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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-17-034670
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		5
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170605
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:		20170628
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170628

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TRANSGENOMIC INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001043961
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	LABORATORY ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS [3826]
		IRS NUMBER:				911789357
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36439
		FILM NUMBER:		17936063

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		12325 EMMET ST
		CITY:			OMAHA
		STATE:			NE
		ZIP:			68164
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4027385480

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		12325 EMMET STREET
		CITY:			OMAHA
		STATE:			NE
		ZIP:			68164
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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Washington, DC 20549</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
<B>June 28, 2017 (June 5, 2017)</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 24pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Transgenomic, Inc.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in
charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 32%; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>001-36439</B></FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>8813 F Street, Omaha NE, 68127</B></P>

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(Zip Code)</P>

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area code: <B>(402) 452-5400</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">(Former Name, or Former Address, if Changed
Since Last Report)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging
growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Emerging growth company <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&#9744;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the
registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards
provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&#9744;</FONT></P>


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                            5.02</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers, 2017 Stock Award and Incentive Plan.</B></FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>


<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt; background-color: white">As previously
reported on June 6, 2017, at the 2017 Special Meeting of Stockholders of Transgenomic, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) held on
June 5, 2017, the Company&rsquo;s stockholders approved the Transgenomic, Inc. 2017 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the &ldquo;Plan&rdquo;).
A description of the material terms of the Plan is set forth on pages 100 through 106 of the Company&rsquo;s Definitive Proxy Statement
on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 12, 2017 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The description of the Plan and of the awards agreements thereunder is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Plan, the
Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for Non-Employee Directors, the Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for Company
Employees and the Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1 through 10.4 respectively,
and which are incorporated herein by reference.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 48.95pt; background-color: white">(d) Exhibits.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 48.95pt; background-color: white">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt; background-color: white">See the Exhibit
Index immediately following the signature page hereto, which is incorporated herein by reference.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Transgenomic, Inc. </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 51%; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Date: June 28, 2017</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Paul Kinnon</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Paul Kinnon</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">President and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B></P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 3pt; text-align: center"><B>Exhibit</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 3pt; text-align: center"><B><U>Number</U></B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 1.5pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-decoration: underline"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Description</U></B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 1.5pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-top: 1.5pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Transgenomic, Inc. 2017 Stock Option and Incentive Plan</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 1.5pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">10.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-top: 1.5pt; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for Non-Employee Directors</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit 10.1</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">TRANSGENOMIC, INC.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">2017 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-transform: uppercase; text-indent: -1in"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: none">SECTION
1. </FONT><U>GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE PLAN; DEFINITIONS</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The name of the plan is the Transgenomic,
Inc. 2017 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the &ldquo;Plan&rdquo;). The purpose of the Plan is to encourage and enable the officers,
employees, Non-Employee Directors and Consultants of Transgenomic, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) and its Subsidiaries upon whose
judgment, initiative and efforts the Company largely depends for the successful conduct of its businesses to acquire a proprietary
interest in the Company. It is anticipated that providing such persons with a direct stake in the Company&rsquo;s welfare will
assure a closer identification of their interests with those of the Company and its stockholders, thereby stimulating their efforts
on the Company&rsquo;s behalf and strengthening their desire to remain with the Company.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The following terms shall be defined as
set forth below:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>&ldquo;Act&rdquo;</I> means the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>&ldquo;Administrator&rdquo;</I> means
either the Board or the compensation committee of the Board or a similar committee performing the functions of the compensation
committee and which is comprised of not less than two Non-Employee Directors who are independent.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>&ldquo;Award&rdquo;</I> or <I>&ldquo;Awards,&rdquo;</I>
except where referring to a particular category of grant under the Plan, shall include Incentive Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock
Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Units, Restricted Stock Awards, Unrestricted Stock Awards, Cash-Based Awards,
Performance Share Awards and Dividend Equivalent Rights.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>&ldquo;Award Certificate&rdquo;</I> means
a written or electronic document setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to an Award granted under the Plan. Each Award
Certificate is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>&ldquo;Board&rdquo;</I> means the Board
of Directors of the Company.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>&ldquo;Cash-Based Award&rdquo;</I> means
an Award entitling the recipient to receive a cash-denominated payment.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>&ldquo;Code&rdquo;</I> means the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor Code, and related rules, regulations and interpretations.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>&ldquo;Consultant&rdquo;</I> means any
natural person that provides bona fide services to the Company, and such services are not in connection with the offer or sale
of securities in a capital-raising transaction and do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company&rsquo;s
securities.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>&ldquo;Covered Employee&rdquo;</I> means
an employee who is a &ldquo;Covered Employee&rdquo; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;162(m) of the Code.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>&ldquo;Dividend Equivalent Right&rdquo;</I>
means an Award entitling the grantee to receive credits based on cash dividends that would have been paid on the shares of Stock
specified in the Dividend Equivalent Right (or other award to which it relates) if such shares had been issued to and held by the
grantee.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>&ldquo;Effective Date&rdquo;</I> means
the date on which the Plan becomes effective as set forth in <U>Section&nbsp;21</U>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>&ldquo;Exchange Act&rdquo;</I> means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>&ldquo;Fair Market Value&rdquo;</I> of
the Stock on any given date means the fair market value of the Stock determined in good faith by the Administrator; <I>provided,
however,</I> that if the Stock is admitted to quotation on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System
(&ldquo;NASDAQ&rdquo;), NASDAQ Global Market or another national securities exchange, the determination shall be made by reference
to market quotations. If there are no market quotations for such date, the determination shall be made by reference to the last
date preceding such date for which there are market quotations.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>&ldquo;Incentive Stock Option&rdquo;</I>
means any Stock Option designated and qualified as an &ldquo;incentive stock option&rdquo; as defined in Section&nbsp;422 of the
Code.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>&ldquo;Non-Employee Director&rdquo;</I>
means a member of the Board who is not also an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>&ldquo;Non-Qualified Stock Option&rdquo;</I>
means any Stock Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>&ldquo;Option&rdquo;</I> or <I>&ldquo;Stock
Option&rdquo;</I> means any option to purchase shares of Stock granted pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;</U>5.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>&ldquo;Performance-Based Award&rdquo;</I>
means any Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Share Award or Cash-Based Award granted to a Covered Employee
that is intended to qualify as &ldquo;performance-based compensation&rdquo; under Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations
promulgated thereunder.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>&ldquo;Performance Criteria&rdquo;</I>
means the criteria that the Administrator selects for purposes of establishing the Performance Goal or Performance Goals for an
individual for a Performance Cycle. The Performance Criteria (which shall be applicable to the organizational level specified by
the Administrator, including, but not limited to, the Company or a unit, division, group, or Subsidiary of the Company) that will
be used to establish Performance Goals are limited to the following: total shareholder return, earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization, net income (loss) (either before or after interest, taxes, depreciation and/or amortization), changes
in the market price of the Stock, economic value-added, funds from operations or similar measure, sales or revenue, acquisitions
or strategic transactions, operating income (loss), cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow and free cash
flow), return on capital, assets, equity, or investment, return on sales, gross or net profit levels, productivity, expense, margins,
operating efficiency, customer satisfaction, working capital, earnings (loss) per share of Stock, sales or market shares and number
of customers, any of which may be measured either in absolute terms or as compared to any incremental increase or as compared to
results of a peer group. The Committee may appropriately adjust any evaluation performance under a Performance Criterion to exclude
any of the following events that occurs during a Performance Cycle: (i) asset write-downs or impairments, (ii) litigation or claim
judgments or settlements, (iii) the effect of changes in tax law, accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting
reporting results, (iv) accruals for reorganizations and restructuring programs, and (v) any item of an unusual nature or of a
type that indicates infrequency of occurrence, or both, including those described in the Financial Accounting Standards Board&rsquo;s
authoritative guidance and/or in management&rsquo;s discussion and analysis of financial condition of operations appearing the
Company&rsquo;s annual report to stockholders for the applicable year.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>&ldquo;Performance Cycle&rdquo;</I> means
one or more periods of time, which may be of varying and overlapping durations, as the Administrator may select, over which the
attainment of one or more Performance Criteria will be measured for the purpose of determining a grantee&rsquo;s right to and the
payment of a Restricted Stock Award, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Share Award or Cash-Based Award, the vesting and/or payment
of which is subject to the attainment of one or more Performance Goals. Each such period shall not be less than 12 months.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>&ldquo;Performance Goals&rdquo;</I> means,
for a Performance Cycle, the specific goals established in writing by the Administrator for a Performance Cycle based upon the
Performance Criteria.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>&ldquo;Performance Share Award&rdquo;</I>
means an Award entitling the recipient to acquire shares of Stock upon the attainment of specified performance goals.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>&ldquo;Restricted Shares&rdquo;</I> means
the shares of Stock underlying a Restricted Stock Award that remain subject to a risk of forfeiture or the Company&rsquo;s right
of repurchase.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>&ldquo;Restricted Stock Award&rdquo;</I>
means an Award of Restricted Shares subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Administrator may determine at the time
of grant.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>&ldquo;Restricted Stock Units&rdquo;</I>
means an Award of stock units subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Administrator may determine at the time of grant.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>&ldquo;Sale Event&rdquo;</I> shall mean
(i) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company on a consolidated basis to an unrelated person or entity,
(ii) a merger, reorganization or consolidation pursuant to which the holders of the Company&rsquo;s outstanding voting power and
outstanding stock immediately prior to such transaction do not own a majority of the outstanding voting power and outstanding stock
or other equity interests of the resulting or successor entity (or its ultimate parent, if applicable) immediately upon completion
of such transaction, (iii) the sale of all of the Stock of the Company to an unrelated person, entity or group thereof acting in
concert, or (iv) any other transaction in which the owners of the Company&rsquo;s outstanding voting power immediately prior to
such transaction do not own at least a majority of the outstanding voting power of the Company or any successor entity immediately
upon completion of the transaction other than as a result of the acquisition of securities directly from the Company.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;<I>Sale Price</I>&rdquo; means the
value as determined by the Administrator of the consideration payable, or otherwise to be received by stockholders, per share of
Stock pursuant to a Sale Event.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>&ldquo;Section 409A&rdquo;</I> means
Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and other guidance promulgated thereunder.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>&ldquo;Stock&rdquo;</I> means the Common
Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, subject to adjustments pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;</U>3.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>&ldquo;Stock Appreciation Right&rdquo;</I>
means an Award entitling the recipient to receive shares of Stock having a value equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of
the Stock on the date of exercise over the exercise price of the Stock Appreciation Right multiplied by the number of shares of
Stock with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right shall have been exercised.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>&ldquo;Subsidiary&rdquo;</I> means any
corporation or other entity (other than the Company) in which the Company has at least a 50 percent interest, either directly or
indirectly.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>&ldquo;Ten Percent Owner&rdquo;</I> means
an employee who owns or is deemed to own (by reason of the attribution rules of Section 424(d) of the Code) more than 10 percent
of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any parent or subsidiary corporation.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>&ldquo;Unrestricted Stock Award&rdquo;</I>
means an Award of shares of Stock free of any restrictions.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-transform: uppercase; text-indent: -1in"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: none">SECTION
2. </FONT><U>ADMINISTRATION OF PLAN; ADMINISTRATOR AUTHORITY TO SELECT GRANTEES AND DETERMINE AWARDS</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Administration
of Plan</U>. The Plan shall be administered by the Administrator.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Powers
of Administrator</U>. The Administrator shall have the power and authority to grant Awards consistent with the terms of the Plan,
including the power and authority:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to
select the individuals to whom Awards may from time to time be granted;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to
determine the time or times of grant, and the extent, if any, of Incentive Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock Options, Stock Appreciation
Rights, Restricted Stock Awards, Restricted Stock Units, Unrestricted Stock Awards, Cash-Based Awards, Performance Share Awards
and Dividend Equivalent Rights, or any combination of the foregoing, granted to any one or more grantees;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to
determine the number of shares of Stock to be covered by any Award;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(iv)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to
determine and modify from time to time the terms and conditions, including restrictions, not inconsistent with the terms of the
Plan, of any Award, which terms and conditions may differ among individual Awards and grantees, and to approve the forms of Award
Certificates;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(v)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to
accelerate at any time the exercisability or vesting of all or any portion of any Award in circumstances involving the grantee&rsquo;s
death, disability, retirement or termination of employment, or a change in control (including a Sale Event);</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(vi)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;subject
to the provisions of <U>Section&nbsp;5(c)</U>, to extend at any time the period in which Stock Options may be exercised; and</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(vii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at
any time to adopt, alter and repeal such rules, guidelines and practices for administration of the Plan and for its own acts and
proceedings as it shall deem advisable; to interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and any Award (including related written
instruments); to make all determinations it deems advisable for the administration of the Plan; to decide all disputes arising
in connection with the Plan; and to otherwise supervise the administration of the Plan.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">All decisions and interpretations of the
Administrator shall be binding on all persons, including the Company and Plan grantees.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Delegation
of Authority to Grant Awards</U>. Subject to applicable law, the Administrator, in its discretion, may delegate to the Chief Executive
Officer of the Company all or part of the Administrator&rsquo;s authority and duties with respect to the granting of Awards to
individuals who are (i) not subject to the reporting and other provisions of Section&nbsp;16 of the Exchange Act and (ii) not Covered
Employees. Any such delegation by the Administrator shall include a limitation as to the amount of Stock underlying Awards that
may be granted during the period of the delegation and shall contain guidelines as to the determination of the exercise price and
the vesting criteria. The Administrator may revoke or amend the terms of a delegation at any time but such action shall not invalidate
any prior actions of the Administrator&rsquo;s delegate or delegates that were consistent with the terms of the Plan.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Award
Certificate</U>. Awards under the Plan shall be evidenced by Award Certificates that set forth the terms, conditions and limitations
for each Award which may include, without limitation, the term of an Award and the provisions applicable in the event employment
or service terminates.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Indemnification</U>.
Neither the Board nor the Administrator, nor any member of either or any delegate thereof, shall be liable for any act, omission,
interpretation, construction or determination made in good faith in connection with the Plan, and the members of the Board and
the Administrator (and any delegate thereof) shall be entitled in all cases to indemnification and reimbursement by the Company
in respect of any claim, loss, damage or expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys&rsquo; fees) arising or resulting
therefrom to the fullest extent permitted by law and/or under the Company&rsquo;s articles or bylaws or any directors&rsquo; and
officers&rsquo; liability insurance coverage which may be in effect from time to time and/or any indemnification agreement between
such individual and the Company.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(f)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Foreign
Award Recipients</U>. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in order to comply with the laws in other countries
in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate or have employees or other individuals eligible for Awards, the Administrator,
in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to: (i) determine which Subsidiaries shall be covered by the Plan; (ii)
determine which individuals outside the United States are eligible to participate in the Plan; (iii) modify the terms and conditions
of any Award granted to individuals outside the United States to comply with applicable foreign laws; (iv) establish subplans and
modify exercise procedures and other terms and procedures, to the extent the Administrator determines such actions to be necessary
or advisable (and such subplans and/or modifications shall be attached to this Plan as appendices); <I>provided, however,</I> that
no such subplans and/or modifications shall increase the share limitations contained in <U>Section 3(a)</U> hereof; and (v) take
any action, before or after an Award is made, that the Administrator determines to be necessary or advisable to obtain approval
or comply with any local governmental regulatory exemptions or approvals. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may
not take any actions hereunder, and no Awards shall be granted, that would violate the Exchange Act or any other applicable United
States securities law, the Code, or any other applicable United States governing statute or law.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-transform: uppercase; text-indent: -1in"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: none">SECTION
3. </FONT><U>STOCK ISSUABLE UNDER THE PLAN; MERGERS; SUBSTITUTION</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Stock
Issuable</U>. The maximum number of shares of Stock reserved and available for issuance under the Plan shall be 666,666 shares,
subject to adjustment as provided in this <U>Section&nbsp;</U>3; <I>provided, however,</I> that Awards with respect to no more
than 66,666 shares may be granted under the Plan prior to the completion of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and
Plan of Merger, dated October 12, 2016 among the Company, New Haven Labs Inc., and Precipio Diagnostics, LLC. For purposes of this
limitation, the shares of Stock underlying any Awards that are forfeited, canceled, held back upon exercise of an Option or settlement
of an Award to cover the exercise price or tax withholding, reacquired by the Company prior to vesting, satisfied without the issuance
of Stock or otherwise terminated (other than by exercise) shall be added back to the shares of Stock available for issuance under
the Plan. In the event the Company repurchases shares of Stock on the open market, such shares shall not be added to the shares
of Stock available for issuance under the Plan. Subject to such overall limitations, shares of Stock may be issued up to such maximum
number pursuant to any type or types of Award; <I>provided, however,</I> that Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights with respect
to no more than 66,666 shares of Stock may be granted to any one individual grantee during any one calendar year period, and no
more than 666,666 shares of the Stock may be issued in the form of Incentive Stock Options. The shares available for issuance under
the Plan may be authorized but unissued shares of Stock or shares of Stock reacquired by the Company.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Maximum
Awards to Non-Employee Directors</U>. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, the value of all Awards awarded under
this Plan and all other cash compensation paid by the Company to any Non-Employee Director in any calendar year shall not exceed
$500,000. For the purpose of this limitation, the value of any Award shall be its grant date fair value, as determined in accordance
with ASC 718 or successor provision but excluding the impact of estimated forfeitures related to service-based vesting provisions.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Changes
in Stock</U>. Subject to <U>Section&nbsp;3(d)</U> hereof, if, as a result of any reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification,
stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other similar change in the Company&rsquo;s capital stock, the outstanding
shares of Stock are increased or decreased or are exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other securities of the
Company, or additional shares or new or different shares or other securities of the Company or other non-cash assets are distributed
with respect to such shares of Stock or other securities, or, if, as a result of any merger or consolidation, sale of all or substantially
all of the assets of the Company, the outstanding shares of Stock are converted into or exchanged for securities of the Company
or any successor entity (or a parent or subsidiary thereof), the Administrator shall make an appropriate or proportionate adjustment
in (i) the maximum number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan, including the maximum number of shares that may be issued
in the form of Incentive Stock Options, (ii) the number of Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights that can be granted to any
one individual grantee and the maximum number of shares that may be granted under a Performance-Based Award, (iii) the number and
kind of shares or other securities subject to any then outstanding Awards under the Plan, (iv) the repurchase price, if any, per
share subject to each outstanding Restricted Stock Award, and (v)&nbsp;the exercise price for each share subject to any then outstanding
Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights under the Plan, without changing the aggregate exercise price (<I>i.e.</I>, the exercise
price multiplied by the number of Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights) as to which such Stock Options and Stock Appreciation
Rights remain exercisable. The Administrator shall also make equitable or proportionate adjustments in the number of shares subject
to outstanding Awards and the exercise price and the terms of outstanding Awards to take into consideration cash dividends paid
other than in the ordinary course or any other extraordinary corporate event. The adjustment by the Administrator shall be final,
binding and conclusive. No fractional shares of Stock shall be issued under the Plan resulting from any such adjustment, but the
Administrator in its discretion may make a cash payment in lieu of fractional shares.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Mergers
and Other Transactions</U>. In the case of and subject to the consummation of a Sale Event, the parties thereto may cause the assumption
or continuation of Awards theretofore granted by the successor entity, or the substitution of such Awards with new Awards of the
successor entity or parent thereof, with appropriate adjustment as to the number and kind of shares and, if appropriate, the per
share exercise prices, as such parties shall agree. To the extent the parties to such Sale Event do not provide for the assumption,
continuation or substitution of Awards, upon the effective time of the Sale Event, the Plan and all outstanding Awards granted
hereunder shall terminate. In such case, except as may be otherwise provided in the relevant Award Certificate, all Options and
Stock Appreciation Rights that are not exercisable immediately prior to the effective time of the Sale Event shall become fully
exercisable as of the effective time of the Sale Event, all other Awards with time-based vesting, conditions or restrictions shall
become fully vested and nonforfeitable as of the effective time of the Sale Event, and all Awards with conditions and restrictions
relating to the attainment of performance goals may become vested and nonforfeitable in connection with a Sale Event in the Administrator&rsquo;s
discretion or to the extent specified in the relevant Award Certificate. In the event of such termination, (i) the Company shall
have the option (in its sole discretion) to make or provide for a payment, in cash or in kind, to the grantees holding Options
and Stock Appreciation Rights, in exchange for the cancellation thereof, in an amount equal to the difference between (A) the Sale
Price multiplied by the number of shares of Stock subject to outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights (to the extent then
exercisable at prices not in excess of the Sale Price) and (B) the aggregate exercise price of all such outstanding Options and
Stock Appreciation Rights; or (ii) each grantee shall be permitted, within a specified period of time prior to the consummation
of the Sale Event as determined by the Administrator, to exercise all outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights (to the
extent then exercisable) held by such grantee. The Company shall also have the option (in its sole discretion) to make or provide
for a payment, in cash or in kind, to the grantees holding other Awards in an amount equal to the Sale Price multiplied by the
number of vested shares of Stock under such Awards.</P>

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4. </FONT><U>ELIGIBILITY</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Grantees under the Plan will be such full
or part-time officers and other employees, Non-Employee Directors and Consultants of the Company and its Subsidiaries as are selected
from time to time by the Administrator in its sole discretion.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-transform: uppercase; text-indent: -1in"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: none">SECTION
5. </FONT><U>STOCK OPTIONS</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Award
of Stock Options</U>. The Administrator may grant Stock Options under the Plan. Any Stock Option granted under the Plan shall be
in such form as the Administrator may from time to time approve.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Stock Options granted under the Plan may
be either Incentive Stock Options or Non-Qualified Stock Options. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to employees of the
Company or any Subsidiary that is a &ldquo;subsidiary corporation&rdquo; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;424(f) of the Code.
To the extent that any Option does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, it shall be deemed a Non-Qualified Stock Option.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Stock Options granted pursuant to this <U>Section&nbsp;</U>5
shall be subject to the following terms and conditions and shall contain such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent
with the terms of the Plan, as the Administrator shall deem desirable. If the Administrator so determines, Stock Options may be
granted in lieu of cash compensation at the optionee&rsquo;s election, subject to such terms and conditions as the Administrator
may establish.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Exercise
Price</U>. The exercise price per share for the Stock covered by a Stock Option granted pursuant to this <U>Section&nbsp;</U>5
shall be determined by the Administrator at the time of grant but shall not be less than 100 percent of the Fair Market Value on
the date of grant. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option that is granted to a Ten Percent Owner, the option price of such Incentive
Stock Option shall be not less than 110 percent of the Fair Market Value on the grant date.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Option
Term</U>. The term of each Stock Option shall be fixed by the Administrator, but no Stock Option shall be exercisable more than
ten years after the date the Stock Option is granted. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option that is granted to a Ten Percent
Owner, the term of such Stock Option shall be no more than five years from the date of grant.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Exercisability;
Rights of a Stockholder</U>. Stock Options shall become exercisable at such time or times, whether or not in installments, as shall
be determined by the Administrator at or after the grant date. The Administrator may at any time accelerate the exercisability
of all or any portion of any Stock Option. An optionee shall have the rights of a stockholder only as to shares acquired upon the
exercise of a Stock Option and not as to unexercised Stock Options.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Method
of Exercise</U>. Stock Options may be exercised in whole or in part, by giving written or electronic notice of exercise to the
Company, specifying the number of shares to be purchased. Payment of the purchase price may be made by one or more of the following
methods except to the extent otherwise provided in the Option Award Certificate:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
cash, by certified or bank check or other instrument acceptable to the Administrator;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Through
the delivery (or attestation to the ownership following such procedures as the Company may prescribe) of shares of Stock that are
not then subject to restrictions under any Company plan. Such surrendered shares shall be valued at Fair Market Value on the exercise
date;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;By
the optionee delivering to the Company a properly executed exercise notice together with irrevocable instructions to a broker to
promptly deliver to the Company cash or a check payable and acceptable to the Company for the purchase price; <I>provided</I> that
in the event the optionee chooses to pay the purchase price as so provided, the optionee and the broker shall comply with such
procedures and enter into such agreements of indemnity and other agreements as the Company shall prescribe as a condition of such
payment procedure; or</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(iv)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;With
respect to Stock Options that are not Incentive Stock Options, by a &ldquo;net exercise&rdquo; arrangement pursuant to which the
Company will reduce the number of shares of Stock issuable upon exercise by the largest whole number of shares with a Fair Market
Value that does not exceed the aggregate exercise price.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Payment instruments will be received subject to collection.
The transfer to the optionee on the records of the Company or of the transfer agent of the shares of Stock to be purchased pursuant
to the exercise of a Stock Option will be contingent upon receipt from the optionee (or a purchaser acting in his stead in accordance
with the provisions of the Stock Option) by the Company of the full purchase price for such shares and the fulfillment of any other
requirements contained in the Option Award Certificate or applicable provisions of laws (including the satisfaction of any withholding
taxes that the Company is obligated to withhold with respect to the optionee). In the event an optionee chooses to pay the purchase
price by previously-owned shares of Stock through the attestation method, the number of shares of Stock transferred to the optionee
upon the exercise of the Stock Option shall be net of the number of attested shares. In the event that the Company establishes,
for itself or using the services of a third party, an automated system for the exercise of Stock Options, such as a system using
an internet website or interactive voice response, then the paperless exercise of Stock Options may be permitted through the use
of such an automated system.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(f)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Annual
Limit on Incentive Stock Options</U>. To the extent required for &ldquo;incentive stock option&rdquo; treatment under Section&nbsp;422
of the Code, the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time of grant) of the shares of Stock with respect to which
Incentive Stock Options granted under this Plan and any other plan of the Company or its parent and subsidiary corporations become
exercisable for the first time by an optionee during any calendar year shall not exceed $100,000. To the extent that any Stock
Option exceeds this limit, it shall constitute a Non-Qualified Stock Option.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-transform: uppercase; text-indent: -1in"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: none">SECTION
6. </FONT><U>STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Award
of Stock Appreciation Rights</U>. The Administrator may grant Stock Appreciation Rights under the Plan. A Stock Appreciation Right
is an Award entitling the recipient to receive shares of Stock having a value equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a
share of Stock on the date of exercise over the exercise price of the Stock Appreciation Right multiplied by the number of shares
of Stock with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right shall have been exercised.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Exercise
Price of Stock Appreciation Rights</U>. The exercise price of a Stock Appreciation Right shall not be less than 100 percent of
the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date of grant.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Grant
and Exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights</U>. Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted by the Administrator independently of any
Stock Option granted pursuant to <U>Section&nbsp;</U>5 of the Plan.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Terms
and Conditions of Stock Appreciation Rights</U>. Stock Appreciation Rights shall be subject to such terms and conditions as shall
be determined on the date of grant by the Administrator. The term of a Stock Appreciation Right may not exceed ten years. The terms
and conditions of each such Award shall be determined by the Administrator, and such terms and conditions may differ among individual
Awards and grantees.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-transform: uppercase; text-indent: -1in"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: none">SECTION
7. </FONT><U>RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Nature
of Restricted Stock Awards</U>. The Administrator may grant Restricted Stock Awards under the Plan. A Restricted Stock Award is
any Award of Restricted Shares subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Administrator may determine at the time of grant.
Conditions may be based on continuing employment (or other service relationship) and/or achievement of pre-established performance
goals and objectives.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Rights
as a Stockholder</U>. Upon the grant of the Restricted Stock Award and payment of any applicable purchase price, a grantee shall
have the rights of a stockholder with respect to the voting of the Restricted Shares and receipt of dividends; <I>provided</I>
that if the lapse of restrictions with respect to the Restricted Stock Award is tied to the attainment of performance goals, any
dividends paid by the Company during the performance period shall accrue and shall not be paid to the grantee until and to the
extent the performance goals are met with respect to the Restricted Stock Award. Unless the Administrator shall otherwise determine,
(i) uncertificated Restricted Shares shall be accompanied by a notation on the records of the Company or the transfer agent to
the effect that they are subject to forfeiture until such Restricted Shares are vested as provided in <U>Section 7(d)</U> below,
and (ii) certificated Restricted Shares shall remain in the possession of the Company until such Restricted Shares are vested as
provided in <U>Section 7(d)</U> below, and the grantee shall be required, as a condition of the grant, to deliver to the Company
such instruments of transfer as the Administrator may prescribe.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Restrictions</U>.
Restricted Shares may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered or disposed of except as specifically
provided herein or in the Restricted Stock Award Certificate. Except as may otherwise be provided by the Administrator either in
the Award Certificate or, subject to <U>Section 18</U> below, in writing after the Award is issued, if a grantee&rsquo;s employment
(or other service relationship) with the Company and its Subsidiaries terminates for any reason, any Restricted Shares that have
not vested at the time of termination shall automatically and without any requirement of notice to such grantee from or other action
by or on behalf of, the Company be deemed to have been reacquired by the Company at its original purchase price (if any) from such
grantee or such grantee&rsquo;s legal representative simultaneously with such termination of employment (or other service relationship),
and thereafter shall cease to represent any ownership of the Company by the grantee or rights of the grantee as a stockholder.
Following such deemed reacquisition of Restricted Shares that are represented by physical certificates, a grantee shall surrender
such certificates to the Company upon request without consideration.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Vesting
of Restricted Shares</U>. The Administrator at the time of grant shall specify the date or dates and/or the attainment of pre-established
performance goals, objectives and other conditions on which the non-transferability of the Restricted Shares and the Company&rsquo;s
right of repurchase or forfeiture shall lapse. Subsequent to such date or dates and/or the attainment of such pre-established performance
goals, objectives and other conditions, the shares on which all restrictions have lapsed shall no longer be Restricted Shares and
shall be deemed &ldquo;vested.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-transform: uppercase; text-indent: -1in"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: none">SECTION
8. </FONT><U>RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Nature
of Restricted Stock Units</U>. The Administrator may grant Restricted Stock Units under the Plan. A Restricted Stock Unit is an
Award of stock units that may be settled in shares of Stock upon the satisfaction of such restrictions and conditions at the time
of grant. Conditions may be based on continuing employment (or other service relationship) and/or achievement of pre-established
performance goals and objectives. The terms and conditions of each such Award shall be determined by the Administrator, and such
terms and conditions may differ among individual Awards and grantees. Except in the case of Restricted Stock Units with a deferred
settlement date that complies with Section 409A, at the end of the vesting period, the Restricted Stock Units, to the extent vested,
shall be settled in the form of shares of Stock. Restricted Stock Units with deferred settlement dates are subject to Section 409A
and shall contain such additional terms and conditions as the Administrator shall determine in its sole discretion in order to
comply with the requirements of Section 409A.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Election
to Receive Restricted Stock Units in Lieu of Compensation</U>. The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, permit a grantee
to elect to receive a portion of future cash compensation otherwise due to such grantee in the form of an award of Restricted Stock
Units. Any such election shall be made in writing and shall be delivered to the Company no later than the date specified by the
Administrator and in accordance with Section 409A and such other rules and procedures established by the Administrator. Any such
future cash compensation that the grantee elects to defer shall be converted to a fixed number of Restricted Stock Units based
on the Fair Market Value of Stock on the date the compensation would otherwise have been paid to the grantee if such payment had
not been deferred as provided herein. The Administrator shall have the sole right to determine whether and under what circumstances
to permit such elections and to impose such limitations and other terms and conditions thereon as the Administrator deems appropriate.
Any Restricted Stock Units that are elected to be received in lieu of cash compensation shall be fully vested, unless otherwise
provided in the Award Certificate.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Rights
as a Stockholder</U>. A grantee shall have the rights as a stockholder only as to shares of Stock acquired by the grantee upon
settlement of Restricted Stock Units; <I>provided, however,</I> that the grantee may be credited with Dividend Equivalent Rights
with respect to the stock units underlying his Restricted Stock Units, subject to the provisions of <U>Section 11</U> and such
terms and conditions as the Administrator may determine.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Termination</U>.
Except as may otherwise be provided by the Administrator either in the Award Certificate or, subject to <U>Section&nbsp;18</U>
below, in writing after the Award is issued, a grantee&rsquo;s right in all Restricted Stock Units that have not vested shall automatically
terminate upon the grantee&rsquo;s termination of employment (or cessation of service relationship) with the Company and its Subsidiaries
for any reason.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-transform: uppercase; text-indent: -1in"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: none">SECTION
9. </FONT><U>UNRESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><U>Grant or Sale of Unrestricted Stock</U>.
The Administrator may grant (or sell at par value or such higher purchase price determined by the Administrator) an Unrestricted
Stock Award under the Plan. An Unrestricted Stock Award is an Award pursuant to which the grantee may receive shares of Stock free
of any restrictions under the Plan. Unrestricted Stock Awards may be granted in respect of past services or other valid consideration,
or in lieu of cash compensation due to such grantee.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-transform: uppercase; text-indent: -1in"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: none">SECTION
10. </FONT><U>CASH-BASED AWARDS</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><U>Grant of Cash-Based Awards</U>. The Administrator
may grant Cash-Based Awards under the Plan. A Cash-Based Award is an Award that entitles the grantee to a payment in cash upon
the attainment of specified Performance Goals. The Administrator shall determine the maximum duration of the Cash-Based Award,
the amount of cash to which the Cash-Based Award pertains, the conditions upon which the Cash-Based Award shall become vested or
payable, and such other provisions as the Administrator shall determine. Each Cash-Based Award shall specify a cash-denominated
payment amount, formula or payment ranges as determined by the Administrator. Payment, if any, with respect to a Cash-Based Award
shall be made in accordance with the terms of the Award and may be made in cash.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-transform: uppercase; text-indent: -1in"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: none">SECTION
11. </FONT><U>PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARDS</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Nature
of Performance Share Awards</U>. The Administrator may grant Performance Share Awards under the Plan. A Performance Share Award
is an Award entitling the grantee to receive shares of Stock upon the attainment of performance goals. The Administrator shall
determine whether and to whom Performance Share Awards shall be granted, the performance goals, the periods during which performance
is to be measured, which may not be less than one year except in the case of a Sale Event, and such other limitations and conditions
as the Administrator shall determine.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Rights
as a Stockholder</U>. A grantee receiving a Performance Share Award shall have the rights of a stockholder only as to shares of
Stock actually received by the grantee under the Plan and not with respect to shares subject to the Award but not actually received
by the grantee. A grantee shall be entitled to receive shares of Stock under a Performance Share Award only upon satisfaction of
all conditions specified in the Performance Share Award Certificate (or in a performance plan adopted by the Administrator).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Termination</U>.
Except as may otherwise be provided by the Administrator either in the Award agreement or, subject to <U>Section&nbsp;18</U> below,
in writing after the Award is issued, a grantee&rsquo;s rights in all Performance Share Awards shall automatically terminate upon
the grantee&rsquo;s termination of employment (or cessation of service relationship) with the Company and its Subsidiaries for
any reason.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-transform: uppercase; text-indent: -1in"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: none">SECTION
12. </FONT><U>PERFORMANCE-BASED AWARDS TO COVERED EMPLOYEES</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Performance-Based
Awards</U>. The Administrator may grant one or more Performance-Based Awards in the form of a Restricted Stock Award, Restricted
Stock Units, Performance Share Awards or Cash-Based Award payable upon the attainment of Performance Goals that are established
by the Administrator and relate to one or more of the Performance Criteria, in each case on a specified date or dates or over any
period or periods determined by the Administrator. The Administrator shall define in an objective fashion the manner of calculating
the Performance Criteria it selects to use for any Performance Cycle. Depending on the Performance Criteria used to establish such
Performance Goals, the Performance Goals may be expressed in terms of overall Company performance or the performance of a division,
business unit, or an individual. Each Performance-Based Award shall comply with the provisions set forth below.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Grant
of Performance-Based Awards</U>. With respect to each Performance-Based Award granted to a Covered Employee, the Administrator
shall select, within the first 90 days of a Performance Cycle (or, if shorter, within the maximum period allowed under Section&nbsp;162(m)
of the Code) the Performance Criteria for such grant, and the Performance Goals with respect to each Performance Criterion (including
a threshold level of performance below which no amount will become payable with respect to such Award). Each Performance-Based
Award will specify the amount payable, or the formula for determining the amount payable, upon achievement of the various applicable
performance targets. The Performance Criteria established by the Administrator may be (but need not be) different for each Performance
Cycle and different Performance Goals may be applicable to Performance-Based Awards to different Covered Employees.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Payment
of Performance-Based Awards</U>. Following the completion of a Performance Cycle, the Administrator shall meet to review and certify
in writing whether, and to what extent, the Performance Goals for the Performance Cycle have been achieved and, if so, to also
calculate and certify in writing the amount of the Performance-Based Awards earned for the Performance Cycle. The Administrator
shall then determine the actual size of each Covered Employee&rsquo;s Performance-Based Award.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Maximum
Award Payable</U>. The maximum Performance-Based Award payable to any one Covered Employee under the Plan for a Performance Cycle
is 100,000 shares of Stock (subject to adjustment as provided in <U>Section&nbsp;3(c)</U> hereof) or $1,000,000 in the case of
a Performance-Based Award that is a Cash-Based Award.</P>

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13. </FONT><U>DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT RIGHTS</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Dividend
Equivalent Rights</U>. The Administrator may grant Dividend Equivalent Rights under the Plan. A Dividend Equivalent Right is an
Award entitling the grantee to receive credits based on cash dividends that would have been paid on the shares of Stock specified
in the Dividend Equivalent Right (or other Award to which it relates) if such shares had been issued to the grantee. A Dividend
Equivalent Right may be granted hereunder to any grantee as a component of an award of Restricted Stock Units or Performance Share
Award or as a freestanding award. The terms and conditions of Dividend Equivalent Rights shall be specified in the Award Certificate.
Dividend equivalents credited to the holder of a Dividend Equivalent Right may be paid currently or may be deemed to be reinvested
in additional shares of Stock, which may thereafter accrue additional equivalents. Any such reinvestment shall be at Fair Market
Value on the date of reinvestment or such other price as may then apply under a dividend reinvestment plan sponsored by the Company,
if any. Dividend Equivalent Rights may be settled in cash or shares of Stock or a combination thereof, in a single installment
or installments. A Dividend Equivalent Right granted as a component of an Award of Restricted Stock Units or Performance Share
Award shall provide that such Dividend Equivalent Right shall be settled only upon settlement or payment of, or lapse of restrictions
on, such other Award, and that such Dividend Equivalent Right shall expire or be forfeited or annulled under the same conditions
as such other Award.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Termination</U>.
Except as may otherwise be provided by the Administrator either in the Award Certificate or, subject to <U>Section&nbsp;18</U>
below, in writing after the Award is issued, a grantee&rsquo;s rights in all Dividend Equivalent Rights shall automatically terminate
upon the grantee&rsquo;s termination of employment (or cessation of service relationship) with the Company and its Subsidiaries
for any reason.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-transform: uppercase; text-indent: -1in"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: none">SECTION
14. </FONT><U>Transferability of Awards</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Transferability</U>.
Except as provided in <U>Section&nbsp;14(b)</U> below, during a grantee&rsquo;s lifetime, his or her Awards shall be exercisable
only by the grantee, or by the grantee&rsquo;s legal representative or guardian in the event of the grantee&rsquo;s incapacity.
No Awards shall be sold, assigned, transferred or otherwise encumbered or disposed of by a grantee other than by will or by the
laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a domestic relations order. No Awards shall be subject, in whole or in part, to
attachment, execution, or levy of any kind, and any purported transfer in violation hereof shall be null and void.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Administrator
Action</U>. Notwithstanding <U>Section&nbsp;14(a)</U>, the Administrator, in its discretion, may provide either in the Award Certificate
regarding a given Award or by subsequent written approval that the grantee (who is an employee or director) may transfer his or
her Non-Qualified Stock Options to his or her immediate family members, to trusts for the benefit of such family members, or to
partnerships in which such family members are the only partners, <I>provided</I> that the transferee agrees in writing with the
Company to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Plan and the applicable Award. In no event may an Award be transferred
by a grantee for value.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Family
Member</U>. For purposes of <U>Section&nbsp;14(b)</U>, &ldquo;family member&rdquo; shall mean a grantee&rsquo;s child, stepchild,
grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law,
daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, any person sharing the grantee&rsquo;s household
(other than a tenant of the grantee), a trust in which these persons (or the grantee) have more than 50 percent of the beneficial
interest, a foundation in which these persons (or the grantee) control the management of assets, and any other entity in which
these persons (or the grantee) own more than 50 percent of the voting interests.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Designation
of Beneficiary</U>. To the extent permitted by the Company, each grantee to whom an Award has been made under the Plan may designate
a beneficiary or beneficiaries to exercise any Award or receive any payment under any Award payable on or after the grantee&rsquo;s
death. Any such designation shall be on a form provided for that purpose by the Administrator and shall not be effective until
received by the Administrator. If no beneficiary has been designated by a deceased grantee, or if the designated beneficiaries
have predeceased the grantee, the beneficiary shall be the grantee&rsquo;s estate.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-transform: uppercase; text-indent: -1in"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: none">SECTION
15. </FONT><U>TAX WITHHOLDING</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-transform: uppercase; text-indent: -1in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Payment
by Grantee</U>. Each grantee shall, no later than the date as of which the value of an Award or of any Stock or other amounts received
thereunder first becomes includable in the gross income of the grantee for Federal income tax purposes, pay to the Company, or
make arrangements satisfactory to the Administrator regarding payment of, any Federal, state, or local taxes of any kind required
by law to be withheld by the Company with respect to such income. The Company and its Subsidiaries shall, to the extent permitted
by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the grantee. The Company&rsquo;s
obligation to deliver evidence of book entry (or stock certificates) to any grantee is subject to and conditioned on tax withholding
obligations being satisfied by the grantee.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Payment
in Stock</U>. Subject to approval by the Administrator, a grantee may elect to have the Company&rsquo;s minimum required tax withholding
obligation satisfied, in whole or in part, by authorizing the Company to withhold from shares of Stock to be issued pursuant to
any Award a number of shares with an aggregate Fair Market Value (as of the date the withholding is effected) that would satisfy
the withholding amount due. The Administrator may also require Awards to be subject to mandatory share withholding up to the required
withholding amount. For purposes of share withholding, the Fair Market Value of withheld shares shall be determined in the same
manner as the value of Stock includible in income of the Participants.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-transform: uppercase; text-indent: -1in"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: none">SECTION
16. </FONT><U>Section 409A awards</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-transform: uppercase; text-indent: -1in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">To the extent that any Award is determined
to constitute &ldquo;nonqualified deferred compensation&rdquo; within the meaning of Section 409A (a &ldquo;409A Award&rdquo;),
the Award shall be subject to such additional rules and requirements as specified by the Administrator from time to time in order
to comply with Section 409A. In this regard, if any amount under a 409A Award is payable upon a &ldquo;separation from service&rdquo;
(within the meaning of Section 409A) to a grantee who is then considered a &ldquo;specified employee&rdquo; (within the meaning
of Section 409A), then no such payment shall be made prior to the date that is the earlier of (i) six months and one day after
the grantee&rsquo;s separation from service, or (ii) the grantee&rsquo;s death, but only to the extent such delay is necessary
to prevent such payment from being subject to interest, penalties and/or additional tax imposed pursuant to Section 409A. Further,
the settlement of any such Award may not be accelerated except to the extent permitted by Section 409A.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"></P>

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17. </FONT><U>TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT, TRANSFER, LEAVE OF ABSENCE, ETC.</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Termination
of Employment</U>. If the grantee&rsquo;s employer ceases to be a Subsidiary, the grantee shall be deemed to have terminated employment
for purposes of the Plan.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For
purposes of the Plan, the following events shall not be deemed a termination of employment:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a
transfer to the employment of the Company from a Subsidiary or from the Company to a Subsidiary, or from one Subsidiary to another;
or</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;an
approved leave of absence for military service or sickness, or for any other purpose approved by the Company, if the employee&rsquo;s
right to re-employment is guaranteed either by a statute or by contract or under the policy pursuant to which the leave of absence
was granted or if the Administrator otherwise so provides in writing.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-transform: uppercase; text-indent: -1in"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: none">SECTION
18. </FONT><U>AMENDMENTS AND TERMINATION</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The Board may, at any time, amend or discontinue
the Plan and the Administrator may, at any time, amend or cancel any outstanding Award for the purpose of satisfying changes in
law or for any other lawful purpose, but no such action shall adversely affect rights under any outstanding Award without the holder&rsquo;s
consent. The Administrator is specifically authorized to exercise its discretion to reduce the exercise price of outstanding Stock
Options or Stock Appreciation Rights or effect the repricing of such Awards through cancellation and re-grants. To the extent required
under the rules of any securities exchange or market system on which the Stock is listed, to the extent determined by the Administrator
to be required by the Code to ensure that Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan are qualified under Section&nbsp;422 of
the Code, or to ensure that compensation earned under Awards qualifies as performance-based compensation under Section&nbsp;162(m)
of the Code, Plan amendments shall be subject to approval by the Company stockholders entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders.
Nothing in this <U>Section&nbsp;18</U> shall limit the Administrator&rsquo;s authority to take any action permitted pursuant to
<U>Section&nbsp;3(c)</U> or <U>3(d)</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-transform: uppercase; text-indent: -1in"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: none">SECTION
19. </FONT><U>STATUS OF PLAN</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">With respect to the portion of any Award
that has not been exercised and any payments in cash, Stock or other consideration not received by a grantee, a grantee shall have
no rights greater than those of a general creditor of the Company unless the Administrator shall otherwise expressly determine
in connection with any Award or Awards. In its sole discretion, the Administrator may authorize the creation of trusts or other
arrangements to meet the Company&rsquo;s obligations to deliver Stock or make payments with respect to Awards hereunder, <I>provided</I>
that the existence of such trusts or other arrangements is consistent with the foregoing sentence.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-transform: uppercase; text-indent: -1in"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: none">SECTION
20. </FONT><U>GENERAL PROVISIONS</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-transform: uppercase; text-indent: -1in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>No
Distribution</U>. The Administrator may require each person acquiring Stock pursuant to an Award to represent to and agree with
the Company in writing that such person is acquiring the shares without a view to distribution thereof.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Delivery
of Stock Certificates</U>. Stock certificates to grantees under this Plan shall be deemed delivered for all purposes when the Company
or a stock transfer agent of the Company shall have mailed such certificates in the United States mail, addressed to the grantee,
at the grantee&rsquo;s last known address on file with the Company. Uncertificated Stock shall be deemed delivered for all purposes
when the Company or a Stock transfer agent of the Company shall have given to the grantee by electronic mail (with proof of receipt)
or by United States mail, addressed to the grantee, at the grantee&rsquo;s last known address on file with the Company, notice
of issuance and recorded the issuance in its records (which may include electronic &ldquo;book entry&rdquo; records). Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificates evidencing shares of Stock
pursuant to the exercise of any Award, unless and until the Administrator has determined, with advice of counsel (to the extent
the Administrator deems such advice necessary or advisable), that the issuance and delivery of such certificates is in compliance
with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authorities and, if applicable, the requirements of any exchange on which
the shares of Stock are listed, quoted or traded. All Stock certificates delivered pursuant to the Plan shall be subject to any
stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Administrator deems necessary or advisable to comply with federal, state or
foreign jurisdiction, securities or other laws, rules and quotation system on which the Stock is listed, quoted or traded. The
Administrator may place legends on any Stock certificate to reference restrictions applicable to the Stock. In addition to the
terms and conditions provided herein, the Administrator may require that an individual make such reasonable covenants, agreements,
and representations as the Administrator, in its discretion, deems necessary or advisable in order to comply with any such laws,
regulations, or requirements. The Administrator shall have the right to require any individual to comply with any timing or other
restrictions with respect to the settlement or exercise of any Award, including a window-period limitation, as may be imposed in
the discretion of the Administrator.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Stockholder
Rights</U>. Until Stock is deemed delivered in accordance with <U>Section&nbsp;20(b)</U>, no right to vote or receive dividends
or any other rights of a stockholder will exist with respect to shares of Stock to be issued in connection with an Award, notwithstanding
the exercise of a Stock Option or any other action by the grantee with respect to an Award.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Other
Compensation Arrangements; No Employment Rights</U>. Nothing contained in this Plan shall prevent the Board from adopting other
or additional compensation arrangements, including trusts, and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable
only in specific cases. The adoption of this Plan and the grant of Awards do not confer upon any employee any right to continued
employment with the Company or any Subsidiary.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Trading
Policy Restrictions</U>. Option exercises and other Awards under the Plan shall be subject to the Company&rsquo;s insider trading
policies and procedures, as in effect from time to time.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(f)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Clawback
Policy</U>. Awards under the Plan shall be subject to the Company&rsquo;s clawback policy, as in effect from time to time.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-transform: uppercase; text-indent: -1in"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: none">SECTION
21. </FONT><U>EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-transform: uppercase; text-indent: -1in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">This Plan shall become effective upon stockholder
approval in accordance with applicable state law, the Company&rsquo;s bylaws and articles of incorporation, and applicable stock
exchange rules. No grants of Stock Options and other Awards may be made hereunder after the tenth anniversary of the Effective
Date and no grants of Incentive Stock Options may be made hereunder after the tenth anniversary of the date the Plan is approved
by the Board.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-transform: uppercase; text-indent: -1in"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: none">SECTION
22. </FONT><U>GOVERNING LAW</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">This Plan and all Awards and actions taken
thereunder shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, applied without regard to
conflict of law principles.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; padding: 0; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0">December 13, 2016</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0">DATE APPROVED BY STOCKHOLDERS:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0">June 5, 2017</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit 10.2</B></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0; text-align: right"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0"></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center">NON-QUALIFIED
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT<BR>
FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS<BR>
UNDER The Transgenomic, INc.<BR>
2017 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center"></P>

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-collapse: collapse">
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 36%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Name of Optionee:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">No. of Option Shares:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Option Exercise Price per Share:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">$</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><B>[FMV on Grant Date]</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Grant Date:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Expiration Date:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><B>[up to 10 years from the Grant Date]</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the Transgenomic, Inc. 2017
Stock Option and Incentive Plan as amended through the date hereof (the &ldquo;Plan&rdquo;), Transgenomic, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;)
hereby grants to the Optionee named above, who is a Director of the Company but is not an employee of the Company, an option (the
&ldquo;Stock Option&rdquo;) to purchase on or prior to the Expiration Date specified above all or part of the number of shares
of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the &ldquo;Stock&rdquo;), of the Company specified above at the Option Exercise Price
per Share specified above subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan. This Stock Option is not intended
to be an &ldquo;incentive stock option&rdquo; under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Exercisability
Schedule</U>. No portion of this Stock Option may be exercised until such portion shall have become exercisable. Except as set
forth below, and subject to the discretion of the Administrator (as defined in Section&nbsp;2 of the Plan) to accelerate the exercisability
schedule hereunder, this Stock Option shall be exercisable with respect to the following number of Option Shares on the dates indicated
so long as the Optionee remains in service as a member of the Board on such dates:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 59%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">Incremental Number of<BR>
<U>Option Shares Exercisable</U></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 41%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center"><U>Exercisability Date</U></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 0.6pt; text-align: center">_____________ (___%)</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 0.6pt; text-align: center">_____________ (___%)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">____________</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 0.6pt; text-align: center">_____________ (___%)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">____________</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 0.6pt; text-align: center">_____________ (___%)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">____________</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 0.6pt; text-align: center">_____________ (___%)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">____________</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Stock
Options will become 100% vested (i) in the event of a termination of the Optionee&rsquo;s service as a Director due to the Optionee&rsquo;s
death, Disability or Retirement, provided Optionee has continuously served as a director, employee or Consultant of the Company
or a Subsidiary for the three-year period immediately preceding the Optionee&rsquo;s termination of service and (ii) upon a Sale
Event. Once exercisable, this Stock Option shall continue to be exercisable at any time or times prior to the close of business
on the Expiration Date, subject to the provisions hereof and of the Plan.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Manner
of Exercise</U>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Optionee may exercise this Stock Option only in the following manner: from time to time on or prior to the Expiration Date of this
Stock Option, the Optionee may give written notice to the Administrator of his or her election to purchase some or all of the Option
Shares purchasable at the time of such notice. This notice shall specify the number of Option Shares to be purchased.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Payment of the purchase price for the Option
Shares may be made by one or more of the following methods: (i)&nbsp;in cash, by certified or bank check or other instrument acceptable
to the Administrator; (ii)&nbsp;through the delivery (or attestation to the ownership) of shares of Stock that have been purchased
by the Optionee on the open market or that are beneficially owned by the Optionee and are not then subject to any restrictions
under any Company plan and that otherwise satisfy any holding periods as may be required by the Administrator; (iii)&nbsp;by the
Optionee delivering to the Company a properly executed exercise notice together with irrevocable instructions to a broker to promptly
deliver to the Company cash or a check payable and acceptable to the Company to pay the option purchase price, provided that in
the event the Optionee chooses to pay the option purchase price as so provided, the Optionee and the broker shall comply with such
procedures and enter into such agreements of indemnity and other agreements as the Administrator shall prescribe as a condition
of such payment procedure; (iv)&nbsp;by a &ldquo;net exercise&rdquo; arrangement pursuant to which the Company will reduce the
number of shares of Stock issuable upon exercise by the largest whole number of shares with a Fair Market Value that does not exceed
the aggregate exercise price; or (v)&nbsp;a combination of (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above. Payment instruments will be received
subject to collection.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The transfer to the Optionee on the records
of the Company or of the transfer agent of the Option Shares will be contingent upon (i) the Company&rsquo;s receipt from the Optionee
of the full purchase price for the Option Shares, as set forth above, (ii) the fulfillment of any other requirements contained
herein or in the Plan or in any other agreement or provision of laws, and (iii) the receipt by the Company of any agreement, statement
or other evidence that the Company may require to satisfy itself that the issuance of Stock to be purchased pursuant to the exercise
of Stock Options under the Plan and any subsequent resale of the shares of Stock will be in compliance with applicable laws and
regulations. In the event the Optionee chooses to pay the purchase price by previously-owned shares of Stock through the attestation
method, the number of shares of Stock transferred to the Optionee upon the exercise of the Stock Option shall be net of the Shares
attested to.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
shares of Stock purchased upon exercise of this Stock Option shall be transferred to the Optionee on the records of the Company
or of the transfer agent upon compliance to the satisfaction of the Administrator with all requirements under applicable laws or
regulations in connection with such transfer and with the requirements hereof and of the Plan. The determination of the Administrator
as to such compliance shall be final and binding on the Optionee. The Optionee shall not be deemed to be the holder of, or to have
any of the rights of a holder with respect to, any shares of Stock subject to this Stock Option unless and until this Stock Option
shall have been exercised pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company or the transfer agent shall have transferred the shares to
the Optionee, and the Optionee&rsquo;s name shall have been entered as the stockholder of record on the books of the Company. Thereupon,
the Optionee shall have full voting, dividend and other ownership rights with respect to such shares of Stock.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
minimum number of shares with respect to which this Stock Option may be exercised at any one time shall be 100 shares, unless the
number of shares with respect to which this Stock Option is being exercised is the total number of shares subject to exercise under
this Stock Option at the time.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding
any other provision hereof or of the Plan, no portion of this Stock Option shall be exercisable after the Expiration Date hereof.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Termination
as Director</U>. If the Optionee ceases to be a Director of the Company, the period within which to exercise the Stock Option may
be subject to earlier termination as set forth below.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Termination
Due to Death, Disability or Retirement</U>. If the Optionee&rsquo;s service as a Director terminates by reason of the Optionee&rsquo;s
death, Disability or Retirement, any portion of this Stock Option outstanding on such date, to the extent exercisable on the date
of termination due to death, Disability or Retirement, may thereafter be exercised, including by the Optionee&rsquo;s legal representative
or legatee, for a period of 12 months from the date of termination or until the Expiration Date, if earlier. Any portion of this
Stock Option that is not exercisable on the date of termination (or that does not become exercisable on such date pursuant to Section
1 of this Agreement) shall terminate immediately and be of no further force or effect. For purposes of this Agreement, (i) &ldquo;Retirement&rdquo;
means, the termination of Optionee&rsquo;s service as a Director (A) on or after the Optionee&rsquo;s attainment of age 65 or (B)
as determined by the Administrator in its absolute discretion pursuant to such other standard as may be adopted by the Administrator
and (ii) &ldquo;Disability&rdquo; means &ldquo;disability&rdquo; as defined in Section 422(c) of the Code.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Other
Termination</U>. If the Optionee ceases to be a Director for any reason other than the Optionee&rsquo;s death, Disability or Retirement,
any portion of this Stock Option outstanding on such date may be exercised, to the extent exercisable on the date the Optionee
ceased to be a Director, for a period of three months from the date the Optionee ceased to be a Director or until the Expiration
Date, if earlier. Any portion of this Stock Option that is not exercisable on the date the Optionee ceases to be a Director shall
terminate immediately and be of no further force or effect.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Incorporation
of Plan</U>. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Stock Option shall be subject to and governed by all the terms
and conditions of the Plan, including the powers of the Administrator set forth in Section 2(b) of the Plan. Capitalized terms
in this Agreement shall have the meaning specified in the Plan, unless a different meaning is specified herein.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Transferability</U>.
This Agreement is personal to the Optionee, is non-assignable and is not transferable in any manner, by operation of law or otherwise,
other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Stock Option is exercisable, during the Optionee&rsquo;s lifetime,
only by the Optionee, and thereafter, only by the Optionee&rsquo;s legal representative or legatee.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>No
Obligation to Continue as a Director</U>. Neither the Plan nor this Stock Option confers upon the Optionee any rights with respect
to continuance as a Director.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Integration</U>.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to this Stock Option and supersedes all prior
agreements and discussions between the parties concerning such subject matter<B>[, including, without limitation, the Nonqualified
Stock Option Agreement dated as of October 6, 2016 by and between the Company and Optionee]</B>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Data
Privacy Consent</U>. In order to administer the Plan and this Agreement and to implement or structure future equity grants, the
Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates and certain agents thereof (together, the &ldquo;Relevant Companies&rdquo;) may process
any and all personal or professional data, including but not limited to Social Security or other identification number, home address
and telephone number, date of birth and other information that is necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan and/or
this Agreement (the &ldquo;Relevant Information&rdquo;). By entering into this Agreement, the Optionee (i) authorizes the Company
to collect, process, register and transfer to the Relevant Companies all Relevant Information; (ii) waives any privacy rights the
Optionee may have with respect to the Relevant Information; (iii) authorizes the Relevant Companies to store and transmit such
information in electronic form; and (iv) authorizes the transfer of the Relevant Information to any jurisdiction in which the Relevant
Companies consider appropriate. The Optionee shall have access to, and the right to change, the Relevant Information. Relevant
Information will only be used in accordance with applicable law.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Notices</U>.
Notices hereunder shall be mailed or delivered to the Company at its principal place of business and shall be mailed or delivered
to the Optionee at the address on file with the Company or, in either case, at such other address as one party may subsequently
furnish to the other party in writing.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>TRANSGENOMIC, INC.</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">By:</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The foregoing Agreement is hereby accepted and the terms and
conditions thereof hereby agreed to by the undersigned. Electronic acceptance of this Agreement pursuant to the Company&rsquo;s
instructions to the Optionee (including through an online acceptance process) is acceptable.</P>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Optionee&rsquo;s Signature</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Optionee&rsquo;s name and address:</FONT></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit 10.3</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center">NON-QUALIFIED
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT<BR>
FOR COMPANY EMPLOYEES<BR>
UNDER THE TRANSGENOMIC, INC.<BR>
2017 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 36%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Name of Optionee:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">No. of Option Shares:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Option Exercise Price per Share:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">$</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><B>[FMV on Grant Date]</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Grant Date:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Expiration Date:</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><B>[up to 10 years from the Grant Date]</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the Transgenomic, Inc. 2017
Stock Option and Incentive Plan as amended through the date hereof (the &ldquo;Plan&rdquo;), Transgenomic, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;)
hereby grants to the Optionee named above an option (the &ldquo;Stock Option&rdquo;) to purchase on or prior to the Expiration
Date specified above all or part of the number of shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the &ldquo;Stock&rdquo;) of
the Company specified above at the Option Exercise Price per Share specified above subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein and in the Plan. This Stock Option is not intended to be an &ldquo;incentive stock option&rdquo; under Section 422 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Exercisability
Schedule</U>. No portion of this Stock Option may be exercised until such portion shall have become exercisable. Except as set
forth below, and subject to the discretion of the Administrator (as defined in Section&nbsp;2 of the Plan) to accelerate the exercisability
schedule hereunder, this Stock Option shall be exercisable with respect to the following number of Option Shares on the dates indicated
so long as Optionee remains an employee or service provider of the Company or a Subsidiary on such dates:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 59%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">Incremental Number of<BR>
<U>Option Shares Exercisable</U></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 41%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center"><U>Exercisability Date</U></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">_____________ (___%)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">____________</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">_____________ (___%)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">____________</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">_____________ (___%)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">____________</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">_____________ (___%)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">____________</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">_____________ (___%)</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Stock
Options will become 100% vested in the event of a termination of the Optionee&rsquo;s employment or service due to the Optionee&rsquo;s
death, Disability or Retirement, provided Optionee has continuously served as a director, employee or Consultant of the Company
or a Subsidiary for the three-year period immediately preceding the Optionee&rsquo;s termination of employment or service. Once
exercisable, this Stock Option shall continue to be exercisable at any time or times prior to the close of business on the Expiration
Date, subject to the provisions hereof and of the Plan.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Manner
of Exercise</U>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Optionee may exercise this Stock Option only in the following manner: from time to time on or prior to the Expiration Date of this
Stock Option, the Optionee may give written notice to the Administrator of his or her election to purchase some or all of the Option
Shares purchasable at the time of such notice. This notice shall specify the number of Option Shares to be purchased.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Payment of the purchase price for the Option
Shares may be made by one or more of the following methods: (i)&nbsp;in cash, by certified or bank check or other instrument acceptable
to the Administrator; (ii)&nbsp;through the delivery (or attestation to the ownership) of shares of Stock that have been purchased
by the Optionee on the open market or that are beneficially owned by the Optionee and are not then subject to any restrictions
under any Company plan and that otherwise satisfy any holding periods as may be required by the Administrator; (iii)&nbsp;by the
Optionee delivering to the Company a properly executed exercise notice together with irrevocable instructions to a broker to promptly
deliver to the Company cash or a check payable and acceptable to the Company to pay the option purchase price, provided that in
the event the Optionee chooses to pay the option purchase price as so provided, the Optionee and the broker shall comply with such
procedures and enter into such agreements of indemnity and other agreements as the Administrator shall prescribe as a condition
of such payment procedure; (iv)&nbsp;by a &ldquo;net exercise&rdquo; arrangement pursuant to which the Company will reduce the
number of shares of Stock issuable upon exercise by the largest whole number of shares with a Fair Market Value that does not exceed
the aggregate exercise price; or (v)&nbsp;a combination of (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above. Payment instruments will be received
subject to collection.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The transfer to the Optionee on the records
of the Company or of the transfer agent of the Option Shares will be contingent upon (i) the Company&rsquo;s receipt from the Optionee
of the full purchase price for the Option Shares, as set forth above, (ii) the fulfillment of any other requirements contained
herein or in the Plan or in any other agreement or provision of laws, and (iii) the receipt by the Company of any agreement, statement
or other evidence that the Company may require to satisfy itself that the issuance of Stock to be purchased pursuant to the exercise
of Stock Options under the Plan and any subsequent resale of the shares of Stock will be in compliance with applicable laws and
regulations. In the event the Optionee chooses to pay the purchase price by previously-owned shares of Stock through the attestation
method, the number of shares of Stock transferred to the Optionee upon the exercise of the Stock Option shall be net of the Shares
attested to.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
shares of Stock purchased upon exercise of this Stock Option shall be transferred to the Optionee on the records of the Company
or of the transfer agent upon compliance to the satisfaction of the Administrator with all requirements under applicable laws or
regulations in connection with such transfer and with the requirements hereof and of the Plan. The determination of the Administrator
as to such compliance shall be final and binding on the Optionee. The Optionee shall not be deemed to be the holder of, or to have
any of the rights of a holder with respect to, any shares of Stock subject to this Stock Option unless and until this Stock Option
shall have been exercised pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company or the transfer agent shall have transferred the shares to
the Optionee, and the Optionee&rsquo;s name shall have been entered as the stockholder of record on the books of the Company. Thereupon,
the Optionee shall have full voting, dividend and other ownership rights with respect to such shares of Stock.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
minimum number of shares with respect to which this Stock Option may be exercised at any one time shall be 100 shares, unless the
number of shares with respect to which this Stock Option is being exercised is the total number of shares subject to exercise under
this Stock Option at the time.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding
any other provision hereof or of the Plan, no portion of this Stock Option shall be exercisable after the Expiration Date hereof.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Termination
of Employment</U>. If the Optionee&rsquo;s employment by or service with the Company or a Subsidiary (as defined in the Plan) is
terminated, the period within which to exercise the Stock Option may be subject to earlier termination as set forth below.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Termination
Due to Death, Disability or Retirement</U>. If the Optionee&rsquo;s employment or service terminates by reason of the Optionee&rsquo;s
death, Disability or Retirement, any portion of this Stock Option outstanding on such date, to the extent exercisable on the date
of termination due to death, Disability or Retirement, may thereafter be exercised, including by the Optionee&rsquo;s legal representative
or legatee, for a period of 12 months from the date of termination or until the Expiration Date, if earlier. Any portion of this
Stock Option that is not exercisable on the date of the termination (or that does not become exercisable on such date pursuant
to Section 1 of this Agreement) shall terminate immediately and be of no further force or effect. For purposes of this Agreement,
(i) &ldquo;Retirement&rdquo; means, the termination of Optionee&rsquo;s employment or service (A) on or after the Optionee&rsquo;s
attainment of age 65 or (B) as determined by the Administrator in its absolute discretion pursuant to such other standard as may
be adopted by the Administrator and (ii) &ldquo;Disability&rdquo; means &ldquo;disability&rdquo; as defined in Section 422(c) of
the Code..</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Termination
for Cause</U>. If the Optionee&rsquo;s employment or service terminates for Cause, any portion of this Stock Option outstanding
on such date shall terminate immediately and be of no further force and effect. For purposes hereof, &ldquo;Cause&rdquo; shall
mean, unless otherwise provided in an employment agreement between the Company or a Subsidiary and the Optionee, a determination
by the Administrator that the Optionee shall be dismissed as a result of (i) any material breach by the Optionee of any agreement
between the Optionee and the Company or a Subsidiary; (ii) the conviction of, indictment for or plea of nolo contendere by the
Optionee to a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude; or (iii) any material misconduct or willful and deliberate non-performance
(other than by reason of disability) by the Optionee of the Optionee&rsquo;s duties to the Company or a Subsidiary.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Other
Termination</U>. If the Optionee&rsquo;s employment or service terminates for any reason other than the Optionee&rsquo;s death,
Disability or Retirement or Cause, and unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, any portion of this Stock Option outstanding
on such date may be exercised, to the extent exercisable on the date of termination, for a period of three months from the date
of termination or until the Expiration Date, if earlier. Any portion of this Stock Option that is not exercisable on the date of
termination shall terminate immediately and be of no further force or effect.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The Administrator&rsquo;s determination
of the reason for termination of the Optionee&rsquo;s employment shall be conclusive and binding on the Optionee and his or her
representatives or legatees.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Incorporation
of Plan</U>. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Stock Option shall be subject to and governed by all the terms
and conditions of the Plan, including the powers of the Administrator set forth in Section 2(b) of the Plan. Capitalized terms
in this Agreement shall have the meaning specified in the Plan, unless a different meaning is specified herein.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Transferability</U>.
This Agreement is personal to the Optionee, is non-assignable and is not transferable in any manner, by operation of law or otherwise,
other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Stock Option is exercisable, during the Optionee&rsquo;s lifetime,
only by the Optionee, and thereafter, only by the Optionee&rsquo;s legal representative or legatee.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Tax
Withholding</U>. The Optionee shall, not later than the date as of which the exercise of this Stock Option becomes a taxable event
for Federal income tax purposes, pay to the Company or make arrangements satisfactory to the Administrator for payment of any Federal,
state, and local taxes required by law to be withheld on account of such taxable event. The Company shall have the authority to
cause the minimum required tax withholding obligation to be satisfied, in whole or in part, by withholding from shares of Stock
to be issued to the Optionee a number of shares of Stock with an aggregate Fair Market Value that would satisfy the minimum withholding
amount due.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>No
Obligation to Continue Employment or Service</U>. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is obligated by or as a result of the
Plan or this Agreement to continue the Optionee in employment or service and neither the Plan nor this Agreement shall interfere
in any way with the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate the employment or service of the Optionee at any time.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Integration</U>.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to this Stock Option and supersedes all prior
agreements and discussions between the parties concerning such subject matter.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Data
Privacy Consent</U>. In order to administer the Plan and this Agreement and to implement or structure future equity grants, the
Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates and certain agents thereof (together, the &ldquo;Relevant Companies&rdquo;) may process
any and all personal or professional data, including but not limited to Social Security or other identification number, home address
and telephone number, date of birth and other information that is necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan and/or
this Agreement (the &ldquo;Relevant Information&rdquo;). By entering into this Agreement, the Optionee (i) authorizes the Company
to collect, process, register and transfer to the Relevant Companies all Relevant Information; (ii) waives any privacy rights the
Optionee may have with respect to the Relevant Information; (iii) authorizes the Relevant Companies to store and transmit such
information in electronic form; and (iv) authorizes the transfer of the Relevant Information to any jurisdiction in which the Relevant
Companies consider appropriate. The Optionee shall have access to, and the right to change, the Relevant Information. Relevant
Information will only be used in accordance with applicable law.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">10.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Notices</U>.
Notices hereunder shall be mailed or delivered to the Company at its principal place of business and shall be mailed or delivered
to the Optionee at the address on file with the Company or, in either case, at such other address as one party may subsequently
furnish to the other party in writing.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>TRANSGENOMIC, INC.</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">By:</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Title:</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The foregoing Agreement is hereby accepted and the terms and
conditions thereof hereby agreed to by the undersigned. Electronic acceptance of this Agreement pursuant to the Company&rsquo;s
instructions to the Optionee (including through an online acceptance process) is acceptable.</P>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Optionee&rsquo;s Signature</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Optionee&rsquo;s name and address:</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit 10.4</B></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0; text-align: right"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT<BR>
UNDER THE TRANSGENOMIC, INC.<BR>
2017 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 36%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Name of Optionee:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 42%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 22%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">No. of Option Shares:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Option Exercise Price per Share:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">$</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><B>[FMV on Grant Date (110% of FMV if a 10% owner)]</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Grant Date:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Expiration Date:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><B>[up to 10 years from the Grant Date (5 if a 10% owner)]</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the Transgenomic, Inc. 2017
Stock Option and Incentive Plan as amended through the date hereof (the &ldquo;Plan&rdquo;), Transgenomic, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;)
hereby grants to the Optionee named above, who is an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary on the Grant Date, an option (the
&ldquo;Stock Option&rdquo;) to purchase on or prior to the Expiration Date specified above all or part of the number of shares
of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the &ldquo;Stock&rdquo;), of the Company specified above at the Option Exercise Price
per Share specified above subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Exercisability
Schedule</U>. No portion of this Stock Option may be exercised until such portion shall have become exercisable. Except as set
forth below, and subject to the discretion of the Administrator (as defined in Section 2 of the Plan) to accelerate the exercisability
schedule hereunder, this Stock Option shall be exercisable with respect to the following number of Option Shares on the dates indicated
so long as the Optionee remains an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary on such dates:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 59%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">Incremental Number of<BR>
<U>Option Shares Exercisable</U>*</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 41%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center"><U>Exercisability Date</U></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 0.6pt; text-align: center">_____________ (___%)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">____________</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 0.6pt; text-align: center">_____________ (___%)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">____________</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 0.6pt; text-align: center">_____________ (___%)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">____________</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 0.6pt; text-align: center">_____________ (___%)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">____________</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 0.6pt; text-align: center">_____________ (___%)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">____________</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">* Max. of $100,000 per yr.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Stock
Options will become 100% vested in the event of a termination of the Optionee&rsquo;s employment due to the Optionee&rsquo;s death,
Disability or Retirement, provided Optionee has continuously served as a director, employee or Consultant of the Company or a Subsidiary
for the three-year period immediately preceding the Optionee&rsquo;s termination of employment and that the Optionee was an employee
of the Company or a Subsidiary on the Grant Date. Once exercisable, this Stock Option shall continue to be exercisable at any time
or times prior to the close of business on the Expiration Date, subject to the provisions hereof and of the Plan.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Manner
of Exercise</U>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Optionee may exercise this Stock Option only in the following manner: from time to time on or prior to the Expiration Date of this
Stock Option, the Optionee may give written notice to the Administrator of his or her election to purchase some or all of the Option
Shares purchasable at the time of such notice. This notice shall specify the number of Option Shares to be purchased.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Payment of the purchase price for the Option
Shares may be made by one or more of the following methods: (i)&nbsp;in cash, by certified or bank check or other instrument acceptable
to the Administrator; (ii)&nbsp;through the delivery (or attestation to the ownership) of shares of Stock that have been purchased
by the Optionee on the open market or that are beneficially owned by the Optionee and are not then subject to any restrictions
under any Company plan and that otherwise satisfy any holding periods as may be required by the Administrator; or (iii)&nbsp;by
the Optionee delivering to the Company a properly executed exercise notice together with irrevocable instructions to a broker to
promptly deliver to the Company cash or a check payable and acceptable to the Company to pay the option purchase price, provided
that in the event the Optionee chooses to pay the option purchase price as so provided, the Optionee and the broker shall comply
with such procedures and enter into such agreements of indemnity and other agreements as the Administrator shall prescribe as a
condition of such payment procedure; or (iv)&nbsp;a combination of (i), (ii) and (iii) above. Payment instruments will be received
subject to collection.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The transfer to the Optionee on the records
of the Company or of the transfer agent of the Option Shares will be contingent upon (i) the Company&rsquo;s receipt from the Optionee
of the full purchase price for the Option Shares, as set forth above, (ii) the fulfillment of any other requirements contained
herein or in the Plan or in any other agreement or provision of laws, and (iii) the receipt by the Company of any agreement, statement
or other evidence that the Company may require to satisfy itself that the issuance of Stock to be purchased pursuant to the exercise
of Stock Options under the Plan and any subsequent resale of the shares of Stock will be in compliance with applicable laws and
regulations. In the event the Optionee chooses to pay the purchase price by previously-owned shares of Stock through the attestation
method, the number of shares of Stock transferred to the Optionee upon the exercise of the Stock Option shall be net of the Shares
attested to.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
shares of Stock purchased upon exercise of this Stock Option shall be transferred to the Optionee on the records of the Company
or of the transfer agent upon compliance to the satisfaction of the Administrator with all requirements under applicable laws or
regulations in connection with such transfer and with the requirements hereof and of the Plan. The determination of the Administrator
as to such compliance shall be final and binding on the Optionee. The Optionee shall not be deemed to be the holder of, or to have
any of the rights of a holder with respect to, any shares of Stock subject to this Stock Option unless and until this Stock Option
shall have been exercised pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company or the transfer agent shall have transferred the shares to
the Optionee, and the Optionee&rsquo;s name shall have been entered as the stockholder of record on the books of the Company. Thereupon,
the Optionee shall have full voting, dividend and other ownership rights with respect to such shares of Stock.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
minimum number of shares with respect to which this Stock Option may be exercised at any one time shall be 100 shares, unless the
number of shares with respect to which this Stock Option is being exercised is the total number of shares subject to exercise under
this Stock Option at the time.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding
any other provision hereof or of the Plan, no portion of this Stock Option shall be exercisable after the Expiration Date hereof.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Termination
of Employment</U>. If the Optionee&rsquo;s employment by the Company or a Subsidiary (as defined in the Plan) is terminated, the
period within which to exercise the Stock Option may be subject to earlier termination as set forth below.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Termination
Due to Death, Disability or Retirement</U>.<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><SUP>1</SUP></FONT>
If the Optionee&rsquo;s employment terminates by reason of the Optionee&rsquo;s death, Disability or Retirement, any portion of
this Stock Option outstanding on such date, to the extent exercisable on the date of termination due to death, Disability or Retirement,
may thereafter be exercised, including by the Optionee&rsquo;s legal representative or legatee, for a period of 12 months from
the date of termination or until the Expiration Date, if earlier. Any portion of this Stock Option that is not exercisable on the
date of termination (or that does not become exercisable on such date pursuant to Section 1 of this Agreement) shall terminate
immediately and be of no further force or effect. For purposes of this Agreement, (i) &ldquo;Retirement&rdquo; means, the termination
of Optionee&rsquo;s employment or service (A) on or after the Optionee&rsquo;s attainment of age 65 or (B) as determined by the
Administrator in its absolute discretion pursuant to such other standard as may be adopted by the Administrator and (ii) &ldquo;Disability&rdquo;
means &ldquo;disability&rdquo; as defined in Section 422(c) of the Code.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Termination
for Cause</U>. If the Optionee&rsquo;s employment terminates for Cause, any portion of this Stock Option outstanding on such date
shall terminate immediately and be of no further force and effect. For purposes hereof, &ldquo;Cause&rdquo; shall mean, unless
otherwise provided in an employment agreement between the Company or a Subsidiary and the Optionee, a determination by the Administrator
that the Optionee shall be dismissed as a result of (i) any material breach by the Optionee of any agreement between the Optionee
and the Company or a Subsidiary; (ii) the conviction of, indictment for or plea of nolo contendere by the Optionee to a felony
or a crime involving moral turpitude; or (iii) any material misconduct or willful and deliberate non-performance (other than by
reason of disability) by the Optionee of the Optionee&rsquo;s duties to the Company or a Subsidiary.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Other
Termination</U>. If the Optionee&rsquo;s employment terminates for any reason other than the Optionee&rsquo;s death, Disability
or Retirement, or Cause, and unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, any portion of this Stock Option outstanding on
such date may be exercised, to the extent exercisable on the date of termination, for a period of three months from the date of
termination or until the Expiration Date, if earlier. Any portion of this Stock Option that is not exercisable on the date of termination
shall terminate immediately and be of no further force or effect.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><SUP>1</SUP> NOTE &ndash; If the Option
is exercised more than three months after the termination of service due to retirement, the option will cease to qualify as an
ISO.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The Administrator&rsquo;s determination
of the reason for termination of the Optionee&rsquo;s employment shall be conclusive and binding on the Optionee and his or her
representatives or legatees.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Incorporation
of Plan</U>. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Stock Option shall be subject to and governed by all the terms
and conditions of the Plan, including the powers of the Administrator set forth in Section 2(b) of the Plan. Capitalized terms
in this Agreement shall have the meaning specified in the Plan, unless a different meaning is specified herein.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Transferability</U>.
This Agreement is personal to the Optionee, is non-assignable and is not transferable in any manner, by operation of law or otherwise,
other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Stock Option is exercisable, during the Optionee&rsquo;s lifetime,
only by the Optionee, and thereafter, only by the Optionee&rsquo;s legal representative or legatee.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Status
of the Stock Option</U>. This Stock Option is intended to qualify as an &ldquo;incentive stock option&rdquo; under Section 422
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &ldquo;Code&rdquo;), but the Company does not represent or warrant that this
Stock Option qualifies as such. The Optionee should consult with his or her own tax advisors regarding the tax effects of this
Stock Option and the requirements necessary to obtain favorable income tax treatment under Section&nbsp;422 of the Code, including,
but not limited to, holding period requirements. To the extent any portion of this Stock Option does not so qualify as an &ldquo;incentive
stock option,&rdquo; such portion shall be deemed to be a non-qualified stock option. If the Optionee intends to dispose or does
dispose (whether by sale, gift, transfer or otherwise) of any Option Shares within the one-year period beginning on the date after
the transfer of such shares to him or her, or within the two-year period beginning on the day after the grant of this Stock Option,
he or she will so notify the Company within 30 days after such disposition.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Tax
Withholding</U>. The Optionee shall, not later than the date as of which the exercise of this Stock Option becomes a taxable event
for Federal income tax purposes, pay to the Company or make arrangements satisfactory to the Administrator for payment of any Federal,
state, and local taxes required by law to be withheld on account of such taxable event. The Company shall have the authority to
cause the minimum required tax withholding obligation to be satisfied, in whole or in part, by withholding from shares of Stock
to be issued to the Optionee a number of shares of Stock with an aggregate Fair Market Value that would satisfy the minimum withholding
amount due.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>No
Obligation to Continue Employment</U>. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is obligated by or as a result of the Plan or this
Agreement to continue the Optionee in employment and neither the Plan nor this Agreement shall interfere in any way with the right
of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate the employment of the Optionee at any time.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Integration</U>.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to this Stock Option and supersedes all prior
agreements and discussions between the parties concerning such subject matter.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">10.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Data
Privacy Consent</U>. In order to administer the Plan and this Agreement and to implement or structure future equity grants, the
Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates and certain agents thereof (together, the &ldquo;Relevant Companies&rdquo;) may process
any and all personal or professional data, including but not limited to Social Security or other identification number, home address
and telephone number, date of birth and other information that is necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan and/or
this Agreement (the &ldquo;Relevant Information&rdquo;). By entering into this Agreement, the Optionee (i) authorizes the Company
to collect, process, register and transfer to the Relevant Companies all Relevant Information; (ii) waives any privacy rights the
Optionee may have with respect to the Relevant Information; (iii) authorizes the Relevant Companies to store and transmit such
information in electronic form; and (iv) authorizes the transfer of the Relevant Information to any jurisdiction in which the Relevant
Companies consider appropriate. The Optionee shall have access to, and the right to change, the Relevant Information. Relevant
Information will only be used in accordance with applicable law.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">11.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Notices</U>.
Notices hereunder shall be mailed or delivered to the Company at its principal place of business and shall be mailed or delivered
to the Optionee at the address on file with the Company or, in either case, at such other address as one party may subsequently
furnish to the other party in writing.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The foregoing Agreement is hereby accepted and the terms and
conditions thereof hereby agreed to by the undersigned. Electronic acceptance of this Agreement pursuant to the Company&rsquo;s
instructions to the Optionee (including through an online acceptance process) is acceptable.</P>

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