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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001023459-23-000128
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		18
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20231101
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20231101
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20231101

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Simulations Plus, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001023459
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN [7373]
		IRS NUMBER:				954595609
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0831

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32046
		FILM NUMBER:		231369184

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		42505 10TH STREET WEST
		CITY:			LANCASTER
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			93534-7059
		BUSINESS PHONE:		661-723-7723

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		42505 10TH STREET WEST
		CITY:			LANCASTER
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			93534-7059

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SIMULATIONS PLUS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960923
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style="margin-top:10pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:45pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div><div id="ieff4a6946ffa402ea076c8951c0e3b24_7"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:45pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;padding-left:72pt;text-indent:-72pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item 1.01&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">On November 1, 2023, Simulations Plus, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) entered into amended and restated employment agreements (each, an &#8220;Agreement,&#8221; and collectively, the &#8220;Agreements&#8221;) with Shawn O&#8217;Connor, the Company&#8217;s Chief Executive Officer; Will Frederick, the Company&#8217;s Chief Financial Officer; and Brett Howell, John DiBella and Jill Fiedler-Kelly, each of whom serves as a President of a business unit of the Company. The material terms of each of the Agreements are set forth below.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Mr. O&#8217;Connor&#8217;s Amended and Restated Employment Agreement</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Mr. O&#8217;Connor&#8217;s Agreement is effective as of September 1, 2023 and has an initial term commencing September 1, 2023 and ending December 31, 2024, after which it will automatically renew for successive on year terms (each such renewal term ending on December 31 of the applicable year), unless earlier terminated pursuant to its terms. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Pursuant to his Agreement, Mr. O&#8217;Connor will receive an annual base salary of $514,800 and is eligible to receive an annual performance bonus based upon actual performance in relation to specific performance metrics annually mutually determined by Mr. O&#8217;Connor and the Compensation Committee (the &#8220;Committee&#8221;) of the Company&#8217;s board of directors (&#8220;Board&#8221;). The annual performance bonus shall consist of </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">the following: (i) a target cash bonus based on individual and corporate metrics, which target is 75% of Mr. </span><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">O&#8217;Connor</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8217;s base salary, (ii) a stock option grant, with a target of 50,000 stock options, to be issued under the Company&#8217;s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended, the &#8220;2021 Plan&#8221;), and (iii) an additional discretionary cash bonus of up to $75,000 and an additional grant of 7,500 stock options, as determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, based upon recommendation of the Committee; provided, however, that the actual amount of cash and/or stock options granted to </span><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">O&#8217;Connor </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">as a performance bonus for any given year, if any, may be less than or exceed the target amounts and shall be determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, based upon recommendation by the Committee. Mr. </span><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">O&#8217;Connor</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8217;s base salary, performance bonus and the performance bonus targets are subject to annual review by the Board and may be changed from time to time at the Board&#8217;s sole discretion, upon recommendation by the Committee.    </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">In the event that O&#8217;Connor is terminated for Cause (as defined in his Agreement) or as a result of his death or complete disability, Mr. O&#8217;Connor shall be paid his salary and benefits through the effective date of termination. In the event that Mr. O&#8217;Connor is terminated without Cause (as defined in his Agreement), Mr. O&#8217;Connor shall be paid his salary and benefits through the effective date of termination, and, so long as he signs a release of claims, he shall also be entitled to receive a one-time payment of an amount equal to twelve months of his base salary and COBRA continuation benefits for the twelve months after termination paid for by the Company.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Mr. O&#8217;Connor&#8217;s Agreement amends, restates and replaces that employment agreement entered into by and between the Company and Mr. O&#8217;Connor, dated September 3, 2020, as amended by that first amendment dated November 19, 2021, which agreement automatically expired pursuant to its terms on August 31, 2023.</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">    </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Mr. Frederick&#8217;s Amended and Restated Employment Agreement</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Mr. Frederick&#8217;s Agreement is effective as of November 1, 2023 and has an initial term commencing November 1, 2023 and ending December 31, 2024, after which it will automatically renew for successive on year terms (each such renewal term ending on December 31 of the applicable year), unless earlier terminated pursuant to its terms. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Pursuant to his Agreement, Mr. Frederick will receive an annual base salary of $337,500 and is eligible to receive an annual performance bonus based upon actual performance in relation to specific performance metrics annually mutually determined with the Company&#8217;s Chief Executive Officer. The annual performance bonus shall consist of </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">the following: (i) a target cash bonus based on individual and corporate metrics, which target is 35% of Mr. Frederick&#8217;s base salary, and (ii) a stock option grant, with a target of 20,000 stock options, to be issued under the 2021 Plan; provided, however, that the actual amount of cash and/or stock options granted to Mr. Frederick as a performance bonus for any given year, if any, may be less than or exceed the target amounts and shall be determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, based upon recommendation by the Committee. Mr. Frederick&#8217;s base salary, performance bonus and the performance bonus targets are subject to annual review by the Board and may be changed from time to time at the Board&#8217;s sole discretion, upon recommendation by the Committee.    </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">In the event that Mr. Frederick is terminated for Cause (as defined in his Agreement) or as a result of his death or complete disability, Mr. Frederick shall be paid his salary and benefits through the effective date of termination. In the event that Mr. </span></div><div style="height:45pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2</span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:45pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Frederick is terminated without Cause (as defined in his Agreement), Mr. Frederick shall be paid his salary and benefits through the effective date of termination, and, so long as he signs a release of claims, he shall also be entitled to receive a one-time payment of an amount equal to twelve months of his base salary and COBRA continuation benefits for the twelve months after termination paid for by the Company.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Mr. Frederick&#8217;s Agreement amends, restates and replaces that employment agreement entered into by and between the Company and Mr. Frederick, dated December 1, 2023.</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">    </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Mr. Howell&#8217;s Amended and Restated Employment Agreement</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Mr. Howell&#8217;s Agreement is effective as of November 1, 2023 and has an initial term commencing November 1, 2023 and ending December 31, 2024, after which it will automatically renew for successive on year terms (each such renewal term ending on December 31 of the applicable year), unless earlier terminated pursuant to its terms. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Pursuant to his Agreement, Mr. Howell will receive an annual base salary of $274,600 and is eligible to receive an annual performance bonus based upon actual performance in relation to specific performance metrics annually mutually determined with the Company&#8217;s Chief Executive Officer and approved by the Committee. The annual performance bonus shall consist of </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">the following: (i) a target cash bonus based on individual and corporate metrics, which target is 25% of Mr. Howell&#8217;s base salary, and (ii) a stock option grant, with a target of 15,000 stock options, to be issued under the 2021 Plan; provided, however, that the actual amount of cash and/or stock options granted to Mr. </span><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Howell</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> as a performance bonus for any given year, if any, may be less than or exceed the target amounts and shall be determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, based upon recommendation by the Committee. Mr. </span><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Howell</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8217;s base salary, performance bonus and the performance bonus targets are subject to annual review by the Board and may be changed from time to time at the Board&#8217;s sole discretion, upon recommendation by the Committee.    </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">In the event that Mr. Howell is terminated for Cause (as defined in his Agreement), by mutual agreement or as a result of his death or complete disability, Mr.</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Howell shall be paid his salary and benefits through the effective date of termination. In the event that Mr. Howell is terminated without Cause (as defined in his Agreement), Mr.</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Howell shall be paid his salary and benefits through the effective date of termination, and, so long as he signs a release of claims, he shall also be entitled to receive a one-time payment of an amount equal to the greater of (i) 12 months of base salary or (ii) the amount of base salary for the remainder of the term of the agreement from the date of notice of termination.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Mr. Howell&#8217;s Agreement amends, restates and replaces that employment agreement entered into by and between the Company and Mr. Howell, dated January 1, 2022.</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">    </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Mr. DiBella&#8217;s Amended and Restated Employment Agreement</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Mr. DiBella&#8217;s Agreement is effective as of November 1, 2023 and has an initial term commencing November 1, 2023 and ending December 31, 2024, after which it will automatically renew for successive on year terms (each such renewal term ending on December 31 of the applicable year), unless earlier terminated pursuant to its terms. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Pursuant to his Agreement, Mr. DiBella will receive an annual base salary of $337,500 and is eligible to receive an annual performance bonus based upon actual performance in relation to specific performance metrics annually mutually determined with the Company&#8217;s Chief Executive Officer and approved by the Committee. The annual performance bonus shall consist of </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">the following: (i) a target cash bonus based on individual and corporate metrics, which target is 25% of Mr. DiBella&#8217;s base salary, and (ii) a stock option grant, with a target of 15,000 stock options, to be issued under the 2021 Plan; provided, however, that the actual amount of cash and/or stock options granted to Mr. </span><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">DiBella</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> as a performance bonus for any given year, if any, may be less than or exceed the target amounts and shall be determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, based upon recommendation by the Committee. Mr. </span><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">DiBella</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8217;s base salary, performance bonus and the performance bonus targets are subject to annual review by the Board and may be changed from time to time at the Board&#8217;s sole discretion, upon recommendation by the Committee.    </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">In the event that Mr. DiBella is terminated for Cause (as defined in his Agreement), by mutual agreement or as a result of his death or complete disability, Mr.</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">DiBella shall be paid his salary and benefits through the effective date of termination. In the event that Mr. DiBella is terminated without Cause (as defined in his Agreement), Mr.</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">DiBella shall be paid his salary and benefits through the effective date of termination, and, so long as he signs a release of claims, he shall also be entitled to receive a one-time payment of an amount equal to the greater of (i) 12 months of base salary or (ii) the amount of base salary for the remainder of the term of the agreement from the date of notice of termination.</span></div><div style="height:45pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">3</span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:45pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Mr. DiBella&#8217;s Agreement amends, restates and replaces that employment agreement entered into by and between the Company and Mr. DiBella, dated January 1, 2022.</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">    </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Ms. Fiedler-Kelly&#8217;s Amended and Restated Employment Agreement</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Ms. Fiedler-Kelly&#8217;s Agreement is effective as of November 1, 2023 and has an initial term commencing November 1, 2023 and ending December 31, 2024, after which it will automatically renew for successive on year terms (each such renewal term ending on December 31 of the applicable year), unless earlier terminated pursuant to its terms. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Pursuant to her Agreement, Ms. Fiedler-Kelly will receive an annual base salary of $314,600 and is eligible to receive an annual performance bonus based upon actual performance in relation to specific performance metrics annually mutually determined with the Company&#8217;s Chief Executive Officer and approved by the Committee. The annual performance bonus shall consist of </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">the following: (i) a target cash bonus based on individual and corporate metrics, which target is 25% of Ms. Fiedler-Kelly&#8217;s base salary, and (ii) a stock option grant, with a target of 15,000 stock options, to be issued under the 2021 Plan; provided, however, that the actual amount of cash and/or stock options granted to Ms. Fiedler-Kelly as a performance bonus for any given year, if any, may be less than or exceed the target amounts and shall be determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, based upon recommendation by the Committee. Ms. Fiedler-Kelly&#8217;s base salary, performance bonus and the performance bonus targets are subject to annual review by the Board and may be changed from time to time at the Board&#8217;s sole discretion, upon recommendation by the Committee.    </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">In the event that Ms. Fiedler-Kelly is terminated for Cause (as defined in her Agreement), by mutual agreement or as a result of her death or complete disability, Ms. Fiedler-Kelly shall be paid her salary and benefits through the effective date of termination. In the event that Ms. Fiedler-Kelly is terminated without Cause (as defined in her Agreement), Ms. Fiedler-Kelly shall be paid her salary and benefits through the effective date of termination, and, so long as she signs a release of claims, she shall also be entitled to receive a one-time payment of an amount equal to the greater of (i) 12 months of base salary or (ii) the amount of base salary for the remainder of the term of the agreement from the date of notice of termination.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Ms. Fiedler-Kelly&#8217;s Agreement amends, restates and replaces that employment agreement entered into by and between the Company and Ms. Fiedler-Kelly dated January 1, 2022.</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">    </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The foregoing descriptions of the Agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of each of the Agreements, copies of which are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 and 10.5, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference. </span></div><div id="ieff4a6946ffa402ea076c8951c0e3b24_10"></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;padding-left:72pt;text-indent:-72pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item 5.02&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;  Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The information provided above in &#8220;Item 1.01 &#8211; Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement&#8221; related to the Agreements is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.</span></div><div id="ieff4a6946ffa402ea076c8951c0e3b24_16"></div><div style="-sec-extract:summary;margin-top:12pt;padding-left:72pt;text-indent:-72pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item 9.01&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Financial Statements and Exhibits</span></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;padding-left:27pt;text-indent:-27pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(d)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Exhibits</span></div><div style="margin-top:12pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:19.051%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:78.749%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">10.1</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="ex101-shawnoconnoraremploy.htm">Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between Simulations Plus, Inc. and Shawn O&#8217;Connor, dated November 1, 2023.</a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">10.2</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="ex102-willfrederickaremplo.htm">Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between Simulations Plus, Inc. and Will Frederick, dated November 1, 2023.</a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">10.3</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="ex103-bretthowellaremploym.htm">Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between Simulations Plus, Inc. and Brett Howell, dated June 16, 2023.</a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">10.4</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="ex104-johndibellaaremploym.htm">Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between Simulations Plus, Inc. and John DiBella, dated June 16, 2023.</a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">10.5</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="ex105-jillfiedlerxkellyare.htm">Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between Simulations Plus, Inc. and Jill Fiedler-Kelly, dated June 16, 2023.</a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">104</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:45pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="-sec-extract:summary;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New 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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i50a049db13004fc3860ec0a446a1333c_1"></div><div style="min-height:67.68pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-top:8.95pt;padding-left:153.85pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Exhibit 10.1 </font></div><div style="margin-top:8.95pt;padding-left:76.92pt;padding-right:76.92pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">AMENDED AND RESTATED</font></div><div style="margin-top:8.95pt;padding-left:76.92pt;padding-right:76.92pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT</font></div><div style="margin-top:11.2pt;padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.65pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:35.95pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">This Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) is effective as of September 1, 2023 (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Effective Date</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), by Simulations Plus, Inc., a California corporation (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Company</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), and Shawn O&#8217;Connor, an individual (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Employee</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) with reference to the following facts&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">A.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:21.28pt">The Company desires to secure the services of the Employee as Chief Executive Officer (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">CEO</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;).</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:6.05pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">B.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:21.84pt">The Employee agrees to perform such services for the Company under the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:6.1pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">In consideration of the mutual promises, covenants and conditions set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, it is hereby agreed by and between the Company and the Employee as follows&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.7pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">1.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:23.5pt">Representations and Warranties</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. The Company represents and warrants that it is empowered under its Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws to enter into this Agreement. The Employee represents and warrants that he is under no employment contract, bond, confidentiality agreement, or any other obligation that would violate or be in conflict with the terms and conditions of this Agreement or encumber his performance of duties assigned to him by the Company. The Employee further represents and warrants that he has not signed or committed to any employment or consultant duties or other obligations that would divert his full attention from the duties assigned to him by this Agreement&#59; provided, that the foregoing limitations shall not be construed as prohibiting Employee from making personal investments or participating in business activities or community affairs in such form or manner as will not prevent Employee from performing his duties and responsibilities hereunder or cause Employee to violate the terms of Section <a href="#i50a049db13004fc3860ec0a446a1333c_1" style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:none">6</a> hereof. The parties agree that that Employment Agreement dated September 3, 2020 between the Company and the Employee, as amended by that First Amendment dated November 19, 2021, is hereby terminated as of the Effective Date.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.75pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">2.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:23.5pt">Employment and Duties</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. The Company hereby employs the Employee as Chief Executive Officer and the Employee hereby accepts such employment during the Term.  As CEO, the Employee shall have such duties, authority and responsibility as shall be consistent with the Employee&#8217;s position and such other duties as assigned by the Board of Directors of the Company (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Board of Directors</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;).</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.85pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">3.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:23.5pt">Term</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. Subject to the provisions of Section 5, the initial term of this Agreement shall commence on September 1, 2023 and end on December 31, 2024 (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Initial Term</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;). If the Agreement is not terminated pursuant to Section 5, the Agreement shall automatically renew for successive one (1) year terms, each such term ending December 31 of the applicable year, unless either party to the Agreement gives written notice to the other of a desire to change, amend, modify or terminate the Agreement, at least sixty (60) days prior to the end of the then existing term of the Agreement (each such renewal, together with the Initial Term, the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Term</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;). The Employee&#8217;s compensation will be reviewed subsequently on an annual basis and may be revised based on recommendations from the Compensation Committee.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;padding-right:5.85pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:3.95pt;padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.85pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">4.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:23.5pt">Compensation</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. In full and complete consideration for the employment of Employee hereunder, each and all of the services to be rendered to the Company by the Employee, and each and all of the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and promises undertaken by the Employee pursuant to this Agreement, the Employee shall be entitled to receive compensation as follows&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:61.2pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:4.699%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:80%">--1--</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:67.68pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.7pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">4.1</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Base Salary</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. The Employee shall receive from the Company a base salary of five hundred fourteen thousand and eight hundred dollars ($514,800) per year, payable in equal, bi-weekly installments (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Base Salary</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;). Employee&#8217;s Base Salary is subject to annual review by the Board of Directors and may be changed from time to time at the Board of Directors&#8217; sole discretion, based upon recommendation by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. From each payment of Base Salary, the Company will withhold and pay to the proper governmental authorities any and all amounts required by law to be withheld for federal income tax, state income tax, federal Social Security tax, state disability insurance premiums, and any and all other amounts required by law to be withheld from the Employee's salary.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">4.2</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Performance Bonus</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. For each fiscal year during the term of this Agreement, the Employee shall be eligible to receive a performance bonus based upon actual performance in relation to specific performance metrics and paid in the form of both cash and stock options. as defined in Sections 4.2(a) and 4.2(b) below (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Performance Bonus</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;). Such metrics and their corresponding targets will be annually determined by the Employee and the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, who will annually approve the final form. The metrics and their corresponding targets will consist of strategic and financial Company and individual goals. The Employee must be employed by the Company on the last date of the fiscal year to be eligible for the Performance Bonus related to the previous fiscal year. The Company reserves the right to make no payment of the Performance Bonus if the (a) Employee&#8217;s performance or (b) Company&#8217;s financial performance does not warrant the payment of Performance Bonuses. Employee&#8217;s Performance Bonus, including the relevant targets for both the cash bonus and stock option portions of the Performance Bonus, is subject to annual review by the Board of Directors and may be changed from time to time at the Board of Directors&#8217; sole discretion, based upon recommendation of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. </font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.75pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(a)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:19.91pt;text-decoration:underline">Cash Bonus</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. For each fiscal year during the Term of this Agreement, the Employee shall be eligible to receive a target cash performance bonus based on individual and corporate metrics, which target shall be 75% of the Employee&#8217;s Base Salary&#59; provided, however, that the actual amount of such cash bonus may be less than or exceed the target amount and shall be determined by the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, based upon recommendation by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.75pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(b)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:19.34pt;text-decoration:underline">Stock Options</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. For each fiscal year during the Term of this Agreement, the Employee shall be eligible to receive a stock option grant, with a target of 50,000 stock options, to be issued under the Company&#8217;s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended&#59; provided, however, that the actual number of options granted may be less than or exceed the target amount and shall be determined by the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, based upon recommendation by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:4.5pt;padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.7pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(c)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:19.91pt">In addition to the cash bonus and stock options defined in Sections 4.2(a) and 4.2(b), the Board of Directors will have, at its discretion, the ability to award an additional cash bonus up to $75,000 and an additional grant of 7,500 stock options under the Company&#8217;s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, based on the Employee&#8217;s and the Company&#8217;s performance. This could be tied to M&#38;A activities, exceeding Company performance goals or other exemplary company-wide activities (at the Board of Directors&#8217; discretion, based upon recommendation by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors). Employee must be employed by the Company on the last date of the calendar year to be eligible to receive this bonus.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:61.2pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:4.699%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:80%">--2--</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:67.68pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.75pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">4.3</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Benefits</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Company shall provide to the Employee, and the Employee shall be entitled to receive from the Company, such health insurance and other benefits which are appropriate to the office and position of Employee, adequate to the performance of his duties and not inconsistent with that which the Company customarily provides at the time to its other management employees. The Employee's right to vacation and sick leave shall be determined in accordance with the policies of the Company as may be in effect from time to time and as are approved by the Board of Directors. Employee shall have the right to reimbursement of customary, ordinary and necessary business expenses, including travel, incurred in connection with the rendering of services and performance of the functions required hereunder in accordance with the policies of the Company as may be in effect from time to time and as are approved by the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors. Such expenses are reimbursable only upon presentation by Employee of appropriate documentation pursuant to the policies adopted by the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors. Employee&#8217;s main corporate business office will be the Company&#8217;s Headquarters in Lancaster, California. However, on a day-to-day basis he may also choose to work from his home if business needs do not require a physical presence in Lancaster. Employee will be reimbursed for any expenses associated with working out of the Lancaster office.</font></div><div style="padding-left:41pt;padding-right:5.75pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.75pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">4.4</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Clawback of Incentive-Based Compensation</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all incentive-based compensation payable to Employee during the Term of this Agreement shall be subject to clawback in accordance with Company policies, as may be adopted and&#47;or amended from time to time, in accordance with applicable law, including, without limitation, the Securities and Exchange Commission&#8217;s rules and regulations and&#47;or rules of the exchange on which the Company&#8217;s equity securities may be listed from time to time.</font></div><div style="padding-right:5.75pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;padding-left:41pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">5.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:28.5pt">Termination of Employment</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.65pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.1</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Expiration of the Term of Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. This Agreement shall be automatically terminated upon the expiration of the Term, or as sooner agreed to by both the Employee and the Company in writing in the event this Agreement is superseded by a new agreement. Upon such termination, the Company shall have no further liability to the Employee for any payment, compensation or benefit whatsoever under this Agreement except with respect to (a) the Employee's salary and benefits through the effective date of the Employee's termination, and (b) such other compensation or benefits (if any) which, by the terms of the applicable plan or policy, is payable to the Employee after termination of employment.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.2</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt;text-decoration:underline">By Death</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. This Agreement shall be terminated upon the death of the Employee. The Company's total liability in such event shall be limited to payment of (a) the Employee's salary and benefits through the date of the Employee's death, and (b) such other compensation or benefits (if any) which, by the terms of the applicable plan or policy, is payable after the Employee's death.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.7pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.3</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt;text-decoration:underline">By Complete Disability</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. Employee&#8217;s employment may be terminated due to his complete disability. The complete disability of Employee (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Complete Disability</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) means Employee&#8217;s inability to perform Employee&#8217;s duties under this Agreement, by reason of any condition of mind or body, physical or mental, which prevents Employee from satisfactorily performing his essential duties, with or without reasonable accommodation, for a period of at least one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days. The Company&#8217;s total liability in such event shall be limited to payment of the Employee&#8217;s salary and benefits through the effective date of termination upon Complete Disability.</font></div><div style="padding-right:5.7pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:61.2pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:4.699%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:80%">--3--</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:67.68pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-top:3.95pt;padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.65pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.4</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt;text-decoration:underline">For Cause</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. The Company reserves the right to terminate this Agreement immediately, at any time, by providing written notice to Employee that his employment is being terminated for &#8220;Cause.&#8221; The Company has &#8220;Cause&#8221; to terminate Employee&#8217;s employment if, in the reasonable opinion of the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors&#58; the Employee fails or refuses to faithfully and diligently perform the usual and customary duties of his employment which failure or refusal is not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof is given to Employee&#59; commits any material act of dishonesty, fraud, misrepresentation, or other act of moral turpitude&#59; is guilty of gross carelessness or misconduct&#59; fails to obey the lawful direction of the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors&#59; fails or refuses to comply with the material policies, standards and&#47;or rules of the Company which from time to time may be established&#59; violates any term or condition of this Agreement&#59; or acts in any way that has a direct, substantial and adverse effect on the Company&#8217;s reputation. The Company&#8217;s total liability to the Employee in the event of termination of the Employee's employment under this section shall be limited to the payment of the Employee's salary and benefits through the effective date of termination.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.75pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.5</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Without Cause</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. The Company reserves the right to terminate this Agreement without cause for any reason whatsoever upon thirty (30) days' written notice to the Employee. Upon termination under this subsection, Employee shall be paid his salary and benefits through the effective date of termination. In addition, so long as Employee signs a release of all claims against the Company on a release form provided by the Company to him at that time, once the release becomes effective, the Employee shall&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.75pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(a)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:19.91pt">Receive a one-time payment of an amount equal to twelve (12) months of the Employee's Base Salary&#59; and</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(b)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:19.34pt">Remain on Employee&#8217;s existing benefits coverage under COBRA for twelve (12) months after termination date. The cost for this COBRA benefits coverage will be paid by the Company.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(c)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:19.91pt">Other than the one-time payment and the Company-paid COBRA coverage as described in Sections 5.5(a) and 5.5(b) above, the Company shall have no further obligation to pay the Employee any other compensation or benefits whatsoever. The Employee hereby agrees that the Company may dismiss him under this Section 5.5 without regard (i) to any general or specific policies (whether written or oral) of the Company relating to the employment or termination of its employees, or (ii) to any statements made to the Employee, whether made orally or contained in any document, pertaining to the Employee's relationship with the Company.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.95pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.6</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Mutual Consent</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. This Agreement shall be terminated upon mutual written consent of the Company and the Employee.  The Company&#8217;s total liability to the Employee in the event of termination of the Employee's employment under this Section 5.6 shall be limited to the payment of&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;padding-left:5pt;padding-right:6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(a)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:19.91pt">The Employee's salary and benefits through the effective date of termination&#59; and</font></div><div style="margin-top:3.95pt;padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.95pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(b)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:19.34pt">Such other compensation or benefits (if any) which, by the terms of the applicable plan or policy, is payable to the Employee after termination of employment, except as otherwise agreed by the parties in writing.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.95pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.7</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Termination of Offices and Board</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. Upon termination of employment for any reason whatsoever, the Employee shall be deemed to have resigned from all offices, including the Board of Directors then held with the Company, if any.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.75pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">6.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:23.5pt">Restrictions on Use or Disclosure of Confidential Matters, Proprietary Information and Trade Secrets</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:61.2pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:4.699%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:80%">--4--</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:67.68pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.65pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6.1</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt">During the Term of this Agreement, Employee will have access to confidential information of the Company and its customers. &#8220;Confidential Information&#8221; is information which is not generally known to the public and, as a result, is of economic benefit to the Company or its customers in the conduct of its business. The Company and Employee agree that Confidential Information shall include, but not be limited to, all information developed or maintained by the Company and&#47;or its customers and comprising the following items, whether or not such items have been reduced to tangible form (e.g., physical writing)&#58; techniques, designs, drawings, processes, inventions, development, equipment, prototypes, methods, databases, consulting agreements, product research, sales, marketing and strategic plans, programming plans, advertising and promotion plans, products and &#8220;availability&#8221; information, existing  and developing software products, source code, object code, technical documentation, flow charts, test results, models, data, research, formulas, ideas, trade names, service marks, slogans, forms, customer lists, client contacts, pricing structures, business forms, marketing programs and plans, business plans and strategies, layout and design, financial information, financial structure, operational methods and tactics, cost information, the identity of suppliers or customers of the Company, accounting procedures, details, and any document, record or other information of the Company relating to the above. Confidential Information include not only information belonging to the Company or its customers which existed before the date of this Agreement but also information developed by Employee for the Company or its customers during the term of this Agreement and thereafter. The Employee will not disclose to anyone, directly or indirectly, any of such Confidential Information or use them other than as necessary in the course of his duties with the Company. All documents that the Employee prepares, or Confidential Information that might be given to him or that Employee himself might create in the course of his employment by the Company, are the exclusive property of the Company. During the Term and at any time thereafter, the Employee shall not publish, communicate, divulge, disclose or use any of such Confidential Information which has been reasonably designated by the Company as proprietary or confidential or which from the surrounding circumstances the Employee knows, or has good reason to know, or should reasonably know, ought to be treated by the Employee as proprietary or confidential without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld by the Company.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.7pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6.2</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt">In the course of his employment for the Company, Employee will develop a personal relationship with the Company&#8217;s customers and knowledge of those customers&#8217; affairs and requirements, which may constitute the Company&#8217;s only contact with such customers. The Employee consequently agrees that it is reasonable and necessary for the protection of the goodwill and business of the Company that the Employee make the covenants contained herein.</font></div><div style="margin-top:3.95pt;padding-left:5pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Accordingly, the Employee agrees that while he is in the Company&#8217;s employ, he will not directly or indirectly&#58;</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:4.5pt;padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.75pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(a)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:19.91pt">Attempt in any manner, to solicit from any customer (except on behalf of the Company&#8217;s) business of the type performed by the Company or to persuade any customer of the Company to cease to do business or reduce the amount of business which any such customer has customarily done or contemplates doing with the Company, whether or not the relationship with the Company and such customer was originally established in whole or in part through the Employee's efforts&#59; or</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(b)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:19.34pt">Engage in any business as, or own an interest in, directly or indirectly, any individual proprietorship, partnership, corporation, joint venture, trust or any other form of business entity if such business form or entity is engaged in the business in which the Company is engaged&#59; or</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:4.5pt;padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.95pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(c)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:19.91pt">Render any services of the type rendered by the Company to or for any customer of the Company&#59; or</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(d)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:19.34pt">Employ or attempt to employ or assist anyone else to employ any person who is then or at any time during the preceding year in the Company&#8217;s employ.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6.3</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt">For a one (1) year period after the termination of this Agreement for any reason, Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, ask or encourage any employee(s) of the Company to leave their employment with the Company or solicit any employee(s) of the Company for employment elsewhere. The Employee further agrees that he shall make any subsequent employer aware of this non-solicitation obligation.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:61.2pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:4.699%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:80%">--5--</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:67.68pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6.4</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Notice of Rights</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. Notwithstanding any provisions in this Agreement or Company policy applicable to the unauthorized use or disclosure of trade secrets or Confidential Information, Employee is hereby notified that Employee may not be held criminally or civilly liable, under any applicable federal or state trade secret law, for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, or to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law.  Employee also may  not be held so liable for such disclosures made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. In addition, Employee is advised that individuals who file a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:77pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6.5</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:23.5pt">This entire Section 6 shall survive termination of this Agreement.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:41pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">7.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:28.5pt">The Company&#8217;s Property</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.85pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">7.1</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt">Any patents, inventions, discoveries, applications or processes, software and computer programs devised, planned, applied, created, discovered or invented by the Employee in the course of his employment by the Company and which pertain to any aspect of the business of the Company, or their respective subsidiaries, affiliates or customers, shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company, and the Employee shall make prompt report thereof to the Company and promptly execute any and all documents reasonably requested to assure the Company the full and complete ownership thereof.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.65pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">7.2</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt">All records, files, lists, drawings, documents, equipment and similar items relating to the Company&#8217;s business which the Employee shall prepare or receive from the Company in  the course of his employment by the Company shall remain the Company&#8217;s sole and exclusive property. Upon termination of this Agreement the Employee shall return promptly to the Company all property of the Company in his possession and the Employee represents and warrants that he will not copy, or cause to be copied, printed, summarized or compiled, any software, documents or other materials originating with and&#47;or belonging to the Company, including, without limitation, documents or other materials created by the Employee for, or on behalf of, the Company. The Employee further represents and warrants that he will not retain in his possession any such software, documents or other materials in machine or human readable form.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:4.5pt;padding-left:77pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">7.3</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:23.5pt">This Section 7 shall survive termination of this Agreement.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.7pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">8.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:23.5pt">Outside Activities</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. During the Term, the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly,  either as an officer, director, employee, representative, principal, partner, shareholder, employee, agent or in any other capacity, engage or assist any third party in engaging in any business competitive with the business of the Company, or engage in any other gainful occupation which requires his personal attention, without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent may be withheld by the Company in their sole and absolute discretion. Following his employment with the Company, the Employee shall not engage in unfair competition with the Company, aid others in any unfair competition with the Company, in any way breach the confidence that the Company has placed in the Employee or misappropriate any proprietary information of the Company.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.95pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">9.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:23.5pt">Reports</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. The Employee, when directed, shall provide written reports to the Company with respect to the services provided hereunder.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:6.05pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">10.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt">Strict Loyalty</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. The Employee hereby covenants and agrees to avoid all circumstances and actions that reasonably would place the Employee in a position of divided loyalty with respect to his obligations under this Agreement.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.9pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">11.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt">Assignment</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. This Agreement may not be assigned to another party by the Employee without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent may be withheld by the Company, in their sole and absolute discretion.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:61.2pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:4.699%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:80%">--6--</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:67.68pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.75pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">12.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt">Arbitration&#47;Sole Remedy for Breach of Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. In the event of any dispute between the Company and the Employee concerning any aspect of the employment relationship, including any disputes relating to its termination, all such disputes shall be resolved by binding arbitration before a single neutral arbitrator pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">FAA</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), as follows.  This provision shall supersede any prior arbitration agreement, policy or understanding between the parties. The parties intend to revoke any prior arbitration agreement.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:3.95pt;padding-left:5.05pt;padding-right:5.75pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.1</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:13.45pt;text-decoration:underline">Claims Covered by the Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. The Employee and the Company mutually consent to the resolution by final and binding arbitration of all claims or controversies (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">claims</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) that the Company may have against the Employee or that the Employee may have against the Company or against its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents, pension or benefit plans, administrators, or fiduciaries, franchisors, or any parent, subsidiary or affiliated companies or corporation (collectively referred to for purposes of this Section 12 as &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Company&#8217;s Parties</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), relating to, resulting from, or in any way arising out of Employee&#8217;s employment relationship  with Company and&#47;or the termination of Employee&#8217;s employment relationship with Company, to the extent permitted by law. The claims covered by this Agreement include, but are not limited to, claims for wages or other compensation due&#59; claims for penalties or premium pay&#59; claims for breach of any contract or covenant (express or implied)&#59; tort claims (including, but not limited to, those relating to performance or reputation)&#59; claims for discrimination, harassment, and&#47;or retaliation (including, but not limited to, race, religious creed (which includes religious dress and grooming practices), color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws, ordinances, or regulations)&#59; claims for violation of any leaves of absence or accommodations laws&#59; claims for wrongful termination or whistleblowing&#59; claims for benefits (except where an employee benefit or pension plan specifies that its claims procedure shall culminate in an arbitration procedure different from this one)&#59; claims for violation of trade secret, proprietary, or confidential information laws&#59; claims for unfair business practices&#59; claims for invasion of privacy&#59; and claims for violation of any public policy, federal, state, or other governmental law, statute, regulation, or ordinance..</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.75pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.2</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:13.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Claims Not Covered by the Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. Claims the Employee may have for workers&#8217; compensation (excluding discrimination claims under workers&#8217; compensation statutes), unemployment compensation benefits, or claims under the Private Attorney General Act of 2004 (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">PAGA</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), California Labor Code Sections 2699 et seq. are not covered by this Arbitration section.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.65pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.3</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:13.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Required Notice of Claims and Statute of Limitations</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. Arbitration may be initiated by the Employee by serving or mailing a written notice to the Chairman of the Board of the Company. Arbitration may be initiated by the Company&#8217;s Parties by serving or mailing a written notice to the Employee at his last known address. The notice shall identify and describe the nature of all claims asserted and the facts upon which such claims are based. The written notice shall be served or mailed within the applicable statute of limitations period set forth by federal or state law.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:77pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.4</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Arbitration Procedures.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.7pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(a)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:19.91pt">After demand for arbitration has been made by serving written notice under the terms of Section 12.3 of this Agreement, the party demanding arbitration shall file a demand for arbitration with the office of Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">JAMS</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) located in Los Angeles, California. The arbitrator shall be selected from the JAMS panel and the arbitration shall be conducted pursuant to JAMS policies and procedures.  All rules governing the arbitration shall be the rules as set forth by JAMS. If the dispute is employment-related, the dispute shall be governed by JAMS&#8217; then-current version of the national rules for the resolution of employment disputes. JAMS&#8217; then-applicable rules governing the arbitration may be obtained from JAMS&#8217; website which currently is www.jamsadr.com.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.9pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(b)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:19.34pt">The arbitrator shall apply the substantive law (and the law of remedies, if applicable) of California, or federal law, or both, as applicable to the claim(s) asserted. The arbitrator shall have exclusive authority to resolve any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability or formation of this Agreement, including but not limited to any claim that all or any part of this Agreement is void or voidable.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:61.2pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:4.699%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:80%">--7--</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:67.68pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.75pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(c)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:19.91pt">Either party may file a motion for summary judgment with the arbitrator. The arbitrator is entitled to resolve some or all of the asserted claims through such a motion. The standards to be applied by the arbitrator in ruling on a motion for summary judgment shall be the applicable laws as specified in Section 12.4(b) of this Agreement.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.9pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(d)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:19.34pt">Discovery shall be allowed and conducted pursuant to the then-applicable arbitration rules of JAMS, provided that the parties shall be entitled to discovery sufficient to adequately arbitrate their claims and defenses. The arbitrator is authorized to rule on discovery motions brought under the applicable discovery rules.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.5</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:13.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Construction. </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">These arbitration provisions shall be construed and enforced pursuant to the FAA. The Arbitrator, and not any federal, state, or local court or agency, shall have the exclusive authority to resolve any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability, or formation of these arbitration provisions, including, but not limited to, any claim that all or any part of this Agreement is void or voidable. Any disputes regarding the enforceability or validity of these arbitration provisions shall be resolved as if the arbitrator or other decision-maker, if any, is acting as a federal district court judge applying the FAA and its precedent.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.7pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.6</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:13.5pt;text-decoration:underline"> Arbitration Decision</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. The arbitrator&#8217;s decision will be final and binding. The arbitrator shall issue a written arbitration decision revealing the essential findings and conclusions upon which the decision and&#47;or award is based. A party&#8217;s right to appeal the decision is limited to grounds provided under applicable federal or California law.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.7pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.7</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:13.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Application for Emergency Injunctive and&#47;or Other Equitable Relief. </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Claims by the Company or Employee for emergency injunctive and&#47;or other equitable relief relating to unfair competition and&#47;or the use and&#47;or unauthorized disclosure of trade secrets or confidential information and&#47;or a breach of the provisions of Sections 6, 7, and 8 of this Agreement shall be submitted to JAMS for emergency treatment. The parties agree that the JAMS administrator may select a neutral hearing officer (subject to conflicts) to hear the emergency request only.  The hearing officer should be experienced in considering requests for emergency injunctive and&#47;or other equitable relief. The hearing officer shall conform his or her consideration and ruling with the applicable legal standards as if this matter were heard in a court of law in the applicable jurisdiction for such a dispute.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.85pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.8</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:13.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Place of Arbitration</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. The arbitration will be at a mutually convenient location in Los Angeles, California. If the parties cannot agree upon a location, then the arbitration will be held at a JAMS&#8217; office in Los Angeles.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.85pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.9</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:13.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Representation, Fees and Costs</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. Each party may be represented by an attorney or other representative selected by the party. Each party shall be responsible for its own attorneys&#8217; or representative&#8217;s fees. However, if any party prevails on a statutory claim that affords the prevailing party&#8217;s attorneys&#8217; fees, or if there is a written agreement providing for fees, the arbitrator may award reasonable fees to the prevailing party. The Company shall be responsible for the arbitrator&#8217;s fees and costs to the extent they exceed any fee or cost that the Employee would be required to bear if the action were brought in court.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.10</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:8.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Waiver Of Jury Trial&#47;Exclusive Remedy</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. The Employee and the Company knowingly and voluntarily waive any constitutional right to have any dispute between them decided by a court of law and&#47;or by a jury in court.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:61.2pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:4.699%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:80%">--8--</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:67.68pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.75pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.11</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:8.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Waiver of Representative&#47;Class Action Proceedings</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. Employee and Company knowingly and voluntarily agree to bring any claims governed by this Agreement in his&#47;its individual capacity and not as a plaintiff, class member or representative in any purported class or representative action. They further agree to waive any right to participate in any representative or class action proceeding related to any claims governed by this Agreement. The Company and Employee also agree that the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one individual&#8217;s claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of representative or class action proceeding, including, but not limited to, any representative action under California Business and Professions Code Sections 17200 et seq. For purposes of this Agreement, the term &#8220;representative&#8221; used in this section specifically excludes any claims, causes of action, or actions brought under PAGA (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">PAGA claims</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;). Accordingly, any PAGA claims must be pursued in the appropriate court of law. However, if either Employee or the Company have other claims or actions against each other covered by this Agreement, then they agree that those non-PAGA claims must first be pursued in arbitration, regardless of which claims or actions were filed first. The pending court PAGA action shall be stayed pending full and final resolution of the arbitration pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.2 and related law.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.7pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">13.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt">The Company&#8217;s Bylaws, Directions, Policies, Practices, Rules, Regulations and Procedures</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. The Employee agrees to become and remain thoroughly familiar with each and all of the Company&#8217;s bylaws, directions, policies, practices, rules, regulations and procedures that relate to the employment and&#47;or to any of Employee's duties and&#47;or responsibilities as an employee of the Company and to abide fully and by each and all of such bylaws, directions, policies, practices, rules, regulations and procedures. During the Term, the Employee shall be fully bound by and employed pursuant to each and all of the Company&#8217;s bylaws, directions, policies, practices, rules, regulations and procedures as now in effect or as may be implemented, modified or otherwise put into effect by the Company during the term of employment, regardless of whether such bylaws, directions, policies, practices, rules, regulations and procedures are oral or are set forth in any manual, handbook or other document, and it is solely the responsibility of Employee to become and remain fully aware of and familiar with each and all such directions, policies, practices, rules, regulations and&#47;or procedures. In the event of any conflict between any provision of this Agreement and any provision of the Company&#8217;s directions, policies, practices, rules, regulations and&#47;or procedures, the provisions of this Agreement govern for any and all purposes whatsoever.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.8pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">14.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt">Indemnification. </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Company shall indemnify and hold the Employee harmless from any and all claims, demands, judgments, liens, subrogation or costs incurred by the Employee with respect to any shareholder derivative action or other claims or suits against the Company and&#47;or their respective Boards of Directors by individuals, firms or entities not a party to this Agreement to the maximum extent permitted under California law.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:3.95pt;padding-left:41pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">15.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:23.5pt">General</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.1</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:13.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Further Documents</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. Each party shall execute and deliver all further instruments, documents and papers, and shall perform any and all acts necessary reasonably requested by the other party, to give full force and effect to all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.2</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:13.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Successors and Assigns</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. Except where expressly provided to the contrary, this Agreement, and all provisions hereof, shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, their successors in interest, assigns, administrators, executors, heirs and devises.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.75pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.3</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:13.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Severability</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law.  If any provision  of this Agreement, as applied to any party or to any circumstance, shall be found by a court or arbitrator to be invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability, without invalidating or rendering unenforceable the remainder of such provision and any such invalidity or unenforceability shall  in no way affect any other provision of this Agreement, the application of any provision in any other circumstance or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:61.2pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:4.699%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:80%">--9--</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:67.68pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.95pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.4</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:13.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Notices</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. All notices or demands shall be in writing and shall be served personally, telegraphically or by express or certified mail. Service shall be deemed conclusively made at the time of service if personally served, 24 hours after deposit thereof in the United States mail properly addressed and postage prepaid, return receipt requested, if served by express Mail, and five days after deposit thereof in the United States mail, properly addressed and postage prepaid, return receipt requested, if served by certified mail. Any notice or demand to the Company shall be given to&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:77pt;padding-right:270.7pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Simulations Plus, Inc. 42505 10th Street West Lancaster, CA 93534-7059</font></div><div style="padding-left:77pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Attention&#58; Compensation Committee</font></div><div style="margin-top:2.15pt;padding-left:77pt;padding-right:182.05pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">and any notice or demand to the Employee shall be given to&#58; Shawn O&#8217;Connor</font></div><div style="padding-left:77pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">______________</font></div><div style="padding-left:77pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">______________</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.55pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Any party may, by virtue of a written notice in compliance with this Section, alter or change the address or the identity of the person to whom any notice, or copy thereof, is to be sent.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.9pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.5</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:13.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Waiver</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. A waiver by any party of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement in any one instance shall not be deemed or construed to be a waiver of the term or condition for the future, or of any subsequent breach thereof or of any other term or condition thereof. Any party may waive any term, provision or condition included for the benefit of that party.  Any and all waivers shall be in writing.</font></div><div style="margin-top:3.95pt;padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.7pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.6</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:13.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Construction</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. Except as set forth in Section 12.5 above, this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts entered into and fully to be performed therein without regard to its principles of choice of law or conflicts of law. In all matters of interpretation, whenever necessary to give effect to any provision of this Agreement, each gender shall include the others, the singular shall include the plural, the plural shall include the singular and the terms &#8220;and&#8221; and &#8220;or&#8221; may be used interchangeably as the context so requires or implies. The title of the sections of this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the interpretation of any provision or condition of this Agreement. All remedies, rights, undertakings, obligations and agreements contained in this Agreement shall be cumulative and none of them shall be in limitation of any other remedy, right, undertaking, obligation or agreement of any party.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.9pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.7</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:13.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Entire Understanding</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties hereto relating to the subject matter contained herein and supersedes all prior and collateral agreements, understandings, statements and negotiation of the parties. Each party acknowledges that no representations, inducements or promises, oral or written, with reference to the subject matter hereof have been made other than as expressly set forth herein. This Agreement cannot be changed, rescinded or terminated orally.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.8</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:13.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Third Party Rights</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. The parties hereto do not intend to confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties hereto and those referred to in Section 15.2 hereof so long as any such assignment by Employee was approved by the Company as provided in Section 11 hereof.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.9pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.9</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:13.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Attorneys' Fees</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. In the event of any litigation between the parties respecting or arising out of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable legal fees and costs, whether or not the litigation proceeds to final judgment or determination.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5pt;padding-right:5.8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.10</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:8.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Counterparts</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts which, taken together, shall constitute the whole of the agreement between the parties.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:85.05pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#91;REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK&#93;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:61.2pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:4.699%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:80%">--10--</font></div></div></div><div id="i50a049db13004fc3860ec0a446a1333c_4"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:74.88pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">IN WITNESS THEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the 1st day of November, 2023.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:50.415%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:47.385%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Company&#58; </font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">SIMULATIONS PLUS, INC.<br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">By&#58; </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">&#47;s&#47; Walter Woltosz</font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Walter S. Woltosz, Chairman of the Board</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Employee&#58;</font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">&#47;s&#47; Shawn O&#8217;Connor</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><br>Shawn O&#8217;Connor</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:61.2pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#91;Signature Page to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement&#93;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div></body></html>
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i14f8da3a97714ab0aef5b167b03b177d_1"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:8.95pt;padding-left:153.85pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">   Exhibit 10.2</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">AMENDED AND RESTATED</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">This Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) is effective as of November 1, 2023 (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Effective Date</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), by Simulations Plus, Inc., a California corporation (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Company</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), and Will Frederick, an individual (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Employee</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) with reference to the following facts&#58;</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">A.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:26.28pt">The Company desires to secure the services of the Employee as Chief Financial Officer (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">CFO</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;).</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">B.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The Employee agrees to perform such services for the Company under the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">In consideration of the mutual promises, covenants and conditions set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, it is hereby agreed by and between the Company and the Employee as follows&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">1.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:28.5pt">Representations and Warranties</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Company represents and warrants that it is empowered under its Articles or Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws to enter into this Agreement.  The Employee represents and warrants that he is under no employment contract, bond, confidentiality agreement, or any other obligation that would violate or be in conflict with the terms and conditions of this Agreement or encumber his performance of duties assigned to him by the Company.  The Employee further represents and warrants that he has not signed or committed to any employment or consultant duties or other obligations that would divert his full attention from the duties assigned to him by this Agreement&#59; provided, that the foregoing limitations shall not be construed as prohibiting Employee from making personal investments or participating in business activities or community affairs in such form or manner as will not prevent Employee from performing his duties and responsibilities hereunder or cause Employee to violate the terms of Section 6 hereof. The parties agree that that Employment Agreement dated December 1, 2020 between the Company and the Employee is hereby terminated as of the Effective Date.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">2.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:28.5pt">Employment and Duties</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Company hereby employs the Employee as Chief Financial Officer and the Employee hereby accepts such employment during the Term.  </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">As Chief Finance Officer, the Employee shall have such duties, authority and responsibility as shall be consistent with the Employee&#8217;s position and such other duties as assigned by the Chief Executive Officer (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">CEO</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) of the Company and&#47;or the Board of Directors of the Company (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Board of Directors</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;).</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">3.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:28.5pt">Term</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Subject to the provisions of Section 5, the initial term of this Agreement shall commence on November 1, 2023 and end on December 31, 2024 (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Initial Term</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;). If the Agreement is not terminated pursuant to Section 5, the Agreement shall automatically renew for successive one (1) year terms, each such term ending December 31 of the applicable year, unless either party to the Agreement gives written notice to the other of a desire to change, amend, modify or terminate the Agreement, at least sixty (60) days prior to the end of the then existing term of the Agreement (each such renewal, together with the Initial Term, the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Term</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;). The Employee&#8217;s compensation will be reviewed subsequently on an annual basis and may be revised based on recommendation from the Compensation Committee. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">4.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:28.5pt">Compensation</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  In full and complete consideration for the employment of Employee hereunder, each and all of the services to be rendered to the Company by the Employee, and each and all of the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and promises undertaken by the Employee pursuant to this Agreement, the Employee shall be entitled to receive compensation as follows&#58;</font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--1--</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">4.1</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:23.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Base Salary</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Employee shall receive from the Company a base salary of three hundred thirty-seven thousand and five hundred dollars ($337,500) per year, payable in equal, bi-weekly installments (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Base Salary</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;).  Employee&#8217;s Base Salary is subject to annual review by the Board of Directors and may be changed from time to time at the Board of Directors&#8217; sole discretion, based upon recommendation by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. From each payment of Base Salary, the Company will withhold and pay to the proper governmental authorities any and all amounts required by law to be withheld for federal income tax, state income tax, federal Social Security tax, state disability insurance premiums, and any and all other amounts required by law to be withheld from the Employee's salary.  </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">4.2</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:23.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Performance Bonus</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. For each fiscal year during the term of this Agreement, the Employee shall be eligible to receive a performance bonus based upon actual performance in relation to specific performance metrics and paid in the form of both cash and stock options as defined in Sections 4.2(a) and 4.2(b) below (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Performance Bonus</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;). Such metrics and their corresponding targets will be annually determined mutually with the CEO and approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The metrics and their corresponding targets will consist of strategic and financial Company, Shared Services and personal goals.  The Employee must be employed by the Company on the last date of the fiscal year to be eligible for the Performance Bonus related to the previous fiscal year. The Company reserves the right to make no payment of the Performance Bonus if the (a) Employee&#8217;s performance or (b) Company&#8217;s financial performance does not warrant the payment of Performance Bonuses. Employee&#8217;s Performance Bonus, including the relevant targets for both the cash bonus and stock option portions of the Performance Bonus, is subject to annual review by the Board of Directors and may be changed from time to time at the Board of Directors&#8217; sole discretion, based upon recommendation by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:90pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(a)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Cash Bonus</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. For each fiscal year during the Term of this Agreement, the Employee shall be eligible to receive a target cash performance bonus based on individual and corporate metrics, which target shall be 35% of the Employee&#8217;s Base Salary&#59; provided, however, that the actual amount of such cash bonus may be less than or exceed the target amount and shall be determined by the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, based upon recommendation by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:90pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Stock Options</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. For each fiscal year during the Term of this Agreement, the Employee shall be eligible to receive a stock option grant, with a target of 20,000 stock options, to be issued under the Company&#8217;s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended&#59; provided, however, that the actual number of options granted may be less than or exceed the target amount and shall be determined by the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, based upon recommendation by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">4.3</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:23.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Benefits</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Company shall provide to the Employee, and the Employee shall be entitled to receive from the Company, such health insurance and other benefits which are appropriate to the office and position of Employee, adequate to the performance of his duties and not inconsistent with that which the Company customarily provides at the time to its other management employees.  The Employee's right to vacation and sick leave shall be determined in accordance with the policies of the Company as may be in effect from time to time and as are approved by the Board of Directors.  Employee shall have the right to reimbursement of customary, ordinary and necessary business expenses, including travel, incurred in connection with the rendering of services and performance of the functions required hereunder in accordance with the policies of the Company as may be in effect from time to time and as are approved by the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors.  Such expenses are reimbursable only upon presentation by Employee of appropriate documentation pursuant to the policies adopted by the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors.    Employee&#8217;s main corporate business office will be designated at a later date based upon proximity to one of the Company&#8217;s major offices.  On a day-to-day basis he may also choose to work from his home if business needs do not require a physical presence at the office.  Employee will be reimbursed for any travel expenses associated with required Company business.</font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--2--</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">4.4</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:23.5pt">Clawback of Incentive-Based Compensation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all incentive-based compensation payable to Employee during the Term of this Agreement shall be subject to clawback in accordance with Company policies, as may be adopted and&#47;or amended from time to time, in accordance with applicable law, including, without limitation, the Securities and Exchange Commission&#8217;s rules and regulations and&#47;or rules of the exchange on which the Company&#8217;s equity securities may be listed from time to time.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">5.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Termination of Employment</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.1.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:21pt;text-decoration:underline">Expiration of the Term of Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  This Agreement shall be automatically terminated upon the expiration of the Term, or as sooner agreed to by both the Employee and the Company in writing in the event this Agreement is superseded by a new agreement.  Upon such termination, the Company shall have no further liability to the Employee for any payment, compensation or benefit whatsoever under this Agreement except with respect to (a) the Employee's salary and benefits through the effective date of the Employee's termination, and (b) such other compensation or benefits (if any) which, by the terms of the applicable plan or policy, is payable to the Employee after termination of employment.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.2.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:21pt;text-decoration:underline">By Death</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  This Agreement shall be terminated upon the death of the Employee.  The Company's total liability in such event shall be limited to payment of (a) the Employee's salary and benefits through the date of the Employee's death, and (b) such other compensation or benefits (if any) which, by the terms of the applicable plan or policy, is payable after the Employee's death.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.3.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:21pt;text-decoration:underline">By Complete Disability</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Employee&#8217;s employment may be terminated due to his complete disability. The complete disability of Employee (&#8220;Complete Disability&#8221;) means Employee&#8217;s inability to perform Employee&#8217;s duties under this Agreement, by reason of any condition of mind or body, physical or mental, which prevents Employee from satisfactorily performing his essential duties, with or without reasonable accommodation, for a period of at least one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days.    The Company&#8217;s total liability in such event shall be limited to payment of the Employee&#8217;s salary and benefits through the effective date of termination upon Complete Disability.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.4.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:21pt;text-decoration:underline">For Cause</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Company reserves the right to terminate this Agreement immediately, at any time, by providing written notice to Employee that his employment is being terminated for &#8220;Cause&#8221;.  The Company has &#8220;Cause&#8221; to terminate Employee&#8217;s employment if, in the reasonable opinion of the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors&#58; the Employee fails or refuses to faithfully and diligently perform the usual and customary duties of his employment which failure or refusal is not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof is given to Employee&#59; commits any material act of dishonesty, fraud, misrepresentation, or other act of moral turpitude&#59; is guilty of gross carelessness or misconduct&#59; fails to obey the lawful direction of the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors&#59; fails or refuses to comply with the material policies, standards and&#47;or rules of the Company which from time to time may be established&#59; violates any term or condition of this Agreement&#59; or acts in any way that has a direct, substantial and adverse effect on the Company&#8217;s reputation.  The Company&#8217;s total liability to the Employee in the event of termination of the Employee's employment under this section shall be limited to the payment of the Employee's salary and benefits through the effective date of termination.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.5.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:21pt;text-decoration:underline">Without Cause</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Company reserves the right to terminate this Agreement without cause for any reason whatsoever upon thirty (30) days' written notice to the Employee.  Upon termination under this subsection, Employee shall be paid his salary and benefits through the effective date of termination.  In addition, so long as Employee signs a release of all claims against the Company on a release form provided by the Company to him at that time, once the release becomes effective, the Employee shall&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:90pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(a) Receive a one-time payment of an amount equal to twelve (12) months of the Employee's Base Salary&#59; and </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:90pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Remain on Employee&#8217;s existing benefits coverage under COBRA for twelve (12) months after termination date.  The cost for this COBRA benefits coverage will be paid by the Company.</font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--3--</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:90pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(c)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Other than the one-time payment and the Company-paid COBRA coverage as described in Sections 5.5(a) and 5.5(b) above, the Company shall have no further obligation to pay the Employee any other compensation or benefits whatsoever.  The Employee hereby agrees that the Company may dismiss him under this Section 5.5 without regard (i) to any general or specific policies (whether written or oral) of the Company relating to the employment or termination of its employees, or (ii) to any statements made to the Employee, whether made orally or contained in any document, pertaining to the Employee's relationship with the Company.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.6.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:21pt;text-decoration:underline">Mutual Consent</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  This Agreement shall be terminated upon mutual written consent of the Company and the Employee.  The Company&#8217;s total liability to the Employee in the event of termination of the Employee's employment under this Section 5.6 shall be limited to the payment of&#58; </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:90pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(a)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The Employee's salary and benefits through the effective date of termination&#59; and</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.12pt;padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Such other compensation or benefits (if any) which, by the terms of the applicable plan or policy, is payable to the Employee after termination of employment, except as otherwise agreed by the parties in writing.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0.72pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.7.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:21pt;text-decoration:underline">Termination of Offices and Board</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Upon termination of employment for any reason whatsoever, the Employee shall be deemed to have resigned from all offices, including the Board of Directors then held with the Company, if any.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">6. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Restrictions on Use or Disclosure of Confidential Matters, Proprietary Information and Trade Secrets</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6.1</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:23.5pt">During the Term of this Agreement, Employee will have access to confidential information of the Company and its customers.  &#8220;Confidential Information&#8221; is information which is not generally known to the public and, as a result, is of economic benefit to the Company or its customers in the conduct of its business.  The Company and Employee agree that Confidential Information shall include, but not be limited to, all information developed or maintained by the Company and&#47;or its customers and comprising the following items, whether or not such items have been reduced to tangible form (e.g., physical writing)&#58;  techniques, designs, drawings, processes, inventions, development, equipment, prototypes, methods, databases, consulting agreements, product research, sales, marketing and strategic plans, programming plans, advertising and promotion plans, products and &#8220;availability&#8221; information, existing and developing software products, source code, object code, technical documentation, flow charts, test results, models, data, research, formulas, ideas, trade names, service marks, slogans, forms, customer lists, client contacts, pricing structures, business forms, marketing programs and plans, business plans and strategies, layout and design, financial information, financial structure, operational methods and tactics, cost information, the identity of suppliers or customers of the Company, accounting procedures, details, and any document, record or other information of the Company relating to the above.  Confidential Information include not only information belonging to the Company or its customers which existed before the date of this Agreement but also information developed by Employee for the Company or its customers during the term of this Agreement and thereafter.  The Employee will not disclose to anyone, directly or indirectly, any of such Confidential Information or use them other than as necessary in the course of his duties with the Company.  All documents that the Employee prepares, or Confidential Information that might be given to him or that Employee himself might create in the course of his employment by the Company, are the exclusive property of the Company.  During the Term and at any time thereafter, the Employee shall not publish, communicate, divulge, disclose or use any of such Confidential Information which has been reasonably designated by the Company as proprietary or confidential or which from the surrounding circumstances the Employee knows, or has good reason to know, or should reasonably know, ought to be treated by the Employee as proprietary or confidential without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld by the Company.</font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--4--</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6.2</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:23.5pt">In the course of his employment for the Company, Employee will develop a personal relationship with the Company&#8217;s customers and knowledge of those customers&#8217; affairs and requirements, which may constitute the Company&#8217;s only contact with such customers.  The Employee consequently agrees that it is reasonable and necessary for the protection of the goodwill and business of the Company that the Employee make the covenants contained herein.  Accordingly, the Employee agrees that while he is in the Company&#8217;s employ, he will not directly or indirectly&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:90pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(a)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Attempt in any manner, to solicit from any customer (except on behalf of the Company&#8217;s) business of the type performed by the Company or to persuade any customer of the Company to cease to do business or reduce the amount of business which any such customer has customarily done or contemplates doing with the Company, whether or not the relationship with the Company and such customer was originally established in whole or in part through the Employee's efforts&#59; or</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:90pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Engage in any business as, or own an interest in, directly or indirectly, any individual proprietorship, partnership, corporation, joint venture, trust or any other form of business entity if such business form or entity is engaged in the business in which the Company is engaged&#59; or</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:90pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(c)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Render any services of the type rendered by the Company to or for any customer of the Company&#59; or</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:90pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(d)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Employ or attempt to employ or assist anyone else to employ any person who is then or at any time during the preceding year in the Company&#8217;s employ.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6.3</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:23.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Notice of Rights</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Notwithstanding any provisions in this Agreement or Company policy applicable to the unauthorized use or disclosure of trade secrets or Confidential Information, Employee is hereby notified that Employee may not be held criminally or civilly liable, under any applicable federal or state trade secret law, for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, or to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law.&#160; Employee also may not be held so liable for such disclosures made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. &#160;In addition, Employee is advised that individuals who file a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6.4</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:23.5pt">This entire Section 6 shall survive termination of this Agreement.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">7. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The Company&#8217;s Property</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">7.1.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:21pt">Any patents, inventions, discoveries, applications or processes, software and computer programs devised, planned, applied, created, discovered or invented by the Employee in the course of his employment by the Company and which pertain to any aspect of the business of the Company, or their respective subsidiaries, affiliates or customers, shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company, and the Employee shall make prompt report thereof to the Company and promptly execute any and all documents reasonably requested to assure the Company the full and complete ownership thereof. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">7.2.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:21pt">All records, files, lists, drawings, documents, equipment and similar items relating to the Company&#8217;s business which the Employee shall prepare or receive from the Company in the course of his employment by the Company shall remain the Company&#8217;s sole and exclusive property.  Upon termination of this Agreement the Employee shall return promptly to the Company all property of the Company in his possession and the Employee represents and warrants that he will not copy, or cause to be copied, printed, summarized or compiled, any software, documents or other materials originating with and&#47;or belonging to the Company, including, without limitation, documents or other materials created by the Employee for, or on behalf of, the Company.  The Employee further represents and warrants that he will not retain in his possession any such software, documents or other materials in machine or human readable form.</font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--5--</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">7.3.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:21pt">This Section 7 shall survive termination of this Agreement. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">8. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Outside Activities</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  During the Term, the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, either as an officer, director, employee, representative, principal, partner, shareholder, employee, agent or in any other capacity, engage or assist any third party in engaging in any business competitive with the business of the Company, or engage in any other gainful occupation which requires his personal attention, without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld by the Company.  Following his employment with the Company, the Employee shall not engage in unfair competition with the Company, aid others in any unfair competition with the Company, in any way breach the confidence that the Company has placed in the Employee or misappropriate any proprietary information of the Company.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">9. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Reports</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Employee, when directed, shall provide written reports to the Company with respect to the services provided hereunder.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">10. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Strict Loyalty</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> The Employee hereby covenants and agrees to avoid all circumstances and actions that reasonably would place the Employee in a position of divided loyalty with respect to his obligations under this Agreement.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">11. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Assignment</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  This Agreement may not be assigned to another party by the Employee without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent may be withheld by the Company, in their sole and absolute discretion.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">12. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Arbitration&#47;Sole Remedy for Breach of Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  In the event of any dispute between the Company and the Employee concerning any aspect of the employment relationship, including any disputes relating to its termination, all such disputes shall be resolved by binding arbitration before a single neutral arbitrator pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">FAA</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), as follows.  This provision shall supersede any prior arbitration agreement, policy or understanding between the parties.  The parties intend to revoke any prior arbitration agreement.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.1</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Claims Covered by the Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Employee and the Company mutually consent to the resolution by final and binding arbitration of all claims or controversies (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">claims</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) that the Company may have against the Employee or that the Employee may have against the Company or against its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents, pension or benefit plans, administrators, or fiduciaries, franchisors, or any parent, subsidiary or affiliated companies or corporation (collectively referred to for purposes of this Section 12 as &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Company&#8217;s Parties</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), relating to, resulting from, or in any way arising out of Employee&#8217;s employment relationship with Company and&#47;or the termination of Employee&#8217;s employment relationship with Company, to the extent permitted by law.  The claims covered by this Agreement include, but are not limited to, claims for wages or other compensation due&#59; claims for penalties or premium pay&#59; claims for breach of any contract or covenant (express or implied)&#59; tort claims (including, but not limited to, those relating to performance or reputation)&#59; claims for discrimination, harassment, and&#47;or retaliation (including, but not limited to, race, religious creed (which includes religious dress and grooming practices), color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws, ordinances, or regulations)&#59; claims for violation of any leaves of absence or accommodations laws&#59; claims for wrongful termination or whistleblowing&#59; claims for benefits (except where an employee benefit or pension plan specifies that its claims procedure shall culminate in an arbitration procedure different from this one)&#59; claims for violation of trade secret, proprietary, or confidential information laws&#59; claims for unfair business practices&#59; claims for invasion of privacy&#59; and claims for violation of any public policy, federal, state, or other governmental law, statute, regulation, or ordinance.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.2</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Claims Not Covered by the Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Claims the Employee may have for workers&#8217; compensation (excluding discrimination claims under workers&#8217; compensation statutes), unemployment compensation benefits, or claims under the Private Attorney General Act of 2014 (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">PAGA</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), California Labor Code Sections 2699 et seq. are not covered by this Arbitration section.  </font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--6--</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.3</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Required Notice of Claims and Statute of Limitations</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Arbitration may be initiated by the Employee by serving or mailing a written notice to the Chairman of the Board of the Company.  Arbitration may be initiated by the Company&#8217;s Parties by serving or mailing a written notice to the Employee at his last known address.  The notice shall identify and describe the nature of all claims asserted and the facts upon which such claims are based.  The written notice shall be served or mailed within the applicable statute of limitations period set forth by federal or state law.  </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.4</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Arbitration Procedures.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(a)    After demand for arbitration has been made by serving written notice under the terms of Section 12.3 of this Agreement, the party demanding arbitration shall file a demand for arbitration with the office of Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services (&#8220;JAMS&#8221;) located in Los Angeles, California.  The arbitrator shall be selected from the JAMS panel and the arbitration shall be conducted pursuant to JAMS policies and procedures.  All rules governing the arbitration shall be the rules as set forth by JAMS.  If the dispute is employment-related, the dispute shall be governed by JAMS&#8217; then-current version of the national rules for the resolution of employment disputes.  JAMS&#8217; then-applicable rules governing the arbitration may be obtained from JAMS&#8217; website which currently is www.jamsadr.com. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0.72pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(b)    The arbitrator shall apply the substantive law (and the law of remedies, if applicable) of California, or federal law, or both, as applicable to the claim(s) asserted.  The arbitrator shall have exclusive authority to resolve any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability or formation of this Agreement, including but not limited to any claim that all or any part of this Agreement is void or voidable.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0.72pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(c)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Either party may file a motion for summary judgment with the arbitrator.  The arbitrator is entitled to resolve some or all of the asserted claims through such a motion.  The standards to be applied by the arbitrator in ruling on a motion for summary judgment shall be the applicable laws as specified in Section 12.4(b) of this Agreement.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0.72pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(d)    Discovery shall be allowed and conducted pursuant to the then-applicable arbitration rules of JAMS, provided that the parties shall be entitled to discovery sufficient to adequately arbitrate their claims and defenses.  The arbitrator is authorized to rule on discovery motions brought under the applicable discovery rules.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:108pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.5</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Construction</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  These arbitration provisions shall be construed and enforced pursuant to the FAA.  The Arbitrator, and not any federal, state, or local court or agency, shall have the exclusive authority to resolve any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability, or formation of these arbitration provisions, including, but not limited to, any claim that all or any part of this Agreement is void or voidable.  Any disputes regarding the enforceability or validity of these arbitration provisions shall be resolved as if the arbitrator or other decision-maker, if any, is acting as a federal district court judge applying the FAA and its precedent.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.6</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt;text-decoration:underline"> Arbitration Decision</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The arbitrator&#8217;s decision will be final and binding.  The arbitrator shall issue a written arbitration decision revealing the essential findings and conclusions upon which the decision and&#47;or award is based.  A party&#8217;s right to appeal the decision is limited to grounds provided under applicable federal or California law.  </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.7</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Application for Emergency Injunctive and&#47;or Other Equitable Relief.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">  Claims by the Company or Employee for emergency injunctive and&#47;or other equitable relief relating to unfair competition and&#47;or the use and&#47;or unauthorized disclosure of trade secrets or confidential information and&#47;or a breach of the provisions of Sections 6, 7, and 8 of this Agreement shall be submitted to JAMS for emergency treatment.  The parties agree that the JAMS administrator may select a neutral hearing officer (subject to conflicts) to hear the emergency request only.  The hearing officer should be experienced in considering requests for emergency injunctive and&#47;or other equitable relief.  The hearing officer shall conform his or her consideration and ruling with the applicable legal standards as if this matter were heard in a court of law in the applicable jurisdiction for such a dispute.  </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.8</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Place of Arbitration</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The arbitration will be at a mutually convenient location in Los Angeles, California.  If the parties cannot agree upon a location, then the arbitration will be held at a JAMS&#8217; office in Los Angeles.</font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--7--</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.9</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Representation, Fees and Costs</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Each party may be represented by an attorney or other representative selected by the party.  Each party shall be responsible for its own attorneys&#8217; or representative&#8217;s fees.  However, if any party prevails on a statutory claim that affords the prevailing party&#8217;s attorneys&#8217; fees, or if there is a written agreement providing for fees, the arbitrator may award reasonable fees to the prevailing party.  The Company shall be responsible for the arbitrator&#8217;s fees and costs to the extent they exceed any fee or cost that the Employee would be required to bear if the action were brought in court.  </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.10</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:13.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Waiver Of Jury Trial&#47;Exclusive Remedy</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Employee and the Company knowingly and voluntarily waive any constitutional right to have any dispute between them decided by a court of law and&#47;or by a jury in court.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.11</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:13.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Waiver of Representative&#47;Class Action Proceedings</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Employee and Company knowingly and voluntarily agree to bring any claims governed by this Agreement in his&#47;its individual capacity and not as a plaintiff, class member or representative in any purported class or representative action.  They further agree to waive any right to participate in any representative or class action proceeding related to any claims governed by this Agreement.  The Company and Employee also agree that the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one individual&#8217;s claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of representative or class action proceeding, including, but not limited to, any representative action under California Business and Professions Code Sections 17200 et seq.  For purposes of this Agreement, the term &#8220;representative&#8221; used in this section specifically excludes any claims, causes of action, or actions brought under PAGA (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">PAGA claims</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;).  Accordingly, any PAGA claims must be pursued in the appropriate court of law.  However, if either Employee or the Company have other claims or actions against each other covered by this Agreement, then they agree that those non-PAGA claims must first be pursued in arbitration, regardless of which claims or actions were filed first.  The pending court PAGA action shall be stayed pending full and final resolution of the arbitration pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.2 and related law.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">13. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The Company&#8217;s Bylaws, Directions, Policies, Practices, Rules, Regulations and Procedures</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Employee agrees to become and remain thoroughly familiar with each and all of the Company&#8217;s bylaws, directions, policies, practices, rules, regulations and procedures that relate to the employment and&#47;or to any of Employee's duties and&#47;or responsibilities as an employee of the Company and to abide fully and by each and all of such bylaws, directions, policies, practices, rules, regulations and procedures.  During the Term, the Employee shall be fully bound by and employed pursuant to each and all of the Company&#8217;s bylaws, directions, policies, practices, rules, regulations and procedures as now in effect or as may be implemented, modified or otherwise put into effect by the Company during the term of employment, regardless of whether such bylaws, directions, policies, practices, rules, regulations and procedures are oral or are set forth in any manual, handbook or other document, and it is solely the responsibility of Employee to become and remain fully aware of and familiar with each and all such directions, policies, practices, rules, regulations and&#47;or procedures.  In the event of any conflict between any provision of this Agreement and any provision of the Company&#8217;s directions, policies, practices, rules, regulations and&#47;or procedures, the provisions of this Agreement govern for any and all purposes whatsoever.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">14. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Indemnification.  </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Company shall indemnify and hold the Employee harmless from any and all claims, demands, judgments, liens, subrogation or costs incurred by the Employee with respect to any shareholder derivative action or other claims or suits against the Company and&#47;or their respective Boards of Directors by individuals, firms or entities not a party to this Agreement to the maximum extent permitted under California law.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">15. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;General</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.1</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Further Documents</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Each party shall execute and deliver all further instruments, documents and papers, and shall perform any and all acts necessary reasonably requested by the other party, to give full force and effect to all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.2</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Successors and Assigns</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Except where expressly provided to the contrary, this Agreement, and all provisions hereof, shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, their successors in interest, assigns, administrators, executors, heirs and devises.</font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--8--</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.3</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Severability</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law.  If any provision of this Agreement, as applied to any party or to any circumstance, shall be found by a court or arbitrator to be invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability, without invalidating or rendering unenforceable the remainder of such provision and any such invalidity or unenforceability shall in no way affect any other provision of this Agreement, the application of any provision in any other circumstance or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.4</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Notices</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  All notices or demands shall be in writing and shall be served personally, telegraphically or by express or certified mail.  Service shall be deemed conclusively made at the time of service if personally served, 24 hours after deposit thereof in the United States mail properly addressed and postage prepaid, return receipt requested, if served by express Mail, and five days after deposit thereof in the United States mail, properly addressed and postage prepaid, return receipt requested, if served by certified mail.  Any notice or demand to the Company shall be given to&#58;</font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Simulations Plus, Inc.</font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">42505 10th Street West</font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Lancaster, CA 93534-7059</font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Attention&#58; Compensation Committee</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">and any notice or demand to the Employee shall be given to&#58;</font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Will Frederick</font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">_______________</font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">_______________</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.12pt;padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Any party may, by virtue of a written notice in compliance with this Section, alter or change the address or the identity of the person to whom any notice, or copy thereof, is to be sent.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.5</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Waiver</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  A waiver by any party of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement in any one instance shall not be deemed or construed to be a waiver of the term or condition for the future, or of any subsequent breach thereof or of any other term or condition thereof.  Any party may waive any term, provision or condition included for the benefit of that party.  Any and all waivers shall be in writing.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.6</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Construction</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Except as set forth in Section 12.5 above, this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts entered into and fully to be performed therein without regard to its principles of choice of law or conflicts of law.  In all matters of interpretation, whenever necessary to give effect to any provision of this Agreement, each gender shall include the others, the singular shall include the plural, the plural shall include the singular and the terms &#8220;and&#8221; and &#8220;or&#8221; may be used interchangeably as the context so requires or implies.  The title of the sections of this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the interpretation of any provision or condition of this Agreement.  All remedies, rights, undertakings, obligations and agreements contained in this Agreement shall be cumulative and none of them shall be in limitation of any other remedy, right, undertaking, obligation or agreement of any party.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.7</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Entire Understanding</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties hereto relating to the subject matter contained herein and supersedes all prior and collateral agreements, understandings, statements and negotiation of the parties.  Each party acknowledges that no representations, inducements or promises, oral or written, with reference to the subject matter hereof have been made other than as expressly set forth herein.  This Agreement cannot be changed, rescinded or terminated orally.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.8</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Third Party Rights</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The parties hereto do not intend to confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties hereto and those referred to in Section 15.2 hereof so long as any such assignment by Employee was approved by the Company as provided in Section 11 hereof.</font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--9--</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.9</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:18.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Attorneys' Fees</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  In the event of any litigation between the parties respecting or arising out of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable legal fees and costs, whether or not the litigation proceeds to final judgment or determination.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.10</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:13.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Counterparts</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts which, taken together, shall constitute the whole of the agreement between the parties.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#91;REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK&#93;</font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--10--</font></div></div></div><div id="i14f8da3a97714ab0aef5b167b03b177d_4"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">IN WITNESS THEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:48.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:48.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Company&#58; </font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">SIMULATIONS PLUS, INC.<br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">By&#58; </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">&#47;s&#47; Shawn O&#8217;Connor</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><br>Shawn O&#8217;Connor, CEO</font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Date&#58; November 1, 2023</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Employee&#58;</font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Will Frederick</font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">By&#58; &#47;s&#47; Will Frederick <br>Will Frederick</font></div><div style="padding-left:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Date&#58;  November 1, 2023</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:111.6pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#91;Signature Page to Amended and Restated  Employment Agreement&#93;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div></div></div></body></html>
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i23ad3fb37b3f4670bad7124a06a05443_1"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:8.95pt;padding-left:153.85pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Exhibit 10.3 </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">AMENDED AND RESTATED</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">This Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) is effective as of November 1, 2023 (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Effective Date</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), by Simulations Plus, Inc., a California corporation (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Company</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), and Brett Howell an individual (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Employee</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) with reference to the following facts&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">A.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:26.28pt">The Company desires to secure the services of the Employee as President, Quantitative Systems Pharmacology Solutions.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">B.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The Employee agrees to perform such services for the Company under the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">In consideration of the mutual promises, covenants and conditions set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, it is hereby agreed by and between the Company and the Employee as follows&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">1.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:28.5pt">Representations and Warranties</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Company represents and warrants that it is empowered under its Articles or Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws to enter into this Agreement.  The Employee represents and warrants that he is under no employment contract, bond, confidentiality agreement, or any other obligation that would violate or be in conflict with the terms and conditions of this Agreement or encumber his performance of duties assigned to him by the Company.  The Employee further represents and warrants that he has not signed or committed to any employment or consultant duties or other obligations that would divert his full attention from the duties assigned to him by this Agreement&#59; provided, that the foregoing limitations shall not be construed as prohibiting Employee from making personal investments or participating in business activities or community affairs in such form or manner as will not prevent Employee from performing his duties and responsibilities hereunder or cause Employee to violate the terms of Section 6 hereof. The parties agree that that Employment Agreement dated January 1, 2022 between the Company and the Employee is hereby terminated as of the Effective Date.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">2.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:28.5pt">Employment and Duties</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Company hereby employs the Employee as President, Quantitative Systems Pharmacology Solutions and the Employee hereby accepts such employment during the Term.  </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">As President, Quantitative Systems Pharmacology Solutions, the Employee shall have such duties, authority and responsibility as shall be consistent with the Employee&#8217;s position and such other duties as assigned by the Chief Executive Officer (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">CEO</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) of the Company and&#47;or the Board of Directors of the Company (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Board of Directors</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;).</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">3.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:28.5pt">Term</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Subject to the provisions of Section 5, the initial term of this Agreement shall commence on November 1, 2023 and end on December 31, 2024 (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Initial Term</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;). If the Agreement is not terminated pursuant to Section 5, the Agreement shall automatically renew for successive one (1) year terms, each such term ending December 31 of the applicable year, unless either party to the Agreement gives written notice to the other of a desire to change, amend, modify or terminate the Agreement, at least sixty (60) days prior to the end of the then existing term of the Agreement (each such renewal, together with the Initial Term, the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Term</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;). The Employee&#8217;s compensation will be reviewed subsequently on an annual basis and may be revised based on recommendation from the Compensation Committee.</font></div><div style="height:87.84pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--1--</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">4.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:28.5pt">Compensation</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  In full and complete consideration for the employment of Employee hereunder, each and all of the services to be rendered to the Company by the Employee, and each and all of the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and promises undertaken by the Employee pursuant to this Agreement, the Employee shall be entitled to receive compensation as follows&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">4.1      </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Base Salary</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Employee shall receive from the Company a base salary of two hundred seventy-four thousand and six hundred dollars ($274,600) per year (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Base Salary</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), payable in equal, bi-weekly installments.  Employee&#8217;s Base Salary is subject to annual review by the Board of Directors and may be changed from time to time at the Board of Directors&#8217; sole discretion, based upon recommendation by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. From each payment of Base Salary, the Company will withhold and pay to the proper governmental authorities any and all amounts required by law to be withheld for federal income tax, state income tax, federal Social Security tax, state disability insurance premiums, and any and all other amounts required by law to be withheld from the Employee's salary.  </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">4.2       </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Performance Bonus</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. For each fiscal year during the term of this Agreement, the Employee shall be eligible to receive a performance bonus based upon actual performance in relation to specific performance metrics and paid in the form of both cash and stock options as defined in Sections 4.2(a) and 4.2(b) below (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Performance Bonus</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;). Such metrics and their corresponding targets will be annually determined mutually with the CEO and approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The metrics and their corresponding targets will consist of strategic and financial Company, Business Unit and personal goals. The Employee must be employed by the Company on the last date of the fiscal year to be eligible for the Performance Bonus related to the previous fiscal year. The Company reserves the right to make no payment of the Performance Bonus, including the grant of stock options, if the (a) Employee&#8217;s performance or (b) Company&#8217;s financial performance does not warrant the payment of Performance Bonuses. Employee&#8217;s Performance Bonus, including the relevant targets for both the cash and stock option portions of the Performance Bonus, is subject to annual review by the Board of Directors and may be changed from time to time at the Board of Directors&#8217; sole discretion, based upon recommendation by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(a)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.91pt;text-decoration:underline">Cash Bonus</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. For each fiscal year during the Term of this Agreement, the Employee shall be eligible to receive a target cash performance bonus based on individual and corporate metrics, which target shall be 25% of the Employee&#8217;s Base Salary&#59; provided, however, that the actual amount of such cash bonus may be less than or exceed the target amount and shall be determined by the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, based upon recommendation by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(b)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.34pt;text-decoration:underline">Stock Options</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. For each fiscal year during the Term of this Agreement, the Employee shall be eligible to receive a stock option grant, with a target of 15,000 stock options, to be issued under the Company&#8217;s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended&#59; provided, however, that the actual number of options granted may be less than or exceed the target amount and shall be determined by the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, based upon recommendation by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">4.3       </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Benefits</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. The Company shall provide to the Employee, at the sole cost to the Company, and the Employee shall be entitled to receive from the Company, such health insurance and other benefits which are appropriate to the office and position of Employee, adequate to the performance of his duties and not inconsistent with that which the Company customarily provides at the time to its other management employees.  The Employee's right to vacation and sick leave shall be determined in accordance with the policies of the Company as may be in effect from time to time and as are approved by the CEO.  Employee shall have the right to reimbursement of customary, ordinary and necessary business expenses, including travel, incurred in connection with the rendering of services and performance of the functions required hereunder in accordance with the policies of the Company as may be in effect from time to time and as are approved by the Company&#8217;s CEO.  Such expenses are reimbursable only upon presentation by Employee of appropriate documentation pursuant to the policies adopted by the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors.</font></div><div style="height:87.84pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--2--</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">4.4     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Clawback of Incentive-Based Compensation</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all incentive-based compensation payable to Employee during the Term of this Agreement shall be subject to clawback in accordance with Company policies, as may be adopted and&#47;or amended from time to time, in accordance with applicable law, including, without limitation, the Securities and Exchange Commission&#8217;s rules and regulations and&#47;or rules of the exchange on which the Company&#8217;s equity securities may be listed from time to time.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">5.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:28.5pt">Termination of Employment</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.1     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Expiration of the Term of Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  This Agreement shall be automatically terminated upon the expiration of the Term, or as sooner agreed to by both the Employee and the Company in writing in the event this Agreement is superseded by a new agreement.  Upon such termination, the Company shall have no further liability to the Employee for any payment, compensation or benefit whatsoever under this Agreement except with respect to (a) the Employee's salary and benefits through the effective date of the Employee's termination, and (b) such other compensation or benefits (if any) which, by the terms of the applicable plan or policy, is payable to the Employee after termination of employment.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.2     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">By Death</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  This Agreement shall be terminated upon the death of the Employee.  The Company's total liability in such event shall be limited to payment of (a) the Employee's salary and benefits through the date of the Employee's death, and (b) such other compensation or benefits (if any) which, by the terms of the applicable plan or policy, is payable after the Employee's death.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.3     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">By Permanent Disability</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Employee&#8217;s employment may be terminated due to his permanent disability.  A permanent disability will exist when the Company has determined that Employee suffers from a condition of mind or body that indefinitely prevents his from further performance of his essential duties, with or without reasonable accommodation.  The Company&#8217;s total liability in such event shall be limited to payment of the Employee&#8217;s salary and benefits through the effective date of termination upon permanent disability.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.4     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">For Cause</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Company reserves the right to terminate this Agreement immediately, at any time, if, in the reasonable opinion of the Company&#8217;s CEO&#59; the Employee fails or refuses to faithfully and diligently perform the usual and customary duties of his employment which failure or refusal is not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof is given to Employee&#59; commits any material act of dishonesty, fraud, misrepresentation, or other act of moral turpitude&#59; is guilty of gross carelessness or misconduct&#59; fails to obey the lawful direction of the Company&#8217;s CEO&#59; or acts in any way that has a direct, substantial and adverse effect on the Company&#8217;s reputation.  The Company&#8217;s total liability to the Employee in the event of termination of the Employee's employment under this paragraph shall be limited to the payment of the Employee's salary and benefits through the effective date of termination.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.5     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Without Cause</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Company reserves the right to terminate this Agreement without cause for any reason whatsoever upon thirty (30) days' written notice to the Employee.  Upon termination under this subsection, the Employee shall receive payment of an amount equal to twelve (12) months of the Employee's Base Salary or the Employee's Base Salary for the remaining term of this Agreement, whichever is greater, so long as he signs a release of all claims against the Company on a release form provided by the Company to his at that time.  Other than payment of the amount as described in this paragraph, the Company shall have no further obligation to pay the Employee any other compensation or benefits whatsoever.  The Employee hereby agrees that the Company may dismiss his under this Section 5.5 without regard (i) to any general or specific policies (whether written or oral) of the Company relating to the employment or termination of its employees, or (ii) to any statements made to the Employee, whether made orally or contained in any document, pertaining to the Employee's relationship with the Company.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.6     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Mutual Consent</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  This Agreement shall be terminated upon mutual written consent of the Company and the Employee.  The Company&#8217;s total liability to the Employee in the event of termination of the Employee's employment under this Section 5.6 shall be limited to the payment of </font></div><div style="height:87.84pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--3--</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(a)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.91pt">The Employee's salary and benefits through the effective date of termination&#59; and</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(b)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.34pt">such other compensation or benefits (if any) which, by the terms of the applicable plan or policy, is payable to the Employee after termination of employment, except as otherwise agreed by the parties in writing.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.7     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Termination of Offices and Board</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Upon termination of employment for any reason whatsoever, the Employee shall be deemed to have resigned from all offices, including the Board of Directors then held with the Company, if any.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">6.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:28.5pt">Restrictions on Use or Disclosure of Confidential Matters, Proprietary Information and Trade Secrets</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6.1     During the Term of this Agreement, Employee will have access to confidential information of the Company and its customers. &#8220;Confidential Information&#8221; is information which is not generally known to the public and, as a result, is of economic benefit to the Company or its customers in the conduct of its business. The Company and Employee agree that Confidential Information shall include, but not be limited to, all information developed or maintained by the Company and&#47;or its customers and comprising the following items, whether or not such items have been reduced to tangible form (e.g., physical writing)&#58; techniques, designs, drawings, processes, inventions, development, equipment, prototypes, methods, databases, consulting agreements, product research, sales, marketing and strategic plans, programming plans, advertising and promotion plans, products and &#8220;availability&#8221; information, existing  and developing software products, source code, object code, technical documentation, flow charts, test results, models, data, research, formulas, ideas, trade names, service marks, slogans, forms, customer lists, client contacts, pricing structures, business forms, marketing programs and plans, business plans and strategies, layout and design, financial information, financial structure, operational methods and tactics, cost information, the identity of suppliers or customers of the Company, accounting procedures, details, and any document, record or other information of the Company relating to the above. Confidential Information include not only information belonging to the Company or its customers which existed before the date of this Agreement but also information developed by Employee for the Company or its customers during the term of this Agreement and thereafter. The Employee will not disclose to anyone, directly or indirectly, any of such Confidential Information or use them other than as necessary in the course of his duties with the Company. All documents that the Employee prepares, or Confidential Information that might be given to him or that Employee himself might create in the course of his employment by the Company, are the exclusive property of the Company. During the Term and at any time thereafter, the Employee shall not publish, communicate, divulge, disclose or use any of such Confidential Information which has been reasonably designated by the Company as proprietary or confidential or which from the surrounding circumstances the Employee knows, or has good reason to know, or should reasonably know, ought to be treated by the Employee as proprietary or confidential without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld by the Company.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6.2     In the course of his employment for the Company, Employee will develop a personal relationship with the Company&#8217;s customers and knowledge of those customers&#8217; affairs and requirements, which may constitute the Company&#8217;s only contact with such customers.  The Employee consequently agrees that it is reasonable and necessary for the protection of the goodwill and business of the Company that the Employee make the covenants contained herein.  Accordingly, the Employee agrees that while he is in the Company&#8217;s employ, he will not directly or indirectly&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(a)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.91pt">attempt in any manner, to solicit from any customer (except on behalf of the Company&#8217;s) business of the type performed by the Company or to persuade any customer of the Company to cease to do business or reduce the amount of business which any such customer has customarily done or contemplates doing with the Company, whether or not the relationship with the Company and such customer was originally established in whole or in part through the Employee's efforts&#59; or</font></div><div style="height:87.84pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--4--</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(b)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.34pt">engage in any business as, or own an interest in, directly or indirectly, any individual proprietorship, partnership, corporation, joint venture, trust or any other form of business entity if such business form or entity is engaged in the business in which the Company is engaged&#59; or</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(c)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.91pt">render any services of the type rendered by the Company to or for any customer of the Company&#59; or</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(d)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.34pt">employ or attempt to employ or assist anyone else to employ any person who is then or at any time during the preceding year in the Company&#8217;s employ&#59; or</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6.3     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Notice of Rights</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Notwithstanding any provisions in this Agreement or Company policy applicable to the unauthorized use or disclosure of trade secrets or Confidential Information, Employee is hereby notified that Employee may not be held criminally or civilly liable, under any applicable federal or state trade secret law, for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, or to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law.  Employee also may not be held so liable for such disclosures made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.  In addition, Employee is advised that individuals who file a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6.4     This entire Section 6 shall survive termination of this Agreement.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">7.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:28.5pt">The Company&#8217;s Property</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">7.1     Any patents, inventions, discoveries, applications or processes, software and computer programs devised, planned, applied, created, discovered or invented by the Employee in the course of his employment by the Company and which pertain to any aspect of the business of the Company, or their respective subsidiaries, affiliates or customers, shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company, and the Employee shall make prompt report thereof to the Company and promptly execute any and all documents reasonably requested to assure the Company the full and complete ownership thereof. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">7.2   All records, files, lists, drawings, documents, equipment and similar items relating to the Company&#8217;s business which the Employee shall prepare or receive from the Company in the course of his employment by the Company shall remain the Company&#8217;s sole and exclusive property.  Upon termination of this Agreement the Employee shall return promptly to the Company all property of the Company in his possession and the Employee represents and warrants that he will not copy, or cause to be copied, printed, summarized or compiled, any software, documents or other materials originating with and&#47;or belonging to the Company, including, without limitation, documents or other materials created by the Employee for, or on behalf of, the Company.  The Employee further represents and warrants that he will not retain in his possession any such software, documents or other materials in machine or human readable form.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">7.3     This Section 7 shall survive termination of this Agreement. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">8.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Outside Activities. </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> During the Term, the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, either as an officer, director, employee, representative, principal, partner, shareholder, employee, agent or in any other capacity, engage or assist any third party in engaging in any business competitive with the business of the Company, without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent may be withheld by the Company in their sole and absolute discretion.  Following his employment with the Company, the Employee shall not engage in unfair competition with the Company, aid others in any unfair competition with the Company, in any way breach the confidence that the Company has placed in the Employee or misappropriate any proprietary information of the Company.</font></div><div style="height:87.84pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--5--</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">9.         Reports</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">.  The Employee, when directed, shall provide written reports to the Company with respect to the services provided hereunder.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.12pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">10.      Strict Loyalty</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> The Employee hereby covenants and agrees to avoid all circumstances and actions that reasonably would place the Employee in a position of divided loyalty with respect to his obligations under this Agreement.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">11.       Assignment. </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">This Agreement may not be assigned to another party by the Employee without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent may be withheld by the Company, in their sole and absolute discretion.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">12.        Arbitration&#47;Sole Remedy for Breach of Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  In the event of any dispute between the Company and the Employee concerning any aspect of the employment relationship, including any disputes relating to its termination, all such disputes shall be resolved by binding arbitration before a single neutral arbitrator pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">FAA</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), as follows.  This provision shall supersede any prior arbitration agreement, policy or understanding between the parties.  The parties intend to revoke any prior arbitration agreement.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.1     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Claims Covered by the Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Employee and the Company mutually consent to the resolution by final and binding arbitration of all claims or controversies (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">claims</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) that the Company may have against the Employee or that the Employee may have against the Company or against its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents, pension or benefit plans, administrators, or fiduciaries, franchisors, or any parent, subsidiary or affiliated company or corporation (collectively referred to for purposes of this Section 12 as &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Company&#8217;s Parties</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), relating to, resulting from, or in any way arising out of the Employee&#8217;s employment relationship with the Company and&#47;or the termination of the Employee&#8217;s employment relationship with the Company, to the extent permitted by law.  The claims covered by this Agreement include, but are not limited to, claims for wages or other compensation due&#59; claims for penalties or premium pay&#59; claims for breach of any contract or covenant (express or implied)&#59; tort claims (including, but not limited to, those relating to performance or reputation)&#59; claims for discrimination, harassment, and&#47;or retaliation (including, but not limited to, race, religious creed (which includes religious dress and grooming practices), color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws, ordinances, or regulations)&#59; claims for violation of any leaves of absence or accommodations laws&#59; claims for wrongful termination or whistleblowing&#59; claims for benefits (except where an employee benefit or pension plan specifies that its claims procedure shall culminate in an arbitration procedure different from this one)&#59; claims for violation of trade secret, proprietary, or confidential information laws&#59; claims for unfair business practices&#59; claims for invasion of privacy&#59; and claims for violation of any public policy, federal, state, or other governmental law, statute, regulation, or ordinance.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.2  </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Claims Not Covered by the Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Claims the Employee may have for workers&#8217; compensation (excluding discrimination claims under workers&#8217; compensation statutes), unemployment compensation benefits, or claims under the Private Attorney General Act of 2004 (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">PAGA</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), California Labor Code Sections 2699 et seq. are not covered by this Arbitration Section.  </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.3   </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Required Notice of Claims and Statute of Limitations</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Arbitration may be initiated by the Employee by serving or mailing a written notice to the Chairman of the Board of the Company.  Arbitration may be initiated by the Company&#8217;s Parties by serving or mailing a written notice to the Employee at his last known address.  The notice shall identify and describe the nature of all claims asserted and the facts upon which such claims are based.  The written notice shall be served or mailed within the applicable statute of limitations period set forth by federal or state law.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.4     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Arbitration Procedures.</font></div><div style="height:87.84pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--6--</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(a)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.91pt">After demand for arbitration has been made by serving written notice under the terms of Section 12.3 of this Agreement, the party demanding arbitration shall file a demand for arbitration with the office of Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">JAMS</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) located in Los Angeles, California.  The arbitrator shall be selected from the JAMS panel and the arbitration shall be conducted pursuant to JAMS policies and procedures.  All rules governing the arbitration shall be the rules as set forth by JAMS.  If the dispute is employment-related, the dispute shall be governed by JAMS&#8217; then current version of the national rules for the resolution of employment disputes.  JAMS&#8217; then applicable rules governing the arbitration may be obtained from JAMS&#8217; website which currently is www.jamsadr.com.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(b)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.34pt">The arbitrator shall apply the substantive law (and the law of remedies, if applicable) of the state in which the claim arose, or federal law, or both, as applicable to the claim(s) asserted.  The arbitrator shall have exclusive authority to resolve any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability or formation of this Agreement, including but not limited to any claim that all or any part of this Agreement is void or voidable.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(c)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.91pt">Either party may file a motion for summary judgment with the arbitrator.  The arbitrator is entitled to resolve some or all of the asserted claims through such a motion.  The standards to be applied by the arbitrator in ruling on a motion for summary judgment shall be the applicable laws as specified in Section 12.4(b) of this Agreement.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(d)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.34pt">Discovery shall be allowed and conducted pursuant to the then applicable arbitration rules of JAMS, provided that the parties shall be entitled to discovery sufficient to adequately arbitrate their claims and defenses.  The arbitrator is authorized to rule on discovery motions brought under the applicable discovery rules.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.5     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Construction</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  These arbitration provisions shall be construed and enforced pursuant to the FAA.  The Arbitrator, and not any federal, state, or local court or agency, shall have the exclusive authority to resolve any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability, or formation of these arbitration provisions, including, but not limited to, any claim that all or any part of this Agreement is void or voidable.  Any disputes regarding the enforceability or validity of these arbitration provisions shall be resolved as if the arbitrator or other decision-maker, if any, is acting as a federal district court judge applying the FAA and its precedent.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.6      </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Application for Emergency Injunctive and&#47;or Other Equitable Relief</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Claims by the Company Parties or the Employee for emergency injunctive and&#47;or other equitable relief relating to unfair competition and&#47;or the use and&#47;or unauthorized disclosure of trade secrets or confidential information and&#47;or a breach of Sections 6, 7 and 8 of this Agreement shall be submitted to JAMS for emergency treatment.  The parties agree that the JAMS administrator may select a neutral hearing officer (subject to conflicts) to hear the emergency request only.  The hearing officer should be experienced in considering requests for emergency injunctive and&#47;or other equitable relief.  The hearing officer shall conform his or her consideration and ruling with the applicable legal standards as if this matter were heard in a court of law in the applicable jurisdiction for such a dispute.  </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.7     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Arbitration Decision</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The arbitrator&#8217;s decision will be final and binding.  The arbitrator shall issue a written arbitration decision revealing the essential findings and conclusions upon which the decision and&#47;or award is based.  A party&#8217;s right to appeal the decision is limited to grounds provided under applicable federal or state law.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.8     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Place of Arbitration</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The arbitration will be at a mutually convenient location in Los Angeles, California.  If the parties cannot agree upon a location, then the arbitration will be held at a JAMS&#8217; office in Los Angeles.</font></div><div style="height:87.84pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--7--</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.9     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Representation, Fees and Costs</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Each party may be represented by an attorney or other representative selected by the party.  Each party shall be responsible for its own attorneys&#8217; or representative&#8217;s fees.  However, if any party prevails on a statutory claim that affords the prevailing party&#8217;s attorneys&#8217; fees, or if there is a written agreement providing for fees, the arbitrator may award reasonable fees to the prevailing party.  The Company shall be responsible for the arbitrator&#8217;s fees and costs to the extent they exceed any fee or cost that the Employee would be required to bear if the action were brought in court.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.10     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Waiver Of Jury Trial&#47;Exclusive Remedy</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Employee and the Company Parties knowingly and voluntarily waive any constitutional right to have any dispute between them decided by a court of law and&#47;or by a jury in court.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.11     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Waiver of Representative&#47;Class Action Proceedings</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Employee and the Company Parties knowingly and voluntarily agree to bring any claims governed by this Agreement in his&#47;her&#47;its individual capacity and not as a plaintiff, class member or representative in any purported class or representative action.  They further agree to waive any right to participate in any representative or class action proceeding related to any claims governed by this Agreement.  The Company Parties and the Employee also agree that the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one individual&#8217;s claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of representative or class action proceeding, including, but not limited to, any representative action under California Business and Professions Code Sections 17200 et seq.  For purposes of this Agreement, the term &#8220;representative&#8221; used in this section specifically excludes any claims, causes of action, or actions brought under PAGA (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">PAGA claims</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;).  Accordingly, any PAGA claims must be pursued in the appropriate court of law.  However, if either the Employee or the Company Parties have other claims or actions against each other covered by this Agreement, then they agree that those non-PAGA claims must first be pursued in arbitration, regardless of which claims or actions were filed first.  The pending court PAGA action shall be stayed pending full and final resolution of the arbitration pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.2 and related law.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">13.      The Company&#8217;s Bylaws, Directions, Policies, Practices, Rules, Regulations and Procedures</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Employee agrees to become and remain thoroughly familiar with each and all of the Company&#8217;s bylaws, directions, policies, practices, rules, regulations and procedures that relate to the employment and&#47;or to any of Employee's duties and&#47;or responsibilities as an employee of the Company and to abide fully and by each and all of such bylaws, directions, policies, practices, rules, regulations and procedures.  During the Term, the Employee shall be fully bound by and employed pursuant to each and all of the Company&#8217;s bylaws, directions, policies, practices, rules, regulations and procedures as now in effect or as may be implemented, modified or otherwise put into effect by the Company during the term of employment, regardless of whether such bylaws, directions, policies, practices, rules, regulations and procedures are oral or are set forth in any manual, handbook or other document, and it is solely the responsibility of Employee to become and remain fully aware of and familiar with each and all such directions, policies, practices, rules, regulations and&#47;or procedures.  In the event of any conflict between any provision of this Agreement and any provision of the Company&#8217;s directions, policies, practices, rules, regulations and&#47;or procedures, the provisions of this Agreement govern for any and all purposes whatsoever.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">14.       Indemnification</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Company shall indemnify and hold the Employee harmless from any and all claims, demands, judgments, liens, subrogation or costs incurred by the Employee with respect to any shareholder derivative action or other claims or suits against the Company and&#47;or their respective Boards of Directors by individuals, firms or entities not a party to this Agreement to the maximum extent permitted under California law.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">15.        General</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.1     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Further Documents</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Each party shall execute and deliver all further instruments, documents and papers, and shall perform any and all acts necessary reasonably requested by the other party, to give full force and effect to all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement.</font></div><div style="height:87.84pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--8--</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.2      </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Successors and Assigns</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Except where expressly provided to the contrary, this Agreement, and all provisions hereof, shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, their successors in interest, assigns, administrators, executors, heirs and devises.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.3      </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Severability</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law.  If any provision of this Agreement, as applied to any party or to any circumstance, shall be found by a court or arbitrator to be invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability, without invalidating or rendering unenforceable the remainder of such provision and any such invalidity or unenforceability shall in no way affect any other provision of this Agreement, the application of any provision in any other circumstance or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.4  </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Notices</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  All notices or demands shall be in writing and shall be served personally, telegraphically or by express or certified mail.  Service shall be deemed conclusively made at the time of service if personally served, 24 hours after deposit thereof in the United States mail properly addressed and postage prepaid, return receipt requested, if served by express Mail, and five days after deposit thereof in the United States mail, properly addressed and postage prepaid, return receipt requested, if served by certified mail.  Any notice or demand to the Company shall be given to&#58;</font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Simulations Plus, Inc.</font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">42505 10th Street West</font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Lancaster, CA 93534-7059</font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Attention&#58; Chief Executive Officer</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">and any notice or demand to the Employee shall be given to&#58;</font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Brett Howell</font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">______________</font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">______________</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Any party may, by virtue of a written notice in compliance with this Section, alter or change the address or the identity of the person to whom any notice, or copy thereof, is to be sent.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.5     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Waiver</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  A waiver by any party of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement in any one instance shall not be deemed or construed to be a waiver of the term or condition for the future, or of any subsequent breach thereof or of any other term or condition thereof.  Any party may waive any term, provision or condition included for the benefit of that party.  Any and all waivers shall be in writing.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.6     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Construction</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Except as set forth in Section 12.5 above, this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts entered into and fully to be performed therein without regard to its principles of choice of law or conflicts of law.  In all matters of interpretation, whenever necessary to give effect to any provision of this Agreement, each gender shall include the others, the singular shall include the plural, the plural shall include the singular and the terms &#8220;and&#8221; and &#8220;or&#8221; may be used interchangeably as the context so requires or implies.  The title of the sections of this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the interpretation of any provision or condition of this Agreement.  All remedies, rights, undertakings, obligations and agreements contained in this Agreement shall be cumulative and none of them shall be in limitation of any other remedy, right, undertaking, obligation or agreement of any party.</font></div><div style="height:87.84pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--9--</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.7     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Entire Understanding</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties hereto relating to the subject matter contained herein and supersedes all prior and collateral agreements, understandings, statements and negotiation of the parties.  Each party acknowledges that no representations, inducements or promises, oral or written, with reference to the subject matter hereof have been made other than as expressly set forth herein.  This Agreement cannot be changed, rescinded or terminated orally.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.8      </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Third Party Rights</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The parties hereto do not intend to confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties hereto and those referred to in Section 15.2 hereof so long as any such assignment by Employee was approved by the Company as provided in Section 11 hereof.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.9      </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Attorneys' Fees</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  In the event of any litigation between the parties respecting or arising out of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable legal fees and costs, whether or not the litigation proceeds to final judgment or determination.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.10   </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Place of Litigation</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Any litigation between the parties shall occur in the County of Los Angeles, California.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.11      </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Counterparts</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts which, taken together, shall constitute the whole of the agreement between the parties.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#91;REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK&#93;</font></div><div style="height:87.84pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--10--</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i23ad3fb37b3f4670bad7124a06a05443_4"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">IN WITNESS THEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.12pt;text-align:justify"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:48.980%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:48.820%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Company&#58; </font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">SIMULATIONS PLUS, INC.<br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">By&#58;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"> &#47;s&#47; Shawn O&#8217;Connor</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><br>Shawn O&#8217;Connor, CEO</font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Date&#58; November 1, 2023</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Employee&#58;</font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Brett Howell</font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><br>By&#58;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"> &#47;s&#47; 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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i8d02d0ec68a24fb88c1e58eb847366ce_1"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Exhibit 10.4</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">AMENDED AND RESTATED</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">This Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) is effective as of November 1, 2023 (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Effective Date</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), by Simulations Plus, Inc., a California corporation (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Company</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), and John DiBella an individual (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Employee</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) with reference to the following facts&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">A.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:26.28pt">The Company desires to secure the services of the Employee as President, PBPK&#47;Cheminformatics Solutions&#47;Regulatory Services.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">B.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The Employee agrees to perform such services for the Company under the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">In consideration of the mutual promises, covenants and conditions set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, it is hereby agreed by and between the Company and the Employee as follows&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">1.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:28.5pt">Representations and Warranties</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Company represents and warrants that it is empowered under its Articles or Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws to enter into this Agreement.  The Employee represents and warrants that he is under no employment contract, bond, confidentiality agreement, or any other obligation that would violate or be in conflict with the terms and conditions of this Agreement or encumber his performance of duties assigned to him by the Company.  The Employee further represents and warrants that he has not signed or committed to any employment or consultant duties or other obligations that would divert his full attention from the duties assigned to him by this Agreement&#59; provided, that the foregoing limitations shall not be construed as prohibiting Employee from making personal investments or participating in business activities or community affairs in such form or manner as will not prevent Employee from performing his duties and responsibilities hereunder or cause Employee to violate the terms of Section 6 hereof. The parties agree that that Employment Agreement dated January 1, 2022 between the Company and the Employee is hereby terminated as of the Effective Date.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">2.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:28.5pt">Employment and Duties</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Company hereby employs the Employee as President, PBPK&#47;Cheminformatics Solutions&#47;Regulatory Services and the Employee hereby accepts such employment during the Term.  </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">As President, PBPK&#47;Cheminformatics Solutions&#47;Regulatory Services, the Employee shall have such duties, authority and responsibility as shall be consistent with the Employee&#8217;s position and such other duties as assigned by the Chief Executive Officer (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">CEO</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) of the Company and&#47;or the Board of Directors of the Company (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Board of Directors</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;).</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">3.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:28.5pt">Term</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Subject to the provisions of Section 5, the initial term of this Agreement shall commence on November 1, 2023 and end on December 31, 2024 (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Initial Term</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;). If the Agreement is not terminated pursuant to Section 5, the Agreement shall automatically renew for successive one (1) year terms, each such term ending December 31 of the applicable year, unless either party to the Agreement gives written notice to the other of a desire to change, amend, modify or terminate the Agreement, at least sixty (60) days prior to the end of the then existing term of the Agreement (each such renewal, together with the Initial Term, the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Term</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;). The Employee&#8217;s compensation will be reviewed subsequently on an annual basis and may be revised based on recommendation from the Compensation Committee.</font></div><div style="height:87.84pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--1--</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">4.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:28.5pt">Compensation</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  In full and complete consideration for the employment of Employee hereunder, each and all of the services to be rendered to the Company by the Employee, and each and all of the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and promises undertaken by the Employee pursuant to this Agreement, the Employee shall be entitled to receive compensation as follows&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">4.1      </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Base Salary</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Employee shall receive from the Company a base salary of three hundred thirty-seven thousand and five hundred dollars ($337,500) per year (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Base Salary</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), payable in equal, bi-weekly installments.  Employee&#8217;s Base Salary is subject to annual review by the Board of Directors and may be changed from time to time at the Board of Directors&#8217; sole discretion, based upon recommendation by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. From each payment of Base Salary, the Company will withhold and pay to the proper governmental authorities any and all amounts required by law to be withheld for federal income tax, state income tax, federal Social Security tax, state disability insurance premiums, and any and all other amounts required by law to be withheld from the Employee's salary.  </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">4.2     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Performance Bonus</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. For each fiscal year during the term of this Agreement, the Employee shall be eligible to receive a performance bonus based upon actual performance in relation to specific performance metrics and paid in the form of both cash and stock options as defined in Sections 4.2(a) and 4.2(b) below (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Performance Bonus</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;). Such metrics and their corresponding targets will be annually determined mutually with the CEO and approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The metrics and their corresponding targets will consist of strategic and financial Company, Business Unit and personal goals. The Employee must be employed by the Company on the last date of the fiscal year to be eligible for the Performance Bonus related to the previous fiscal year. The Company reserves the right to make no payment of the Performance Bonus, including the grant of stock options, if the (a) Employee&#8217;s performance or (b) Company&#8217;s financial performance does not warrant the payment of Performance Bonuses. Employee&#8217;s Performance Bonus, including the relevant targets for both the cash and stock option portions of the Performance Bonus, is subject to annual review by the Board of Directors and may be changed from time to time at the Board of Directors&#8217; sole discretion, based upon recommendation by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(a)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.91pt;text-decoration:underline">Cash Bonus</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. For each fiscal year during the Term of this Agreement, the Employee shall be eligible to receive a target cash performance bonus based on individual and corporate metrics, which target shall be 25% of the Employee&#8217;s Base Salary&#59; provided, however, that the actual amount of such cash bonus may be less than or exceed the target amount and shall be determined by the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, based upon recommendation by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(b)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.34pt;text-decoration:underline">Stock Options</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. For each fiscal year during the Term of this Agreement, the Employee shall be eligible to receive a stock option grant, with a target of 15,000 stock options, to be issued under the Company&#8217;s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended&#59; provided, however, that the actual number of options granted may be less than or exceed the target amount and shall be determined by the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, based upon recommendation by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">4.3     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Benefits</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. The Company shall provide to the Employee, at the sole cost to the Company, and the Employee shall be entitled to receive from the Company, such health insurance and other benefits which are appropriate to the office and position of Employee, adequate to the performance of his duties and not inconsistent with that which the Company customarily provides at the time to its other management employees.  The Employee's right to vacation and sick leave shall be determined in accordance with the policies of the Company as may be in effect from time to time and as are approved by the CEO.  Employee shall have the right to reimbursement of customary, ordinary and necessary business expenses, including travel, incurred in connection with the rendering of services and performance of the functions required hereunder in accordance with the policies of the Company as may be in effect from time to time and as are approved by the Company&#8217;s CEO.  Such expenses are reimbursable only upon presentation by Employee of appropriate documentation pursuant to the policies adopted by the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors.</font></div><div style="height:87.84pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--2--</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">4.4     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Clawback of Incentive-Based Compensation</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all incentive-based compensation payable to Employee during the Term of this Agreement shall be subject to clawback in accordance with Company policies, as may be adopted and&#47;or amended from time to time, in accordance with applicable law, including, without limitation, the Securities and Exchange Commission&#8217;s rules and regulations and&#47;or rules of the exchange on which the Company&#8217;s equity securities may be listed from time to time.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">  </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">5.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:28.5pt">Termination of Employment</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.1     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Expiration of the Term of Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  This Agreement shall be automatically terminated upon the expiration of the Term, or as sooner agreed to by both the Employee and the Company in writing in the event this Agreement is superseded by a new agreement.  Upon such termination, the Company shall have no further liability to the Employee for any payment, compensation or benefit whatsoever under this Agreement except with respect to (a) the Employee's salary and benefits through the effective date of the Employee's termination, and (b) such other compensation or benefits (if any) which, by the terms of the applicable plan or policy, is payable to the Employee after termination of employment.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.2     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">By Death</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  This Agreement shall be terminated upon the death of the Employee.  The Company's total liability in such event shall be limited to payment of (a) the Employee's salary and benefits through the date of the Employee's death, and (b) such other compensation or benefits (if any) which, by the terms of the applicable plan or policy, is payable after the Employee's death.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.3   </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">By Permanent Disability</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Employee&#8217;s employment may be terminated due to his permanent disability.  A permanent disability will exist when the Company has determined that Employee suffers from a condition of mind or body that indefinitely prevents his from further performance of his essential duties, with or without reasonable accommodation.  The Company&#8217;s total liability in such event shall be limited to payment of the Employee&#8217;s salary and benefits through the effective date of termination upon permanent disability.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.4     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">For Cause</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Company reserves the right to terminate this Agreement immediately, at any time, if, in the reasonable opinion of the Company&#8217;s CEO&#59; the Employee fails or refuses to faithfully and diligently perform the usual and customary duties of his employment which failure or refusal is not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof is given to Employee&#59; commits any material act of dishonesty, fraud, misrepresentation, or other act of moral turpitude&#59; is guilty of gross carelessness or misconduct&#59; fails to obey the lawful direction of the Company&#8217;s CEO&#59; or acts in any way that has a direct, substantial and adverse effect on the Company&#8217;s reputation.  The Company&#8217;s total liability to the Employee in the event of termination of the Employee's employment under this paragraph shall be limited to the payment of the Employee's salary and benefits through the effective date of termination.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.5      </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Without Cause</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Company reserves the right to terminate this Agreement without cause for any reason whatsoever upon thirty (30) days' written notice to the Employee.  Upon termination under this subsection, the Employee shall receive payment of an amount equal to twelve (12) months of the Employee's Base Salary or the Employee's Base Salary for the remaining term of this Agreement, whichever is greater, so long as he signs a release of all claims against the Company on a release form provided by the Company to his at that time.  Other than payment of the amount as described in this paragraph, the Company shall have no further obligation to pay the Employee any other compensation or benefits whatsoever.  The Employee hereby agrees that the Company may dismiss his under this Section 5.5 without regard (i) to any general or specific policies (whether written or oral) of the Company relating to the employment or termination of its employees, or (ii) to any statements made to the Employee, whether made orally or contained in any document, pertaining to the Employee's relationship with the Company.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.6     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Mutual Consent</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  This Agreement shall be terminated upon mutual written consent of the Company and the Employee.  The Company&#8217;s total liability to the Employee in the event of termination of the Employee's employment under this Section 5.6 shall be limited to the payment of </font></div><div style="height:87.84pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--3--</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(a)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.91pt">The Employee's salary and benefits through the effective date of termination&#59; and</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(b)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.34pt">such other compensation or benefits (if any) which, by the terms of the applicable plan or policy, is payable to the Employee after termination of employment, except as otherwise agreed by the parties in writing.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.7     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Termination of Offices and Board</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Upon termination of employment for any reason whatsoever, the Employee shall be deemed to have resigned from all offices, including the Board of Directors then held with the Company, if any.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">6.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:28.5pt">Restrictions on Use or Disclosure of Confidential Matters, Proprietary Information and Trade Secrets</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6.1     During the Term of this Agreement, Employee will have access to confidential information of the Company and its customers. &#8220;Confidential Information&#8221; is information which is not generally known to the public and, as a result, is of economic benefit to the Company or its customers in the conduct of its business. The Company and Employee agree that Confidential Information shall include, but not be limited to, all information developed or maintained by the Company and&#47;or its customers and comprising the following items, whether or not such items have been reduced to tangible form (e.g., physical writing)&#58; techniques, designs, drawings, processes, inventions, development, equipment, prototypes, methods, databases, consulting agreements, product research, sales, marketing and strategic plans, programming plans, advertising and promotion plans, products and &#8220;availability&#8221; information, existing  and developing software products, source code, object code, technical documentation, flow charts, test results, models, data, research, formulas, ideas, trade names, service marks, slogans, forms, customer lists, client contacts, pricing structures, business forms, marketing programs and plans, business plans and strategies, layout and design, financial information, financial structure, operational methods and tactics, cost information, the identity of suppliers or customers of the Company, accounting procedures, details, and any document, record or other information of the Company relating to the above. Confidential Information include not only information belonging to the Company or its customers which existed before the date of this Agreement but also information developed by Employee for the Company or its customers during the term of this Agreement and thereafter. The Employee will not disclose to anyone, directly or indirectly, any of such Confidential Information or use them other than as necessary in the course of his duties with the Company. All documents that the Employee prepares, or Confidential Information that might be given to him or that Employee himself might create in the course of his employment by the Company, are the exclusive property of the Company. During the Term and at any time thereafter, the Employee shall not publish, communicate, divulge, disclose or use any of such Confidential Information which has been reasonably designated by the Company as proprietary or confidential or which from the surrounding circumstances the Employee knows, or has good reason to know, or should reasonably know, ought to be treated by the Employee as proprietary or confidential without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld by the Company.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6.2     In the course of his employment for the Company, Employee will develop a personal relationship with the Company&#8217;s customers and knowledge of those customers&#8217; affairs and requirements, which may constitute the Company&#8217;s only contact with such customers.  The Employee consequently agrees that it is reasonable and necessary for the protection of the goodwill and business of the Company that the Employee make the covenants contained herein.  Accordingly, the Employee agrees that while he is in the Company&#8217;s employ, he will not directly or indirectly&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(a)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.91pt">attempt in any manner, to solicit from any customer (except on behalf of the Company&#8217;s) business of the type performed by the Company or to persuade any customer of the Company to cease to do business or reduce the amount of business which any such customer has customarily done or contemplates doing with the Company, whether or not the relationship with the Company and such customer was originally established in whole or in part through the Employee's efforts&#59; or</font></div><div style="height:87.84pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--4--</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(b)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.34pt">engage in any business as, or own an interest in, directly or indirectly, any individual proprietorship, partnership, corporation, joint venture, trust or any other form of business entity if such business form or entity is engaged in the business in which the Company is engaged&#59; or</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(c)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.91pt">render any services of the type rendered by the Company to or for any customer of the Company&#59; or</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(d)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.34pt">employ or attempt to employ or assist anyone else to employ any person who is then or at any time during the preceding year in the Company&#8217;s employ&#59; or</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6.3     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Notice of Rights</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Notwithstanding any provisions in this Agreement or Company policy applicable to the unauthorized use or disclosure of trade secrets or Confidential Information, Employee is hereby notified that Employee may not be held criminally or civilly liable, under any applicable federal or state trade secret law, for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, or to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law.  Employee also may not be held so liable for such disclosures made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.  In addition, Employee is advised that individuals who file a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6.4        This entire Section 6 shall survive termination of this Agreement.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">7.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:28.5pt">The Company&#8217;s Property</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">7.1      Any patents, inventions, discoveries, applications or processes, software and computer programs devised, planned, applied, created, discovered or invented by the Employee in the course of his employment by the Company and which pertain to any aspect of the business of the Company, or their respective subsidiaries, affiliates or customers, shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company, and the Employee shall make prompt report thereof to the Company and promptly execute any and all documents reasonably requested to assure the Company the full and complete ownership thereof. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">7.2     All records, files, lists, drawings, documents, equipment and similar items relating to the Company&#8217;s business which the Employee shall prepare or receive from the Company in the course of his employment by the Company shall remain the Company&#8217;s sole and exclusive property.  Upon termination of this Agreement the Employee shall return promptly to the Company all property of the Company in his possession and the Employee represents and warrants that he will not copy, or cause to be copied, printed, summarized or compiled, any software, documents or other materials originating with and&#47;or belonging to the Company, including, without limitation, documents or other materials created by the Employee for, or on behalf of, the Company.  The Employee further represents and warrants that he will not retain in his possession any such software, documents or other materials in machine or human readable form.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">7.3     This Section 7 shall survive termination of this Agreement. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">8.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Outside Activities. </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> During the Term, the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, either as an officer, director, employee, representative, principal, partner, shareholder, employee, agent or in any other capacity, engage or assist any third party in engaging in any business competitive with the business of the Company, without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent may be withheld by the Company in their sole and absolute discretion.  Following his employment with the Company, the Employee shall not engage in unfair competition with the Company, aid others in any unfair competition with the Company, in any way breach the confidence that the Company has placed in the Employee or misappropriate any proprietary information of the Company.</font></div><div style="height:87.84pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--5--</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">9.         Reports</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Employee, when directed, shall provide written reports to the Company with respect to the services provided hereunder.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">10.      Strict Loyalty</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> The Employee hereby covenants and agrees to avoid all circumstances and actions that reasonably would place the Employee in a position of divided loyalty with respect to his obligations under this Agreement.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">11.      Assignment.  </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">This Agreement may not be assigned to another party by the Employee without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent may be withheld by the Company, in their sole and absolute discretion.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.12pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">12.       Arbitration&#47;Sole Remedy for Breach of Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  In the event of any dispute between the Company and the Employee concerning any aspect of the employment relationship, including any disputes relating to its termination, all such disputes shall be resolved by binding arbitration before a single neutral arbitrator pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">FAA</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), as follows.  This provision shall supersede any prior arbitration agreement, policy or understanding between the parties.  The parties intend to revoke any prior arbitration agreement.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.1     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Claims Covered by the Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Employee and the Company mutually consent to the resolution by final and binding arbitration of all claims or controversies (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">claims</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) that the Company may have against the Employee or that the Employee may have against the Company or against its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents, pension or benefit plans, administrators, or fiduciaries, franchisors, or any parent, subsidiary or affiliated company or corporation (collectively referred to for purposes of this Section 12 as &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Company&#8217;s Parties</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), relating to, resulting from, or in any way arising out of the Employee&#8217;s employment relationship with the Company and&#47;or the termination of the Employee&#8217;s employment relationship with the Company, to the extent permitted by law.  The claims covered by this Agreement include, but are not limited to, claims for wages or other compensation due&#59; claims for penalties or premium pay&#59; claims for breach of any contract or covenant (express or implied)&#59; tort claims (including, but not limited to, those relating to performance or reputation)&#59; claims for discrimination, harassment, and&#47;or retaliation (including, but not limited to, race, religious creed (which includes religious dress and grooming practices), color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws, ordinances, or regulations)&#59; claims for violation of any leaves of absence or accommodations laws&#59; claims for wrongful termination or whistleblowing&#59; claims for benefits (except where an employee benefit or pension plan specifies that its claims procedure shall culminate in an arbitration procedure different from this one)&#59; claims for violation of trade secret, proprietary, or confidential information laws&#59; claims for unfair business practices&#59; claims for invasion of privacy&#59; and claims for violation of any public policy, federal, state, or other governmental law, statute, regulation, or ordinance.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.2   </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Claims Not Covered by the Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Claims the Employee may have for workers&#8217; compensation (excluding discrimination claims under workers&#8217; compensation statutes), unemployment compensation benefits, or claims under the Private Attorney General Act of 2004 (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">PAGA</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), California Labor Code Sections 2699 et seq. are not covered by this Arbitration Section.  </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.3    </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Required Notice of Claims and Statute of Limitations</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Arbitration may be initiated by the Employee by serving or mailing a written notice to the Chairman of the Board of the Company.  Arbitration may be initiated by the Company&#8217;s Parties by serving or mailing a written notice to the Employee at his last known address.  The notice shall identify and describe the nature of all claims asserted and the facts upon which such claims are based.  The written notice shall be served or mailed within the applicable statute of limitations period set forth by federal or state law.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.4      </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Arbitration Procedures.</font></div><div style="height:87.84pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--6--</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(a)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.91pt">After demand for arbitration has been made by serving written notice under the terms of Section 12.3 of this Agreement, the party demanding arbitration shall file a demand for arbitration with the office of Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">JAMS</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) located in Los Angeles, California.  The arbitrator shall be selected from the JAMS panel and the arbitration shall be conducted pursuant to JAMS policies and procedures.  All rules governing the arbitration shall be the rules as set forth by JAMS.  If the dispute is employment-related, the dispute shall be governed by JAMS&#8217; then current version of the national rules for the resolution of employment disputes.  JAMS&#8217; then applicable rules governing the arbitration may be obtained from JAMS&#8217; website which currently is www.jamsadr.com.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(b)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.34pt">The arbitrator shall apply the substantive law (and the law of remedies, if applicable) of the state in which the claim arose, or federal law, or both, as applicable to the claim(s) asserted.  The arbitrator shall have exclusive authority to resolve any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability or formation of this Agreement, including but not limited to any claim that all or any part of this Agreement is void or voidable.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(c)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.91pt">Either party may file a motion for summary judgment with the arbitrator.  The arbitrator is entitled to resolve some or all of the asserted claims through such a motion.  The standards to be applied by the arbitrator in ruling on a motion for summary judgment shall be the applicable laws as specified in Section 12.4(b) of this Agreement.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(d)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.34pt">Discovery shall be allowed and conducted pursuant to the then applicable arbitration rules of JAMS, provided that the parties shall be entitled to discovery sufficient to adequately arbitrate their claims and defenses.  The arbitrator is authorized to rule on discovery motions brought under the applicable discovery rules.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.5     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Construction</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  These arbitration provisions shall be construed and enforced pursuant to the FAA.  The Arbitrator, and not any federal, state, or local court or agency, shall have the exclusive authority to resolve any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability, or formation of these arbitration provisions, including, but not limited to, any claim that all or any part of this Agreement is void or voidable.  Any disputes regarding the enforceability or validity of these arbitration provisions shall be resolved as if the arbitrator or other decision-maker, if any, is acting as a federal district court judge applying the FAA and its precedent.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.6     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Application for Emergency Injunctive and&#47;or Other Equitable Relief</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Claims by the Company Parties or the Employee for emergency injunctive and&#47;or other equitable relief relating to unfair competition and&#47;or the use and&#47;or unauthorized disclosure of trade secrets or confidential information and&#47;or a breach of Sections 6, 7 and 8 of this Agreement shall be submitted to JAMS for emergency treatment.  The parties agree that the JAMS administrator may select a neutral hearing officer (subject to conflicts) to hear the emergency request only.  The hearing officer should be experienced in considering requests for emergency injunctive and&#47;or other equitable relief.  The hearing officer shall conform his or her consideration and ruling with the applicable legal standards as if this matter were heard in a court of law in the applicable jurisdiction for such a dispute.  </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.7     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Arbitration Decision</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The arbitrator&#8217;s decision will be final and binding.  The arbitrator shall issue a written arbitration decision revealing the essential findings and conclusions upon which the decision and&#47;or award is based.  A party&#8217;s right to appeal the decision is limited to grounds provided under applicable federal or state law.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.8     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Place of Arbitration</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The arbitration will be at a mutually convenient location in Los Angeles, California.  If the parties cannot agree upon a location, then the arbitration will be held at a JAMS&#8217; office in Los Angeles.</font></div><div style="height:87.84pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--7--</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.9   </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Representation, Fees and Costs</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Each party may be represented by an attorney or other representative selected by the party.  Each party shall be responsible for its own attorneys&#8217; or representative&#8217;s fees.  However, if any party prevails on a statutory claim that affords the prevailing party&#8217;s attorneys&#8217; fees, or if there is a written agreement providing for fees, the arbitrator may award reasonable fees to the prevailing party.  The Company shall be responsible for the arbitrator&#8217;s fees and costs to the extent they exceed any fee or cost that the Employee would be required to bear if the action were brought in court.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.10     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Waiver Of Jury Trial&#47;Exclusive Remedy</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Employee and the Company Parties knowingly and voluntarily waive any constitutional right to have any dispute between them decided by a court of law and&#47;or by a jury in court.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.11     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Waiver of Representative&#47;Class Action Proceedings</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Employee and the Company Parties knowingly and voluntarily agree to bring any claims governed by this Agreement in his&#47;her&#47;its individual capacity and not as a plaintiff, class member or representative in any purported class or representative action.  They further agree to waive any right to participate in any representative or class action proceeding related to any claims governed by this Agreement.  The Company Parties and the Employee also agree that the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one individual&#8217;s claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of representative or class action proceeding, including, but not limited to, any representative action under California Business and Professions Code Sections 17200 et seq.  For purposes of this Agreement, the term &#8220;representative&#8221; used in this section specifically excludes any claims, causes of action, or actions brought under PAGA (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">PAGA claims</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;).  Accordingly, any PAGA claims must be pursued in the appropriate court of law.  However, if either the Employee or the Company Parties have other claims or actions against each other covered by this Agreement, then they agree that those non-PAGA claims must first be pursued in arbitration, regardless of which claims or actions were filed first.  The pending court PAGA action shall be stayed pending full and final resolution of the arbitration pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.2 and related law.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">13.     The Company&#8217;s Bylaws, Directions, Policies, Practices, Rules, Regulations and Procedures</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Employee agrees to become and remain thoroughly familiar with each and all of the Company&#8217;s bylaws, directions, policies, practices, rules, regulations and procedures that relate to the employment and&#47;or to any of Employee's duties and&#47;or responsibilities as an employee of the Company and to abide fully and by each and all of such bylaws, directions, policies, practices, rules, regulations and procedures.  During the Term, the Employee shall be fully bound by and employed pursuant to each and all of the Company&#8217;s bylaws, directions, policies, practices, rules, regulations and procedures as now in effect or as may be implemented, modified or otherwise put into effect by the Company during the term of employment, regardless of whether such bylaws, directions, policies, practices, rules, regulations and procedures are oral or are set forth in any manual, handbook or other document, and it is solely the responsibility of Employee to become and remain fully aware of and familiar with each and all such directions, policies, practices, rules, regulations and&#47;or procedures.  In the event of any conflict between any provision of this Agreement and any provision of the Company&#8217;s directions, policies, practices, rules, regulations and&#47;or procedures, the provisions of this Agreement govern for any and all purposes whatsoever.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">14.       Indemnification</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Company shall indemnify and hold the Employee harmless from any and all claims, demands, judgments, liens, subrogation or costs incurred by the Employee with respect to any shareholder derivative action or other claims or suits against the Company and&#47;or their respective Boards of Directors by individuals, firms or entities not a party to this Agreement to the maximum extent permitted under California law.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">15.       General</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.1      </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Further Documents</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Each party shall execute and deliver all further instruments, documents and papers, and shall perform any and all acts necessary reasonably requested by the other party, to give full force and effect to all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement.</font></div><div style="height:87.84pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--8--</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.2     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Successors and Assigns</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Except where expressly provided to the contrary, this Agreement, and all provisions hereof, shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, their successors in interest, assigns, administrators, executors, heirs and devises.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.3     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Severability</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law.  If any provision of this Agreement, as applied to any party or to any circumstance, shall be found by a court or arbitrator to be invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability, without invalidating or rendering unenforceable the remainder of such provision and any such invalidity or unenforceability shall in no way affect any other provision of this Agreement, the application of any provision in any other circumstance or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.4  </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Notices</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  All notices or demands shall be in writing and shall be served personally, telegraphically or by express or certified mail.  Service shall be deemed conclusively made at the time of service if personally served, 24 hours after deposit thereof in the United States mail properly addressed and postage prepaid, return receipt requested, if served by express Mail, and five days after deposit thereof in the United States mail, properly addressed and postage prepaid, return receipt requested, if served by certified mail.  Any notice or demand to the Company shall be given to&#58;</font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Simulations Plus, Inc.</font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">42505 10th Street West</font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Lancaster, CA 93534-7059</font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Attention&#58; Chief Executive Officer</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">and any notice or demand to the Employee shall be given to&#58;</font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">John DiBella</font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">_______________</font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">_______________</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Any party may, by virtue of a written notice in compliance with this Section, alter or change the address or the identity of the person to whom any notice, or copy thereof, is to be sent.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.5     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Waiver</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  A waiver by any party of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement in any one instance shall not be deemed or construed to be a waiver of the term or condition for the future, or of any subsequent breach thereof or of any other term or condition thereof.  Any party may waive any term, provision or condition included for the benefit of that party.  Any and all waivers shall be in writing.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.6    </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Construction</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Except as set forth in Section 12.5 above, this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts entered into and fully to be performed therein without regard to its principles of choice of law or conflicts of law.  In all matters of interpretation, whenever necessary to give effect to any provision of this Agreement, each gender shall include the others, the singular shall include the plural, the plural shall include the singular and the terms &#8220;and&#8221; and &#8220;or&#8221; may be used interchangeably as the context so requires or implies.  The title of the sections of this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the interpretation of any provision or condition of this Agreement.  All remedies, rights, undertakings, obligations and agreements contained in this Agreement shall be cumulative and none of them shall be in limitation of any other remedy, right, undertaking, obligation or agreement of any party.</font></div><div style="height:87.84pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--9--</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.7     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Entire Understanding</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties hereto relating to the subject matter contained herein and supersedes all prior and collateral agreements, understandings, statements and negotiation of the parties.  Each party acknowledges that no representations, inducements or promises, oral or written, with reference to the subject matter hereof have been made other than as expressly set forth herein.  This Agreement cannot be changed, rescinded or terminated orally.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.8     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Third Party Rights</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The parties hereto do not intend to confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties hereto and those referred to in Section 15.2 hereof so long as any such assignment by Employee was approved by the Company as provided in Section 11 hereof.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.9     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Attorneys' Fees</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  In the event of any litigation between the parties respecting or arising out of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable legal fees and costs, whether or not the litigation proceeds to final judgment or determination.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.10   </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Place of Litigation</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Any litigation between the parties shall occur in the County of Los Angeles, California.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.11    </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Counterparts</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts which, taken together, shall constitute the whole of the agreement between the parties.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#91;REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK&#93;</font></div><div style="height:87.84pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--10--</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i8d02d0ec68a24fb88c1e58eb847366ce_4"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">IN WITNESS THEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.12pt;text-align:justify"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:48.980%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:48.820%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Company&#58; </font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">SIMULATIONS PLUS, INC.<br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">By&#58; </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">&#47;s&#47; Shawn O&#8217;Connor</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><br>Shawn O&#8217;Connor, CEO</font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Date&#58; November 1, 2023</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Employee&#58;</font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">John DiBella</font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><br>By&#58; </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">&#47;s&#47; 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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i47070fcded78443ba918d880f08e939c_1"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Exhibit 10.5</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">AMENDED AND RESTATED</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">This Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) is effective as of November 1, 2023 (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Effective Date</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), by Simulations Plus, Inc., a California corporation (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Company</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), and Jill Fiedler-Kelly an individual (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Employee</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) with reference to the following facts&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">A.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:26.28pt">The Company desires to secure the services of the Employee as President, Clinical Pharmacology &#38; Pharmacometric Services.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">B.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The Employee agrees to perform such services for the Company under the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">In consideration of the mutual promises, covenants and conditions set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, it is hereby agreed by and between the Company and the Employee as follows&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">1.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:28.5pt">Representations and Warranties</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Company represents and warrants that it is empowered under its Articles or Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws to enter into this Agreement.  The Employee represents and warrants that she is under no employment contract, bond, confidentiality agreement, or any other obligation that would violate or be in conflict with the terms and conditions of this Agreement or encumber her performance of duties assigned to her by the Company.  The Employee further represents and warrants that she has not signed or committed to any employment or consultant duties or other obligations that would divert her full attention from the duties assigned to her by this Agreement&#59; provided, that the foregoing limitations shall not be construed as prohibiting Employee from making personal investments or participating in business activities or community affairs in such form or manner as will not prevent Employee from performing her duties and responsibilities hereunder or cause Employee to violate the terms of Section 6 hereof. The parties agree that that Employment Agreement dated January 1, 2022 between the Company and the Employee is hereby terminated as of the Effective Date.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">2.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:28.5pt">Employment and Duties</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Company hereby employs the Employee as President, Clinical Pharmacology &#38; Pharmacometric Services and the Employee hereby accepts such employment during the Term.  </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">As President, Clinical Pharmacology &#38; Pharmacometric Services, the Employee shall have such duties, authority and responsibility as shall be consistent with the Employee&#8217;s position and such other duties as assigned by the Chief Executive Officer (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">CEO</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) of the Company and&#47;or the Board of Directors of the Company (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Board of Directors</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;).</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">3.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:28.5pt">Term</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Subject to the provisions of Section 5, the initial term of this Agreement shall commence on November 1, 2023 and end on December 31, 2024 (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Initial Term</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;). If the Agreement is not terminated pursuant to Section 5, the Agreement shall automatically renew for successive one (1) year terms, each such term ending December 31 of the applicable year, unless either party to the Agreement gives written notice to the other of a desire to change, amend, modify or terminate the Agreement, at least sixty (60) days prior to the end of the then existing term of the Agreement (each such renewal, together with the Initial Term, the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Term</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;). The Employee&#8217;s compensation will be reviewed subsequently on an annual basis and may be revised based on recommendation from the Compensation Committee.</font></div><div style="height:87.84pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--1--</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">4.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:28.5pt">Compensation</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  In full and complete consideration for the employment of Employee hereunder, each and all of the services to be rendered to the Company by the Employee, and each and all of the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and promises undertaken by the Employee pursuant to this Agreement, the Employee shall be entitled to receive compensation as follows&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">4.1     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Base Salary</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Employee shall receive from the Company a base salary of three hundred fourteen thousand and six hundred dollars ($314,600) per year (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Base Salary</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), payable in equal, bi-weekly installments.  Employee&#8217;s Base Salary is subject to annual review by the Board of Directors and may be changed from time to time at the Board of Directors&#8217; sole discretion, based upon recommendation by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. From each payment of Base Salary, the Company will withhold and pay to the proper governmental authorities any and all amounts required by law to be withheld for federal income tax, state income tax, federal Social Security tax, state disability insurance premiums, and any and all other amounts required by law to be withheld from the Employee's salary.  </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">4.2     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Performance Bonus</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. For each fiscal year during the term of this Agreement, the Employee shall be eligible to receive a performance bonus based upon actual performance in relation to specific performance metrics and paid in the form of both cash and stock options as defined in Sections 4.2(a) and 4.2(b) below (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Performance Bonus</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;). Such metrics and their corresponding targets will be annually determined mutually with the CEO and approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The metrics and their corresponding targets will consist of strategic and financial Company, Business Unit and personal goals. The Employee must be employed by the Company on the last date of the fiscal year to be eligible for the Performance Bonus related to the previous fiscal year. The Company reserves the right to make no payment of the Performance Bonus, including the grant of stock options, if the (a) Employee&#8217;s performance or (b) Company&#8217;s financial performance does not warrant the payment of Performance Bonuses. Employee&#8217;s Performance Bonus, including the relevant targets for both the cash and stock option portions of the Performance Bonus, is subject to annual review by the Board of Directors and may be changed from time to time at the Board of Directors&#8217; sole discretion, based upon recommendation by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(a)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.91pt;text-decoration:underline">Cash Bonus</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. For each fiscal year during the Term of this Agreement, the Employee shall be eligible to receive a target cash performance bonus based on individual and corporate metrics, which target shall be 25% of the Employee&#8217;s Base Salary&#59; provided, however, that the actual amount of such cash bonus may be less than or exceed the target amount and shall be determined by the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, based upon recommendation by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(b)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.34pt;text-decoration:underline">Stock Options</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. For each fiscal year during the Term of this Agreement, the Employee shall be eligible to receive a stock option grant, with a target of 15,000 stock options, to be issued under the Company&#8217;s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended&#59; provided, however, that the actual number of options granted may be less than or exceed the target amount and shall be determined by the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, based upon recommendation by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">4.3     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Benefits</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. The Company shall provide to the Employee, at the sole cost to the Company, and the Employee shall be entitled to receive from the Company, such health insurance and other benefits which are appropriate to the office and position of Employee, adequate to the performance of her duties and not inconsistent with that which the Company customarily provides at the time to its other management employees.  The Employee's right to vacation and sick leave shall be determined in accordance with the policies of the Company as may be in effect from time to time and as are approved by the CEO.  Employee shall have the right to reimbursement of customary, ordinary and necessary business expenses, including travel, incurred in connection with the rendering of services and performance of the functions required hereunder in accordance with the policies of the Company as may be in effect from time to time and as are approved by the Company&#8217;s CEO.  Such expenses are reimbursable only upon presentation by Employee of appropriate documentation pursuant to the policies adopted by the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors.</font></div><div style="height:87.84pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--2--</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">4.4     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Clawback of Incentive-Based Compensation</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all incentive-based compensation payable to Employee during the Term of this Agreement shall be subject to clawback in accordance with Company policies, as may be adopted and&#47;or amended from time to time, in accordance with applicable law, including, without limitation, the Securities and Exchange Commission&#8217;s rules and regulations and&#47;or rules of the exchange on which the Company&#8217;s equity securities may be listed from time to time.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">  </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">5.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:28.5pt">Termination of Employment</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.1     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Expiration of the Term of Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  This Agreement shall be automatically terminated upon the expiration of the Term, or as sooner agreed to by both the Employee and the Company in writing in the event this Agreement is superseded by a new agreement.  Upon such termination, the Company shall have no further liability to the Employee for any payment, compensation or benefit whatsoever under this Agreement except with respect to (a) the Employee's salary and benefits through the effective date of the Employee's termination, and (b) such other compensation or benefits (if any) which, by the terms of the applicable plan or policy, is payable to the Employee after termination of employment.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.2     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">By Death</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  This Agreement shall be terminated upon the death of the Employee.  The Company's total liability in such event shall be limited to payment of (a) the Employee's salary and benefits through the date of the Employee's death, and (b) such other compensation or benefits (if any) which, by the terms of the applicable plan or policy, is payable after the Employee's death.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.3    </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">By Permanent Disability</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Employee&#8217;s employment may be terminated due to her permanent disability.  A permanent disability will exist when the Company has determined that Employee suffers from a condition of mind or body that indefinitely prevents her from further performance of her essential duties, with or without reasonable accommodation.  The Company&#8217;s total liability in such event shall be limited to payment of the Employee&#8217;s salary and benefits through the effective date of termination upon permanent disability.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.4     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">For Cause</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Company reserves the right to terminate this Agreement immediately, at any time, if, in the reasonable opinion of the Company&#8217;s CEO&#59; the Employee fails or refuses to faithfully and diligently perform the usual and customary duties of her employment which failure or refusal is not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof is given to Employee&#59; commits any material act of dishonesty, fraud, misrepresentation, or other act of moral turpitude&#59; is guilty of gross carelessness or misconduct&#59; fails to obey the lawful direction of the Company&#8217;s CEO&#59; or acts in any way that has a direct, substantial and adverse effect on the Company&#8217;s reputation.  The Company&#8217;s total liability to the Employee in the event of termination of the Employee's employment under this paragraph shall be limited to the payment of the Employee's salary and benefits through the effective date of termination.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.5     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Without Cause</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Company reserves the right to terminate this Agreement without cause for any reason whatsoever upon thirty (30) days' written notice to the Employee.  Upon termination under this subsection, the Employee shall receive payment of an amount equal to twelve (12) months of the Employee's Base Salary or the Employee's Base Salary for the remaining term of this Agreement, whichever is greater, so long as she signs a release of all claims against the Company on a release form provided by the Company to her at that time.  Other than payment of the amount as described in this paragraph, the Company shall have no further obligation to pay the Employee any other compensation or benefits whatsoever.  The Employee hereby agrees that the Company may dismiss her under this Section 5.5 without regard (i) to any general or specific policies (whether written or oral) of the Company relating to the employment or termination of its employees, or (ii) to any statements made to the Employee, whether made orally or contained in any document, pertaining to the Employee's relationship with the Company.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.6    </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Mutual Consent</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  This Agreement shall be terminated upon mutual written consent of the Company and the Employee.  The Company&#8217;s total liability to the Employee in the event of termination of the Employee's employment under this Section 5.6 shall be limited to the payment of </font></div><div style="height:87.84pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--3--</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(a)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.91pt">The Employee's salary and benefits through the effective date of termination&#59; and</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(b)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.34pt">such other compensation or benefits (if any) which, by the terms of the applicable plan or policy, is payable to the Employee after termination of employment, except as otherwise agreed by the parties in writing.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.7     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Termination of Offices and Board</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Upon termination of employment for any reason whatsoever, the Employee shall be deemed to have resigned from all offices, including the Board of Directors then held with the Company, if any.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">6.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:28.5pt">Restrictions on Use or Disclosure of Confidential Matters, Proprietary Information and Trade Secrets</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6.1     During the Term of this Agreement, Employee will have access to confidential information of the Company and its customers. &#8220;Confidential Information&#8221; is information which is not generally known to the public and, as a result, is of economic benefit to the Company or its customers in the conduct of its business. The Company and Employee agree that Confidential Information shall include, but not be limited to, all information developed or maintained by the Company and&#47;or its customers and comprising the following items, whether or not such items have been reduced to tangible form (e.g., physical writing)&#58; techniques, designs, drawings, processes, inventions, development, equipment, prototypes, methods, databases, consulting agreements, product research, sales, marketing and strategic plans, programming plans, advertising and promotion plans, products and &#8220;availability&#8221; information, existing  and developing software products, source code, object code, technical documentation, flow charts, test results, models, data, research, formulas, ideas, trade names, service marks, slogans, forms, customer lists, client contacts, pricing structures, business forms, marketing programs and plans, business plans and strategies, layout and design, financial information, financial structure, operational methods and tactics, cost information, the identity of suppliers or customers of the Company, accounting procedures, details, and any document, record or other information of the Company relating to the above. Confidential Information include not only information belonging to the Company or its customers which existed before the date of this Agreement but also information developed by Employee for the Company or its customers during the term of this Agreement and thereafter. The Employee will not disclose to anyone, directly or indirectly, any of such Confidential Information or use them other than as necessary in the course of her duties with the Company. All documents that the Employee prepares, or Confidential Information that might be given to her or that Employee herself might create in the course of her employment by the Company, are the exclusive property of the Company. During the Term and at any time thereafter, the Employee shall not publish, communicate, divulge, disclose or use any of such Confidential Information which has been reasonably designated by the Company as proprietary or confidential or which from the surrounding circumstances the Employee knows, or has good reason to know, or should reasonably know, ought to be treated by the Employee as proprietary or confidential without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld by the Company.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6.2    In the course of her employment for the Company, Employee will develop a personal relationship with the Company&#8217;s customers and knowledge of those customers&#8217; affairs and requirements, which may constitute the Company&#8217;s only contact with such customers.  The Employee consequently agrees that it is reasonable and necessary for the protection of the goodwill and business of the Company that the Employee make the covenants contained herein.  Accordingly, the Employee agrees that while she is in the Company&#8217;s employ, she will not directly or indirectly&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(a)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.91pt">attempt in any manner, to solicit from any customer (except on behalf of the Company&#8217;s) business of the type performed by the Company or to persuade any customer of the Company to cease to do business or reduce the amount of business which any such customer has customarily done or contemplates doing with the Company, whether or not the relationship with the Company and such customer was originally established in whole or in part through the Employee's efforts&#59; or</font></div><div style="height:87.84pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--4--</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(b)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.34pt">engage in any business as, or own an interest in, directly or indirectly, any individual proprietorship, partnership, corporation, joint venture, trust or any other form of business entity if such business form or entity is engaged in the business in which the Company is engaged&#59; or</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(c)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.91pt">render any services of the type rendered by the Company to or for any customer of the Company&#59; or</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(d)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.34pt">employ or attempt to employ or assist anyone else to employ any person who is then or at any time during the preceding year in the Company&#8217;s employ&#59; or</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6.3     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Notice of Rights</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Notwithstanding any provisions in this Agreement or Company policy applicable to the unauthorized use or disclosure of trade secrets or Confidential Information, Employee is hereby notified that Employee may not be held criminally or civilly liable, under any applicable federal or state trade secret law, for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, or to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law.  Employee also may not be held so liable for such disclosures made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.  In addition, Employee is advised that individuals who file a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6.4     This entire Section 6 shall survive termination of this Agreement.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">7.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:28.5pt">The Company&#8217;s Property</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">7.1     Any patents, inventions, discoveries, applications or processes, software and computer programs devised, planned, applied, created, discovered or invented by the Employee in the course of her employment by the Company and which pertain to any aspect of the business of the Company, or their respective subsidiaries, affiliates or customers, shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company, and the Employee shall make prompt report thereof to the Company and promptly execute any and all documents reasonably requested to assure the Company the full and complete ownership thereof. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">7.2     All records, files, lists, drawings, documents, equipment and similar items relating to the Company&#8217;s business which the Employee shall prepare or receive from the Company in the course of her employment by the Company shall remain the Company&#8217;s sole and exclusive property.  Upon termination of this Agreement the Employee shall return promptly to the Company all property of the Company in her possession and the Employee represents and warrants that she will not copy, or cause to be copied, printed, summarized or compiled, any software, documents or other materials originating with and&#47;or belonging to the Company, including, without limitation, documents or other materials created by the Employee for, or on behalf of, the Company.  The Employee further represents and warrants that she will not retain in her possession any such software, documents or other materials in machine or human readable form.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">7.3     This Section 7 shall survive termination of this Agreement. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">8.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Outside Activities. </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> During the Term, the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, either as an officer, director, employee, representative, principal, partner, shareholder, employee, agent or in any other capacity, engage or assist any third party in engaging in any business competitive with the business of the Company, without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent may be withheld by the Company in their sole and absolute discretion.  Following her employment with the Company, the Employee shall not engage in unfair competition with the Company, aid others in any unfair competition with the Company, in any way breach the confidence that the Company has placed in the Employee or misappropriate any proprietary information of the Company.</font></div><div style="height:87.84pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--5--</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">9.          Reports</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Employee, when directed, shall provide written reports to the Company with respect to the services provided hereunder.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">10.      Strict Loyalty</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> The Employee hereby covenants and agrees to avoid all circumstances and actions that reasonably would place the Employee in a position of divided loyalty with respect to her obligations under this Agreement.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">11.      Assignment.  </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">This Agreement may not be assigned to another party by the Employee without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent may be withheld by the Company, in their sole and absolute discretion.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.12pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">12.       Arbitration&#47;Sole Remedy for Breach of Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  In the event of any dispute between the Company and the Employee concerning any aspect of the employment relationship, including any disputes relating to its termination, all such disputes shall be resolved by binding arbitration before a single neutral arbitrator pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">FAA</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), as follows.  This provision shall supersede any prior arbitration agreement, policy or understanding between the parties.  The parties intend to revoke any prior arbitration agreement.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.1     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Claims Covered by the Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Employee and the Company mutually consent to the resolution by final and binding arbitration of all claims or controversies (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">claims</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) that the Company may have against the Employee or that the Employee may have against the Company or against its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents, pension or benefit plans, administrators, or fiduciaries, franchisors, or any parent, subsidiary or affiliated company or corporation (collectively referred to for purposes of this Section 12 as &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Company&#8217;s Parties</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), relating to, resulting from, or in any way arising out of the Employee&#8217;s employment relationship with the Company and&#47;or the termination of the Employee&#8217;s employment relationship with the Company, to the extent permitted by law.  The claims covered by this Agreement include, but are not limited to, claims for wages or other compensation due&#59; claims for penalties or premium pay&#59; claims for breach of any contract or covenant (express or implied)&#59; tort claims (including, but not limited to, those relating to performance or reputation)&#59; claims for discrimination, harassment, and&#47;or retaliation (including, but not limited to, race, religious creed (which includes religious dress and grooming practices), color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws, ordinances, or regulations)&#59; claims for violation of any leaves of absence or accommodations laws&#59; claims for wrongful termination or whistleblowing&#59; claims for benefits (except where an employee benefit or pension plan specifies that its claims procedure shall culminate in an arbitration procedure different from this one)&#59; claims for violation of trade secret, proprietary, or confidential information laws&#59; claims for unfair business practices&#59; claims for invasion of privacy&#59; and claims for violation of any public policy, federal, state, or other governmental law, statute, regulation, or ordinance.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.2     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Claims Not Covered by the Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Claims the Employee may have for workers&#8217; compensation (excluding discrimination claims under workers&#8217; compensation statutes), unemployment compensation benefits, or claims under the Private Attorney General Act of 2004 (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">PAGA</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), California Labor Code Sections 2699 et seq. are not covered by this Arbitration Section.  </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.3      </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Required Notice of Claims and Statute of Limitations</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Arbitration may be initiated by the Employee by serving or mailing a written notice to the Chairman of the Board of the Company.  Arbitration may be initiated by the Company&#8217;s Parties by serving or mailing a written notice to the Employee at her last known address.  The notice shall identify and describe the nature of all claims asserted and the facts upon which such claims are based.  The written notice shall be served or mailed within the applicable statute of limitations period set forth by federal or state law.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.4      </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Arbitration Procedures.</font></div><div style="height:87.84pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--6--</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(a)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.91pt">After demand for arbitration has been made by serving written notice under the terms of Section 12.3 of this Agreement, the party demanding arbitration shall file a demand for arbitration with the office of Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">JAMS</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) located in Los Angeles, California.  The arbitrator shall be selected from the JAMS panel and the arbitration shall be conducted pursuant to JAMS policies and procedures.  All rules governing the arbitration shall be the rules as set forth by JAMS.  If the dispute is employment-related, the dispute shall be governed by JAMS&#8217; then current version of the national rules for the resolution of employment disputes.  JAMS&#8217; then applicable rules governing the arbitration may be obtained from JAMS&#8217; website which currently is www.jamsadr.com.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(b)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.34pt">The arbitrator shall apply the substantive law (and the law of remedies, if applicable) of the state in which the claim arose, or federal law, or both, as applicable to the claim(s) asserted.  The arbitrator shall have exclusive authority to resolve any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability or formation of this Agreement, including but not limited to any claim that all or any part of this Agreement is void or voidable.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(c)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.91pt">Either party may file a motion for summary judgment with the arbitrator.  The arbitrator is entitled to resolve some or all of the asserted claims through such a motion.  The standards to be applied by the arbitrator in ruling on a motion for summary judgment shall be the applicable laws as specified in Section 12.4(b) of this Agreement.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(d)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.34pt">Discovery shall be allowed and conducted pursuant to the then applicable arbitration rules of JAMS, provided that the parties shall be entitled to discovery sufficient to adequately arbitrate their claims and defenses.  The arbitrator is authorized to rule on discovery motions brought under the applicable discovery rules.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.5     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Construction</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  These arbitration provisions shall be construed and enforced pursuant to the FAA.  The Arbitrator, and not any federal, state, or local court or agency, shall have the exclusive authority to resolve any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability, or formation of these arbitration provisions, including, but not limited to, any claim that all or any part of this Agreement is void or voidable.  Any disputes regarding the enforceability or validity of these arbitration provisions shall be resolved as if the arbitrator or other decision-maker, if any, is acting as a federal district court judge applying the FAA and its precedent.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.6      </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Application for Emergency Injunctive and&#47;or Other Equitable Relief</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Claims by the Company Parties or the Employee for emergency injunctive and&#47;or other equitable relief relating to unfair competition and&#47;or the use and&#47;or unauthorized disclosure of trade secrets or confidential information and&#47;or a breach of Sections 6, 7 and 8 of this Agreement shall be submitted to JAMS for emergency treatment.  The parties agree that the JAMS administrator may select a neutral hearing officer (subject to conflicts) to hear the emergency request only.  The hearing officer should be experienced in considering requests for emergency injunctive and&#47;or other equitable relief.  The hearing officer shall conform his or her consideration and ruling with the applicable legal standards as if this matter were heard in a court of law in the applicable jurisdiction for such a dispute.  </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.7     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Arbitration Decision</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The arbitrator&#8217;s decision will be final and binding.  The arbitrator shall issue a written arbitration decision revealing the essential findings and conclusions upon which the decision and&#47;or award is based.  A party&#8217;s right to appeal the decision is limited to grounds provided under applicable federal or state law.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.8     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Place of Arbitration</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The arbitration will be at a mutually convenient location in Los Angeles, California.  If the parties cannot agree upon a location, then the arbitration will be held at a JAMS&#8217; office in Los Angeles.</font></div><div style="height:87.84pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--7--</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.9     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Representation, Fees and Costs</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Each party may be represented by an attorney or other representative selected by the party.  Each party shall be responsible for its own attorneys&#8217; or representative&#8217;s fees.  However, if any party prevails on a statutory claim that affords the prevailing party&#8217;s attorneys&#8217; fees, or if there is a written agreement providing for fees, the arbitrator may award reasonable fees to the prevailing party.  The Company shall be responsible for the arbitrator&#8217;s fees and costs to the extent they exceed any fee or cost that the Employee would be required to bear if the action were brought in court.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.10     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Waiver Of Jury Trial&#47;Exclusive Remedy</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Employee and the Company Parties knowingly and voluntarily waive any constitutional right to have any dispute between them decided by a court of law and&#47;or by a jury in court.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12.11     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Waiver of Representative&#47;Class Action Proceedings</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Employee and the Company Parties knowingly and voluntarily agree to bring any claims governed by this Agreement in his&#47;her&#47;its individual capacity and not as a plaintiff, class member or representative in any purported class or representative action.  They further agree to waive any right to participate in any representative or class action proceeding related to any claims governed by this Agreement.  The Company Parties and the Employee also agree that the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one individual&#8217;s claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of representative or class action proceeding, including, but not limited to, any representative action under California Business and Professions Code Sections 17200 et seq.  For purposes of this Agreement, the term &#8220;representative&#8221; used in this section specifically excludes any claims, causes of action, or actions brought under PAGA (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">PAGA claims</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;).  Accordingly, any PAGA claims must be pursued in the appropriate court of law.  However, if either the Employee or the Company Parties have other claims or actions against each other covered by this Agreement, then they agree that those non-PAGA claims must first be pursued in arbitration, regardless of which claims or actions were filed first.  The pending court PAGA action shall be stayed pending full and final resolution of the arbitration pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.2 and related law.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">13.      The Company&#8217;s Bylaws, Directions, Policies, Practices, Rules, Regulations and Procedures</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Employee agrees to become and remain thoroughly familiar with each and all of the Company&#8217;s bylaws, directions, policies, practices, rules, regulations and procedures that relate to the employment and&#47;or to any of Employee's duties and&#47;or responsibilities as an employee of the Company and to abide fully and by each and all of such bylaws, directions, policies, practices, rules, regulations and procedures.  During the Term, the Employee shall be fully bound by and employed pursuant to each and all of the Company&#8217;s bylaws, directions, policies, practices, rules, regulations and procedures as now in effect or as may be implemented, modified or otherwise put into effect by the Company during the term of employment, regardless of whether such bylaws, directions, policies, practices, rules, regulations and procedures are oral or are set forth in any manual, handbook or other document, and it is solely the responsibility of Employee to become and remain fully aware of and familiar with each and all such directions, policies, practices, rules, regulations and&#47;or procedures.  In the event of any conflict between any provision of this Agreement and any provision of the Company&#8217;s directions, policies, practices, rules, regulations and&#47;or procedures, the provisions of this Agreement govern for any and all purposes whatsoever.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">14.         Indemnification</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The Company shall indemnify and hold the Employee harmless from any and all claims, demands, judgments, liens, subrogation or costs incurred by the Employee with respect to any shareholder derivative action or other claims or suits against the Company and&#47;or their respective Boards of Directors by individuals, firms or entities not a party to this Agreement to the maximum extent permitted under California law.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">15.         General</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.1     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Further Documents</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Each party shall execute and deliver all further instruments, documents and papers, and shall perform any and all acts necessary reasonably requested by the other party, to give full force and effect to all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement.</font></div><div style="height:87.84pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--8--</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.2     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Successors and Assigns</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Except where expressly provided to the contrary, this Agreement, and all provisions hereof, shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, their successors in interest, assigns, administrators, executors, heirs and devises.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.3    </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Severability</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law.  If any provision of this Agreement, as applied to any party or to any circumstance, shall be found by a court or arbitrator to be invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability, without invalidating or rendering unenforceable the remainder of such provision and any such invalidity or unenforceability shall in no way affect any other provision of this Agreement, the application of any provision in any other circumstance or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.4  </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Notices</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  All notices or demands shall be in writing and shall be served personally, telegraphically or by express or certified mail.  Service shall be deemed conclusively made at the time of service if personally served, 24 hours after deposit thereof in the United States mail properly addressed and postage prepaid, return receipt requested, if served by express Mail, and five days after deposit thereof in the United States mail, properly addressed and postage prepaid, return receipt requested, if served by certified mail.  Any notice or demand to the Company shall be given to&#58;</font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Simulations Plus, Inc.</font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">42505 10th Street West</font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Lancaster, CA 93534-7059</font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Attention&#58; Chief Executive Officer</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">and any notice or demand to the Employee shall be given to&#58;</font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Jill Fiedler-Kelly</font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">________________</font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">________________</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Any party may, by virtue of a written notice in compliance with this Section, alter or change the address or the identity of the person to whom any notice, or copy thereof, is to be sent.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.5     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Waiver</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  A waiver by any party of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement in any one instance shall not be deemed or construed to be a waiver of the term or condition for the future, or of any subsequent breach thereof or of any other term or condition thereof.  Any party may waive any term, provision or condition included for the benefit of that party.  Any and all waivers shall be in writing.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.6     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Construction</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Except as set forth in Section 12.5 above, this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts entered into and fully to be performed therein without regard to its principles of choice of law or conflicts of law.  In all matters of interpretation, whenever necessary to give effect to any provision of this Agreement, each gender shall include the others, the singular shall include the plural, the plural shall include the singular and the terms &#8220;and&#8221; and &#8220;or&#8221; may be used interchangeably as the context so requires or implies.  The title of the sections of this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the interpretation of any provision or condition of this Agreement.  All remedies, rights, undertakings, obligations and agreements contained in this Agreement shall be cumulative and none of them shall be in limitation of any other remedy, right, undertaking, obligation or agreement of any party.</font></div><div style="height:87.84pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--9--</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.7     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Entire Understanding</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties hereto relating to the subject matter contained herein and supersedes all prior and collateral agreements, understandings, statements and negotiation of the parties.  Each party acknowledges that no representations, inducements or promises, oral or written, with reference to the subject matter hereof have been made other than as expressly set forth herein.  This Agreement cannot be changed, rescinded or terminated orally.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.8     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Third Party Rights</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  The parties hereto do not intend to confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties hereto and those referred to in Section 15.2 hereof so long as any such assignment by Employee was approved by the Company as provided in Section 11 hereof.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.9     </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Attorneys' Fees</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  In the event of any litigation between the parties respecting or arising out of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable legal fees and costs, whether or not the litigation proceeds to final judgment or determination.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.10   </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Place of Litigation</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  Any litigation between the parties shall occur in the County of Los Angeles, California.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:54pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15.11    </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Counterparts</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts which, taken together, shall constitute the whole of the agreement between the parties.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#91;REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK&#93;</font></div><div style="height:87.84pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">--10--</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i47070fcded78443ba918d880f08e939c_4"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">IN WITNESS THEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.12pt;text-align:justify"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:48.980%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:48.820%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Company&#58; </font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">SIMULATIONS PLUS, INC.<br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">By&#58; </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">&#47;s&#47; Shawn O&#8217;Connor</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><br>Shawn O&#8217;Connor, CEO</font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Date&#58; 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<td class="text">Nov.  01,  2023<span></span>
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<td class="text">Simulations Plus, Inc.<span></span>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey', window );">Entity Central Index Key</a></td>
<td class="text">0001023459<span></span>
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<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode', window );">Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code</a></td>
<td class="text">CA<span></span>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityFileNumber', window );">Entity File Number</a></td>
<td class="text">001-32046<span></span>
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<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber', window );">Entity Tax Identification Number</a></td>
<td class="text">95-4595609<span></span>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1', window );">Entity Address, Address Line One</a></td>
<td class="text">42505 10th Street West<span></span>
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<td class="text">Lancaster<span></span>
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<td class="text">CA<span></span>
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<td class="text">93534-7059<span></span>
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<td class="text">661<span></span>
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<td class="text">723-7723<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_WrittenCommunications', window );">Written Communications</a></td>
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<td class="text">false<span></span>
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<td class="text">false<span></span>
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<td class="text">Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share<span></span>
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<td class="text">SLP<span></span>
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<td class="text">NASDAQ<span></span>
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<td class="text">false<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>For the EDGAR submission types of Form 8-K: the date of the report, the date of the earliest event reported; for the EDGAR submission types of Form N-1A: the filing date; for all other submission types: the end of the reporting or transition period.  The format of the date is YYYY-MM-DD.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The type of document being provided (such as 10-K, 10-Q, 485BPOS, etc). The document type is limited to the same value as the supporting SEC submission type, or the word 'Other'.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Address Line 1 such as Attn, Building Name, Street Name</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the City or Town</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Code for the postal or zip code</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the state or province.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>A unique 10-digit SEC-issued value to identify entities that have filed disclosures with the SEC. It is commonly abbreviated as CIK.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Indicate if registrant meets the emerging growth company criteria.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Commission file number. The field allows up to 17 characters. The prefix may contain 1-3 digits, the sequence number may contain 1-8 digits, the optional suffix may contain 1-4 characters, and the fields are separated with a hyphen.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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