# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001587732
**File Stem:** 0001193125-23-048881
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-23-048881.hdr.sgml**: 20230224

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-23-048881

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 21

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230224

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230224

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230224

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** ONE Gas, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001587732
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION [4924]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 463561936
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** OK
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-36108
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23668230

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 15 EAST FIFTH STREET
- **CITY:** TULSA
- **STATE:** OK
- **ZIP:** 74103
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 918-947-7000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 15 EAST FIFTH STREET
- **CITY:** TULSA
- **STATE:** OK
- **ZIP:** 74103

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### UNITED STATES

### SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

#### Washington, D.C. 20549

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### FORM 8-K

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#### CURRENT REPORT

#### PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

#### OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

#### (Date of report) F ebruary 24, 2023

#### (Date of earliest event reported) February 24, 2023

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## ONE Gas, Inc.

#### (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Oklahoma** | **001-36108** | **46-3561936** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction<br>of incorporation)** | **(Commission**<br> **File Number)** | **(IRS Employer<br>Identification No.)** |

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#### 15 East Fifth Street; Tulsa, OK

#### (Address of principal executive offices)

#### 74103

#### (Zip code)
(918) 947-7000

#### (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

#### Not Applicable

#### (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

#### Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading<br>Symbol** | **Name of exchange**<br> **on which registered** |
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | OGS | New York Stock Exchange |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

☐ Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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<u>Item 1.01</u> <u>Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement</u>

On February 24, 2023, ONE Gas, Inc. (the "**Company**") entered into an equity distribution agreement (the "**Equity Distribution Agreement**") with BofA Securities, Inc. ("**BofA Securities**"), J.P. Morgan Securities LLC ("**J.P. Morgan**"), Mizuho Securities USA LLC ("**Mizuho**") and RBC Capital Markets, LLC ("**RBC**"), each acting as sales agent for the Company (each, a "**Manager**" and collectively, the "**Managers**"); Bank of America, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Mizuho Markets Americas LLC and Royal Bank of Canada, each acting as forward purchaser (each , a "**Forward Purchaser**" and collectively, the "**Forward Purchasers**"); and BofA Securities, J.P. Morgan, Mizuho and RBC, each acting as agent for its affiliated Forward Purchaser (each a "**Forward Seller**" and collectively, the "**Forward Sellers**"); with respect to the offering and sale from time to time through the Managers of shares of the Company' common stock, par value $0.01 per have, having an aggregate offering price of up to $300,000,000 (including shares of common stock that may be sold pursuant to the forward sale agreements described below, the "**Shares**"). Sales of the Shares, if any, will be made by means of ordinary brokers' transactions through the facilities of the New York Stock Exchange at market prices, in block transactions or as otherwise agreed between the Company and the Managers. Under the terms of the Equity Distribution Agreement, the Company may also sell Shares from time to time to a Manager as principal for its own account at a price to be agreed upon at the time of sale. The Equity Distribution Agreement provides that each Manager, when it is acting as the Company' sales agent, will be entitled to a commission of 2% of the gross offering proceeds of the Shares sold through such Manager. The Company has no obligation to offer or sell any Shares under the Equity Distribution Agreement and may at any time suspend offers and sales under the Equity Distribution Agreement.

The Equity Distribution Agreement provides that, in addition to the issuance and sale of Shares by the Company to or through the Managers, the Company may enter into forward sale agreements under the master forward sale confirmation (the "**Master Forward Sale Confirmation**") dated February 24, 2023 between the Company and each Forward Purchaser and the related supplemental confirmations to be entered into between the Company and the relevant Forward Purchaser. In connection with any forward sale agreement, the relevant Forward Purchaser will borrow from third parties and, through its affiliated Forward Seller, sell a number of Shares equal to the number of Shares underlying the particular forward sale agreement. In no event will the aggregate number of Shares sold through the Managers or the Forward Sellers under the Equity Distribution Agreement and under any forward sale agreement have an aggregate sales price in excess of $300,000,000.

The Company will not initially receive any proceeds from the sale of borrowed shares of the Company's common stock by a Forward Seller. The Company expects to receive proceeds from the sale of Shares by a Forward Seller upon future physical settlement of the relevant forward sale agreement with the relevant Forward Purchaser on dates specified by the Company on or prior to the maturity date of the relevant forward sale agreement. If the Company elects to cash settle or net share settle a forward sale agreement, the Company may not (in the case of cash settlement) or will not (in the case of net share settlement) receive any proceeds, and the Company may owe cash (in the case of cash settlement) or shares of common stock (in the case of net share settlement) to the relevant Forward Purchaser. In connection with each forward sale agreement, the relevant Forward Seller will receive, in the form of a reduced initial forward sale price payable by the relevant Forward Purchaser under its forward sale agreement, a commission of 2% of the volume weighted average of the sales prices of all borrowed shares of common stock sold during the applicable period by it as a Forward Seller.

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In the ordinary course of business, certain of the Managers or their respective affiliates have provided and may in the future provide commercial, financial advisory or investment banking services for the Company and its subsidiaries for which they have received or will receive customary compensation. For example, affiliates of certain of the Managers are lenders under the Company's revolving credit facility and are dealers under the Company's commercial paper program. To the extent the Company uses the proceeds from the offering to repay any indebtedness under its revolving credit facility or commercial paper program, such affiliates of certain Managers will receive a portion of the proceeds from the offering.

The Shares will be issued pursuant to the Company's automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2023 (Registration No. 333-269966).

The summary of the Equity Distribution Agreement and the Master Forward Sale Confirmation in this report does not purport to be complete and is qualified by reference to the full text of the Equity Distribution Agreement and the form of Master Forward Sale Confirmation, which are filed as Exhibits 1.1 and 1.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and are incorporated herein by reference.

<u>Item 9.01</u> <u>Financial Statements and Exhibits</u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits

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| Exhibit<br> Number | Description |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.1 | [Equity Distribution Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2023, among ONE Gas, Inc. and BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC and RBC Capital Markets, LLC acting as managers; Bank of America, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Mizuho Markets Americas LLC and Royal Bank of Canada, acting as forward purchasers; and BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, and RBC Capital Markets, LLC acting as forward sellers.](d467339dex11.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1 | [Opinion of GableGotwals.](d467339dex51.htm) |
| 23.1 | [Consent of GableGotwals (included in Exhibit 5.1).](d467339dex51.htm) |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

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|  |  | ONE Gas, Inc. |
| Date: February 24, 2023 | By: | /s/ Caron A. Lawhorn |
|  |  | Caron A. Lawhorn <br>Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |

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## Exhibit 1.1

**Exhibit 1.1** 

**ONE GAS, INC.** 

**COMMON STOCK (PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE)** 

**EQUITY DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT** 

February 24, 2023

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February 24, 2023

To:

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| &nbsp;&nbsp; BofA Securities, Inc. <br>One Bryant Park <br>New York, New York 10036 | Bank of America, N.A. <br>One Bryant Park <br>New York, New York 10036 | BofA Securities, Inc. <br>One Bryant Park <br>New York, New York 10036 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC<br> 383 Madison Avenue<br> New York, New York 10179 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association<br> 383 Madison Avenue, 6<sup>th</sup> Floor<br> New York, New York 10179 | J.P. Morgan Securities LLC<br> 383 Madison Avenue<br> New York, New York 10179 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Mizuho Securities USA LLC <br>1271 Avenue of the Americas<br> New York, New York 10022 | Mizuho Markets Americas LLC <br>1271 Avenue of the Americas<br> New York, New York 10022 | Mizuho Securities USA LLC<br> 1271 Avenue of the Americas<br> New York, New York 10022 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; RBC Capital Markets, LLC<br> Brookfield Place<br> 200 Vesey Street, 8<sup>th</sup> Floor<br> New York, New York 10281<br>*As Managers* | Royal Bank of Canada<br> c/o RBC Capital Markets, LLC<br> 200 Vesey Street<br> New York, New York 10281<br>*As Forward Purchasers* | RBC Capital Markets, LLC<br> Brookfield Place<br> 200 Vesey Street, 8<sup>th</sup> Floor<br> New York, New York 10281<br>*As Forward Sellers* |

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Ladies and Gentlemen:

ONE Gas, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation (the "**Company**"), confirms its agreement (this "**Agreement**") with BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC and RBC Capital Markets, LLC (each, in its capacity as sales agent in connection with the offering and sale of Issuance Shares (as defined below) hereunder, a "**Manager**" and collectively, the "**Managers**"), Bank of America, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Mizuho Markets Americas LLC and Royal Bank of Canada (each, in its capacity as purchaser under any Forward Contract (as defined below), a "**Forward Purchaser**" and collectively, the "**Forward Purchasers**") and BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC and RBC Capital Markets, LLC (each, as agent for its affiliated Forward Purchaser in connection with the offering and sale of any Forward Hedge Shares (as defined below) hereunder, a "**Forward Seller**" and collectively, the "**Forward Sellers**"), as set forth in this Agreement. The Company proposes to offer and/or issue and sell on the terms set forth in this Agreement, shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("**Common Stock**"), having an aggregate gross sales price of up to $300,000,000. The Issuance Shares and the Forward Hedge Shares offered and sold pursuant to this Agreement shall be referred to herein as the "**Shares**".

The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") a registration statement (File No. 333-269966), including a prospectus, on Form S-3, relating to the securities described therein (the "**Shelf Securities**"), including the Shares, to be offered from

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time to time by the Company. The registration statement as of its most recent effective date, including the information (if any) deemed to be part of the registration statement at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430A or Rule 430B under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "**Securities Act**"), is hereinafter referred to as the "**Registration Statement**", and the related prospectus covering the Shelf Securities and filed as part of the Registration Statement, together with any amendments or supplements thereto (other than a prospectus supplement relating solely to the offering of Shelf Securities other than the Shares) as of the most recent effective date of the Registration Statement, is hereinafter referred to as the "**Basic Prospectus**". "**Prospectus Supplement**" means the final prospectus supplement, relating to the Shares, filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act on or before the second business day after the date hereof, in the form furnished by the Company to the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers in connection with the offering of the Shares. Except where the context otherwise requires, "**Prospectus**" means the Basic Prospectus, as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement and the most recent Interim Prospectus Supplement (as defined in Section 6(b) below), if any. For purposes of this Agreement, "**free writing prospectus**" has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act. "**Permitted Free Writing Prospectuses**" means the documents listed on <u>Schedule I</u> hereto or otherwise approved in writing by the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers in accordance with Section 6(a), and "**broadly available road show**" means any road show as defined in Rule 433(h) under the Securities Act. As used herein, the terms "Registration Statement", "Basic Prospectus", "Prospectus Supplement", "Interim Prospectus Supplement" and "Prospectus" shall include the documents, if any, incorporated by reference therein as of the date hereof. The terms "**supplement**", "**amendment**" and "**amend**" as used herein with respect to the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement, any Interim Prospectus Supplement or the Prospectus shall include all documents subsequently filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "**Exchange Act**"), that are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein (the "**Incorporated Documents**").

For purposes of this Agreement, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the following respective meanings:

"**Actual Sold Forward Amount**" means, for any Forward Hedge Selling Period for any Forward, the number of Forward Hedge Shares that a Forward Seller has sold during such Forward Hedge Selling Period.

"**Forward**" means the transaction resulting from the delivery by the Company, and the acceptance by the relevant Forward Purchaser, of a Forward Placement Notice, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the applicable Forward Contract.

"**Forward Contract**" means, for each Forward, the contract evidencing such Forward between the Company and a Forward Purchaser, which shall be comprised of the Master Forward Confirmation and the related "Supplemental Confirmation" (as defined in the Master Forward Confirmation) for such Forward.

"**Forward Date**" means any Trading Day that a Forward Placement Notice is delivered or deemed to be delivered pursuant to Section 2(b).

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"**Forward Hedge Amount**" means the aggregate Sales Price of the Forward Hedge Shares to be sold by a Forward Seller with respect to any Forward as specified in the Forward Placement Notice for such Forward, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

"**Forward Hedge Price**" means, for any Forward Contract, the product of (x) an amount equal to one (1) minus the Forward Hedge Selling Commission Rate for such Forward Contract; and (y) the "Volume-Weighted Hedge Price" (as defined in the Master Forward Confirmation) for such Forward Contract.

"**Forward Hedge Selling Commission**" means, for any Forward Contract, the product of (x) the Forward Hedge Selling Commission Rate for such Forward Contract and (y) the "Volume-Weighted Hedge Price" (as defined in the Master Forward Confirmation) for such Forward Contract.

"**Forward Hedge Selling Commission Rate**" means, for any Forward Contract, a rate mutually agreed between the Company and a Forward Seller, not to exceed 2%.

"**Forward Hedge Selling Period**" means the period of consecutive Trading Days (as determined by the Company in its sole discretion and specified in the applicable Forward Placement Notice) beginning on, and including, the Trading Day immediately following the Trading Day on which such Forward Placement Notice is delivered or deemed to be delivered pursuant to Section 2(b); *provided*, that if, prior to the scheduled end of any Forward Hedge Selling Period, (x) any event occurs that would permit a Forward Purchaser to designate a "Scheduled Trading Day" as a "Termination Settlement Date" (as each such term is defined in the Master Forward Confirmation) under, and pursuant to, the provisions opposite the caption "Termination Settlement" in the Master Forward Confirmation or (y) an "Insolvency Filing" (as such term is defined in the Master Forward Confirmation) occurs, then the Forward Hedge Selling Period shall immediately terminate as of the first such occurrence (or, if later, when persons at the Forward Seller responsible for executing sales of Forward Hedge Shares become aware of such occurrence).

"**Forward Hedge Settlement Date**" means the second Trading Day (or such earlier day as is industry practice for regular-way trading) following each Trading Day during the applicable Forward Hedge Selling Period on which a Forward Seller sells any Forward Hedge Shares pursuant to this Agreement.

"**Forward Hedge Shares**" means all shares of Common Stock borrowed by a Forward Purchaser or its affiliate and offered and sold by the Forward Sellers in connection with any Forward that has occurred or may occur in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

"**Forward Placement Notice**" means a written notice to a Forward Purchaser and a Forward Seller, as applicable, delivered in accordance with this Agreement in the form attached as <u>Exhibit B</u> specifying that it relates to a "Forward".

"**Issuance Shares**" means all shares of Common Stock issued and sold through a Manager in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

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"**Master Forward Confirmation**" means any Master Confirmation, dated as of the date hereof, by and between the Company and any Forward Purchaser, including all provisions incorporated by reference therein, substantially in the form attached as <u>Exhibit C</u>.

"**Sales Price**" means, for each Forward Hedge Share or each Issuance Share, the actual sale execution price of each Forward Hedge Share or Issuance Share, respectively, sold by a Forward Seller or a Manager, as applicable, on the New York Stock Exchange, in the case of ordinary brokers' transactions, or as otherwise agreed by the parties in other methods of sale.

"**Settlement Date**" means any Forward Hedge Settlement Date or any Issuance Shares Settlement Date (as defined below).

"**Trading Day**" means any day which is a trading day on the New York Stock Exchange (the "**Exchange**"), other than a day on which the Exchange is scheduled to close prior to its regular weekday closing time.

1. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A. *Representations and Warranties of the Company*. The Company represents and warrants to and agrees with the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) *Compliance with Securities Laws*. (i)(A) At the respective times the Registration Statement and each amendment thereto became effective, (B) at each deemed effective date with respect to the Managers pursuant to Rule 430B(f)(2) under the Securities Act (each, a "**Deemed Effective Time**"), (C) as of each time Shares are sold pursuant to this Agreement (each, a "**Time of Sale**"), (D) at each Settlement Date (as defined herein), (E) at all times during which a prospectus is required by the Securities Act to be delivered (whether physically or through compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act or any similar rule) in connection with any sale of Shares (the "**Delivery Period**"), and (F) as of the date hereof, the Registration Statement complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; (ii) the Basic Prospectus complied, or will comply, at the time it was, or will be filed, with the Commission, complies as of the date hereof (if filed with the Commission on or prior to the date hereof) and, as of each Time of Sale and at all times during the Delivery Period, will comply, in each case in all material respects, with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; and (iii) each of the Prospectus Supplement, any Interim Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus will comply, as of the date that such document is filed with the Commission, as of each Time of Sale, as of each Settlement Date and at all times during the Delivery Period, in all material respects with the rules and regulations under the Securities Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) *General Disclosure Package.* (i) As of the date hereof, at the respective times the Registration Statement and each amendment thereto became effective and at each Deemed Effective Time, the Registration Statement did not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (ii) as of each Time of Sale, the Prospectus (as amended and supplemented at such Time of Sale) and any Permitted Free

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Writing Prospectus then in use, considered together (collectively, the "**General Disclosure Package**"), did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; (iii) as of its date, the Prospectus did not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and (iv) at any Settlement Date, the Prospectus (as amended and supplemented as of such Settlement Date) did not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; *provided*, *however*, that the Company makes no representation or warranty in this Section 1(A)(b) with respect to any statement or omission made in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or in the General Disclosure Package, or any amendment or supplement thereto, in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by the Managers, the Forward Purchasers or the Forward Sellers expressly for use in the Prospectus or in the General Disclosure Package, or any amendment or supplement thereto.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) *Permitted Free Writing Prospectus*. The Company (including its agents and representatives, other than the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers, each in their respective capacities) have not prepared, made, used, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any "<u>written communication</u>" (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that constitutes a free writing prospectus other than a Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, which includes (i) the documents listed on <u>Schedule I</u> hereto as constituting part of the General Disclosure Package and (ii) any broadly available road show or other written communications, in each case approved in writing in advance by the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers. Each such Permitted Free Writing Prospectus complies or will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, has been or will be (within the time period specified in Rule 433) filed in accordance with the Securities Act (to the extent required thereby) and, when taken together with the Registration Statement and the Prospectus accompanying, or delivered prior to delivery of, such Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, did not, as of its issue date and at all subsequent times through the completion of the public offer and sale of the Shares or until any earlier date that the Company notified or notifies the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers, and will not, when considered together with the General Disclosure Package, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; *provided*, *however*, that the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in each such Permitted Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to the Managers, the Forward Purchasers or the Forward Sellers furnished to the Company in writing by the Managers, the Forward Purchasers or the Forward Sellers expressly for use in any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) *Registration Statement*. The Registration Statement is an "automatic shelf registration statement" as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act that has been filed

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with the Commission not earlier than three years prior to the date hereof; and no notice of objection of the Commission to the use of such registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act has been received by the Company. No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued by the Commission and no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act against the Company or related to the offering has been initiated or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by the Commission.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) *Incorporated Documents*. The documents incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the General Disclosure Package and the Incorporated Documents, when they were filed with the Commission conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, and none of such documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and any further Incorporated Documents, when they become effective or are filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) *Financial Statements*. The financial statements and the related schedules and notes thereto included or incorporated by reference in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and present fairly in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of their operations and the changes in their cash flows for the periods specified; such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles as applied in the U.S. ("**GAAP**") applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby, and the supporting schedules included or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus present fairly in all material respects the information required to be stated therein; the selected financial data and the summary financial information included or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, General Disclosure Package and Prospectus have been derived from the accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries and present fairly in all material respects the information shown therein. The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, Prospectus and the General Disclosure Package fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and is prepared in accordance with the Commission's rules and guidelines applicable thereto.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) *No Material Adverse Change.* Since the date of the most recent financial statements of the Company included or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there has not

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been any material adverse change in the business, properties, financial position, results of operations, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole (a "**Material Adverse Effect**").

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) *Organization and Good Standing*. The Company and each of its subsidiaries have been duly organized and are validly existing and in good standing under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization, are duly qualified to do business and are in good standing in each jurisdiction in which their respective ownership or lease of property or the conduct of their respective businesses requires such qualification, and have all power and authority necessary to own or hold their respective properties and to conduct the businesses in which they are engaged as described in each of the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except where that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company does not own or control, directly or indirectly, any corporation, association or other entity other than the subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, except for entities that have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(21) of Regulation S-K.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) *Capitalization*. The Company has the authorized capitalization as set forth in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; all the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and all the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each subsidiary of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of any lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, restriction on voting or transfer or any other claim of any third party, other than transfer restrictions under applicable securities laws or organizational documents, claims for taxes not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or other claims arising by operation of law. The authorized capital stock of the Company conforms as to legal matters to the description thereof contained in each of the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) *Due Authorization*. The Company has the full right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, and to perform its obligations hereunder; and all action required to be taken for the due and proper authorization, execution and delivery by it of this Agreement, the Master Forward Confirmation (and each "Supplemental Confirmation" under the Master Forward Confirmation) (collectively, the "**Transaction Documents**") and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby has been duly and validly taken.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k) *The Shares*. The Issuance Shares, the Forward Hedge Shares and any shares of the Company's Common Stock to be delivered by the Company under a Supplemental Confirmation have been, or will have been at such time of such issuance, duly authorized by the Company for issuance pursuant to this Agreement or the Forward Contract, as the case may be, against payment of the consideration therefor specified herein or therein, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and such issuance will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(l) *Transaction Documents*. Each of the Transaction Documents has been, or in the case of any Supplemental Confirmation, shall have been at the time of execution, duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company. Assuming due execution and delivery by all other parties thereto, each Transaction Document constitutes or, in the case of any Supplemental Confirmation shall constitute, a valid and binding agreement of the Company, and is enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally (ii) public policy limitations, or (iii) equitable principles relating to enforceability (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(m) *Description of the Transaction Documents*. Each Transaction Document conforms, or in the case of any Supplemental Confirmation, shall conform, in all material respects to the description thereof contained in each of the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(n) *No Violation or Default*. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is (i) in violation of its charter or bylaws or similar organizational documents; (ii) in default, and no event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default, in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject; or (iii) in violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any of their properties, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for any such default or violation that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(o) *No Conflicts*. The execution and delivery by the Company of, and the performance by the Company of its obligations under, each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the issuance and sale of the Issuance Shares by the Company through the Managers, the offering and sale of any Forward Hedge Shares, and compliance by the Company with the terms thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, result in the termination, modification or acceleration of, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property, right or asset of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any property, right or asset of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject, (ii) result in any violation of the provisions

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of the charter or by-laws or similar organizational documents of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (iii) result in the violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii) above, for any such conflict, breach, violation, default, lien, charge or encumbrance that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(p) *No Consents Required*. No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or qualification with, any governmental or regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Company is required for the performance by the Company of its respective obligations under the Transaction Documents, the issuance and sale of the Issuance Shares, the offering and sale of any Forward Hedge Shares and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, except for such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders and registrations or qualifications (A) as may be required under applicable securities laws of any state or foreign jurisdiction in connection with the offering of the Issuance Shares by the Managers or the offering of the Forward Hedge Shares by the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers or (B) as have been obtained prior to the date herewith.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(q) *Legal Proceedings*. Except as described in each of the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no legal, governmental or regulatory actions, demands, claims, suits, arbitrations, inquiries or proceedings ("**Actions**") or, to the knowledge of Company, investigations, pending to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or is reasonably likely to be a party or to which any property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or is reasonably likely to be the subject that, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; no such Actions or investigations which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect have been threatened or, to the knowledge of the Company, contemplated by any governmental or regulatory authority; and (i) there are no current or pending Actions that are required under the Securities Act to be described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus that are not so described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and (ii) there are no statutes, regulations or contracts or other documents that are required under the Securities Act to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement or described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that are not so filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement or described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(r) *Independent Accountants*. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, who has certified certain financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries is an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries within the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and as required by the Securities Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(s) *Title to Real and Personal Property.* The Company and its subsidiaries have good title to, or have valid rights to lease or otherwise use, all items of real and

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personal property that are material to the respective businesses of the Company and its subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, claims and defects and imperfections of title except those that could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(t) *Intellectual Property*. (i) The Company and its subsidiaries own, possess, license or have the right to use all material patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trademark registrations, service mark registrations, domain names and other source indicators, copyrights and copyrightable works, know-how, trade secrets, systems, procedures, proprietary or confidential information and all other worldwide intellectual property, industrial property and proprietary rights (collectively, "**Intellectual Property**") used in the conduct of their respective businesses, except where the failure to own, possess, license or have the right to use any Intellectual Property could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) the Company and its subsidiaries have not received any written notice of any claim relating to Intellectual Property; and (iii) to the knowledge of the Company, the Intellectual Property of the Company and their subsidiaries is not being infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated by any person.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(u) *Investment Company Act*. The Company is not, and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Shares, the application of the proceeds thereof (including, in the case of any Forward Hedge Shares, at the settlement of the related Forward Contract) and the transactions contemplated by the Master Forward Confirmation and each "Supplemental Confirmation" executed in connection with the Master Forward Confirmation and the application of any proceeds received under the Forward Contract, as described in each of the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the heading "Use of Proceeds" will not be an "investment company" or an entity "controlled" by an "investment company" within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the "**Investment Company Act**").

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) *Taxes*. The Company and its subsidiaries have (i) paid all federal, state, local and foreign taxes, other than those being contested in good faith and for which reserves considered adequate by Company management have been provided and (ii) filed (or requested extensions to file) all tax returns required to be paid or filed through the date hereof; except in each case as otherwise disclosed in each of the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, or where the failure to pay or file (as applicable) could not reasonably be expect to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and there is no tax deficiency that has resulted in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(w) *Licenses and Permits*. The Company and its subsidiaries possess all licenses, sub-licenses, certificates, permits and other authorizations issued by, and have made all declarations and filings with, the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory authorities that are necessary for the ownership or lease of their respective properties or the conduct of their respective businesses as described in each of the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except where the failure to possess or make the same would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(x) *No Labor Disputes*. Except as described in each of the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, no labor disturbance by or dispute with employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is contemplated or threatened, and the Company is not aware of any existing or imminent labor disturbance by, or dispute with, the employees of any of the Company's or any of the Company's subsidiaries' principal suppliers, contractors or customers, except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of cancellation or termination with respect to any collective bargaining agreement to which it is a party.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(y) *Compliance with Environmental Laws*. Except as otherwise disclosed in each of the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, to the knowledge of the Company: (i) the Company and its subsidiaries (x) are in compliance with all, and have not violated any, applicable federal, state and local laws (including common law), rules, regulations, requirements, decisions, judgments, decrees, orders and other legally enforceable requirements relating to pollution or the protection of human health or safety, the environment, natural resources, hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (collectively, "**Environmental Laws**"); (y) have received and are in compliance with all, and have not violated any, permits, licenses, certificates or other authorizations or approvals required of them under any Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses; and (z) have not received notice of any actual or potential liability or obligation under or relating to, or any actual or potential violation of, any Environmental Laws, including for the investigation or remediation of any disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, and have no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in any such notice, and (ii) there are no costs or liabilities associated with Environmental Laws of or relating to the Company or its subsidiaries, except in the case of each of (i) and (ii) above, for any such matter as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (iii) except as described in each of the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (x) there is no proceeding that is pending, or that is known to be contemplated, against the Company or any of its subsidiaries under any Environmental Laws in which a governmental entity is also a party, other than such proceeding regarding which it is reasonably believed no monetary sanctions of $100,000 or more will be imposed, (y) the Company and its subsidiaries are not aware of any facts or issues regarding compliance with Environmental Laws, or liabilities or other obligations under Environmental Laws or concerning hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position of the Company and its subsidiaries, and (z) none of the Company or its subsidiaries anticipates material capital expenditures relating to any Environmental Laws.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(z) *Compliance with ERISA*. (i) Each employee benefit plan, within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("**ERISA**"), for which the Company or any member of its "Controlled Group"

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(defined as any entity, whether or not incorporated, that is under common control with the Company within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA or any entity that would be regarded as a single employer with the Company under Section 414(b),(c),(m) or (o) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "**Code**")) would have any liability (each, a "**Plan**") has been maintained in compliance in all material respects with any applicable statutes, orders, rules and regulations, including but not limited to ERISA and the Code; (ii) for each Plan that is subject to the funding rules of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, no Plan has failed (whether or not waived), or is reasonably expected to fail, to satisfy the minimum funding standards (within the meaning of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code) applicable to such Plan; (iii) no "reportable event" (within the meaning of Section 4043(c) of ERISA and the regulations promulgated thereunder) has occurred for which the Company or any member of its Controlled Group would have any material liability; (iv) each Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified, and nothing has occurred, whether by action or by failure to act, which would reasonably be expected to cause the loss of such qualification; and (v) neither the Company nor any member of the Controlled Group has incurred, nor reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA (other than contributions to the Plan or premiums to the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation, in the ordinary course and without default) in respect of a Plan (including a "multiemployer plan" within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(aa) *Disclosure Controls*. The Company and its subsidiaries maintain an effective system of "disclosure controls and procedures" (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) that complies with the requirements of the Exchange Act and that has been designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission's rules and forms, including controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company and its subsidiaries have carried out evaluations of the effectiveness of their disclosure controls and procedures as required by Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(bb) *Accounting Controls.* The Company and its subsidiaries maintain systems of "internal control over financial reporting" (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act and have been designed by, or under the supervision of, their respective principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. The Company and its subsidiaries maintain internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management's general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's general or specific authorization; (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences; and (v) interactive

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data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the General Disclosure Package is prepared in accordance with the Commission's rules and guidelines applicable thereto. Except as disclosed in each of the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in the Company's internal controls.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(cc) *XBRL Data.* The Registration Statement and the documents incorporated by reference therein include and incorporate by reference all XBRL Data required to be included therein; and the XBRL Data included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the documents incorporated by reference therein fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in accordance with the Commission's rules and guidelines applicable thereto.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(dd) *Insurance*. The Company and its subsidiaries have insurance covering their respective properties, operations, personnel and businesses, which insurance is in amounts and insures against such losses and risks as are adequate to protect the Company and its subsidiaries and their respective businesses, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ee) *No Unlawful Payments.* Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, (i) any director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (ii) any agent, affiliate or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has (A) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (B) made or taken an act in furtherance of an offer, promise or authorization of any direct or indirect unlawful payment or benefit to any foreign or domestic government official or employee , including of any government-owned or controlled entity or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, or any political party or party official or candidate for political office; (C) violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any applicable law or regulation implementing the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, or committed an offence under the Bribery Act 2010 of the United Kingdom, or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption law; or (D) made, offered, agreed, requested or taken an act in furtherance of any unlawful bribe or other unlawful benefit, including, without limitation, any rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful or improper payment or benefit. The Company and its subsidiaries have instituted, maintain and enforce policies and procedures designed to promote and ensure compliance in all material respects with all applicable anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ff) *Compliance with Money Laundering Laws.* The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the applicable money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions where the Company or any of its subsidiaries conducts business, the

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rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the "**Anti-Money Laundering Laws**"), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(gg) *No Conflicts with Sanctions Laws.* Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, employee agent, affiliate or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently the subject or the target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. government, (including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury ("**OFAC**") or the U.S. Department of State and including, without limitation, the designation as a "specially designated national" or "blocked person"), the United Nations Security Council ("**UNSC**"), the European Union, Her Majesty's Treasury ("**HMT**") or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, "**Sanctions**"), nor is the Company, any of its subsidiaries located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject or target of Sanctions, including, without limitation, so-called Donetsk People's Republic, or so-called Luhansk People's Republic or any other Covered Region of Ukraine identified pursuant to Executive Order 14065, the Crimea region, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Syria (each, a "**Sanctioned Country**"); and the Company and its subsidiaries will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Shares hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity (i) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any person that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject or target of Sanctions, (ii) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business in any Sanctioned Country or (iii) in any other manner that will result in a violation by any person (including any person participating in the offering of the Shares hereunder, whether as agent, underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions. For the past five years, the Company and its subsidiaries has not knowingly engaged in, and are not now knowingly engaged in, any dealings or transactions with (i) any person that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject or the target of Sanctions or (ii) any Sanctioned Country.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(hh) *Data Security.* Except as may be disclosed in the Prospectus and the General Disclosure Package, there has been no security breach or other compromise of or relating to any of the Company's or its subsidiaries' information technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data (including the data of their respective customers, employees, suppliers and vendors and any third party data maintained by or on behalf of them used in connection with their businesses) or equipment (collectively, "**IT Systems and Data**"), except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its subsidiaries have not been notified of, and have no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in, any security breach or other compromise to their IT Systems and Data, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its subsidiaries are presently in compliance with all applicable laws and statutes, all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or

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arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, all internal policies and all contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of their IT Systems and Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) *No Restrictions on Subsidiaries*. No subsidiary of the Company is currently prohibited, directly or indirectly, under any agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or is subject, from paying any dividends to the Company, from making any other distribution on such subsidiary's capital stock or similar ownership interest, from repaying to the Company any loans or advances to such subsidiary from the Company or from transferring any of such subsidiary's properties or assets to the Company or any other subsidiary of the Company.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(jj) *No Broker's Fees.* Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to any contract, agreement or understanding with any person (other than the Transaction Documents) that would give rise to a valid claim against any of them or any Manager, Forward Purchaser or Forward Seller for a brokerage commission, finder's fee or like payment in connection with the offering and sale of the Shares.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(kk) *No Registration Rights*. No person has the right to require the Company or any of its subsidiaries to register any securities for sale under the Securities Act by reason of the filing of the Registration Statement with the Commission or the issuance and sale of the Shares.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ll) *No Stabilization.* The Company has not taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Shares.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(mm) *Industry Statistical and Market Data*. The statistical, industry-related and market-related data included or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the General Disclosure Package are based on or derived from sources which the Company reasonably and in good faith believes are reliable and accurate and such data is consistent with the sources from which they are derived, in each case in all material respects.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(nn) *Sarbanes-Oxley Act*. There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company or any of the Company's directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply with any provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith, including Section 402 related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(oo) *Status under the Securities Act*. The Company is not an ineligible issuer and is a well-known seasoned issuer, in each case as defined under the Securities Act, in each case at the times specified in the Securities Act in connection with the offering of the Securities.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(pp) *Listing.* All of the Shares that have been or may be sold under this Agreement have been approved for listing, subject only to official notice of issuance, on the New York Stock Exchange (the "**Exchange**").

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(qq) *"Actively-Traded" Status.* The Common Stock is an "actively-traded security" excepted from the requirements of Rule 101 of Regulation M under the Exchange Act by Rule 101(c)(1) thereunder.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B. *Representation and Warranty of the Forward Sellers*. Each of the Forward Sellers severally represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Managers that this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Forward Sellers, and the Forward Sellers will have full right, power and authority to sell, transfer and deliver the Forward Hedge Shares.

2. *Sale of Issuance Shares and Forward Hedge Shares.* On the basis of the representations, warranties and
agreements herein contained, but subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company and the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers agree that the Company may from time to time seek to (i) sell Issuance Shares
through the Managers, acting as sales agent, and (ii) offer Forward Hedge Shares through the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers as follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The Company may submit its orders to a Manager by telephone (including any price, time or size limits or other customary parameters or conditions) to sell Issuance Shares on any Trading Day (as defined herein) which order shall be confirmed by the Manager (and accepted by the Company) by electronic mail using a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as <u>Exhibit A</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) (i) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, such Manager shall use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices to execute any Company order submitted to it hereunder to sell Issuance Shares with respect to which such Manager has agreed to act as sales agent. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (x) there can be no assurance that such Manager will be successful in selling the Issuance Shares, (y) such Manager will incur no liability or obligation to the Company or any other person or entity if it does not sell Issuance Shares for any reason and (z) such Manager shall be under no obligation to purchase Issuance Shares on a principal basis pursuant to this Agreement unless a written acceptance has been delivered by the Company to such Manager.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Transaction Documents, on any Trading Day, the Company may deliver a Forward Placement Notice executed by an authorized officer of the Company to a Forward Purchaser and a Forward Seller. The Forward Purchaser and the Forward Seller may accept the Forward Placement Notice by e-mail to one of the individuals at the Company named on Schedule II hereto, as such Schedule may be amended from time to time, confirming the terms of such Forward Placement Notice. Upon the delivery of a Forward Placement Notice to the Forward Purchaser and the Forward Seller and the Forward Purchaser's and the Forward Seller's acceptance of such Forward Placement Notice by e-mail confirming the terms of such

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Forward Placement Notice, and unless the sale of the Forward Hedge Shares described therein has been suspended or otherwise terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or the Master Forward Confirmation, the Forward Purchaser will use commercially reasonable efforts to borrow Forward Hedge Shares up to the amount specified and the Forward Seller will use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices to sell such Forward Hedge Shares, and otherwise in accordance with the terms of such Forward Placement Notice. The number of Forward Hedge Shares that the Forward Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts to borrow and that the Forward Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to sell pursuant to such Forward shall have an aggregate actual sale execution price equal to the Forward Hedge Amount set forth in the Forward Placement Notice accepted by the Forward Purchaser and the Forward Seller.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) A Forward Placement Notice or any amendment thereto shall be deemed delivered on the Trading Day that it is received by facsimile or otherwise (and the Company confirms such delivery by e-mail notice or by telephone (including voicemail message)) by the Forward Purchaser and the Forward Seller. No Forward Placement Notice may be delivered if an ex-dividend date or ex-date, as applicable for any dividend or distribution payable by the Company on the Common Stock, is scheduled to occur during the period from, but excluding, the first scheduled Trading Day of the related Forward Hedge Selling Period to, and including, the last scheduled Trading Day of such Forward Hedge Selling Period.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) No later than the opening of the Trading Day next following the last Trading Day of each Forward Hedge Selling Period (or, if earlier, the date on which any Forward Hedge Selling Period is terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or the Master Forward Confirmation), the Forward Purchaser shall execute and deliver to the Company, and the Company shall execute and return to the Forward Purchaser, a "Supplemental Confirmation" in respect of the Forward for such Forward Hedge Selling Period, which "Supplemental Confirmation" shall set forth the "Trade Date" for such Forward (which shall, subject to the terms of the Master Forward Confirmation, be the last Trading Day of such Forward Hedge Selling Period), the "Effective Date" for such Forward (which shall, subject to the terms of the Master Forward Confirmation, be the date one Settlement Cycle (as such term is defined in the Master Forward Confirmation) immediately following the last Trading Day of such Forward Hedge Selling Period), the initial "Base Amount" for such Forward (which shall, subject to the terms of the Master Forward Confirmation, be the Actual Sold Forward Amount for such Forward Hedge Selling Period), the "Maturity Date" for such Forward (which shall, subject to the terms of the applicable Master Forward Confirmation, be the date that follows the last Trading Day of such Forward Hedge Selling Period by the number of days, months or years set forth opposite the caption "Term" in the Forward Placement Notice for such Forward, which number of days, months or years shall in no event be less than two (2) months nor more than eighteen (18) months), the "Forward Price Reduction Dates" for such Forward (which shall be each of the dates set forth below the caption "Forward Price Reduction Dates" in the Forward Placement Notice for such Forward), the "Forward Price Reduction Amount" corresponding to such Forward Price Reduction Dates (which shall be each amount set forth opposite each "Forward Price Reduction Date" and below the caption "Forward Price

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Reduction Amounts" in the Forward Placement Notice for such Forward), the "Spread" for such Forward (which shall be the amount set forth opposite the term "Spread" in the Forward Placement Notice), the "Initial Forward Price" for such Forward (which shall be determined as provided in the Master Forward Confirmation), the "Volume-Weighted Hedge Price," the "Specified Borrow Rate" (which shall be the rate set forth opposite the term "Specified Borrow Rate" in the Forward Placement Notice), the "Maximum Specified Borrow Rate" (which shall be the rate set forth opposite the term "Maximum Specified Borrow Rate" in the Forward Placement Notice), the "Forward Shares," the "Threshold Number of Shares" and the "Notice Settlement Number" (which shall be the number set forth opposite the term "Notice Settlement Number" in the Forward Placement Notice).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) For each Forward, the Company shall be obligated to enter into a Forward Contract with the Forward Purchaser, and the Forward Purchaser shall be obligated to use commercially reasonable efforts to borrow, and the Forward Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices to sell, the Forward Hedge Shares pursuant to such Forward only if and when the Company delivers a Forward Placement Notice to the Forward Purchaser and the Forward Seller and the Forward Purchaser and the Forward Seller have accepted such Forward Placement Notice as provided in Section 2(b)(ii). The Company shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to request that the Forward Seller and Forward Purchaser amend at any time and from time to time any Forward Placement Notice, and if such amendment is accepted by the Forward Purchaser and the Forward Seller, each of the Forward Purchaser and the Forward Seller shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving notice of such amendment, modify its offers to sell or borrow, as applicable, consistent with any such amendment notice; *provided, however,* that (i) the Company may not amend the Forward Hedge Amount if such amended Forward Hedge Amount is less than the Actual Sold Forward Amount as of the date of such amendment and (ii) the Company shall not have the right to amend a Forward Placement Notice after the related "Supplemental Confirmation" has been delivered to the Company.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) Each of the Company, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers acknowledge and agree that: (x) there can be no assurance that the Forward Purchaser will be successful in borrowing or that the Forward Seller will be successful in selling Forward Hedge Shares; (y) a Forward Seller will incur no liability or obligation to the Company, the Forward Purchaser or any other person if it does not sell Forward Hedge Shares borrowed by the Forward Purchaser for any reason other than a failure by the Forward Seller to use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices to sell such Forward Hedge Shares as required under this Section 2(b); and (z) the Forward Purchaser will incur no liability or obligation to the Company, the Forward Seller or any other person if it does not borrow Forward Hedge Shares for any reason other than a failure by the Forward Purchaser to use commercially reasonable efforts to borrow such Forward Hedge Shares as required under this Section 2(b). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, a Forward Purchaser's obligation to use commercially reasonable efforts to borrow or cause its affiliate to borrow all or any portion of the Forward Hedge Shares (and a Forward Seller's obligation to use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices to sell such portion of the Forward Hedge Shares) for any Forward hereunder shall be subject in all respects to

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clause (ii) of the provisions under the caption "Conditions to Effectiveness" in Section 3 of the Master Forward Confirmation. In acting hereunder, any Forward Seller will be acting as agent for the Forward Purchaser and not as principal.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The Company shall not authorize the issuance and sale of, and such Manager shall not sell any Issuance Shares and such Forward Seller shall not sell any Forward Hedge Shares, at a price lower than the minimum price therefor designated by the Company pursuant to Section 2(a) above or in a number in excess of the number of Shares approved for listing on the Exchange, or in excess of the number or amount of Shares available for issuance on the Registration Statement for which the applicable registration fee has been paid, it being understood and agreed by the parties hereto that compliance with any such limitations regarding the number of Shares shall be the sole responsibility of the Company. In addition, the Company, on the one hand, or such Manager or Forward Seller, on the other hand, may, upon notice to the other party hereto by telephone (confirmed promptly by email or facsimile), suspend an offering of the Issuance Shares or Forward Hedge Shares pursuant to this Agreement; *provided*, *however*, that such suspension or termination shall not affect or impair the parties' respective obligations with respect to the Issuance Shares or Forward Hedge Shares sold hereunder prior to the giving of such notice.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Such Manager or Forward Seller shall provide written confirmation (which may be by facsimile or email) to the Company following the close of trading on the Exchange each day on which Shares are sold under this Agreement setting forth (i) the amount of Issuance Shares or the Actual Sold Forward Amount sold on such day, (ii) the gross offering proceeds received from such sale of the Shares, and (iii) in the case of the Issuance Shares, the commission payable by the Company to such Manager with respect to such sale of Issuance Shares.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) At each Time of Sale, Settlement Date and Representation Date (as defined below), the Company shall be deemed to have affirmed each representation and warranty contained in this Agreement as if such representation and warranty were made as of such date but modified to incorporate the disclosures contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, in each case as amended or supplemented as of such date. Any obligation of each Manager, Forward Purchaser and Forward Seller to use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices to sell the Shares on behalf of the Company in their respective capacities shall be subject to the continuing accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company herein, to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and to the continuing satisfaction of the additional conditions specified in Section 5 of this Agreement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company, the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers agree that no sales of Shares shall take place, the Company shall not request the sales of any Shares that would be sold and the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers shall not be obligated to sell or offer to sell, (i) during any period in which the Company, in its sole discretion, determines that its insider trading policy, as it exists on the date of this Agreement, would prohibit the purchase or sale of Common Stock, or during any other period in which the

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Company is, or could be deemed to be, in possession of material non-public information or (ii) except as provided in Section 2(g), at any time from and including the date (each, an "**Announcement Date**") on which the Company shall issue a press release containing, or shall otherwise publicly announce, its earnings, revenues or other results of operations (each, an "**Earnings Announcement**") through and including the time that is 24 hours after the time that the Company files (a "**Filing Time**") a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or an Annual Report on Form 10-K that includes consolidated financial statements as of and for the same period or periods, as the case may be, covered by such Earnings Announcement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) If the Company wishes to offer Shares at any time during the period from and including an Announcement Date through and including the time that is 24 hours after the corresponding Filing Time, the Company shall (i) prepare and deliver to the Managers (with a copy to its counsel) a Current Report on Form 8-K which shall include substantially the same financial and related information as was set forth in the relevant Earnings Announcement (other than any earnings projections, similar forward-looking data and officers' quotations) (each, an "**Earnings 8-K**"), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers, and obtain the consent of the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers to the filing thereof (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), (ii) provide the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers with the officers' certificate, opinions/letters of counsel and accountants' letters called for by Sections 6(k), (l), (m) and (p), respectively, (iii) afford the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers the opportunity to conduct a due diligence review in accordance with Section 6(q) and (iv) file such Earnings 8-K with the Commission, then the provisions of clause (ii) of Section 2(f) shall not be applicable for the period from and after the time at which the foregoing conditions shall have been satisfied (or, if later, the time that is 24 hours after the time that the relevant Earnings Announcement was first publicly released) through and including the time that is 24 hours after the Filing Time of the relevant Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Annual Report on Form 10-K under the Exchange Act, as the case may be. For purposes of clarity, the parties hereto agree that (A) the delivery of any officers' certificate, opinions/letters of counsel and accountants' letters pursuant to this Section 2(g) shall not relieve the Company from any of its obligations under this Agreement with respect to any Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Annual Report on Form 10-K, as the case may be, including, without limitation, the obligation to deliver officers' certificates, opinions/letters of counsel and accountants' letters as provided in Section 6 and (B) this Section 2(g) shall in no way affect or limit the operation of the clause (i) of Section 2(f), which shall have independent application.

3. *Fee*. (a) The compensation to each Manager and Forward Seller for sales of the Shares hereunder
shall be equal to up to 2% of the gross offering proceeds of the Shares sold by such Manager and Forward Seller pursuant to this Agreement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The Company shall pay for all fees and disbursements of counsel for the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, whether or not the transactions contemplated thereby are consummated or this Agreement is terminated (collectively, the

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"**Expenses**"). Such Expenses shall be billed by the counsel for the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers to the Company upon execution of this Agreement and thereafter on a quarterly basis and paid promptly.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Company engages a Manager, Forward Purchaser or Forward Seller for a sale of Shares in transaction that would constitute a "distribution," within the meaning of Rule 100 of Regulation M under the Exchange Act or a "block" within the meaning of Rule 10b-18(a)(5) under the Exchange Act, the Company will provide the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers, at their request and upon reasonable advance notice to the Company, on or prior to the Settlement Date the opinions of counsel, accountants' letters and officers' certificates pursuant to Section 6 hereof, each dated the Settlement Date, and such other documents and information as the Managers, the Forward Purchasers or the Forward Sellers shall reasonably request, and the Company and the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers will agree to compensation that is customary for the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and/or the Forward Sellers, as the case may be, with respect to such transaction.

4. *Payment, Delivery and Other Obligations*. (a) Settlement for sales of the Issuance Shares pursuant
to this Agreement will occur on the second Trading Day (or such earlier day as is industry practice for regular-way trading) following the date on which such sales are made (each such day, a "**Issuance Shares Settlement Date** "). On each Issuance Shares Settlement Date, the Issuance Shares sold through the relevant Manager for settlement on such date shall be issued and delivered by the Company to such Manager against payment of the net
proceeds from the sale of such Issuance Shares. Settlement for all such Issuance Shares shall be effected by free delivery of the Issuance Shares by the Company or its transfer agent to such Manager's or its designee's account (*provided* that such Manager shall have given the Company written notice of such designee prior to the Issuance Shares Settlement Date) at The Depository Trust Company or by such other means of delivery as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties hereto,
which in all cases shall be freely tradable, transferable, registered shares in good deliverable form, in return for payment in same day funds delivered to the account designated by the Company.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Each sale of Forward Hedge Shares will be settled as between the Forward Purchaser and the Forward Seller on each applicable Forward Hedge Settlement Date following the relevant Forward Date. On or before each Forward Hedge Settlement Date, the Forward Purchaser will, or will cause its transfer agent to, electronically transfer the Forward Hedge Shares being offered and sold by crediting the Forward Seller or its designee's account at the Depository Trust Company through its Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian System, or by such other means of delivery as may be mutually agreed upon by the Forward Purchaser and the Forward Seller and, upon receipt of such Forward Hedge Shares, which in all cases shall be freely tradeable, transferable, registered shares in good deliverable form, the Forward Seller shall deliver to the Forward Purchaser the related portion of the Forward Hedge Price in same day funds delivered to an account designated by the Forward Purchaser prior to the relevant Forward Hedge Settlement Date.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) If the Company, or its transfer agent (if applicable), shall default on its obligation to deliver the Issuance Shares on any Issuance Shares Settlement Date, the Company shall(i) hold such Manager harmless against any loss, claim, damage or expense (including reasonable legal fees and expenses), as incurred, arising out of or in connection with such default by the Company and (ii) pay such Manager any commission, discount or other compensation to which it would otherwise be entitled absent such default.

5. *Conditions to the Managers', Forward Purchasers' and Forward Sellers' Obligations*. The
obligations of the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers are subject to the following conditions:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Since the later of (A) the date of this Agreement and (B) the immediately preceding Representation Date:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) no order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect, and no proceeding for such purpose or pursuant to Section 8A under the Securities Act shall be pending before or threatened by the Commission;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) no downgrading shall have occurred in the rating accorded any debt securities or preferred stock issued or guaranteed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries by any "nationally recognized statistical rating organization", as such term is defined under Section 3(a)(62) in the Exchange Act, and (ii) no such organization shall have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or review, or has changed its outlook with respect to, its rating of any debt securities or preferred stock issued or guaranteed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than an announcement with positive implications of a possible upgrading); and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) no event or condition of a type described in Section 1(A)(g) hereof shall have occurred or shall exist, which event or condition is not described in each of the General Disclosure Package (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) and the Prospectus (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) the effect of which in the judgment of any Manager, Forward Purchaser or Forward Seller makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Shares on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers shall have received on each Representation Date a certificate, dated such date and signed by an executive officer of the Company, to the effect set forth in Section 5(a)(i) and (ii) above and to the effect that (i) the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement are true and correct as of such date (except to the extent that such representations and warranties speak as of another date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such other date); (ii) the Company have complied in all material respects with all of the agreements and satisfied all of the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder on or before such date; (iii) the Prospectus Supplement, any Interim Prospectus Supplement and each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus have been timely filed with the Commission under the Securities Act

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(in the case of a Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act), and all requests for additional information on the part of the Commission have been complied with or otherwise satisfied; (iv) as of such date and as of each Time of Sale, if any, subsequent to the immediately preceding Representation Date, the Registration Statement did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading *provided*, *however*, that no certification is made with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers expressly for use in the Registration Statement; and (v) as of such date and as of each Time of Sale, if any, subsequent to the immediately preceding Representation Date, the General Disclosure Package did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; *provided*, *however*, that no certification is made with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers expressly for use in the Registration Statement or the General Disclosure Package. The officer signing and delivering such certificate may rely upon the best of his or her knowledge as to proceedings threatened.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers shall have received on each Representation Date, an opinion and negative assurance letter of GableGotwals, outside counsel for the Company, dated such date, substantially in the form of the attached Exhibit D.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers shall have received on each Representation Date, an opinion and 10b-5 statement, addressed to the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers, of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, counsel for the Managers, with respect to such matters as the Managers may reasonably request, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Manager, and such counsel shall have received such documents and information as they may reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such matters.

The opinion of counsel for the Company described in Section 5(c) above shall be rendered to the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers at the request of the Company and shall so state therein.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) On each Representation Date, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP shall have furnished to the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers, at the request of the Company, letters, dated the respective dates of delivery thereof and addressed to the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers, containing statements and information of the type customarily included in accountants' "comfort letters" to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; *provided* that the letters

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delivered on each such date shall use a "cut-off" date no more than three business days prior to the date of delivery of such letter (the first such letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an "**Initial Comfort Letter**") and updating the Initial Comfort Letter with any information that would have been included in the Initial Comfort Letter had it been given on such date and modified as necessary to relate to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus Supplement, the Prospectus or any issuer free writing prospectus, as amended and supplemented to the date of such letter.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) All filings with the Commission required by Rule 424 under the Securities Act to have been filed by each Time of Sale or related Settlement Date shall have been made within the applicable time period prescribed for such filing by Rule 424 (without reliance on Rule 424(b)(8)).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) The Shares shall have been approved for listing on the Exchange, subject only to a notice of issuance, at or prior to the applicable Settlement Date.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) The Common Stock shall be an "actively-traded security" excepted from the requirements of Rule 101 of Regulation M under the Exchange Act by subsection (c)(1) of such rule.

6. *Covenants of the Company*. The Company covenants with the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the
Forward Sellers as follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Before making, preparing, using, authorizing, approving, referring to or filing any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, and before filing any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, whether before or after the time that the Registration Statement becomes effective, the Company will furnish to the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers and their respective counsel a copy of the proposed Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, amendment or supplement for review and will not make, prepare, use, authorize, approve, refer to or file any such Permitted Free Writing Prospectus or file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which any Manager, Forward Purchaser or Forward Seller reasonably objects. The Company will file promptly all reports and any definitive proxy or information statements required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the Delivery Period; and the Company will furnish copies of the Prospectus and each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus (to the extent not previously delivered) to the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers in New York City prior to 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the third business day next succeeding the date of this Agreement, or as promptly as practicable thereafter with respect to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus first used after the date of this Agreement, in such quantities as the Managers, the Forward Purchasers or the Forward Sellers may reasonably request.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) For the duration of the Delivery Period, to include in its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and in its Annual Reports on Form 10-K, a summary detailing, for the relevant reporting period, (i) the number of Shares sold through the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) the net proceeds

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received by the Company from such sales and (iii) the compensation paid by the Company to the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers with respect to such sales (or alternatively, to prepare a prospectus supplement (each, an "**Interim Prospectus Supplement**") with such summary information and, at least once a quarter and subject to Section 6(a) above, file such Interim Prospectus Supplement pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act (and within the time periods required by Rule 424(b) and Rules 430A, 430B or 430C under the Securities Act)).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) To file any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act and to provide copies of the Prospectus and such Prospectus Supplement and each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus (to the extent not previously delivered or filed on the Commission's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system or any successor system thereto) to the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers via electronic mail in ".pdf" format on such filing date to an electronic mail account designated by the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers and, at the request of the Managers, the Forward Purchasers or the Forward Sellers, to also furnish copies of the Prospectus and such Prospectus Supplement to the Exchange and each other exchange or market on which sales of the Shares were effected, in each case, as may be required by the rules or regulations of the Exchange or such other exchange or market.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) During the Delivery Period, the Company will advise the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers promptly, and confirm such advice in writing, (i) when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective; (ii) when any supplement to the Prospectus or any amendment to the Prospectus or any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus has been filed; (iii) of any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or the receipt of any comments from the Commission relating to the Registration Statement or any other request by the Commission for any additional information; (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or preventing or suspending the use of the Prospectus or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act; (v) of the occurrence of any event within the Delivery Period as a result of which the Prospectus, the General Disclosure Package or any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus, the General Disclosure Package or any such Permitted Free Writing Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading; and (vi) of the receipt by the Company of any notice of objection of the Commission to the use of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401 (g)(2) under the Securities Act; and the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, preventing or suspending the use of the Prospectus or suspending any such qualification of the Securities and, if any such order is issued, will use its reasonable best efforts to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) If, after the date hereof and during the Delivery Period, either (i) any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which any of the General Disclosure Package as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or (ii) it is necessary to amend or supplement the General Disclosure Package to comply with law, the Company will immediately notify the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (c) above, file with the Commission (to the extent required) and furnish to the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers, such amendments or supplements to the General Disclosure Package (or any document to be filed with the Commission and incorporated by reference therein) as may be necessary so that the statements in any of the General Disclosure Package as so amended or supplemented (including such documents to be incorporated by reference therein) will not, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, be misleading or so that any of the General Disclosure Package will comply with law.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) The Company will qualify the Shares for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Managers, the Forward Purchasers or the Forward Sellers shall reasonably request and will continue such qualifications in effect so long as required for distribution of the Shares; *provided* that the Company shall not be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in any such jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (ii) file any general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction or (iii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not otherwise so subject.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) The Company will make generally available to its security holders and the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers as soon as practicable an earning statement that satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 of the Commission promulgated thereunder covering a period of at least twelve months beginning with the first fiscal quarter of the Company occurring after the "effective date" (as defined in Rule 158) of the Registration Statement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) The Company shall pay all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, including without limitation such costs, expenses, fees and taxes in connection with (i) the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, the Prospectus, each Prospectus Supplement, each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, and the printing and furnishing of copies of each thereof to the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers (including costs of mailing and shipment), (ii) the registration, issue, sale and delivery of the Shares including any stock or transfer taxes and stamp or similar duties payable upon the sale, issuance or delivery of the Shares, (iii) the producing, word processing and/or printing of this Agreement, any Powers of Attorney and any closing documents (including compilations thereof) and the reproduction and/or printing and furnishing of copies of each thereof to the Managers (including costs of mailing and shipment), (iv) the qualification of the Shares for offering and sale under state laws and the

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determination of their eligibility for investment under state or foreign law (including the reasonable legal fees and filing fees and other disbursements of U.S. or other foreign counsel for the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers) and the printing and furnishing of copies of any blue sky surveys, (v) the listing of the Shares on the NYSE and any other securities exchange and any registration thereof under the Exchange Act, (vi) any filing with, and any review of the public offering of the Shares by, FINRA, including the reasonable legal fees and other reasonable disbursements of counsel for the Managers relating to FINRA matters, and (vii) the reasonable fees and disbursements of the Company's and Managers', Forward Sellers' and Forward Purchasers' counsel and of the Company's accountants as further described in Section 3(b) above. Except as set forth in this Section 6, Section 3(b) and Section 8, the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers will pay all of their other out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with entering into the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby, including, without limitation, travel and similar expenses, whether or not the transactions contemplated thereby are consummated or any such Transaction Document is terminated.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) If the third anniversary of the initial effective date of the Registration Statement occurs before all the Shares have been sold and this Agreement remains in full force and effect, prior to such third anniversary, to file, subject to Section 6(a), a new shelf registration statement and to take any other action necessary to permit the public offering of the Shares to continue without interruption (references herein to the Registration Statement shall include the new registration statement declared effective by the Commission).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) To use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Shares to be listed for trading on the Exchange and to maintain such listing.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k) Upon commencement of the offering of the Shares under this Agreement (and upon the recommencement of the offering of the Shares under this Agreement following the termination of a suspension of sales hereunder), and each time that (i) the Registration Statement or the Prospectus is amended or supplemented (other than a prospectus supplement relating solely to the offering of Shelf Securities other than the Shares) or (ii) there is filed with the Commission any document incorporated by reference into the Prospectus (other than a Current Report on Form 8-K, unless the Managers, the Forward Purchasers or the Forward Sellers shall otherwise reasonably request) (such commencement date (and any such recommencement date, if applicable) and each such date referred to in (i) and (ii) above, a "**Representation Date**"), to furnish or cause to be furnished to the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers forthwith a certificate dated and delivered as of such date, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers, to the effect that the statements contained in the certificate referred to in Section 5(b) of this Agreement are true and correct at the time of such commencement, recommencement, amendment, supplement or filing, as the case may be, as though made at and as of such time modified as necessary to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended and supplemented to the time of delivery of such certificate.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(l) On each Representation Date, the Company shall cause to be furnished to the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers, dated as of such date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers, the written opinion and negative assurance letter of GableGotwals, outside counsel for the Company, as described in Section 5(c), modified as necessary to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended and supplemented to the time of delivery of such opinion.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(m) On each Representation Date, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, counsel to the Managers, shall furnish to the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers a written opinion and negative assurance letter, dated as of such date in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(n) If the Company has reason to believe that the exemptive provisions set forth in Rule 101(c)(1) of Regulation M under the Exchange Act are not satisfied with respect to the Company or the Common Stock, it shall promptly notify the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers and sales of the Shares under this Agreement shall be suspended until that or other exemptive provisions have been satisfied in the judgment of each party.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(o) The Company agrees that any offer to sell, any solicitation of an offer to buy, or any sales of Shares by the Company shall be effected only by or through one Manager, Forward Purchaser or Forward Seller on any business day.

With respect to Sections 6(l) and 6(m) above, in lieu of delivering such an opinion and negative assurance letter for dates subsequent to the commencement of the offering of the Shares under this Agreement such counsel may furnish the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers with a letter (a "**Reliance Letter**") to the effect that the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers may rely on a prior opinion and negative assurance letter delivered under Section 6(l) or Section 6(m), as the case may be, to the same extent as if it were dated the date of such letter (except that statements in such prior opinion shall be deemed to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended or supplemented as of such subsequent date).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(p) Upon commencement of the offering of the Shares under this Agreement (and upon the recommencement of the offering of the Shares under this Agreement following the termination of a suspension of sales hereunder) and each time that (i) the Registration Statement or the Prospectus is amended or supplemented to include additional financial information, (ii) the Company files an Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, (iii) the Company files an Earnings 8-K, (iv) there is filed with the Commission any document (other than an Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q) incorporated by reference into the Prospectus which contains additional or amended financial information or (v) on such other dates as may be reasonably requested by the Managers, the Forward Purchasers or the Forward Sellers, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent public accountant of the Company, shall deliver to the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers the comfort letter described in Section 5(g), as applicable.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(q) To comply with the Due Diligence Protocol attached hereto on <u>Schedule III</u> and any other due diligence review or call reasonably requested by any Manager, Forward Purchaser and Forward Seller.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(r) To reserve and keep available at all times, free of preemptive rights, shares of the Company's Common Stock for the purpose of enabling the Company to satisfy its obligations hereunder.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(s) That it consents to the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers trading in the Common Stock for each Manager's, each Forward Purchaser's and each Forward Seller's own accounts, respectively, and for the account of their respective clients at the same time as sales of the Shares occur pursuant to this Agreement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(t) That each acceptance by the Company of an offer to purchase the Shares hereunder shall be deemed to be an affirmation to the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers that the representations and warranties of the Company contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement are true and correct as of the date of such acceptance as though made at and as of such date, and an undertaking that such representations and warranties will be true and correct as of the Time of Sale and the Settlement Date for the Shares relating to such acceptance as though made at and as of each of such dates (except (i) that such representations and warranties shall be deemed to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended and supplemented relating to such Shares and (ii) to the extent that such representations and warranties speak as of another date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such other date).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(u) Not to, or publicly disclose an intention to, sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option to sell or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of the Common Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for the Common Stock or warrants or other rights to purchase the Common Stock or any other securities of the Company that are substantially similar to the Common Stock or permit the registration under the Securities Act of any shares of the Common Stock, except for (i) the registration of the Shares and the sales through the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon the exercise of an option or warrant or the conversion of a security outstanding on the date hereof and referred to in the Prospectus, (iii) any shares of Common Stock issued or options to purchase Common Stock granted pursuant to existing employee benefit plans of the Company, (iv) any shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to any non-employee director stock plan, dividend reinvestment plan or stock purchase plan of the Company, or (v) any shares of Common Stock upon settlement or termination of any Forward Contract, during the Delivery Period, without (A) giving the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers at least three business days' prior written notice specifying the nature of the proposed sale and the date of such proposed sale and (B) the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers suspending activity under this program for such period of time as requested by the Company.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) Under no circumstances shall the Company cause or request the offer or sale of any Shares if, after giving effect to the sale of such Shares, the aggregate offering price of the Shares sold pursuant to this Agreement would exceed the lesser of (i) the $300,000,000, (ii) the amount available for offer and sale under the currently effective Registration Statement, or (iii) the amount authorized from time to time to be issued and sold under this Agreement by the Board of Directors of the Company or a duly authorized committee thereof. Under no circumstances shall the Company cause or request the offer or sale of any Shares pursuant to this Agreement at a price lower than the minimum price authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Company and notified to Manager or a Forward Seller, as applicable, in writing.

7. *Covenants of the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers*. Each Manager, Forward
Purchaser and Forward Seller covenants with the Company not to take any action that would result in the Company being required to file with the Commission under Rule 433(d) a free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of any Manager, Forward
Purchaser or Forward Seller that otherwise would not be required to be filed by the Company thereunder, but for the action of such Manager, Forward Purchaser or Forward Seller.

8. *Indemnity and Contribution*. (a) Indemnification of the Managers, Forward Purchasers and Forward
Sellers. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Manager, Forward Purchaser and Forward Seller, and each of their respective affiliates (within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act), directors and officers and each person,
if any, who controls such Manager, Forward Purchaser or Forward Seller within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities
(including, without limitation, legal fees and other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with any suit action or proceeding, or any claim asserted, as such fees and expenses are incurred), joint or several, that arise out of or are based
upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement (including any Interim Prospectus Supplement), the General Disclosure Package, any
free writing prospectus that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or arising out of or based upon any omission or alleged omission to state therein a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement
thereto), any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus or the General Disclosure Package, arising out of or based upon any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arising out of or based upon any such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission based
upon information relating to the Managers, the Forward Purchasers or the Forward Sellers furnished to the Company in writing by the Managers, the Forward Purchasers or the Forward Sellers expressly for use therein; it being understood and agreed
upon that such information shall consist solely of the following: the Managers', the Forward Purchasers' or the Forward Sellers' names, and the fourth sentence of the first paragraph under the heading "Plan of Distribution
(Conflicts of Interest)" in the Prospectus Supplement.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) *Indemnification of the Company*. Each Manager, Forward Purchaser, and Forward Seller agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its directors and officers who sign the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers, but only with reference to information relating to each Manager, Forward Purchaser and the Forward Seller furnished to the Company in writing by such Manager, Forward Purchaser or Forward Seller expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement (including any Interim Prospectus Supplement), the General Disclosure Package, any free writing prospectus that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, or any amendment or supplement thereto; it being understood and agreed that the only such information shall consist of the information described as such in subsection (a) above.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) *Notice and Procedures*. In case any proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation) shall be instituted involving any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 8(a) or 8(b), such person (the "**indemnified party**") shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnification may be sought (the "**indemnifying party**") in writing; *provided* that the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have under Section 8(a) or 8(b) above except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and *provided*, *further*, that the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to an indemnified party otherwise than under Section 8(a) or 8(b) above. If any such proceeding shall be brought or asserted against an indemnified party and it shall have notified the indemnifying party thereof, the indemnifying party shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party (who shall not, without the consent of the indemnified party, be counsel to the indemnifying party) to represent the indemnified party and any others entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 8 that the indemnifying party may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. In any such proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (i) the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have mutually agreed to the contrary; (ii) the indemnifying party has failed within a reasonable time to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party; (iii) the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the indemnifying party; or (iv) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood and agreed that the indemnifying party shall not, in respect of the legal expenses

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of any indemnified party in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all such indemnified parties and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. Any such separate firm shall be designated in writing by the Managers, the Forward Purchasers or the Forward Sellers, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 8(a), and by the Company, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 8(b). The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by the second and third sentences of this paragraph, the indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request and (ii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement (x) includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such indemnifying party, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (y) does not include any statement as to or admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) *Contribution*. To the extent the indemnification provided for in Section 8(a) or 8(b) is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each indemnifying party under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by each of the Company, the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers from the offering of the Shares or (ii) if the allocation provided by Section 8(d)(i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in Section 8(d)(i) above but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers, on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company, the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers shall be equal to (a) in the case of the Company, the sum of (x) the Actual Sold Forward Amount for each Forward under this Agreement, *multiplied by* the Volume-Weighted Hedge Price for such Forward, and (y) the aggregate market price for the Issuance Shares sold by the Managers under this Agreement, (b) in the case of a Manager, the total commissions received from the sale of Issuance Shares under this Agreement, (c) in the case of a Forward Seller, the Actual Sold Forward Amount for each

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Forward under this Agreement, *multiplied by* the Volume-Weighted Hedge Price for such Forward, *multiplied by* the Forward Hedge Selling Commission for such Forward, and (d) in the case of a Forward Purchaser, the net Spread (as such term is defined in the relevant Forward Contract and net of any related stock borrow costs or other costs or expenses actually incurred) *multiplied by* the Forward Hedge Amount for each Forward Contract executed in connection with this Agreement. The relative fault of each of the Company, the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by each such party and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) *Limitation on Liability*. The Company and the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers agree that it would not be just or equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in Section 8(d). The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in Section 8(d) shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8, by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission, (i) no Manager shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Issuance Shares sold by it were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages that such Manager has otherwise been required to pay, (ii) no Forward Seller shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the aggregate Forward Hedge Selling Commissions received by it under this Agreement and (iii) no Forward Purchaser shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the net Spread (as such term is defined in the relevant Forward Contract and net of any related stock borrow costs or other costs or expenses actually incurred) *multiplied by* the Forward Hedge Amount for all Forward Contracts executed in connection with this Agreement. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) *Non-Exclusive Remedies.* The remedies provided for in this Section 8 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any indemnified party at law or in equity.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) *Survival.* The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Section 8 and the representations, warranties and other statements of the Company contained in this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Manager, Forward Purchaser, or Forward Seller, any person controlling any Manager, Forward Purchaser, or Forward Seller or any affiliate of any Manager, Forward Purchaser, or Forward Seller or by or on behalf of the Company, its officers or directors or any person controlling the Company and (iii) acceptance of and payment for any of the Shares.

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*9.* *Effectiveness.* This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution and delivery hereof by the
parties hereto.

10. *Termination*. (a) The Company shall have the right, by giving written notice as hereinafter
specified, to terminate this Agreement in its sole discretion at any time. Any such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party, except that (i) with respect to any pending sale through any Manager or Forward Seller
for the Company, the obligations of the Company, including, but not limited to, its obligations under Section 4 above, shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such termination; and (ii) the provisions of Section 1,
Section 3(b) and Section 8 of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such termination.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers shall have the right, by giving written notice as hereinafter specified, to terminate this Agreement in its sole discretion at any time. Any such termination pursuant to this Section 10 shall be without liability of any party to any other party except that (i) with respect to any pending sale through a Manager or a Forward Seller for the Company, the obligations of the Company, including, but not limited to, its obligations under Section 4 above, shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such termination; and (ii) the provisions of Section 1, Section 3(b) and Section 8 of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such termination.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until and unless terminated pursuant to Section 10(a) or (b) above or otherwise by mutual agreement of the parties; *provided* that any such termination by mutual agreement or pursuant to Section 10(a) or (b) above shall in all cases be deemed to provide that Section 1, Section 3(b) and Section 8 of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Any termination of this Agreement shall be effective on the date specified in such notice of termination; *provided* that such termination shall not be effective until the close of business on the date of receipt of such notice by the Managers, the Forward Purchasers, and the Forward Sellers or the Company, as the case may be. If such termination shall occur prior to the Settlement Date for any sale of Shares, such sale shall settle in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Unless earlier terminated pursuant to this Section 10, this Agreement shall automatically terminate upon the issuance and sale of all of the Shares through the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein with an aggregate gross sale price equal to the $300,000,000.

11. *Entire Agreement*. (a) This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the Company and the
Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers with respect to the preparation of any Registration Statement, Prospectus Supplement or the Prospectus, the conduct of the offering and the sale and distribution of the Shares.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The Company acknowledges that in connection with the offering of the Shares: (i) the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers have acted and will act at arm's length and owes no fiduciary duties to the Company or any other person, (ii) the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers owe the Company only those duties and obligations set forth in this Agreement, any contemporaneous written agreement and prior written agreements (to the extent not superseded by this Agreement), if any, and (iii) the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers may have interests that differ from those of the Company. The Company waives to the full extent permitted by applicable law any claims it may have against the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers arising from an alleged breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the sale and distribution of the Shares.

12. *Counterparts*. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts (which may include counterparts delivered by
any standard form of telecommunication), each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

13. *Governing Law.* This Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

14. *Headings*. The headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be
part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement.

15. *Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes*. (a) In the event that a Manager, a Forward
Purchaser, or a Forward Seller that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such party that is a Covered Entity of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this
Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the
United States.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) In the event that a Manager, a Forward Purchaser, or a Forward Seller is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of the Manager, the Forward Purchaser, or the Forward Seller that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, any Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such party that is a Covered Entity are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

For purposes of this Section 15 a "**BHC Act Affiliate**" has the meaning assigned to the term "affiliate" in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k) or 1813(w), as applicable. "**Covered Entity**" means any of the following: (i) a "covered entity" as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a "covered bank" as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a "covered FSI" as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b). "**Default Right**" has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12

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C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable. "**U.S. Special Resolution Regime**" means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

16. *Notices.* All communications hereunder shall be in writing and effective only upon receipt.
Notices to the Managers shall be given to BofA Securities, Inc., One Bryant Park, New York, NY 10036, Email: <u>dg.atm_execution@bofa.com</u>, Attention: ATM Execution, with a copy to: Facsimile: (212) 230-8730, Attention: ECM Legal; to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179, Facsimile: (212) 622-8783, Attention: Sanjeet Dewal, to
Mizuho Securities USA LLC, 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020, Facsimile: (212) 205-8400, Attention of Equity Capital Markets Desk, Email: <u>US-ECM@mizuhogroup.com</u>, and to RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Brookfield Place, 200 Vesey Street, New York, New York 10281, Email: <u>tj.opladen@rbccm.com</u>, Attention: ECM. Notices to the Forward Sellers
shall be given to BofA Securities, Inc., One Bryant Park, New York, NY 10036, Facsimile: (646) 855-3073, Attention: Syndicate Department, with a copy to: Facsimile: (212) 230-8730, Attention: ECM Legal; to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179, Facsimile: (212) 622-8783, Attention: Sanjeet Dewal; to
Mizuho Securities USA LLC, 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020, Facsimile: (212) 205-8400, with a copy to: Legal Department, Email: <u>legalnotices@mizuhogroup.com</u>; and to RBC Capital
Markets, LLC, Brookfield Place, 200 Vesey Street, New York, New York 10281, Email: <u>tj.opladen@rbccm.com</u>, Attention: ECM; and to the Forward Purchasers to Bank of America, N.A., One Bryant Park, New York, NY 10036, Attn: Rohan Handa, Email: <u>rohan.handa@bofa.com</u>; to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. 383 Madison Avenue, 6<sup>th</sup> Floor, New York, New York 10179, Email: <u>edg_notices@jpmorgan.com</u>, <u>edg_ny_corporate_sales_support@jpmorgan.com</u>, Attention: Sanjeet Dewal; to Mizuho Markets Americas LLC, 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020, Facsimile: (212) 205-8400, with a copy to:
Legal Department, Email: <u>swapslegal@mizuhogroup.com</u>; and to Royal Bank of Canada, c/o RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Brookfield Place, 200 Vesey Street, 8th Floor, New York, New York 10281, Email: <u>tj.opladen@rbccm.com</u>, Attention: ECM, in
each case, with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, 450 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10017, Attention: Mark M. Mendez. Notices to the Company shall be given to it at 15 East Fifth Street, Tulsa,
Oklahoma 74103, Facsimile: 918-947-6117; Attention: General Counsel, with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to GableGotwals, 1100 ONEOK Plaza, 100 West Fifth
Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104, Attention: Jordan Edwards, Email <u>jedwards@gablelaw.com</u>.

[*Signature pages follow*]

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| Very truly yours, | Very truly yours, |
| ONE GAS, INC. | ONE GAS, INC. |
| By: | /s/ Caron A. Lawhorn |
|  | Name: Caron A. Lawhorn |
|  | Title: Senior Vice President and |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Financial Officer |

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Accepted as of the date first written above

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| BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC, | J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC, |
| As Manager and Forward Seller | As Manager and Forward Seller | As Manager and Forward Seller | As Manager and Forward Seller |
| By: | /s/ Jonathan Mir | By: | /s/ Sanjeet Dewal |
|  | Name: Jonathan Mir |  | Name: Sanjeet Dewal |
|  | Title: Managing Director |  | Title: Managing Director |
| MIZUHO SECURITIES USA LLC | MIZUHO SECURITIES USA LLC | RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC | RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC |
| As Manager and Forward Seller, and as agent | As Manager and Forward Seller, and as agent | As Manager and Forward Seller | As Manager and Forward Seller |
| for Mizuho Markets Americas LLC, as forward purchaser | for Mizuho Markets Americas LLC, as forward purchaser |  |  |
|  |  | By: | /s/ Young Kim |
|  |  |  | Name: Young Kim |
| By: | /s/ Mariano Gaut |  | Title: Managing Director |
|  | Name: Mariano Gaut |  |  |
|  | Title: Managing Director |  |  |
| BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.<br> As Forward Purchaser | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.<br> As Forward Purchaser | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION<br> As Forward Purchaser | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION<br> As Forward Purchaser |
| By: | /s/ Rohan Handa |  |  |
|  | Name: Rohan Handa | By: | /s/ Sanjeet Dewal |
|  | Title: Managing Director |  | Name: Sanjeet Dewal |
|  |  |  | Title: Managing Director |
| MIZUHO MARKETS AMERICAS LLC | MIZUHO MARKETS AMERICAS LLC | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA |
| As Forward Purchaser | As Forward Purchaser | As Forward Purchaser | As Forward Purchaser |
| By: | /s/ Adam Hopkins | By: | /s/ Brian Ward |
|  | Name: Adam Hopkins |  | Name: Brian Ward |
|  | Title: Authorized Signatory |  | Title: Managing Director |

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**<u>SCHEDULE I</u>**

**Permitted Free Writing Prospectuses** 

None.

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**<u>SCHEDULE II</u>**

**Authorized Individuals for Placement Notices and Acceptances** 

1. Caron Lawhorn

2. Mark Smith

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**<u>SCHEDULE III</u>**

**Due Diligence Protocol** 

Set forth below are guidelines for use by the Company and the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers in connection with the Managers', the Forward Purchasers' and the Forward Sellers' continuous due diligence efforts in connection with the sale and distribution of the Shares pursuant to the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company has agreed that no sales under the Agreement will be requested or made at any time the Company is, or could be deemed to be, in possession of material non-public information with respect to the Company.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. On or immediately prior to each Representation Date, in addition to the documents provided pursuant to Sections
6(k), (l), (m) and (n) of the Agreement, the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers expect to conduct a due diligence call with the appropriate business, financial and legal representatives of the Company.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. On the date of or promptly after the Company's management report becomes available for a given month (but
no later than the last business day of the immediately succeeding month), the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers expect to conduct a due diligence call with the appropriate business, financial, accounting and legal
representatives of the Company and that the Company shall provide the certificate referred to in Section 5(b) of the Agreement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. In the event that the Company requests any Manager or Forward Seller sell on any one Trading Day an amount of
Issuance Shares or Forward Hedge Shares, respectively, that would be equal to or greater than 15% of the average daily trading volume (calculated based on the most recent three completed Trading Days) of the Company's common stock, such Manager
and Forward Seller expects to conduct a due diligence call with the appropriate business, financial, accounting and legal representatives of the Company and that the Company shall provide the certificate referred to in Section 5(b) of the
Agreement.

The foregoing is an expression of current intent only, and shall not in any manner limit the Managers', the Forward Purchasers' or the Forward Sellers' rights under the Agreement, including the right to require such additional due diligence procedures as the Managers, the Forward Purchasers and the Forward Sellers may reasonably request pursuant to the Agreement.

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**<u>Exhibit A</u>**

[Letterhead of the intended Manager]

<u> </u>, 20

[Address of Recipient]

Attention:

VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL

**<u>TRANSACTION CONFIRMATION</u>**

Dear<u> </u>:

This Confirmation sets forth the terms of the agreement of [●] (the "**Manager**") with ONE Gas, Inc. (the "**Company**") relating to the sale of shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share, having an aggregate gross sales price of up to $300,000,000 pursuant to the Equity Distribution Agreement between the Company and the Managers, Forward Purchasers and Forward Sellers set forth therein, dated February 24, 2023 (the "**Agreement**"). Unless otherwise defined below, capitalized terms defined in the Agreement shall have the same meanings when used herein.

By countersigning or otherwise indicating in writing the Company's acceptance of this Confirmation (an "**Acceptance**"), the Company shall have agreed with the Manager executing this Transaction Confirmation to engage in the following transaction:

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Number of Issuance Shares to be sold][Aggregate Gross Price of Issuance Shares to be sold]: | <u> </u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Minimum price at which Issuance Shares may be sold:<u> </u> | <u> </u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Date(s) on which Issuance Shares may be sold: | <u> </u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Compensation to such Manager (if different than the Agreement):<u> </u> | <u> </u> |

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The transaction set forth in this Confirmation will not be binding on the Company or the Manager unless and until the Company delivers its Acceptance; *provided*, *however*, that neither the Company nor the Manager will be bound by the terms of this Confirmation unless the Company delivers its Acceptance by [●] a.m./p.m. (New York time) on [the date hereof<u> </u>, 20 ].

The transaction, if it becomes binding on the parties, shall be subject to all of the representations, warranties, covenants and other terms and conditions of the Agreement, except to the extent amended or modified hereby, all of which are expressly incorporated herein by reference. Each of the representations and warranties set forth in the Agreement shall be deemed to have been made at and as of every Time of Sale, every Settlement Date and every Representation Date.

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If the foregoing conforms to your understanding of our agreement, please so indicate your Acceptance by signing below.

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|:---|:---|
| Very truly yours, | Very truly yours, |
| [Manager] | [Manager] |
| By: |  |
|  | Name: |
|  | Title: |

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ACCEPTED as of the date first above written

ONE GAS, INC.

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| By: |  |
|  | Name: |
|  | Title: |

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**<u>Exhibit B</u>**

**<u>FORM OF FORWARD PLACEMENT NOTICE</u>**

[Date]

[Forward Purchaser]

[Address]

Attention: [●]

[Forward Seller]

[Address]

Attention: [●]

Reference is made to the Equity Distribution Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2023 (the "***Sales Agreement***"), among ONE Gas, Inc. (the "***Company***"), [●] (in its capacity as agent for the Company in connection with the issuance and sale of any Issuance Shares), [●] (in its capacity as counterparty under any Forward Contract), and [●] (in its capacity as agent for the applicable Forward Purchaser in connection with the offering and sale of any Forward Hedge Shares). Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Sales Agreement. This Forward Placement Notice relates to a "Forward". The Company confirms that all conditions to the delivery of this Forward Placement Notice are satisfied as of the date hereof.

The Company confirms that it has not declared and will not declare any dividend, or caused or cause there to be any distribution, on the Common Stock if the ex-dividend date or ex- date, as applicable, for such dividend or distribution will occur during the period from, but excluding, the first scheduled Trading Day of the related Forward Hedge Selling Period to, and including, the last scheduled Trading Day of such Forward Hedge Selling Period.

Effective Date of Delivery of Forward Placement Notice (determined pursuant to Section 2(b)):

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|  Number of Days in Forward Hedge Selling Period: |
|  First Date of Forward Hedge Selling Period: |
|  Last Date of Forward Hedge Selling Period: |
|  Forward Hedge Settlement Date(s): |
|  Forward Hedge Amount: $ |
|  Forward Hedge Selling Commission Rate: % |

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| **Forward Price Reduction Dates** | **Forward Price Reduction Amounts** |
| [Trade Date:] | $|
| [ ] | $|
| [ ] | $|
| [ ] | $|
| [Thereafter:] | $|

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| Term: [Month/Years] |
| Specified Borrow Rate: basis points |
| Maximum Specified Borrow Rate: basis points |
| Notice Settlement Number: |

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Minimum price (Adjustable by Company during the Forward Hedge Selling Period, and in no event less than $[1.00] without your prior written consent, which consent may be withheld in your sole discretion): $ per share

Comments:

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| ONE GAS, INC. |
| By: |
| Name: |
| Title: |

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**Exhibit C** 

**<u>FORM OF MASTER FORWARD CONFIRMATION</u>**

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February [●], 2023

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|:---|:---|
| To: | **ONE Gas, Inc.** |
|  | 15 East Fifth Street |
|  | Tulsa, OK 74103 |
| [From: | **Bank of America, N.A.** |
|  | c/o BofA Securities, Inc.<br> Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park<br> New York, New York 10036 |
| From: | **BofA Securities, Inc.** |
|  | Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park<br> New York, New York 10036]<sup>1</sup> |
| [From: | **JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association** |
|  | New York Branch |
|  | 383 Madison Avenue<br> New York, NY 10179]<sup>2</sup> |
| [From: | **Mizuho Markets Americas LLC** |
| C/O Mizuho Securities USA LLC as agent | C/O Mizuho Securities USA LLC as agent |
|  | 1271 Park Avenue<br> New York, NY 10020<br> Attn: Equity Capital Markets Desk<br> Telephone: (212) 209-9300<br> E-mail: US-ECM@mizuhogroup.com]<sup>3</sup> |
| [From: | **RBC Capital Markets, LLC** |
|  | as Agent for Royal Bank of Canada<br> Brookfield Place 200<br> Vesey Street New York, NY 10281-1021<br> Telephone: (212) 858-7000]<sup>4</sup> |

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Dear Sirs,

The purpose of this letter agreement (this "**Master Forward Confirmation**") is to confirm the terms and conditions of certain transactions to be entered into from time to time between Party A and Party B in accordance with the terms of the Equity Distribution Agreement, dated as of February [•], 2023, among Party B; BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC [("**MSUSA**")]<sup>5</sup> and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as Managers;

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<sup>1</sup> Insert for BofA.

<sup>2</sup> Insert for JPM.

<sup>3</sup> Insert for Mizuho.

<sup>4</sup> Insert for JPM.

<sup>5</sup> Insert for Mizuho.

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Bank of America, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Mizuho Markets Americas LLC [("**MMA**")]<sup>6</sup> and Royal Bank of Canada, as Forward Purchasers; and BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as Forward Sellers (the "**Equity Distribution Agreement**"), on one or more Trade Dates specified herein (collectively, the "**Transactions**" and each, a "**Transaction**"). This letter agreement constitutes a "Master Forward Confirmation" as referred to in the Equity Distribution Agreement. Each Transaction will be evidenced by a supplemental confirmation (each, a "**Supplemental Confirmation**," and each such Supplemental Confirmation, together with this Master Forward Confirmation, a "**Confirmation**" for purposes of the Agreement specified below) substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto. [MMA is acting as principal in its capacity as Party A hereunder and MSUSA, its affiliate, is acting as agent for MMA, in its capacity as Party A hereunder, and Party B hereunder. This Master Confirmation and each Supplemental Confirmation is a confirmation for purposes of Rule 10b-10 promulgated under the Exchange Act (as defined below). MMA is not a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation.]<sup>7</sup>

1. The definitions and provisions contained in the 2000 ISDA Definitions (the "**2000 Definitions** ")
and the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the "**2002 Definitions**" and, together with the 2000 Definitions, the "**Definitions** "), each as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.
(" **ISDA** "), are incorporated into each Confirmation. In the event of any inconsistency among the Agreement, this Master Forward Confirmation, any Supplemental Confirmation, the 2000 Definitions and the 2002 Definitions, the following
will prevail in the order of precedence indicated: (i) such Supplemental Confirmation; (ii) this Master Forward Confirmation; (iii) the 2002 Definitions; (iv) the 2000 Definitions; and (v) the Agreement.

Each Confirmation together with the Agreement shall evidence a complete and binding agreement between Party A and Party B as to the subject matter and terms of the Transaction to which this Master Forward Confirmation and each related Supplemental Confirmation relate, and shall supersede all prior or contemporaneous written or oral communications with respect thereto. Each Confirmation shall supplement, form a part of, and be subject to an agreement in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement (the "**Agreement**") as if Party A and Party B had executed the Agreement in such form on the date hereof (but without any Schedule except for the election of the laws of the State of New York as the governing law). The parties hereby agree that no transaction other than the Transactions to which this Master Forward Confirmation, together with each Supplemental Confirmation hereunder, relate shall be governed by the Agreement. For purposes of the 2002 Definitions, each Transaction shall be a Share Forward Transaction.

Party A and Party B each represents to the other, with respect to each Transaction hereunder, that it has entered into such Transaction in reliance upon such tax, accounting, regulatory, legal, and financial advice as it deems necessary and not upon any view expressed by the other.

2. The terms of each Transaction to which this Master Forward Confirmation relates are as follows:

<u>General Terms</u>:

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| Party A: | [Bank of America, N.A.]<sup>8</sup> [JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association]<sup>9</sup> [Mizuho Markets Americas LLC (with Mizuho Securities USA LLC acting as agent)]<sup>10</sup> [Royal Bank of Canada (with RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as its agent ("**Agent**")]<sup>11</sup> |
| Party B: | ONE Gas, Inc. |

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<sup>6</sup> Insert for Mizuho.

<sup>7</sup> Insert for Mizuho.

<sup>8</sup> Insert for BofA.

<sup>9</sup> Insert for JPM.

<sup>10</sup> Insert for Mizuho.

<sup>11</sup> Insert for RBC.

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| Trade Date: | For each Transaction, as specified in the Supplemental Confirmation for such Transaction, to be, subject to the provisions under the heading "Acceleration Events" in Section 3 of this Master Forward Confirmation and the provisions under the heading "Forward Placement Notices" in Section 4 of this Master Forward Confirmation, the last Trading Day (as defined in the Equity Distribution Agreement) of the Forward Hedge Selling Period (as defined in the Equity Distribution Agreement) for such Transaction. |
| Effective Date: | For each Transaction, as specified in the Supplemental Confirmation for such Transaction, to be the date that is one Settlement Cycle following the Trade Date for such Transaction, or such later date on which the conditions set forth under "Conditions to Effectiveness" in Section 3 of this Master Forward Confirmation shall have been satisfied, subject to the provisions under the heading "Forward Placement Notices" in Section 4 of this Master Forward Confirmation. |
| Base Amount: | For each Transaction, initially, as specified in the Supplemental Confirmation for such Transaction, to be the number of Shares equal to the Actual Sold Forward Amount (as defined in the Equity Distribution Agreement) for the Forward Hedge Selling Period for such Transaction. For each Transaction, on each Settlement Date for such Transaction, the Base Amount for such Transaction shall be reduced by the relevant number of Settlement Shares for such Settlement Date. |
| Maturity Date: | For each Transaction, as specified in the Supplemental Confirmation for such Transaction, to be the date that follows the Trade Date for such Transaction by the number of days, months or years set forth in the Forward Placement Notice (as defined in the Equity Distribution Agreement) for such Transaction, which number of days, months or years shall in no event be less than two (2) months nor more than eighteen (18) months (or, if such date is not a Scheduled Trading Day, the next following Scheduled Trading Day). |
| Forward Price: | For each Transaction, on the Effective Date for such Transaction, the Initial Forward Price for such Transaction, and on any other day, (1) the Forward Price for such Transaction as of the immediately preceding calendar day *multiplied by* (2) the sum of (i) 1 *and* (ii) the Daily Rate for such Transaction for such day; *provided* that on each Forward Price Reduction Date, the Forward Price in effect on such date shall be the Forward Price otherwise in effect on such date, *minus* the Forward Price Reduction Amount for such Forward Price Reduction Date. |
| Initial Forward Price: | For each Transaction, as specified in the Supplemental Confirmation for such Transaction, to be the product of (i) an amount equal to 1 *minus* the Forward Hedge Selling Commission Rate (as defined in the Equity Distribution Agreement) applicable to such Transaction *and* (ii) the Volume-Weighted Hedge Price, subject to adjustment as set forth herein. |

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| Volume-Weighted Hedge Price: | For each Transaction, as specified in the Supplemental Confirmation for such Transaction, to be the volume-weighted average of the Sales Prices (as defined in the Equity Distribution Agreement) per share of Forward Hedge Shares (as defined in the Equity Distribution Agreement) sold on each Trading Day of the Forward Hedge Selling Period for such Transaction, as determined by the Calculation Agent; *provided* that, for the purposes of calculating the Initial Forward Price, each such Sales Price (other than the Sales Price for the last day of the relevant Forward Hedge Selling Period) shall be subject to adjustment by the Calculation Agent in the same manner as the Forward Price pursuant to the definition thereof during the period from, and including, the date one Settlement Cycle immediately following the first Trading Day of the relevant Forward Hedge Selling Period during which the Forward Hedge Shares in respect of such Transaction are sold to, and including, the Effective Date of such Transaction. |
| Daily Rate: | For each Transaction and for any day, (i)(A) the Overnight Bank Rate for such day *minus* (B) the Spread for such Transaction *divided by* (ii) 365. |
| Overnight Bank Rate: | For any day, the rate set forth for such day opposite the caption "Overnight bank funding rate", as such rate is displayed on Bloomberg Screen "OBFR01 ", or any successor page; *provided* that, if no rate appears for a particular day on such page, the rate for the first immediately preceding day for which a rate does so appear shall be used for such day. |
| Spread: | For each Transaction, as set forth in the Supplemental Confirmation for such Transaction. |
| Forward Price Reduction Dates: | For each Transaction, as specified in Schedule I to the Supplemental Confirmation for such Transaction, to be each date set forth under the heading "Forward Price Reduction Dates" in the Forward Placement Notice for such Transaction. |
| Forward Price Reduction Amount: | For any Transaction, for each Forward Price Reduction Date for such Transaction, the Forward Price Reduction Amount set forth opposite such date on Schedule I to the Supplemental Confirmation for such Transaction. |
| Shares: | Common stock, USD 0.01 par value per share, of Party B (also referred to herein as the "**Issuer**") (Exchange identifier: "OGS"). |
| Exchange: | The New York Stock Exchange. |
| Related Exchange(s): | All Exchanges. |
| Clearance System: | DTC. |
| Calculation Agent: | Party A. Whenever the Calculation Agent is required to act or to exercise judgment in any way with respect to any Transaction hereunder, it will do so in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. |

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|  | Following any determination, adjustment or calculation hereunder by the Calculation Agent, the Calculation Agent will upon written request by Party B promptly following such request, provide to Party B a report (in a commonly used file format for the storage and manipulation of financial data but without disclosing Party A's confidential or proprietary models or other information that may be confidential, proprietary or subject to contractual, legal or regulatory obligations to not disclose such information) displaying in reasonable detail the basis for such determination, adjustment or calculation, as the case may be. |
|  | Following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default pursuant to Section 5(a)(vii) of the Agreement with respect to which Party A is the sole Defaulting Party, Party B shall have the right to designate an independent, nationally recognized equity derivatives dealer to replace Party A as Calculation Agent, and the parties hereto shall work in good faith to execute any appropriate documentation required by such replacement Calculation Agent. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <u>Settlement Terms</u>: |  |
| Settlement Date: | With respect to any Transaction, any Scheduled Trading Day following the Effective Date for such Transaction up to, and including, the Maturity Date for such Transaction, as designated by (a) Party A pursuant to "Termination Settlement" below or (b) Party B in a written notice (a "**Settlement Notice**") that satisfies the Settlement Notice Requirements and is delivered to Party A at least (i) two Scheduled Trading Days prior to such Settlement Date, which may be the Maturity Date for such Transaction, if Physical Settlement applies, and (ii) a number of Scheduled Trading Days prior to such Settlement Date equal to the Notice Settlement Number (as defined below) for such Transaction, which may be the Maturity Date for such Transaction, if Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement applies; *provided* that (x) the Maturity Date for such Transaction shall be a Settlement Date for such Transaction if on such date the Base Amount for such Transaction is greater than zero, (y) if Physical Settlement or Net Share Settlement applies and such Settlement Date specified above (including a Settlement Date occurring on such Maturity Date) is not a Clearance System Business Day, such Settlement Date shall be the immediately succeeding Clearance System Business Day and (z) if Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement applies and Party A shall have fully unwound its hedge in respect of such Transaction (or portion thereof, as applicable) during an Unwind Period (as defined below) for such Transaction by a date that is more than two Scheduled Trading Days prior to such Settlement Date specified above, Party A may, by written notice to Party B, specify any Scheduled Trading Day prior to such originally specified Settlement Date for such Transaction as the |

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|  | Settlement Date for such Transaction. The "**Notice Settlement Number**" for any Transaction shall be a number of Scheduled Trading Days set forth in the Supplemental Confirmation for such Transaction. |
| Settlement Shares: | In respect of any Transaction and with respect to any Settlement Date for such Transaction, a number of Shares, not to exceed the Base Amount for such Transaction, designated as such by Party B in the related Settlement Notice or by Party A pursuant to "Termination Settlement" below; *provided* that on the Maturity Date for such Transaction the number of Settlement Shares shall be equal to the Base Amount for such Transaction on such date. |
| Settlement: | In respect of any Transaction, Physical Settlement, Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement, at the election of Party B as set forth in a Settlement Notice delivered on or after the Effective Date for such Transaction that satisfies the Settlement Notice Requirements; *provided* that Physical Settlement shall apply (i) if no Settlement Method is validly selected, (ii) with respect to any Settlement Shares in respect of which Party A is unable, in its good faith, commercially reasonable judgment, to unwind its hedge in respect of such Transaction (or portion thereof, as applicable) by the end of the Unwind Period for such Transaction in a manner that, in the good faith, reasonable judgment of Party A, is consistent with the requirements for qualifying for the safe harbor provided by Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act or due to the lack of sufficient liquidity in the Shares on any Exchange Business Day during such Unwind Period or (iii) to any Termination Settlement Date (as defined below under "Termination Settlement"). |
| Settlement Notice Requirements: | Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, a Settlement Notice delivered in respect of any Transaction by Party B that specifies Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement will not be effective to establish a Settlement Date for such Transaction or require Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement unless Party B delivers to Party A with such Settlement Notice a representation signed by Party B substantially in the following form: "As of the date of this Settlement Notice, Party B is not aware of any material nonpublic information concerning itself or the Shares, and is designating the date contained herein as a Settlement Date and is electing Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement, as the case may be, in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the federal securities laws." |
| Unwind Period: | For any Transaction, each Exchange Business Day that is not a Suspension Day during the period from and including the first Exchange Business Day following the date Party B validly elects Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement in respect of a Settlement Date for such Transaction through the second Scheduled Trading Day preceding such Settlement Date (or the immediately preceding Exchange Business Day if such Scheduled Trading Day is not an Exchange Business Day), subject to "Termination Settlement" below. If any Exchange |

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|  | Business Day during an Unwind Period for any Transaction is a Disrupted Day, the Calculation Agent shall make commercially reasonable adjustments to the terms of such Transaction (including, without limitation, the Cash Settlement Amount, the number of Net Share Settlement Shares and the 10b-18 VWAP) to account for the occurrence of such Disrupted Day. |
| Suspension Day: | Any Exchange Business Day on which Party A determines based on the advice of counsel that Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement may violate applicable securities laws. Party A shall notify Party B if it receives such advice from its counsel. |
| Market Disruption Event: | Section 6.3(a)(ii) of the 2002 Definitions is hereby amended by replacing clause (ii) in its entirety with "(ii) an Exchange Disruption, or" and inserting immediately following clause (iii) the phrase ", in each case, that the Calculation Agent determines is material." |
| Exchange Act: | The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time. |
| Physical Settlement: | In respect of any Transaction, on any Settlement Date for such Transaction in respect of which Physical Settlement applies, Party B shall deliver to Party A through the Clearance System the Settlement Shares for such Transaction for such Settlement Date, and Party A shall deliver to Party B, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by Party B, an amount in cash equal to the Physical Settlement Amount for such Transaction for such Settlement Date, on a delivery versus payment basis. If, on any Settlement Date for any Transaction, the Shares to be delivered by Party B to Party A hereunder upon Physical Settlement are not so delivered (the "**Physical Deferred Shares**"), and a Forward Price Reduction Date with respect to such Transaction occurs during the period from, and including, such Settlement Date to, but excluding, the date such Shares are actually delivered to Party A, then the portion of the Physical Settlement Amount for such Transaction payable by Party A to Party B in respect of the Physical Deferred Shares shall be reduced by an amount equal to (1) the Forward Price Reduction Amount for such Forward Price Reduction Date *multiplied by* (2) the number of Physical Deferred Shares. |
| Physical Settlement Amount: | In respect of any Transaction and for any Settlement Date for such Transaction in respect of which Physical Settlement applies, an amount in cash equal to the product of (i) the Forward Price for such Transaction on such Settlement Date *and* (ii) the number of Settlement Shares for such Transaction for such Settlement Date. |
| Cash Settlement: | In respect of any Transaction, on any Settlement Date for such Transaction in respect of which Cash Settlement applies, if the Cash Settlement Amount for such Transaction for such Settlement Date is a positive number, Party A will pay such Cash Settlement Amount to Party B. If the Cash Settlement |

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|  | Amount for such Transaction is a negative number, Party B will pay the absolute value of such Cash Settlement Amount to Party A. Such amounts shall be paid on the relevant Settlement Date. |
| Cash Settlement Amount: | In respect of any Transaction and for any Settlement Date for such Transaction in respect of which Cash Settlement applies, an amount determined by the Calculation Agent equal to the difference between (1) the product of (i) (A) the average Forward Price for such Transaction over the period beginning on, and including, the date that is one Settlement Cycle following the first day of the applicable Unwind Period for such Transaction and ending on, and including, such Settlement Date (calculated assuming no reduction to such Forward Price for any Forward Price Reduction Date that occurs during such Unwind Period, except as set forth in clause (2) below), *minus* USD 0.03, *minus* (B) the average of the 10b-18 VWAP prices per Share on each Exchange Business Day during such Unwind Period *and* (ii) the number of Settlement Shares for such Transaction for such Settlement Date *and* (2) the product of (i) the Forward Price Reduction Amount for any Forward Price Reduction Date that occurs during such Unwind Period *and* (ii) the number of Settlement Shares for such Transaction with respect to which Party A has not unwound its hedge as of such Forward Price Reduction Date. |
| Net Share Settlement: | In respect of any Transaction, on any Settlement Date for such Transaction in respect of which Net Share Settlement applies, if the number of Net Share Settlement Shares for such Transaction is a (i) negative number, Party A shall deliver a number of Shares to Party B equal to the absolute value of such Net Share Settlement Shares, or (ii) positive number, Party B shall deliver to Party A such Net Share Settlement Shares; *provided* that if Party A determines in its good faith, commercially reasonable judgment that it would be required to deliver Net Share Settlement Shares to Party B, Party A may elect to deliver a portion of such Net Share Settlement Shares on one or more dates prior to the applicable Settlement Date. If, on any Settlement Date for any Transaction, the Shares to be delivered by Party B or Party A hereunder upon Net Share Settlement are not so delivered (the "**Net Share Deferred Shares**"), and a Forward Price Reduction Date with respect to such Transaction occurs during the period from, and including, such Settlement Date to, but excluding, the date such Shares are actually delivered to such party, then the portion of the Net Share Settlement Shares for such Transaction deliverable by Party A or Party B in respect of the Net Share Deferred Shares shall be adjusted by the Calculation Agent to reflect the occurrence of such Forward Price Reduction Amount for such Forward Price Reduction Date. |
| Net Share Settlement Shares: | In respect of any Transaction and for any Settlement Date for such Transaction in respect of which Net Share Settlement applies, a number of Shares equal to (a) the number of Settlement Shares for such Settlement Date *minus* (b) the number of Shares Party A actually purchases during the Unwind Period for such Transaction for a total purchase price |

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|  | (the "**Net Share Settlement Purchase Price**") equal to the difference between (1) the product of (i) the average Forward Price for such Transaction over the period beginning on, and including, the date that is one Settlement Cycle following the first day of the applicable Unwind Period for such Transaction and ending on, and including, such Settlement Date (calculated assuming no reduction to such Forward Price for any Forward Price Reduction Date that occurs during such Unwind Period, except as set forth in clause (2) below), *minus* USD 0.02, *and* (ii) the number of Settlement Shares for such Transaction for such Settlement Date *and* (2) the product of (i) the Forward Price Reduction Amount for any Forward Price Reduction Date that occurs during such Unwind Period *and* (ii) the number of Shares with respect to which Party A has not unwound its hedge as of such Forward Price Reduction Date. |
| 10b-18 VWAP: | For any Exchange Business Day during an Unwind Period that is not a Suspension Day, the volume-weighted average price at which the Shares trade as reported in the composite transactions for the Exchange on such Exchange Business Day, excluding (i) trades that do not settle regular way, (ii) opening (regular way) reported trades on the Exchange on such Exchange Business Day, (iii) trades that occur in the last ten minutes before the scheduled close of trading on the Exchange on such Exchange Business Day and ten minutes before the scheduled close of the primary trading session in the market where the trade is effected and (iv) trades on such Exchange Business Day that do not satisfy the requirements of Rule 10b-18(b)(3), as determined in good faith by the Calculation Agent. Party B acknowledges that Party A may refer to the Bloomberg Page "OGS AQR SEC" (or any successor thereto), in its discretion, for such Exchange Business Day to determine the 10b-18 VWAP. |
| Settlement Currency: | USD. |
| Failure to Deliver: | Inapplicable. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <u>Adjustments</u>: |  |
| Method of Adjustment: | Calculation Agent Adjustment |
| Additional Adjustment: | If with respect to any Transaction, in Party A's good faith, commercially reasonable judgment, the stock loan fee to Party A (or an affiliate thereof), excluding the federal funds or other interest rate component payable by the relevant stock lender to Party A or such affiliate (the "**Stock Loan Fee**"), over any one month period, of borrowing a number of Shares equal to the Base Amount for such Transaction to hedge its exposure to such Transaction exceeds a weighted average rate equal to the Specified Borrow Rate for such Transaction, the Calculation Agent shall reduce the Forward Price for such Transaction in order to compensate Party A for the amount by which such Stock Loan Fee exceeded a weighted average rate equal to such Specified Borrow Rate during such period. The Calculation Agent shall notify Party B prior to making any such adjustment |

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|  | to such Forward Price and, upon the request of Party B, Party A shall provide an itemized list of the Stock Loan Fees for the applicable one month period. The "**Specified Borrow Rate**" for any Transaction shall be the per annum rate set forth in the Supplemental Confirmation for such Transaction. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <u>Account Details</u>: |  |
| Payments to Party A: | To be advised under separate cover or telephone confirmed prior to each Settlement Date. |
| Payments to Party B: | To be advised under separate cover or telephone confirmed prior to each Settlement Date. |
| Delivery of Shares to Party A: | To be advised. |
| Delivery of Shares to Party B: | To be advised. |

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<u>Offices</u>:

The Office of Party A for each Transaction is: New York

[Bank of America, N.A.

c/o BofA Securities, Inc.

Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park

New York, NY 10036]<sup>12</sup>

[JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

New York Branch

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;383 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10179]<sup>13</sup>

[Mizuho Markets Americas LLC

C/O Mizuho Securities USA LLC as agent

1271 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10020

Attn: Equity Capital Markets Desk

Telephone: (212) 209-9300

E-mail: US-ECM@mizuhogroup.com]<sup>14</sup>

[RBC Capital Markets, LLC

as Agent for Royal Bank of Canada

Brookfield Place

200 Vesey Street

New York, NY 10281-1021]<sup>15</sup>

The Office of Party B for each Transaction is: Inapplicable, Party B is not a Multibranch Party.

3. Other Provisions:

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<sup>12</sup> Insert for BofA.

<sup>13</sup> Insert for JPM.

<sup>14</sup> Insert for Mizuho.

<sup>15</sup> Insert for RBC.

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<u>Opinion</u>:

For each Transaction, Party B shall deliver to Party A an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Trade Date for such Transaction, with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a) of the Agreement (subject to customary exceptions, limitations, qualifications and assumptions reasonably acceptable to Party A). Delivery of such opinion to Party A shall be a condition precedent for the purpose of Section 2(a)(iii) of the Agreement with respect to each obligation of Party A under Section 2(a)(i) of the Agreement.

<u>Conditions to Effectiveness</u>:

The effectiveness of each Supplemental Confirmation and the related Transaction on the Effective Date for such Transaction shall be subject to (i) the satisfaction of all of the conditions set forth in Section 5 of the Equity Distribution Agreement and (ii) that neither of the following has occurred: (A) Party A (or its affiliate) is unable to borrow and deliver for sale a number of Shares equal to the Base Amount for such Transaction or (B) in Party A's good faith, commercially reasonable judgment, either it is impracticable to do so or Party A (or its affiliate) would incur a Stock Loan Fee to borrow a number of Shares equal to the Base Amount for such Transaction of more than a rate equal to the Specified Borrow Rate for such Transaction to do so (in which event such Supplemental Confirmation and the related Transaction shall be effective but the Base Amount for such Transaction shall be the number of Shares Party A (or an affiliate thereof) is required to deliver in accordance with Section 2 of the Equity Distribution Agreement).

<u>Representations and Agreements of Party B</u>:

Party B (i) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business affairs as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of entering into any Transaction hereunder; (ii) has consulted with its own legal, financial, accounting and tax advisors in connection with each Transaction hereunder; and (iii) is entering into each Transaction hereunder for a bona fide business purpose.

Party B is not and has not been the subject of any civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction that could reasonably be expected to impair materially Party B's ability to perform its obligations hereunder.

Party B will by the next succeeding New York Business Day notify Party A upon obtaining knowledge of the occurrence of any event that would constitute an Event of Default or a Potential Adjustment Event.

<u>Additional Representations, Warranties and Agreements of Party B</u>: Party B hereby represents and warrants to, and agrees with, Party A as of the date hereof, on each "Forward Date" (as defined in the Equity Distribution Agreement) for any Transaction hereunder, on each "Forward Hedge Settlement Date" (as defined in the Equity Distribution Agreement) for any Transaction hereunder and on each Trade Date for any Transaction hereunder that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Any Shares, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of any Transaction hereunder, will be duly
authorized and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and the issuance thereof will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Party B has reserved and will keep available at all times, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized
but unissued Shares, solely for the purpose of issuance upon settlement of any Transaction hereunder as herein provided, the full number of Shares as shall be issuable at such time upon settlement of such Transaction. All Shares so issuable shall,
upon such issuance, be accepted for listing or quotation on the Exchange. Party B shall have submitted an application for the listing of the Forward Shares (as defined below) for each Transaction hereunder on the Exchange, and such application and
listing shall have been approved by the Exchange, subject only to official notice of issuance, in each case, on or prior to the Effective Date for such Transaction.

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Party B agrees and acknowledges that such submission and approval shall be a condition precedent for the purpose of Section 2(a)(iii) of the Agreement with respect to each obligation of Party A under Section 2(a)(i) of the Agreement in respect of the relevant Transaction.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Party B agrees to provide Party A at least three Exchange Business Days' written notice (an
" **Issuer Repurchase Notice**") prior to executing any repurchase of Shares by Party B or any of its subsidiaries (or entering into any contract that would require, or give the option to, Party B or any of its subsidiaries, to purchase
or repurchase Shares), whether out of profits or capital or whether the consideration for such repurchase is cash, securities or otherwise (an "**Issuer Repurchase** "), that alone or in the aggregate would result in the Base Amount
Percentage (as defined below) for all Transactions hereunder being greater by 0.5% or more than the Base Amount Percentage at the time of the immediately preceding Issuer Repurchase Notice (or in the case of the first such Issuer Repurchase Notice,
greater than the Base Amount Percentage as of the later of the date hereof or the immediately preceding Settlement Date for a Transaction hereunder, if any). The "**Base Amount Percentage**" as of any day is the fraction (1) the
numerator of which is the Base Amount for all Transactions hereunder and (2) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) No filing with, or approval, authorization, consent, license, registration, qualification, order or decree of,
any court or governmental authority or agency, domestic or foreign, is necessary or required for the execution, delivery and performance by Party B of this Master Forward Confirmation or any Supplemental Confirmation and the consummation of the
relevant Transaction (including, without limitation, the issuance and delivery of Shares on any Settlement Date for a Transaction hereunder) except (i) such as have been obtained under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
" **Securities Act** "), (ii) as may be required to be obtained under state securities laws and (iii) as required by the rules and regulations of the Exchange.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Party B agrees not to make any Issuer Repurchase if, immediately following such Issuer Repurchase, the Base
Amount Percentage for all Transactions hereunder would be equal to or greater than 8.0%.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) Party B is not insolvent, nor will Party B be rendered insolvent as a result of any Transaction hereunder.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) Neither Party B nor any of its affiliates shall take or refrain from taking any action (including, without
limitation, any direct purchases by Party B or any of its affiliates or any purchases by a party to a derivative transaction with Party B or any of its affiliates), either under this Master Forward Confirmation, under any Supplemental Confirmation,
under an agreement with another party or otherwise, that might cause any purchases of Shares by Party A or any of its affiliates in connection with any Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement of any Transaction hereunder not to meet the requirements
of the safe harbor provided by Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act if such purchases were made by Party B and Rule 10b-18 were applicable to such purchases.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) Party B will not engage in any "distribution" (as defined in Regulation M under the Exchange Act
(" **Regulation M** ")) that would cause a "restricted period" (as defined in Regulation M) to occur during any Unwind Period for any Transaction hereunder.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) Party B is an "eligible contract participant" (as such term is defined in Section 1a(18) of the
Commodity Exchange Act, as amended).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) In addition to any other requirements set forth herein, Party B agrees not to elect Cash Settlement or Net
Share Settlement in respect of any Transaction if, in the good faith, reasonable judgment of either Party A or Party B, such settlement or Party A's related market activity would result in a violation of the U.S. federal securities laws or any
other federal or state law or regulation applicable to Party B.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k) Party B (i) is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to
all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities; (ii) will exercise independent judgment in evaluating the recommendations of any broker-dealer or its associated persons, unless it has otherwise notified the
broker-dealer in writing; and (iii) has total assets of at least USD 50 million as of the date hereof, the Forward Date for each Transaction hereunder and the Trade Date for each Transaction hereunder.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(l) Party B acknowledges and agrees that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) during the term of each Transaction, Party A and its affiliates may buy or sell Shares or other securities or
buy or sell options or futures contracts or enter into swaps or other derivative securities in order to establish, adjust or unwind its hedge position with respect to such Transaction;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) Party A and its affiliates may also be active in the market for the Shares and Share-linked transactions other
than in connection with hedging activities in relation to each Transaction;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) Party A shall make its own determination as to whether, when or in what manner any hedging or market activities
in Party B's securities shall be conducted and shall do so in a manner that it deems appropriate to hedge its price and market risk with respect to the Forward Price for each Transaction and the 10b-18 VWAP for each Transaction;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) any market activities of Party A and its affiliates with respect to the Shares may affect the market price and
volatility of the Shares, as well as the Forward Price for each Transaction and 10b-18 VWAP for each Transaction, each in a manner that may be adverse to Party B; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) each Transaction is a derivatives transaction in which it has granted Party A the right, under certain
circumstances, to receive cash or Shares, as the case may be; Party A may purchase Shares for its own account at an average price that may be greater than, or less than, the effective price paid by Party B under the terms of such Transaction.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(m) Party B represents and warrants to Party A that the representations and warranties of Party B contained in the
Equity Distribution Agreement and any certificate delivered pursuant thereto by Party B are true and correct, or, as provided in the Equity Distribution Agreement or such certificate, true and correct in all material respects, on such Effective Date
as if made as of such Trade Date and the corresponding Effective Date:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(n) Party B covenants and agrees that it shall perform all of the obligations required to be performed by it under
the Equity Distribution Agreement (including, without limitation, to the extent required to satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 5 of the Equity Distribution Agreement) on or prior to such Trade Date and the corresponding Effective Date.

<u>Covenant of Party B</u>:

Subject to the provisions of "Private Placement Procedures" below, the parties acknowledge and agree that any Shares delivered by Party B to Party A on any Settlement Date for a Transaction hereunder will be newly issued Shares and when delivered by Party A (or an affiliate of Party A) to securities lenders from whom Party A (or an affiliate of Party A) borrowed Shares in connection with hedging its exposure to such Transaction will be freely saleable without further registration or other restrictions under the Securities Act, in the hands of those securities lenders, irrespective of whether such stock loan is effected by Party A or an affiliate of Party A. Accordingly, subject to the provisions of "Private Placement Procedures" below, Party B agrees that the Shares that it delivers to Party A on each Settlement Date for a Transaction hereunder will not bear a restrictive legend and that such Shares will be deposited in, and the delivery thereof shall be effected through the facilities of, the Clearance System.

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<u>Covenants of Party A</u>:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Unless the provisions set forth below under "Private Placement Procedures" shall be applicable, Party

such affiliate's hedging activities related to Party A's exposure under this Master Forward Confirmation and the relevant Supplemental Confirmation.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) In connection with bids and purchases of Shares in connection with any Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement
of any Transaction, Party A shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to conduct its activities, or cause its affiliates to conduct their activities, in a manner consistent with the requirements of the safe harbor provided by Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act, as if such provisions were applicable to such purchases.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Party A hereby represents and warrants to Party B that it has implemented policies and procedures, taking into
consideration the nature of its business, reasonably designed to ensure that individuals conducting hedging activity related to any Transaction do not have access to material non-public information regarding
the Issuer or the Shares.

<u>Insolvency Filing</u>:

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in any Supplemental Confirmation, in the Agreement or in the Definitions, upon any Insolvency Filing in respect of the Issuer, each Transaction hereunder shall automatically terminate on the date thereof without further liability of either party to this Master Forward Confirmation or any related Supplemental Confirmation to the other party (except for any liability in respect of any breach of representation or covenant by a party under this Master Forward Confirmation or any Supplemental Confirmation prior to the date of such Insolvency Filing).

<u>Extraordinary Dividends</u>:

If an ex-dividend date for an Extraordinary Dividend occurs on or after the Trade Date for any Transaction and on or prior to the Maturity Date for such Transaction (or, if later, the last date on which Shares are delivered by Party B to Party A in settlement of such Transaction), Party B shall pay an amount, as determined by the Calculation Agent, in cash equal to the product of (1) such Extraordinary Dividend *and* (2) the Base Amount for such Transaction to Party A on the earlier of (i) the date on which such Extraordinary Dividend is paid by the Issuer to holders of record of the Shares or (ii) the Maturity Date for such Transaction. "**Extraordinary Dividend**" means the per Share amount of any cash dividend or distribution, or a portion thereof, declared by the Issuer with respect to the Shares that is specified by the board of directors of the Issuer as an "extraordinary" dividend.

<u>Acceleration Events</u>:

The following events shall each constitute an "**Acceleration Event**" with respect to any Transaction:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) <u>Stock Borrow Events</u>. In the good faith, commercially reasonable judgment of Party A (i) Party A (or
its affiliate) is unable to hedge Party A's exposure to such Transaction because of the lack of sufficient Shares being made available for Share borrowing by lenders, or (ii) Party A (or its affiliate) would incur a Stock Loan Fee to
borrow a number of Shares equal to the Base Amount for such Transaction of more than a rate equal to the Maximum Specified Borrow Rate for such Transaction (each, a "**Stock Borrow Event** ");

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) <u>Dividends and Other Distributions</u>. On any day occurring after the Trade Date for such Transaction, Party
B declares a distribution, issue or dividend to existing holders of the Shares of (i) any cash dividend (other than an Extraordinary Dividend) to the extent all cash dividends having an ex-dividend date
during the period from, and including, any Forward Price Reduction Date for such Transaction (with the Trade Date for such Transaction being a Forward Price Reduction Date for purposes of this clause (b) only) to, but excluding, the next
subsequent Forward Price Reduction Date exceeds, on a per Share basis, the Forward Price Reduction Amount set forth opposite the first date of any such period on Schedule I to the relevant Supplemental Confirmation, (ii) share capital or
securities of another issuer acquired or owned (directly or indirectly) by Party B as a result of a spin-off or other similar transaction or (iii) any other type of securities (other than Shares), rights
or warrants or other assets, for payment (cash or other consideration) at less than the prevailing market price as reasonably determined by Party A;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) <u>ISDA Early Termination Date</u>. Party A has the right to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to
Section 6 of the Agreement;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) <u>Other ISDA Events</u>. The announcement of any event that if consummated, would result in an Extraordinary
Event or the occurrence of any Change in Law or a Delisting; *provided* that in case of a Delisting, in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the 2002 Definitions, it will also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is
located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock
Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Select Market or the NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); and *provided further* that the definition of "Change in Law" provided in Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the 2002 Definitions is
hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase "the interpretation" in the third line thereof with the phrase ", or public announcement of, the formal or informal interpretation", (ii) replacing the parenthetical beginning after
the word "regulation" in the second line thereof with the words "(including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, (x) any tax law or (y) adoption, effectiveness or promulgation of new regulations authorized or
mandated by existing statute)" and (iii) immediately following the word "Transaction" in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase "in the manner contemplated by Party A on the Forward Date for such Transaction"; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) <u>Ownership Event</u>. In the good faith, reasonable judgment of Party A, on any day, the Share Amount for
such day exceeds the Post-Effective Limit for such day (if any applies).

The "**Maximum Specified Borrow Rate**" for any Transaction shall be the per annum rate set forth in the Supplemental Confirmation for such Transaction.

The "**Share Amount**" as of any day is the number of Shares that Party A and any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Party A, including any "group" (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act) of which Party A is or may be deemed to be a part (Party A or any such person, a "**Party A Person**") under any law, rule, regulation, regulatory order or organizational documents or contracts of Party B that are, in each case, applicable to ownership of Shares ("**Applicable Restrictions**"), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership of under any Applicable Restriction, as determined by Party A in its reasonable discretion. The "**Post-Effective Limit**" means a number of Shares equal to (x) the minimum number of Shares that could reasonably be expected to give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval from any person or entity) of a Party A Person, or could reasonably be expected to result in an adverse effect on a Party A Person, under any Applicable Restriction, as determined by Party A in its reasonable discretion, *minus* (y) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding.

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<u>Termination Settlement</u>:

Upon the occurrence of any Acceleration Event in respect of any Transaction, Party A shall have the right to designate, upon at least one Scheduled Trading Day's notice, any Scheduled Trading Day following such occurrence to be a Settlement Date under such Transaction (a "**Termination Settlement Date**") to which Physical Settlement shall apply, and to select the number of Settlement Shares relating to such Termination Settlement Date; *provided* that (i) in the case of an Acceleration Event arising out of an Ownership Event, the number of Settlement Shares for the relevant Transaction so designated by Party A shall not exceed the number of Shares necessary to reduce the Share Amount to the Post-Effective Limit and (ii) in the case of an Acceleration Event arising out of a Stock Borrow Event the number of Settlement Shares for the relevant Transaction so designated by Party A shall not exceed the number of Shares as to which such Stock Borrow Event exists. If, upon designation of a Termination Settlement Date by Party A pursuant to the preceding sentence, Party B fails to deliver the Settlement Shares relating to such Termination Settlement Date when due or otherwise fails to perform obligations within its control in respect of the relevant Transaction, it shall be an Event of Default with respect to Party B and Section 6 of the Agreement shall apply. If an Acceleration Event occurs during an Unwind Period for any Transaction relating to a number of Settlement Shares for the relevant Transaction to which Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement applies, then on the Termination Settlement Date relating to such Acceleration Event, notwithstanding any election to the contrary by Party B, Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement shall apply to the portion of such Settlement Shares relating to such Unwind Period as to which Party A has unwound its hedge and Physical Settlement shall apply in respect of (x) the remainder (if any) of such Settlement Shares and (y) the Settlement Shares designated by Party A in respect of such Termination Settlement Date. Under no circumstances will Party A be entitled to an adjustment to the terms of any Transaction for the effects of an Extraordinary Dividend (other than as set forth above under the heading "Extraordinary Dividends") or a change in expected dividends. For the avoidance of doubt, the immediately preceding sentence shall not preclude or otherwise limit Party A from exercising its "Termination Settlement" rights pursuant to this paragraph upon the occurrence of an Acceleration Event as set forth in clause (b) of such definition.

<u>Private Placement Procedures</u>:

If Party B is unable to comply with the provisions of "Covenant of Party B" above because of a change in law or a change in the policy of the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff, or Party A otherwise determines that in its reasonable opinion any Settlement Shares to be delivered to Party A by Party B may not be freely returned by Party A or its affiliates to securities lenders as described under "Covenant of Party B" above, then delivery of any such Settlement Shares (the "**Restricted Shares**") shall be effected pursuant to Annex A hereto, unless waived by Party A, but Party A may not otherwise determine that the Settlement Shares are Restricted Shares based solely upon Party A (or its affiliates) not having borrowed a number of Shares equal to the Base Amount for the relevant Transaction on or before the Effective Date for such Transaction if there has been no change in law or change in the policy of the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff.

<u>Rule 10b5-1</u>:

It is the intent of Party A and Party B that following any election of Cash Settlement or Net Share Settlement by Party B, the purchase of Shares by Party A during any Unwind Period comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(B) of the Exchange Act and that this Master Forward Confirmation and each Supplemental Confirmation shall be interpreted to comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c).

Party B acknowledges that (i) during any Unwind Period, Party B does not have, and shall not attempt to exercise, any influence over how, when or whether to effect purchases of Shares by Party A (or its agent or affiliate) in connection with this Master Forward Confirmation or any Supplemental Confirmation and (ii) Party B is entering into the Agreement, this Master Forward Confirmation and each Supplemental Confirmation in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with federal securities laws including, without limitation, Rule 10b-5 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

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Party B hereby agrees with Party A that, during any Unwind Period, Party B shall not communicate, directly or indirectly, any Material Non-Public Information (as defined herein) to any EDG Personnel (as defined below). For purposes of each Transaction, "**Material Non-Public Information**" means information relating to Party B or the Shares that (a) has not been widely disseminated by wire service, in one or more newspapers of general circulation, by communication from Party B to its shareholders or in a press release, or contained in a public filing made by Party B with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or otherwise disseminated in a manner constituting "public disclosure" within the meaning of Regulation FD under the Exchange Act and (b) a reasonable investor might consider to be of importance in making an investment decision to buy, sell or hold Shares. For the avoidance of doubt and solely by way of illustration, information should be presumed "material" if it relates to such matters as dividend increases or decreases, earnings estimates, changes in previously released earnings estimates, significant expansion or curtailment of operations, a significant increase or decline of customers, significant merger or acquisition proposals or agreements, significant new supply shortages or disruptions, extraordinary borrowing, major litigation, liquidity problems, extraordinary management developments, purchase or sale of substantial assets, or other similar information. For purposes of each Transaction, "**EDG Personnel**" means any employee on the trading side of the Equity Derivatives Group of Party A and does not include any of Party A's "private side" equity or equity-linked personnel (including, without limitation, any Party A equity or equity-linked legal personnel) (or any other person or persons designated from time to time in writing to Party B by Party A).

<u>Maximum Share Delivery</u>:

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Master Forward Confirmation or any Supplemental Confirmation, in no event will Party B be required to deliver on any Settlement Date for any Transaction hereunder, whether pursuant to Physical Settlement, Net Share Settlement, Termination Settlement or any Private Placement Settlement, more than a number of Shares equal to the Forward Shares for such Transaction to Party A. The "**Forward Shares**" for any Transaction shall be as set forth in the Supplemental Confirmation for such Transaction.

<u>Transfer and Assignment</u>:

Party A may assign or transfer any of its rights or delegate any of its duties hereunder to any affiliate of Party A or any entity organized or sponsored by Party A without the prior written consent of Party B. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Confirmation to the contrary requiring or allowing Party A to purchase, sell, receive or deliver any Shares or other securities to or from Party B, Party A may designate any of its affiliates to purchase, sell, receive or deliver such Shares or other securities and otherwise to perform Party A's obligations in respect of the Transaction and any such designee may assume such obligations. Party A shall be discharged of its obligations to Party B to the extent of any such performance.

<u>Indemnity</u>:

Party B agrees to indemnify Party A and its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, agents and controlling parties (Party A and each such affiliate or person being an "**Indemnified Party**") from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities, joint and several, incurred by or asserted against such Indemnified Party arising out of, in connection with, or relating to, any breach of any covenant or representation made by Party B in this Master Forward Confirmation, any Supplemental Confirmation or the Agreement and will reimburse any Indemnified Party for all reasonable expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) as they are incurred in connection with the investigation of, preparation for, or defense of any pending or threatened claim or any action or proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party thereto. Party B will not be liable under this Indemnity paragraph to the extent that any loss, claim,

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damage, liability or expense is found in a final and nonappealable judgment by a court to have resulted from Party A's gross negligence or willful misconduct.

<u>Notice</u>:

Non-Reliance: Applicable

Additional Acknowledgments: Applicable

Agreements and Acknowledgments

Regarding Hedging Activities: Applicable

4. The Agreement is further supplemented by the following provisions:

<u>No Collateral or Setoff</u>:

Notwithstanding Section 6(f) or any other provision of the Agreement or any other agreement between the parties to the contrary, the obligations of Party B under the Transactions are not secured by any collateral. Obligations under the Transactions shall not be set off against any other obligations of the parties, whether arising under the Agreement, under this Master Forward Confirmation, under any Supplemental Confirmation, under any other agreement between the parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise, and no other obligations of the parties shall be set off against obligations under any Transaction, whether arising under the Agreement, under this Master Forward Confirmation, under any Supplemental Confirmation under any other agreement between the parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise, and each party hereby waives any such right of setoff. In calculating any amounts under Section 6(e) of the Agreement with respect to any Transaction, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, (a) separate amounts shall be calculated as set forth in such Section 6(e) with respect to (i) such Transaction and (ii) all other Transactions and (b) such separate amounts shall be payable pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement.

<u>Status of Claims in Bankruptcy</u>:

Party A acknowledges and agrees that neither this Master Forward Confirmation nor any Supplemental Confirmation is intended to convey to Party A rights with respect to the Transactions contemplated hereby that are senior to the claims of common stockholders in any U.S. bankruptcy proceedings of Party B; *provided, however,* that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Party A's right to pursue remedies in the event of a breach by Party B of its obligations and agreements with respect to this Master Forward Confirmation, any Supplemental Confirmation and the Agreement; and *provided further*, that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Party A's rights in respect of any transaction other than the Transactions.

<u>Limit on Beneficial Ownership</u>:

Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, Party A shall not have the "right to acquire" (within the meaning of NYSE Rule 312.04(g)) Shares hereunder and Party A shall not be entitled to take delivery of any Shares deliverable hereunder in respect of any Transaction (in each case, whether in connection with the purchase of Shares on any Settlement Date or any Termination Settlement Date, any Private Placement Settlement or otherwise) to the extent (but only to the extent) that, after such receipt of any Shares hereunder, (i) the Share Amount would exceed the Post-Effective Limit for such Transaction, (ii) the Section 16 Percentage would exceed 7.5% or (iii) Party A and each person subject to aggregation of Shares with Party A under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder (the "**Party A Group**") would directly or indirectly beneficially own (as such term is defined for purposes of Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder) in excess of the Threshold Number of Shares for such Transaction. Any purported delivery hereunder in respect of any Transaction shall be void and have no effect to the

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extent (but only to the extent) that, after such delivery, (i) the Share Amount would exceed the Post-Effective Limit for such Transaction, (ii) the Section 16 Percentage would exceed 7.5% or (iii) Party A Group would directly or indirectly so beneficially own in excess of the Threshold Number of Shares for such Transaction. If any delivery owed to Party A hereunder in respect of any Transaction is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of this provision, Party B's obligation to make such delivery shall not be extinguished and Party B shall make such delivery as promptly as practicable after, but in no event later than one Exchange Business Day after, Party A gives notice to Party B that, after such delivery, (i) the Share Amount would not exceed the Post-Effective Limit for such Transaction, (ii) the Section 16 Percentage would not exceed 7.5% and (iii) Party A Group would not directly or indirectly so beneficially own in excess of the Threshold Number of Shares for such Transaction. The "**Threshold Number of Shares**" for any Transaction means a number of Shares equal to 4.9% of the outstanding Shares on the Trade Date for such Transaction and shall be specified for each such Transaction in the relevant Supplemental Confirmation for such Transaction. The "**Section 16 Percentage**" as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Party A and any of its affiliates or any other person subject to aggregation with Party A for purposes of the "beneficial ownership" test under Section 13 of the Exchange Act, or any "group" (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act) of which Party A is or may be deemed to be a part beneficially owns (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act), without duplication, on such day (or, to the extent that for any reason the equivalent calculation under Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder results in a higher number, such higher number) and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day.

In addition, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if any delivery owed to Party A hereunder is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of the immediately preceding paragraph, Party A shall be permitted to make any payment due in respect of such Shares to Party B in two or more tranches that correspond in amount to the number of Shares delivered by Party B to Party A pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph.

<u>Other Forward Transactions</u>:

Party A acknowledges that Party B has entered into or may enter in the future into one or more substantially identical forward transactions on the Shares (each, an "**Other Forward**" and, collectively, the "**Other Forwards**") with one or more other forward purchasers. Party A and Party B agree that if Party B designates a "Settlement Date" (or equivalent concept) with respect to one or more Other Forwards for which "Cash Settlement" (or equivalent concept) or "Net Share Settlement" (or equivalent concept) is applicable, and the resulting "Unwind Period" (or equivalent concept) for such Other Forward(s) coincides for any period of time with an Unwind Period for this Transaction (the "**Overlap Unwind Period**"), Party B shall notify Party A at least one Scheduled Trading Day prior to the commencement of such Overlap Unwind Period of the first Scheduled Trading Day and the length of such Overlap Unwind Period, and Party A shall be permitted to purchase Shares to unwind its hedge in respect of this Transaction only on alternating Scheduled Trading Days during such Overlap Unwind Period, as notified to Party A by Party B at least one Exchange Business Day prior to such Overlap Unwind Period (which alternating Scheduled Trading Days, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be every other Scheduled Trading Day if there is only one Other Forward, every third Scheduled Trading Day if there are two Other Forwards, etc.).

<u>New York General Obligations Law</u>:

Party B and Party A agree and acknowledge that: (A) the Transactions contemplated by this Master Forward Confirmation will be entered into in reliance on the fact that this Master Forward Confirmation and each Supplemental Confirmation hereto form a single agreement between Party B and Party A, and Party A would not otherwise enter into such Transactions; (B) this Master Forward Confirmation, together with each Supplemental Confirmation hereto, is a "qualified financial contract", as such term is defined in Section 5-701(b)(2) of the New York General Obligations Law; (C) each Supplemental Confirmation hereto, regardless of whether transmitted

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electronically or otherwise, constitutes a "confirmation in writing sufficient to indicate that a contract has been made between the parties" hereto, as set forth in Section 5-701(b)(3)(b) of the New York General Obligations Law; and (D) this Master Forward Confirmation and each Supplemental Confirmation hereto constitute a prior "written contract", as set forth in Section 5-701(b)(1)(b) of the New York General Obligations Law, and each party hereto intends and agrees to be bound by this Master Forward Confirmation and such Supplemental Confirmation.

<u>Forward Placement Notices</u>:

Party B and Party A agree that, upon the effectiveness of any accepted Forward Placement Notice relating to a Forward (as such term is defined in the Equity Distribution Agreement), in respect of the Transaction to which such accepted Forward Placement Notice relates, each of the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and other provisions of this Master Forward Confirmation and the Supplemental Confirmation for such Transaction (including, without limitation, the provisions above in Section 3 of this Master Forward Confirmation under the heading "Extraordinary Dividends," Party A's right to designate a Termination Settlement Date in respect of such Transaction and the termination of such Transaction following an Insolvency Filing) shall govern, and be applicable to, such Transaction as of the first Trading Day of the Forward Hedge Selling Period for such Transaction as if the Trade Date for such Transaction were such first Trading Day. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Master Forward Confirmation, any Supplemental Confirmation, the Agreement, the 2002 Definitions or the 2000 Definitions, if Party A designates a Termination Settlement Date with respect to a Transaction (1) following the occurrence of an Event of Default or Termination Event, other than an Insolvency Filing, and such Termination Settlement Date is to occur before the date that is one Settlement Cycle after the last day of the Forward Hedge Selling Period for such Transaction or (2) prior to Party B's execution of the Supplemental Confirmation relating to such Transaction, then, for purposes of such Termination Settlement Date, a Supplemental Confirmation relating to such Transaction reasonably completed by Party A (as if the Trade Date for such Transaction were the last day of the Forward Hedge Selling Period on which the Forward Seller sold Forward Hedge Shares for such Transaction) shall, notwithstanding the provisions under "Conditions to Effectiveness" above, be deemed to be immediately effective.

<u>Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act</u>:

In connection with Section 739 of the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 (the "**WSTAA**"), the parties hereby agree that neither the enactment of the WSTAA or any regulation under the WSTAA, nor any requirement under the WSTAA or an amendment made by the WSTAA, shall limit or otherwise impair either party's otherwise applicable rights to terminate, renegotiate, modify, amend or supplement this Master Forward Confirmation, any Supplemental Confirmation or the Agreement, as applicable, arising from a termination event, force majeure, illegality, increased costs, regulatory change or similar event under this Master Forward Confirmation, any Supplemental Confirmation, the 2002 Definitions incorporated herein, or the Agreement (including, but not limited to, rights arising from any Acceleration Event or Illegality (as defined in the Agreement)).

<u>Miscellaneous</u>:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) *Addresses for Notices*. For the purpose of Section 12(a) of the Agreement:

Address for notices or communications to Party A:

[Bank of America, N.A.

c/o BofA Securities, Inc.

Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park

New York, NY 10036

Attention: Robert Stewart

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Assistant General Counsel

Telephone: (646) 855-0711

Email: <u>rstewart4@bofa.com</u>

With a copy to:

Bank of America, N.A.

c/o BofA Securities, Inc.

Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park

New York, NY 10036

Attention: Christine Roemer

Telephone: (646) 855-8901

Email: christine.roemer@bofa.com]<sup>16</sup>

[JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

EDG Marketing Support

Email: edg_notices@jpmorgan.com

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; edg_ny_corporate_sales_support@jpmorgan.com

Facsimile No: 866-886-4506

With a copy to:

Attention: Mr. Sanjeet S. Dewal

Title: Managing Director

Telephone No: 212-622-8783

Email: sanjeet.s.dewal@jpmorgan.com]<sup>17</sup>

[Mizuho Securities USA LLC

1271 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10020

Attention: Kevin Mullane

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Executive Director

Telephone: (212) 205-7645

Email: <u>Kevin.Mullane@mizuhogroup.com</u>

With a copy to:

Mizuho Markets Americas LLC

C/O Mizuho Securities USA LLC as agent

1271 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10020

Attention: Equity Capital Markets Desk

Telephone: (212) 209-9300

Email: <u>US-ECM@mizuhogroup.com]<sup>18</sup></u>

[<u>For Notices</u>:

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

Brookfield Place

200 Vesey Street

New York, NY 10281

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<sup>18</sup> Insert for JPM.

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Attention: ECM

Email: RBCECMCorporateEquityLinkedDocumentation@rbc.com

<u>For Trade Affirmations and Settlements</u>:

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

Brookfield Place

200 Vesey Street

New York, NY 10281

Attention: Back Office

Email: geda@rbccm.com

<u>For Trade Confirmations</u>:

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

Brookfield Place

200 Vesey Street

New York, NY 10281

Attention: Structured Derivatives Documentation

Email: seddoc@rbccm.com]<sup>19</sup>

Address for notices or communications to Party B:

Address: ONE Gas, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 15 East Fifth Street,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tulsa, OK 74103

Attention: Caron A. Lawhorn

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Chief Financial Officer

Telephone No.: (918) 947-7903

Email: <u>Caron.Lawhorn@onegas.com</u>

With a copy to:

Address: ONE Gas, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 15 East Fifth Street,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tulsa, OK 74103

Attention: Mark W. Smith

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Treasurer

Telephone No.: (918) 947-7130

Email: <u>Mark.Smith@onegas.com</u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)  ***Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury*. Each party waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Master Forward Confirmation and/or any Supplemental Confirmation.** Each party (i) certifies that no representative, agent
or attorney of the other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of such a suit action or proceeding, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it and the other party
have been induced to enter into this Master Forward Confirmation and each Supplemental Confirmation by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications herein.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) [ *Communications with Employees of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC.* If Counterparty interacts with any
employee of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC with respect to the Transactions, Counterparty is hereby notified that such employee will act solely as an authorized representative of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (and not as a representative of J.P. Morgan
Securities LLC) in connection with the Transactions.]<sup>20</sup>

<u>Acknowledgements</u>:

The parties hereto intend for:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) each Transaction to be a "securities contract" as defined in Section 741(7) of Title 11 of the
United States Code (the "**Bankruptcy Code** "), qualifying for the protections under Section 555 of the Bankruptcy Code;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) a party's right to liquidate each Transaction and to exercise any other remedies upon the occurrence of
any Event of Default under the Agreement with respect to the other party to constitute a "contractual right" as defined in the Bankruptcy Code;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Party A to be a "financial institution" within the meaning of Section 101(22) of the Bankruptcy
Code; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) all payments for, under or in connection with each Transaction, all payments for the Shares and the transfer of
such Shares to constitute "settlement payments" as defined in the Bankruptcy Code.

<u>Severability</u>:

If any term, provision, covenant or condition of this Master Forward Confirmation or any Supplemental Confirmation, or the application thereof to any party or circumstance, shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part for any reason, the remaining terms, provisions, covenants, and conditions hereof shall continue in full force and effect as if this Master Forward Confirmation and the related Supplemental Confirmation had been executed with the invalid or unenforceable provision eliminated, so long as this Master Forward Confirmation and such related Supplemental Confirmation as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter of this Master Forward Confirmation and such Supplemental Confirmation and the deletion of such portion of the Master Forward Confirmation and/or such Supplemental Confirmation will not substantially impair the respective benefits or expectations of parties to this Master Forward Confirmation and such Supplemental Confirmation; *provided*, *however*, that this severability provision shall not be applicable if any provision of Section 2, 5, 6 or 13 of the Agreement (or any definition or provision in Section 14 to the extent that it relates to, or is used in or in connection with any such Section) shall be so held to be invalid or unenforceable.

<u>U.S. Resolution Stay Protocol</u>:

[The parties agree that (i) to the extent that prior to the date hereof both parties have adhered to the 2018 ISDA U.S. Resolution Stay Protocol (the "**Protocol**"), the terms of the Protocol are incorporated into and form a part of this Agreement, and for such purposes this Agreement shall be deemed a Protocol Covered Agreement and each party shall be deemed to have the same status as Regulated Entity and/or Adhering Party as applicable to it under the Protocol; (ii) to the extent that prior to the date hereof the parties have executed a separate agreement the effect of which is to amend the qualified financial contracts between them to conform with the requirements of the QFC Stay Rules (the "**Bilateral Agreement**"), the terms of the Bilateral Agreement are incorporated into

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and form a part of this Agreement and each party shall be deemed to have the status of "Covered Entity" or "Counterparty Entity" (or other similar term) as applicable to it under the Bilateral Agreement; or (iii) if clause (i) and clause (ii) do not apply, the terms of Section 1 and Section 2 and the related defined terms (together, the "**Bilateral Terms**") of the form of bilateral template entitled "Full-Length Omnibus (for use between U.S. G-SIBs and Corporate Groups)" published by ISDA on November 2, 2018 (currently available on the 2018 ISDA U.S. Resolution Stay Protocol page at www.isda.org and, a copy of which is available upon request), the effect of which is to amend the qualified financial contracts between the parties thereto to conform with the requirements of the QFC Stay Rules, are hereby incorporated into and form a part of this Agreement, and for such purposes this Agreement shall be deemed a "Covered Agreement," Party B shall be deemed a "Covered Entity" and Party A shall be deemed a "Counterparty Entity." In the event that, after the date of this Agreement, both parties hereto become adhering parties to the Protocol, the terms of the Protocol will replace the terms of this paragraph. In the event of any inconsistencies between this Agreement and the terms of the Protocol, the Bilateral Agreement or the Bilateral Terms (each, the "**QFC Stay Terms**"), as applicable, the QFC Stay Terms will govern. Terms used in this paragraph without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them under the QFC Stay Rules. For purposes of this paragraph, references to "this Agreement" include any related credit enhancements entered into between the parties or provided by one to the other.

"**QFC Stay Rules**" means the regulations codified at 12 C.F.R. 252.2, 252.81–8, 12 C.F.R. 382.1-7 and 12 C.F.R. 47.1-8, which, subject to limited exceptions, require an express recognition of the stay-and-transfer powers of the FDIC under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Orderly Liquidation Authority under Title II of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the override of default rights related directly or indirectly to the entry of an affiliate into certain insolvency proceedings and any restrictions on the transfer of any covered affiliate credit enhancements.]<sup>21</sup>

[The parties acknowledge and agree that (i) to the extent that prior to the date hereof both parties have adhered to the 2018 ISDA U.S. Resolution Stay Protocol (the "**Protocol**"), the terms of the Protocol are incorporated into and form a part of the Agreement, and for such purposes the Agreement shall be deemed a Protocol Covered Agreement, the J.P. Morgan entity that is a party to the Agreement ("**J.P. Morgan**") shall be deemed a Regulated Entity and the other entity that is a party to the Agreement ("**Counterparty**") shall be deemed an Adhering Party; (ii) to the extent that prior to the date hereof the parties have executed a separate agreement the effect of which is to amend the qualified financial contracts between them to conform with the requirements of the QFC Stay Rules (the "**Bilateral Agreement**"), the terms of the Bilateral Agreement are incorporated into and form a part of the Agreement, and for such purposes the Agreement shall be deemed a Covered Agreement, J.P. Morgan shall be deemed a Covered Entity and Counterparty shall be deemed a Counterparty Entity; or (iii) if clause (i) and clause (ii) do not apply, the terms of Section 1 and Section 2 and the related defined terms (together, the "**Bilateral Terms**") of the form of bilateral template entitled "Full-Length Omnibus (for use between U.S. G-SIBs and Corporate Groups)" published by ISDA on November 2, 2018 (currently available on the 2018 ISDA U.S. Resolution Stay Protocol page at <u>www.isda.org</u> and, a copy of which is available upon request), the effect of which is to amend the qualified financial contracts between the parties thereto to conform with the requirements of the QFC Stay Rules, are hereby incorporated into and form a part of the Agreement, and for such purposes the Agreement shall be deemed a "**Covered Agreement**," J.P. Morgan shall be deemed a "Covered Entity" and Counterparty shall be deemed a "**Counterparty Entity**." In the event that, after the date of the Agreement, both parties hereto become adhering parties to the Protocol, the terms of the Protocol will replace the terms of this paragraph. In the event of any inconsistencies between the Agreement and the terms of the Protocol, the Bilateral Agreement or the Bilateral Terms (each, the "**QFC Stay Terms**"), as applicable, the QFC Stay Terms will govern. Terms used in this paragraph without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them under the QFC Stay Rules. For purposes of this paragraph, references to "**the Agreement**" include any related

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credit enhancements entered into between the parties or provided by one to the other. In addition, the parties agree that the terms of this paragraph shall be incorporated into any related covered affiliate credit enhancements, with all references to J.P. Morgan replaced by references to the covered affiliate support provider.

"**QFC Stay Rules**" means the regulations codified at 12 C.F.R. 252.2, 252.81–8, 12 C.F.R. 382.1-7 and 12 C.F.R. 47.1-8, which, subject to limited exceptions, require an express recognition of the stay-and-transfer powers of the FDIC under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Orderly Liquidation Authority under Title II of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the override of default rights related directly or indirectly to the entry of an affiliate into certain insolvency proceedings and any restrictions on the transfer of any covered affiliate credit enhancements.]<sup>22</sup>

<u>Tax Matters</u>:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) For the purpose of Section 3(e) of the Agreement, each of Party A and Party B makes the following
representation: "It is not required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant governmental revenue authority, of any Relevant Jurisdiction to make any deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax from any
payment (other than interest under Section 9(h) of the Agreement and any other payments of interest and penalty charges for late payment) to be made by it to the other party under the Agreement. In making this representation, it may rely on
(i) the accuracy of any representations made by the other party pursuant to Section 3(f) of the Agreement; (ii) the satisfaction of the agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of the Agreement and the accuracy and
effectiveness of any document provided by the other party pursuant to Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of the Agreement; and (iii) the satisfaction of the agreement of the other party contained in Section 4(d) of the Agreement; *provided* that it shall not be a breach of this representation where reliance is placed on clause (ii) and the other party does not deliver a form or document under Section 4(a)(iii) of the Agreement by reason of material prejudice
to its legal or commercial position."

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) For the purpose of Section 3(f) of the Agreement:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) Party A makes the following representation(s):

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(A) [It is a "U.S. person" (as that term is used in Section 1.1441-4(a)(3)(ii) of United States Treasury Regulations) for U.S. federal income tax purposes.]<sup>23</sup> [Each payment received or to be received in
connection with this Master Forward Confirmation will be effectively connected with its conduct of a trade or business in the United States.]<sup>24</sup>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(B) It is a [national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America and
is an exempt recipient under Treasury Regulation Section 1.6049-4(c)(1)(ii)(M)] <sup>25</sup> [U.S. limited liability company for U.S. federal income tax purposes
and is organized under the laws of the State Delaware]<sup>26</sup>[ It is a bank organized under the laws of Canada and a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes]<sup>27</sup>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) Party B makes the following representation(s):

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<sup>22</sup> Insert for JPM.

<sup>23</sup> Insert for BofA, JPM and Mizuho.

<sup>24</sup> Insert for RBC.

<sup>25</sup> Insert for BofA and JPM.

<sup>26</sup> Insert for Mizuho.

<sup>27</sup> Insert for RBC.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(A) It is a "U.S. person" (as that term is used in Section 1.1441-4(a)(3)(ii) of United States Treasury Regulations) for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(B) It is a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes and is organized under the laws of the State of
Oklahoma, and is an exempt recipient under Treasury Regulation Section 1.6049-4(c)(1)(ii)(A).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) <u>Withholding Tax imposed on payments to non-US counterparties under the United States Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act</u>. "Tax" and "Indemnifiable Tax", each as defined in Section 14 of the Agreement, shall not include any U.S. federal withholding tax imposed or collected pursuant to
Sections 1471 through 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "**Code** "), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the
Code, or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code (a "**FATCA Withholding Tax** "). For
the avoidance of doubt, a FATCA Withholding Tax is a Tax the deduction or withholding of which is required by applicable law for the purposes of Section 2(d) of the Agreement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) <u>HIRE Act</u>. ["Tax" and "Indemnifiable Tax", each as defined in Section 14 of the
Agreement, shall not include any tax imposed on payments treated as dividends from sources within the United States under Section 871(m) of the Code or any regulations issued thereunder.]<sup>28</sup>
[To the extent that either party to the Agreement with respect to each Transaction is not an adhering party to the ISDA 2015 Section 871(m) Protocol published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. on November 2, 2015
and available at www.isda.org, as may be amended, supplemented, replaced or superseded from time to time (the "**871(m) Protocol** "), the parties agree that the provisions and amendments contained in the Attachment to the 871(m)
Protocol are incorporated into and apply to the Agreement with respect to each Transaction as if set forth in full herein. The parties further agree that, solely for purposes of applying such provisions and amendments to the Agreement with respect
to each Transaction, references to "each Covered Master Agreement" in the 871(m) Protocol will be deemed to be references to the Agreement with respect to each Transaction, and references to the "Implementation Date" in the
871(m) Protocol will be deemed to be references to the Trade Date of each Transaction. For greater certainty, if there is any inconsistency between this provision and the provisions contained in any other agreement between the parties with respect
to each Transaction, this provision shall prevail unless such other agreement expressly overrides the provisions of the Attachment to the 871(m) Protocol.]<sup>29</sup>

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| [(e) | <u>Tax documentation</u>. For the purposes of Sections 4(a)(i) and 4(a)(ii) of the Agreement, Party B shall provide to Party A a valid and duly executed U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9, or any successor thereto, (i) on or before the date of execution of this Master Forward Confirmation; (ii) promptly upon reasonable demand by the other party; and (iii) promptly upon learning that any such tax form previously provided has become inaccurate or incorrect. For the purposes of Sections 4(a)(i) and 4(a)(ii) of the Agreement, Party A shall provide to Party B a valid and duly executed U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI or W-9 (as applicable) or, or any successor thereto, (i) on or before the date of execution of this Master Forward Confirmation; (ii) promptly upon reasonable demand by Party B; and (iii) promptly upon learning that any such tax form previously provided by Party A has become inaccurate or incorrect. Furthermore, for the purposes of Sections 4(a)(i) and 4(a)(ii) of the Agreement, each party shall, promptly upon reasonable demand by the other party, provide any other tax form or document, accurately completed and in a manner reasonably satisfactory to such other party, that may be required or reasonably requested in order to allow such party to make a payment under this Master Forward Confirmation, including any Credit Support Document, without any deduction or withholding for or on account of any tax or with such deduction or withholding at a reduced rate.  |

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<sup>28</sup> Insert for BofA, JPM and Mizuho.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) <u>Change of Account</u>. Section 2(b) of the Agreement is hereby amended (1) by the addition of the
following after the word "delivery" in the first line thereof: "to another account in the same legal and tax jurisdiction" and (2) by the addition of the following after the word "change" in the fourth line
thereof: "; provided that if a new account of one party is not in the same tax jurisdiction as the original account, the other party shall not be obliged to pay, for tax reasons, any greater amount and shall not be obliged to accept any lesser
amount as a result of such change than would have been the case if such change had not taken place."]<sup>30</sup>

<u>[Additional Provisions.</u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) MSUSA received or will receive other remuneration from MMA in relation to this Master Confirmation and each
Transaction hereunder. The amount and source of such other remuneration will be furnished upon written request.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Party B understands and agrees that MSUSA will act as agent for both parties with respect to each Transaction
and has no obligation, by way of issuance, endorsement, guarantee or otherwise with respect to the performance of either party under any Transaction. MSUSA shall have no responsibility or personal liability to Party B arising from any failure by MMA
to pay or perform any obligations hereunder or to monitor or enforce compliance by MMA or Party B with any obligation hereunder, including, without limitation, any obligations to maintain collateral. MSUSA is so acting solely in its capacity as
agent for Party B and MMA pursuant to instructions from Party B and MMA. Each of MMA and Party B agrees to proceed solely against the other to collect or recover any securities or monies owing to it in connection with or as a result of a
Transaction.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Notwithstanding any provisions of the Agreement, all communications relating to each Transaction or the
Agreement shall be transmitted exclusively through MSUSA at 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020, c/o Equity Capital Markets Desk, (212) 209-9300, <u>Stephen.roney@mizuhogroup.com</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) **MMA hereby provides notice that (a) except as otherwise agreed in writing by MMA and Party B, MMA may commingle, repledge or otherwise use any collateral Party B provides in its business; (b) in the event of MMA's failure, Party B will likely be considered an unsecured creditor of MMA as to that collateral; (c) the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 ("SIPA") does not protect Party B and MMA is not a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation ("SIPC"); and (d) the collateral will not be subject to the requirements of U.S. Securities Exchange Act Rules 8c-1 (Hypothecation of customers' securities), 15c2-1 (Hypothecation of customers' securities), or 15c3-3 (Customer protection – reserves and custody of securities).** ]<sup>31</sup>

<u>[Additional Provisions</u>

Royal Bank of Canada ("**RBC**" or the "**Bank**") has appointed as its agent, its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, RBC Capital Markets, LLC ("**RBCCM**"), for purposes of conducting on the Bank's behalf, a business in privately negotiated transactions in options and other derivatives. Party B is hereby advised that RBC, the principal and stated counterparty in such transactions, duly has authorized RBCCM to market, structure, negotiate, document, price, execute and hedge transactions in over-the-counter derivative products. RBCCM has full, complete and unconditional authority to undertake such activities on behalf of RBC. RBCCM acts solely as agent and has no obligation, by way of issuance, endorsement, guarantee or otherwise with respect to the performance of either party under this Transaction. This Transaction is not insured or guaranteed by RBCCM.]<sup>32</sup>

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<sup>30</sup> Insert for RBC.

<sup>31</sup> Insert for Mizuho.

<sup>32</sup> Insert for JPM.

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<u>Counterparts</u>

This Master Forward Confirmation may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed Agreement by one party to the other may be made by facsimile or e-mail transmission. The words "execution," "signed," "signature," and words of like import in this Master Forward Confirmation or in any other certificate, agreement or document related to this Master Forward Confirmation, if any, shall include images of manually executed signatures transmitted by facsimile or other electronic format (including, without limitation, "pdf," "tif" or "jpg") and other electronic signatures (including, without limitation, DocuSign and AdobeSign). The use of electronic signatures and electronic records (including, without limitation, any contract or other record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means) shall be of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or use of a paper-based record-keeping system to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act and any other applicable law, including, without limitation, any state law based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or the Uniform Commercial Code.

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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our agreement by executing a copy of this Master Forward Confirmation and returning it to Party A**.**

Very truly yours,

**[BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.]**<sup>33</sup>

[**JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION**]<sup>34</sup>

[**MIZUHO MARKETS AMERICAS LLC**]<sup>35</sup>

[**ROYAL BANK OF CANADA**

**By RBC Capital Markets, LLC as its agent**]<sup>36</sup>

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**[MIZUHO SECURITIES USA LLC** 

Acting solely as agent in connection with this

Master Confirmation

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Accepted and confirmed as

of the date first above written:

**ONE GAS, INC.** 

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<sup>33</sup> Insert for BofA.

<sup>34</sup> Insert for JPM.

<sup>35</sup> Insert for Mizuho.

<sup>36</sup> Insert for RBC.<sup></sup>

<sup>37</sup> Insert for Mizuho.

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**EXHIBIT A** 

**FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL CONFIRMATION** 

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**To:** | **ONE Gas, Inc.** ("**Party B**")****<br> 15 East Fifth Street<br> Tulsa, OK 74103<br>|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**From:** | **[Bank of America, N.A.** ("**Party A**") <br>c/o BofA Securities, Inc. <br>Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park <br>New York, NY 10036]<sup>38</sup><br>[**JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association** ("**Party A**") <br>New York Branch <br>383 Madison Avenue <br>New York, NY 10179]<sup>39</sup><br>[**Mizuho Markets Americas LLC** ("**Party A**") <br>C/O Mizuho Securities USA LLC as agent <br>1271 Avenue of the Americas <br>New York, NY 10020 <br>Attn: Equity Capital Markets Desk <br>Telephone: (212) 209-9300 <br>E-mail: US-ECM@mizuhogroup.com]<sup>40</sup><br>[**RBC Capital Markets, LLC** ("**Party A**")**** <br> as Agent for Royal Bank of Canada <br>Brookfield Place <br>200 Vesey Street <br>New York, NY 10281-1021 <br>Telephone: (212) 858-7000]<sup>41</sup><br>|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Date:** | [_________], 20[__]<br>|

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Dear Sir(s):

The purpose of this Supplemental Confirmation is to confirm the terms and conditions of the Transaction entered into between Party A and Party B (together, the "**Contracting Parties**") on the Trade Date specified below. This Supplemental Confirmation is a binding contract between Party A and Party B as of the relevant Trade Date for the Transaction referenced below. [Party A is acting as principal in this Transaction and Mizuho Securities USA LLC, its affiliate, is acting as agent for Party A and Party B in this Transaction. This Supplemental Confirmation is a confirmation for purposes of Rule 10b-10 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. **Party A is not a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation**.]<sup>42</sup>

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<sup>38</sup> Insert for BofA.

<sup>39</sup> Insert for JPM.

<sup>40</sup> Insert for Mizuho.

<sup>41</sup> Insert for RBC.

<sup>42</sup> Insert for Mizuho.

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1. This Supplemental Confirmation supplements, forms part of, and is subject to the Master Forward Confirmation dated as of February [●], 2023 (the "**Master Forward Confirmation**") between the Contracting Parties, as amended and supplemented from time to time. All provisions contained in the Master Forward Confirmation govern this Supplemental Confirmation except as expressly modified below.

2. The terms of the Transaction to which this Supplemental Confirmation relates are as follows:

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| Trade Date: | [_______], 20[__] |
| Effective Date: | [_______], 20[__] |
| Maturity Date: | [_______], 20[__] |
| Base Amount: | [________] |
| Initial Forward Price: | USD [____] |
| Spread: | [_.__]% |
| Volume-Weighted Hedge Price: | USD [____] |
| Specified Borrow Rate: | [___] basis points per annum |
| Maximum Specified Borrow Rate: | [___] basis points per annum |
| Forward Shares: | [_______]<sup>43</sup> Shares |
| Threshold Number of Shares: | [_______] Shares |
| Notice Settlement Number: | [_______] Scheduled Trading Days |

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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our agreement by executing a copy of this Supplemental Confirmation and returning it to Party A.

Very truly yours,

**[BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.]**<sup>44</sup>

[**JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION**]<sup>45</sup>

[**MIZUHO MARKETS AMERICAS LLC**]<sup>46</sup>

[**ROYAL BANK OF CANADA**

**By RBC Capital Markets, LLC as its agent**]<sup>47</sup>

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| **[MIZUHO SECURITIES USA LLC** |
| Acting solely as agent in connection with this |
| Supplemental Confirmation |
| By: |
| Name: |
| Title:]<sup>48</sup> |
| Accepted and confirmed as<br> of the date first above written: |
| **ONE GAS, INC.** |
| By: |
| Name: |
| Title: |

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<sup>44</sup> Insert for BofA.

<sup>45</sup> Insert for JPM.

<sup>46</sup> Insert for Mizuho.

<sup>47</sup> Insert for RBC.<sup></sup>

<sup>48</sup> Insert for Mizuho.

[*Signature Page to Forward Supplemental Confirmation*] 

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Schedule I

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| **Forward Price Reduction Date** | **Forward Price Reduction Amount** |
| Trade Date | USD 0.00 |
| [_________], 20[__] | USD [____] |
| [_________], 20[__] | USD [____] |
| [_________], 20[__] | USD [____] |
| . . . . . . . | . . . . . . . |
| [_________], 20[__] | USD [____] |

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**ANNEX A** 

PRIVATE PLACEMENT PROCEDURES

(i) If Party B delivers the Restricted Shares pursuant to this clause (i) (a "**Private Placement Settlement** "), then delivery of Restricted Shares by Party B shall be effected in customary private placement procedures with respect to such Restricted Shares reasonably acceptable to Party A; provided that if, on or before the date that a
Private Placement Settlement would occur, Party B has taken, or caused to be taken, any action that would make unavailable either the exemption pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act for the sale by Party B to Party A (or any
affiliate designated by Party A) of the Restricted Shares or the exemption pursuant to Section 4(a)(1) or Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act for resales of the Restricted Shares by Party A (or any such affiliate of Party A) or Party B
fails to deliver the Restricted Shares when due or otherwise fails to perform obligations within its control in respect of a Private Placement Settlement, it shall be an Event of Default with respect to Party B and Section 6 of the Agreement
shall apply. The Private Placement Settlement of such Restricted Shares shall include customary representations, covenants, blue sky and other governmental filings and/or registrations, indemnities to Party A, due diligence rights (for Party A or
any designated buyer of the Restricted Shares by Party A), opinions and certificates, and such other documentation as is customary for private placement agreements, all reasonably acceptable to Party A. In the case of a Private Placement Settlement,
Party A shall, in its good faith discretion, adjust the number of Restricted Shares to be delivered to Party A hereunder and/or the Forward Price for the relevant Transaction in a commercially reasonable manner to reflect the fact that such
Restricted Shares may not be freely returned to securities lenders by Party A and may only be saleable by Party A at a discount to reflect the lack of liquidity in Restricted Shares. Notwithstanding the Agreement, this Master Forward Confirmation or
any Supplemental Confirmation, the date of delivery of such Restricted Shares shall be the Clearance System Business Day following notice by Party A to Party B of the number of Restricted Shares to be delivered pursuant to this clause (i). For the
avoidance of doubt, delivery of Restricted Shares shall be due as set forth in the previous sentence and not be due on the Settlement Date for the relevant Transaction or Termination Settlement Date for the relevant Transaction that would otherwise
be applicable.

(ii) If Party B delivers any Restricted Shares in respect of any Transaction, Party B agrees that (i) such
Shares may be transferred by and among Party A and its affiliates and (ii) after the minimum "holding period" within the meaning of Rule 144(d) under the Securities Act has elapsed after the applicable Settlement Date, Party B
shall promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for the Shares to remove, any legends referring to any transfer restrictions from such Shares upon delivery by Party A (or such affiliate of Party A) to Party B or such transfer agent of
seller's and broker's representation letters customarily delivered by Party A or its affiliates in connection with resales of restricted securities pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, each without any further requirement
for the delivery of any certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document, any transfer tax stamps or payment of any other amount or any other action by Party A (or such affiliate of Party A).

## Exhibit 5.1

**Exhibit 5.1** 

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| 110 North Elgin Avenue, Suite 200<br> Tulsa, Oklahoma 74120-1495<br> Telephone (918) 595-4800<br> Fax (918) 595-4990<br> *www.gablelaw.com* |  | BOK Park Plaza<br> 499 West Sheridan Avenue, Suite 2200<br> Oklahoma City, OK 73102<br> Telephone (405) 235-5500<br> Fax (405) 235-2875 |

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February 24, 2023

ONE Gas, Inc.

15 East Fifth Street

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special counsel to ONE Gas, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation (the "***Company***"), in connection with the proposed issuance and sale from time to time by the Company of its common stock, $0.01 par value per share, in an amount having an aggregate offering price of up to $300,000,000 (the "***Shares***") pursuant to the equity distribution agreement dated February 24, 2023 (the "***Distribution Agreement***") among the Company, the Managers named therein, the Forward Purchasers named therein, and the Forward Sellers named therein. The Shares are to be issued pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "***Act***"), initially filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "***Commission***") on February 24, 2023 (the "***Registration Statement***"), the base prospectus included in the Registration Statement (the "***Base Prospectus***"), and the prospectus supplement to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the rules and regulations of the Act (the "***Prospectus Supplement***" and together with the Base Prospectus, the "***Prospectus***"). This opinion is being furnished in connection with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Act, and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, other than as expressly stated herein with respect to the issuance of the Shares.

As such counsel, we have examined originals or copies of the Distribution Agreement, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Company's Amended and Restated By-laws, and other records, documents, certificates, memoranda and instruments as in our judgment are necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinion expressed below. With your consent, we have relied upon certificates and other assurances of officers of the Company and others as to factual matters without having independently verified such factual matters.

In rendering the opinion expressed below, we have assumed without verification the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents supplied to us as originals, the conformity to the originals of all documents supplied to us as copies and the authenticity of the originals of such copies. We have also assumed that all Shares will be issued and sold in the manner stated in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.

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Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the limitations and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that the Shares, when issued and delivered against payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the Distribution Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

We express no opinion other than as to the Oklahoma General Corporation Act, as amended, and we express no opinion as to the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction.

We consent to your filing this opinion as an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K being filed on the date hereof and incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. This opinion is expressed as of the date hereof, and we disclaim any undertaking to advise you of any subsequent changes of the facts stated or assumed herein or any subsequent changes in applicable law.

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| Yours very truly, |
| /s/ GableGotwals |

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