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COVID-19 EMPLOYEE TRAVEL PROTOCOLS

            Footprint is an essential business that provides services to a number of “Critical Infrastructure Sectors,” primarily
            within  the  food  industries  and  related  manufacturing,  distribution,  and  supply  chains,  as  set  forth  by  the  U.S.
            Department of Homeland Security’s Critical Infrastructure Sectors guidance.

            In  supporting  the  Company’s  critical  work,  employees  have  a  special  responsibility  to  maintain  a  normal  work
            schedule, which may require travel to a Footprint factory or office (“Footprint Facility”) that may be in another state
            or country (“Business Travel”) to perform “Essential Business Duties.”

            “Essential  Business  Duties”  is  defined  as  an  activity  and  work  required  to  keep  Footprint’s  production  plant(s)
            operational,  including  the  installation  of  technology,  equipment,  and  other  activities  such  as  quality  assurance
            inspections, safety audits.

            Footprint employees are required to perform or assist with the Essential Business Duties must be receive advanced
            approval and granted permission to enter the Footprint Facility.

            For Footprint Employees: Submit your request Business Travel 14 days’ in advance to Todd Landis, Chief People
            Officer.  The advance notice is required to ensure the employee has no COVID-19-related symptoms or sickness 7
            days’ in advance of travel.

            Employees should review the domestic travel guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
            (“CDC Guidance”), and which may be amended from time to time as more information becomes available about
            COVID-19 and in response to new and/or additional instructions from CDC Guidance and local public health officials.

            Although no one can guarantee any individual will not be exposed to, or contract COVID-19, Footprint is adopting
            recommended health and safety procedures. The failure or refusal of an employee to fully abide by the following
            procedures constitutes insubordination, and may result in discipline, up to and including termination of employment.

            Please contact Todd Landis, Chief People Officer by email to landis@footprintus.com or by phone at (480) 550-9430
            with concerns or questions.

            Policy Brief and Purpose
            Footprint’s goal is to ensure the safety and well-being of all Footprint employees during this challenging and difficult
            global  Coronavirus  (“COVID-19”)  pandemic  period.    Accordingly,  employees  whose  duties/services  to  Footprint
            involve  travel  will  be  required  to  review  and  acknowledge  his/her  agreement  to  abide  by  Footprint’s  COVID-19
            Employee Travel Protocols set forth below (“Travel Protocols”).

            Guidelines
            The protection of all of us starts with you before you even leave home for any Business Travel. Please assess your
            health wellness and ability to travel as follows:

            SELF-WELLNESS ASSESSMENT
            You should not travel if you have any of the symptoms associated with COVID-19 as provided by the CDC.  People
            with  COVID-19 have had  a wide range  of symptoms reported  – ranging from  mild symptoms to severe illness.
            Symptoms  may  appear  2-14  days  after  exposure  to  the  virus.  https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-
            ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html
               People with these symptoms may have COVID-19:

                •  Fever or chills
                •  Cough
                •  Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

            Healthy Planet. Healthy People                                                                                                                          61 | P a g e
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