Employment. This Award Agreement does not confer upon Executive any right to continue in employment, nor shall it, except during the period specified in the preceding sentence, restrict Executive’s right to terminate employment at any time.

Employment. Employer has employed and hereby continues to employ Employee, and Employee hereby accepts such continued employment, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement. Employee shall be employed by Employer but may serve (and if requested by Employer shall serve) as an officer and/or director of any subsidiary or affiliate of Employer.

Employment. Nothing in this Plan or an Award Agreement shall # interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate any Participant’s employment with the Company or any Subsidiary at any time or for any reason not prohibited by law or # confer upon any Participant any right to continue his employment or service as a Director for any specified period of time. Neither an Award nor any benefits arising under this Plan shall constitute an employment contract with the Company or any Subsidiary and, accordingly, subject to Articles 3 and 19, this Plan and the benefits hereunder may be amended or terminated at any time in the sole and exclusive discretion of the Board without giving rise to any liability on the part of the Company, any Subsidiary, the Committee or the Board.

Employment. Effective as of the close of business on November 7, 2022 (the “Effective Date”) you shall serve as Interim President, and have the duties, responsibilities and authority of the President under the Company’s Bylaws, until either you or the Board provides written notice of your termination from such position (the “Employment Period”). You shall report to the Board and shall work on a full-time basis for the Company and shall devote substantially all of your business time, attention, skills and energies to the business and affairs of the Company. During the Employment Period, you shall not engage in any business activity which, in the reasonable judgment of the Board, conflicts with your duties hereunder, whether or not such activity is pursued for gain, profit or other pecuniary advantage. You agree that you shall promptly report any potential conflict in writing to the Board, affirmatively disclosing any outside business opportunity that presents even the appearance of a conflict. The primary place of your employment will be in the Company’s home offices in the Seattle, Washington area, subject to the Company’s policies regarding working from a remote location and subject to reasonable business travel requirements.

Employment. The Company hereby agrees to further employ the Executive as Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company, effective on the Effective Date and for the duration of the Term unless terminated earlier pursuant to the terms of Section 2 below. The Executive accepts such employment and agrees to devote sufficient time, efforts and skills to diligently perform the duties of such role as shall reasonably be assigned to him by the Board of Directors of the Company (“Board”), subject to Section 3 below.

Employment. ​ agrees to continue to employ Executive in the position of Executive Vice President of ​, and Executive agrees to continued employment in this position, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, including the confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation provisions which Executive acknowledges were discussed in detail prior to and made an express condition of Executive’s continued service as Executive Vice President of ​.

Employment. USPB will employ CEO as the chief executive officer of USPB under this Agreement from the Effective Date until December 26, 2026 (the "Expiration Date") or the date the employment is otherwise terminated as provided in this Agreement ("Termination Date").

Employment. The Corporation hereby employs the Executive and the Executive hereby accepts employment as an executive of the Corporation, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

Employment. The Company hereby agrees to employ Executive and Executive hereby accepts and agrees to be employed by the Company in the capacity of the Chief Executive Officer upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth in the management of the Company. The Executive shall diligently perform all services as may be assigned to his by the Board of Directors of the Company having management responsibility for the APOTHECA for which the Executive will be primarily responsible managing the day to day operations of the Company, and shall exercise such power and authority as may from time-to-time be delegated to him by the Board and shall have all of the powers, authority, duties, and responsibilities usually incident to the position and role of Chief Executive Officer in private companies that are comparable in size, character, and performance to the Company. The Board may also direct Executive to perform such duties for any entities which are now or may in the future be direct or indirect subsidiaries of the Company (the "Affiliates"), subject to the limitation that Executive's overall time commitment is comparable to similarly situated executives. Executive shall serve the Company and the Affiliates faithfully, diligently, and to the best of his ability. Executive agrees during the Term (as hereinafter defined) of this Agreement to devote all of his full-time business efforts, attention, energy, and skill to the performance of his employment to furthering the interests of the Company and the Affiliates. In connection with his employment by the Company, the Executive shall be based in Saint Petersburg, FL area or at any Company location as he may determine to be appropriate for the performance of his duties, and he agrees to travel, subject to the reimbursement of expenses set forth in [Section 4(e)] below and to the extent reasonably necessary to perform his duties and obligations under this Agreement, to Company facilities and other destinations. During the Term and any Renewal Term, Executive shall not engage in any other employment or occupation for any direct or indirect remuneration without the prior written consent of the Board; provided that the Executive may engage in community service and other charitable activities without prior written consent of the Board.

Employment. The Company agrees to employ Executive, and Executive hereby desires to be employed by the Company to serve as Senior Vice President & General Manager – Engineered Components, upon the terms and conditions as set forth in this Agreement on an at-will basis, for the period beginning on February 25, 2019 (the “Effective Date”) unless and until his employment is terminated pursuant to Section 4 hereof (such period, the “Employment Period”). Executive acknowledges that either he or the Company may terminate his employment at any time for any reason.