Each Investor, on behalf of itself, severally represents and warrants to the Company that (a) as of the date hereof, such Investor beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, only the number of shares of Common Stock as described opposite its name on Exhibit A, and Exhibit A includes all Affiliates and Associates of any Investor that own any securities of the Company beneficially or of record and reflects all shares of Common Stock in which the Investor has any right to acquire or has an interest therein or related thereto, whether through derivative securities, voting agreements, contracts or instruments in any way related to the price of the Common Stock (other than a broad-based market basket or index), or otherwise, (b) this Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed, and delivered by such Investor, and constitutes a valid and binding obligation and agreement of such Investor, enforceable against such Investor in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, or similar laws generally affecting the rights of creditors and subject to general equity principles, (c) such Investor has the authority to execute this Agreement on behalf of itself and the applicable Investor associated with that signatory’s name, and to bind such Investor to the terms hereof, (d) each of the Investors shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause its respective Affiliates and Associates to comply with the terms of this Agreement and (e) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Investor does not and will not violate or conflict with (i) any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, or decree applicable to it, or (ii) result in any breach or violation of or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both could become a default) under or pursuant to, or result in the loss of a material benefit under, or give any right of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any organizational document, agreement, contract, commitment, understanding, or arrangement to which such Investor is a party or by which it is bound.


Subject to the other terms of this Agreement, the Parties agree to execute and deliver such other instruments and perform such acts, in addition to the matters herein specified, as may be reasonably appropriate or necessary from time to time, to effectuate and implement the terms of this Agreement.


(a) None of the execution, delivery, and performance by any Credit Party of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated do or will (i) conflict with or result in a breach of, or require any consent (which has not been obtained and is in full force and effect) under (x) any Organizational Document of any Credit Party, (y) subject to Section 13.13 of the Existing Credit Agreement, any applicable Requirement of Law (including, without limitation, any Gaming Law), or (z) any order, writ, injunction, or decree of any Governmental Authority binding on any Credit Party, (ii) constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any such Contractual Obligation, or (iii) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien (except for the Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents and other Permitted Liens) upon any Property of any Credit Party pursuant to the terms of any such Contractual Obligation, except with respect to (i)(y), (i)(z), (ii), or (iii) which would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and (b) No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.


Section and subsection headings in this Amendment are included for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose or be given any substantive effect.


This Agreement (together with Appendix A hereto) embodies all of the representations, warranties, covenants, understandings and agreements between the Parties relating to Executive’s employment with the Company. No other representations, warranties, covenants, understandings, or agreements exist between the Parties relating to Executive’s employment. This Agreement shall supersede all prior agreements, written or oral, relating to Executive’s employment. This Agreement may not be amended or modified except by a writing signed by the Parties.


The Company shall pay Executive an annual salary of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) per year, payable in equal installments once monthly or at more frequent intervals in accordance with the Company's customary pay schedule, subject to such increases as the Company may determine from time to time in its sole discretion.


The Administrative Agent shall have received a Borrowing Request as required by Section 2.03 (or such notice shall have been deemed given in accordance with Section 2.03 ) if Loans are being requested or, in the case of the issuance, amendment, extension or renewal of a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent shall have received a notice requesting the issuance, amendment, extension or renewal of such Letter of Credit as required by Section 2.18(b) or, in the case of the Borrowing of a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender and the Administrative Agent shall have received a Borrowing Request as required by Section 2.17(b).


This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors in interest of the Executive and the Company.


During and after the Term, the Company shall indemnify the Executive to the maximum extent permitted by any applicable agreement, arrangement or corporate governance document of the Company or, in the event no such agreement, arrangement or document exists, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in either case against all liabilities, losses, damages and expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Executive in connection with any claim or proceeding arising out of, or relating to, her services for the Company, other than (i) any claim or proceeding by the Company against the Executive and (ii) any claim or proceeding by the Executive against the Company (“Losses”). The Company shall advance to the Executive to the extent permitted by law all Losses incurred by her provided the Executive undertakes to repay the amount of such advances if it shall ultimately be determined that she is not entitled to be indemnified against such Losses.


Except as set forth on Schedule 3.6 as of the Closing Date, and except as hereafter disclosed to Lender in writing (including disclosures pursuant to Section 4.9 or otherwise, it being understood that any such disclosures shall not act as a consent or waiver of any Default or Event of Default arising under Section 4.9, Section 10.1(h) or any other provision of this Agreement), there is no Litigation pending against, or to such Credit Party’s knowledge threatened against or affecting, any Credit Party or, to such Credit Party’s knowledge, any party to any Operative Document other than a Credit Party. Other than as disclosed on Schedule 3.6, there is no Litigation pending in which an adverse decision could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or which in any manner draws into question the validity of any of the Operative Documents.


Upon the Completion Date with respect to the Facility and the installation of all of the Equipment therein, the Company shall prepare and deliver to the Agency, a schedule listing all of the Equipment not previously described in this Lease Agreement.  If requested by the Agency, the Company shall thereafter furnish to the Agency, within sixty (60) days after the end of each calendar year, a schedule listing all of the Equipment not theretofore previously described herein or in the aforesaid schedule.


The Company is insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company is engaged. The Company has not been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for and the Company has no reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not materially and adversely affect the financial condition of the Company.


Borrower (a) has not entered into the transaction contemplated by this Agreement or any Loan Document or the Environmental Indemnity with the actual intent to hinder, delay, or defraud any creditor and (b) has received reasonably equivalent value in exchange for its obligations under the Loan Documents and the Environmental Indemnity. Giving effect to the Loan, the fair saleable value of Borrower’s assets exceeds and will, immediately following the making of the Loan, exceed Borrower’s total liabilities, including, without limitation, subordinated, unliquidated, disputed and contingent liabilities. Borrower’s assets do not and, immediately following the making of the Loan will not, constitute unreasonably small capital to carry out its business as conducted or as proposed to be conducted.


Each of the parties to this Agreement shall be entitled to enforce its rights under this Agreement specifically, to recover damages caused by any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights existing in its favor.  If the Company prevails in enforcing this Agreement, it shall be entitled to recover, in addition to other damages and remedies, its costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees.  The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that money damages would not be an adequate remedy for the other party’s breach of any term or provision of this Agreement and that the other party in its sole discretion may apply to any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction (without posting any bond or deposit) for specific performance and/or other injunctive relief in order to enforce or prevent any violations of the provisions of this Agreement.


The Option granted pursuant to this Agreement, to the extent it has vested as of the date of Employee’s termination due to Disability, Retirement or death, may be exercised by Employee or Employee’s legal representative, heir or devisee, as appropriate, within one year from the date of Disability, Retirement or death.


All amounts due under this Section shall be payable promptly after demand therefor.


The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee (the “ Committee ”) of the United Rentals Board of Directors (the “ Board ”), as such committee is from time to time constituted, provided that the Committee may delegate its duties and powers in whole or in part to any subcommittee thereof or to any other individual or individuals. Except as specifically provided to the contrary, references herein to the Committee include any subcommittee, individual or individuals to whom the Committee has delegated some or all of its duties and powers.


During the term of this Agreement, except for periods of absence occasioned by illness, reasonable vacation periods, and reasonable leaves of absence approved by the Board of Directors of the Employer (collectively, and as applicable, the “ Board of Directors ” or “ Board ”) or a committee of the Board, Executive shall devote substantially all of Executive’s business time, attention, skill, and efforts to the faithful performance of Executive’s duties hereunder, including activities and services related to the organization, operation and management of the Employer; provided, however, that, Executive may serve, or continue to serve, on the boards of directors of, and hold any other offices or positions in, business companies or business or civic organizations, which, in the Board’s judgment, will not present any conflict of interest with the Employer, or materially affect the performance of Executive’s duties pursuant to this Agreement. Executive shall provide the Board of Directors annually for its approval a list of organizations for which Executive acts as a director or officer.


The rights, benefits, duties and obligations under this Agreement shall inure to, and be binding upon, Fortress, its successors and assigns, and upon Consultant and his legal representatives. This Agreement constitutes a personal service agreement, and the performance of Consultant’s obligations hereunder may not be transferred or assigned by Consultant without the prior written consent of Fortress, and any such purported transfer or assignment shall be null and void ab initio.


On May 31, 2019, FVE and RMR will pay any unpaid wages for the period through May 31, 2019, and FVE will pay you for any unused vacation time as of such date (it being acknowledged that you have no accrued and unpaid RMR vacation time), all subject to all usual and applicable taxes and deductions. Your health insurance on FVE’s group plan will terminate on the Separation Date. To continue any health insurance beyond the Separation Date, you must complete a continuation of coverage (COBRA) election form and make timely payments for coverage. Information regarding COBRA will be mailed to you. Any group life and disability insurance on our group plan will also terminate on the Separation Date. Your participation in FVE’s and/or RMR’s 401(k) plan will terminate on the Separation Date.


This Agreement may be terminated by the Purchaser by written notice to the Company, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before January 31, 2019; provided, however, that no such termination will affect the right of any party to sue for any breach of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document by the other party.


Executive shall report directly to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) or CEO. The Company shall use its best efforts to convince the shareholders of the Company to elect and reelect Executive to the Board during the Employment Period.  Within the limitations established by the Bylaws of the Company, Executive shall have each and all of the duties and responsibilities of those positions and such other or different duties on behalf of the Company, as may be assigned from time to time by the Board.


All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall, unless otherwise stated herein, be in writing (including facsimile and email communication) and shall be personally delivered or sent by express mail or nationally recognized overnight courier or by certified mail, first class postage prepaid, or by facsimile or email, to the intended party at the address, facsimile number or email address of such party set forth in Schedule 13.2 or at such other address, facsimile number or email address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices and communications shall be effective, (a) if personally delivered or sent by express mail or courier or if sent by certified mail, when received, and (b) if transmitted by facsimile or email, when receipt is confirmed by telephonic or electronic means.


Such Purchaser understands and agrees that the Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws, by reason of their issuance in a transaction that does not require registration under the Securities Act, and that such Securities must be held indefinitely unless a subsequent disposition is registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws or is exempt from such registration. Such Purchaser understands and agrees that the Securities are being offered and sold to such Purchaser in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and regulations and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and such Purchaser’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Purchaser set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of such Purchaser to acquire the Securities.


This Agreement may be executed and delivered in any number of counterparts (including by facsimile or electronic transmission), each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute a single instrument.


This Offer Letter may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.


Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, all notices, consents, approvals, requests and other communications required or permitted to be given to a Party hereunder shall be in writing and sent prepaid by hand delivery, by certified or registered mail, by expedited commercial or postal delivery service, or by facsimile or email if also sent by one of the foregoing, to the address for such Party specified in Annex I or such other address as such Party shall specify from time to time in a notice to the other Party.  Any of the foregoing communications shall be effective when delivered, if such delivery occurs on a Business Day; otherwise, each such communication shall be effective on the first Business Day following the date of such delivery.  A Party receiving a notice that does not comply with the technical requirements of this Section 18.12  may elect to waive any deficiencies and treat the notice as having been properly given.


Any failure of Seller, on the one hand, or Buyer, on the other hand, to comply with any obligation, covenant, agreement or condition herein may be waived by Buyer, on the one hand, or Seller, on the other hand, only by a written instrument signed by the Party granting such waiver, but such waiver or failure to insist upon strict compliance with such obligation, covenant, agreement or condition shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or other failure.  Whenever this Agreement requires or permits consent by or on behalf of any Party hereto, such consent shall be given in writing in a manner consistent with the requirements for a waiver of compliance as set forth in this Section 7.6.


This Sixth Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Loan Parties, the Banks, the Issuing Banks and the Administrative Agent and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Loan Parties shall not have the right to assign their rights hereunder or any interest herein.


This Agreement and the rights, licenses and obligations hereunder may not be assigned, by operation of law or otherwise, by any party without the express prior written consent of the other parties, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement. Any assignment or transfer in violation of this provision shall be null and void. This Agreement is binding on and inures to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Class B Member shall have the right, without consent from any other Party, to assign or otherwise transfer this Agreement in whole or in part to: (a) an Affiliate of the Class B Member; (b) a third party in connection with a merger, consolidation or reorganization involving the Class B Member, regardless whether the Class B Member is a surviving entity, or (c) a third party in connection with a sale of all or substantially all of the Class B Member’s business or assets.


The parties hereto acknowledge and agree irreparable harm may occur for which money damages would not be an adequate remedy in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that, in addition to any other remedies at law or in equity, the parties to this Agreement shall be entitled to injunction to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement without posting any bond or other undertaking.


This Agreement shall become effective (other than Section  2.01, which shall only become effective upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section  3.01 ) when it shall have been executed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by each Initial Lender that such Initial Lender has executed it and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender and their respective successors and assigns, except that no Loan Party shall have the right to assign its rights or Obligations hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of all of the Lenders (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any Loan Party shall be null and void).


Each Borrower, for itself, and on behalf of its insurers, hereby releases and waives any right to recover against Agent and each Lender on any liability for: damages for injury to or death of persons; any loss or damage to property, including the property of any occupant of any Property; any loss or damage to buildings or other improvements comprising any Property; any other direct or indirect loss or damage caused by fire or other risks, which loss or damage is or would be covered by the insurance required to be carried hereunder by Borrower, or is otherwise insured; or claims arising by reason of any of the foregoing, except to the extent caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Agent or such Lender or their respective employees, agents or contractors, as the case may be.


Upon an Event of Default, Landlord shall have, in addition to any other remedies available to Landlord at law or in equity, the option to pursue any one or more of the following remedies, each and all of which shall be cumulative and nonexclusive, without any notice or demand whatsoever.


At any time or from time to time after the date hereof, the Parties agree to cooperate with each other, and at the request of any other Party, to execute and deliver any further instruments or documents and to take all such further action as the other Party may reasonably request in order to evidence or effectuate the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and to otherwise carry out the intent of the Parties hereunder.


EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION (A) ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR (B) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY OR OTHERWISE. EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION WILL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY, AND THAT THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.


In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Credit Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby (it being understood that the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not in and of itself affect the validity of such provision in any other jurisdiction). The parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.


The Company shall cover the Executive under directors’ and officers’ liability insurance both during and, while potential liability exists, after the term of this Agreement in the same amount and to the same extent as the Company covers its most senior active officers and directors. In addition, the Company shall indemnify the Executive on the same basis as its most senior active officers and active members of the Board. The rights of indemnification shall not be deemed exclusive under applicable law, the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, the Company’s Bylaws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders, a resolution of directors or otherwise, of the Company.


The costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Executive in investigating, defending, being a witness in, appealing or otherwise participating in any threatened or pending claim or any threatened or pending action, suit or proceeding described in Section 7.1 shall, at the written request of the Executive, be paid by the Company in advance of final judgment or settlement with the understanding, undertaking and agreement hereby made and entered into by the Executive and the Company that the Executive shall, if it is ultimately determined in accordance with Section 7.2 or pursuant to Section 7.10 that the Executive is not entitled to be indemnified, or was not entitled to be fully indemnified, repay to the Company such amount, or the appropriate portion thereof, so paid or advanced. Such advancements shall be made within ten business days of written request therefor by the Executive.


The section headings contained in this Agreement (including, without limitation, section headings and headings in the exhibits and schedules) are inserted for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning, construction or interpretation of this Agreement. Any reference to the masculine, feminine, or neuter gender shall be a reference to such other gender as is appropriate. References to the singular shall include the plural and vice versa.


Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, unless there is an available exemption from any registration, qualification or other legal requirement applicable to the Shares, the Company shall not be required to deliver any Shares issuable upon settlement of the Award prior to the completion of any registration or qualification of the Shares under any local, state, federal or foreign securities or exchange control law or under rulings or regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or of any other governmental regulatory body, or prior to obtaining any approval or other clearance from any local, state, federal or foreign governmental agency, which registration, qualification or approval the Company shall, in its absolute discretion, deem necessary or advisable. The Recipient understands that the Company is under no obligation to register or qualify the Shares with the SEC or any state or foreign securities commission or to seek approval or clearance from any governmental authority for the issuance or sale of the Shares. Further, the Recipient agrees that the Company shall have unilateral authority to amend the Plan and the Agreement without the Recipient’s consent to the extent necessary to comply with securities or other laws applicable to issuance of Shares.


After giving effect to the Loan advance and the liabilities and obligations of each Credit Party under the Operative Documents, each Borrower and each additional Credit Party is Solvent.


This Release is only effective after it has been signed by both parties and after eight (8) days have passed following the date Employee signed the Agreement without Employee revoking this Agreement (the “Effective Date”).


By accepting this Award, the Participant expressly warrants that he or she has received an Award of MSUs, and has received, read and understood a description of the Plan. The Participant understands that the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time.


In the event that one or more of the provisions of these Award Terms shall be invalidated for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, any provision so invalidated shall be deemed to be separable from the other provisions hereof, and the remaining provisions hereof shall continue to be valid and fully enforceable.


Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Amended Credit Agreement.  The rules of interpretation set forth in Section 1.03 of the Original Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference herein, mutatis mutandis.  As used herein, the term “ April 2019 Transactions ” means, collectively, (a) the execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of this Amendment, (b) the Borrowing of the Incremental Term B-3 Loans hereunder and the use of the proceeds thereof and (c) the payment of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the foregoing.


Prior to the vesting, settlement, payment or delivery, as the case may be, of a Section 162(m) Performance Award, the Committee  shall certify in  writing the  extent to which the applicable Section 162(m) Performance  Goals  and  any other material  terms  of the Section 162(m) Performance Award have been achieved or exceeded for the applicable Performance Period. In no event may the Committee waive achievement of the Section 162(m) Performance Goal requirements for a Named Executive Officer except in its sole discretion in the case of the death or Disability of the Participant or a Change in Control.


The Company may deduct and withhold from any cash otherwise payable to the Employee such amount as may be required for the purpose of satisfying the Company’s obligation to withhold federal, state or local taxes. Further, in the event the amount so withheld is insufficient for such purpose, the Company may require that the Employee pay to the Company upon its demand or otherwise make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for payment of, such amount as may be requested by the Company in order to satisfy its obligation to withhold any such taxes.


Subject to Section 10.12 below, a Participant’s accounts shall vest in accordance with the following.


The meaning of capitalized terms used in the Plan are set forth in Section 7.


Unless otherwise specified in the notice of an Award or other written agreement, the Option will vest and become exercisable in 25% annual, cumulative installments beginning on the first anniversary of the Date of Grant. The Option may not be exercised as to any shares after the Expiration Date.


Employee’s right to the shares of Restricted Stock awarded under this Agreement as to which the restrictions have not lapsed shall cease and terminate immediately upon Employee’s termination of employment with Macatawa Bank Corporation or any of its subsidiaries during the Restricted Period for any reason other than Employee’s death or disability.


The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “ SEC Reports ”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“ GAAP ”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.


All notices required or permitted to be given by the Corporation with respect to the Series B Preferred Stock shall be in writing, and if delivered by first class United States mail, postage prepaid, to the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock at their last addresses as they shall appear upon the books of the Corporation, shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the holder actually receives such notice; provided, however, that failure to duly give such notice by mail, or any defect in such notice, to the holders of any stock designated for repurchase, shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the repurchase of any other shares of Series B Preferred Stock, or of any other matter required to be presented for the approval of the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock.


The Seller Parties will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of any Incremental Purchase or Letter of Credit for any purpose which would breach, in any material respect, any Anti-Corruption Law.


Unless the Committee specifically determines otherwise, the Nonqualified Stock Options shall be subject to adjustment or substitution as to the number, price or, if applicable, kind of shares of stock or other consideration subject to such Awards or as otherwise determined by the Committee to be equitable (a) in the event of changes in the outstanding Common Stock or in the capital structure of the Company, by reason of stock dividends, stock splits, recapitalizations, reorganizations, mergers, consolidations, combinations, exchanges or other relevant changes in capitalization occurring after the date of the grant of any such Award or (b) in the event of any change in applicable laws or any change in circumstances which results in or would result in any substantial dilution or enlargement of the rights granted to, or available for, the Holder under this Agreement, or which otherwise warrants equitable adjustment because it interferes with the intended operation of the Agreement. The Company shall give each Holder notice of an adjustment hereunder and, upon notice, such adjustment shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes.


The Company or any employer Affiliate has the authority and the right to deduct or withhold from any payment related to the DER Account due Grantee, or from any payroll or other payment due Grantee, any federal, state, local, or foreign taxes (including Grantee’s FICA obligation) required by law to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of the DER Account.


If the foregoing is acceptable to you, please sign a copy of this Final Release Agreement and return a PDF of the Final Release Agreement to me by email.  Y ou may take up to forty-five (45 ) days from today to consider, sign and return this Final Release Agreement.  In addition, you may revoke the Final Release Agreement after signing it, but only by delivering a signed revocation notice to me within seven (7) days of your signing this Final Release Agreement.   You acknowledge that your execution of this Final Release Agreement is a condition to your receipt of all payments and benefits offered to you as part of the Program described in Exhibit D to the Separation Agreement, and that you have received the information set forth in Exhibit D along with any updates to such Exhibit D as of the date you sign this Final Release Agreement.    This Final Release Agreement shall be effective on the eighth day after you sign and return it (“ Effective Date ”).  You agree that under no circumstances shall you sign or return this Final Release Agreement prior to the day following the Separation Date.


During the Employment Period, Executive shall receive an initial annual base salary in an amount equal to $400,000, less all applicable withholdings, which shall be paid in accordance with the customary payroll practices of the Company and prorated for partial calendar years of employment (as in effect from time to time, the “Annual Base Salary”). The Annual Base Salary shall be subject to annual review by the Board, in its sole discretion, for possible increase and any such increased Annual Base Salary shall constitute “Annual Base Salary” for purposes of this Agreement.


This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents constitute the sole and entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter contained herein and therein, and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings and agreements, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter in any way, including that certain (a) Letter of Intent, dated January 15, 2019, by and among Buyer and Sellers. In the event of any inconsistency between the statements in the body of this Agreement and those in the other Transaction Documents, the Schedules (other than an exception expressly set forth as such in the Disclosure Schedules), the statements in the body of this Agreement will control.


Existing Borrowers, Agent, Lenders and Guarantors (by their signatures to the consent attached hereto) hereby consent to the assumption of the Loan Agreement, the Notes, the Fee Letter, the Indemnity and the other Loan Documents to which Borrowers are a party and the Obligations by the Additional Borrower and agree and acknowledge that after the date of this Joinder Agreement, (i) the Additional Borrower shall be a " Borrower " and (ii) the Additional Project shall be a " Project," for all purposes of the Loan Agreement, the Notes, the Fee Letter and the Indemnity and each of the other Loan Documents, including for purposes of the Indemnity provided to Agent and Lenders by each of the Borrowers (including Additional Borrower upon execution of this Joinder Agreement) under the Indemnity.


Payment of the aggregate principal amount outstanding under this Note (the “ Principal Amount ”), together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon shall be made on the Maturity Date.


With the exception of Base Rate Loans, interest on Loans, Letter of Credit fees, Related Expenses and commitment and other fees and charges hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year having three hundred sixty (360) days and calculated for the actual number of days elapsed. With respect to Base Rate Loans, interest shall be computed on the basis of a year having three hundred sixty-five (365) days or three hundred sixty-six (366) days, as the case may be, and calculated for the actual number of days elapsed.


The Plan shall take effect as of the closing of the Company’s initial public offering subject to approval by the shareholders of the Company as required by Section 423 of the Code, which approval must occur within twelve months of the adoption of the Plan by the Board.


Neither the Parent Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default under or with respect to any of its Contractual Obligations in any respect which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.


All costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with the negotiation and preparation of, or any claim, dispute or litigation pertaining to, this Agreement shall be paid by the party incurring such expenses.


All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be sent to the addresses and in the manner provided for in Section 13.4 of the Loan Agreement. All such notices and communications shall be effective as provided in Section 13.4 of the Loan Agreement.


While this Agreement is in effect and for a period of five years thereafter, and except as otherwise required by law or legal process and after reasonable notice to Employer and opportunity for Employer to intervene, Employee shall hold and keep secret and confidential all Trade Secrets and other confidential or proprietary information of Employer and shall use such information only in the course of performing Employee’s duties hereunder; provided, however, that with respect to “trade secrets” (as defined under applicable law), Employee’s confidentiality obligations shall continue for so long as they remain “trade secrets” under applicable law. Employee shall maintain in trust all such “trade secret” or other confidential or proprietary information, as Employer’s property, including, but not limited to, all documents concerning Employer’s business, including Employee’s work papers, telephone directories, customer information and notes, and any and all copies thereof in Employee’s possession or under Employee’s control. Upon expiration or earlier termination of Employee’s employment with Employer, for any reason, or upon request by Employer, Employee shall deliver to Employer all such documents belonging to Employer, including any and all copies in Employee’s possession or under Employee’s control.


The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than: (i) the filing of a Form 8-K with the Commission or a similar form with OTC Markets, as appropriate, describing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby, and including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto, (ii) the filing with the Commission of a notice of exempt offering on Form D, and (iii) such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws, if any (collectively, the “ Required Approvals ”).


No course of dealing between the Parties hereto shall be effective to amend, modify, or change any provision of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be amended, modified, or changed in any respect except by an agreement in writing signed by the Party against whom such change is to be enforced. The Parties may, subject to the provisions of this Section 25.3, from time to time, enter into supplemental written agreements for the purpose of adding any provisions to this Agreement or changing in any manner the rights and obligations of the Parties under this Agreement or any Schedule hereto. Any such supplemental written agreement executed by the Parties shall be binding upon the Parties.


Any written notices provided for in this Agreement or the Plan shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficiently given if either hand delivered or if sent by fax or overnight courier, or by postage paid first class mail. Notices sent by mail shall be deemed received three business days after mailing but in no event later than the date of actual receipt. Notices shall be directed, if to the Participant, at the Participant's address indicated by the Company's records, or if to the Company, at the Company's principal executive office.


The parties hereto hereby waive presentment, demand, notice, protest and all other demands and notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance and enforcement of or any default under this Note, except as specifically provided herein, and assent to extensions of the time of payment, or forbearance or other indulgence without notice. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof. Any provision of this Note which is illegal, invalid, prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such illegality, invalidity, prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating or impairing the remaining provisions hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. This Note shall bind the Company and its successors and permitted assigns. The rights under and benefits of this Note shall inure to the Holder and its successors and assigns.


THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW WHICH COULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF MARYLAND.  The captions of this Agreement are not part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect.  This Agreement may not be amended or modified except by a written agreement executed by the parties hereto or their respective successors and legal representatives.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement.


(a) Unless previously terminated, (i) the Term Loan Commitments shall terminate at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Effective Date and (ii) all other Commitments shall terminate on the Maturity Date.


There shall be deducted from each payment made under the Plan or other compensation payable to the Participant all taxes which are required to be withheld by the Company in respect to such payment under this Plan. The Company shall have the right to reduce any payment (or other compensation) by the amount of cash sufficient to provide the payment amount of said taxes.


By and immediately upon the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) and without any further action on the part of the Issuing Bank that is the issuer thereof or the Lenders, such Issuing Bank hereby grants to each Revolving Lender, and each Revolving Lender hereby acquires from such Issuing Bank, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit.  In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely, irrevocably, and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of such Issuing Bank, such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Percentage of each LC Disbursement made by such Issuing Bank and not reimbursed by the Borrower on the date due as provided in paragraph (f) of this Section 2.05, or of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason.  Each Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this paragraph in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute, irrevocable, and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment or extension of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or an Event of Default or any reduction or termination of the Revolving Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.


The Company and its subsidiaries will deduct and withhold from any amounts payable under this Plan such Federal, state, local, foreign or other taxes as are required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.


All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.


This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each of the parties; provided however that no party may assign this Agreement or the obligations and rights of such party hereunder without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto.


If you die before the Delivery Date, the Shares underlying your then-outstanding DSUs shall be delivered to the representative of your estate as soon as practicable after the date of death and after such documentation as may be requested by the Committee is provided to the Committee.


This Release shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas for contracts made and to be fully performed in such state, without giving effect to any choice of law rules that may require the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.


The Parties understand and acknowledge that this Agreement may be disclosed and filed with the Bankruptcy Court as an exhibit to the Disclosure Statement and included in the Solicitation Materials, provided that in such disclosure the executed signature pages to this Agreement shall be redacted and no individual holdings information shall be included, except as may be required by law.  The Company Parties shall not disclose to any person the amount or percentage of Claims held by any individual Consenting Noteholder, except as may be required by law.  If in either case such disclosure is required by law, the Company Parties shall provide each Consenting Noteholder with advanced notice of the intent to disclose and shall afford each Consenting Noteholder a reasonable opportunity to (i) seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy or (ii) review and comment upon any such disclosure prior to the Company Parties making such disclosure.


This Guaranty may be executed in any number of duplicate originals, and each duplicate original will be deemed to be an original. This Guaranty (and each duplicate original) also may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original and all of which together will constitute a fully executed Guaranty even though all signatures do not appear on the same document.


GSI’s authorized capital stock consists of (i) 200,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value of which 41,838,864 shares were issued and outstanding as of December 10, 2018 and 494,462 are issued as treasury stock, and (ii) 50,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock of which 3,092,899 shares are issued and outstanding. All shares of Common Stock have been validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. GSI has no option plans and there are no subscriptions, options, warrants, rights or other agreements outstanding to acquire shares of stock of GSI or any other equity security or security convertible into an equity security. There are no agreements or commitments to increase, decrease or otherwise alter the authorized capital stock of GSI prior to the Closing Date. GSI has not granted any registration rights with respect to any shares of GSI Common Stock or any options to acquire shares of GSI capital stock. Upon issuance in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the GSI Common Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.


The Article entitled “Records and Confidential Data” as set forth in Section 10 of the Employment Agreement shall continue to apply.


Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except (a) Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, has set aside on its books adequate reserves or (b) to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.


Except for DIEGO's disclosure obligations under applicable securities laws, each Party agrees to keep in confidence the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Parties hereto agree that they will not, without compulsion of legal process, reveal directly or indirectly any of the terms of this Agreement to any person or entity except in confidence to those individuals or entities to whom the disclosure is necessary to affect the purposes of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, spouses, attorneys, tax preparers, accountants, banks and other financial institutions and government agencies which request a copy of this Agreement, provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement is intended to prohibit or restrict Employee (or Employee's attorneys) from responding to an inquiry from, providing testimony before, or initiating communications directly with any federal or state regulatory authority or any self- regulatory organization regarding this Agreement or its underlying facts or circumstances, provided Employee gives prompt notice to the Company of any such judicial or administrative notice or proceeding.


Each Option granted under the Plan must be evidenced by an Award Agreement. At the time any Option is granted, the Committee will determine whether the Option is to be an Incentive Stock Option described in Code Section 422 or a Non‑Qualified Stock Option, and the Option must be clearly identified as to its status as an Incentive Stock Option or a Non‑Qualified Stock Option.  Incentive Stock Options may only be granted to employees of the Company or any Subsidiary. At the time any Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan is exercised, the Company will be entitled to legend the certificates (if any) representing the shares of Stock purchased pursuant to the Option to clearly identify them as representing the shares purchased upon the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option. An Incentive Stock Option may only be granted within ten (10) years from the earlier of the date the Plan is adopted or approved by the Company’s stockholders.


This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, as to such Purchaser’s obligations hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations between the Company and the other Purchasers, by written notice to the other parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before the fifth (5 th ) Trading Day following the date hereof; provided, however, that no such termination will affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by any other party (or parties).


No employee of the Company or an Affiliate, or other person, shall have any claim or right to be granted an Award under the Plan or, having been selected for the grant of an Award, to be selected for a grant of any other Award. There is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants or holders or beneficiaries of Awards. The terms and conditions of Awards and the Committee’s determinations and interpretations with respect thereto need not be the same with respect to each Participant and may be made selectively among Participants, whether or not such Participants are similarly situated. Neither the Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as giving any Participant any right to be retained in the employ or service of the Company or an Affiliate, nor shall it be construed as giving any Participant any rights to continued service on the Board. The Company or any of its Affiliates may at any time dismiss a Participant from employment or discontinue any consulting relationship, free from any liability or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or any Award agreement. By accepting an Award under the Plan, a Participant shall thereby be deemed to have waived any claim to continued exercise or vesting of an Award or to damages or severance entitlement related to non-continuation of the Award beyond the period provided under the Plan or any Award agreement, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in any written employment contract or other agreement between the Company and its Affiliates and the Participant, whether any such agreement is executed before, on or after the Date of Grant.


Each of the parties hereto shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, execute and deliver such additional documents, instruments, conveyances and assurances and take such further actions as may be reasonably required to carry out the provisions hereof and give effect to the Contemplated Transactions.


The execution, delivery and performance by the Company Parties of this Agreement and the Additional Agreements and the consummation by the Company Parties of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby are within the corporate powers of the Company Parties and have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company Parties. This Agreement constitutes, and, upon their execution and delivery, each of the Additional Agreements will constitute, a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company Parties enforceable against the Company Parties in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.


This Agreement and each other Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is a party thereto. This Agreement and each other Loan Document constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party that is a party thereto in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Debtor Relief Laws and by general principles of equity.


Any issuance or transfer of shares of Stock or other property to the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative, heir, legatee or distributee, in accordance with this Agreement shall be in full satisfaction of all claims of such person hereunder.  As a condition precedent to such payment or issuance, the Company may require the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative, heir, legatee or distributee to execute (and not revoke within any time provided to do so) a release and receipt therefor in such form as it shall determine appropriate; provided, however, that any review period under such release will not modify the date of settlement with respect to Earned PSUs.


(a) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by any Seller or of the Transaction Documents to which it is or will be a party, nor the performance of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder, will (i) violate, conflict with or result in a breach of the organizational documents of HVFH or PFFC or resolutions of any managers, board of directors, members or stockholders of HVFH or PFFC, (ii) violate and Law, or (iii) result in the creation or imposition of any Liens with respect to, or otherwise have an adverse effect upon, the Assets or the Business.  Except for those consents, approvals, authorizations or filings set forth on Schedule 3.3, no Consent is required to be obtained, satisfied or made pursuant to any Laws, Permits or other agreements by which any Seller, or any of their properties or assets, including, without limitation, the Assets, is bound.


No stamp or other issuance or transfer taxes or duties and no capital gains, income, withholding or other taxes are payable by the Agent in the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by the Company or the sale and delivery by the Company of the Shares.


The Vehicle Trustee hereby reaffirms, as of the date hereof, the representations, warranties and covenants set forth in Section 7.7 of the Vehicle Trust Agreement, on which the Grantors and UTI Beneficiary, each of their permitted assignees and pledgees and each Registered Pledgee and Holder or Related Beneficiary of the 2019-1 SUBI Certificate (and beneficial owner of any portion thereof, including the Issuer and the Trust Certificateholders) may rely; provided, however, that in lieu of the representations set forth in Section 7.7(e) of the Vehicle Trust Agreement,  the Vehicle Trustee represents, warrants and covenants that the office where the Bank keeps its records concerning the transactions contemplated hereby is located at 100 White Clay Center, Suite 102, P.O. Box 6995, Newark, Delaware 19711.  For purposes of this Section, any reference in Section 7.7 of the Vehicle Trust Agreement to the Vehicle Trust Agreement shall be deemed to constitute references to the SUBI Trust Agreement.


Each of the parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement or to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions hereof in any federal or state court located in the State of Delaware, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.


All corporate action on the part of the Company, its directors and its stockholders necessary for the authorization, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the performance of the Company's obligations hereunder, including the issuance and delivery of the Shares, has been taken or will be taken prior to the issuance of the Shares.  This Agreement, when executed and delivered by the Company, shall constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, the relief of debtors and, with respect to rights to indemnity, subject to federal and state securities laws.


The Executive’s employment hereunder shall terminate upon his death.


The governing law and related provisions set forth in Section 10.3 of the Loan Agreement (including, any authorized agent provisions thereof) are hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein (with Indemnitor substituted in all places where Borrower appears thereunder) and shall be deemed fully applicable to Indemnitor hereunder. Indemnitor hereby certifies that it has received and reviewed the Loan Agreement (including, Section 10.3 thereof).


Upon the exercise of a SAR, the Company shall pay to the Participant an amount equal to the number of shares subject to the SAR that are being exercised multiplied by the excess of the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on the exercise date over the Strike Price, less an amount equal to any income, employment, or other applicable taxes or other amount required to be withheld or accounted for to any tax authority. The Company shall pay such amount in cash, in shares of Common Stock valued at Fair Market Value, or any combination thereof, as determined by the Committee. Any fractional share of Common Stock shall be settled in cash.


Reference is made to the final IPO prospectus of the Purchaser, dated October 25, 2017 (the “ Prospectus ”). The Company and the Seller have read the Prospectus and understand that the Purchaser has established the Trust Account for the benefit of the public shareholders of the Purchaser and the underwriters of the IPO pursuant to the Trust Agreement and that, except for a portion of the interest earned on the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Purchaser may disburse monies from the Trust Account only for the purposes set forth in the Trust Agreement. For and in consideration of the Purchaser agreeing to enter into this Agreement, the Company and the Seller each hereby agrees that it does not have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the Trust Account and hereby agrees that it will not seek recourse against the Trust Account for any claim it may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with the Purchaser; provided that (x) nothing herein shall serve to limit or prohibit the Company’s right to pursue a claim against Purchaser for legal relief against monies or other assets held outside the Trust Account, for specific performance or other equitable relief in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including a claim for Purchaser to specifically perform its obligations under this Agreement) so long as such claim would not affect Purchaser’s ability to fulfill its obligation to effectuate the Purchaser Shareholder Redemption, and (y) nothing herein shall serve to limit or prohibit any claims that the Company may have in the future against Purchaser’s assets or funds that are not held in the Trust Account (including any funds that have been released from the Trust Account upon completion of a “Business Combination” as such term is defined in Purchaser’s constitutional documents (except such amounts that are paid or payable to shareholders of Purchaser holding Purchaser Ordinary Shares sold in the IPO who shall have elected to redeem their Purchaser Ordinary Shares pursuant to Purchaser’s constitutional documents) and any assets that have been purchased or acquired with any such funds).


The provisions of Section 13(d) of the Plan are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof.


No delay or failure on the part of any party hereto in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement or under any other instrument or document given in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall impair any such right, power or privilege or be construed as a waiver of any default or any acquiescence therein. No single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege shall preclude the further exercise of such right, power or privilege. No waiver shall be valid against any party hereto unless made in writing and executed by the party against whom enforcement of such waiver is sought and then only to the extent expressly specified therein.


For purposes of this Section 2.17, the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.


Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, the Company may withhold (or cause there to be withheld, as the case may be) from any amounts otherwise due or payable under or pursuant to this Agreement such federal, state and local income, employment, or other taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.


The Plan is incorporated herein by reference. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Plan. This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and the Holder with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Holder’s interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and the Holder.


For purposes of this Section 2.21, the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.


It will comply in all material respects with all Requirements of Laws, including those with respect to the Receivables and related Financed Vehicles.


No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Guaranty, and no consent to any departure by the Guarantor herefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Guarantor and the Required Lenders, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given, provided, however, that no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by all the Lenders, (a) limit or release the liability of the Guarantor hereunder, (b) postpone any date fixed for payment hereunder, or (c) change the number of Lenders required to take any action hereunder.


The Executive represents and warrants that the Executive is not under any obligation, contractual or otherwise, to any other firm or corporation, which would prevent the Executive’s performance of the terms of this Agreement.


This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.  Delivery of executed counterparts of this Amendment by telecopy or pdf shall be effective as an original.


For the term of your employment under this Agreement (your “ Employment ”), the Company agrees to employ you in the position of SVP, Operation. You shall report to the Company’s Chief Operating Officer (“ COO ”). You shall perform the duties and have the responsibilities and authority customarily performed and held by an employee in your position or as otherwise may be assigned or delegated to you by the Company’s COO.


Except as set forth on  Schedule 3.1(r), none of the officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, providing for the borrowing of money from or lending of money to or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee, stockholder, member or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than for (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the Company.


As additional consideration to the execution, delivery, and performance of this Amendment by the parties hereto and to induce Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Amendment, Borrower and each Guarantor hereby represents and warrants that it does not know of any defenses, counterclaims or rights of setoff to the payment of any Obligations of Borrower or any Guarantor to Agent and/or the Lenders. In consideration of the amendments contained herein, Borrower and each Guarantor hereby waives and releases each of the Lenders and Agent from any and all claims and defenses, known or unknown, with respect to the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby.


This Agreement and Employee’s employment hereunder shall be for an initial term of three (3) years commencing on the date hereof (the “ Effective Date ”) and ending on the third anniversary of the Effective Date, unless terminated earlier by the Employer or the Employee pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement (the “ Term ”). Thereafter, at the election of the Employee and the Employer, this Agreement may be extended for an additional two (2) years (the “ First Extension ”). Thereafter, at the election of the Employee and the Employer, this Agreement may be extended for an additional one (1) year (the “ Second Extension ”). Each First Extension and Second Extension shall be referred to as a Renewal Term. The date upon which this Agreement would terminate if both extensions are elected shall be referred to as the Expiration Date.


Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.6 shall survive the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.


Any representation, warranty or certification made by any Seller Party to Buyer under this Agreement or any Transaction Document (other than any representation contained in Article 9(s)) shall have been incorrect or untrue when made or repeated or deemed to have been made or repeated in any material respect and, to the extent that such incorrect or untrue representation is capable of being cured by Seller, such breach is not cured by Seller within five (5) Business Days after the earlier of receipt of written notice thereof from Buyer or Seller’s Knowledge of such incorrect or untrue representation.


Nothing in this Agreement shall require the Advisor to disclose the details of its trading system, methods, models, strategies and formulas. CMF and the Partnership acknowledge that the trading systems, methods, models, strategies and formulas of the Advisor are the sole and exclusive property of the Advisor; CMF and the Partnership further agree that it will keep confidential and will not disseminate information regarding such systems, methods, models, strategies and formulas to any person. CMF and the Partnership will use any such information solely to evaluate and monitor the Advisor’s services described herein and not for any other purpose.


THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY OTHERWISE APPLICABLE CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES). FOR PURPOSES OF THE UCC, NEW YORK SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE THE SECURITIES INTERMEDIARY’S JURISDICTION, AND THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN ALL ISSUES SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 2(1) OF THE HAGUE SECURITIES CONVENTION. NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 10.1 OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE PARTIES WILL NOT AGREE TO AMEND THIS AGREEMENT TO CHANGE THE GOVERNING LAW TO ANY LAW OTHER THAN THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.


The Board may grant other Awards of shares of Common Stock, and other Awards that are valued in whole or in part by reference to, or are otherwise based on, shares of Common Stock or other property (“ Other Stock-Based Awards ”). Such Other Stock-Based Awards shall also be available as a form of payment in the settlement of other Awards granted under the Plan or as payment in lieu of compensation to which a Participant is otherwise entitled. Other Stock-Based Awards may be paid in shares of Common Stock or cash, as the Board shall determine. The Company may also grant Awards denominated in cash rather than shares of Common Stock (“ Cash-Based Awards ”).


The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver an Assignment and Assumption Agreement.


With the acceptance of a Grant, the Grantee expressly acknowledges that any RSU, PSU and/or SAR shall not give the Grantee any right or entitlement until such Grant is fully vested. The Grant remains fully discretionary until full vesting.


Cyclerion shall maintain all materials and all other data and documentation obtained or generated by Cyclerion in the course of preparing for and providing Services hereunder, including all computerized records and files (the “ Records ”) in a secure area reasonably protected from fire, theft and destruction.  These Records will be “ Works Made for Hire ” and will remain the exclusive property of Ironwood.  Records will be retained by Cyclerion for a period of seven (7) years, or longer if required under applicable law or regulation, unless Ironwood requests that such Records be delivered to Ironwood or to its designee in such form as is then currently in the possession of Cyclerion, in which case Cyclerion shall so deliver such Records to the extent they are not otherwise required to be stored or maintained by Cyclerion as a matter of law or regulation.  In no event will Cyclerion dispose of any such Records without first giving Ironwood sixty (60) days’ prior written notice of its intent to do so.  Cyclerion may, however, retain copies of any Records as are reasonably necessary for regulatory or insurance purposes, subject to Cyclerion’s obligation of confidentiality.


THE GRANTOR IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER FINANCING DOCUMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER FINANCING DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT ANY PARTY HERETO MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER FINANCING DOCUMENT AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY HERETO OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.


This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, without reference to principles of conflict of laws. Executive agrees that the exclusive forum for any action to enforce this Agreement, as well as any action relating to or arising out of this Agreement, shall be the state or federal courts of the State of Florida. With respect to any such court action, Executive hereby (a) irrevocably submits to the personal jurisdiction of such courts; (b) consents to service of process; (c) consents to venue; and (d) waives any other requirement (whether imposed by statute, rule of court, or otherwise) with respect to personal jurisdiction, service of process, or venue. Both parties hereto further agree that the state and federal courts of the State of Florida are convenient forums for any dispute that may arise herefrom and that neither party shall raise as a defense that such courts are not convenient forums.


The Parties may execute this Agreement in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile, email in portable document format (.pdf), or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document has the same effect as delivery of an executed original of this Agreement.


All payments made to you pursuant to this letter will be subject to applicable withholding taxes, if any, and any amount so withheld shall be deemed to have been paid to you for purposes of amounts due to you under this letter.


The Portfolio Railcars described on each Delivery Schedule delivered from time to time under an Asset Transfer Agreement are, at the time of the related Conveyance to the Issuer, covered by the insurance required by Section 5.04(f) hereof, and all premiums due prior to the applicable Delivery Date in respect of such insurance shall have been paid in full and such insurance as of the applicable Delivery Date is in full force and effect.


All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand, sent prepaid for next-day delivery by Federal Express (or a comparable overnight delivery service) or sent by the United States mail, certified, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, at the addresses and with such copies as designated below. Any notice, request, demand or other communication delivered or sent in the manner aforesaid may be given by the party required to give such notice, etc., or its attorney, and shall be deemed given or made (as the case may be) when actually delivered to or refused by the intended recipient.


It is the intent that all of the amounts deferred and benefits provided under this Plan will be subject to the terms of Section 409A of the Code, and that this Plan shall be effective as of January 1, 2019 with respect to compensation earned on or after such date.


This Agreement embodies the entire agreement between the Bank and Executive with respect to the matters agreed to herein. All prior agreements between the Bank and Executive with respect to the matters agreed to herein are hereby superseded and shall have no force or effect, except that this Agreement shall not affect or operate to reduce any benefit or compensation inuring to Executive of a kind elsewhere provided. No provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted to mean that Executive is subject to receiving fewer benefits than those available to Executive without reference to this Agreement.


The recitals to this Agreement shall be taken into account in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” are deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The captions or headings of the Sections and other subdivisions of this Agreement are inserted only as a matter of convenience or reference and have no effect on the meaning of the provisions of those Sections or subdivisions. If the provisions of this Agreement require judicial interpretation, the parties agree that the judicial body interpreting or construing the Agreement may not apply the assumption that the terms must be more strictly construed against one party by reason of the rule of construction that an instrument is to be construed more strictly against the party that itself or through its agents prepared the instrument.


The parties agree to execute such additional documents and perform such acts as are reasonably necessary to effectuate the intent of this Purchase Agreement.


Seller shall, and shall cause Guarantor to, at all times (i) comply with all contractual obligations, (ii) comply in all respects with all Requirements of Law, (iii) maintain and preserve its legal existence, and (iv) maintain and preserve all of its rights, privileges, licenses and franchises necessary for the operation of its business (including, without limitation, with respect to Seller, all lending licenses held by it and its status as a “qualified transferee” (however denominated) under all documents which govern the Purchased Assets), except, in each case other than clause (iii) above, to the extent that any noncompliance or failure would not be reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.


This Release shall be governed by, and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania without regard to the application of the principles of conflicts of laws.


This Agreement is governed by the laws of the state of Delaware without application of the conflict of law provisions thereof. If any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Plan, or the breach thereof, cannot be settled through negotiation, the parties agree first to try in good faith to settle such dispute by mediation. If the parties fail to settle such dispute within 30 days after the commencement of such mediation, such dispute shall be settled by arbitration conducted in the state of Pennsylvania and judgment on the arbitral award rendered may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.


The Borrower acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder, by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Borrower acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Note will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Borrower of the provisions of this Note, that the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies at law or in equity, and in addition to the penalties assessable herein, to an injunction or injunctions restraining, preventing or cur ing any breach of this Note and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions thereof, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.


The Company has the following authorized capitalization: 110,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 40,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share; all the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and are not subject to any pre-emptive or similar rights;   there are no outstanding rights (including, without limitation, pre-emptive rights), warrants or options to acquire, or instruments convertible into or exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock or other equity interest in the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any contract, commitment, agreement, understanding or arrangement of any kind relating to the issuance of any capital stock of the Company or any such subsidiary, any such convertible or exchangeable securities or any such rights, warrants or options, except as disclosed in the SEC Reports; and all the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each subsidiary owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of any lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, restriction on voting or transfer or any other claim of any third party.


The provisions set forth in Section 17 will come into effect on the later of the Applicable Compliance Date and the date of this Master Confirmation.


This Agreement (together with the Exhibits, Schedules and the documents referenced herein) sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior agreements (including her prior employment agreement dated March 14, 2018), arrangements and understandings, written or oral, relating to the subject matter hereof including any offer letter or term sheets. No representation, promise or inducement has been made by either party that is not embodied in this Agreement, and neither party shall be bound by or liable for any alleged representation, promise or inducement not so set forth.


Schedule 4.14 sets forth the name of, the ownership interest of the applicable Loan Party in, the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of, and the type of each Subsidiary of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties and identifies each Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Loan Party, in each case as of the Closing Date.


THIS AGREEMENT SHALL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF THAT WOULD CALL FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.


Executive agrees not to directly or indirectly disparage or otherwise make any comment or statement that casts an unfavorable light upon the Company or any Affiliate, or any of their directors, officers, employees, representatives or agents. The Company agrees that it will use its best efforts to prevent any disparagement of Executive by any of its personnel and will take responsive action to stop any disparagement of which it learns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this provision shall not preclude Executive or the Company from making truthful statements to any government agency or pursuant to any lawful subpoena.


Unless otherwise agreed to by Company in advance, Consultant shall be solely responsible for procuring and paying for and maintaining any computer equipment, software, paper, tools or supplies necessary or appropriate for the performance of Consult ant's services hereunder. Company, at its discretion, may reimburse reasonable business expenses.


The Company shall continue to pay Executive his base salary through the Termination Date, in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll schedule and procedures for its employees and applicable law.


Unless otherwise specified herein, each term used herein that is defined in the Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Agreement. Each reference to “hereof,” “hereto,” “hereunder,” “herein” and “hereby” and each other similar reference, and each reference to “this Agreement” and each other similar reference, contained in the Agreement shall from and after the date hereof refer to the Agreement as amended hereby. Except as amended hereby, all terms and provisions of the Agreement shall continue unmodified and remain in full force and effect.


For purposes of this Section 2.16, the term “Lender” includes each Issuing Bank and the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.


In the event the Company (or a shareholder, as described below) does not exercise the option to purchase Company Stock, as provided above, the individual shall have the right to sell, encumber, or otherwise dispose of the shares of Company Stock described in subsection (a) at the price and on the terms of the transfer set forth in the written notice to the Company, provided such transfer is effected within 15 days after the expiration of the option period.  If the transfer is not effected within such period, the Company must again be given an option to purchase, as provided above.


On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, agree to purchase, up to an aggregate of $10 million of Shares and Warrants. Each Purchaser’s Subscription Amount as set forth on the signature page hereto executed by such Purchaser shall be wired following Purchaser’s receipt of the Company Deliverables subject to the terms set forth in Section 2.2(a) to the account specified in writing by the Company. The Company reserves the right to accept or reject all or any portion of a Purchaser’s Subscription in its sole discretion. If a Purchaser’s Subscription is rejected in whole or in part, that Purchaser’s Subscription Amount with respect to the rejected portion will be promptly returned to such Purchaser. With respect to each accepted Subscription, the Company shall deliver to each such Purchaser (a) its respective Shares as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a), and the Company and each such Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2 deliverable at the Closing, and (b) its respective Warrants as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a) within three (3) Business Days following the Closing (the “ Warrant Delivery Date ”) by express mail service or other overnight courier. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall occur at the offices of WMD or such other location as the parties shall mutually agree.


Stream Capital Partners, LLC (“Seller’s Broker”) represents the Seller. Seller shall pay Seller’s Broker a fee at Closing pursuant to separate agreement. Purchaser and Seller represent and warrant to each other that, except for the Seller’s Broker and Purchaser’s Broker listed above, there are no brokers connected with the sale of the Property. To the extent Seller or Purchaser have an obligation to pay any broker, Seller and Purchaser will hold each other harmless and indemnify the other party from any liability related to the payment of any commission or fee such party may owe to a broker or the Broker or any other party related to the sale of the Property.


If the Participant resides or is employed outside of the United States, the Participant agrees, as a condition of the grant of the RSUs, to repatriate all payments attributable to the Shares and/or cash acquired under the Plan (including, but not limited to, dividends and any proceeds derived from the sale of Shares acquired pursuant to the RSUs) if required by and in accordance with local foreign exchange rules and regulations in the Participant 's country of residence (and country of employment, if different). In addition, the Participant also agrees to take any and all actions, and consent to any and all actions taken by the Company and its Eligible Subsidiaries, as may be required to allow the Company and its Eligible Subsidiaries to comply with local laws, rules and regulations in the Participant's country of residence (and country of employment, if different). Finally, the Participant agrees to take any and all actions as may be required to comply with the Participant's personal legal and tax obligations under local laws, rules and regulations in the Participant 's country of residence (and country of employment, if different).


Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all Expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will be paid by the party incurring such Expenses, whether or not the Merger is consummated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Sections 8.1(d)(iii), 8.1(e)(ii) or 8.1(e)(iii), or for any of the reasons set forth in Section 8.4, then BVBC will pay to Heartland, within five Business Days of presentation by Heartland of reasonably detailed invoices for the same, all Expenses reasonably incurred by Heartland provided that the amount paid will not exceed $1,000,000, and, if this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.1(d)(ii), then Heartland will pay to BVBC, within five Business Days of presentation by BVBC of reasonably detailed invoices for the same, all Expenses reasonably incurred by BVBC provided that the amount paid will not exceed $1,000,000. As used in this Agreement, “ Expenses ” will consist of all out-of-pocket expenses (including all fees and expenses of counsel, accountants, investment bankers, experts and consultants to a party hereto and its Affiliates) incurred by a party in connection with or related to the authorization, preparation, negotiation, execution and performance of this Agreement, the solicitation of the approval of the Merger by holders of BVBC Common Stock and all other matters related to the consummation of the Merger.


The Employee will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer and shall be responsible for the reasonable duties of a Chief Financial Officer, including but not limited to, the following: leading, managing and directing financial planning, forecasting and budgeting, audit, regulatory filings and compliance, finance operations including billing systems, accounts payable, accounts receivable, SOX compliance and timely close of financial reporting each month. The Employee will serve as a key spokesman for the company to shareholders, investors, customers, business partners, analysts and employees. The position will be responsible for ensuring access to capital, liquidity and funding sources: equity, debt and other mechanisms as appropriate. The Employee will serve as a business partner and strategic advisor to the CEO and to other members of the top leadership team. The CFO position will interface directly with the Board and Audit Committee of the Board. The Employee shall perform services in a managerial capacity subject to the general supervision of the Chief Executive Officer. The Employee hereby agrees to devote his full business time and best efforts to the faithful performance of such duties and to the business and affairs of the Company for the Term. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employee may serve on other boards of directors, with the approval of the Board, or engage in charitable or other community activities as long as such services and activities are disclosed to the Board and do not materially interfere with the Executive's performance of his duties to the Company as provided in this Agreement.


The Purchaser, covenants that neither it, nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any Short Sales, of any of the Company’s securities during the period commencing with the execution of this Agreement and ending on the date that the Preferred Shares are no longer outstanding.


This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to compensation, severance pay, benefits and accelerated vesting and supersedes in all respects all prior agreements between the parties concerning such subject matter, including without limitation any prior offer letter or discussions relating to the Executive’s employment relationship with the Company.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Confidentiality Agreement, and any other agreement or obligation relating to confidentiality, non-solicitation or assignment of inventions shall not be superseded by this Agreement, and, as described in Section 9 above, the Executive acknowledges and agrees that any such agreements and obligations remain in full force and effect.  For purposes of this Agreement, the Company shall include affiliates and subsidiaries thereof.


All payments and benefits payable pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to reduction by all applicable withholding, social security and other federal, state and local taxes and deductions.


This Release shall be binding upon the Company and upon Employee and Employee’s heirs, administrators, representatives, executors, successors and assigns and the Company’s representatives, successors and assigns. In the event of Employee’s death, this Release shall operate in favor of Employee’s estate and all payments, obligations and consideration will continue to be performed in favor of Employee’s estate.


The rights and interests of the Participant under this Grant Letter may not be sold, assigned, encumbered or otherwise transferred except, in the event of the death of the Participant, by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. The rights and protections of the Company hereunder shall extend to any successors or assigns of the Company and to the Company’s parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates.


Neither party may assign this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party and any attempt to do so will be null and void.


The Company agrees to employ Executive and Executive agrees to accept employment with the Company for a term (the “ Term ”) commencing on the date hereof and continuing through the one year anniversary of this Agreement, unless earlier terminated pursuant to Section 6 below. At the end of the initial Term or any renewal Term, the Term shall be automatically renewed for successive one year periods at each otherwise scheduled expiration of the Term, unless either the Company or Executive objects (in their respective sole discretion) to such renewal by providing sixty (60) days’ prior written notice to the other party.