As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 21, 2025
Registration
No. 333-________
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
RELIANCE
GLOBAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida |
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46-3390293 |
(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation or organization) |
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
Number) |
Reliance
Global Group, Inc.
300
Blvd. of the Americas, Suite 105
Lakewood,
New Jersey 08701
(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Reliance
Global Group, Inc. 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan
(Full
title of the plan)
Ezra
Beyman
Chief
Executive Officer
300
Blvd. of the Americas, Suite 105
Lakewood,
New Jersey 08701
(732)
380-4600
(Name,
address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies
to:
Laura
Anthony, Esq.
Anthony,
Linder & Cacomanolis, PLLC
1700
Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., Suite 820
West
Palm Beach, FL 33401
(561)
514-0936
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting
company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,”
“smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated filer |
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Accelerated
filer |
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Non-accelerated
filer |
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Smaller
reporting company |
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Emerging
growth company |
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If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
PART
I
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS
The
information specified in Item 1 and Item 2 of Part I of Form S-8 is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with the provisions
of Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the introductory note to Part I of Form
S-8. The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be delivered to the participants in the equity benefit
plan covered by this Registration Statement as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act.
PART
II
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item
3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Reliance
Global Group, Inc. (the “Registrant”) hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents
previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”):
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The
Registrant’s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the Commission on April 4, 2024; |
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The
Registrant’s Current Report on Form
8-K, filed with the Commission on January 11, 2024, January 16, 2024, January 31, 2024, February 16, 2024, April 3, 2024/April 3, 2024,
April 10, 2024, April 23, 2024, May 1, 2024, May 15, 2024, June 24, 2024, June 26, 2024, September 9, 2024, November 4, 2024, November 14, 2024, December 17, 2024, and January 3, 2025; |
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The
Registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule
14A, filed with the Commission on October 31, 2024, as well as the additional definitive proxy soliciting materials filed with
the Commission on November 14, 2024, December
4, 2024, and December
17, 2024; |
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The
description of the Registrant’s capital stock, filed as Exhibit 4.4 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the Commission on April 4, 2024; and |
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5. |
All
other reports of the Registrant filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”), since April 4, 2024 (other than the portions of these documents not deemed to be filed). |
All
documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the date of this Registration
Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement that indicates that all securities offered
have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents; provided, however, that documents or information
deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with the rules of the Commission shall not be deemed incorporated by reference
into this Registration Statement. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein
or in any subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.
Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement.
SELECTED
FINANCIAL DATA
Reverse
Stock Split
On
June 26, 2024, the Company filed a certificate of amendment (the
“Certificate of Amendment”) to its Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended (the “Articles of
Incorporation”), with the Secretary of State of the State of Florida relating to a 1-for-17 reverse stock split (the
“Reverse Stock Split”) of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock. The Reverse Stock Split became
effective at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, after the close of trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”), on June 28,
2024 and the common stock began trading on Nasdaq on a Reverse Stock Split-adjusted basis on July 1, 2024 at market open.
Pursuant
to the Certificate of Amendment, and consistent with Florida law, effective at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on June 28, 2024, the Company also
decreased its authorized shares of common stock by the same proportion as the Reverse Stock Split. Accordingly, stockholder approval
of the Reverse Stock Split (and the corresponding reduction in authorized shares) was not required.
As
a result of the Reverse Stock Split, the number of outstanding shares of common stock was reduced from approximately 15.7 million shares
to approximately 921,000 shares. The par value and other terms of the common stock were not affected by the Reverse Stock Split. The
Company’s post-Reverse Stock Split common stock CUSIP number is 75946W 405.
The
following selected financial data has been derived from the Company’s audited financial statements included in the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on April 4, 2024, and the Company’s unaudited financial statements included
in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May 20, 2024, as adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split for all
periods presented. The Company’s unaudited financial statements included in its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission
on July 25, 2024, and November 7, 2024, respectively, were adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split.
The
Company’s historical results are not indicative of the results that may be expected in the future, and results of interim periods
are not indicative of the results for the entire year.
As
Reported
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Years Ended December 31, | |
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2023 | | |
2022 | |
Net (loss) income | |
$ | (12,009,982 | ) | |
$ | 6,466,162 | |
Net loss per share, basic and diluted | |
$ | (5.16 | ) | |
$ | (0.42 | ) |
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic | |
| 2,820,275 | | |
| 1,094,781 | |
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted | |
| 2,820,275 | | |
| 1,094,989 | |
Common shares outstanding at year end | |
| 4,761,974 | | |
| 1,219,573 | |
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Three Months Ended
March 31, | |
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2024 | | |
2023 | |
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(Unaudited) | |
Net loss | |
$ | (5,346,663 | ) | |
$ | (1,788,538 | ) |
Loss per share, basic | |
$ | (0.81 | ) | |
$ | (1.15 | ) |
Loss per share, diluted | |
$ | (0.81 | ) | |
$ | (2.77 | ) |
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic | |
| 6,569,019 | | |
| 1,553,953 | |
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted | |
| 6,569,019 | | |
| 2,185,847 | |
Common shares outstanding at period end | |
| 5,692,387 | | |
| 1,566,048 | |
As
Adjusted For The Reverse Stock Split
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Years Ended December 31, | |
(unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share amounts): | |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
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(Unaudited) | |
Net (loss) income | |
$ | (12,009,982 | ) | |
$ | 6,466,162 | |
Net loss per share, basic and diluted | |
$ | (87.70 | ) | |
$ | (7.14 | ) |
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic | |
| 165,899 | | |
| 64,399 | |
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted | |
| 165,899 | | |
| 64,411 | |
Common shares outstanding at year end | |
| 280,117 | | |
| 71,140 | |
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Three Months Ended March 31, | |
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2024 | | |
2023 | |
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(Unaudited) | |
Net loss and comprehensive loss | |
$ | (5,346,663 | ) | |
$ | (1,788,538 | ) |
Net loss per share, basic | |
$ | (13.77 | ) | |
$ | (19.55 | ) |
Net loss per share, diluted | |
$ | (13.77 | ) | |
$ | (47.09 | ) |
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic | |
| 386,413 | | |
| 91,409 | |
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted | |
| 386,413 | | |
| 128,579 | |
Common shares outstanding at period end | |
| 334,846 | | |
| 92,120 | |
Item
4. Description of Securities.
Not
applicable.
Item
5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not
applicable.
Item
6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The
Florida Business Corporation Act (the “FBCA”) provides that a corporation may indemnify a director or officer against liability
if the director or officer acted in good faith, the director or officer acted in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or
not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, and in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had no reasonable
cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. A corporation may not indemnify a director or an officer except for expenses and amounts
paid in settlement not exceeding, in the judgment of the board of directors, the estimated expense of litigating the proceeding to conclusion,
actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such proceeding, including any appeal thereof, where
such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the
corporation.
The
FBCA provides that a corporation must indemnify a director or officer who was wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense
of any proceeding to which the individual was a party because he or she is or was a director or officer of the corporation against expenses
incurred by the individual in connection with the proceeding.
A
corporation may, before final disposition of a proceeding, advance funds to pay for or reimburse expenses incurred in connection with
the proceeding by a director or an officer if the director or officer delivers to the corporation a signed written undertaking of the
director or officer to repay any funds advanced if such director or officer is not entitled to indemnification.
The
Registrant’s articles of incorporation, as amended, and bylaws provide that it has the power to indemnify its directors, officers,
employees and agents to the full extent permitted by the FBCA if in the judgment of the entire board of directors (excluding from such
majority any director under consideration for indemnification), the criteria set forth in Sec. 607.0851(1) or (2) of the FBCA have been
met.
These
indemnification provisions may be sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of our officers, directors and other corporate agents
for liabilities (including reimbursement of expenses incurred) arising under the Securities Act.
Registrant
has the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was one of its directors or officers, or is or was
serving at its request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other business
against any liability asserted against the person or incurred by the person in any of these capacities, or arising out of the person’s
fulfilling one of these capacities, and related expenses, whether or not we would have the power to indemnify the person against the
claim under the provisions of the FBCA.
If
the FBCA Law is amended to expand further the indemnification permitted to indemnitees, then the Registrant shall indemnify such persons
to the fullest extent permitted by the FBCA, as so amended.
Registrant’s
obligation to provide indemnification under its bylaws shall be offset to the extent of any other source of indemnification or any otherwise
applicable insurance coverage under a policy maintained by Registrant or any other person.
Registrant’s
bylaws shall be deemed to be a contract between Registrant and each person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party
to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason
of the fact that person is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer of Registrant, or is or was serving, or has agreed
to serve, at its request, as a director, officer or trustee of, or in a similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise, including any employee benefit plan, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted
in such capacity, at any time while this by-law is in effect, and any repeal or modification thereof shall not affect any rights or obligations
then existing with respect to any state of facts then or theretofore existing or any action, suit or proceeding theretofore or thereafter
brought based in whole or in part upon any such state of facts.
The
indemnification provision of the Registrant’s bylaws does not affect directors’ responsibilities under any other laws, such
as the federal securities laws or state or federal environmental laws.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that
a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel
the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification
by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
Item
7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not
applicable.
Item
8. Exhibits.
*
Filed or furnished herewith
Item
9. Undertakings.
A. |
The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: |
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities
offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range
may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration
Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii)
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or
any material change to such information in the Registration Statement.
Provided,
however, that paragraphs (A)(1)(i) and (A)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment
by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section
13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed
to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
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The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of
the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each
filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference
in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
C. |
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In
the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding)
is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will,
unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that
it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lakewood, New Jersey, on January 21, 2025.
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RELIANCE
GLOBAL GROUP, INC. |
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By: |
/s/
Ezra Beyman |
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Ezra
Beyman |
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Chief
Executive Officer |
POWER
OF ATTORNEY
KNOW
ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Ezra Beyman and Joel Markovits,
and each of them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution, for him and in his or her name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign this Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any and all amendments thereto (including
post-effective amendments), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act
and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities
and on the date indicated.
Signature |
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/s/
Ezra Beyman |
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Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board |
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January
21, 2025 |
Ezra
Beyman |
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(principal
executive officer) |
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/s/
Joel Markovits |
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Chief
Financial Officer (principal financial officer |
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January
21, 2025 |
Joel
Markovits |
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and
principal accounting officer) |
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/s/
Alex Blumenfrucht |
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Director |
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January
21, 2025 |
Alex
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/s/
Sheldon Brickman |
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Director |
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January
21, 2025 |
Sheldon
Brickman |
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/s/
Ben Fruchtzweig |
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Director |
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January
21, 2025 |
Ben
Fruchtzweig |
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/s/
Scott Korman |
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Director |
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January
21, 2025 |
Scott
Korman |
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Exhibit
5.1

LAURA
ANTHONY, ESQ.
CRAIG
D. LINDER, ESQ.*
JOHN
CACOMANOLIS, ESQ.**
Associates
and OF COUNSEL:
CHAD
FRIEND, ESQ., LLM
MICHAEL
R. GEROE, ESQ., CIPP/US***
JESSICA
HAGGARD, ESQ. ****
christopher
t. hines *****
PETER
P. LINDLEY, ESQ., CPA, MBA
JOHN
LOWY, ESQ.******
STUART
REED, ESQ.
LAZARUS
ROTHSTEIN, ESQ.
SVETLANA
ROVENSKAYA, ESQ.*******
HARRIS
TULCHIN, ESQ. ******** |
WWW.ALCLAW.COM
WWW.SECURITIESLAWBLOG.COM
DIRECT
E-MAIL: LANTHONY@ALCLAW.COM
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*licensed
in CA, FL and NY
**licensed
in FL and NY
***licensed
in CA, DC, MO and NY
****licensed
in Missouri
*****licensed
in CA and DC
******licensed
in NY and NJ
*******licensed
in NY and NJ
********licensed
in CA and HI (inactive in HI)
January
21, 2025
Reliance
Global Group, Inc.
300
Blvd. of the Americas, Suite 105
Lakewood,
New Jersey 08701
Re:
Registration Statement on Form S-8
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
We
have examined the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) to be filed by the Company with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”),
relating to the 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.086 per share (“Common Stock”), issuable
pursuant to the Reliance Global Group, Inc. 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2024 Plan”). The shares of Common Stock issuable
pursuant to the 2024 Plan are collectively referred to herein as the “Shares”.
In
that connection, we have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents, corporate
records and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion, including, without limitation:
(a) the Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company; (b) the Bylaws of the Company; (c) certain resolutions adopted by the
Board of Directors of the Company; and (d) the Plan.
In
rendering our opinion, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity and competency of all natural persons, the
authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity to authentic original documents of all documents submitted
to us as duplicates or copies. As to all questions of fact material to this opinion that have not been independently established, we
have relied upon certificates or comparable documents of officers and representatives of the Company.
Based
on the foregoing and in reliance thereon, and subject to compliance with applicable state securities laws, we are of the opinion that
the Shares when, and if, issued pursuant to the terms of the Plan will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
Our
opinion expressed herein is limited to the internal laws of the State of Florida and the federal laws of the United States, and we do
not express any opinion herein concerning any other law.
We
hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent,
we do not hereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or
the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
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Very
truly yours, |
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ANTHONY
LINDER & CACOMANOLIS, PLLC |
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/s/
Anthony Linder & Cacomanolis, PLLC |
1700
Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., Suite 820 ● West Palm Beach, Florida ● 33401 ● PHONE: 561-514-0936 ● FAX 561-514-0832
Exhibit
23.1
Consent
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We
hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement of Reliance Global Group, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report
dated April 4, 2024, on the financial statements of Reliance Global Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 and
for each of the two years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2023, which appear in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Reliance
Global Group, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2023.
/s/
Mazars USA LLP
New
York, New York
January
21, 2025
Exhibit
99.1
Reliance
Global Group, Inc.
2024
Omnibus Incentive Plan
Table
of Contents
Article
I. Purposes and Definitions |
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1.01 |
Purposes
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Definitions |
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Section
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Additional
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Article
II. Stock Subject to this Plan; Administration |
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Section
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Stock
Subject to this Plan |
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Section
2.02 |
Administration
of this Plan |
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Section
2.03 |
Eligibility |
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Section
2.04 |
Indemnification |
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Article
III. Awards. |
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Section
3.01 |
Stock
Options |
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Section
3.02 |
Stock
Appreciation Rights |
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Section
3.03 |
Restricted
Stock |
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Section
3.04 |
Restricted
Stock Units |
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Section
3.05 |
Performance
Units and Performance Shares |
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Section
3.06 |
Cash-Based
Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards |
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Section
3.07 |
Form
of Award Agreements |
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Article
IV. Additional Provisions Applicable to this Plan and Awards |
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Section
4.01 |
Outside
Director Limitations |
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Section
4.02 |
Compliance
With Code Section 409A |
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Section
4.03 |
Leaves
of Absence/Transfer Between Locations |
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Section
4.04 |
Limited
Transferability of Awards |
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Section
4.05 |
Adjustments;
Dissolution, Merger, Etc. |
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Section
4.06 |
Tax
Withholding |
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Section
4.07 |
Compliance
with Securities Laws |
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Section
4.08 |
Tax
Withholding |
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Section
4.09 |
No
Effect on Employment or Service |
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Section
4.10 |
Repurchase
Rights |
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Section
4.11 |
Fractional
Shares |
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Section
4.12 |
Forfeiture
Events |
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Section
4.13 |
Date
of Grant |
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Section
4.14 |
Term
of Plan |
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Section
4.15 |
Amendment
and Termination of this Plan |
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Section
4.16 |
Conditions
Upon Issuance of Shares |
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Section
4.17 |
Inability
to Obtain Authority |
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Section
4.18 |
Shareholder
Approval |
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Section
4.19 |
Retirement
and Welfare Plans |
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Section
4.20 |
Beneficiary
Designation |
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Section
4.21 |
Severability |
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Section
4.22 |
No
Constraint on Corporate Action |
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Section
4.23 |
Unfunded
Obligation |
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Section
4.24 |
Choice
of Law |
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Exhibits |
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Exhibit
A Form of Award Agreement for Options |
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Exhibit
B Form of Award Agreement for Stock Appreciation Rights |
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Exhibit
C Form of Award Agreement for Restricted Stock |
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Exhibit
D Form of Award Agreement for Restricted Stock Units |
D-1 |
Reliance
Global Group, Inc.
2024
Omnibus Incentive Plan
Article
I. Purposes and Definitions
Section
1.01 Purposes of this Plan; Structure.
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The
purposes of this Plan are (i) to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility, (ii)
to provide additional incentive to Employees, Directors and Consultants, and (ii) to promote the success of the Company’s business. |
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(b) |
This
Plan permits the grant of Incentive Stock Options, Nonstatutory Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted
Stock Units, Performance Awards, Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards. |
Section
1.02 Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions will apply:
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“Administrator”
means the Board or any of its Committees as will be administering this Plan, in accordance with Section 2.02. |
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“Affiliate”
means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly Controlling, Controlled by, or under common Control with
such Person. |
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(c) |
“Applicable
Laws” means the legal and regulatory requirements relating to the administration of equity-based awards, including but not
limited to the related issuance of shares of Common Stock, including but not limited to under U.S. federal and state corporate laws,
U.S. federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted
and the applicable laws of any non-U.S. country or jurisdiction where Awards are, or will be, granted under this Plan. |
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(d) |
“Award”
means, individually or collectively, a grant under this Plan of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted
Stock Units, Performance Units or Performance Shares, or Cash-Based Award or Other Stock-Based Award granted under this Plan. |
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(e) |
“Award
Agreement” means the written or electronic agreement setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to each Award granted
under this Plan, which Award Agreement shall be is subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan. |
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“Board”
means the Board of Directors of the Company. |
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“Cash-Based
Award” means an Award denominated in cash and granted pursuant to Section 3.06. |
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“Change
in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events, subject to the provisions of Section 1.03: |
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Change
in Ownership of the Company. A change in the ownership of the Company which occurs on the date that any one person, or more than
one person acting as a group (“Person”), acquires ownership of the stock of the Company that, together with the stock
held by such Person, constitutes more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the stock of the Company; provided, however,
that for purposes of this Section 1.02(i)(i), the acquisition of additional stock by any one Person, who is considered to own more
than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the stock of the Company will not be considered a Change in Control. Further,
if the shareholders of the Company immediately before such change in ownership continue to retain immediately after the change in
ownership, in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of shares of the Company’s voting stock immediately prior
to the change in ownership, direct or indirect beneficial ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the total voting power of the
stock of the Company or of the ultimate parent entity of the Company, such event shall not be considered a Change in Control under
this Section 1.02(i)(i). For this purpose, indirect beneficial ownership shall include, without limitation, an interest resulting
from ownership of the voting securities of one or more corporations or other business entities which own the Company, as the case
may be, either directly or through one or more subsidiary corporations or other business entities. |
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(ii) |
Change
in Effective Control of the Company. A change in the effective control of the Company which occurs on the date that a majority
of members of the Board is replaced during any twelve (12) month period by Directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed
by a majority of the members of the Board prior to the date of the appointment or election. For purposes of this Section 1.02(i)(ii),
if any Person is considered to be in effective control of the Company, the acquisition of additional control of the Company by the
same Person will not be considered a Change in Control. |
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Change
in Ownership of a Substantial Portion of the Company’s Assets. A change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the
Company’s assets which occurs on the date that any Person acquires (or has acquired during the twelve (12) month period ending
on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) assets from the Company that have a total gross fair market
value equal to or more than fifty percent (50%) of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately
prior to such acquisition or acquisitions; provided, however, that for purposes of this Section 1.02(i)(iii), the following will
not constitute a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets: (A) a transfer to an entity that
is controlled by the Company’s shareholders immediately after the transfer, or (B) a transfer of assets by the Company to:
(1) a shareholder of the Company (immediately before the asset transfer) in exchange for or with respect to the Company’s stock,
(2) an entity, fifty percent (50%) or more of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company,
(3) a Person, that owns, directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%) or more of the total value or voting power of all the outstanding
stock of the Company, or (4) an entity, at least fifty percent (50%) of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly
or indirectly, by a Person described in clause (B)(3) of this Section 1.02(i)(iii). For purposes of this Section 1.02(i)(iii), gross
fair market value means the value of the assets of the Company, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without
regard to any liabilities associated with such assets. |
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(i) |
“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and reference to a specific section of the Code or regulation thereunder shall
include such section or regulation, any valid regulation promulgated under such section, and any comparable provision of any future
legislation or regulation amending, supplementing or superseding such section or regulation. |
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“Committee”
means a committee of Directors or of other individuals satisfying Applicable Laws appointed by the Board, or by a duly authorized
committee of the Board, in accordance with Section 2.02. |
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(k) |
“Common
Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.086 per share, of the Company. |
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(l) |
“Company”
means Reliance Global Group, Inc., a Florida corporation, or any successor thereto. |
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(m) |
“Consultant”
means any natural person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary to render bona fide services to
such entity, provided the services (i) are not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction,
and (ii) do not directly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s securities, in each case, within the meaning of Form
S-8 promulgated under the Securities Act, and provided further, that a Consultant will include only those persons to whom the issuance
of Shares may be registered under Form S-8 promulgated under the Securities Act. |
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(n) |
“Control”
of a Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies
of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise.” Controlled”, “Controlling”
and “under common Control with” have correlative meanings. Without limiting the foregoing a Person (the “Controlled
Person”) shall be deemed Controlled by (a) any other Person (the “10% Owner”) (i) owning beneficially, as meant
in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, securities entitling such Person to cast 10% or more of the votes for election of directors
or equivalent governing authority of the Controlled Person or (ii) entitled to be allocated or receive 10% or more of the profits,
losses, or distributions of the Controlled Person; (b) an officer, director, general partner, partner (other than a limited partner),
manager, or member (other than a member having no management authority that is not a 10% Owner ) of the Controlled Person; or (c)
a spouse, parent, lineal descendant, sibling, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, or brother-in-law
of an Affiliate of the Controlled Person or a trust for the benefit of an Affiliate of the Controlled Person or of which an Affiliate
of the Controlled Person is a trustee. |
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(o) |
“Director”
means a member of the Board. |
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(p) |
“Disability”
means total and permanent disability as defined in Code Section 22(e)(3), provided that in the case of Awards other than Incentive
Stock Options, the Administrator in its discretion may determine whether a permanent and total disability exists in accordance with
uniform and non-discriminatory standards adopted by the Administrator from time to time. |
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(q) |
“Dividend
Equivalent Right” means the right of a Participant, granted at the discretion of the Administrator or as otherwise provided
by this Plan, to receive a credit for the account of such Participant in an amount equal to the cash dividends paid on one Share
for each Share represented by an Award held by such Participant. |
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(r) |
“Employee”
means any person, including Officers and Directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, provided
that neither service as a Director nor payment of a director’s fee by the Company will be sufficient to constitute “employment”
by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. |
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(s) |
“Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
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(t) |
“Exchange
Program” means a program under which (i) outstanding Awards are surrendered or cancelled in exchange for awards of the same
type (which may have higher or lower exercise prices and different terms), awards of a different type, and/or cash, (ii) Participants
would have the opportunity to transfer any outstanding Awards to a financial institution or other person or entity selected by the
Administrator, and/or (iii) the exercise price of an outstanding Award is reduced or increased. The Administrator will determine
the terms and conditions of any Exchange Program in its sole discretion. |
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“Fair
Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined as follows: |
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(i) |
If
the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system (other than an over-the counter market,
which will not be considered an established stock exchange of national market system for the purposes of this definition), including
without limitation the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market or the Nasdaq Capital Market
of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value will be the closing sales price for such stock (or, if no closing sales price was
reported on that date, as applicable, on the last trading date such closing sales price was reported) as quoted on such exchange
or system on the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; |
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(ii) |
If
the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value
of a Share will be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the day of determination (or, if no
bids and asks were reported on that date, as applicable, on the last trading date such bids and asks were reported), as reported
in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; |
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(iii) |
In
the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value will be determined in good faith by the Administrator. |
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“Fiscal
Year” means the fiscal year of the Company. |
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(w) |
“Incentive
Stock Option” means an Option that by its terms qualifies and is otherwise intended to qualify as an incentive stock option
within the meaning of Code Section 422 and the regulations promulgated thereunder. |
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(x) |
“Nonstatutory
Stock Option” means an Option that by its terms does not qualify or is not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option. |
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(y) |
“Officer”
means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder. |
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(z) |
“Option”
means a stock option granted pursuant to this Plan. |
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(aa) |
“Outside
Director” means a Director who is not an Employee. |
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(bb) |
“Other
Stock-Based Award” means an Award denominated in Shares and granted pursuant to Section 3.06. |
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(cc) |
“Parent”
means a “parent corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Code Section 424(e). |
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(dd) |
“Participant”
means the holder of an outstanding Award. |
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(ee) |
“Performance
Award” means an Award of Performance Shares or Performance Units. |
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(ff) |
“Performance
Award Formula” means, for any Performance Award, a formula or table established by the Administrator pursuant to Section 3.05
which provides the basis for computing the value of a Performance Award at one or more levels of attainment of the applicable Performance
Goal(s) measured as of the end of the applicable Performance Period. |
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“Performance
Share” means an Award denominated in Shares which may be earned in whole or in part upon attainment of performance goals or
other vesting criteria as the Administrator may determine pursuant to Section 3.05. |
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“Performance
Unit” means an Award which may be earned in whole or in part upon attainment of performance goals or other vesting criteria
as the Administrator may determine and which may be settled for cash, Shares or other securities or a combination of the foregoing
pursuant to Section 3.05. |
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“Period
of Restriction” means the period during which the transfer of Shares of Restricted Stock are subject to restrictions and therefore,
the Shares are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture. Such restrictions may be based on the passage of time, the achievement
of target levels of performance, or the occurrence of other events as determined by the Administrator. |
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(jj) |
“Person”
means an individual, corporation, partnership (including a general partnership, limited partnership or limited liability partnership),
limited liability company, association, trust or other entity or organization, including a government, domestic or foreign, or political
subdivision thereof, or an agency or instrumentality thereof. |
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(kk) |
“Plan”
means this 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan. |
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(ll) |
“Restricted
Stock” means Shares issued pursuant to an Award of Restricted Stock under Section 3.03, or issued pursuant to the early exercise
of an Option. |
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“Restricted
Stock Unit” means a bookkeeping entry representing an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of one Share, granted pursuant
to Section 3.04. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company. |
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(nn) |
“Rule
16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or any successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect when discretion is being exercised
with respect to this Plan. |
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(oo) |
“Section
16(b)” means Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act. |
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(pp) |
“Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. |
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(qq) |
“Service
Provider” means an Employee, Director or Consultant. |
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(rr) |
“Share”
means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 4.05. |
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“Stock
Appreciation Right” means an Award, granted alone or in connection with an Option, that pursuant to Section 3.02 is designated
as a Stock Appreciation Right. |
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“Subsidiary”
means a “subsidiary corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Code Section 424(f). |
Section
1.03 Additional Interpretations. For purposes of Section 1.02(i), persons will be considered to be acting as a group if they are
owners of a corporation that enters into a merger, consolidation, purchase or acquisition of stock, or similar business transaction with
the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed a Change in Control unless the transaction qualifies as
a change in control event within the meaning of Code Section 409A, as it has been and may be amended from time to time, and any proposed
or final Treasury Regulations and Internal Revenue Service guidance that has been promulgated or may be promulgated thereunder from time
to time. Further and for the avoidance of doubt, a transaction will not constitute a Change in Control if: (i) its sole purpose is to
change the jurisdiction of the Company’s incorporation, or (ii) its sole purpose is to create a holding company that will be owned
in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company’s securities immediately before such transaction.
Article
II. Stock Subject to this Plan; Administration.
Section
2.01 Stock Subject to this Plan.
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Subject
to the provisions of Section 2.01(a) and Section 4.05, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be subject to Awards and sold
under this Plan is 1,000,000 Shares. The Shares may be authorized but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock. |
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If
an Award expires or becomes un-exercisable without having been exercised in full, is surrendered pursuant to an Exchange Program,
or, with respect to Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Units or Performance Shares, is forfeited to or repurchased
by the Company due to the failure to vest, the unpurchased Shares (or for Awards other than Options or Stock Appreciation Rights
the forfeited or repurchased Shares) which were subject thereto will become available for future grant or sale under this Plan (unless
this Plan has terminated). With respect to Stock Appreciation Rights, only Shares actually issued pursuant to a Stock Appreciation
Right will cease to be available under this Plan; all remaining Shares under Stock Appreciation Rights will remain available for
future grant or sale under this Plan (unless this Plan has terminated). Shares that have actually been issued under this Plan under
any Award will not be returned to this Plan and will not become available for future distribution under this Plan; provided, however,
that if Shares issued pursuant to Awards of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares or Performance Units are
repurchased by the Company or are forfeited to the Company due to the failure to vest, such Shares will become available for future
grant under this Plan. Shares used to pay the exercise price of an Award or to satisfy the tax withholdings related to an Award will
become available for future grant or sale under this Plan. To the extent an Award under this Plan is paid out in cash rather than
Shares, such cash payment will not result in reducing the number of Shares available for issuance under this Plan. Notwithstanding
the foregoing and, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.05, the maximum number of Shares that may be issued upon the exercise
of Incentive Stock Options will equal the aggregate Share number stated in Section 2.01(a), plus, to the extent allowable under Code
Section 422 and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, any Shares that become available for issuance under this Plan pursuant
to Section 2.01(b) and Section 2.01(c). |
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(c) |
The
Company, during the term of this Plan, will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as will be sufficient to
satisfy the requirements of this Plan. |
Section
2.02 Administration of this Plan.
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Compensation
Committee. To the extent required by Applicable Laws, the Compensation Committee of the Board shall administer this Plan. |
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Rule
16b-3. To the extent desirable to qualify transactions hereunder as exempt under Rule 16b-3, the transactions contemplated hereunder
will be structured to satisfy the requirements for exemption under Rule 16b-3. |
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(iii) |
Other
Administration. Other than as provided above, this Plan will be administered by (A) the Board or (B) a Committee other than the
Compensation Committee, which Committee will be constituted to satisfy Applicable Laws. |
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Powers
of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of this Plan, and in the case of a Committee, subject to the specific duties
delegated by the Board to such Committee, the Administrator will have the authority, in its discretion: |
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to
determine the Fair Market Value; |
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(ii) |
to
select the Service Providers to whom Awards may be granted hereunder; |
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(iii) |
to
determine the number of Shares to be covered by each Award granted hereunder; |
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to
approve forms of Award Agreements for use under this Plan; |
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(v) |
to
determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of this Plan, of any Award granted hereunder, with such terms
and conditions including, but not being limited to, the exercise price, the time or times when Awards may be exercised (which may
be based on performance criteria), any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions, and any restriction or limitation
regarding any Award or the Shares relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator will determine; |
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to
determine whether an Award will be settled in Shares, cash, other property or in any combination thereof; |
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(vii) |
to
institute and determine the terms and conditions of an Exchange Program; |
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(viii) |
to
construe and interpret the terms of this Plan and Awards granted pursuant to this Plan; |
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(ix) |
to
prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to this Plan, including rules and regulations relating to sub-plans established
for the purpose of satisfying applicable non-U.S. laws or for qualifying for favorable tax treatment under applicable non-U.S. laws; |
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(x) |
to
modify or amend each Award (subject to Section 4.15(c)), including but not limited to the discretionary authority to extend the post-termination
exercisability period of Awards; provided, however, that in no case will an Option or Stock Appreciation Right be extended beyond
its original maximum term; |
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to
allow Participants to satisfy tax withholding obligations in a manner prescribed in Section 4.05(d); |
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to
authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any instrument required to effect the grant of an Award previously granted
by the Administrator; |
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to
allow a Participant to defer the receipt of the payment of cash or the delivery of Shares that otherwise would be due to such Participant
under an Award; |
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to
prescribe, amend or rescind rules, guidelines and policies relating to this Plan, or to adopt sub-plans or supplements to, or alternative
versions of, this Plan, including, without limitation, as the Administrator deems necessary or desirable to comply with the laws
of, or to accommodate the tax policy, accounting principles or custom of, foreign jurisdictions whose residents may be granted Awards; |
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(xv) |
to
correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in this Plan or any Award Agreement and to make all other
determinations and take such other actions with respect to this Plan or any Award as the Administrator may deem advisable to the
extent not inconsistent with the provisions of this Plan or applicable law; and |
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to
make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for administering this Plan. |
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(c) |
Option
or Stock Appreciation Right Repricing. The Administrator shall have the authority, without additional approval by the shareholders
of the Company, to approve a program providing for either (a) the cancellation of outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights
having exercise prices per share greater than the then Fair Market Value of a Share (“Underwater Awards”) and the grant
in substitution therefor of new Options or Stock Appreciation Rights covering the same or a different number of shares but with an
exercise price per share equal to the Fair Market Value per share on the new grant date or payments in cash, or (b) the amendment
of outstanding Underwater Awards to reduce the exercise price thereof to the Fair Market Value per share on the date of amendment. |
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(d) |
Effect
of Administrator’s Decision. The Administrator’s decisions, determinations and interpretations will be final and
binding on all Participants and any other holders of Awards and will be given the maximum deference permitted by Applicable Laws |
Section
2.03 Eligibility. Nonstatutory Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares
and Performance Units may be granted to Service Providers. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees.
Section
2.04 Indemnification. In addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may have as members of the Board or the Administrator
or as officers or employees of the Company or any of its Affiliates, to the extent permitted by applicable law, members of the Board
or the Administrator and any officers or employees of the Company or any of its Affiliates to whom authority to act for the Board, the
Administrator or the Company is delegated shall be indemnified by the Company against all reasonable expenses, including attorneys’
fees, actually and necessarily incurred in connection with the defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or in connection with any appeal
therein, to which they or any of them may be a party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in connection with this
Plan, or any right granted hereunder, and against all amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved
by independent legal counsel selected by the Company) or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding,
except in relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding that such person is liable for gross
negligence, bad faith or intentional misconduct in duties; provided, however, that within sixty (60) days after the institution of such
action, suit or proceeding, such person shall offer to the Company, in writing, the opportunity at its own expense to handle and defend
the same.
Article
III. Awards.
Section
3.01 Stock Options.
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Grant
of Options. Subject to the terms and provisions of this Plan, the Administrator, at any time and from time to time, may grant
Options in such amounts as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine. |
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Option
Agreement. Each Award of an Option will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the exercise price, the term of
the Option, the number of Shares subject to the Option, the exercise restrictions, if any, applicable to the Option, and such other
terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine. |
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Limitations.
Each Option will be designated in the Award Agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. Notwithstanding
such designation, however, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock
Options are exercisable for the first time by the Participant during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and any Parent
or Subsidiary) exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), such Options will be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes
of this Section 3.01(c), Incentive Stock Options will be taken into account in the order in which they were granted, the Fair Market
Value of the Shares will be determined as of the time the Option with respect to such Shares is granted, and the calculation will
be performed in accordance with Code Section 422 and Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder. |
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Term
of Option. The term of each Option will be stated in the Award Agreement. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the term
will be no more than ten (10) years from the date of grant thereof. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Participant
who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined
voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the Incentive Stock Option will be five
(5) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the Award Agreement. |
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Option
Exercise Price and Consideration. |
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Exercise
Price. The per Share exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option will be determined by the
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In
the case of an Incentive Stock Option: |
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granted
to an Employee who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the
voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price will be no less than
one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value per Share (or the fair market value per Share as determined in accordance
with Treas. Reg. 1.409A-1(b)(5)(iv)(A)) on the date of grant; |
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granted
to any Employee other than an Employee described in Section 3.01(e)(i)(1)(A), the per Share exercise price will be no less than one
hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant; |
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In
the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option, the per Share exercise price will be no less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair
Market Value per Share on the date of grant (or the fair market value per Share as determined in accordance with Treas. Reg. 1.409A-1(b)(5)(iv)(A)). |
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.01(e), Options may be granted with a per Share exercise price of less than one hundred
percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant pursuant to a transaction described in, and in a manner consistent
with, Code Section 424(a). |
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Waiting
Period and Exercise Dates. At the time an Option is granted, the Administrator will fix the period within which the Option may
be exercised and will determine any conditions that must be satisfied before the Option may be exercised. |
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Form
of Consideration. The Administrator will determine the acceptable form of consideration for exercising an Option, including the
method of payment. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the Administrator will determine the acceptable form of consideration
at the time of grant. Such consideration may consist entirely of: (1) cash; (2) check; (3) promissory note, to the extent permitted
by Applicable Laws; (4) other Shares, provided that such Shares have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate
exercise price of the Shares as to which such Option will be exercised and provided further that accepting such Shares will not result
in any adverse accounting consequences to the Company, as the Administrator determines in its sole discretion; (5) consideration
received by the Company under a broker assisted (or other) cashless exercise program (whether through a broker or otherwise) implemented
by the Company in connection with this Plan; (6) by net exercise; (7) such other consideration and method of payment for the issuance
of Shares to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws; or (8) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment. In making its determination
as to the type of consideration to accept, the Administrator will consider if acceptance of such consideration may be reasonably
expected to benefit the Company. |
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Procedure
for Exercise; Rights as a Shareholder. Any Option granted hereunder will be exercisable according to the terms of this Plan and
at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Award Agreement. An Option may not
be exercised for a fraction of a Share. An Option will be deemed exercised when the Company receives: (i) notice of exercise (in
such form as the Administrator may specify from time to time) from the person entitled to exercise the Option, and (ii) full payment
for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised (together with applicable tax withholding). Full payment may consist
of any consideration and method of payment authorized by the Administrator and permitted by the Award Agreement and this Plan. Shares
issued upon exercise of an Option will be issued in the name of the Participant or, if requested by the Participant, in the name
of the Participant and his or her spouse. Until the Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the
Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a shareholder
will exist with respect to the Shares subject to an Option, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Company will issue (or
cause to be issued) such Shares promptly after the Option is exercised. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right
for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued, except as provided in Section 4.05. Exercising an Option in
any manner will decrease the number of Shares thereafter available, both for purposes of this Plan and for sale under the Option,
by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised. |
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Termination
of Relationship as a Service Provider. If a Participant ceases to be a Service Provider, other than upon the Participant’s
termination as the result of the Participant’s death or Disability, the Participant may exercise his or her Option within such
period of time as is specified in the Award Agreement to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in
no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement). In the absence of a specified
time in the Award Agreement, the Option will remain exercisable for three (3) months following the Participant’s termination.
Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, if on the date of termination the Participant is not vested as to his or her entire
Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option will revert to this Plan. If after termination the Participant does
not exercise his or her Option within the time specified by the Administrator, the Option will terminate, and the Shares covered
by such Option will revert to this Plan. |
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Disability
of Participant. If a Participant ceases to be a Service Provider as a result of the Participant’s Disability, the Participant
may exercise his or her Option within such period of time as is specified in the Award Agreement to the extent the Option is vested
on the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement).
In the absence of a specified time in the Award Agreement, the Option will remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following the
Participant’s termination. Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, if on the date of termination the Participant is
not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option will revert to this Plan. If
after termination the Participant does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein, the Option will terminate,
and the Shares covered by such Option will revert to this Plan. |
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Death
of Participant. If a Participant dies while a Service Provider, the Option may be exercised following the Participant’s
death within such period of time as is specified in the Award Agreement to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of death
(but in no event may the option be exercised later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement),
by the Participant’s designated beneficiary, provided such beneficiary has been designated prior to Participant’s death
in a form acceptable to the Administrator. If no such beneficiary has been designated by the Participant, then such Option may be
exercised by the personal representative of the Participant’s estate or by the person(s) to whom the Option is transferred
pursuant to the Participant’s will or in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution. In the absence of a specified
time in the Award Agreement, the Option will remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following Participant’s death. Unless
otherwise provided by the Administrator, if at the time of death Participant is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares
covered by the unvested portion of the Option will immediately revert to this Plan. If the Option is not so exercised within the
time specified herein, the Option will terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option will revert to this Plan. |
Section
3.02 Stock Appreciation Rights.
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Grant
of Stock Appreciation Rights. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan, a Stock Appreciation Right may be granted to
Service Providers at any time and from time to time as will be determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion. |
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Number
of Shares. The Administrator will have complete discretion to determine the number of Shares subject to any Award of Stock Appreciation
Rights. |
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Exercise
Price and Other Terms. The per Share exercise price for the Shares that will determine the amount of the payment to be received
upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right as set forth in Section 3.02(f) will be determined by the Administrator and will be no
less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. Otherwise, the Administrator, subject
to the provisions of this Plan, will have complete discretion to determine the terms and conditions of Stock Appreciation Rights
granted under this Plan. Stock Appreciation Rights which have become exercisable may be exercised by delivery of written or electronic
notice of exercise to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Award Agreement, specifying the number of Stock Appreciation
Rights to be exercised and the date on which such Stock Appreciation Rights were awarded and vested. |
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Stock
Appreciation Right Agreement. Each Stock Appreciation Right grant will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the
exercise price, the term of the Stock Appreciation Right, the conditions of exercise, and such other terms and conditions as the
Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine. |
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Expiration
of Stock Appreciation Rights. A Stock Appreciation Right granted under this Plan will expire upon the date determined by the
Administrator, in its sole discretion, and set forth in the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the rules of Section
3.01(d) relating to the maximum term and Section 3.01(f) relating to exercise also will apply to Stock Appreciation Rights. |
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Payment
of Stock Appreciation Right Amount. Upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, a Participant will be entitled to receive payment
from the Company in an amount determined by multiplying (i) the difference between the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of
exercise over the exercise price; and (ii) the number of Shares with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised.
At the discretion of the Administrator, the payment upon Stock Appreciation Right exercise may be in cash, in Shares of equivalent
value, or in some combination thereof. |
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Deemed
Exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights. If, on the date on which a Stock Appreciation Rights would otherwise terminate or expire,
the Stock Appreciation Right by its terms remains exercisable immediately prior to such termination or expiration and, if so exercised,
would result in a payment to the holder of such Stock Appreciation Right, then any portion of such Stock Appreciation Right which
has not previously been exercised shall automatically be deemed to be exercised as of such date with respect to such portion. |
Section
3.03 Restricted Stock.
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Grant
of Restricted Stock. Subject to the terms and provisions of this Plan, the Administrator, at any time and from time to time,
may grant Shares of Restricted Stock to Service Providers in such amounts as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine. |
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Restricted
Stock Agreement. Each Award of Restricted Stock will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the Period of Restriction,
the number of Shares granted, and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine. Unless
the Administrator determines otherwise, the Company as escrow agent will hold Shares of Restricted Stock until the restrictions on
such Shares have lapsed. |
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Transferability.
Except as provided in this Section 3.03 or as the Administrator determines, Shares of Restricted Stock may not be sold, transferred,
pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated until the end of the applicable Period of Restriction. |
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Other
Restrictions. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may impose such other restrictions on Shares of Restricted Stock as
it may deem advisable or appropriate. |
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Removal
of Restrictions. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 3.03, Shares of Restricted Stock covered by each Restricted Stock
grant made under this Plan will be released from escrow as soon as practicable after the last day of the Period of Restriction or
at such other time as the Administrator may determine. The Administrator, in its discretion, may accelerate the time at which any
restrictions will lapse or be removed. |
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Voting
Rights. During the Period of Restriction, Service Providers holding Shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder may exercise
full voting rights with respect to those Shares, unless the Administrator determines otherwise. |
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Dividends
and Other Distributions. During the Period of Restriction, Service Providers holding Shares of Restricted Stock will be entitled
to receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to such Shares, unless the Administrator provides otherwise. If
any such dividends or distributions are paid in Shares, the Shares will be subject to the same restrictions on transferability and
forfeitability as the Shares of Restricted Stock with respect to which they were paid. |
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Return
of Restricted Stock to Company. On the date set forth in the Award Agreement, the Restricted Stock for which restrictions have
not lapsed will revert to the Company and again will become available for grant under this Plan. |
Section
3.04 Restricted Stock Units.
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Grant.
Restricted Stock Units may be granted to Service Providers at any time and from time to time as determined by the Administrator.
After the Administrator determines that it will grant Restricted Stock Units under this Plan, it will advise the Participant in an
Award Agreement of the terms, conditions, and restrictions related to the grant, including the number of Restricted Stock Units. |
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Vesting
Criteria and Other Terms. The Administrator will set vesting criteria in its discretion, which, depending on the extent to which
the criteria are met, will determine the number of Restricted Stock Units that will be paid out to the Participant. The Administrator
may set vesting criteria based upon the achievement of Company-wide, divisional, business unit, or individual goals (including, but
not limited to, continued employment or service), applicable federal or state securities laws, or any other basis determined by the
Administrator in its discretion. |
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Earning
Restricted Stock Units. Upon meeting the applicable vesting criteria, the Participant will be entitled to receive a payout as
determined by the Administrator or as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time after
the grant of Restricted Stock Units, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may reduce or waive any vesting criteria that must
be met to receive a payout. |
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Form
and Timing of Payment. Payment of earned Restricted Stock Units will be made as soon as practicable after the date(s) determined
by the Administrator and set forth in the Award Agreement. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may settle earned Restricted
Stock Units in cash, Shares, or a combination of both. |
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Voting
Rights, Dividend Equivalent Rights and Distributions. Participants shall have no voting rights with respect to Shares represented
by Restricted Stock Units until the date of the issuance of such shares (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the
Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company). However, the Administrator, in its discretion, may provide in the
Award Agreement evidencing any Restricted Stock Unit Award that the Participant shall be entitled to Dividend Equivalent Rights with
respect to the payment of cash dividends on Stock during the period beginning on the date such Award is granted and ending, with
respect to each share subject to the Award, on the earlier of the date the Award is settled or the date on which it is terminated.
Dividend Equivalent Rights, if any, shall be paid by crediting the Participant with a cash amount or with additional whole Restricted
Stock Units as of the date of payment of such cash dividends on Stock, as determined by the Administrator. The number of additional
Restricted Stock Units (rounded to the nearest whole number), if any, to be credited shall be determined by dividing (a) the amount
of cash dividends paid on the dividend payment date with respect to the number of Shares represented by the Restricted Stock Units
previously credited to the Participant by (b) the Fair Market Value per Share on such date. Such cash amount or additional Restricted
Stock Units shall be subject to the same terms and conditions and shall be settled in the same manner and at the same time as the
Restricted Stock Units originally subject to the Restricted Stock Unit Award. In the event of a dividend or distribution paid in
Shares or other property or any other adjustment made upon a change in the capital structure of the Company as described in Section
4.05, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the Participant’s Restricted Stock Unit Award so that it represents the right
to receive upon settlement any and all new, substituted or additional securities or other property (other than regular, periodic
cash dividends) to which the Participant would be entitled by reason of the Shares issuable upon settlement of the Award, and all
such new, substituted or additional securities or other property shall be immediately subject to the same vesting conditions as are
applicable to the Award. |
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Cancellation.
On the date set forth in the Award Agreement, all unearned Restricted Stock Units will be forfeited to the Company. |
Section
3.05 Performance Units and Performance Shares.
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Issuance.
Performance Awards may be granted to Service Providers at any time and from time to time, as will be determined by the Administrator,
in its sole discretion. The Administrator will have complete discretion in determining the number of Performance Units and Performance
Shares granted to each Participant. |
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Value
of Performance Units/Shares. Each Performance Unit will have an initial value that is established by the Administrator on or
before the date of grant. Each Performance Share will have an initial value equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date
of grant. |
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Performance
Objectives and Other Terms. The Administrator will set performance objectives or other vesting provisions (including, without
limitation, continued status as a Service Provider) in its discretion which, depending on the extent to which they are met, will
determine the number or value of Performance Units/Shares that will be paid out to the Service Providers. The time period during
which the performance objectives or other vesting provisions must be met will be called the “Performance Period.” Each
Performance Awards will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the Performance Period, and such other terms and conditions
as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine. |
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Performance
Targets and Goals. The Administrator may set performance objectives based upon the achievement of Company-wide, divisional, business
unit or individual goals (including, but not limited to, continued employment or service), applicable federal or state securities
laws, or any other basis determined by the Administrator in its discretion (“Performance Goals”). Performance Goals shall
be established by the Administrator on the basis of targets to be attained (“Performance Targets”) with respect to one
or more measures of business or financial performance (each, a “Performance Measure”), subject to the following: |
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Performance
Measures. Performance Measures shall be calculated in accordance with the Company’s financial statements,
or, if such measures are not reported in the Company’s financial statements, they shall be calculated in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, a method used generally in the Company’s industry, or in accordance with a methodology established
by the Administrator prior to the grant of the Performance Award. As specified by the Administrator, Performance Measures may be
calculated with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries consolidated therewith for financial reporting purposes, one or more
Subsidiaries or such division or other business unit of any of them selected by the Administrator. Unless otherwise determined by
the Administrator prior to the grant of the Performance Award, the Performance Measures applicable to the Performance Award shall
be calculated prior to the accrual of expense for any Performance Award for the same Performance Period and excluding the effect
(whether positive or negative) on the Performance Measures of any change in accounting standards or any unusual or infrequently occurring
event or transaction, as determined by the Administrator, occurring after the establishment of the Performance Goals applicable to
the Performance Award. Each such adjustment, if any, shall be made solely for the purpose of providing a consistent basis from period
to period for the calculation of Performance Measures in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of the Participant’s
rights with respect to a Performance Award. Performance Measures may be based upon one or more of the following, as determined by
the Administrator: (1) revenue; (2) sales; (3) expenses; (4) operating income; (5) gross margin; (6) operating margin; (7) earnings
before any one or more of: stock-based compensation expense, interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; (8) pre-tax profit;
(9) net operating income; (10) net income; (11) economic value added; (12) free cash flow; (13) operating cash flow; (14) balance
of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities; (15) stock price; (16) earnings per share; (17) return on shareholder equity;
(18) return on capital; (19) return on assets; (20) return on investment; (21) total shareholder return; (22) employee satisfaction;
(23) employee retention; (24) market share; (25) customer satisfaction; (26) product development; (27) research and development expenses;
(28) completion of an identified special project; and (29) completion of a joint venture or other corporate transaction. |
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Performance
Targets. Performance Targets may include a minimum, maximum, target level and intermediate levels of performance, with the final
value of a Performance Award determined under the applicable Performance Award Formula by the Performance Target level attained during
the applicable Performance Period. A Performance Target may be stated as an absolute value, an increase or decrease in a value, or
as a value determined relative to an index, budget or other standard selected by the Administrator. |
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Earning
of Performance Units/Shares. After the applicable Performance Period has ended, the holder of Performance Units/Shares will be
entitled to receive a payout of the number of Performance Units/Shares earned by the Participant over the Performance Period, to
be determined as a function of the extent to which the corresponding performance objectives or other vesting provisions have been
achieved. After the grant of a Performance Unit/Share, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may reduce or waive any performance
objectives or other vesting provisions for such Performance Unit/Share. |
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Form
and Timing of Payment of Performance Units/Shares. Payment of earned Performance Units or Performance Shares will be made as
soon as practicable after the expiration of the applicable Performance Period. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may pay
earned Performance Units/Shares in the form of cash, in Shares (which have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the value of the
earned Performance Units/Shares at the close of the applicable Performance Period) or in a combination thereof. |
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Cancellation
of Performance Units/Shares. On the date set forth in the Award Agreement, all unearned or unvested Performance Units or Performance
Shares will be forfeited to the Company, and again will be available for grant under this Plan. |
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Qualified
Performance-Based Awards. Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units granted to officers and Employees of the Company or any
Parent or Subsidiary of the Company (within the meaning of Code Section 424) may be granted with the intent that the award satisfy
the “Performance-Based Exception” (any such award intended to satisfy the Performance-Based Exception, a “Qualified
Performance-Based Award”). The grant, vesting, or payment of a Qualified Performance-Based Awards may depend on the degree
of achievement of one or more performance goals relative to a pre-established targeted level or levels using one or more performance
targets as determined by the Administrator (on an absolute or relative (including, without limitation, relative to the performance
of one or more other companies or upon comparisons of any of the indicators of performance relative to one or more other companies)
basis, any of which may also be expressed as a growth or decline measure relative to an amount or performance for a prior date or
period) for the Company on a consolidated basis or for one or more of the Company’s Subsidiaries, segments, divisions, or business
or operational units, or any combination of the foregoing. The performance period applicable to any Performance Units or Performance
Shares may not be less than three (3) months nor more than ten (10) years. To satisfy the Performance-Based Exception, the performance
measure(s) applicable to the Qualified Performance-Based Award and specific performance formula, goal or goals (“targets”),
including must be established and approved by the Administrator during the first ninety (90) days of the applicable Performance Period
(and, in the case of Performance Periods of less than one year, in no event after 25% or more of the Performance Period has elapsed)
and while performance relating to such target(s) remains substantially uncertain within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code. |
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Voting
Rights; Dividend Equivalent Rights and Distributions. Participants shall have no voting rights with respect to Shares represented
by Performance Share Awards until the date of the issuance of such Shares, if any (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books
of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company). However, the Administrator, in its discretion, may provide
in the Award Agreement evidencing any Performance Share Award that the Participant shall be entitled to Dividend Equivalent Rights
with respect to the payment of cash dividends on Stock during the period beginning on the date the Award is granted and ending, with
respect to each share subject to the Award, on the earlier of the date on which the Performance Shares are settled or the date on
which they are forfeited. Such Dividend Equivalent Rights, if any, shall be credited to the Participant either in cash or in the
form of additional whole Performance Shares as of the date of payment of such cash dividends on Stock, as determined by the Administrator.
The number of additional Performance Shares (rounded to the nearest whole number), if any, to be so credited shall be determined
by dividing (a) the amount of cash dividends paid on the dividend payment date with respect to the number of Shares represented by
the Performance Shares previously credited to the Participant by (b) the Fair Market Value per Share on such date. Dividend Equivalent
Rights, if any, shall be accumulated and paid to the extent that the related Performance Shares become nonforfeitable. Settlement
of Dividend Equivalent Rights may be made in cash, Shares, or a combination thereof as determined by the Administrator, and may be
paid on the same basis as settlement of the related Performance Share as provided in Section 3.05(e). Dividend Equivalent Rights
shall not be paid with respect to Performance Units. In the event of a dividend or distribution paid in Shares or other property
or any other adjustment made upon a change in the capital structure of the Company as described in Section 4.05, appropriate adjustments
shall be made in the Participant’s Performance Share Award so that it represents the right to receive upon settlement any and
all new, substituted or additional securities or other property (other than regular, periodic cash dividends) to which the Participant
would be entitled by reason of the Shares issuable upon settlement of the Performance Share Award, and all such new, substituted
or additional securities or other property shall be immediately subject to the same Performance Goals as are applicable to the Award. |
Section
3.06 Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards. Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards shall be evidenced by Award Agreements
in such form as the Administrator shall establish. Such Award Agreements may incorporate all or any of the terms of this Plan by reference
and shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions.
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Grant
of Cash-Based Awards. Subject to the provisions of this Plan, the Administrator, at any time and from time to time, may grant
Cash-Based Awards to Participants in such amounts and upon such terms and conditions, including the achievement of performance criteria,
as the Administrator may determine. |
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Grant
of Other Stock-Based Awards. The Administrator may grant other types of equity-based or equity-related Awards not otherwise described
by the terms of this Plan (including the grant or offer for sale of unrestricted securities, stock-equivalent units, stock appreciation
units, securities or debentures convertible into common stock or other forms determined by the Administrator) in such amounts and
subject to such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall determine. Other Stock-Based Awards may be made available as a form
of payment in the settlement of other Awards or as payment in lieu of compensation to which a Participant is otherwise entitled.
Other Stock-Based Awards may involve the transfer of actual Shares to Participants, or payment in cash or otherwise of amounts based
on the value of a Share and may include, without limitation, Awards designed to comply with or take advantage of the applicable local
laws of jurisdictions other than the United States. |
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Value
of Cash-Based and Other Stock-Based Awards. Each Cash-Based Award shall specify a monetary payment amount or payment range as
determined by the Administrator. Each Other Stock-Based Award shall be expressed in terms of Shares or units based on such Shares,
as determined by the Administrator. The Administrator may require the satisfaction of such Service requirements, conditions, restrictions
or performance criteria, including, without limitation, Performance Goals as described in Section 3.05, as shall be established by
the Administrator and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Award. If the Administrator exercises its discretion to establish
performance criteria, the final value of Cash-Based Awards or Other Stock-Based Awards that will be paid to the Participant will
depend on the extent to which the performance criteria are met. The establishment of performance criteria with respect to the grant
or vesting of any Cash-Based Award or Other Stock-Based Award intended to result in Performance-Based Compensation shall follow procedures
substantially equivalent to those applicable to Performance Awards set forth in Section 3.05. |
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Payment
or Settlement of Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards. Payment or settlement, if any, with respect to a Cash-Based
Award or an Other Stock-Based Award shall be made in accordance with the terms of the Award, in cash, Shares or other securities
or any combination thereof as the Administrator determines. The determination and certification of the final value with respect to
any Cash-Based Award or Other Stock-Based Award intended to result in Performance-Based Compensation shall comply with the requirements
applicable to Performance Awards set forth in Section 3.05. To the extent applicable, payment or settlement with respect to each
Cash-Based Award and Other Stock-Based Award shall be made in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A. |
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Voting
Rights; Dividend Equivalent Rights and Distributions. Participants shall have no voting rights with respect to Shares represented
by Other Stock-Based Awards until the date of the issuance of such Shares (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of
the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), if any, in settlement of such Award. However, the Administrator,
in its discretion, may provide in the Award Agreement evidencing any Other Stock-Based Award that the Participant shall be entitled
to Dividend Equivalent Rights with respect to the payment of cash dividends on Stock during the period beginning on the date such
Award is granted and ending, with respect to each share subject to the Award, on the earlier of the date the Award is settled or
the date on which it is terminated. Such Dividend Equivalent Rights, if any, shall be paid in accordance with the provisions set
forth in Section 3.04(e). Dividend Equivalent Rights shall not be granted with respect to Cash-Based Awards. In the event of a dividend
or distribution paid in Shares or other property or any other adjustment made upon a change in the capital structure of the Company
as described in Section 4.05, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the Participant’s Other Stock-Based Award so that it
represents the right to receive upon settlement any and all new, substituted or additional securities or other property (other than
regular, periodic cash dividends) to which the Participant would be entitled by reason of the Shares issuable upon settlement of
such Award, and all such new, substituted or additional securities or other property shall be immediately subject to the same vesting
conditions and performance criteria, if any, as are applicable to the Award. |
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Nontransferability
of Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards. Prior to the payment or settlement of a Cash-Based Award or Other Stock-Based
Award, the Award shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance,
or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary, except transfer by will or by the laws of
descent and distribution. The Administrator may impose such additional restrictions on any Shares issued in settlement of Cash-Based
Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards as it may deem advisable, including, without limitation, minimum holding period requirements,
restrictions under applicable federal securities laws, under the requirements of any stock exchange or market upon which such Shares
are then listed and/or traded, or under any state securities laws or foreign law applicable to such Shares. |
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3.07 Form of Award Agreements. A form of Award Agreement for a grant of Options is attached hereto as Exhibit A, a form of Award
Agreement for a grant of Stock Appreciation Rights is attached hereto as Exhibit B, a form of Award Agreement for a grant of Restricted
Stock is attached hereto as Exhibit C; and a form of Award Agreement for a grant of Restricted Stock Units is attached hereto as Exhibit
D, provided that the Administrator shall have the discretion to modify such forms and to replace such forms with any other agreement
as determined by the Administrator. In the event of a conflict between the terms of any Award Agreement and the provisions in the body
of this Plan, the terms of the Award Agreement shall control.
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IV. Additional Provisions Applicable to this Plan and Awards
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4.01 Outside Director Limitations. No Outside Director may be granted, in any Fiscal Year, Awards with a grant date fair value (computed
as of the date of grant in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles) of more than $300,000. Any Awards granted to
an individual while he or she was an Employee, or while he or she was a Consultant but not an Outside Director, will not count for purposes
of the limitations under this Section 4.01.
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4.02 Compliance With Code Section 409A. Awards will be designed and operated in such a manner that they are either exempt from the
application of, or comply with, the requirements of Code Section 409A such that the grant, payment, settlement or deferral will not be
subject to the additional tax or interest applicable under Code Section 409A, except as otherwise determined in the sole discretion of
the Administrator. This Plan and each Award Agreement under this Plan is intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 409A and will
be construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent, except as otherwise determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator.
To the extent that an Award or payment, or the settlement or deferral thereof, is subject to Code Section 409A the Award will be granted,
paid, settled or deferred in a manner that will meet the requirements of Code Section 409A, such that the grant, payment, settlement
or deferral will not be subject to the additional tax or interest applicable under Code Section 409A. In no event will the Company have
any obligation under the terms of this Plan to reimburse a Participant for any taxes or other costs that may be imposed on Participant
as a result of Section 409A.
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4.03 Leaves of Absence/Transfer Between Locations. Unless the Administrator provides otherwise, vesting of Awards granted hereunder
will be suspended during any unpaid leave of absence. A Participant will not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i) any leave of
absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, or any Subsidiary.
For purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave may exceed three (3) months, unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave
is guaranteed by statute or contract. If reemployment upon expiration of a leave of absence approved by the Company is not so guaranteed,
then six (6) months following the first (1st) day of such leave, any Incentive Stock Option held by the Participant will cease
to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and will be treated for tax purposes as a Nonstatutory Stock Option.
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4.04 Limited Transferability of Awards. Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, Awards may not be sold, pledged, assigned,
hypothecated, or otherwise transferred in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and may be exercised,
during the lifetime of the Participant, only by the Participant. If the Administrator makes an Award transferable, such Award will contain
such additional terms and conditions as the Administrator deems appropriate.
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4.05 Adjustments; Dissolution, Merger, Etc.
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Adjustments.
In the event 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, or other change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting the
Shares occurs, the Administrator, in order to prevent diminution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to
be made available under this Plan, will adjust the number and class of shares of stock that may be delivered under this Plan and/or
the number, class, and price of shares of stock covered by each outstanding Award, and the numerical Share limits of Section 2.01. |
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Dissolution
or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator will notify each Participant
as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed transaction. To the extent it has not been previously exercised,
an Award will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action. |
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Unless
otherwise specifically set forth in an Award Agreement, in the event of a merger of the Company with or into another corporation
or other entity or a Change in Control, each outstanding Award will be treated as the Administrator determines (subject to the provisions
of Section 4.05(c)(ii)) without a Participant’s consent, including, without limitation, that (i) Awards will be assumed, or
substantially equivalent awards will be substituted, by the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an Affiliate thereof) with appropriate
adjustments as to the number and kind of shares and prices; (ii) upon written notice to a Participant, that the Participant’s
Awards will terminate upon or immediately prior to the consummation of such merger or Change in Control; (iii) outstanding Awards
will vest and become exercisable, realizable, or payable, or restrictions applicable to an Award will lapse, in whole or in part
prior to or upon consummation of such merger or Change in Control, and, to the extent the Administrator determines, terminate upon
or immediately prior to the effectiveness of such merger or Change in Control; (iv) (A) the termination of an Award in exchange for
an amount of cash and/or property, if any, equal to the amount that would have been attained upon the exercise of such Award or realization
of the Participant’s rights as of the date of the occurrence of the transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, if as of
the date of the occurrence of the transaction the Administrator determines in good faith that no amount would have been attained
upon the exercise of such Award or realization of the Participant’s rights, then such Award may be terminated by the Company
without payment), or (B) the replacement of such Award with other rights or property selected by the Administrator in its sole discretion;
or (v) any combination of the foregoing. In taking any of the actions permitted under this Section 4.05(c), the Administrator will
not be obligated to treat all Awards, all Awards held by a Participant, or all Awards of the same type, similarly. |
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In
the event that the successor corporation does not assume or substitute for the Award (or portion thereof), the Participant will fully
vest in and have the right to exercise all of his or her outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights, including Shares as to
which such Awards would not otherwise be vested or exercisable, all restrictions on Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units will
lapse, and, with respect to Awards with performance-based vesting, all performance goals or other vesting criteria will be deemed
achieved at one hundred percent (100%) of target levels and all other terms and conditions met, in all cases, unless specifically
provided otherwise under the applicable Award Agreement or other written agreement between the Participant and the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries or Parents, as applicable. In addition, if an Option or Stock Appreciation Right is not assumed or substituted
in the event of a merger or Change in Control, the Administrator will notify the Participant in writing or electronically that the
Option or Stock Appreciation Right will be exercisable for a period of time determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion,
and the Option or Stock Appreciation Right will terminate upon the expiration of such period. |
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For
the purposes of this Section 4.05(c) and Section 4.05(d), an Award will be considered assumed if, following the merger or Change
in Control, the Award confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share subject to the Award immediately prior to the merger
or Change in Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or Change in
Control by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice
of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that
if such consideration received in the merger or Change in Control is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its
Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the
exercise of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right or upon the payout of a Restricted Stock Unit, Performance Unit, or Performance
Share, for each Share subject to such Award, to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair market
value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the merger or Change in Control. |
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Notwithstanding
anything in this Section 4.05(c) to the contrary, an Award that vests, is earned or paid-out upon the satisfaction of one or more
performance goals will not be considered assumed if the Company or its successor modifies any of such performance goals without the
Participant’s consent, in all cases, unless specifically provided otherwise under the applicable Award Agreement or other written
agreement between the Participant and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Parents, as applicable; provided, however, a modification
to such performance goals only to reflect the successor corporation’s post-Change in Control corporate structure will not be
deemed to invalidate an otherwise valid Award assumption. |
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Notwithstanding
anything in this Section 4.05(c) to the contrary, and unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, if an Award that vests, is
earned or paid-out under an Award Agreement is subject to Code Section 409A and if the change in control definition contained in
the Award Agreement does not comply with the definition of “change of control” for purposes of a distribution under Code
Section 409A, then any payment of an amount that is otherwise accelerated under this Section 4.05(c) will be delayed until the earliest
time that such payment would be permissible under Code Section 409A without triggering any penalties applicable under Code Section
409A. |
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The
Administrator may, without affecting the number of Shares reserved or available hereunder, authorize the issuance or assumption of
benefits under this Plan in connection with any merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, or reorganization upon such
terms and conditions as it may deem appropriate, subject to compliance with Section 409A and any other applicable provisions of the
Code. |
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Outside
Director Awards. In the event of a Change in Control, with respect to Awards granted to an Outside Director, the Outside Directors
will fully vest in and have the right to exercise Options and/or Stock Appreciation Rights as to all of the Shares underlying such
Award, including those Shares which would not otherwise be vested or exercisable, all restrictions on Restricted Stock and Restricted
Stock Units will lapse, and, with respect to Awards with performance-based vesting, all performance goals or other vesting criteria
will be deemed achieved at one hundred percent (100%) of target levels and all other terms and conditions met, unless specifically
provided otherwise under the applicable Award Agreement or other written agreement between the Participant and the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries or Parents, as applicable. |
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4.06 Tax Withholding.
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Withholding
Requirements. Prior to the delivery of any Shares or cash pursuant to an Award (or exercise thereof) or such earlier time as
any tax withholding obligation is due, the Company will have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant
to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other taxes (including the Participant’s
FICA obligation) required to be withheld with respect to such Award (or exercise thereof). |
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Withholding
Arrangements. The Administrator, in its sole discretion and pursuant to such procedures as it may specify from time to time,
may permit a Participant to satisfy such tax withholding obligation, in whole or in part by such methods as the Administrator shall
determine, including, without limitation, (i) paying cash, (ii) electing to have the Company withhold otherwise deliverable cash
or Shares having a fair market value equal to the minimum statutory amount required to be withheld or such greater amount as the
Administrator may determine if such amount would not have adverse accounting consequences, as the Administrator determines in its
sole discretion, (iii) delivering to the Company already-owned Shares having a fair market value equal to the minimum statutory amount
required to be withheld or such greater amount as the Administrator may determine, in each case, provided the delivery of such Shares
will not result in any adverse accounting consequences, as the Administrator determines in its sole discretion, (iv) selling a sufficient
number of Shares otherwise deliverable to the Participant through such means as the Administrator may determine in its sole discretion
(whether through a broker or otherwise) equal to the amount required to be withheld, or (v) any combination of the foregoing methods
of payment. The amount of the withholding requirement will be deemed to include any amount which the Administrator agrees may be
withheld at the time the election is made, not to exceed the amount determined by using the maximum federal, state or local marginal
income tax rates applicable to the Participant with respect to the Award on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to
be determined or such greater amount as the Administrator may determine if such amount would not have adverse accounting consequences,
as the Administrator determines in its sole discretion. The fair market value of the Shares to be withheld or delivered will be determined
as of the date that the taxes are required to be withheld. |
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4.07 Compliance with Securities Laws. The grant of Awards and the issuance of Shares pursuant to any Award shall be subject to compliance
with all applicable requirements of federal, state and foreign law with respect to such securities and the requirements of any stock
exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be listed. In addition, no Award may be exercised or shares issued pursuant to
an Award unless (a) a registration statement under the Securities Act shall at the time of such exercise or issuance be in effect with
respect to the shares issuable pursuant to the Award, or (b) in the opinion of legal counsel to the Company, the shares issuable pursuant
to the Award may be issued in accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities
Act. The inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Company’s
legal counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any shares under this Plan shall relieve the Company of any liability
in respect of the failure to issue or sell such shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained. As a condition
to issuance of any Stock, the Company may require the Participant to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate,
to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation and to make any representation or warranty with respect thereto as may be
requested by the Company.
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4.08 Tax Withholding.
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Tax
Withholding in General. The Company shall have the right to deduct from any and all payments made under this Plan, or to require
the Participant, through payroll withholding, cash payment or otherwise, to make adequate provision for, the federal, state, local
and foreign taxes (including social insurance), if any, required by law to be withheld by the Company or any of its Affiliates with
respect to an Award or the Shares acquired pursuant thereto. The Company shall have no obligation to deliver Shares, to release Shares
from an escrow established pursuant to an Award Agreement, or to make any payment in cash under this Plan until the Company or its
Affiliate’s, as applicable, withholding obligations have been satisfied by the Participant. |
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Withholding
in or Directed Sale of Shares. The Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to deduct from the Shares issuable to
a Participant upon the exercise or settlement of an Award, or to accept from the Participant the tender of, a number of whole Shares
having a Fair Market Value, as determined by the Administrator, equal to all or any part of the tax withholding obligations of any
the Company or its Affiliates, as applicable. The Fair Market Value of any Shares withheld or tendered to satisfy any such tax withholding
obligations shall not exceed the amount determined by the applicable minimum statutory withholding rates. The Administrator may require
a Participant to direct a broker, upon the vesting, exercise or settlement of an Award, to sell a portion of the shares subject to
the Award determined by the Administrator in its discretion to be sufficient to cover the tax withholding obligations of the Company
or its Affiliates, as applicable, and to remit an amount equal to such tax withholding obligations to the Company or its Affiliates,
as applicable ,in cash. |
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4.09 No Effect on Employment or Service. Neither this Plan nor any Award will confer upon a Participant any right with respect to
continuing the Participant’s relationship as a Service Provider with the Company or its Subsidiaries or Parents, as applicable,
nor will they interfere in any way with the Participant’s right or the right of the Company and its Subsidiaries or Parents, as
applicable to terminate such relationship at any time, with or without cause, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws.
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4.10 Repurchase Rights. Shares issued under this Plan may be subject to one or more repurchase options, or other conditions and restrictions
as determined by the Administrator in its discretion at the time the Award is granted. The Company shall have the right to assign at
any time any repurchase right it may have, whether or not such right is then exercisable, to one or more persons as may be selected by
the Company. Upon request by the Company, each Participant shall execute any agreement evidencing such transfer restrictions prior to
the receipt of Shares hereunder and shall promptly present to the Company any and all certificates representing Shares acquired hereunder
for the placement on such certificates of appropriate legends evidencing any such transfer restrictions.
Section
4.11 Fractional Shares. The Company shall not be required to issue fractional shares upon the exercise or settlement of any Award.
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4.12 Forfeiture Events.
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All
Awards under this Plan will be subject to recoupment under any clawback policy that the Company is required to adopt pursuant to
the listing standards of any national securities exchange or association on which the Company’s securities are listed or as
is otherwise required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or other Applicable Laws. In addition, the
Administrator may impose such other clawback, recovery or recoupment provisions in an Award Agreement as the Administrator determines
necessary or appropriate, including but not limited to a reacquisition right regarding previously acquired Shares or other cash or
property. Unless this Section 4.12 is specifically mentioned and waived in an Award Agreement or other document, no recovery of compensation
under a clawback policy or otherwise will be an event that triggers or contributes to any right of a Participant to resign for “good
reason” or “constructive termination” (or similar term) under any agreement with the Company or a Subsidiary or
Parent of the Company. |
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Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Plan, if the Participant’s service to the Company or any of its Affiliates as a Service Provider
is terminated or ceases for any reason, then any Award which has not vested as of such time in accordance with its terms shall automatically
be forfeited and cancelled and shall cease to vest, be exercisable or otherwise provide any benefit to Participant, provided that
such provision may be modified in any Award Agreement. |
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The
Administrator may specify in an Award Agreement that the Participant’s rights, payments, and benefits with respect to an Award
will be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture, or recoupment upon the occurrence of additional of specified events as determined
by the Administrator, in addition to any otherwise applicable vesting or performance conditions of an Award. |
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4.13 Date of Grant. The date of grant of an Award will be, for all purposes, the date on which the Administrator makes the determination
granting such Award, or such other later date as is determined by the Administrator. Notice of the determination will be provided to
each Participant within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.
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4.14 Term of Plan. This Plan will become effective upon its adoption by the Board. It will continue in effect for a term of ten (10)
years from the date adopted by the Board, unless terminated earlier under Section 4.15.
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4.15 Amendment and Termination of this Plan.
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Amendment
and Termination. The Administrator may at any time amend, alter, suspend or terminate this Plan. |
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Shareholder
Approval. The Company will obtain shareholder approval of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary and desirable to comply
with Applicable Laws. |
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Effect
of Amendment or Termination. No amendment, alteration, suspension or termination of this Plan will impair the rights of any Participant,
unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Participant and the Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by
the Participant and the Company. Termination of this Plan will not affect the Administrator’s ability to exercise the powers
granted to it hereunder with respect to Awards granted under this Plan prior to the date of such termination. |
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4.16 Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.
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Legal
Compliance. Shares will not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Award unless the exercise of such Award and the issuance
and delivery of such Shares will comply with Applicable Laws and will be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company
with respect to such compliance. |
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Investment
Representations. As a condition to the exercise of an Award, the Company may require the person exercising such Award to represent
and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention
to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required. |
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4.17 Inability to Obtain Authority. The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction
or to complete or comply with the requirements of any registration or other qualification of the Shares under any state, federal or non-U.S.
law or under the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the stock exchange on which Shares of the same class
are then listed, or any other governmental or regulatory body, which authority, registration, qualification or rule compliance is deemed
by the Company’s counsel to be necessary or advisable for the issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, will relieve the Company
of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority, registration, qualification
or rule compliance will not have been obtained.
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4.18 Shareholder Approval. This Plan will be presented for approval by the shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months
after the date this Plan is adopted by the Board. Such shareholder approval will be obtained in the manner and to the degree required
under Applicable Laws. No Option granted under this Plan may be treated as an Incentive Stock Option if this Plan is not approved by
shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months after the date this Plan is adopted by the Board.
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4.19 Retirement and Welfare Plans. Neither Awards made under this Plan nor Shares or cash paid pursuant to such Awards may be included
as “compensation” for purposes of computing the benefits payable to any Participant under the Company’s or any of its
Affiliates’ retirement plans (both qualified and non-qualified) or welfare benefit plans unless such other plan expressly provides
that such compensation shall be taken into account in computing a Participant’s benefit.
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4.20 Beneficiary Designation. Subject to local laws and procedures, each Participant may file with the Company a written designation
of a beneficiary who is to receive any benefit under this Plan to which the Participant is entitled in the event of such Participant’s
death before he or she receives any or all of such benefit. Each designation will revoke all prior designations by the same Participant,
shall be in a form prescribed by the Company, and will be effective only when filed by the Participant in writing with the Company during
the Participant’s lifetime. If a married Participant designates a beneficiary other than the Participant’s spouse, the effectiveness
of such designation may be subject to the consent of the Participant’s spouse. If a Participant dies without an effective designation
of a beneficiary who is living at the time of the Participant’s death, the Company will pay any remaining unpaid benefits to the
Participant’s legal representative.
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4.21 Severability. If any one or more of the provisions (or any part thereof) of this Plan shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable
in any respect, such provision shall be modified so as to make it valid, legal and enforceable, and the validity, legality and enforceability
of the remaining provisions (or any part thereof) of this Plan shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
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4.22 No Constraint on Corporate Action. Nothing in this Plan shall be construed to: (a) limit, impair, or otherwise affect the Company’s
or any of its Affiliate’s right or power to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations, or changes of its capital or
business structure, or to merge or consolidate, or dissolve, liquidate, sell, or transfer all or any part of its business or assets;
or (b) limit the right or power of the Company any of its Affiliates to take any action which such entity deems to be necessary or appropriate.
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4.23 Unfunded Obligation. Participants shall have the status of general unsecured creditors of the Company. Any amounts payable to
Participants pursuant to this Plan shall be considered unfunded and unsecured obligations for all purposes, including, without limitation,
Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates shall be required to segregate
any monies from its general funds, or to create any trusts, or establish any special accounts with respect to such obligations. The Company
shall retain at all times beneficial ownership of any investments, including trust investments, which the Company may make to fulfill
its payment obligations hereunder. Any investments or the creation or maintenance of any trust or any Participant account shall not create
or constitute a trust or fiduciary relationship between the Administrator, the Company or any of its Affiliates and a Participant, or
otherwise create any vested or beneficial interest in any Participant or the Participant’s creditors in any assets of the Company
or any of its Affiliates. The Participants shall have no claim against the Company or any of its Affiliates for any changes in the value
of any assets which may be invested or reinvested by the Company with respect to this Plan.
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4.24 Choice of Law. Except to the extent governed by applicable federal law, the validity, interpretation, construction and performance
of this Plan and each Award Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to its conflict of law rules.
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Exhibit
A
Form
of Option Award Agreement
Reliance
Global Group, Inc.
Option
Award Agreement
This
grant of an Award to purchase Shares (“Grant”) is made as of [_______________] (the “Effective Date”) by Reliance
Global Group, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Company”) under the Reliance Global Group, Inc. 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan
(the “Plan”), to [__________________] (the “Participant”). Under applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, the Option is treated as [an incentive option][a non-qualified option].
By
signing this cover sheet, you hereby accept the Option (as defined below) and agree to all of the terms and conditions described herein
and in this Plan.
Participant
Name: ____________________________
Signature:
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Reliance
Global Group, Inc.
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Title: |
_________________________ |
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This
is not a stock certificate or a negotiable instrument. This grant of Option is a
voluntary,
revocable grant from the Company and Participant hereby acknowledges that the Company has no obligation to make additional grants in
the future.
UPON
RECEIPT OF YOUR SIGNED AGREEMENT, A BOOKKEEPING ENTRY WILL BE ENTERED INTO THE COMPANY’S BOOKS AND RECORDS
TO
EVIDENCE THE OPTIONS GRANTED TO YOU.
***
1. |
Grant.
As of the Effective Date, the Company grants to the Participant an option (the “Option”) to purchase on the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth all or any part of an aggregate of [________________] shares of the Company’s Common Stock,
(the “Option Shares”), at the purchase price of $[____________] per share (the “Option Price”). The Participant
shall have the cumulative right to exercise the Option, and the Option is only exercisable, with respect to the following number
of Option Shares on or after the following dates, subject to earlier vesting and forfeiture as set forth in the Plan: |
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Date |
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Number
of Options Vested and Shares Which May be Acquired |
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The
Administrator may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the date on which the Participant may purchase Option Shares. Any capitalized,
but undefined, term used in this Agreement shall have the meaning ascribed to it in this Plan.
2. |
Term.
The Option granted hereunder shall expire in all events at 5:00 p.m., Eastern time on [______________], unless sooner terminated
as provided in in this Section 2. |
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3. |
Change
in Accounting Treatment. If the Administrator finds that a change in the financial accounting treatment for options granted under
this Plan adversely affects the Company or, in the determination of the Administrator, may adversely affect the Company in the foreseeable
future, the Administrator may, in its discretion, set an accelerated termination date for the Option. In such event, the Administrator
may take whatever other action, including acceleration of any exercise provisions, it deems necessary. |
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4. |
Blackout
Periods. The Administrator reserves the right to suspend or limit the Participant’s rights to exercise and sell Shares
acquired through the exercise of Options to comply with Applicable Requirements and any Company’s insider trading policy, any
Applicable Law, or at any other times that it deems appropriate. |
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5. |
Transfers.
Except as otherwise provided herein or in any separate provisions applicable to this Option, the Option is transferable by the Participant
only by will or pursuant to the laws of descent and distribution in the event of the Participant’s death, in which event the
Option may be exercised by the heirs or legal representatives of the Participant as set forth in this Plan. Any attempt at assignment,
transfer, pledge or disposition of the Option contrary to the provisions hereof or the levy of any execution, attachment or similar
process upon the Option shall be null and void and without effect. Any exercise of the Option by a Person other than the Participant
shall be accompanied by appropriate proofs of the right of such person to exercise the Option. |
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6. |
Adjustments
on Changes in Common Stock. In the event that, prior to the delivery by the Company of all of the Option Shares in respect of
which the Option is granted, there shall be an increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock of the Company
as a result of a subdivision or consolidation of Shares or other capital adjustment, or the payment of a stock dividend or other
increase or decrease in such Shares, effected without receipt of consideration by the Company, the remaining number of Option Shares
still subject to the Option and the Option Price therefor shall be adjusted in a manner determined by the Administrator so that the
adjusted number of Option Shares and the adjusted Option Price shall be the substantial equivalent of the remaining number of Option
Shares still subject to the Option and the Option Price thereof prior to such change. For purposes of this Section 7 no adjustment
shall be made as a result of the issuance of Common Stock upon the conversion of other securities of the Company which are convertible
into Shares. |
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7. |
Legal
Requirements. If the listing, registration or qualification of the Option Shares upon any securities exchange or under any federal
or state law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body is necessary as a condition of or in connection with
the purchase of such Option Shares, the Company shall not be obligated to issue or deliver the certificates representing the Option
Shares as to which the Option has been exercised unless and until such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval
shall have been effected or obtained. If registration is considered unnecessary by the Company or its counsel, the Company may cause
a legend to be placed on the Option Shares being issued calling attention to the fact that they have been acquired for investment
and have not been registered. |
8. |
Administration.
The Option has been granted pursuant to, and is subject to the terms and provisions of, this Plan. All questions of interpretation
and application of this Plan and the Option shall be determined by the Administrator, and such determination shall be final, binding
and conclusive. The Option shall not be treated as an incentive stock option (as such term is defined in section 422(b) of the Code)
for federal income tax purposes unless expressly indicated as same hereupon. |
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9. |
Severability.
Should a court of competent jurisdiction deem any of the provisions in this Agreement to be unenforceable in any respect, it is the
intention of the parties to this Agreement that this Agreement be deemed, without further action on the part of the parties hereto,
modified, amended and limited to the extent necessary to render the same valid and enforceable. It is further the parties’
intent that all provisions not deemed to be overbroad shall be given their full force and effect. You acknowledge that you are freely,
knowingly and voluntarily entering into this Agreement after having an opportunity for consultation with your own independent counsel. |
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10. |
Notices.
Any notice to be given to the Company shall be addressed to the Administrator at its principal executive office, and any notice to
be given to the Participant shall be addressed to the Participant at the address then appearing on the personnel or other records
of the Company, or at such other address as either party hereafter may designate in writing to the other. Any such notice shall be
deemed to have been duly given when deposited in the United States mail, addressed as aforesaid, registered or certified mail, and
with proper postage and registration or certification fees prepaid. |
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11. |
Reservation
of Right to Terminate. Nothing herein contained shall affect the right of the Company or any Affiliate to terminate the Participant
in its applicable capacity as a Service Provider at any time for any reason whatsoever. |
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12. |
Choice
of Law; Jurisdiction. This Grant shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the substantive laws of
the State of Florida, without giving effect to any conflicts of law rule or principle that might require the application of the laws
of another jurisdiction. ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE INSTITUTED SOLELY
IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY OR THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES, IN EACH CASE LOCATED IN OCEAN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY,
AND EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE PERSONAL JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. |
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13. |
Taxes.
You agree to comply with the appropriate procedures established by the Company, from time to time, to provide for payment or withholding
of such income or other taxes as may be required by law to be paid or withheld in connection with the Options and exercise thereof. |
***
Exhibit
B
Form
of Stock Appreciation Right Award Agreement
Reliance
Global Group, Inc.
Stock
Appreciation Rights Award Agreement
Number
of SARs |
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Grant
Date |
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Vesting
Schedule |
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Exercise
Price: $_______________ per share of Common Stock
Reliance
Global Group, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Company”), hereby grants to [_________] (the “Participant”, also
referred to as “you”) Stock Appreciation Rights (the “SAR”), pursuant to the terms of the attached Stock Appreciation
Rights Award Agreement and the Reliance Global Group, Inc. 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).
By
signing this cover sheet, you agree to all of the terms and conditions described in the attached Stock Appreciation Rights Award Agreement
and this Plan.
Participant:
____________________________
Signature:
____________________________
Reliance
Global Group, Inc.
By: |
_________________________ |
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Name:
|
_________________________ |
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|
Title: |
_________________________ |
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This
is not a stock certificate or a negotiable instrument. This grant of SAR is a
voluntary,
revocable grant from the Company and Participant hereby acknowledges that the
Company
has no obligation to make additional grants in the future.
UPON
RECEIPT OF YOUR SIGNED AGREEMENT, A BOOKKEEPING ENTRY
WILL
BE ENTERED INTO THE COMPANY’S BOOKS AND RECORDS
TO
EVIDENCE THE SAR GRANTED TO YOU.
Reliance
Global Group, Inc.
STOCK
APPRECIATION RIGHTS AWARD AGREEMENT
1. |
SAR/Nontransferability.
This Stock Appreciation Rights Award Agreement (this “Agreement”) evidences the grant to you on the Grant Date set forth
on the cover page of this Agreement the Stock Appreciation Right as set forth therein (the “SAR”) under the Reliance
Global Group, Inc. 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). These SARs represent the right to receive, upon exercise
thereof, an amount in cash as set forth in this Plan. This SAR will NOT be credited with dividends to the extent dividends are paid
on the Common Stock of the Company. Your SAR may not be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated, whether by operation of law
or otherwise, nor may the SAR be made subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Any capitalized, but undefined, term used
in this Agreement shall have the meaning ascribed to it in this Plan. |
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2. |
The
Plan. The SAR is issued in accordance with and is subject to and conditioned upon all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement
and this Plan as amended from time to time; provided, however, that no future amendment or termination of this Plan shall, without
your consent, alter or impair any of your rights or obligations under this Plan, all of which are incorporated by reference in this
Agreement as if fully set forth herein. |
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3. |
Cash
Value Determination upon Vesting and Exercise. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the SARs covered
by this grant shall vest on the vesting date set forth on the cover page of this Agreement, subject to earlier vesting and forfeiture
as set forth in the Plan. The payment of the value of the SARs shall be made no later than ten (10) days following exercise. The
payment of amounts with respect to the SARs is subject to the provisions of this Plan and to interpretations, regulations and determinations
concerning this Plan as established from time to time by the Administrator in accordance with the provisions of this Plan, including,
but not limited to, provisions relating to (i) rights and obligations with respect to withholding taxes, (ii) capital or other changes
of the Company and (iii) other requirements of applicable law. |
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4. |
No
Shareholder Rights. SARs are not Shares. Neither the Participant, nor any Person entitled to exercise the Participant’s
rights in the event of the Participant’s death, shall have any of the rights and privileges of a holder of Shares. |
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5. |
Severability.
Should a court of competent jurisdiction deem any of the provisions in this Agreement to be unenforceable in any respect, it is the
intention of the parties to this Agreement that this Agreement be deemed, without further action on the part of the parties hereto,
modified, amended and limited to the extent necessary to render the same valid and enforceable. It is further the parties’
intent that all provisions not deemed to be overbroad shall be given their full force and effect. You acknowledge that you are freely,
knowingly and voluntarily entering into this Agreement after having an opportunity for consultation with your own independent counsel. |
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6. |
Notices.
Any notice to be given to the Company shall be addressed to the Administrator at its principal executive office, and any notice to
be given to the Participant shall be addressed to the Participant at the address then appearing on the personnel or other records
of the Company, or at such other address as either party hereafter may designate in writing to the other. Any such notice shall be
deemed to have been duly given when deposited in the United States mail, addressed as aforesaid, registered or certified mail, and
with proper postage and registration or certification fees prepaid. |
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7. |
Reservation
of Right to Terminate. Nothing herein contained shall affect the right of the Company or any Affiliate to terminate the Participant
in its applicable capacity as a Service Provider at any time for any reason whatsoever. |
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8. |
Choice
of Law; Jurisdiction. This Grant shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the substantive laws of
the State of Florida, without giving effect to any conflicts of law rule or principle that might require the application of the laws
of another jurisdiction. ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE INSTITUTED SOLELY
IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY OR THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES, IN EACH CASE LOCATED IN OCEAN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY,
AND EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE PERSONAL JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. |
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9. |
Taxes.
You agree to comply with the appropriate procedures established by the Company, from time to time, to provide for payment or withholding
of such income or other taxes as may be required by law to be paid or withheld in connection with the SARs. |
***
Exhibit
C
Form
of Restricted Stock Award Agreement
Reliance
Global Group, Inc.
Restricted
Stock Award Agreement
Number
of Shares |
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Grant
Date |
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Vesting
Schedule |
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|
Reliance
Global Group, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Company”), hereby grants to [_________] (the “Participant”, also
referred to as “you”) shares of Restricted Stock (the “Shares”), pursuant to the terms of the attached Restricted
Stock Award Agreement and the Reliance Global Group, Inc. 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).
By
signing this cover sheet, you agree to all of the terms and conditions described in the attached Restricted Stock Award Agreement and
this Plan.
Participant:
____________________________
Signature:
____________________________
Reliance
Global Group, Inc.
By: |
_________________________ |
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|
|
Name:
|
_________________________ |
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|
|
Title: |
_________________________ |
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This
is not a stock certificate or a negotiable instrument. This grant of Shares is a
voluntary,
revocable grant from the Company and Participant hereby acknowledges that the
Company
has no obligation to make additional grants in the future.
UPON
RECEIPT OF YOUR SIGNED AGREEMENT, A BOOKKEEPING ENTRY
WILL
BE ENTERED INTO THE COMPANY’S BOOKS AND RECORDS
TO
EVIDENCE THE SHARES GRANTED TO YOU.
Reliance
Global Group, Inc.
RESTRICTED
STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT
1. |
Award.
This Restricted Stock Award Agreement (this “Agreement”) evidences the grant to Participant on the Grant Date set forth
on the cover page of this Agreement the shares of Restricted Stock as set forth therein (the “Shares”) under the Reliance
Global Group, Inc. 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). Any capitalized, but undefined, term used in this Agreement
shall have the meaning ascribed to it in this Plan. |
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|
2. |
Non-Transferability
of the Shares. Your Shares may not be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated, whether by operation of law or otherwise,
nor may the Shares be made subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Except as may be required by federal income tax withholding
provisions or by the tax laws of any state, your interests (and the interests of your beneficiaries, if any) under this Agreement
are not subject to the claims of your creditors and may not be voluntarily or involuntarily sold, transferred, alienated, assigned,
pledged, anticipated, or encumbered. Any attempt to sell, transfer, alienate, assign, pledge, anticipate, encumber, charge or otherwise
dispose of any right to benefits payable hereunder shall be void. Your rights to your Shares are no greater than that of other general,
unsecured creditors of the Company. |
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|
3. |
Vesting.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Shares covered by this grant shall vest on the vesting date
set forth on the cover page of this Agreement, subject to earlier vesting and forfeiture as set forth in the Plan. |
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4. |
Delivery
of Shares. |
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(a) |
Vesting.
Shares that vest (together with any payment due pursuant to the terms herein in respect of such Shares) shall be delivered to Participant
(or the person to whom ownership rights may have passed by will or the laws of descent and distribution), on or as soon as administratively
practicable after, the date of such vesting. |
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(b) |
Certain
Limitations. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3, delivery of Shares, if any, by reason of Participant’s
termination of employment shall be delayed until the six (6) month anniversary of the date of Participant’s termination of
employment to the extent necessary to comply with Code Section 409A(a)(B)(i), and the determination of whether or not there has been
a termination of Participant’s employment with the Company shall be made by the Administrator consistent with the definition
of “separation from service” (as that phrase is used for purposes of Code Section 409A, and as set forth in Treasury
Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)). |
5. |
Withholding
Taxes. Participant shall be responsible to pay to the Company the amount of withholding taxes as determined by the Company with
respect to the date the Shares are delivered. If Participant does not arrange for payment of the applicable withholding taxes by
providing such amount to the Company in cash prior to the date established by the Company as the deadline for such payment, Participant
shall be treated as having elected to relinquish to the Company a portion of the Shares that would otherwise have been transferred
to Participant having a fair market value, based on the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the business day immediately preceding
the date of delivery of the Shares, equal to the amount of such applicable withholding taxes, in lieu of paying such amount to the
Company in cash. Participant authorizes the Company to withhold in accordance with applicable law from any compensation payable to
him or her any taxes required to be withheld for federal, state or local law in connection with this Agreement. |
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|
6. |
Legal
Requirements. If the listing, registration or qualification of Shares deliverable in respect of an Shares upon any securities
exchange or under any federal or state law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body is necessary as a condition
of or in connection with the issuance of such Shares, the Company shall not be obligated to issue or deliver such Shares unless and
until such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained. If registration is considered
unnecessary by the Company or its counsel, the Company may cause a legend to be placed on any Shares being issued calling attention
to the fact that they have been acquired for investment and have not been registered. The Administrator may from time to time impose
any other conditions on the Shares it deems necessary or advisable to ensure that Shares are issued and resold in compliance with
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. |
7. |
Severability.
Should a court of competent jurisdiction deem any of the provisions in this Agreement to be unenforceable in any respect, it is the
intention of the parties to this Agreement that this Agreement be deemed, without further action on the part of the parties hereto,
modified, amended and limited to the extent necessary to render the same valid and enforceable. It is further the parties’
intent that all provisions not deemed to be overbroad shall be given their full force and effect. You acknowledge that you are freely,
knowingly and voluntarily entering into this Agreement after having an opportunity for consultation with your own independent counsel. |
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|
8. |
Notices.
Any notice to be given to the Company shall be addressed to the Administrator at its principal executive office, and any notice to
be given to the Participant shall be addressed to the Participant at the address then appearing on the personnel or other records
of the Company, or at such other address as either party hereafter may designate in writing to the other. Any such notice shall be
deemed to have been duly given when deposited in the United States mail, addressed as aforesaid, registered or certified mail, and
with proper postage and registration or certification fees prepaid. |
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|
9. |
Reservation
of Right to Terminate. Nothing herein contained shall affect the right of the Company or any Affiliate to terminate the Participant
in its applicable capacity as a Service Provider at any time for any reason whatsoever. |
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|
10. |
Choice
of Law; Jurisdiction. This Grant shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the substantive laws of
the State of Florida, without giving effect to any conflicts of law rule or principle that might require the application of the laws
of another jurisdiction. ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE INSTITUTED SOLELY
IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY OR THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES, IN EACH CASE LOCATED IN OCEAN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY,
AND EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE PERSONAL JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. |
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|
11. |
Taxes.
You agree to comply with the appropriate procedures established by the Company, from time to time, to provide for payment or withholding
of such income or other taxes as may be required by law to be paid or withheld in connection with the Restricted Stock. |
***
Exhibit
D
Form
of Restricted Unit Award Agreement
Reliance
Global Group, Inc.
Restricted
Unit Award Agreement
Number
of Restricted Stock Units |
|
Grant
Date |
|
Vesting
Schedule/Performance Period/Performance Vesting Requirements |
|
|
|
|
|
Reliance
Global Group, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Company”), hereby grants to [_________] (the “Participant”, also
referred to as “you”) the Restricted Stock Units (the “Restricted Stock Units” or “RSUs”), pursuant
to the terms of the attached Restricted Unit Award Agreement and the Reliance Global Group, Inc. 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).
By
signing this cover sheet, you agree to all of the terms and conditions described in the attached Restricted Unit Award Agreement and
this Plan.
Participant:
____________________________
Signature:
____________________________
Reliance
Global Group, Inc.
By: |
_________________________ |
|
|
|
|
Name: |
_________________________ |
|
|
|
|
Title: |
_________________________ |
|
This
is not a stock certificate or a negotiable instrument. This grant of RSUs is a
voluntary,
revocable grant from the Company and Participant hereby acknowledges that the
Company
has no obligation to make additional grants in the future.
UPON
RECEIPT OF YOUR SIGNED AGREEMENT, A BOOKKEEPING ENTRY
WILL
BE ENTERED INTO THE COMPANY’S BOOKS AND RECORDS
TO
EVIDENCE THE RSUs GRANTED TO YOU.
Reliance
Global Group, Inc.
RESTRICTED
UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
1. |
Award.
This Restricted Unit Award Agreement (this “Agreement”) evidences the grant to Participant on the Grant Date set forth
on the cover page of this Agreement the Restricted Stock Units as set forth therein (the “Restricted Stock Units” or
“RSUs”) under the Reliance Global Group, Inc. 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). As used herein, the
term “Restricted Stock Unit” or “RSU” shall mean a non-voting unit of measurement which is deemed for bookkeeping
purposes to be equivalent to one outstanding Share solely for purposes of this Plan and this Agreement. The Restricted Stock Units
shall be used solely as a device for the determination of the payment to eventually be made to the Participant if such Restricted
Stock Units vest pursuant to this Award Agreement. The Restricted Stock Units shall not be treated as property or as a trust fund
of any kind. Any capitalized, but undefined, term used in this Agreement shall have the meaning ascribed to it in this Plan. |
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|
2. |
Non-Transferability
of the RSUs. Your RSUs may not be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated, whether by operation of law or otherwise, nor
may the RSUs be made subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Except as may be required by federal income tax withholding
provisions or by the tax laws of any state, your interests (and the interests of your beneficiaries, if any) under this Agreement
are not subject to the claims of your creditors and may not be voluntarily or involuntarily sold, transferred, alienated, assigned,
pledged, anticipated, or encumbered. Any attempt to sell, transfer, alienate, assign, pledge, anticipate, encumber, charge or otherwise
dispose of any right to benefits payable hereunder shall be void. Your rights to your RSUs are no greater than that of other general,
unsecured creditors of the Company. |
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|
3. |
Vesting.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the RSUs covered by this grant shall vest on the vesting date set
forth on the cover page of this Agreement and subject to the satisfaction or attainment of the performance criteria set forth therein,
if any, provided the Participant is employed by the Company on the date of vesting, subject to earlier vesting and forfeiture as
set forth in the Plan. The Administrator may not accelerate vesting of Restricted Stock Units for any reason. |
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4. |
Dividends.
Participant shall not be entitled to any cash, securities or property that would have been paid or distributed as dividends with
respect to the RSUs subject to this Agreement prior to the date the RSUs are delivered to Participant; provided, however, that the
Company shall keep a hypothetical account in which any such items shall be recorded, and shall pay to Participant the amount of such
dividends (in cash or in kind as determined by the Company) on the same date that the RSUs to which such payments or distributions
relate are required to be delivered under this Agreement. |
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|
5. |
Timing
and Manner of Payment on RSUs. |
|
(a) |
On
or as soon as administratively practical following the vesting event pursuant to this Agreement (and in all events not later than
two and one-half (2½) months after such vesting event), the Company shall deliver to the Participant a number of Shares (either
by delivering one or more certificates for such Shares or by entering such Shares in book entry form, as determined by the Company
in its discretion) equal to the number of Shares subject to the RSU that vest on the Vesting Date, less any withholding or expenses
as set forth herein, or may settle the RSU in cash or other payment as provided in this Plan, as determined by the Administrator.
The Company’s obligation to deliver Shares or otherwise make payment with respect to vested RSUs is subject to the condition
precedent that the Participant or other person entitled under this Plan to receive any Shares or payment with respect to the vested
RSUs deliver to the Company any representations or other documents or assurances required pursuant to this Plan. The Participant
shall have no further rights with respect to any RSUs that are paid or that terminate pursuant to this Agreement or this Plan. |
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|
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|
(b) |
Certain
Limitations. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3, delivery of Shares or other payment, if any, with respect
to RSUs by reason of Participant’s termination of employment shall be delayed until the six (6) month anniversary of the date
of Participant’s termination of employment to the extent necessary to comply with Code Section 409A(a)(B)(i), and the determination
of whether or not there has been a termination of Participant’s employment with the Company shall be made by the Administrator
consistent with the definition of “separation from service” (as that phrase is used for purposes of Code Section 409A,
and as set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)). |
6. |
Rights
of Participant. Participant shall have none of the rights of a shareholder at any time prior to the delivery of any Shares pursuant
to the RSUs subject to this Agreement, except as expressly set forth in this Plan or herein. |
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|
7. |
Withholding
Taxes. Participant shall be responsible to pay to the Company the amount of withholding taxes as determined by the Company with
respect to the date the RSUs are settled. If Participant does not arrange for payment of the applicable withholding taxes by providing
such amount to the Company in cash prior to the date established by the Company as the deadline for such payment, Participant shall
be treated as having elected to relinquish to the Company a portion of the Shares that would otherwise have been transferred to Participant
having a fair market value, based on the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the business day immediately preceding the date
of delivery of the Shares, equal to the amount of such applicable withholding taxes, in lieu of paying such amount to the Company
in cash, or an amount in cash if the RSU is settled in cash. Participant authorizes the Company to withhold in accordance with applicable
law from any compensation payable to him or her any taxes required to be withheld for federal, state or local law in connection with
this Agreement. |
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|
8. |
Legal
Requirements. If the listing, registration or qualification of Shares deliverable in respect of an RSU upon any Securities Exchange
or any Applicable Requirement, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body is necessary as a condition of or in
connection with the issuance of such Shares, the Company shall not be obligated to issue or deliver such Shares unless and until
such Applicable Requirements shall have been effected or obtained. If registration is considered unnecessary by the Company or its
counsel, the Company may cause a legend to be placed on any Shares being issued calling attention to the fact that they have been
acquired for investment and have not been registered. The Administrator may from time to time impose any other conditions on the
Shares it deems necessary or advisable to ensure that Shares are issued and resold in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended. |
|
|
9. |
Severability.
Should a court of competent jurisdiction deem any of the provisions in this Agreement to be unenforceable in any respect, it is the
intention of the parties to this Agreement that this Agreement be deemed, without further action on the part of the parties hereto,
modified, amended and limited to the extent necessary to render the same valid and enforceable. It is further the parties’
intent that all provisions not deemed to be overbroad shall be given their full force and effect. You acknowledge that you are freely,
knowingly and voluntarily entering into this Agreement after having an opportunity for consultation with your own independent counsel. |
|
|
10. |
Notices.
Any notice to be given to the Company shall be addressed to the Administrator at its principal executive office, and any notice to
be given to the Participant shall be addressed to the Participant at the address then appearing on the personnel or other records
of the Company, or at such other address as either party hereafter may designate in writing to the other. Any such notice shall be
deemed to have been duly given when deposited in the United States mail, addressed as aforesaid, registered or certified mail, and
with proper postage and registration or certification fees prepaid. |
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11. |
Reservation
of Right to Terminate. Nothing herein contained shall affect the right of the Company or any Affiliate to terminate the Participant
in its applicable capacity as a Service Provider at any time for any reason whatsoever. |
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12. |
Choice
of Law; Jurisdiction. This Grant shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the substantive laws of
the State of Florida, without giving effect to any conflicts of law rule or principle that might require the application of the laws
of another jurisdiction. ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE INSTITUTED SOLELY
IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY OR THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES, IN EACH CASE LOCATED IN OCEAN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY,
AND EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE PERSONAL JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. |
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13. |
Taxes.
You agree to comply with the appropriate procedures established by the Company, from time to time, to provide for payment or withholding
of such income or other taxes as may be required by law to be paid or withheld in connection with the RSUs. |
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Exhibit
107
CALCULATION
OF FILING FEE TABLE
Form
S-8
(Form
Type)
Reliance
Global Group, Inc.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Security Type | |
Security Class Title | |
Fee Calculation Rule | |
Amount Registered (1) | | |
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share | | |
Maximum Aggregate Offering Price | | |
Fee Rate | |
Amount of Registration Fee | |
Equity | |
Common stock, par value $0.086 per share | |
Other (2) | |
| 1,000,000 | (3) | |
$ | 2.13 | (4) | |
$ | 2,130,000.00 | | |
$153.10 per $1,000,000 of the proposed maximum aggregate offering price | |
$ | 326.11 | |
Total Offering Amounts | |
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$ | 2,130,000.00 | | |
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$ | 326.11 | |
Total Fee Offsets | |
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| - | |
Net Fee Due | |
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$ | 326.11 | |
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(1) |
Pursuant
to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this Registration Statement also
covers any additional securities that may from time to time be offered or issued in respect of the securities registered by this
Registration Statement as a result of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction. |
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(2) |
Rule
457(c) and Rule 457(h). |
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(3) |
Represents
maximum number of shares of the issuer’s common stock issuable pursuant to the Reliance Global Group, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive
Plan. |
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(4) |
Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act. Based
on the average of the high ($2.1892) and low ($2.0514) sale prices of the common stock, as reported on The Nasdaq
Capital Market on January 16, 2025, which date is within five business days prior to filing this registration statement,
and rounded up to $2.13 solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee. |
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