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EXHIBIT 10.6




SECURITY AGREEMENT: SECURITIES ACCOUNT




     1. GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST. For valuable consideration, the undersigned DOT HILL SYSTEMS
CORP., or any of them (“Debtor”), hereby grants and transfers to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION (“Bank”) a security interest in (a) Debtor’s account no. 10671901 (whether held in
Debtor’s name or as a Bank collateral account for the benefit of Debtor), and all replacements or
substitutions therefor, including any account resulting from a renumbering or other administrative
re-identification thereof (collectively, the “Securities Account”) maintained with Wells Capital
Management Incorporated (“Intermediary”), (b) all financial assets credited to the Securities
Account, (c) all security entitlements with respect to the financial assets credited to the
Securities Account, and (d) any and all other investment property or assets maintained or recorded
in the Securities Account (with all the foregoing defined as “Collateral”), together with whatever
is receivable or received when any of the Collateral or proceeds thereof are sold, collected,
exchanged or otherwise disposed of, whether such disposition is voluntary or involuntary, including
without limitation, (i) all rights to payment, including returned premiums, with respect to any
insurance relating to any of the foregoing, (ii) all rights to payment with respect to any claim or
cause of action affecting or relating to any of the foregoing, and (iii) all stock rights, rights
to subscribe, stock splits, liquidating dividends, cash dividends, dividends paid in stock, new
securities or other property of any kind which Debtor is or may hereafter be entitled to receive on
account of any securities pledged hereunder, including without limitation, stock received by Debtor
due to stock splits or dividends paid in stock or sums paid upon or in respect of any securities
pledged hereunder upon the liquidation or dissolution of the issuer thereof (hereinafter called
“Proceeds”). Except as otherwise expressly permitted herein or in the Addendum to Security
Agreement: Securities Account attached hereto (the “Addendum”), in the event Debtor receives any
such Proceeds, Debtor will hold the same in trust on behalf of and for the benefit of Bank and will
immediately deliver all such Proceeds to Bank in the exact form received, with the endorsement of
Debtor if necessary and/or appropriate undated stock powers duly executed in blank, to be held by
Bank as part of the Collateral, subject to all terms hereof. As used herein, the terms “security
entitlement,” “financial asset” and “investment property” shall have the respective meanings set
forth in the California Uniform Commercial Code.



     2. OBLIGATIONS SECURED. The obligations secured hereby are the payment and performance of:
(a) all present and future indebtedness of Debtor to Bank arising under or in connection with that
certain Credit Agreement between Debtor and Bank of even date herewith (as amended or replaced from
time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) and all of the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Credit
Agreement); and (b) all obligations of Debtor and rights of Bank under this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents (collectively, the “Indebtedness”). The word “indebtedness” is used herein in its
most comprehensive sense and includes any and all advances, debts, obligations and liabilities of
Debtor, or any of them, heretofore, now or hereafter made, incurred or created, whether voluntary
or involuntary and however arising, whether due or not due, absolute or contingent, liquidated or
unliquidated, determined or undetermined, and whether Debtor may be liable individually or jointly
with others, or whether recovery upon such indebtedness may be or hereafter becomes unenforceable.



     3. TERMINATION. This Agreement will terminate upon the performance of all obligations of
Debtor to Bank, including without limitation, the payment of all Indebtedness of



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Debtor to Bank, and the termination of all commitments of Bank to extend credit to Debtor,
existing at the time Bank receives written notice from Debtor of the termination of this Agreement.




     4. OBLIGATIONS OF BANK. Bank shall have no duty to take any steps necessary to preserve the
rights of Debtor against prior parties, or to initiate any action to protect against the
possibility of a decline in the market value of the Collateral or Proceeds. Bank shall not be
obligated to take any action with respect to the Collateral or Proceeds requested by Debtor unless
such request is made in writing and Bank determines, in its sole discretion, that the requested
action would not unreasonably jeopardize the value of the Collateral and Proceeds as security for
the Indebtedness.



     5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Debtor represents and warrants to Bank that: (a) Debtor’s
legal name is exactly as set forth on the first page of this Agreement, and all of Debtor’s
organizational documents or agreements delivered to Bank are complete and accurate in every
material respect; (b) Debtor is the owner of the Collateral and Proceeds; (c) Debtor has the
exclusive right to grant a security interest in the Collateral and Proceeds; (d) all Collateral and
Proceeds are genuine, free from liens, adverse claims, setoffs, default, prepayment, defenses and
conditions precedent of any kind or character, except the lien created hereby or as otherwise
agreed to by Bank, or heretofore disclosed by Debtor to Bank, in writing, or any lien in favor of
the Intermediary as described in the Securities Account Control Agreement among Bank, Debtor and
Intermediary of even date herewith (the “Control Agreement”); (e) all statements contained herein
and, where applicable, in the Collateral, are true and complete in all material respects; (f) no
financing statement or control agreement covering any of the Collateral or Proceeds, and naming any
secured party other than Bank, exists or is on file in any public office or remains in effect; (g)
no person or entity, other than Debtor, Bank and Intermediary, has any interest in or control over
the Collateral; and (h) specifically with respect to Collateral and Proceeds consisting of
investment securities, instruments, chattel paper, documents, contracts, insurance policies or any
like property, (i) all persons appearing to be obligated thereon have authority and capacity to
contract and are bound as they appear to be, and (ii) the same comply with applicable laws
concerning form, content and manner of preparation and execution.



     6. COVENANTS OF DEBTOR.



     (a) Debtor agrees in general: (i) to pay Indebtedness secured hereby when due; (ii) to
indemnify Bank against all losses, claims, demands, liabilities and expenses of every kind caused
by property subject hereto except to the extent such losses, claims, demands, liabilities and
expenses are caused directly by Bank’s willful misconduct or gross negligence; (iii) to pay all
costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by Bank in the perfection and
preservation of the Collateral or Bank’s interest therein and/or the realization, enforcement and
exercise of Bank’s rights, powers and remedies hereunder; (iv) to permit Bank to exercise its
powers; (v) to execute and deliver such documents as Bank deems necessary to create, perfect and
continue the security interests contemplated hereby; (vi) not to change its name, and as
applicable, its chief executive office, its principal residence or the jurisdiction in which it is
organized and/or registered without giving Bank prior written notice thereof; (vii) not to change
the places where Debtor keeps any Collateral or Debtor’s records concerning the Collateral and
Proceeds without giving Bank prior written notice of the address to which Debtor is moving same;
and (viii) to cooperate with Bank in perfecting all security interests granted herein and in
obtaining such agreements from third parties as Bank deems necessary, proper or convenient in
connection with the preservation, perfection or enforcement of any of its rights hereunder.



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     (b) Debtor agrees with regard to the Collateral and Proceeds, unless Bank agrees otherwise in
writing: (i) that Bank is authorized to file financing statements in the name of Debtor to perfect
Bank’s security interest in Collateral and Proceeds; (ii) not to permit any security interest in or
lien on the Collateral or Proceeds, except in favor of Bank and except liens in favor of
Intermediary to the extent expressly permitted in the Control Agreement; (iii) not to hypothecate
or permit the transfer by operation of law of any of the Collateral or Proceeds or any interest
therein; (iv) to keep, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, complete and
accurate records regarding all Collateral and Proceeds, and to permit Bank to inspect the same and
make copies thereof at any reasonable time (v) if requested by Bank, and except as provided in the
Addendum, to receive and use reasonable diligence to collect Proceeds, in trust and as the property
of Bank, and to immediately endorse as appropriate and deliver such Proceeds to Bank daily in the
exact form in which they are received together with a collection report in form satisfactory to
Bank; (vi) in the event Bank elects to receive payments of Proceeds hereunder, to pay all expenses
incurred by Bank in connection therewith, including expenses of accounting, correspondence,
collection efforts, filing, recording, record keeping and expenses incidental thereto; and (vii) to
provide any service and do any other acts which may be necessary to keep all Collateral and
Proceeds free and clear of all defenses, rights of offset and counterclaims. If the Collateral or
Proceeds consists of securities and so long as no Event of Default exists, Debtor shall be entitled
to vote said securities and to give consents, waivers and ratifications with respect thereto,
provided that no vote shall be cast or consent, waiver or ratification given or action taken which
would impair Bank’s interests in the Collateral and Proceeds or be inconsistent with or violate any
provisions of this Agreement. Debtor further agrees that any party now or at any time hereafter
authorized by Debtor to advise or otherwise act with respect to the Securities Account shall be
subject to all terms and conditions contained herein and in any control, custodial or other similar
agreement at any time in effect among Bank, Debtor and Intermediary relating to the Collateral.



     7. POWERS OF BANK. Debtor appoints Bank its true attorney in fact to perform any of the
following powers, which are coupled with an interest, are irrevocable until termination of this
Agreement and may be exercised from time to time by Bank’s officers and employees, or any of them,
whether or not Debtor is in default with respect to powers relating to the preservation and
perfection of the Collateral and Bank’s rights hereunder, but only if an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing with respect to all other powers: (a) to perform any obligation of
Debtor hereunder in Debtor’s name or otherwise; (b) to notify any person obligated on any security,
instrument or other document subject to this Agreement of Bank’s rights hereunder; (c) to collect
by legal proceedings or otherwise all dividends, interest, principal or other sums now or hereafter
payable upon or on account of the Collateral or Proceeds; (d) to enter into any extension,
modification, reorganization, deposit, merger or consolidation agreement, or any other agreement
relating to or affecting the Collateral or Proceeds, and in connection therewith to deposit or
surrender control of the Collateral and Proceeds, to accept other property in exchange for the
Collateral and Proceeds, and to do and perform such acts and things as Bank may deem proper, with
any money or property received in exchange for the Collateral or Proceeds, at Bank’s option, to be
applied to the Indebtedness or held by Bank under this Agreement; (e) to make any compromise or
settlement Bank deems desirable or proper in respect of the Collateral and Proceeds; (f) to insure,
process and preserve the Collateral and Proceeds; (g) to exercise all rights, powers and remedies
which Debtor would have, but for this Agreement, with respect to all Collateral and Proceeds
subject hereto; and (h) to do all acts and things and execute all documents in the name of Debtor
or otherwise, deemed by Bank as necessary, proper and convenient in connection with the
preservation, perfection or enforcement of its rights hereunder. To effect the purposes of this
Agreement or otherwise upon instructions of Debtor, or any of them, or if an Event of Default has
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is continuing, Bank may cause any Collateral and/or Proceeds to be transferred to Bank’s name
or the name of Bank’s nominee. If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any or all
Collateral and/or Proceeds consisting of securities may be registered, without notice, in the name
of Bank or its nominee, and thereafter Bank or its nominee may exercise, without notice, all voting
and corporate rights at any meeting of the shareholders of the issuer thereof, any and all rights
of conversion, exchange or subscription, or any other rights, privileges or options pertaining to
such Collateral and/or Proceeds, all as if it were the absolute owner thereof. The foregoing shall
include, without limitation, the right of Bank or its nominee to exchange, at its discretion, any
and all Collateral and/or Proceeds upon the merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization
or other readjustment of the issuer thereof, or upon the exercise by the issuer thereof or Bank of
any right, privilege or option pertaining to any shares of the Collateral and/or Proceeds, and in
connection therewith, the right to deposit and deliver any and all of the Collateral and/or
Proceeds with any committee, depository, transfer agent, registrar or other designated agency upon
such terms and conditions as Bank may determine. All of the foregoing rights, privileges or
options may be exercised without liability on the part of Bank or its nominee except to account for
property actually received by Bank. Bank shall have no duty to exercise any of the foregoing, or
any other rights, privileges or options with respect to the Collateral or Proceeds and shall not be
responsible for any failure to do so or delay in so doing.




     8. PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS, TAXES, CHARGES, LIENS AND ASSESSMENTS. Debtor agrees to pay, prior
to delinquency, all insurance premiums, taxes, charges, liens and assessments against the
Collateral and Proceeds, and upon the failure of Debtor to do so, Bank at its option may pay any of
them and shall be the sole judge of the legality or validity thereof and the amount necessary to
discharge the same. Any such payments made by Bank shall be obligations of Debtor to Bank, due and
payable immediately upon demand, together with interest at a rate determined in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement, and shall be secured by the Collateral and Proceeds, subject to all
terms and conditions of this Agreement.



     9. EVENTS OF DEFAULT. The occurrence of any “Event of Default” under the Credit Agreement
shall constitute an “Event of Default” under this Agreement.



     10. REMEDIES. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, Bank
shall have the right to declare immediately due and payable all or any Indebtedness secured hereby
and to terminate any commitments to make loans or otherwise extend credit to Debtor. Bank shall
have all other rights, powers, privileges and remedies granted to a secured party upon default
under the California Uniform Commercial Code or otherwise provided by law, including without
limitation, the right (a) to contact all persons obligated to Debtor on any Collateral or Proceeds
and to instruct such persons to deliver all Collateral and/or Proceeds directly to Bank, and (b) to
sell, lease, license or otherwise dispose of any or all Collateral. All rights, powers, privileges
and remedies of Bank shall be cumulative. No delay, failure or discontinuance of Bank in
exercising any right, power, privilege or remedy hereunder shall affect or operate as a waiver of
such right, power, privilege or remedy; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right,
power, privilege or remedy preclude, waive or otherwise affect any other or further exercise
thereof or the exercise of any other right, power, privilege or remedy. Any waiver, permit,
consent or approval of any kind by Bank of any default hereunder, or any such waiver of any
provisions or conditions hereof, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent set
forth in writing. It is agreed that public or private sales or other dispositions, for cash or on
credit, to a wholesaler or retailer or investor, or user of property of the types subject to this
Agreement, or public auctions, are all commercially reasonable since differences in the prices
generally realized in the different kinds of dispositions are ordinarily offset by the differences
in the costs and credit risks of such dispositions. While an Event of Default exists: (a) Debtor
will not dispose of any Collateral or Proceeds except on



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terms approved by Bank; (b) Bank may appropriate the Collateral and apply all Proceeds toward
repayment of the Indebtedness in such order of application as Bank may from time to time elect; (c)
Bank may take any action with respect to the Collateral contemplated by any control, custodial or
other similar agreement then in effect among Bank, Debtor and Intermediary; and (d) at Bank’s
request, Debtor will assemble and deliver all books and records pertaining to the Collateral or
Proceeds to Bank at a reasonably convenient place designated by Bank. For any Collateral or
Proceeds consisting of securities, Bank shall have no obligation to delay a disposition of any
portion thereof for the period of time necessary to permit the issuer thereof to register such
securities for public sale under any applicable state or Federal law, even if the issuer thereof
would agree to do so. Debtor further agrees that Bank shall have no obligation to process or
prepare any Collateral for sale or other disposition.




     11. DISPOSITION OF COLLATERAL AND PROCEEDS; TRANSFER OF INDEBTEDNESS. In disposing of
Collateral hereunder, Bank may disclaim all warranties of title, possession, quiet enjoyment and
the like. Any proceeds of any disposition of any Collateral or Proceeds, or any part thereof, may
be applied by Bank to the payment of expenses incurred by Bank in connection with the foregoing,
including reasonable attorneys’ fees, and the balance of such proceeds may be applied by Bank
toward the payment of the Indebtedness in such order of application as Bank may from time to time
elect. Upon the transfer of all or any part of the Indebtedness, Bank may transfer all or any part
of the Collateral or Proceeds and shall be fully discharged thereafter from all liability and
responsibility with respect to any of the foregoing so transferred, and the transferee shall be
vested with all rights and powers of Bank hereunder with respect to any of the foregoing so
transferred; but with respect to any Collateral or Proceeds not so transferred, Bank shall retain
all rights, powers, privileges and remedies herein given.



     12. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. Until all Indebtedness shall have been paid in full and all
commitments by Bank to extend credit to Debtor have been terminated, the power of sale or other
disposition and all other rights, powers, privileges and remedies granted to Bank hereunder shall
continue to exist and may be exercised by Bank at any time and from time to time irrespective of
the fact that the Indebtedness or any part thereof may have become barred by any statute of
limitations, or that the personal liability of Debtor may have ceased, unless such liability shall
have ceased due to the payment in full of all indebtedness secured hereunder.



     13. MISCELLANEOUS. When there is more than one Debtor named herein: (a) the word “Debtor
shall mean all or any one or more of them as the context requires; (b) the obligations of each
Debtor hereunder are joint and several; and (c) until all Indebtedness shall have been paid in
full, no Debtor shall have any right of subrogation or contribution, and each Debtor hereby waives
any benefit of or right to participate in any of the Collateral or Proceeds or any other security
now or hereafter held by Bank. Debtor hereby waives any right to require Bank to (i) proceed
against Debtor or any other person, (ii) proceed against or exhaust any security from Debtor or any
other person, (iii) perform any obligation of Debtor with respect to any Collateral or Proceeds,
and (d) make any presentment or demand, or give any notice of nonpayment or nonperformance,
protest, notice of protest or notice of dishonor hereunder or in connection with any Collateral or
Proceeds. Debtor further waives any right to direct the application of payments or security for
any Indebtedness of Debtor or indebtedness of customers of Debtor.



     14. NOTICES. All notices, requests and demands required under this Agreement must be in
writing, addressed to Bank at the address specified in any other loan documents entered into
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(or principal residence, if applicable) specified below or to such other address as any party
may designate by written notice to each other party, and shall be deemed to have been given or made
as follows: (a) if personally delivered, upon delivery; (b) if sent by mail, upon the earlier of
the date of receipt or three (3) days after deposit in the U.S. mail, first class and postage
prepaid; and (c) if sent by telecopy, upon receipt.




     15. COSTS, EXPENSES AND ATTORNEYS’ FEES. Debtor shall pay to Bank immediately upon demand the
full amount of all payments, advances, charges, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’
fees (to include outside counsel fees and all allocated costs of Bank’s in-house counsel), expended
or incurred by Bank in exercising any right, power, privilege or remedy conferred by this Agreement
or in the enforcement thereof, whether incurred at the trial or appellate level, in an arbitration
proceeding or otherwise, and including any of the foregoing incurred in connection with any
bankruptcy proceeding (including without limitation, any adversary proceeding, contested matter or
motion brought by Bank or any other person) relating to Debtor or in any way affecting any of the
Collateral or Bank’s ability to exercise any of its rights or remedies with respect thereto. All
of the foregoing shall be paid by Debtor with interest from the date of demand until paid in full
at a rate per annum equal to the greater of ten percent (10%) or the Prime Rate in effect from time
to time.



     16. SUCCESSORS; ASSIGNS; AMENDMENT. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns of
the parties, and may be amended or modified only in writing signed by Bank and Debtor.



     17. OBLIGATIONS OF MARRIED PERSONS. Any married person who signs this Agreement as Debtor
hereby expressly agrees that recourse may be had against his or her separate property for all his
or her Indebtedness to Bank secured by the Collateral and Proceeds under this Agreement.



     18. SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be
prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the
extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or
any remaining provisions of this Agreement.



     19. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of California.



     20. ADDENDUM. Additional terms and conditions relating to the Securities Account are set
forth in the Addendum attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.



     Debtor warrants that Debtor is an organization registered under the laws of the State of
Delaware.



     Debtor warrants that its chief executive office (or principal residence, if applicable) is
located at the following address: 2200 Faraday, Ste. 100, Carlsbad, California 92008.



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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed as of July 1, 2006.



	 	 	 	 	 
	DOT HILL SYSTEMS CORP.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Dana Kammersgard
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Dana Kammersgard	 	 
	 

	 	Chief Executive Officer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Shad Burke	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Shad Burke	 	 
	 

	 	Chief Financial Officer	 	 







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ADDENDUM TO SECURITY AGREEMENT: SECURITIES ACCOUNT




     THIS ADDENDUM is attached to and made a part of that certain Security Agreement: Securities
Account executed by DOT HILL SYSTEMS CORP. (“Debtor”) in favor of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION (“Bank”), dated as of July 1, 2006 (the “Agreement”).



     The following provisions are hereby incorporated into the Agreement:



     1. Securities Account Activity. So long as no Event of Default exists, Debtor, or any
party authorized by Debtor to act with respect to the Securities Account, may (a) receive payments
of interest and/or cash dividends earned on financial assets maintained in the Securities Account,
(b) trade financial assets maintained in the Securities Account, and (c) withdraw financial assets
from the Securities Account; provided, however, that no such payment, trade or withdrawal shall be
made if the Collateral Value of the Securities Account is or would be less than the amount required
hereunder. Without Bank’s prior written consent, except as permitted by the preceding sentence,
neither Debtor nor any party other than Bank may withdraw or receive any distribution of any
Collateral from the Securities Account. The Collateral Value of the Securities Account shall at
all times be equal to or greater than one hundred percent (100%) of the outstanding principal
balance of the Indebtedness, including the amount of all issued and outstanding letters of credit,
if any, secured hereby. In the event that the Collateral Value, for any reason and at any time, is
less than one hundred percent (100%) but more than ninety-one percent (91%) of the required amount,
Debtor shall within thirty (30) days make a principal reduction on the Indebtedness or deposit
additional assets of a nature satisfactory to Bank into the Securities Account, in either case in
amounts or with values sufficient to achieve the required Collateral Value. In the event that the
Collateral Value, for any reason and at any time, is less than ninety-one percent (91%) of the
required amount, Debtor shall within twenty-four (24) hours make a principal reduction on the
Indebtedness or deposit additional assets of a nature satisfactory to Bank into the Securities
Account, in either case in amounts or with values sufficient to achieve the required Collateral
Value.



     2. Notice of Exclusive Control. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary
in this Security Agreement or that certain Securities Account Control Agreement (Wells Fargo Bank
Intermediary) of even date herewith by and among Customer, Bank and Wells Capital Management
Incorporated (“Intermediary”) (as amended or replaced from time to time, the “Control Agreement”),
Bank shall not deliver to Intermediary any Notice of Exclusive Control (as such term is defined in
Section 3(c) of the Control Agreement) unless at the time of the giving of any such Notice, an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.



     3. “Collateral Value” means the percentage set forth below of the lower of the face or
market value, or the lower of the face or redemption value, as appropriate, for each type of
investment property held in the Securities Account at the time of computation, with such value and
the classification of any particular investment property in all instances determined by Bank in its
sole discretion, and excluding from such computation (a) all WF Securities and Collective
Investment Funds, (b) any stock with a market value of $10.00 or less, and (c) all investment
property from an issuer if Bank determines such issuer to be ineligible.



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	Type of Investment Property	 	Percentage
	Cash and Cash Equivalents	 	 	100	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	U.S. Government Bills, Notes and U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities:	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(a)
	 	with maturities less than or equal to 5 years	 	 	90	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(b)
	 	with maturities greater than 5 years but less than or equal to 10 years	 	 	85	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(c)
	 	with maturities greater than 10 years	 	 	80	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Corporate and Municipal Bonds and Notes:	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(a)
	 	rated AAA/Aaa, AA/Aa or SP-1 by a nationally recognized
rating agency with maturities less than or equal to 5 years	 	 	85	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(b)
	 	rated AAA/Aaa, AA/Aa or SP-1 by a nationally recognized
rating agency with maturities greater than 5 years but less
than or equal to 10 years	 	 	80	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(c)
	 	rated AAA/Aaa, AA/Aa or SP-1 by a nationally recognized
rating agency with maturities greater than 10 years	 	 	75	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(d)
	 	rated A, Baa, BBB or SP-2 by a nationally recognized
rating agency with maturities less than or equal to 5 years	 	 	80	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(e)
	 	rated A, Baa, BBB or SP-2 by a nationally recognized
rating agency with maturities greater than 5 years but less
than or equal to 10 years	 	 	75	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(f)
	 	rated A, Baa, BBB or SP-2 by a nationally recognized
rating agency with maturities greater than 10 years	 	 	70	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Commercial Paper:	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(a)
	 	rated A1 or P1 by a nationally recognized rating agency	 	 	80	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(b)
	 	rated A2 or P2 by a nationally recognized rating agency	 	 	70	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Common and Preferred Stock:	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(a)
	 	traded on the New York Stock Exchange	 	 	75	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(b)
	 	traded on NASDAQ, the American Stock Exchange or a

regional exchange:	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	(i)
	 	with a market capitalization greater than
$7.5B and	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	** rated A+, A or A- by a nationally recognized rating agency
	 	 	75	%






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	Type of Investment Property	 	Percentage
	 

	 	 	 	** rated B+ by a nationally recognized rating agency
	 	 	60	%
	 

	 	 	 	** rated B, B- or C by a nationally recognized rating agency
	 	 	50	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	(ii)
	 	with a market capitalization greater than $1B
but less than or equal to $7.5B and	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	** rated A+, A or A- by a nationally recognized rating agency
	 	 	60	%
	 

	 	 	 	** rated B+ by a nationally recognized rating agency
	 	 	50	%
	 

	 	 	 	** rated B, B- or C by a nationally recognized rating agency
	 	 	40	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	(iii)
	 	with a market capitalization greater than or
equal to $500MM but less than $1B and	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	** rated A+, A or A- by a nationally recognized rating agency
	 	 	50	%
	 

	 	 	 	** rated B+ by a nationally recognized rating agency
	 	 	40	%
	 

	 	 	 	** rated B, B- or C by a nationally recognized rating agency
	 	 	30	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Mutual Funds:	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(a)
	 	Listed Money Market	 	 	95	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(b)
	 	Short Term Taxable or Tax Exempt Bonds	 	 	90	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(c)
	 	Intermediate Term Taxable or Tax Exempt Bonds	 	 	85	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(d)
	 	General Taxable Bonds	 	 	80	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(e)
	 	Municipal Bonds, Single State Bonds or Long Term Corporate Taxable Bonds	 	 	75	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(f)
	 	Balanced Stock and Bond Funds (includes flexible portfolio)	 	 	75	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(g)
	 	Domestic Large Cap Stock	 	 	70	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(h)
	 	Domestic Equity Income Stock	 	 	70	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(i)
	 	Domestic Mortgage Taxable Bonds	 	 	70	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(j)
	 	Multi Cap Growth, Value and Core Stock	 	 	60	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(k)
	 	Mid Cap Growth, Value and Core Stock	 	 	60	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(I)
	 	Small Cap Growth, Value and Core Stock	 	 	50	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(m)
	 	Specialty Equity Stock	 	 	50	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(n)
	 	Sector, International, High Yield Taxable and Tax Exempt Stocks and Bonds	 	 	50	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	(o)
	 	Listed NASDAQ Mutual Funds	 	 	50	%






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     4. Exclusion from Collateral. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the
terms “Collateral” and “Proceeds” do not include, and Bank disclaims a security interest in all WF
Securities and Collective Investment Funds now or hereafter maintained in the Securities Account.



     5. “Collective Investment Funds” means collective investment funds as described in 12
CFR 9.18 and includes, without limitation, common trust funds maintained by Bank for the exclusive
use of its fiduciary clients.



     6. “WF Securities” means stock, securities or obligations of Wells Fargo & Company or
of any affiliate thereof (as the term affiliate is defined in Section 23A of the Federal Reserve
Act (12 USC 371(c), as amended from time to time).



     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Addendum has been executed as of the same date as the Agreement.



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	WELLS FARGO BANK,	 	 
	DOT HILL SYSTEMS CORP.	 	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Dana Kammersgard
	 	By:
	 	/s/ Brian P. Chambers
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Dana Kammersgard
	 	Brian P. Chambers
	 	 
	 

	 	Chief Executive Officer
	 	Vice President
	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Shad Burke	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Shad Burke	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Chief Financial Officer	 	 	 	 	 	 







4.