Common Stock are then quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board or any
tier of the OTC Markets, the closing bid price per share of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) so quoted;
or (c) if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the "Pink Sheets" published by the National Quotation Bureau
Incorporated (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent closing bid
price per share of the Common Stock so reported. If the Common Stock is not publicly traded as set forth above, the "Fair
Market Value" per share of Common Stock shall be reasonably and in good faith determined by the Board.

 

"Final Close Date" means the
final closing date of the private offering of the Company’s securities pursuant to that certain Confidential Private Placement
Memorandum of the Company dated August 3, 2018, as may be amended and supplemented from time to time.

 

"Grant Date" means the later
of (a) the date on which the Plan Administrator completes the corporate action authorizing the grant of an Award or such later
date specified by the Plan Administrator and (b) the date on which all conditions precedent to an Award have been satisfied, provided
that conditions to the exercisability or vesting of Awards shall not defer the Grant Date.

 

"Incentive Stock Option"
means an Option granted with the intention that it qualify as an "incentive stock option" as that term is defined for
purposes of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision.

 

"Incumbent Board" has the meaning set
forth in the definition of "Change in Control."

 

"Nonqualified Stock Option" means an
Option other than an Incentive Stock Option.

 

"Option" means a right to purchase Common
Stock granted under Section 7.

 

"Option Expiration Date" means the last
day of the maximum term of an Option.

 

"Option Term" means the maximum term
of an Option as set forth in Section 7.3.

 

"Outstanding Company Common Stock"
has the meaning set forth in the definition of "Change in Control."

  

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"Outstanding Company Voting Securities"
has the meaning set forth in the definition of "Change in Control."

 

"Participant" means any Eligible Person
to whom an Award is granted.

 

"Performance Share" means
an Award of units denominated in shares of Common Stock granted under Section 11.1.

 

"Performance Unit" means an
Award of units denominated in cash or property other than shares of Common Stock granted under Section 11.2.

 

"Plan" means the Hydrofarm Holdings
Group, Inc. 2018 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

"Plan Administrator" has the meaning
set forth in Section 3.1.

 

"Related Company" means any entity that,
directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by or is under common control with the Company.

 

"Restricted Stock" means an
Award of shares of Common Stock granted under Section 10, the rights of ownership of which are subject to restrictions prescribed
by the Plan Administrator.

 

"Restricted Stock Unit" means
a Stock Unit subject to restrictions prescribed by the Plan Administrator.

 

"Section 409A" means Section 409A of
the Code.

 

"Securities Act" means the U.S. Securities
Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

 

"Stock Appreciation
Right" or "SAR" means a right granted under Section 9.1 to receive the excess of the Fair
Market Value of a specified number of shares of Common Stock over the grant price.

 

"Stock Award" means an Award
of shares of Common Stock granted under Section 10, the rights of ownership of which are not subject to restrictions prescribed
by the Plan Administrator.

 

"Stock Unit" means an Award
denominated in units of Common Stock granted under Section 10.

 

"Substitute Awards" means Awards
granted or shares of Common Stock issued by the Company in substitution or exchange for awards previously granted by an Acquired
Entity.

 

"Successor Company" means the
surviving company, the successor company, the acquiring company or its parent, as applicable, in connection with a Change in Control.

 

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"Termination of Service," unless the
Plan Administrator determines otherwise with respect to an Award, means termination of an employment or service relationship with
the Company or a Related Company for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary, including by reason of death or Disability.
Any question as to whether and when there has been a Termination of Service for the purposes of an Award and the cause of such
Termination of Service shall be determined by the Company's chief human resources officer or other person performing that function
or, with respect to directors and executive officers, by the Plan Administrator, whose determination shall be conclusive and binding.
Transfer of a Participant's employment or service relationship between the Company and any Related Company shall not be considered
a Termination of Service for purposes of an Award. Unless the Plan Administrator determines otherwise, a Termination of Service
shall be deemed to occur if the Participant's employment or service relationship is with an entity that has ceased to be a Related
Company. Unless the Plan Administrator determines otherwise, a Participant's change in status from an employee of the Company
or a Related Company to a nonemployee director, consultant, advisor or independent contractor of the Company or a Related Company,
or a change in status from a nonemployee director, consultant, advisor or independent contractor of the Company or a Related Company
to an employee of the Company or a Related Company, shall not be considered a Termination of Service.

 

"Vesting Commencement Date"
means the Grant Date or such other date selected by the Plan Administrator as the date from which an Award begins to vest.

 

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APPENDIX B

 

TO THE HYDROFARM HOLDINGS GROUP, INC.

2018 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

(For California Residents Only)

  

This Appendix to the Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc.
2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") shall have application only to Participants who are residents of
the State of California. Capitalized terms contained herein shall have the same meanings given to them in the Plan, unless otherwise
provided in this Appendix. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary and to the extent required by applicable
law, the following terms and conditions shall apply to all Awards granted to residents of the State of California, until such time
as the Common Stock becomes a "listed security" under the Securities Act:

 

 1.                  Options shall have a term of not more than ten years from the Grant Date.

 

2.                 
Awards shall be nontransferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and
to the extent permitted by Section 422 of the Code with respect to Incentive Stock Options, the Plan Administrator, in its discretion,
may permit transfer of an Award to a revocable trust or as otherwise permitted by Rule 701 of the Securities Act.

 

3.                 
Unless employment or services are terminated for Cause, the right to exercise an Option in the event of Termination of Service,
to the extent that the Participant is otherwise entitled to exercise an Option on the date of Termination of Service, shall be

 

(a)              
at least six months from the date of a Participant's Termination of Service if termination was caused by death or Disability; and

 

(b)              
at least 30 days from the date of a Participant's Termination of Service if termination of employment was caused by other than
death or Disability;

 

 (c)               
but in no event later than the Option Expiration Date.

 

4.                 
No Award may be granted to a resident of California more than ten years after the earlier of the date of adoption of the Plan and
the date the Plan is approved by the stockholders.

 

5.              
Stockholders of the Company must approve the Plan by the later of (a) within 12 months before or after the Plan is adopted by
the Board and (b) (i) with respect to Options, prior to or within 12 months of the grant of an Option under the Plan to a
resident of the State of California, and (ii) with respect to Awards other than Options, prior to the issuance of such Award
to a resident of the State of California. Any Option exercised by a California resident or shares issued under an Award to a
California resident shall be rescinded if stockholder approval is not obtained in the foregoing manner. Shares subject to
such Awards shall not be counted in determining whether such approval is obtained.

 

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6.               
To the extent required by applicable law, the Company shall
provide annual financial statements of the Company to each California resident holding an outstanding Award under the Plan. Such
financial statements need not be audited and need not be issued to key persons whose duties at the Company assure them access to
equivalent information.

 

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PLAN ADOPTION
AND AMENDMENTS/ADJUSTMENTS

SUMMARY PAGE

  

	Date of	 	 	 	Section/Effect of	 	Date of Stockholder
	Board Action	 	Action	 	Amendment	 	Approval
	________________________, 2018	 	Initial Plan Adoption	 	 	______________________, 2018

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