Document:

Exhibit 10.1

 

GSI TECHNOLOGY, INC.

2021 VARIABLE COMPENSATION PLAN

(Effective as of April 1, 2020)

 

1.          
Introduction. The Company hereby adopts the Plan, effective as of April 1, 2020. The purpose of the Plan is to encourage
performance and achieve retention of a select group of executive employees of GSI Technology, Inc. This document constitutes the
written instrument under which the Plan is maintained.

 

2.          
Definitions.

 

“Cause” means (i) conviction
of a felony or a crime of moral turpitude; (ii) misconduct that results in harm to the Company; (iii) material failure to perform
assigned duties; or (iv) willful disregard of lawful instructions from the chief executive officer of the Company or the Board
of Directors relating to the business of the Company or any of its affiliates.

 

“Code” means the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations issued with respect thereof.

 

“Committee” means the Compensation
Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

“Company” means GSI Technology,
Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

“Disability” means that a Participant
(i) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment
which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or (ii)
is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected
to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than
3 months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Participant’s employer.

 

“Eligible Employee” means each
employee who is eligible for the Plan as designated by the Committee as set forth in approved minutes.

 

“Operating Income” means the
Company’s operating income for fiscal 2021, excluding (1) share based compensation, (2) acquisition-related costs and/or
the impact of any completed acquisition, (3) patent/IP related litigation costs, (4) purchased intellectual property and (5) any
adjustments as deemed necessary by the Committee for 2021.

 

“Normal Retirement Age” means
age sixty (60).

 

“Participant” means each Eligible
Employee who is designated from time to time by the Committee in writing.

 

“Plan” means the GSI Technology,
Inc. 2021 Variable Compensation Plan, as set forth in this document and as hereafter amended.

 

“Retirement” means the termination
of employment after Normal Retirement Age.

 

3.         
Variable Compensation Award.

 

(a)           
Variable Compensation Award and Calculation of Payable Amount. Each Participant will receive an award, entitling the Participant
to earn variable compensation, the payment of which will be based upon (i) the achievement of performance criteria based on Associative
Processing Unit (APU) milestones, operating income and net revenues determined in accordance with US GAAP, or a combination of
the three, and (ii) continued employment by the Participant through the vesting dates set forth in Section 4 hereof (the
 “Variable Compensation Award”). The Committee shall designate in writing the amount payable under the Variable Compensation
Award and, if applicable, the percentage of the amount payable under the Variable Compensation Award that is allocable to each
of the criteria. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum amount payable under a Variable Compensation Award granted to any Participant
shall not exceed two times the Participant’s target Variable Compensation Award for 2021, unless the Committee, in its sole
discretion, decides to permit a greater amount with respect to such Participant based on the performance and condition of the Company’s
business. Also, at any time prior to April 1, 2021, the Committee or the CEO, in his, her, or its sole discretion, may reduce the
amount payable under any Participant’s Variable Compensation Award. The amount of the Variable Compensation Award that may
become payable to the extent it becomes vested in accordance with the schedule set forth in Section 4 hereof shall be calculated
as soon as reasonably practicable following April 1, 2021 based on the extent to which the performance criteria set forth in this
Section 3(a) have been achieved (the “Award Payment Amount”).

 

    

     

    

 

4.         
Payment of Variable Compensation Award.

 

(a)           
Vesting, Timing and Form of Payment. Subject to Sections 4(b), 4(c), 4(d) and 7, each Participant’s Award Payment
Amount shall vest and be paid as follows:

 

(i)         
Sixty percent (60%) of the Participant’s Award Payment Amount shall vest and be payable to the Participant on the
last business day in April 2021; and

 

(ii)       
Twenty percent (20%) of the Participant’s Award Payment Amount (i.e. fifty percent (50%) of the Award Payment Amount
then remaining) shall vest and be payable to the Participant on the last business day in April 2022; and

 

(iii)      
Twenty percent (20%) of the Participant’s Award Payment Amount (i.e. one-hundred percent (100%) of the Award Payment
Amount then remaining) shall vest and be payable to the Participant on the last business day in April 2023.

 

(b)           
Distribution in the Event of Retirement, Termination as a result of Disability or without Cause. If a Participant terminates
employment because of Retirement or Disability, or the Company terminates a Participant’s employment without Cause, the Participant
shall be entitled to payment of all of his or her Award Payment Amount according to the schedule in Section 4(a), provided
that if termination under these conditions occurs prior to April 1, 2021, the amount of the Variable Compensation Award payable
will be the Award Payment Amount calculated pursuant to Section 3(a), multiplied by the number of days employee was employed in
Fiscal 2021 by the Company and then divided by 365 days, and all remaining amounts payable under Variable Compensation Award for
2021 shall be forfeited.

 

(c)           
Forfeiture. If the Company terminates a Participant’s employment for Cause or if the Participant’s employment
is terminated for any reason other than as a result of Retirement or Disability, he or she shall forfeit all or any portion of
his or her entire Award Payment Amount for 2021 (as set forth in Section 3(a)) which is not yet vested and payable under the schedule
set forth in Section 4(a) as of the date of termination.

 

(d)          
Timing of Distribution to a Beneficiary. If a Participant dies while still employed by the Company or after termination
due to Retirement, Disability, or termination by the Company without Cause but before receiving a distribution of all of his or
her Award Payment Amount according to the schedule in Section 4(a), then the vesting of the Participant’s Award Payment Amount
shall be fully accelerated such that one-hundred percent (100%) of the Award Payment Amount, as calculated pursuant to Section
4(b) hereof (with the amount prorated to the date of death in the event death occurs prior to April 1, 2021), will be distributed
to his or her beneficiary as a lump sum distribution on the April 30 following the Participant’s death.

 

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(e)           
Beneficiary Designation. Each Participant must designate a beneficiary to receive a distribution of his or her Variable
Compensation Award if the Participant dies before such amount is fully distributed to him or her. To be effective, a beneficiary
designation must be signed, dated and delivered to the Committee. In the absence of a valid or effective beneficiary designation,
the Participant’s surviving spouse will be his or her beneficiary or, if there is no surviving spouse, the Participant’s
estate will be his or her beneficiary. If a married Participant designates anyone other than his or her spouse as his or her beneficiary,
such designation will be void unless it is signed and dated by the Participant’s spouse.

 

5.         
Withholding. The Company will withhold from any Plan distribution all required federal, state, local and other taxes and
any other payroll deductions that may be required.

 

6.        
Administration. The Committee has the full and exclusive discretion to interpret and administer the Plan. All actions, interpretations
and decisions of the Committee are conclusive and binding on all persons, and will be given the maximum possible deference allowed
by law. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have full authority to select, in its sole discretion the Participants
to whom Variable Compensation Awards will be granted.

 

7.         
Amendment or Termination. Through March 31, 2021, the Committee, in its sole and unlimited discretion, may amend or terminate
the Plan at any time, without prior notice to any Participant. After April 1, 2021, the Committee may amend or terminate the Plan
provided that any such amendment does not reduce or increase any benefit to which a Participant has accrued and is otherwise entitled
to under the terms of the Plan, nor accelerate the timing of any payment under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary,
the Company reserves the right to the extent it deems necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion, to unilaterally alter or
modify the Plan and any Variable Compensation Awards made thereunder to ensure that the Plan and Variable Compensation Awards provided
to Participants who are U.S. taxpayers are made in such a manner that either qualify for exemption from or comply with Code Section
409A; provided, however, that the Company makes no representations that the Plan or any Variable Compensation Awards made thereunder
will be exempt from or comply with Code Section 409A and makes no undertaking to preclude Code Section 409A from applying to the
Plan or any Variable Compensation Awards made thereunder. The Plan shall automatically terminate on the date when no Participant
(or beneficiary) has any right to or expectation of payment of further benefits under the Plan.

 

8.         
Source of Payments. All payments under the Plan will be paid in cash from the general funds of the Company. No separate
fund will be established under the Plan, and the Plan will have no assets. Any right of any person to receive any payment under
the Plan is no greater than the right of any other general unsecured creditor of the Company. The Plan shall be binding upon the
Company’s successors and assigns.

 

9.         
Inalienability. A Participant’s rights to benefits under the Plan are not subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation,
sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, attachment, or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the Participant’s
beneficiary.

 

10.       
Applicable Law. The provisions of the Plan will be construed, administered and enforced in accordance with the laws of the
State of California without reference to its principles of conflicts-of-laws.

 

11.        
Severability. If any provision of the Plan is held invalid or unenforceable, its invalidity or unenforceability will not
affect any other provision of the Plan, and the Plan will be construed and enforced as if such provision had not been included.

 

12.        
No Right of Continued Employment. THE PLAN DOES NOT GIVE ANY ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE OR PARTICIPANT THE RIGHT TO BE RETAINED AS
AN EMPLOYEE. SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF ANY WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT TO THE CONTRARY, THE COMPANY SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE
OR CHANGE THE TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT OF AN ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE OR A PARTICIPANT AT ANY TIME AND FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER, WITH OR WITHOUT
CAUSE.

 

13.       
Bindings on Successor. The liabilities and obligations of the Company under the Plan will be binding upon any successor
corporation or entity which succeeds to all or substantially all of the assets and business of the Company by merger or other transaction.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, GSI Technology, Inc., by its duly authorized
officer, has executed the Plan on the date indicated below.

 

GSI TECHNOLOGY, INC.

 

 

	/s/ Lee-Lean Shu	 
	Name: Lee-Lean Shu	 
	Title: Chief Executive Officer	 
	 	 
	Date: 	June 1, 2020	 

 

    4EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
 This
Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of the 1st day of June, 2020 by and between Village Farms International, Inc. (the “Company”), a corporation incorporated under the Canada Business Corporation Act, and Stephen C.
Ruffini (the “Executive”). The Company and Executive are referred to herein collectively as “Parties” and individually as “Party.” 

WHEREAS, the Executive currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, Village Farms Canada
Limited Partnership (“VFCLP”), Village Farms, L.P. (“VFLP”), and VF Clean Energy, Inc. (“VFCE” and together with the Company, VFCLP and VFLP, the “Village Farms Group”); and 

WHEREAS, the Executive and VFLP are parties to that certain Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2017 (the
“Prior Agreement”), the term of which expired as of March 31, 2020; and 
 WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive
desire to enter into this Agreement to govern the terms and conditions of Executive’s employment with the Village Farms Group effective from April 1, 2020 (the “Effective Date”). 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, the Company and the Executive agree as follows: 

Section 1. Employment Duties 
 For the Term, the
Company hereby employs the Executive, and the Executive hereby accepts employment with the Company, to render services as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the other respective members of the Village Farms
Group, with such powers, duties and responsibilities customary to the positions of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer as from time to time may be assigned to the Executive consistent with such positions. In addition, the Executive
shall be required to serve as a member of the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”), if nominated and appointed by the Company’s stockholders, and any other boards of directors or other governing bodies of the Village Farms
Group and other affiliates. The Executive agrees to devote substantially all of his business time to the business affairs of the Village Farms Group as directed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the “CEO”) and/or the Board and
to perform all duties and fulfill all responsibilities incident to his employment in a manner reasonably expected of senior executives in similar positions, except that the Executive may devote a reasonable portion of his business time to projects
and businesses outside the Village Farms Group, provided each such project and/or business has been approved in writing by the CEO or the Board. The foregoing shall not be construed to prohibit the Executive from sitting on boards of directors of
companies that are not engaged in a Competitive Business (as defined below), engaging in charitable activities and satisfying military obligations. The Executive’s services under this Agreement shall be performed primarily at the principle
executive office of VFLP in Lake Mary, Florida, subject to reasonably necessary travel requirements of his position and duties hereunder. The Executive shall be responsible for each facet of the Company’s financial operations, and shall report
directly to the CEO. 

 Section 2. Term 

Unless sooner terminated as provided in Section 4, the Executive’s term of employment under this Agreement shall run for a period of three
(3) years, plus one month from the Effective Date to June 30, 2023 (the “Term”). 
 Section 3. Compensation and Benefits

 For all services to be rendered by the Executive in any capacity during the Term, including without limitation, services for the Village Farms Group,
the Company and/or another member of the Village Farms Group will pay and provide to Executive, the following: 
  

	 	(a)	 Salary. An initial salary of US$400,000 per year, to be reviewed annually and subject to such increases
but not decreases and the granting of such other compensation, if any, as the Board, in its discretion, may approve (the “Salary”); provided that the Salary shall automatically increase to US$440,000 effective April 1, 2021. Salary
payments shall be made to the Executive in a manner consistent with the payroll policies of the paying entity. 

  

	 	(b)	 Share-based Compensation Plan. The Executive shall be eligible to participate in the Company’s
Share-based Compensation Plan dated January 1, 2010 (also referred to as the Company’s “LTIP” plan) or any similar long term incentive plans implemented during the Term. The Executive acknowledges receipt of a grant, dated
June 1, 2020, of options under the Equity plan to acquire up to 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, subject to a three year vesting schedule (33.33% per year) and other applicable terms and conditions set forth in the
Company’s Equity Plan relating thereto, with the addition that the Compensation Committee will vest any unvested options if the Executive is Terminated by the Company Without Cause or for Good Reason by the Executive per Section 4 of this
Agreement. 

  

	 	(c)	 Short Term Incentives. The Executive shall be eligible to earn an annual short term incentive
performance bonus (the “STIP Bonus”) for each year of the Term in addition to the Executive’s Salary, based on such performance goals and objectives as the CEO and the Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board (the
“Compensation Committee”) shall establish, with one-half of any bonus based on quantitative measures and one-half being based on qualitative measures. The CEO
and/or the Compensation Committee will determine the extent to which an annual bonus is paid based on achievement of such performance goals or objectives, with the maximum bonus being 50% of the Executive’s Salary. Presuming Section 4(g)
is not in effect, in order to be eligible to receive an STIP Bonus, the Executive must be employed on the date that the Company’s auditors complete the audit for the year to which the STIP Bonus relates, provided that if the Executive’s
employment with the Company terminates upon expiration of the Term, then the Executive shall be entitled to 25% of any STIP Bonus that would otherwise have been earned for such year, payable at the time such STIP Bonus would have been paid had the
Executive’s employment not terminated. 

  
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	 	(d)	 Fringe Benefits. 

 

	 	(i)	 Any benefits to which the Executive becomes entitled under any employee benefit plan, retirement plan,
(including without limitation any profit sharing/401(k) plan and deferred compensation plan), share-based compensation plan and other fringe benefits plan (including without limitation, medical, dental, disability, group life and business travel
insurance plans and programs) from time to time in effect for full time salaried employees of the Village Farms Group generally; provided, however, that the degree or amount thereof shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan documents,
generally applicable policies of the Village Farms Group and to action by the Board or the Compensation Committee provided in or contemplated by such plan. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall impair the right of the Board, the Compensation
Committee or any other committee, group or person concerned with the administration of such plan to exercise in good faith the full discretion reposed in them by such plan. For avoidance of doubt, the Executive shall not be entitled to reimbursement
of any moving expenses. 

  

	 	(ii)	 Such additional benefits as may be generally made available from time to time by the Village Farms Group for
the benefit of executives of the Executive’s level or its employees generally. 

  

	 	(e)	 Business Expenses. Reimbursement by the Company or another member of the Village Farms Group, subject to
such requirements with respect to substantiation and documentation as may be reasonably specified by the Board or a committee thereof, for all reasonable and necessary travel and other business expenses incurred by the Executive in the performance
of his duties hereunder. 

  

	 	(f)	 Vacation. Four (4) weeks per calendar year to be taken at the same times as any vacation time
entitlement the Executive may have pursuant to any employment agreement the Executive may have with any other member of the Village Farms Group. The Executive shall not be entitled to payments in lieu of vacation time, nor may accrued vacation time
in excess of one week be carried over from year to year without the advance written approval of the CEO or the Compensation Committee. 

  

	 	(g)	 Personal Days, Etc. The Executive will be entitled to as many holidays, sick days and personal days as
are in accordance with the Company’s policy then in effect generally for its senior executives. 

 Section 4. Termination

 Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2 of this Agreement, Executive’s employment with the Company shall terminate under the following
circumstances: 
  

	 	(a)	 Death. In the event of the Executive’s death (“Death”), this Agreement shall terminate
immediately. 

  
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	 	(b)	 Disability. If the Executive, due to physical or mental illness, becomes so disabled as to be unable to
perform substantially all of his duties for a continuous period of ninety (90) days (“Disability”), either the Company or the Executive may terminate the Executive’s employment under this Agreement; provided, however, that return
to work for brief periods, not exceeding five three-day periods during the 90-day period shall not be deemed to have eliminated the continuity of the 90-day period. If any question arises as to whether the Executive has become so disabled as to be unable to perform his duties due to physical or mental illness, the Executive shall submit to an examination by a
physician selected by the mutual agreement of the Company and the Executive, at the Company’s expense. The decision of the physician shall be certified in writing to the Company, shall be sent by the Company to the Executive or the
Executive’s representative, and shall be conclusive for purposes of this Agreement. If within twenty (20) days after the Company’s request, the Executive shall fail to submit to a physical examination, a determination by the
Compensation Committee or the Board as to the Executive’s Disability for purposes of this Agreement shall be conclusive. Any compensation payments payable to the Executive under this Agreement due to Disability shall be reduced by the amount of
any disability payments the Executive receives as a result of Disability policies on which the Company has paid the premiums. 

  

	 	(c)	 Termination by the Company for Cause. This Agreement may be terminated by the Board on behalf of the
Company for Cause (as defined herein), by notice to the Executive which shall set forth the reasons for termination. The following acts or omissions by the Executive shall constitute “Cause” for immediate termination of this Agreement:
(i) conduct by the Executive constituting a felony or other crime involving dishonesty, theft or an act of moral turpitude; (ii) conduct of the Executive which is materially injurious to the Village Farms Group, monetarily or otherwise;
(iii) an act or acts of dishonesty by the Executive involving the Village Farms Group; (iv) willful and repeated refusal or failure of the Executive to perform his duties hereunder; or (v) a material breach by the Executive of any of
the material provisions of this Agreement and failure of the Executive to cure same within thirty (30) days after notice thereof to the Executive; provided, however, that no such notice shall be required if the same breach occurs by the
Executive after the initial breach has been cured. 

  

	 	(d)	 Termination by the Company Without Cause. The Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated by
the Board without Cause (“Without Cause”) effective on ninety (90) days’ notice to the Executive. 

  

	 	(e)	 Voluntary Termination by the Executive. The Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be
terminated by the Executive (“Voluntary Termination”) effective on thirty (30) days’ notice to the CEO and the Chairman of the Board. 

  

	 	(f)	 Termination for Good Reason by Executive. The Executive may effect a termination for Good Reason (as
defined herein) at any time upon thirty (30) days’ notice to the CEO and the Chairman of the Board of such intention, provided that such notice is given within ninety (90) days after the event alleged to be the basis

  
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for Good Reason occurs. The Good Reason termination shall be effective as of the date set forth in such notice. At the sole discretion of the CEO or the Board, Executive’s attendance during
the notice period may not be necessary. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean: (i) a change materially adverse to Executive in the nature or scope of his position, authorities, powers, functions, responsibilities
(including reporting responsibilities) or duties continuing for more than ten (10) days after notice thereof from the Executive; (ii) the Company’s material breach of any material provision of this Agreement continuing for more than
ten (10) days after notice thereof from the Executive; (iii) the Executive’s primary office location is moved to a location which would result in more than fifteen (15) miles additional commute for the Executive, other than if
the Executive initiated the change in location; or (iv) a Change in Control which means, for purposes of this Agreement, the occurrence of: 

  

	 	(i)	 Any consolidation or merger of the Company, VFLP or VF Canada GP, Inc. in which any of the Village Farms Group
is not the continuing or surviving corporation or which contemplates that all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company or VFLP. shall be controlled by another entity (other than any member of the Village Farms Group);

  

	 	(ii)	 any sale, lease, exchange or transfer (in one transaction or series of related transactions) of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company, VFLP or VF Canada GP, Inc.; 

  

	 	(iii)	 approval and consummation by the stockholders of the Company, VFLP or VF Canada GP, Inc. of any plan or
proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company, VFLP or VF Canada GP, Inc. unless such plan or proposal provides that all the assets of the Company, VFLP or VF Canada GP, Inc. as applicable, are transferred to any of the Village Farms
Group upon such liquidation or dissolution; or 

  

	 	(iv)	 any entity (other than any member of the Village Farms Group) acquires (directly or indirectly) more than 50%
of the voting securities of the Company, VFLP or VF Canada GP, Inc. 

  

	 	(g)	 Termination Benefits. If the Executive’s employment is terminated due to Cause or Voluntary
Termination (other than for Good Reason), the Village Farms Group’s obligation to make Salary payments and to provide any other benefits or entitlements to the Executive under Section 3 of this Agreement shall cease upon the last day of
employment. 

 If the Executive’s employment is terminated due to Death or Disability, the Village Farms Group shall
continue to make Salary payments at the Executive’s then-current Salary (or to the Executive’s heirs in the case of Death), reimburse Executive (or Executive’s heirs in the case of Death) for expenses incurred prior to such Death or
Disability (as described in 4(g)(ii) below), and benefits (as described in 4(g)(iii) and (iv) below) shall continue in the event of Disability, and to the extent then applicable to heirs of the deceased in the event of Death, until the end of
the current Term or twelve (12) months, whichever is greater. 

  
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 If the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company Without Cause or is
terminated by the Executive for Good Reason, the Executive shall be entitled to receive, as liquidated damages, the following payments and benefits subject to, in the case of items (i) and (iv) below, the Executive’s execution and timely
return to the Company of a release of claims in a form consistent with the Company’s standard form of release for employees receiving severance: 
  

	 	(i)	 a lump sum severance payment in an amount equal to 1.5 times his then-current Salary (such amount, the
“Severance Pay”), payable within thirty (30) days of the Executive’s last day of employment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Executive is a “specified employee” (as defined under Section 409A of the Code),
such payment shall not be made until the first payroll date to occur following the six-month anniversary of the last day of the Executive’s employment; 

 

	 	(ii)	 a pro rata portion of any STIP Bonus that would otherwise have been earned by the Executive for the calendar
year of termination, based on the number of days during such year that Executive was employed by the Company, payable at the time such STIP Bonus would have been paid had the Executive’s employment not terminated; 

 

	 	(iii)	 any unpaid reimbursable expenses outstanding as of the date of termination; 

 

	 	(iv)	 all benefits, if any, that had accrued to the Executive through the date of termination under the plans and
programs in which he participated as an executive of the Company, in the manner and in accordance with the terms of such plans and programs; and 

  

	 	(v)	 continued participation on the same basis (including without limitation, cost contributions) as the other
senior executives of the Village Farms Group in all, medical, dental and life insurance coverage in which he was participating on the date of termination for a period of eighteen (18) months to the extent such continued participation is
permitted under the plans and policies providing for such coverage. With respect to medical and dental coverage, such coverage shall be provided, if elected by the Executive, pursuant to “COBRA” coverage; provided that the Company will
either waive the premium costs for such coverage or reimburse the Executive for the cost of such premiums. The Company may modify its obligation to provide such benefits to the extent reasonably necessary to avoid any penalty or excise taxes imposed
on it under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, as amended, provided that it does so in a manner that to the extent possible, as determined by the Company in its discretion, preserves the economic benefit and original intent of
such benefit but does not cause such a penalty or excise tax. 

  
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 Section 5. Nondisclosure, Inventions and Noncompetition 

 

	 	(a)	 Nondisclosure and Inventions. 

Definitions. For purposes of this Section 5, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below. 

“Competitive Business” means any business engaged in providing products and services competitive with those products and services
offered by any member of the Village Farms Group at the time of termination of Executive’s employment. 
 “Confidential
Information” means all information relating to any member of the Village Farms Group and their respective customers and suppliers considered by any member of the Village Farms Group to be confidential including, without limitation,
(a) business plans, research, development, and marketing strategies, customer names and lists, product and service prices and lines, processes, designs, formulae, methods, financial information, costs, supplies, and (b) the Trade Secrets
(as defined below). “Confidential Information” shall not include the foregoing that is or becomes (i) in the public domain other than through acts by the Executive, (ii) already lawfully in the Executive’s possession at the
time of disclosure by the Company as evidenced by the Executive’s written records, (c) disclosed to the Executive by a third party who is not prohibited from disclosing the information pursuant to any fiduciary, contractual, or other duty
to any member of the Village Farms Group, or (d) required by law, rule, regulation or court order to be disclosed. 

“Inventions” means discoveries, concepts, ideas, methods, formulae, techniques, developments,
know-how, inventions, and improvements relating to the business of any member of the Village Farms Group, whether or not patentable, conceived of or made by Executive at any time during the Term, whether
before, during, or after business hours, or with the use of the facilities of any member of the Village Farms Group, materials, or personnel, either solely or jointly with others after the Effective Date and during Executive’s employment by the
Village Farms Group. 
 “Trade Secrets” means any and all technology and information relating to businesses of the Village Farms
Group or their respective patents, methods, formulae, software, know-how, designs, products, processes, services, research development, inventions, systems, engineering, and manufacturing which have been
designated and treated as trade secrets by any member of the Village Farms Group and which provide competitive advantage to any member of the Village Farms Group. 
  

	 	(b)	 Confidentiality; Company to Own Inventions. 

 

	 	(i)	 Receipt of Confidential Information. The Executive acknowledges that during Executive’s employment
as an executive of the Village Farms Group and as a result of the confidential relationship with the Village Farms Group established thereby, the Executive shall be receiving Confidential Information and that the Confidential Information is a highly
valuable asset of the Village Farms Group. 

  
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	 	(ii)	 Nondisclosure. During the Executive’s employment as an executive of the Village Farms Group and for
two years after termination thereof, regardless of the reason for the termination, the Executive shall retain in strict confidence and shall not use for any purpose whatsoever or divulge, disseminate, or disclose to any third party (other than in
the furtherance of the business purposes of the Village Farms Group) all Confidential Information; provided however, that the foregoing obligation with respect to Confidential Information consisting of customer names shall cease at such time as the
Executive’s obligations under Section 5(b)(i) cease. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else contained herein to the contrary, this Agreement shall not preclude the Executive from disclosing Confidential Information to a
governmental body or agency or to a court if and to the extent that a restriction on such disclosure would limit the Executive from exercising any protected right afforded the Executive under applicable law, including the ability to receive an award
for information provided to a governmental body. 

  

	 	(iii)	 Disclosure and Ownership. The Executive shall inform the Company promptly and fully of all Inventions by
a written report, setting forth in detail a description of the invention, the procedures used and the results achieved. All Inventions shall be and remain the sole property of the member of the Village Farms Group designated by the Board. The
Executive promptly shall execute and deliver to the designated member of the Village Farms Group any instruments deemed necessary by it to effect disclosure and assignment of all Inventions to such designated member of the Village Farms Group
including, without limitation, assignments of all patent, trademark, and copyright and waiver of any moral rights satisfactory to the Company. Upon request of the Company or the designated member of the Village Farms Group, during and after the
Executive’s employment with the Company, the Executive shall execute patent and copyright applications and any other instruments, reasonably deemed necessary by the Company or the designated member of the Village Farms Group for the prosecution
of such patent applications or the acquisition of letters patent or registration of copyrights in the United States and foreign countries based on such Inventions; provided, however, that if the Executive takes any action in connection with the
foregoing obligation after the Executive’s employment with the Village Farms Group is terminated, the designated member of the Village Farms Group shall compensate the Executive at a reasonable rate to be agreed upon by the parties and shall
promptly reimburse the Executive for any expenses incurred in satisfying such obligation. 

  

	 	(iv)	 Works for Hire. To the extent the Inventions consist of original works of authorship which are made by
the Executive (solely or jointly with others) within the scope of the Executive’s employment and which are protectable by copyright, the Executive acknowledges that all such original works of authorship are “works for hire” as that
term is defined in the United States Copyright Act (17 U.S.C., Section 101). 

  
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	 	(v)	 Executive acknowledges receipt of the following notice under the Defend Trade Secrets Act: An individual
will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret if he (i) makes such disclosure in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or
indirectly, or to an attorney and such disclosure is made solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (ii) such disclosure was made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other
proceeding if such filing is made under seal. 

  

	 	(c)	 Noncompetition. In consideration of the Executive’s employment as an executive of the Company and
in consideration of this Agreement, the Executive hereby covenants as follows: 

  

	 	(i)	 Covenants. Without the prior written consent of the Board, during the Executive’s tenure as an
executive of the Village Farms Group and for eighteen (18) months after leaving the employment of the Village Farms Group, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, the Executive shall not directly or indirectly, personally, by agency, as an
employee, through a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or by any other entity, artifice, or device: 

  

	 	(A)	 own, manage, operate, control, employ or have any financial interest in or consult to, or lend the
Executive’s name to any enterprise, company, or other entity engaged in a Competitive Business; 

  

	 	(B)	 assist others in engaging in any Competitive Business in the manner described in the foregoing clause;

  

	 	(C)	 solicit or service in any way in connection with or relating to a Competitive Business, on behalf of the
Executive or on behalf of or in conjunction with others, any supplier, client, customer, or prospective supplier, client, or customer, who had been serviced by any member of the Village Farms Group in the three year period immediately preceding the
date of termination, or any prospective supplier, client, or customer to whom a formal business presentation or substantiated offering of services had been made by Executive within the 12 months immediately preceding the date of termination; or

  

	 	(D)	 induce employees of the any member of the Village Farms Group to terminate their employment with such member of
the Village Farms Group or engage in any Competitive Business; 

  
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 within any geographic areas or market segments in which the Company or any other member of
the Village Farms Group is engaged in business at the time of the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company. The covenants in this Section 5(b)(i) shall be specifically enforceable. However, the covenants in this
Section 5(b)(i) shall not be construed to prohibit the ownership of not more than five percent of the equity of any publicly held entity engaged in a Competitive Business, so long as the Executive is not otherwise engaged with such entity in
any of the other activities specified in clauses (A) through (D). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the severance payment provided for in Section 4(g) is required to be made to the Executive and such payment is not made within 15 business
days following the date on which the Company (by notice to the Chairman of the Board) is given notice by the Executive that payment was not timely made, then the Executive’s obligations under this Section 5(b) shall terminate. 

 

	 	(ii)	 Severability of Covenants. For purposes of this Section 5(b), the Executive and the Company intend
that the above covenants-not-to- compete shall be construed as separate covenants, one for each activity and each geographic
area. If one or more of these covenants are adjudicated to be unenforceable, such unenforceable covenant shall be deemed eliminated from this Section 5(b) to the extent necessary to permit the remaining separate covenants to be enforced.

 Section 6. Conflicting Agreements 

The Executive represents and warrants that he is free to enter into this Agreement, that he has not made and will not make any agreements in conflict with the
Agreement, and that he will not disclose to any member of the Village Farms Group, nor use for the benefit of any member of the Village Farms Group, any trade secrets or confidential information that are the property of any former employer or
employers. 
 Section 7. Indemnification 
 The
Village Farms Group shall indemnify the Executive for acts undertaken as an officer, director or agent of the Village Farms Group to the fullest extent provided under applicable law. The Company or another member of the Village Farms Group will
obtain officer and director liability insurance in an amount believed by the Board to be reasonable to the extent that such insurance can be obtained at commercially reasonable rates. 

Section 8. Assignment 
  

	 	(a)	 Non-assignability. Neither this Agreement nor any right or
interest hereunder shall be assignable (i) by the Executive without the prior written consent of the Company, or (ii) by the Company without the prior written consent of the Executive, except that the Company may assign its rights
hereunder in connection with the sale or disposition of the business and assets of the Company as a whole or in part. 

  
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	 	(b)	 No Attachment. Except as required by law, no right to receive payments under this Agreement shall be
subject to anticipation, commutation, alienation, sale, assignment, encumbrance, charge, pledge or assignment by operation of law; and any attempt, voluntary or involuntary, to effect such action shall be void and of no effect.

 Section 9. Binding Agreement 

This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and the Executive and any of their respective successors and permitted assigns,
and any such successor or permitted assignee shall be deemed to be substituted for the Company or the Executive, as the case may be, under the provisions of this Agreement. 

Section 10. Severability 
 If any provision of this
Agreement shall be declared invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such provision in circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each
provision of this Agreement shall be valid and be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. If any provision contained in this Agreement shall be held to be excessively broad as to scope, activity or subject so as to be unenforceable at
law, such provision shall be construed by limiting and reducing it so as to be enforceable to the extent compatible with the applicable law as it shall then appear. 

Section 11. Notice 
 All notices or other
communications which are required or permitted to be given to the Parties under this Agreement shall be sufficient in all respects only if given in writing and delivered in person, by telecopy, by overnight courier, or by certified mail, postage
prepaid, return receipt requested, to (i) with respect to notices to the Company, the current address of the Company’s principal office (Attn: Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer), and (ii) with respect to notices to the
Executive, the current home address of the Executive (as indicated in the Company’s records). Notice shall be deemed given on the date of delivery, in the case of personal delivery or telecopy, or on the delivery or refusal date, as specified
on the return receipt, in the case of overnight courier or certified mail. 
 Section 12. Waivers 

The failure of any Party to require the performance of any term or obligation of the Agreement, or the waiver by any Party of any breach of this Agreement,
shall not prevent any subsequent enforcement of such term or obligation or be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach. 

  
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 Section 13. Entire Agreement 

This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the Executive and the Company with respect to the Executive’s employment. As of the Effective Date,
this Agreement supersedes any prior agreement or arrangement relative to the Executive’s employment with the Village Farms Group, including without limitation the Prior Agreement. No modification or waiver of any provisions of this Agreement
shall be made unless made in writing and signed by the Executive and by such other person on behalf of the Company as the Board may designate for such purpose. 

Section 14. Governing Law 
 The interpretation,
construction and application of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Florida without application of any conflict of law principles. 

Section 15. Arbitration 
 Any controversy or claim
arising out of or related to this Agreement (except for equitable or injunctive actions pursuant to Section 5 above, or claims by the Executive for workers’ compensation or unemployment compensation) shall be settled by arbitration in
Trenton, New Jersey, under the Commercial Rules of the American Arbitration Association in effect at the time such controversy or claim arises (the “Rules”) by one arbitrator appointed by the American Arbitration Association in accordance
with the Rules, the arbitrator also apportioning the costs of arbitration. The award of the arbitrator shall be in writing, shall be final and binding upon the parties, shall not be appealed from or contested in any court and may, in appropriate
circumstances, include injunctive relief. Should any party fail to appear or be represented at the arbitration proceedings after due notice in accordance with the Rules, then the arbitrator may nevertheless render a decision in the absence of said
party, and such decision shall have the same force and effect as if the absent party had been present, whether or not it shall be adverse to the interests of that party. Any award rendered hereunder may be entered for enforcement, if necessary, in
any court of competent jurisdiction, and the party against whom enforcement is sought shall bear the expenses, including attorneys’ fees, of enforcement. 

Section 16. Section 409A 
 This Agreement is
intended to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) or an exemption thereunder and will be construed and administered in accordance with Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Agreement, payments provided under this Agreement may only be made upon an event and in a manner that complies with Section 409A of the Code or an applicable exemption. Any payments under this Agreement that may be
excluded from Section 409A of the Code either as separation pay due to an involuntary separation from service or as a short-term deferral will be excluded from Section 409A of the Code to the maximum extent possible. For purposes of
Section 409A of the Code, each installment payment provided under this Agreement will be treated as a separate payment. Any payments to be made under this Agreement upon a termination of employment will only be made upon a “separation from
service” under Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Village Farms Group makes no representations that the payments and benefits provided under this Agreement comply with Section 409A of the Code and in no event
will the Village Farms Group be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses that may be incurred by the Executive on account of non-compliance with Section 409A of
the Code. 

  
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 Section 17. Code Section 280G 

If any amounts or benefits provided for in this Agreement, when aggregated with any other payments or benefits payable or provided to the Executive (the
“Total Payments”) would (i) constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code (which will not include any portion of payments allocated to the restrictive covenant provisions of
Section 5 that are classified as payments of reasonable compensation for purposes of Section 280G of the Code), and (ii) but for this Section 17, would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the
“Excise Tax”), then the Total Payments will be either: (a) provided in full, or (b) provided as to such lesser extent as would result in no portion of such Total Payments being subject to the Excise Tax, whichever of the
foregoing amounts, taking into account the applicable federal, state and local income taxes and the Excise Tax, results in Executive’s receipt on an after-tax basis of the greatest amount of the Total
Payments, notwithstanding that all or some portion of the Total Payments may be subject to the Excise Tax. To the extent any reduction in Total Payments is required by this Section 17, such reduction shall occur to the payments and benefits in
the order that results in the greatest economic present value of all payments and benefits actually made to Executive. 
 Section 18. Recoupment

 The Company’s recoupment policies shall apply to all bonuses and awards payable to the Executive under this Agreement. If the Company restates
its financial statements due to material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirements under applicable securities laws, any payments pursuant to this Agreement for or in respect of the year that is restated, may be recovered to the extent
the payments made exceed the amount that would have been paid as a result of the restatement. Additionally, without limitation of the foregoing, any amounts paid hereunder shall be subject to recoupment in accordance with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act and any implementing regulations or policies thereunder or as is otherwise required by applicable law or stock exchange listing conditions. 

Section 19. Captions 
 The captions set forth in this
Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be considered as part of this Agreement or as in any way limiting or amplifying the terms and provisions hereof. 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed, sealed and delivered this Agreement as of the date first
written above. 
  

			
	Village Farms International, Inc.,
		
	By: 	 	 /s/ Michael A. DeGiglio

	Name:	 	Michael A. DeGiglio
	Title:	 	President and Chief Executive Officer
	
	 Executive:

	
	 /s/ Stephen C. Ruffini

	Stephen C. Ruffini

  
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