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Exhibit 10.1

 

 

 

Limoneira Company Announces Governance Enhancements
for its Board of Directors 

 

 

SANTA PAULA, Calif.-- (BUSINESS WIRE) –
August 1, 2022 – The Board of Directors of Limoneira Company (the “Company” or “Limoneira”) (Nasdaq: LMNR),
a diversified citrus growing, packing, selling and marketing company with related agribusiness activities and real estate development
operations, today announced enhancements to its Board of Directors. Scott Slater is appointed Chairperson of the Board of Directors. Slater,
who joined the board in 2012 succeeds Gordon Kimball, who is stepping down as Chairperson due to health reasons and will remain a director
of the Company. In addition, Amy Fukutomi is resigning as a director of the Company effective August 1, 2022. and will now serve as Vice
President of Compliance and Corporate Secretary of the Company. Upon Fukutomi’s resignation, the size of the board is reduced from
ten to nine directors.

 

Limoneira Chairperson of the Board, Scott
Slater, stated, “I am honored to become Chairperson of Limoneira after serving over 10 years as a director. The improvements we
are implementing for our overall corporate governance of Limoneira will contribute to sustainable economic development by enhancing the
long-term performance of our environmental, social and governance practices. Limoneira has a tremendous opportunity ahead and I believe
the improvements we are making today in all aspects of our Company will be very rewarding for employees, partner growers, and stockholders
of our Company.

 

We thank Gordon for his leadership, insight
and guidance during his eight years as Chairperson of the board and are very pleased he will continue to serve as a director. In
addition, upon Amy’s resignation, she will continue to serve our Company as Vice President of Compliance and Corporate
Secretary. This position handles many duties including all stock related filings for insiders and other stockholder compliance
matters under the Securities and Exchange Commission and Sarbanes Oxley Act. She will also ensure that directors have proper advice
and resources for discharging their fiduciary duties to stockholders and will serve as a confidante and resource to the board and
senior management regarding board responsibilities and logistics.”

 

Mr. Slater has served as a director of the Company
since 2012. Mr. Slater is currently a shareholder with the law firm of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck and has 37 years’ experience
representing clients in complex water matters, primarily in the Western United States. He serves as a member of the firm’s Executive
Committee. He provides transactional counseling and drafted proposed legislation and represented clients in water litigation across California
and was the lead negotiator of the largest water conservation-based transfer in United States history. He is the author of California
Water Law and Policy, the leading water law treatise in California and he has also taught water law in the United States, Australia and
China. He was selected by the California Daily Journal as one of the best 100 lawyers in California. He is presently the Chief Executive
Officer and serves on the Board of Directors of Cadiz, Inc., a publicly traded company that has acquired and is holistically managing
and developing indigenous water resources in desert regions in Southern California including the sustainable cultivation of hemp and citrus.

 

Limoneira Director, Gordon Kimball,
stated, “It has been an honor and a privilege to have served as Chairperson of the Limoneira Company Board of Directors for
eight years. I am pleased with our accomplishments and the exciting opportunities we have ahead of us. The Board of Directors
recently formulated a strategic plan to expand One World of Citrus and unlock value in non-core assets. We have over 15,400 acres of
rich agricultural lands, real estate properties, and water rights in California, Arizona, Chile and Argentina and selectively
monetizing certain assets in the portfolio creates a tremendous value creation opportunity for our stockholders.”

 

Ms. Fukutomi commented, “It has been a pleasure
to serve as director for Limoneira and I am very excited to now focus on my new role as Vice President of Compliance and Corporate Secretary.
We made many strategic enhancements to our board over the past years and this new role is another step in the important process of always
ensuring our board is serving and leading our amazing Company.”

 

About Limoneira Company

Limoneira Company,
a 129-year-old international agribusiness headquartered in Santa Paula, California, has grown to become one of the premier integrated
agribusinesses in the world. Limoneira (lē moñ âra) is a dedicated sustainability company with 15,400 acres
of rich agricultural lands, real estate properties, and water rights in California, Arizona, Chile and Argentina.
The Company is a leading producer of lemons, avocados, oranges, specialty citrus and other crops that are enjoyed throughout the world.
For more about Limoneira Company, visit www.limoneira.com.

 

     

     

    

 

 

Investors

John Mills

Managing Partner

ICR 646-277-1254

 

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are based on Limoneira’s current expectations about future events and can
be identified by terms such as “expect,” “may,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “should
be,” “will be,” “is likely to,” “strive to,” and similar expressions referring to future periods.

 

Limoneira believes the expectations reflected
in the forward-looking statements are reasonable but cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance or achievements.
Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, Limoneira cautions
you against relying on any of these forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause future outcomes to differ materially from those
foreseen in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: additional impacts from the current COVID-19 pandemic, changes
in laws, regulations, rules, quotas, tariffs and import laws; weather conditions that affect production, transportation, storage, import
and export of fresh product; increased pressure from crop disease, insects and other pests; disruption of water supplies or changes in
water allocations; pricing and supply of raw materials and products; market responses to industry volume pressures; pricing and supply
of energy; changes in interest and currency exchange rates; availability of financing for land development activities; political changes
and economic crises; international conflict; acts of terrorism; labor disruptions, strikes or work stoppages; loss of important intellectual
property rights; inability to pay debt obligations; inability to engage in certain transactions due to restrictive covenants in debt instruments;
government restrictions on land use; and market and pricing risks due to concentrated ownership of stock. Other risks and uncertainties
include those that are described in Limoneira’s SEC filings that are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
Limoneira undertakes no obligation to subsequently update or revise the forward-looking statements made in this press release, except
as required by law.Exhibit 10.2

 

LIMONEIRA COMPANY 2022 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE
PLAN 

(as approved
by the Board of Directors on January 25, 2022) 

(as approved
by the stockholders on March 22, 2022)

 

Section 1.    Purpose. The purposes of this Limoneira Company 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) are to promote
the interests of Limoneira Company and its stockholders by (i) attracting and retaining employees and directors of, and consultants to,
the Company and its Affiliates, as defined below; (ii) motivating such individuals by means of performance-related incentives to achieve
longer-range performance goals; and (iii) enabling such individuals to participate in the long-term growth and financial success of the
Company. This Plan is intended to replace the prior Limoneira Company Amended and Restated 2010 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended (the
 “Prior Plan”), which Prior Plan terminated on January 24, 2022. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any awards granted under
the Prior Plan shall remain in effect pursuant to the terms of the Prior Plan and the respective award agreements thereunder.

 

Section 2.    Definitions. As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

(a)     “Affiliate” shall mean any employer with which the Company would be considered a single employer under
Sections 414(b) and 414(c) of the Code, applied using fifty percent (50%) as the percentage of ownership required under such Code sections;
provided, however, that the term Affiliate shall be construed in a manner in accordance with the registration provisions
of applicable securities laws.

 

(b)     “Award” shall mean any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Share Award, Restricted Share Unit
Award, Performance Share-Based Award, Other Share-Based Award, or Performance Compensation Award made or granted from time to time hereunder.

 

(c)     “Award Agreement” shall mean any written agreement, contract, or other instrument or document evidencing
any Award, which may, but need not, be executed or acknowledged by a Participant, including by electronic means, as provided in Section
14(f).

 

(d)     “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(e)     “Cause,” as a reason for a Participant’s termination of employment or service, shall have the meaning
assigned such term in the employment, severance, or similar agreement, if any, between the Participant and the Company or an Affiliate.
If the Participant is not a party to an employment, severance, or similar agreement with the Company or an Affiliate in which such term
is defined, then unless otherwise defined in the applicable Award Agreement, “Cause” shall mean:

 

		(i)	the intentional engagement in any acts or omissions constituting dishonesty, breach of a fiduciary obligation,
wrongdoing, or misfeasance, in each case, in connection with a Participant’s duties or otherwise during the course of a Participant’s
employment or service with the Company or an Affiliate;

 

     

     

    

 

		(ii)	the commission of a felony or the indictment for any felony, including, but not limited to, any felony
involving fraud, embezzlement, moral turpitude, or theft;

 

		(iii)	the intentional and wrongful damaging of property, contractual interests, or business relationships of
the Company or an Affiliate;

 

		(iv)	the intentional and wrongful disclosure of secret processes or confidential information of the Company
or an Affiliate in violation of an agreement with, or a policy of, the Company or an Affiliate;

 

		(v)	the continued failure to substantially perform the Participant’s duties for the Company or an Affiliate;

 

		(vi)	current alcohol or prescription drug abuse affecting work performance;

 

		(vii)	current illegal use of drugs; or

 

		(viii)	any intentional conduct contrary to the Company’s or an Affiliate’s written policies or practices.

 

(f)     “Change of Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following:

 

		(i)	the sale, lease, transfer, conveyance, or other disposition, in one or a series of related transactions,
of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in
Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act); or

 

		(ii)	any person or group is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5
under the Exchange Act, except that a person shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all shares that any such person
has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of
more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the voting stock of the Company, including by way of merger, consolidation,
or otherwise, or

 

		(iii)	during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted
the Board (together with any new directors whose election by such Board or whose nomination for election by the stockholders of the Company
was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors of the Company, then still in office, who were either directors at the beginning
of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, but excluding any director whose initial assumption
of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest, including but not limited to a consent solicitation, relating
to the election of directors of the Company) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board, then in office.

 

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(g)      “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

 

(h)      “Committee” shall mean a committee of the Board designated by the Board to administer the Plan and composed
of not less than two (2) directors, each of whom is required to be a “Nonemployee Director” (within the meaning of Rule 16b-3)
to the extent Rule 16b-3 is applicable to the Company and the Plan.

 

(i)       “Company” shall mean Limoneira Company, a Delaware corporation, together with any successor thereto.

 

(j)       “Effective Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 16(a).

 

(k)      “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

 

(l)       “Fair Market Value” shall mean, except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement,

 

		(i)	with respect to any property other than Shares, the fair market value of such property determined by such
methods or procedures as shall be established from time to time by the Committee in accordance with objective, arm’s length standards;
and

 

		(ii)	with respect to the Shares, as of any date:

 

		(A)	the closing per-share sale price (excluding any “after hours” trading) of the Shares (aa)
as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (“NASDAQ”) for such date, or (bb)
if the Shares are listed on a national stock exchange other than the NASDAQ, the closing per-share sale price of the Shares as reported
on the stock exchange composite tape for securities traded on such stock exchange for such date, or

 

		(B)	in the event there shall be no public market for the Shares on such date, the fair market value of the
Shares as determined in good faith by the Committee (which determination shall, to the extent applicable, be made in a manner that complies
with Section 409A).

 

(m)     “Fiscal Year” shall mean the Company’s fiscal year beginning each November 1 and ending the following
October 31.

 

(n)      “Good Reason” as a reason for a Participant’s termination of employment or service shall have the
meaning assigned such term in the employment, severance, or similar agreement, if any, between the Participant and the Company or an Affiliate.
If the Participant is not a party to an employment, severance, or similar agreement with the Company or an Affiliate in which such term
is defined, then unless otherwise defined in the applicable Award Agreement, for purposes of this Plan, the Participant shall not be entitled
to terminate his employment or service for Good Reason.

 

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(o)      “Incentive Stock Option” shall mean a right to purchase Shares from the Company that is granted under
Section 6 of the Plan (and which is so designated in the applicable Award Agreement) and that is intended to meet the requirements of
Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision thereto. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Participants who meet the definition
of “employees” under Section 3401(c) of the Code and the regulations thereunder.

 

(p)       “Nonqualified Stock Option” shall mean a right to purchase Shares from the Company that is granted under
Section 6 of the Plan and that does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

 

(q)      “Option” shall mean an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option.

 

(r)       “Other Share-Based Award” shall mean any right granted under Section 10 of the Plan.

 

(s)      “Participant” shall mean any employee of, or consultant to, the Company or its Affiliates, or nonemployee
director who is a member of the Board or the board of directors of an Affiliate, eligible for an Award under Section 5 of the Plan and
selected by the Committee to receive an Award under the Plan or who receives a Substitute Award.

 

(t)       “Performance Share-Based Award” shall mean any right granted under Section 9 of the Plan.

 

(u)      “Performance Compensation Award” shall mean any Award designated by the Committee as a Performance Compensation
Award pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan.

 

(v)      “Performance Criteria” shall mean the criterion or criteria that the Committee shall select for purposes
of establishing the Performance Goal(s) for a Performance Period with respect to any Performance Compensation Award under the Plan. The
Performance Criteria that will be used to establish the Performance Goal(s) shall be based on the attainment of specific levels of performance
of the Company (or an Affiliate, division, or operational unit of the Company or an individual service provider). The Performance Criteria
applicable to any Award shall be based on one or more of the following criteria: (i) return measures, including, but not limited to, return
on assets, net assets, stockholders’ equity, stockholder returns, capital, invested capital, sales, or revenue; (ii) revenue; (iii)
average revenue; (iv) profit margin; (v) earnings per Share; (vi) net earnings or net income (before or after taxes), net income compared
to average net income over a period, net income as a percentage determinant to multiply times salary; (vii) operating earnings; (viii)
net sales or revenue growth; (ix) cash flow, including, but not limited to, operating cash flow, free cash flow, cash flow return on equity,
average cash, cash from activities, cash from activities compared to average cash from activities over a period, and cash flow return
on investment; (x) earnings before or after interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; (xi) net operating profit; (xii) growth of
business; (xiii) operating expenses; (xiv) capital expenses; (xv) cost or expense targets; (xvi) share price, including, but not limited
to, growth measures and total shareholder return; (xvii) enterprise value; (xviii) equity market capitalization; (xix) cost reduction
or savings; (xx) performance against operating budget goals; (xxi) margins; (xxii) customer satisfaction; (xxiii) working capital targets;
(xxiv) working value added (net operating profit after tax minus the sum of capital multiplied by the cost of capital); (xxv) completion
of securities offering; (xxvi) completion of corporate refinancing; (xxvii) sales or market share; (xxviii) operating objectives or activities;
or (xxix) individually specified objectives.

 

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(w)      “Performance Formula” shall mean, for a Performance Period, one or more objective formulas applied against
the relevant Performance Goals to determine, with regard to the Performance Compensation Award of a particular Participant, whether all,
some portion but less than all, or none of the Performance Compensation Award has been earned for the Performance Period.

 

(x)      “Performance Goals” shall mean, for a Performance Period, one or more goals as may be established in
writing by the Committee for the Performance Period based upon the Performance Criteria. The Committee is authorized at any time in its
sole discretion, to adjust or modify the calculation of a Performance Goal for such Performance Period in order to prevent the dilution
or enlargement of the rights of Participants:

 

		(i)	in the event of, or in anticipation of, any unusual or extraordinary corporate item, transaction, event,
or development affecting the Company; or

 

		(ii)	in recognition of, or in anticipation of, any other unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company,
or the financial statements of the Company, or in response to, or in anticipation of, changes in applicable laws, regulations, accounting
principles, or business conditions, including any changes in tax laws; or

 

		(iii)	in the event of, or in anticipation of, any asset write-downs; or

 

		(iv)	in the event of, or in anticipation of, any litigation or claims judgments or settlements; or

 

		(v)	in the event of, or in anticipation of, any reorganization and restructuring programs; or

 

		(vi)	in the event of, or in anticipation of, any acquisitions or divestitures; or

 

		(vii)	in the event of, or in anticipation of, any foreign exchange gains and losses; or

 

		(viii)	in the event of, or in anticipation of, any change in the Company’s fiscal year.

 

(y)     “Performance Period” shall mean the one (1) or more periods of time of at least twelve (12) consecutive
months in duration (usually a Fiscal Year), as the Committee may select, over which the attainment of one (1) or more Performance Goals
will be measured for the purpose of determining a Participant’s right to, and the payment of, a Performance Compensation Award.

 

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(z)      “Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, association, limited liability company,
joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government, or political subdivision.

 

(aa)    “Plan” shall mean this Limoneira Company 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as may be amended from time to
time in accordance with Section 12 hereof.

 

(bb)   “Prior Plan” shall have the meaning specified in Section 1.

 

(cc)    “Restricted Share” shall mean any physical or electronic book-entry Share granted under Section 8 of
the Plan.

 

(dd)   “Restricted Share Unit” shall mean any unit that represents an unfunded and unsecured promise to deliver
Shares or some other form of payment in the future granted under Section 8 of the Plan.

 

(ee)    “Rule 16b-3” shall mean Rule 16b-3 as promulgated and interpreted by the SEC under the Exchange Act,
or any successor rule or regulation thereto as in effect from time to time.

 

(ff)     “SEC” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto and shall include the
staff thereof.

 

(gg)   “Section 409A” shall mean Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and other guidance issued thereunder
as in effect from time to time.

 

(hh)   “Separation from Service” shall mean a termination from employment or service of an employee or other
service provider with the Company and all Affiliates; provided that the employment relationship shall be considered to continue while
the individual is on military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence so long as the period of such absence does not exceed
six (6) months, or, if longer, so long as the individual retains a right to reemployment with the Company or Affiliate under an applicable
statute or by contract. An employee or other service provider is presumed to have separated from service where the level of bona fide
services preformed decreases to a level equal to twenty percent (20%) or less than the average level of services performed by the employee
or other service provider during the immediately preceding thirty-six-(36-) month period. In all applicable cases, whether an employee
or other service provider has incurred a Separation from Service shall be determined in accordance with Section 409A.

 

(ii)      “Shares” shall mean the common stock of the Company, $0.01 par value, or such other securities of the
Company (i) into which such common stock shall be changed by reason of a recapitalization, merger, consolidation, split-up, combination,
exchange of shares, or other similar transaction or (ii) as may be determined by the Committee pursuant to Section 4(d) of the Plan; provided
that such other securities shall, for Options and Stock Appreciation Rights, always constitute “service recipient stock” within
the meaning of Section 409A.

 

(jj)      “Specified Employee” shall mean a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A
and the Company’s Specified Employee determination policy, if any.

 

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(kk)     “Stock Appreciation Right” shall mean any right granted under Section 7 of the Plan.

 

(ll)       “Substitute Awards” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4(e) of the Plan.

 

(mm)   
“Ten Percent Shareholder” shall mean an individual who, at the time an Option is granted, owns stock
possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any parent corporation
or subsidiary corporation of the Company. An individual shall be considered as owning the stock owned, directly or indirectly, by or for
the individual’s brothers and sisters, spouse, ancestors, and lineal descendants; and stock owned, directly or indirectly, by or
for a corporation, partnership, estate, or trust shall be considered as being owned proportionately by or for its stockholders, partners,
or beneficiaries.

 

Section 3.    
Administration.

 

(a)        Committee; Powers of. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. Subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable
law (including Section 409A), and in addition to other express powers and authorizations conferred on the Committee by the Plan, the Committee
shall have full power and authority to:

 

		(i)	designate Participants;

 

		(ii)	determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to a Participant and grant Awards;

 

		(iii)	determine the number of Shares to be covered by, or with respect to which payments, rights, or other matters
are to be calculated in connection with, Awards;

 

		(iv)	determine the terms and conditions of any Award and Award Agreement;

 

		(v)	determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be settled or exercised in
cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property, or canceled, forfeited, or suspended and the method or methods by which
Awards may be settled, exercised, canceled, forfeited, or suspended;

 

		(vi)	determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances cash, Shares, other securities, other
Awards, other property, and other amounts payable with respect to an Award shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of
the holder thereof or of the Committee (in each case consistent with Section 409A);

 

		(vii)	interpret, administer, or reconcile any inconsistency, correct any defect, resolve ambiguities and/or
supply any omission in the Plan, any Award Agreement, and any other instrument or agreement relating to, or Award made under, the Plan;

 

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		(viii)	establish, amend, suspend, or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem
appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan;

 

		(ix)	establish and administer Performance Goals and determine whether, and to what extent, they have been attained;
and

 

		(x)	make any other decision or determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary
or desirable for the administration of the Plan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Awards to Non-Employee
Directors in compliance with Section 4(a)(vii) shall only be made in accordance with the terms, conditions and parameters of a program
or policy for the compensation of Non-Employee Directors adopted by the Board as in effect from time to time, and the Committee may not
make awards to Non-Employee Directors outside of the terms of such program or policy.

 

(b)      Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or limited by Section 409A, all designations, determinations, interpretations,
and other decisions under or with respect to the Plan or any Award shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at
any time and shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all Persons, including the Company, any Affiliate, any Participant, any holder
or beneficiary of any Award, and any stockholder.

 

(c)      The mere fact that a Committee member shall fail to qualify as a “Nonemployee Director” within the meaning of Rule
16b-3 shall not invalidate any Award made by the Committee, which Award is otherwise validly made under the Plan.

 

(d)      No member of the Committee shall be liable to any Person for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the
Plan or any Award hereunder.

 

(e)      The Committee may delegate to one or more officers of the Company (or, in the case of Awards of Shares, the Board may delegate
to a committee made up of one or more directors) the authority to grant Awards to Participants who are not executive officers or directors
of the Company subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

 

Section 4.     Shares Available for Awards.

 

(a)      Shares Available. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(d), the aggregate number of Shares with respect
to which Awards may be granted from time to time under the Plan shall in the aggregate not exceed, at any time, Five Hundred Thousand
(500,000) Shares; provided that the aggregate number of Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options may be granted under the
Plan shall be Four Hundred Thousand (400,000) Shares.

 

(b)     Fiscal
Year/Performance Period Award Limits. Subject to the overall limitations in Section 4(a), individual Awards shall be subject
to the following limitations on a per Participant basis:

 

		(i)	Stock Options. The maximum number of Shares with respect to which Nonqualified Stock Options
and Incentive Stock Options may be granted to any one Participant in any Fiscal Year shall be Two Hundred Thousand (200,000) Shares.

 

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		(ii)	Stock Appreciation Rights. The maximum number of Shares with respect to which any Stock
Appreciation Rights may be granted to any one Participant in any Fiscal Year shall be Two Hundred Thousand (200,000) Shares.

 

		(iii)	Restricted Shares. The maximum aggregate number of Shares of Restricted Shares that may
be granted to any one Participant in any Fiscal Year shall be Five Hundred Thousand (500,000) Shares.

 

		(iv)	Restricted Share Units. The maximum aggregate number of Shares of Restricted Share Units
that may be granted to any one Participant in any Fiscal Year shall be Five Hundred Thousand (500,000) Shares.

 

		(v)	Performance Share-Based Awards. The maximum number of Shares awarded or credited with respect
to Performance Share-Based Awards to any one Participant in a single Performance Period may not exceed Five Hundred Thousand (500,000)
Shares determined as of the date of payout, or, in the event such Performance Share-Based Awards are paid in cash, the equivalent cash
value thereof.

 

		(vi)	Other Share-Based Awards. The maximum number of Shares that may be granted as Other Share-Based
Awards in respect of any Fiscal Year shall be Two Hundred Thousand (200,000) Shares or, in the event such Other Share-Based Awards are
paid in cash, the equivalent cash value thereof.

 

		(vii)	Nonemployee Director Awards. During any Fiscal Year, a Participant who is a “Nonemployee
Director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 may not receive aggregate compensation for their services as a director, including any
cash compensation, other compensation and the value of any Awards under this Plan (based on Award date Fair Market Value), in excess of
Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000).

 

(c)       Shares Counted. Shares covered by an Award granted under the Plan shall not be counted unless and until they are
actually issued and delivered, or recorded in book-entry form, to a Participant and, therefore, the total number of Shares available under
the Plan as of a given date shall not be reduced by Shares relating to prior Awards that have expired or have been forfeited or cancelled,
and upon payment in cash of the benefit provided by any Award, any Shares that were covered by such Award will be available for issue
hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein:

 

		(i)	if Shares are tendered or otherwise used in payment of the exercise price of an Option, the total number
of Shares covered by the Option being exercised shall reduce the aggregate limit described in Section 4(a);

 

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		(ii)	Shares withheld by the Company to satisfy a tax withholding obligation shall count against the aggregate
limit described in Section 4(a) and the limits described in Section 4(b);

 

		(iii)	the number of Shares covered by a Stock Appreciation Right, to the extent that it is exercised and settled
in Shares, and whether or not Shares are actually issued to the Participant upon exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right, shall be considered
issued and transferred or recorded and held in book-entry form pursuant to the Plan; and

 

		(iv)	to the extent that any outstanding Award is settled in cash in lieu of Shares, the Shares allocable to
such portion of the Award may again be subject to an Award granted under the Plan.

 

(d)     Adjustments. Notwithstanding any provisions of the Plan to the contrary, in the event that the Committee determines
in its sole discretion that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities, or other property),
recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase,
or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Shares or other securities
of the Company, or other corporate transaction or event affects the Shares, such that an adjustment is appropriate in order to prevent
dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, then the Committee shall equitably
adjust, subject to the proviso of Section 2(ii) (definition of Shares) and any other requirements under Code Sections 422, 424, and 409A,
any or all of:

 

		(i)	the number of Shares or other securities of the Company (or number and kind of other securities or property)
with respect to which Awards may be granted;

 

		(ii)	the number of Shares or other securities of the Company (or number and kind of other securities or property)
subject to outstanding Awards; and

 

		(iii)	the grant or exercise price with respect to any Award or, if deemed appropriate, make provision for a
cash payment to the holder of an outstanding Award in consideration for the cancellation of such Award, which, in the case of Options
and Stock Appreciation Rights shall equal the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Share subject to each such Option or Stock
Appreciation Right over the per Share exercise price or grant price of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right.

 

(e)      Substitute Awards. Awards may, in the discretion of the Committee, be made under the Plan in assumption of, or in
substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by the Company or its Affiliates or a company acquired by the Company or with
which the Company combines (“Substitute Awards”). The number of Shares underlying any Substitute Awards shall be counted
against the aggregate number of Shares available for Awards under the Plan.

 

(f)       Sources of Shares Deliverable under Awards. Any Shares delivered pursuant to an Award may consist, in whole or in
part, of authorized and unissued Shares or of treasury Shares; provided, however, if the Company so determines, Shares delivered may consist
of Shares purchased in the market.

 

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(g) Minimum Vesting Requirements.
All Awards granted under the Plan shall be subject to a minimum vesting period of one (1) year. For purposes of awards to Nonemployee
Directors, a vesting period will be deemed to be one (1) year if it begins on the date of one annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders
and ends on the date of the Company’s next succeeding annual meeting of stockholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the minimum
vesting requirements of this Section 4(g) shall not apply with respect to a maximum of five percent (5%) of the Shares authorized under
the Plan pursuant to Section 4(a).

 

Section 5.     Eligibility. Any employee of, or consultant to, the Company or any of its Affiliates (including any prospective employee,
but not before his hire date), or nonemployee director who is a member of the Board or the board of directors of an Affiliate, shall be
eligible to be selected as a Participant.

 

Section 6.      Stock Options.

 

(a)     Grant. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee shall have sole authority to determine the Participants to
whom Options shall be granted, the number of Shares to be covered by each Option (which shall be fixed on the date of grant and set forth
in the applicable Award Agreement), the exercise price thereof and the conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise of the Option.
The Committee shall have the authority to grant Incentive Stock Options, or to grant Nonqualified Stock Options, or to grant both types
of Options. In the case of Incentive Stock Options, the terms and conditions of such grants shall be subject to and comply with such rules
as may be prescribed by Section 422 of the Code, as from time to time amended, and any regulations implementing such statute. All Options
when granted under the Plan are intended to be Nonqualified Stock Options, unless the applicable Award Agreement expressly states that
the Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option. As required by Section 409A, Nonqualified Stock Options shall have a grant price
equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value per Share as of the date of grant. If an Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option,
and if for any reason such Option (or any portion thereof) shall not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, then, to the extent of such
nonqualification, such Option (or portion thereof) shall be regarded as a Nonqualified Stock Option appropriately granted under the Plan;
provided that such Option (or portion thereof) otherwise complies with the Plan’s requirements relating to Nonqualified Stock Options.
No Option shall include any feature for the deferral of income other than the deferral of recognition of income until the later of the
exercise or disposition of the Option.

 

(b)     Exercise Price. The Committee shall determine and establish the exercise price at the time each Option is granted;
provided that such exercise price shall be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement and shall not be less than
one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant; and provided, further, that if the Option
is an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Shareholder, the exercise price of the Option shall not be less than one hundred
ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of the grant of the Option.

 

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(c)      Exercise. Each Option shall be exercisable at such times and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee
may, in its sole discretion, specify in the applicable Award Agreement. No Option shall be exercisable more than ten (10) years from the
date of grant; provided, however, that in the case of a Ten Percent Shareholder, no Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable
later than the fifth (5th) year anniversary of the date of its grant. The Committee may impose such conditions with respect to the exercise
of Options, including without limitation, any relating to the application of federal or state securities laws, as it may deem necessary
or advisable. To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares with respect to Options designated as Incentive Stock Options
plus the incentive stock options granted by any Affiliate are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year
under all plans of the Company and Affiliates exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), such options shall be treated as Nonqualified
Stock Options. For purposes of the preceding sentence, (i) Options shall be taken into account in the order in which they are granted,
and (ii) the Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be determined as of the time the Incentive Stock Option or other incentive stock option
is granted.

 

(d)      Payment.

 

		(i)	No Shares shall be delivered pursuant to any exercise of an Option until payment in full of the aggregate
exercise price therefor is received by the Company. Such payment may be made as provided in the Award Agreement:

 

		(A)	in cash, or its equivalent, or

 

		(B)	by exchanging Shares owned by the Participant (which are not the subject of any pledge or other security
interest and which have been owned by such Participant for at least six (6) months and acquired other than through an Incentive Stock
Option), or

 

		(C)	subject to such rules as may be established by the Committee, through delivery of irrevocable instructions
to a broker to sell the Shares otherwise deliverable upon the exercise of the Option and to deliver promptly to the Company an amount
equal to the aggregate exercise price or by a combination of the foregoing;

 

provided that the combined value of all
cash and cash equivalents and the Fair Market Value of any such Shares so tendered to the Company as of the date of such tender is at
least equal to such aggregate exercise price and the taxes, if any, required to be withheld.

 

		(ii)	Proof of Share Ownership. Wherever in any Award Agreement a Participant is permitted to
pay the exercise price of an Option or taxes relating to the exercise of an Option by delivering Shares, the Participant may, subject
to procedures satisfactory to the Committee, satisfy such delivery requirement by presenting proof of beneficial ownership of such Shares,
in which case the Company shall treat the Option as exercised without further payment and shall withhold such number of Shares from the
Shares acquired by the exercise of the Option.

 

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(e)      Disqualifying Dispositions. A Participant shall be obligated to give the Company or any Affiliate for which the Participant
works notice of any disposition of any Incentive Stock Option prior to the applicable holding periods.

 

Section 7.     Stock Appreciation Rights.

 

(a)      Grant. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have sole authority to determine the Participants
to whom Stock Appreciation Rights shall be granted, the number of Shares to be covered by each Stock Appreciation Right Award (which shall
be set on the date of grant and specified in the Award Agreement), the grant price thereof and the conditions and limitations applicable
to the exercise thereof. As required by Section 409A, Stock Appreciation Rights shall have a grant price equal to or greater than the
Fair Market Value per Share as of the date of grant. Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted in tandem with another Award, in addition
to another Award, or freestanding and unrelated to another Award; provided that the Stock Appreciation Rights granted in tandem
with an Award shall be granted at the same time as the other Award.

 

(b)      Exercise and Payment. The grant price of a Stock Appreciation Right per Share shall not be less than
one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. No Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable more
than ten (10) years from the date of grant. A Stock Appreciation Right shall entitle the Participant to receive an amount equal to the
excess of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right over the grant price thereof times
the number of Shares exercised. The Committee shall determine in its sole discretion whether a Stock Appreciation Right shall be settled
in cash, Shares, or a combination of cash and Shares.

 

(c)      Other Terms and Conditions. Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, the Committee shall
determine, at the grant of a Stock Appreciation Right, the term, methods of exercise, methods and form of settlement, and any other terms
and conditions of any Stock Appreciation Right. The Committee may impose such conditions or restrictions on the exercise of any Stock
Appreciation Right as it shall deem appropriate; provided that the Stock Appreciation Right shall not include any feature for the
deferral of income other than the deferral of income until the exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right.

 

Section 8.    Restricted Shares and Restricted Share Units.

 

(a)      Grant. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have sole authority to determine the Participants
to whom Restricted Share Units and Restricted Shares shall be granted, the number of Restricted Shares and/or the number of Restricted
Share Units to be granted to each Participant, the duration of the period during which, and the conditions, if any, under which, the Restricted
Shares and Restricted Share Units may be forfeited to the Company, and the other terms and conditions of such Awards.

 

(b)      Transfer Restrictions. Restricted Share Units and Restricted Shares may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged,
or otherwise encumbered, except, in the case of Restricted Shares, as provided in the Plan or the applicable Award Agreements. Unless
otherwise directed by the Committee:

 

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		(i)	certificates issued in respect of Restricted Shares shall be registered in the name of the Participant
and deposited by such Participant, together with a stock power endorsed in blank, with the Company; or

 

		(ii)	Restricted Shares shall be held at the Company’s transfer agent in book-entry form with appropriate
restrictions relating to the transfer of such Restricted Shares.

 

		(iii)	upon the lapse of the restrictions applicable to such Restricted Shares, the Company shall, as applicable,
either deliver such certificates to the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative; the transfer agent shall remove the
restrictions relating to the transfer of such Shares; or, if so requested by the Participant, the unrestricted certificates or Shares,
as applicable, shall continue to be held on behalf of the Participant.

 

(c)       Payment. Each Restricted Share Unit shall have a value equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share. Restricted Share
Units shall be paid in cash, Shares, other securities, or other property, as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, upon
the lapse of the restrictions applicable thereto, or otherwise in accordance with the applicable Award Agreement. Dividends paid on any
of Restricted Shares shall be withheld by the Company subject to vesting of the Restricted Shares pursuant to Section 10(b) or the terms
of the applicable Award Agreement, or may be reinvested in additional Restricted Shares, as determined by the Committee and specified
in the Award Agreement on the date of grant. Dividend equivalents may be credited on Restricted Share Units as additional Restricted Share
Units, if so determined by the Committee and specified in the Award Agreement on the date of grant.

 

Section 9.    Performance Share-Based Awards.

 

(a)       Grant. The Committee shall have sole authority to determine the Participants who shall receive a “Performance
Share-Based Award,” which shall consist of a right which is:

 

		(i)	denominated in cash or Shares;

 

		(ii)	valued, as determined by the Committee, in accordance with the achievement of such Performance Goals during
such Performance Periods as the Committee shall establish; and

 

		(iii)	payable at such time and in such form (in accordance with Section 409A, if applicable) as the Committee
shall determine and specify in the Award Agreement on the date of grant.

 

(b)     Terms and Conditions. Subject to the terms of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement, the Committee shall determine
the Performance Goals to be achieved during any Performance Period, the length of any Performance Period, the amount of any target Performance
Share-Based Award, and the amount and kind of any final payment or transfer to be made pursuant to any Performance Share-Based Award depending
upon achievement of Performance Goals.

 

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(c)     Payment of Performance Share-Based Awards. Performance Share-Based Awards may be paid in a lump sum or in installments
following the close of the Performance Period as set forth in the Award Agreement on the date of grant.

 

Section 10.     Other Share-Based Awards.

 

(a)     General. The Committee shall have authority to grant to Participants an “Other Share-Based Award,” which
shall consist of any right which is:

 

		(i)	not an Award described in Sections 6 through 9 above; and

 

		(ii)	an Award of Shares or an Award denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to,
or otherwise based on or related to, Shares (including, without limitation, securities convertible into Shares), as deemed by the Committee
to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan; provided that any such rights must comply, to the extent deemed applicable by the Committee
after consultation with legal counsel, with Rule 16b-3 and applicable law, including Section 409A. Subject to the terms of the Plan and
any applicable Award Agreement, the Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of any such Other Share-Based Award, including
the price, if any, at which securities may be purchased pursuant to any Other Share-Based Award granted under this Plan.

 

(b)      Dividend Equivalents. In the sole discretion of the Committee, an Award (other than Options or Stock Appreciation
Rights), whether made as an Other Share-Based Award under this Section 10 or as an Award granted pursuant to Sections 8 through 9 hereof,
may provide the Participant with dividends or dividend equivalents, payable in cash, Shares, other securities, or other property on a
current or deferred basis consistent with Section 409A; provided, that in the case of Awards with respect to which any applicable
Performance Criteria have not been achieved, dividend equivalents may be paid only on a deferred basis, to the extent the underlying Award
vests; provided further, that dividends and dividend equivalents shall not be paid or distributed unless and until the underlying
Award ceases to be subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, dividends
and dividend equivalents will be paid or distributed no later than the fifteenth (15th) day of the third (3rd) month
following the later of (i) the calendar year in which the corresponding dividends were paid to the Company’s stockholders, or (ii)
the first (1st) calendar year in which the Participant’s right to such dividends and dividend equivalents is no longer
subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture.

 

Section 11.    Performance Compensation Awards.

 

(a)     General. The Committee shall have the authority, at the time of grant of any Award described in Sections 8 through
10 of the Plan, to designate such Award as a Performance Compensation Award.

 

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(b)     Eligibility. The Committee will, in its sole discretion, designate which Participants will be eligible to receive
Performance Compensation Awards in respect of such Performance Period. Designation of a Participant eligible to receive an Award hereunder
for a Performance Period shall not in any manner entitle the Participant to receive payment in respect of any Performance Compensation
Award for such Performance Period. The determination as to whether or not such Participant becomes entitled to payment in respect of any
Performance Compensation Award shall be decided solely in accordance with the provisions of this Section 11. Moreover, designation of
a Participant eligible to receive an Award hereunder for a particular Performance Period shall not require designation of such Participant
as eligible to receive an Award hereunder in any subsequent Performance Period and designation of one person as a Participant eligible
to receive an Award hereunder shall not require designation of any other person as a Participant eligible to receive an Award hereunder
in such period or in any other period.

 

(c)     Discretion of Committee with Respect to Performance Compensation Awards. With regard to a particular Performance
Period, the Committee shall have full discretion to select the length of such Performance Period, the type(s) of Performance Compensation
Awards to be issued, the Performance Criteria that will be used to establish the Performance Goal(s), the kind(s) and/or level(s) of the
Performance Goal(s) to apply to the Company, and the Performance Formula. The Committee shall, with regard to the Performance Compensation
Awards to be issued for such Performance Period, exercise its discretion with respect to each of the matters enumerated in the immediately
preceding sentence of this Section 11(c) and record the same in writing.

 

(d)     Payment of Performance Compensation Awards.

 

		(i)	Employment Requirement. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, a Participant
must be employed by the Company on the last day of a Performance Period to be eligible for payment in respect of a Performance Compensation
Award for such Performance Period.

 

		(ii)	Limitation. A Participant shall be eligible to receive payment in respect of a Performance
Compensation Award only to the extent that:

 

		(A)	the Performance Goals for such period are achieved; and

 

		(B)	the Performance Formula as applied against such Performance Goals determines that all or some portion
of such Participant’s Performance Compensation Award has been earned for the Performance Period.

 

		(iii)	Determination. Following the completion of a Performance Period, the Committee shall meet
to review and determine whether, and to what extent, the Performance Goals for the Performance Period have been achieved and, if so, to
calculate and determine that amount of the Performance Compensation Awards earned for the period based upon the Performance Formula. The
Committee shall then determine the actual size of each Participant’s Performance Compensation Award for the Performance Period.

 

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		(iv)	Discretion. In determining the actual size of an individual Performance Share-Based Award
for a Performance Period, the Committee may increase, reduce or eliminate the amount of the Performance Compensation Award earned under
the Performance Formula in the Performance Period if, in its sole discretion, such increase, reduction or elimination is appropriate.

 

		(v)	Timing of Award Payments. The Awards granted for a Performance Period shall be paid to Participants
as soon as administratively possible following completion of the determinations by this Section 11; provided that in no event shall any
Award granted for a Performance Period be paid later than March 15th of the calendar year immediately following the end of
such Performance Period.

 

		(vi)	Maximum Award Payable. As provided in Section 4(a) and Section 4(b) hereof, the maximum
Awards payable in Shares to any one Participant under the Plan is limited; or, in the event Awards are paid in cash, the amount is limited
to the equivalent cash value on the last day of the Performance Period to which such Award relates. Furthermore, any Award that has been
deferred (other than Options and Stock Appreciation Rights that cannot be deferred under Section 409A) shall not increase (between the
date as of which the Award is deferred and the payment date):

 

		(A)	with respect to the Award that is payable in cash, by a measuring factor for each Fiscal Year greater
than a reasonable rate of interest set by the Committee prior to the applicable Fiscal Year; or

 

		(B)	with respect to an Award that is payable in Shares, by an amount greater than the appreciation of a Share
from the date such Award is deferred to the payment date.

 

Section 12.    Amendment and Termination.

 

(a)      Amendments to the Plan; Termination of the Plan. The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the
Plan or any portion thereof at any time without stockholder approval; provided that if an amendment to the Plan that:

 

		(i)	would materially increase the benefits accruing to Participants under the Plan;

 

		(ii)	would materially increase the number of securities which may be issued under the Plan;

 

		(iii)	would materially modify the requirements for participation in the Plan; or

 

		(iv)	must otherwise be approved by the stockholders of the Company in order to comply with applicable law or
the rules of the NASDAQ, or, if the Shares are not traded on the NASDAQ, the principal national securities exchange upon which the Shares
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such amendment will be subject to stockholder
approval and will not be effective unless and until such approval has been obtained; and provided further, that any such amendment, alteration,
suspension, discontinuance, or termination that would impair the rights of any Participant or any holder or beneficiary of any Award previously
granted shall not be effective without the written consent of the affected Participant, holder, or beneficiary. No amendment or other
action by the Board shall terminate the Plan except, to the extent applicable, in accordance with Section 409A.

 

(b)      Amendments to Awards. The Committee may waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or alter, suspend,
discontinue, cancel, or terminate, any Award theretofore granted; provided that any such waiver, amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance,
cancellation, or termination that would impair the rights of any Participant, any holder, or beneficiary of any Award previously granted
shall not be effective without the written consent of the affected Participant, holder, or beneficiary and provided further that
no such actions shall accelerate the time and form of payment of an Award except as permitted in accordance with Section 409A.

 

(c)      Adjustment of Awards upon the Occurrence of Certain Unusual or Nonrecurring Events. Subject to Section 409A, the
Committee is hereby authorized to make equitable adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, all outstanding
Awards in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, the events described in Section 4(d) hereof) affecting
the Company, any Affiliate, or the financial statements of the Company or any Affiliate, or of changes in applicable laws, regulations,
or accounting principles, whenever the Committee determines, after consultation with its advisors, that such adjustments are appropriate
in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan.

 

(d)      Repricing; Reloading. Subject to Section 409A, except in connection with a corporate transaction or event described
in Section 4(d) hereof, the terms of outstanding Awards may not be amended to reduce the exercise price of Options or the grant price
of Stock Appreciation Rights, or cancel Options or Stock Appreciation Rights in exchange for cash, other awards or Options or Stock Appreciation
Rights with an exercise price or grant price, as applicable, that is less than the exercise price of the original Options or grant price
of the original Stock Appreciation Rights, as applicable, without stockholder approval. No Award Agreement may include provisions that
 “reload” Options or Stock Appreciation Rights upon exercise.

 

Section 13.     Change of Control.

 

(a)      To the extent outstanding Awards granted under this Plan are not assumed, converted, or replaced by the resulting entity in the
event of a Change of Control, all outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall become fully exercisable, all restrictions with
respect to outstanding Awards shall lapse and become vested and non-forfeitable, and any specified Performance Goals with respect to outstanding
Awards shall be deemed to be satisfied at target; provided that payment of Restricted and Performance Share-Based Awards or Performance
Compensation Awards shall be made in accordance with Section 13(d). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may determine (i) that
for each Option and Stock Appreciation Right the Participant shall receive a payment in cancellation thereof equal to the difference between
the consideration (consisting of cash or other property (including securities of a successor or parent corporation)) received by holders
of Shares in the Change of Control transaction and the exercise price of the applicable Option or Stock Appreciation Right, if such difference
is positive; and (ii) for any Options and Stock Appreciation Rights with an exercise price that is higher than the per share consideration
received by holders of Shares in connection with the Change of Control shall be cancelled for no additional consideration.

 

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(b)      To the extent outstanding Awards granted under this Plan are assumed, converted, or replaced by the resulting entity in the event
of a Change of Control:

 

		(i)	any outstanding Awards that are subject to Performance Share-Based Goals shall be converted by the resulting
entity as if target performance had been achieved as of the date of the Change of Control;

 

		(ii)	each Performance Share-Based Award or Performance Compensation Award with service requirements shall continue
to vest with respect to such requirements during the remaining period set forth in the Award Agreement; and

 

		(iii)	all other Awards shall continue to vest (and/or the restrictions thereon shall continue to lapse) during
the remaining periods set forth in the Award Agreement.

 

(c)       To the extent outstanding Awards granted under this Plan are either assumed, converted, or replaced by the resulting entity in
the event of a Change of Control, if a Participant’s employment or service is terminated without Cause by the Company or an Affiliate
or a Participant terminates his employment or service with the Company or an Affiliate for Good Reason (if applicable), in either case,
during the twelve-(12-) month period following a Change of Control, all outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights held by the
Participant shall become fully exercisable and all restrictions with respect to outstanding Awards shall lapse and become vested and non-forfeitable.

 

(d)       Notwithstanding anything in this Plan or any Award Agreement to the contrary, to the extent any provision of this Plan or an Award
Agreement would cause a payment of nonqualified deferred compensation that is subject to Section 409A to be made upon the occurrence of:

 

		(i)	a Change of Control, then such payment shall not be made unless such Change of Control also constitutes
a “change in ownership,” “change in effective control,” or “change in ownership of a substantial portion
of the Company’s assets” within the meaning of Section 409A; or

 

		(ii)	a termination of employment or service, then such payment shall not be made unless such termination of
employment or service also constitutes a Separation from Service.

 

Any payment that does not comply with the preceding
sentence shall be made in accordance with the payment schedule that would have applied in the absence of a Change of Control or termination
of employment or service, but disregarding any performance requirements and substituting the passage of time for any future service requirements
and any Performance Periods. If a Change of Control constitutes a “change of control” within the meaning of Section 409A,
payment shall be made in a lump sum within ten (10) business days following the Change of Control unless the Award Agreement specifies
otherwise. If a termination following a Change of Control qualifies as a Separation from Service, distribution will be made in a lump
sum within sixty (60) days following the Separation from Service date unless the Award Agreement specifies otherwise.

 

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Section 14.   General Provisions.

 

(a)      Nontransferability.

 

		(i)	Each Award, and each right under any Award, shall be exercisable only by the Participant during the Participant’s
lifetime, or, if permissible under applicable law, by the Participant’s legal guardian or representative.

 

		(ii)	No Award may be sold, assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, or otherwise transferred or encumbered by
a Participant otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and any such purported sale, assignment, alienation,
pledge, attachment, transfer, or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Company or any Affiliate; provided that the designation
of a beneficiary shall not constitute a sale, assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, transfer or encumbrance.

 

(b)      No Rights to Awards. No Participant or other Person shall have any claim to be granted any Award, and there is no
obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants, holders, or beneficiaries of Awards. The terms and conditions of Awards and the
Committee’s determinations and interpretations with respect thereto need not be the same with respect to each Participant (whether
or not such Participants are similarly situated).

 

(c)      Share Restrictions. Shares or other securities of the Company delivered under the Plan pursuant to any Award or the
exercise thereof shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan
or the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the SEC, any stock exchange upon which such Shares or other securities are then listed,
and any applicable Federal or state laws, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates or cause
its transfer agent to put a legend or legends on book-entry Shares to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.

 

(d)      Withholding.

 

		(i)	A Participant may be required to pay to the Company or any Affiliate, and the Company or any Affiliate
shall have the right and is hereby authorized to withhold from any Award, from any payment due, or transfer made under any Award or under
the Plan, or from any compensation or other amount owing to a Participant the amount (in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards
or other property) of any applicable withholding taxes in respect of an Award, its exercise, or any payment, or transfer under an Award
or under the Plan and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy all obligations for the payment
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		(ii)	Without limiting the generality of clause (i) above, a Participant may satisfy, in whole or in part, the
foregoing withholding liability by delivery of Shares owned by the Participant (which are not subject to any pledge or other security
interest and which have been owned by the Participant for at least six (6) months and acquired other than through an Incentive Stock Option)
with a Fair Market Value equal to such withholding liability or by having the Company withhold from the number of Shares otherwise issuable
pursuant to the exercise of the Option a number of Shares with a Fair Market Value equal to such withholding liability, subject to procedures
established by the Committee or the Company before and after the Company’s adoption of ASU 2016-09, Compensation-Stock Compensation
(Topic 718) dated March, 2016.

 

(e)      Award Agreements. Each Award hereunder shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement which shall be delivered to the Participant
and shall specify the terms and conditions of the Award and any rules applicable thereto, including but not limited to the effect on such
Award of the death, disability, or termination of employment or service of a Participant and the effect, if any, of such other events
as may be determined by the Committee.

 

(f)       Electronic Delivery and Acceptance. The Company may electronically deliver documents related to current or future
participation in the Plan and may request Participants’ consent to participate by electronic means. Participants may consent to
receive documents by electronic delivery and agree to participate in the Plan through the Company’s on-line system or any other
on-line system or electronic means that the Company may decide, in its sole discretion, to use in the future.

 

(g)      No Limit on Other Compensation Arrangements. Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the Company or any Affiliate
from adopting or continuing in effect other compensation arrangements, which may, but need not, provide for the grant of options, restricted
stock, shares and other types of awards provided for hereunder (subject to stockholder approval if such approval is required), and such
arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.

 

(h)      No Right to Employment. The grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right to be retained
in the employ of, or in any consulting relationship to, or as a director on the Board or board of directors, as applicable, of, the Company
or any Affiliate. Further, the Company or an Affiliate may at any time dismiss a Participant from employment or discontinue any consulting
relationship, free from any liability or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in any applicable employment contract
or agreement.

 

(i)       No Rights as Stockholder. Subject to the provisions of the applicable Award, no Participant or holder or beneficiary
of any Award shall have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares to be distributed under the Plan until he or she has become
the holder of such Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with each grant of Restricted Shares hereunder, the applicable
Award shall specify if and to what extent the Participant shall not be entitled to the rights of a stockholder in respect of such Restricted
Shares.

 

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(j)       Governing Law. The validity, construction, and effect of the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan
and any Award Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, applied without giving effect to its
conflict of laws principles.

 

(k)      Severability. If any provision of the Plan or any Award is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable
in any jurisdiction or as to any Person or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee,
such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to the applicable laws, or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended
without, in the determination of the Committee, 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.

 

(l)       Other Laws. The Committee may refuse to issue or transfer any Shares or other consideration under an Award if, acting
in its sole discretion, it determines that the issuance or transfer of such Shares or such other consideration might violate any applicable
law or regulation or entitle the Company to recover the same under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, and any payment tendered to the
Company by a Participant, other holder, or beneficiary in connection with the exercise of such Award shall be promptly refunded to the
relevant Participant, holder, or beneficiary. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no Award granted hereunder shall be construed
as an offer to sell securities of the Company, and no such offer shall be outstanding, unless and until the Committee in its sole discretion
has determined that any such offer, if made, would be in compliance with all applicable requirements of the U.S. federal securities laws.

 

(m)      No Trust or Fund Created. Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate
fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company or any Affiliate and a Participant or any other Person. To the extent
that any Person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company or any Affiliate pursuant to an Award, such right shall be no greater
than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company or any Affiliate. The Plan is not subject to the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

(n)       No Fractional Shares. No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award, and the
Committee shall determine whether cash, other securities, or other property shall be paid or transferred in lieu of any fractional Shares
or whether such fractional Shares or any rights thereto shall be canceled, terminated, or otherwise eliminated.

 

(o)       Deferrals. In the event the Committee permits a Participant to defer any Award payable in the form of cash, all such
elective deferrals shall be accomplished by the delivery of a written, irrevocable election by the Participant on a form provided by the
Company. All deferrals shall be made in accordance with administrative guidelines established by the Committee to ensure that such deferrals
comply with all applicable requirements of Section 409A.

 

(p)       Beneficiary Designations. Each Participant may, from time to time, name any beneficiary or beneficiaries (who may
be named contingently or successively) to whom any benefit under the Plan is to be paid in the event of his death before he receives any
or all of such benefit. Each such designation shall revoke all prior designations by the same Participant, shall be in a form prescribed
by the Committee, and will be effective only when filed by the Participant in writing with the Committee during the Participant’s
lifetime. In the absence of any such designation, benefits remaining unpaid or rights remaining unexercised at the Participant’s
death shall be paid to, or exercised by, the Participant’s executor or legal representative.

 

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(q)       Headings. Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of the Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference.
Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of the Plan or any provision thereof.

 

Section 15.  Compliance with Section 409A.

 

(a)       To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Plan and any grants made hereunder comply with the provisions of Section 409A,
so that the early income inclusion and additional tax, penalty, and interest provisions do not apply to Participants. This Plan and any
grants made hereunder shall be administered in a manner consistent with this intent.

 

(b)       Neither a Participant nor any of a Participant’s creditors or beneficiaries shall have the right to subject any deferred
compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A) payable under this Plan and grants hereunder to any anticipation, alienation, sale,
transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, attachment, or garnishment. Except as permitted under Section 409A, any deferred compensation
(within the meaning of Section 409A) payable to a Participant or for a Participant’s benefit under this Plan and grants hereunder
may not be reduced by, or offset against, any amount owing by a Participant to the Company or any of its Affiliates.

 

(c)       If, at the time of a Participant’s Separation from Service, (i) the Participant shall be a Specified Employee and (ii) the
Company shall make a good faith determination that an amount payable hereunder constitutes deferred compensation (within the meaning of
Section 409A) and that no exemption or exclusion shall apply, the payment of which is required to be delayed pursuant to the six-(6-)
month delay rule set forth in Section 409A in order to avoid taxes or penalties under Section 409A, then the Company shall not pay such
amount on the otherwise scheduled payment date but shall instead pay it, with interest, on the earlier of the first business day of the
seventh month following the Separation from Service date or within sixty (60) days following the date of death.

 

(d)       Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan and grants hereunder to the contrary, if permitted under Section 409A, the Company shall
amend this Plan and grants hereunder as the Company deems necessary or desirable to avoid the imposition of taxes or penalties under Section
409A. In any case, a Participant shall be solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties that may be imposed
on a Participant or for a Participant’s account in connection with this Plan and grants hereunder (including any taxes and penalties
under Section 409A), and neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates shall have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold a Participant
harmless from any or all of such taxes or penalties.

 

Section 16.   Term of the Plan.

 

(a)       Effective Date. The Plan shall be effective as of the date of its approval by the Board (the “Effective
Date”), subject to approval of the Plan by the stockholders of the Company, and, unless earlier terminated by the Board pursuant
to Section 12, shall terminate on the ten (10) year anniversary of the Effective Date (the “Termination Date”).

 

(b)       Awards Prior to Termination Date. No Awards will be made under this Plan after the Termination Date, but all Awards
made on or prior to the Termination Date will continue in effect thereafter subject to the terms thereof and of this Plan.

 

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