Except as otherwise provided herein (including Section 9.4 ), any and all justiciable controversies, claims or disputes that the Executive may have against the Company and/or the Company may have against the Executive arising out of, relating to, or resulting from the Executive’s employment with the Company, or the separation of the Executive’s employment with the Company, including claims arising out of or related to this Agreement, shall be subject to mandatory arbitration (“ Mandatory Arbitration ”) as set forth herein. The mutual obligations by the Company and the Executive to arbitrate differences provide mutual consideration for this Mandatory Arbitration provision. Prior to commencing arbitration, if any such matter cannot be settled through negotiation, then the parties agree first to try in good faith to settle the dispute by mediation through a mediator selected by the mutual agreement of both parties. If any such matters cannot be resolved by mediation within thirty (30) days of the Company or the Executive requesting mediation (or such longer period as to which the Executive and the Company agree in writing), they shall be finally resolved by final and binding arbitration. The parties shall select a neutral arbitrator and/or arbitration sponsoring organization by mutual agreement. If the parties are not able to mutually agree to an arbitrator and/or arbitration sponsoring organization, the arbitration will be held under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association (“ AAA ”), and except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, shall be in accordance with the then current Employment Arbitration Rules of the AAA, which may be found at www.adr.org or by using an internet search engine to locate. The arbitrator, and not any federal, state or local court or agency, shall have the exclusive authority to resolve any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability or formation of this Mandatory Arbitration provision. Subject to remedies to which a party to the arbitration may be entitled under applicable law, each party shall pay the fees of its own attorneys, the expenses of its witnesses and all other expenses connected with presenting its case. Other costs of the arbitration, including the cost of any record or transcripts of the arbitration, administrative fees, the fee of the arbitrator, and all other fees and costs, shall be borne by the Company. All arbitral awards shall be final and binding, and the arbitration will be conducted in the City of New York, New York, in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq.). A judgement of a court of competent jurisdiction shall be entered upon the award made pursuant to the arbitration.


Both Parties agree that if any portion or provision of this Agreement or the Continuing Obligations shall to any extent be declared illegal or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the remainder of the Agreement and Continuing Obligations, other than those portions or provisions as to which it is so declared illegal or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each portion and provision shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.


This Agreement, and the other Loan Documents, unless otherwise expressly set forth therein, shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the law of the State of New York applicable to agreements made to be performed in New York. If any action or proceeding shall be brought by the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder or under any other Loan Document in order to enforce any right or remedy under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the Borrower hereby consents and will, and the Borrower will cause each Subsidiary to, submit to the jurisdiction of any state or federal court of competent jurisdiction sitting in the county of New York on the date of this Agreement. The Borrower, for itself and on behalf of its Subsidiaries, hereby agrees that, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, service of the summons and complaint and all other process which may be served in any such suit, action or proceeding may be effected by mailing by registered mail a copy of such process to the offices of the Borrower at the address given in Section  11.1 and that personal service of process shall not be required. Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit service of process by any other method permitted by law, or the bringing of any suit, action or proceeding in any other jurisdiction. The Borrower agrees that final judgment in such suit, action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in any other jurisdiction by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Applicable Law.


THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.


There are no material actions, suits, proceedings or investigations pending or, to the Knowledge of Borrower, threatened before any court or administrative agency naming Borrower as a party or regarding the Project.


This Agreement shall be freely assignable by Saia to and shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, Saia, its successors and assigns and/or any other entity which shall succeed to the business presently being conducted by Saia.  This Agreement may not be assigned by Employee.


Borrower is in compliance with all Laws and is not in violation of any Law.


This Award Agreement and the award of Restricted Share Rights evidenced hereby will be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware (without regard to its choice-of-law provisions), except to the extent Federal law would apply.


This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Note or any other agreement, certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby shall be brought only in the state courts of Massachusetts or in the federal courts located in the state of Massachusetts. The parties to this Agreement hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR UNDER ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. In the event that any provision of this Agreement or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.


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 by telecopy or by electronic format (pdf) shall be effective as an original.


Except as specifically provided in the Partner Agreement, no amendment or modification hereof shall be valid unless it shall be in writing and signed by all parties hereto and no such amendment or modification shall be made to the extent it violates Section 409A of the Code.


Except as modified and amended by this Amendment, capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings ascribed to them by the Employment Agreement. The captions in this Amendment are for convenience only and in no way define, bind or describe the scope or intent of this Amendment.


These Terms and Conditions, the Notice, the Plan and the Employment Agreement constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.


Unless otherwise provided, all notices and other communications required or permitted under this Warrant shall be in writing and shall be mailed by United States first-class mail, postage prepaid, sent by facsimile or delivered personally by hand or by a nationally recognized courier addressed to the party to be notified at the address or facsimile number indicated for such person in that certain Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated as of October [●], 2015, by and among the Company, the Holder and the other parties thereto, or at such other address or facsimile number as such party may designate by ten (10) days’ advance written notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices and other written communications shall be effective on the date of mailing, confirmed facsimile transfer or delivery.


The Term of this Agreement shall commence upon execution by both parties and shall last for a period of 24 months. The parties may extend the Term upon mutual written agreement.


If any provision of this Sub-Plan is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason in any jurisdiction or as to any Employee, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect the remaining parts of the Sub-Plan, and the Sub-Plan will be construed and enforced as to such jurisdiction or Employee as if the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had not been included.


Wherever possible, each provision of this Guaranty shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Guaranty shall be prohibited by or invalid under such law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Guaranty.


If Employee fails to comply with Sections 11, 12(a), [or] 12(b), [or 12(c)] in a material respect, the Company may (i) cause any of Employee’s unvested Performance Shares and related Dividend Equivalents to be cancelled and forfeited, (ii) refuse to deliver shares of Stock or cash in exchange for vested Performance Shares or Dividend Equivalents, and/or (iii) pursue any other rights and remedies the Company may have pursuant to this Award Agreement or the Plan at law or in equity including, specifically, injunctive relief.


THIS AGREEMENT IS PERFORMABLE IN THE STATE OF COLORADO AND SHALL IN ALL RESPECTS BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE SUBSTANTIVE FEDERAL LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE LAWS OF COLORADO. SELLER AND PURCHASER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN COLORADO IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AGREE THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN A STATE OR FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN COLORADO. PURCHASER AND SELLER AGREE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 10.9 SHALL SURVIVE THE CLOSING OF THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.


Other than as set forth in the 8-K Filing, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided the Buyer or its agents or counsel with any information that constitutes or could reasonably be expected to constitute material, non-public information concerning the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than the existence of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. The Company understands and confirms that the Buyer will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All disclosure provided to the Buyer regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries, their businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the schedules to this Agreement, furnished by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is true and correct and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. All of the written information furnished after the date hereof by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to Buyer pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, taken as a whole, will be true and correct in all material respects as of the date on which such information is so provided and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Other than as set forth in the 8-K Filing, no event or circumstance has occurred or information exists with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or its or their business, properties, liabilities, prospects, operations (including results thereof) or conditions (financial or otherwise), which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure at or before the date hereof or announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly disclosed. The Company acknowledges and agrees that Buyer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 2.


The Company agrees to indemnify the Director for his activities as a member of the Board as set forth in the Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A.


Each party irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Business Litigation Session of the Superior Court of Suffolk County, Massachusetts (or, if and only if the Business Litigation Session of the Superior Court of Suffolk County, Massachusetts lacks jurisdiction, another Massachusetts state or federal court sitting in Boston, Massachusetts) over any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. Each party irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such action brought in any such court and any claim that any such action has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each of the parties hereto agrees not to commence any action, suit or proceeding relating thereto except in the courts described above in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, other than actions in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any judgment, decree or award rendered by any such court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as described herein. Each of the parties hereto further agrees that notice as provided herein shall constitute sufficient service of process and the parties hereto further waive any argument that such service is insufficient. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, (a) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the courts in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as described herein for any reason, (b) that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (c) that (i) the suit, action or proceeding in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (ii) the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper or (iii) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts.


Section headings in this Amendment are included for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Amendment.


Any unvested Restricted Stock Units shall be forfeited immediately, automatically and without consideration if the Participant’s continuous service with the Company as a Non-Employee Director is interrupted or terminated for any reason.


The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the 2016 Warrants.


This Agreement (including the Exhibits and Schedules hereto) constitutes the full and entire understanding and agreement among the parties with regard to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements or understandings with respect thereto.


After giving effect to the Transactions, the Obligors, taken on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, are Solvent.


Each Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent applicable in the relevant jurisdiction of formation or its jurisdictional equivalent) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) has the corporate or other power and authority, and the legal right, to own and operate its property, to lease the property it operates as lessee and to conduct the business in which it is currently engaged, (c) is duly qualified (or duly registered or its equivalent) to transact business and in good standing (or its jurisdictional equivalent) under the laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification except where the failure to be so qualified could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (d) subject to Section 6.13(b), is in compliance with all Laws except to the extent that its failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.


The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that neither Borrower nor any other Loan Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of Agent and each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this Section, or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of subsection (f) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in subsection (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.


The Restricted Stock is restricted in that it may not be sold, transferred or otherwise alienated or hypothecated until the restrictions enumerated in this Agreement and the Plan are removed or expire as contemplated in Section 4 of this Agreement. The Restricted Stock is also restricted in the sense that it may be forfeited to the Company (the “ Forfeiture Restrictions ”). Except as otherwise provided in Section 4, if the Participant’s service relationship with the Company or any of its subsidiaries is terminated for any reason, then those shares of Restricted Stock for which the restrictions have not lapsed as of the Participant’s Date of Termination (as defined in the Employment Agreement) shall become null and void and those shares of Restricted Stock shall be forfeited to the Company. The Restricted Stock for which the restrictions have lapsed as of the Participant’s Date of Termination shall not be forfeited to the Company. The Participant hereby agrees that if the Restricted Stock is forfeited, the Company shall have the right to deliver the Restricted Stock to the Company’s transfer agent for, at the Company’s election, cancellation or transfer to the Company.


This Agreement may be amended, modified, superseded, cancelled, renewed or extended only by an agreement in writing executed by both parties hereto.


All of the Borrowers’ obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Term Loan Commitments, the Total Revolving Credit Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.


Seller and Purchaser shall each, on a timely basis, execute, acknowledge and deliver all such further conveyances, certificates, notices, assumptions, releases and such other instruments, and shall, on a timely basis, take such further actions, as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to assure fully to Purchaser and its respective successors or assigns, all of the assets, rights, titles, interests, estates, remedies, powers and privileges intended to be conveyed to Purchaser under this Agreement and to otherwise make effective the transactions contemplated hereby.


Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, any Borrower, or the Company on behalf of the applicable Borrower, may request the issuance of Letters of Credit denominated in Agreed Currencies for its own account or for the account of a Restricted Subsidiary, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the relevant Issuing Bank, at any time and from time to time during the Availability Period.  In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any Letter of Credit Agreement, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.  All Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued pursuant hereto, and from and after the Effective Date shall be governed by the terms and conditions hereof.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Issuing Bank shall have any obligation hereunder to issue, and shall not issue, any Letter of Credit the proceeds of which would be made available to any Person (i) to fund any activity or business of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding, is a Sanctioned Country or (ii) in any manner that would result in a violation of any Sanctions by any party to this Agreement or (iii) in any manner that would result in a violation of one or more policies of the Issuing Bank applicable to letters of credit generally.


CapStar and Executive agree that this Agreement contains the complete agreement concerning the employment arrangement, written or oral, between them and that this Agreement supersedes all prior negotiations, practices and/or agreements, including the Prior Agreement. Neither party has made any representations that are not contained herein on which either party has relied in entering into this Agreement.


Any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such provision and such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or such Loan Document or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.


A Participant’s entitlement to Separation Benefits is subject to and conditioned upon the Participant’s timely execution of a release and waiver of claims, in a form acceptable to the Board, running in favor of the Company and its Affiliates. No payments or benefits shall be paid under the Plan unless the Participant executes such release and waiver of claims. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the release and waiver of claims shall not release a Participant’s right to receive indemnification and defense from the Company for any claims arising out of the performance of the Participant’s duties on behalf of the Company and its Affiliates.


This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due and valid authorization, execution and delivery by Seller, this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally and general equitable principles.


All notices hereunder shall be given in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.01 of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.


This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which constitutes an original and all of which together constitute one and the same instrument. A manually executed counterpart of this Agreement delivered by means of e-mail as a Portable Document Format file (“.pdf”) (or in any present or future file format intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document), or by means of facsimile transmission, constitutes the valid and effective execution and delivery of this Agreement for all purposes and has the same force and effect for all purposes as the personal delivery of a manually executed counterpart bearing an original ink signature.


Except to the extent set forth in Articles IV and V of the Employment Agreement, related to certain Restrictive Covenants and Non-Disclosure obligations, which Restrictive Covenants and Nondisclosure obligations the parties acknowledge remain in effect following the execution of this Agreement, this Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties, supersedes all prior oral or written agreements on the subject matter of this Agreement, and cannot be modified except by a writing signed by both parties.


The Company shall reimburse Buyer for its costs and expenses incurred by it or its affiliates in connection with the structuring, documentation, negotiation and closing of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (the “ Transaction Expenses ”), which shall be withheld by Buyer from its Purchase Price at the Closing in an aggregate amount not to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000). The Company shall be responsible for the payment of any transfer agent fees, the Depository Trust Company (the “ DTC ”) fees or broker’s commissions (other than for Persons engaged by Buyer) relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby. Except as otherwise set forth in the Transaction Documents, each party to this Agreement shall bear its own expenses in connection with the sale of the Securities to the Buyer.


This Agreement represents the agreement of the Debtor and the Secured Party with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Secured Party relative to subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein.


The headings contained herein are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.


To the extent Agent is not reimbursed and indemnified by the Loan Parties, each Lender will reimburse and indemnify Agent in proportion to its respective portion of the outstanding Advances and its respective Participation Commitments in the outstanding Letters of Credit and outstanding Swing Loans (or, if no Advances are outstanding, pro rata according to the percentage that its Revolving Commitment Amount constitutes of the total aggregate Revolving Commitment Amounts), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against Agent in performing its duties hereunder, or in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any Other Document; provided that Lenders shall not be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from Agent’s gross (not mere) negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment or order).


In case any provision in this Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in a jurisdiction, such provision shall be modified or deleted, as to the jurisdiction involved, only to the extent necessary to render the same valid, legal and enforceable, and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby nor shall the validity, legality or enforceability of such provision be affected thereby in any other jurisdiction. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties will substitute for any invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision a suitable and equitable provision that carries out, so far as may be valid, legal and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.


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 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.


Effective _____________ (the “Grant Date”), Grantee has been awarded Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) representing ______ shares of Common Stock of The Hershey Company (“Hershey”). Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of Hershey’s Common Stock, $1.00 par value, at a future date and time, subject to the terms of this Notice of Award of Restricted Stock Units (the “Notice of Award”).


This Agreement and all disputes arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be governed by, interpreted under, and construed and enforceable in accordance with, the Laws of Korea.


Each Borrower agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Amendment, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, counsel for the Administrative Agent, in each case to the extent provided in Section 9.03(a) of the Credit Agreement.


This Warrant and any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought. THIS WARRANT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEVADA WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS. ANY ACTION BROUGHT CONCERNING THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS WARRANT SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN THE STATE COURTS OF NEVADA OR IN THE FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE STATE OF NEVADA; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE HOLDER MAY CHOOSE TO WAIVE THIS PROVISION AND BRING AN ACTION OUTSIDE THE STATE OF NEVADA. The individuals executing this Warrant on behalf of the Company agree to submit to the jurisdiction of such courts and waive trial by jury. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. In the event that any provision of this Warrant is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Warrant. The headings in this Warrant are for purposes of reference only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect any of the terms hereof. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof. The Company acknowledges that legal counsel participated in the preparation of this Warrant and, therefore, stipulates that the rule of construction that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be applied in the interpretation of this Warrant to favor any party against the other party.


This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts (including by facsimile signature), each of which will be deemed to be an original, but all of which together will constitute but one and the same instrument.  Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including pdf) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.


The capitalization of the Company is as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g), which Schedule 3.1(g) shall also include the number of shares of Common Stock owned beneficially, and of record, by each executive officer (as defined in Rule 3b-7 of the Exchange Act) and director of the Company as of the date hereof. The Company has not issued any capital stock since its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, other than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options under the Company’s equity based compensation plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant to the Company’s employee stock purchase plans and pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding as of the date of the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g), no Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Securities or as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g), there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock or the capital stock of any Subsidiary, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or capital stock of any Subsidiary. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g), the issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company or any Subsidiary to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchasers) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such securities. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g), there are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary that contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or such Subsidiary. The Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan or agreement. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities. There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders.


THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.


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 curing 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.


This Waiver sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the waiver to the Credit Agreement set forth herein and supersedes all prior understandings and agreements, whether written or oral, between the parties hereto relating to such waiver. No representation, promise, inducement or statement of intention has been made by any party that is not embodied in this Waiver, and no party shall be bound by or liable for any alleged representation, promise, inducement or statement of intention not set forth herein.


This Agreement, together with the Plan, constitutes the entire agreement between the Grantee and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof. Any waiver of any term, condition or breach thereof will not be a waiver of any other term or condition or of the same term or condition for the future, or of any subsequent breach. To the extent a conflict exists between the terms of this Agreement and the provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall govern, except with respect to the Committee’s authority to adjust downward the number of RSUs that vest under this Agreement, as provided under Section 15(h) below.


The Administrative Agent and Lead Arrangers shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Restatement Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced on or prior to the Restatement Effective Date, reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder.


This Indemnity may be enforced by Lender without first resorting to or exhausting any other security or collateral, or without first having recourse to the Note, or to the personal liability of any maker or endorser thereof, or to the assets or estate of Borrower or of any other party liable for the Note, or to any of the property covered by the Mortgage, or any other Loan Document, through foreclosure proceedings or otherwise, or without first having recourse to any of the Loan Documents; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall prevent the Lender from suing on the Note or foreclosing the Mortgage or from exercising any other rights hereunder or under any of the Loan Documents, and if such foreclosure or other remedy is availed of, only the net proceeds therefrom, after deduction of all charges and expenses of every kind and nature whatsoever, shall be applied in reduction of the amount due on the Note, the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents, and the Lender shall not be required to institute or prosecute proceedings to recover any deficiency as a condition of payment hereunder or enforcement hereof. At any sale of the security or collateral for the Loan or any part hereof whether by foreclosure or otherwise, Lender may at its discretion purchase all or any part of such collateral so sold or offered for sale for its own account and may apply against the amount bid therefor the balance due it pursuant to the terms of the Note, the Mortgage or any of the Loan Documents.


The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay and perform its material obligations before the same become delinquent or in default, including tax liabilities, except where (a) (i) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, and (ii) the Borrower or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP, or (b) the failure to pay or perform pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.


Except to the extent provided in an employment agreement which is approved by the Committee or which is executed by an elected officer of the Company, at the level of the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer or above, the Terms and Conditions constitute the entire understanding and agreement between the Company and the Participant with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements or understandings, inducements or conditions, express or implied, written or oral, between the Company and the Participant with respect hereto. The express terms of the Terms and Conditions control and supersede any course of performance or usage of the trade inconsistent with any of the terms hereof.


This Agreement, in addition to any letter agreement concerning bonuses which is fully executed by both parties, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements between the parties with respect to such subject matters, including without limitation, compensation, confidentiality, employment status, and non-disclosure agreements. Any representations, promises, or conditions in connection therewith not in writing and signed by both parties shall not be binding upon either party.


This Award shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, permitted successors and assigns of the parties hereto.


All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than thirty (30) days after receipt of written request therefor.


Except for increases in compensation made as provided in section 3(a), this Agreement shall not be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated except in writing signed by both parties. No action taken by the Company hereunder, including without limitation any waiver, consent or approval, shall be effective unless recommended by the CEO and approved by the Board.


Employee shall be employed by the Company to render services to the Company in the position of Chief Medical Officer and Head of Research & Development of the Company. Employee shall report directly to the President and Chief Executive Officer (the “ CEO ”). Employee shall use his good faith efforts to perform such duties and responsibilities and shall have such authorities as are normally related to such positions in accordance with the standards of the industry and any additional duties of an executive nature the CEO now or hereafter assigns to Employee consistent with his position as the Company’s Chief Medical Officer and Head of R&D. The principal place of Employee’s employment under this Agreement shall be Santa Barbara, California, it being understood that periodically Employee shall also be required to work at the Company’s offices in Orange County, California (collectively, “ Company Offices ”).


This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Signatures delivered by facsimile or PDF shall have the same force and effect as manual signatures delivered in person.


All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Note shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Florida without regard to the principles of conflict of laws thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretation, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Note (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced in the state and federal courts sitting in Duval County, Florida (the “Florida Courts”). Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Florida Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of this Note), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such Florida Courts, or such Florida Courts are improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Note and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law. If any party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Note, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.


If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any law or public policy in any jurisdiction, all other terms and provisions of this Agreement will nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions and the intention of the Parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any of the Parties. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties will negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.


Any notice to be given to the Company or the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be in writing and directed to the Chief Human Resources Officer of the Company at 401 Charmany Drive, Madison, WI 53719.


This Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any claims, controversy, dispute or cause of action (whether in contract or tort or otherwise) based upon, arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except, as to any other Loan Document, as expressly set forth therein) and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Law of the State of Texas (without reference to applicable rules of conflicts of Laws), except to the extent the Laws of any jurisdiction where Collateral is located require application of such Laws with respect to such Collateral.


If your Service terminates for any reason, all unvested RSUs shall be forfeited to the Company forthwith, and all rights you have to such RSUs shall immediately terminate, without payment of any consideration to you. For purposes of this award of RSUs, your Service will be considered terminated as of the date you are no longer providing Service (regardless of the reason for such termination and whether or not later found to be invalid or in breach of labor laws in the jurisdiction where you are employed or the terms of your employment or service agreement, if any) and will not be extended by any notice period mandated under local employment laws ( e.g., Service would not include a period of “garden leave” or similar period). In case of any dispute as to whether your termination of Service has occurred, the Committee shall have sole discretion to determine whether such termination has occurred (including whether you may still be considered to be providing Services while on a leave of absence) and the effective date of such termination.


If any provision, subsection, or sentence of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect the other provisions of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision, subsection, or sentence had not been contained herein.


No representation or warranty or statement by Seller in this Agreement, including in any exhibit or schedule hereto, or any certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement, knowingly contains any untrue statement of a material fact or knowingly omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading. To Seller’s Knowledge, there is no fact relating to the Purchased Assets or the Business that constitutes a Material Adverse Effect on the Business except for facts and information disclosed to Purchaser in writing herein.


Any written notice to the Company required by any of the provisions of the Plan shall be addressed to the chief personnel officer or to the chief executive officer of the Company, and shall become effective when it is received by the office of the chief personnel officer or the chief executive officer.


This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by Holdings, the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by each Lender (or otherwise received evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) that such Lender has executed it, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Holdings, the Borrowers, each Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent and each Lender and their respective permitted successors and assigns.


The Company shall reimburse Buyer for any and all expenses incurred by them in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other agreements to be executed in connection herewith (“Documents”), including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ and consultants’ fees and expenses, transfer agent fees, fees for stock quotation services, fees relating to any amendments or modifications of the Documents or any consents or waivers of provisions in the Documents, fees for the preparation of opinions of counsel, escrow fees, and costs of restructuring the transactions contemplated by the Documents. When possible, the Company must pay these fees directly, including, but not limited to, any and all wire fees, otherwise the Company must make immediate payment for reimbursement to the Buyer for all fees and expenses immediately upon written notice by the Buyer or the submission of an invoice by the Buyer. At Closing, the Company’s initial obligation with respect to this transaction is to reimburse Buyer’s legal expenses shall be $2,750 plus the cost of wire fees.


The Parties agree that irreparable damage, for which monetary damages would not be an adequate remedy, would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached by the Parties. Prior to the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 6, it is accordingly agreed that the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions, or any other appropriate form of specific performance or equitable relief, to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court of competent jurisdiction, in each case in accordance with this Section 11(g), this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled under the terms of this Agreement at law or in equity.


If any term or other provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of Law, or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon a determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.


This Note and all actions arising out of or in connection with this Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of law provisions of the State of Delaware or of any other state. In connection with any dispute which may arise hereunder, the parties hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any court located in Delaware and each party waives any objection to the laying of venue therein.


The Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Buyers or their agents or counsel with any information that constitutes or could reasonably be expected to constitute material, non-public information concerning the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than the existence of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. The Company understands and confirms that each of the Buyers will rely on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All disclosure provided to the Buyers regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries, their businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the schedules to this Agreement, furnished by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is true and correct and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. All of the written information furnished after the date hereof by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to each Buyer pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, taken as a whole, will be true and correct in all material respects as of the date on which such information is so provided and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. No event or circumstance has occurred or information exists with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or its or their business, properties, liabilities, prospects, operations (including results thereof) or conditions (financial or otherwise), which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure at or before the date hereof or announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly disclosed. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Buyer makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 2.


Except with respect to actions in connection with any Bankruptcy Event of Default (as defined in the Note), any Fundamental Transaction (as defined in the Note), any Distribution (as defined in the Note) or any conversion of the Note in accordance with its terms, Holder agrees to forbear from any action that would require the cash payment by the Company of any principal of the Note outstanding as of the date hereof during the Option Period. During the Option Period, Holder hereby waives any restriction under the Note and/or the Securities Purchase Agreement, as applicable, to any Subsequent Placement (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) that, upon consummation thereof, would coincide with the immediate exercise of the Option and the payment in full to Holder of the Purchase Price hereunder.


The provisions of Sections 4, 5, and 6   shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.  The expiration or termination of this Agreement shall not impair any right or obligation of any Party accruing prior to the effective date of such expiration or termination.


The Lenders agree to indemnify each Agent and each Issuing Bank in its capacity as such (to the extent not reimbursed by Holdings or the Borrowers and without limiting the obligation of Holdings or the Borrowers to do so), in the amount of its pro rata share (based on its Total Revolving Facility Exposure and unused Commitments hereunder), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever that may at any time (whether before or after the payment of the Loans) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent or such Issuing Bank in any way relating to or arising out of the Commitments, this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by such Agent or such Issuing Bank under or in connection with any of the foregoing; provided that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements that are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Agent’s or such Issuing Bank’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. The failure of any Lender to reimburse any Agent or any Issuing Bank, as the case may be, promptly upon demand for its ratable share of any amount required to be paid by the Lenders to such Agent or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, as provided herein shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation hereunder to reimburse such Agent or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for its ratable share of such amount, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to reimburse such Agent or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for such other Lender’s ratable share of such amount. The agreements in this Section shall survive the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.


The provisions of this Agreement may be modified at any time by agreement of the Parties. Any such agreement hereafter made shall be ineffective to modify this Agreement in any respect unless in writing and signed by the Parties.


The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under the Agreement, such federal, state and local income, unemployment, social security and similar employment related taxes and similar employment related withholdings as shall be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.


Promptly after any Authorized Officer of any Loan Party has knowledge of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Official Body against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as to which there is a reasonable likelihood of an adverse determination with respect to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.


Borrower acknowledges and agrees that no agreement, arrangement or dealings by or between Borrower or Guarantor with any broker or intermediary creates any right of broker or intermediary to bind Lender, and that Lender shall not be responsible for any undertaking, assurance, information or advice given to Borrower by any broker or intermediary, irrespective of whether such entity is compensated by Lender or by Borrower. Borrower acknowledges that Lender may pay fees to one or more brokers or intermediaries in addition to any fees that are paid by Borrower or Lender at closing. The fees may include a direct, one-time payment, incentive payments based on volume and size of financings, profit-sharing payments, and/or an ongoing interest strip in the Loan. In addition, any such broker or intermediary may be retained by Lender to act as a servicer or sub-servicer for the Loan, in which case such entity will receive fees relating to that activity, and may receive compensation if a buyout of such servicing or sub-servicing may occur.


Each of the Loan Parties and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries has taken all necessary limited liability company, partnership, corporate or other equivalent action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party.  This Agreement is, and the other Loan Documents when executed and delivered will be, the legally valid and binding obligations of the applicable parties thereto (other than Administrative Agent and Lenders), each enforceable against each of such parties, as applicable, in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar state or federal debtor relief laws from time to time in effect which affect the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and general principles of equity.


This Agreement, including all Exhibits and Disclosure Schedules attached hereto and thereto contain the entire agreement of the parties and supersede any and all prior or contemporaneous agreements between the parties, written or oral, with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. Such agreement may not be changed or terminated orally, but may only be changed by an agreement in writing signed by the party or parties against whom enforcement of any waiver, change, modification, extension, discharge or termination is sought.


For any Performance Period, the Committee shall determine which of such executive officers and other individual employees or class of employees shall participate in the Plan.


Each person who is or shall have been a member of the Committee and each delegate of such Committee shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be made a party or in which he or she may be involved in by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by him or her in settlement thereof, with the Company’s approval, or paid by him or her in satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit, or proceeding against him or her, provided that the Company is given an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it personally. Such foregoing right of indemnification shall not apply in circumstances involving such person’s bad faith or willful misconduct. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive and shall be independent of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or By-laws, by contract, as a matter of law, or otherwise.


Subject to any limits on applicability contained therein, paragraphs 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 21 and 22 hereof shall survive and continue in full force in accordance with their terms notwithstanding any termination of the Employment Period.


The Administrative Agent and each Lender agrees to hold any confidential information which it may receive from the Company in connection with this Agreement in confidence (other than information pertaining to this Agreement routinely provided by arrangers to data service providers, including league table providers, that serve the lending industry), except for disclosure (i) to its Affiliates and to the Administrative Agent and any other Lender and their respective Affiliates, and, in each case, their respective employees, directors, and officers, (ii) to legal counsel, accountants, and other professional advisors to the Administrative Agent or such Lender or to a Transferee, (iii) as provided in Section 12.3(e), (iv) to regulatory officials, (v) to any Person as requested pursuant to or as required by law, regulation, or legal process, (vi) to any Person in connection with any legal proceeding to which it is a party, (vii) to its direct or indirect contractual counterparties in swap agreements or to legal counsel, accountants and other professional advisors to such counterparties, (viii) to rating agencies if requested or required by such agencies in connection with a rating relating to the Advances hereunder, (ix) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, and (x) to the extent such information (1) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 9.11 or (2) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, an LC Issuer, a Swing Line Lender or any other Lender on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company. Without limiting Section 9.4, the Company agrees that the terms of this Section 9.11 shall set forth the entire agreement between the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent and each Lender with respect to any confidential information previously or hereafter received by the Administrative Agent or such Lender in connection with this Agreement, and this Section 9.11 shall supersede any and all prior confidentiality agreements entered into by the Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect to such confidential information. Each Loan Party consents to the publication by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of customary advertising material relating to the transactions contemplated hereby using the name, product photographs, logo or trademark of such Loan Party in the form received from the Company. In addition, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry and service providers to the agents and the Lenders in connection with the administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Commitments.


The Plan and this Agreement, together with all its Exhibits, constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, and supersede all prior understandings and agreements, whether oral or written, between the parties hereto with respect to the specific subject matter hereof.


EACH GRANTOR AGREES, JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY, TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY, AND HOLD THE COLLATERAL AGENT, THE AGENT AND EACH OF THEIR RELATED PERSONS (EACH, AN “ INDEMNIFIED PERSON ”) HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, PENALTIES, ACTIONS, JUDGMENTS, SUITS, COSTS, CHARGES, EXPENSES, AND DISBURSEMENTS (INCLUDING REASONABLE AND DOCUMENTED OUT-OF-POCKET ATTORNEY COSTS) OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER WHICH MAY AT ANY TIME (INCLUDING AT ANY TIME FOLLOWING THE TERMINATION, RESIGNATION, OR REPLACEMENT OF THE COLLATERAL AGENT OR THE AGENT) BE IMPOSED ON, INCURRED BY, OR ASSERTED AGAINST ANY SUCH PERSON IN ANY WAY RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE CREDIT AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY DOCUMENT CONTEMPLATED BY OR REFERRED TO HEREIN OR THEREIN, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, OR ANY ACTION TAKEN OR OMITTED BY ANY SUCH PERSON UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF THE FOREGOING, INCLUDING WITH RESPECT TO ANY INVESTIGATION, LITIGATION, OR PROCEEDING (INCLUDING ANY INSOLVENCY PROCEEDING OR APPELLATE PROCEEDING) RELATED TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE CREDIT AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, WHETHER OR NOT ANY INDEMNIFIED PERSON IS A PARTY THERETO INCLUDING ANY SUCH LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, PENALTIES, ACTIONS, JUDGMENTS, SUITS, COSTS, CHARGES, EXPENSES AND REIMBURSEMENTS RESULTING FROM THE NEGLIGENCE OF SUCH INDEMNIFIED PERSON (ALL THE FOREGOING, COLLECTIVELY, THE “ INDEMNIFIED LIABILITIES ”); PROVIDED THAT THE GRANTORS SHALL HAVE NO OBLIGATION HEREUNDER TO ANY INDEMNIFIED PERSON WITH RESPECT TO INDEMNIFIED LIABILITIES TO THE EXTENT SUCH INDEMNIFIED LIABILITIES RESULT PRIMARILY FROM THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF SUCH INDEMNIFIED PERSON OR ITS RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, AS FINALLY DETERMINED BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION.  THE AGREEMENTS IN THIS SECTION 8.17 SHALL SURVIVE PAYMENT OF ALL OTHER OBLIGATIONS AND ANY TERMINATION OR EXPIRATION OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT.


There is no Action which (i) challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents, the Notes or the Conversion Shares or (ii) except as specifically disclosed in the SEC Reports, could, if there were an unfavorable decision, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, since June 1, 2018 (A) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof (in his capacity as such), is the subject of any pending Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty, except as specifically disclosed in the SEC Reports, and (B) Company, there is not pending any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company (in his or her capacity as such). The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act. There are no outstanding comments by the staff of the Commission on any filing by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.


The Bank agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information, except that Information may be disclosed (i) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and other representatives (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (ii) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (iii) to the extent required by Applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (iv) to any other party hereto, (v) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other FAL LC Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other FAL LC Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (vi) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (A) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (B) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower and its obligations, (vii) with the consent of the Borrower or (viii) to the extent such Information (Y) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (Z) becomes available to the Bank or any of its Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information. The terms of this Section 8.9.1 shall terminate 2 years following the Expiration Date.


This Agreement may be modified or amended only upon amendment in writing signed by both parties.  Employee and the Company understand, acknowledge, and agree that Employee and the Bank or CBSI have entered into other agreements which contain either change-in-control terms or restrictive covenants, including without limitation a Supplemental Compensation Agreement (and any amendments or restatements thereto). The parties understand, acknowledge, and agree that the terms of this Agreement are not intended by Employee, the Bank or CBSI, and shall not be interpreted by any party, court or arbitrator, to supercede, modify, amend, change, negate, cancel or render null or void any other change-in-control terms or restrictive covenants between the parties contained in any other agreements, including without limitation, any change-in-control terms or restrictive covenants contained in the Supplemental Compensation Agreement (or any amendments or restatements thereof).


Executive shall be entitled to four (4) weeks of paid vacation during each calendar year and time off for all holidays as designated by the Employer. Unused vacation time will be paid to Executive at calendar year end.


As compensation for all services rendered pursuant to this Agreement, the Company will pay to the Executive an annual Base Salary of Four Hundred NINETY Thousand Dollars ($490,000) payable in equal monthly installments of FORTY THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE DOLLARS AND THIRTY-THREE CENTS ($40,833.33). The Company’s Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) in its sole discretion may increase, but may not reduce, the Executive’s annual base salary.


If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced under any law or as a matter of public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties to this Agreement shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement be consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.


In consideration of the transfer of the Purchased Assets conveyed to the Purchaser pursuant to Section  2.1 on the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall pay in cash to FTH LLC on such date an amount equal to the estimated fair market value of the Purchased Assets on the Closing Date. Such purchase price shall be paid in cash to FTH LLC in an amount agreed to between FTH LLC and the Purchaser, and, to the extent not paid in cash by the Purchaser, shall be paid by a capital contribution by FTH LLC in an undivided interest in such Purchased Assets that increases its equity interest in the Purchaser in an amount equal to the excess of the estimated fair market value of the Purchased Assets over the amount of cash paid by the Purchaser to FTH LLC.


No Credit Party shall directly or indirectly enter into any arrangement with any Person providing for any Credit Party to lease or rent property that such Credit Party has sold or will sell or otherwise transfer to such Person.


In consideration of the Lender making available the Construction Loans as set forth in this Agreement, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Lender a facility fee (the “ Fee ”) in an amount equal to one and one quarter percent (1.25%) of the amount of the Commitment. Such Fee shall be paid on the Closing Date (for the avoidance of doubt, regardless of whether the initial Construction Loan occurs on the Closing Date). Such Fee shall be fully earned and due and payable on the Closing Date.


Each Party shall keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries (in conformity with the principles set forth in Section 7.3) shall be made for the purpose of determining the amounts payable or owed pursuant to this Agreement. Each Party shall permit auditors, as provided in Section 7.2, to visit and inspect, during regular business hours and under the guidance of its employees, the books of record and account of such Party to the extent relating to this Agreement and discuss its affairs, finances and accounts to the extent relating to this Agreement.


On the date hereof, that certain Amended and Restated Guaranty (Term Loan) previously entered into by the Guarantor in favor of the Administrative Agent (as amended through the date hereof, the “ Original Guaranty ”) shall be modified, amended and restated by this Guaranty. All indemnification obligations of Pledgor pursuant to the Original Guaranty shall survive the amendment and restatement of the Original Guaranty pursuant to this Guaranty.


The Board may amend, suspend, or terminate the Plan, or any part thereof, at any time and for any reason. The amendment, suspension, or termination of the Plan shall not, without the consent of the Participant, alter or impair any rights or obligations under any Award theretofore granted to such Participant. No Award may be granted during any period of suspension or after termination of the Plan.


Subject to any limits on applicability contained therein, paragraphs 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 21 and 22 hereof shall survive and continue in full force in accordance with their terms notwithstanding any termination of the Employment Period.


All terms used herein, unless otherwise specified, shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Lease.


By its signature, each Person executing this Agreement on behalf of a party hereto represents and warrants to the other parties hereto that it is duly authorized to execute this Agreement. The First Lien Collateral Agent represents and warrants that this Agreement is binding upon the Credit Agreement Secured Parties. The Initial Additional Agent represents and warrants that this Agreement is binding upon the Initial Additional First Lien Secured Parties.


All Borrowers and Guarantor are and will remain solvent after giving effect to all borrowings and guaranties contemplated in the Loan Documents.


The headings to Articles, Sections and Exhibits of this Agreement are for ease of reference only and in no way define, describe, extend or limit the scope of intent of this Agreement or the intent of any provision contained herein. Similarly, the references to “Service Provider”, “Operator” and “Supplier” in this Agreement are shorthand used for convenience only.


This Agreement may be terminated by Purchaser, as to Purchaser’s obligations hereunder only by written notice to the other parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before May 15, 2019; provided, however, that no such termination will affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by any other party (or parties).


In view of the irreparable harm and damage which would occur to the Company and its Affiliates as a result of a breach or a threatened breach by Associate of the obligations set forth in Sections 10(a)-(d) of this Agreement, and in view of the lack of an adequate remedy at law to protect the Company and its Affiliates, the Company or its applicable Affiliates shall have the right to receive, and Associate hereby consents to the issuance of, temporary and permanent injunctions enjoining Associate from any violation of Sections 10(a)-(d) hereof.  Associate acknowledges that both temporary and permanent injunctions are appropriate remedies for such a breach or threatened breach.  The foregoing remedies shall be in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other rights or remedies to which the Company and its Affiliates are or may be entitled hereunder or at law or in equity, including, without limitation, the right to right to receive damages.


Except as provided herein, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, relating to the subject matter of this Agreement. The parties agree that the Consultant’s employment relationship with the Company be and hereby is terminated effective on the date hereof.


Each party’s obligations under this Section  2.14 shall survive any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Facility and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.


This Agreement and any documents and agreements executed in connection with the Exchange embody the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous oral or written agreements, representations, warranties, contracts, correspondence, conversations, memoranda and understandings between or among the parties or any of their agents, representatives or affiliates relative to such subject matter, including, without limitation, any term sheets, emails or draft documents.


Each Loan Party (i) is a corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business as now conducted and as presently contemplated, and to execute and deliver this Amendment, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Financing Agreement, as amended hereby, and (iii) is duly qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned or leased by it or in which the transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary except (solely for the purposes of this subclause (iii)) where the failure to be so qualified and be in good standing could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.


Executive represents and warrants that Executive has not assigned or in any other manner convey any right or claim that Executive has or may have to any third party, and Executive shall not assign or convey to any assignee for any reason any right or claim covered by this Agreement, this Agreement, or the consideration, monetary or other, to be received by Executive hereunder. Sonic may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any third party at its discretion.


All notices required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in conformance with Section 9.02 of the Credit Agreement; provided that notices and communications to the Grantors shall be directed to the Grantors, at the address of the Borrowers set forth in the Credit Agreement.


The Company will indemnify and hold harmless the Committee, any Director or any employee charged with duties associated with the Plan against any cost or expense (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees) or liability (including, without limitation, any sum paid with the approval of the Company in settlement of a claim) arising out of any act or omission to act, except in the case of willful gross misconduct or gross negligence.


This Amendment and the Loan Documents represent the entire agreement about this subject matter and supersede prior negotiations or agreements with respect to such subject matter. All prior agreements, understandings, representations, warranties, and negotiations between the parties about the subject matter of this Amendment and the Loan Documents merge into this Amendment and the Loan Documents.  For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Amendment, Borrower (a) reaffirms its obligations under the Exit Fee Agreement, including  without limitation its obligation to pay the Exit Fee (as defined in the Exit Fee Agreement) if and when due thereunder, and agrees that the defined term “Loan Agreement” as defined in the Exit Fee Agreement shall on and after the Amendment Effective Date mean the Loan and Security Agreement as amended by this Amendment and as may be amended, restated or modified from time to time on or after the Amendment Effective Date.


Subject to the limitations contained herein and Section 2.1(b), the Option will vest and become exercisable according to the following Vesting Schedule (the “ Vesting Schedule ”): the total number of Shares subject to the Option shall vest in [ twenty-five percent (25%) ] increments (rounded down to the next whole number of Shares) on each of the [ first, second, third and fourth ] anniversaries of the Grant Date.


A waiver by one party to this Agreement of any breach of this Agreement by the other party to this Agreement shall not be effective unless in writing, and no waiver shall operate or be construed as a waiver of the same or another breach on a subsequent occasion.


Participation in the Plan shall be limited to executives who (i) meet such eligibility criteria as the Committee shall establish from time to time, and (ii) elect to participate in this Plan by submitting a Participation Agreement via the third party administrator’s website during the defined Open Enrollment period. A Participation Agreement must be submitted prior to the December 31st immediately preceding the Plan Year for which it is effective. The Committee shall have the discretion to establish special deadlines regarding the submission of Participation Agreements for Participants if it determines that such deadlines conform to the requirements of Code Section 409A.


The provisions of this Section 25 shall survive the Close of Escrow or the termination of this Restated Agreement for any reason for a period of two (2) years.


In case any one or more of the provisions of this Warrant shall be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Warrant shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and the Company and the Holder will attempt in good faith to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision which shall be a commercially reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Warrant.


The Company and its Subsidiaries shall have the right to deduct from all amounts paid to the Participant in cash (whether under the Plan or otherwise) any amount of taxes required by law to be withheld in respect of the Restricted Shares under the Plan as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy tax withholding required under the laws of any country, state, city or other jurisdiction, including but not limited to income taxes, capital gains taxes, transfer taxes, and social security contributions that are required by law to be withheld. The Company may require the recipient of the Shares to remit to the Company an amount in cash sufficient to satisfy the amount of taxes required to be withheld as a condition to the issuance of shares deliverable to the Participant upon vesting of the Restricted Shares. The Committee may, in its discretion, require the Participant, or permit the Participant to elect, subject to such conditions as the Committee shall impose, to meet such obligations by having the Company sell the least number of whole Shares having a Fair Market Value sufficient to satisfy all or part of the amount required to be withheld. The Company may defer delivery of the Shares until such requirements are satisfied.


The validity, construction, interpretation and effect of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflict of laws provisions thereof, and applicable federal law.


This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original.


All representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and any other Loan Document will survive the execution of this Agreement and are material and have been or will be relied on by the Lender, and no investigation made by the Lender, any Loan Party or any other Person on the behalf of any of them affects the representations and warranties or the right of the Lender to rely on them. No implied representations or warranties are created or arise as a result of this Agreement. For purposes of this section, all statements in any certificate or other writing required by this Agreement or any other Loan Document to be delivered to the Lender by or on behalf of any Loan Party are deemed to be representations and warranties contained in this Agreement.


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).


After giving effect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Company has capital sufficient to carry on its business and transactions and is solvent and able to pay its debts as they mature. No transfer of property is being made and no Indebtedness is being incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud either present or future creditors of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.


The Company shall be entitled to withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement any federal, state, local or foreign withholding or other taxes or charges which the Company is required to withhold. The Company shall be entitled to rely on an opinion of counsel if any questions as to the amount or requirement of withholding arise.


Every notice or other communication relating to this Agreement shall be in writing, and shall be mailed to or delivered to the party for whom it is intended at such address as may from time to time be designated in a notice mailed or delivered to the other party as provided herein; provided that, unless and until some other address be so designated, all notices or communications by the Participant to the Company shall be mailed or delivered to the Company at its Tulsa, Oklahoma, office and all notices or communications by the Company to the Participant may be given to the Participant personally or mailed to the Participant’s home address as reflected on the books of the Company.


The Original Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety by the terms of this Agreement.


Prior to or substantially concurrently with the funding of the Term Loan hereunder, Administrative Agent shall have received (i) payment of all fees required to be paid by Borrower or OpCo on the Closing Date pursuant to the Commitment Letter or Fee Letter and (ii) reimbursement for all costs and expenses required to be paid to Luxor Capital and/or its Affiliates by Borrower or OpCo pursuant to the Commitment Letter, in each case, for which invoices have been presented at least two Business Days prior to the Closing Date (including the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of Luxor Capital’s and its Affiliates’ due diligence investigation and any fees and expenses of legal counsel), which amounts may be offset against the proceeds of the Term Loan.


All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a Business Day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first Business Day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a Business Day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second Business Day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall be: (i) if to the Company, to: Creative Medical Technology Holdings, Inc., 3008 West Lupine Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85029, Attn: Timothy Warbington, Chief Executive Officer, email: timwarbington@yahoo.com, with a copy by email or fax only to (which shall not constitute notice): Zev Bomrind, Esq., email: zbomrind@foxrothschild.com, Fax: (212) 692–0940 and (ii) if to the Investor, to: the addresses and fax numbers indicated on the signature page hereto, with an additional copy by fax only to (which shall not constitute notice): Grushko & Mittman, P.C., 515 Rockaway Avenue, Valley Stream, New York 11581, Attn: Eliezer Drew, Esq., facsimile: (212) 697-3575.


Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holder hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, by email attachment, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company, at the address set forth above, or such other facsimile number, email address, or address as the Company may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holder delivered in accordance with this Section 9(a).  Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, by email attachment, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the facsimile number, email address or address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company, or if no such facsimile number or email attachment or address appears on the books of the Company, at the principal place of business of such Holder, as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.  Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or email attachment to the email address set forth on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Business Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or email attachment to the email address set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Business Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day, (iii) the second Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.


The intent of the Parties is that payments and benefits under this Agreement comply with, or be exempt from, Code Section 409A and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance therewith. In no event whatsoever shall the Company be liable for any additional tax, interest or penalty that may be imposed on Executive by Code Section 409A or any damages for failing to comply with Code Section 409A.