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Question: Exhibit 10.19   STRATEGIC ALLIANCE AGREEMENT

Among   SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, SMBC NIKKO SECURITIES INC.   And   MOELIS & COMPANY HOLDINGS LP, MOELIS & COMPANY HOLDINGS GP LLC   Dated December 27, 2011





  TABLE OF CONTENTS                                               ARTICLE I.       CERTAIN DEFINITIONS; INTERPRETATION.       1.1   Certain Definitions   2   1.2   Interpretations   5               ARTICLE II.       STRATEGIC ALLIANCE.       2.1   Strategic Alliance   6   2.2   Obligations of the Parties   6               ARTICLE III.       SCOPE.       3.1   Scope   6   3.2   Covered Businesses   6   3.3   Covered Regions   6   3.4   Japanese Companies   7   3.5   Client   7   3.6   Corporate Lending Business   7               ARTICLE IV.       FEE ALLOCATION.       4.1   General Allocation   7   4.2   Certain Moelis Holdings Sell-side Assignments   7





4.3   Target Transactions   8   4.4   Discretionary Fee Sharing   8   4.5   Primary Fee Allocation Criteria   8               ARTICLE V.       NON-CIRCUMVENTION/NON-SOLICITATION.       5.1   Non-Circumvention   8   5.2   Non-Solicitation   8   5.3   Japan Office   9     i





                                                    ARTICLE VI.       SENIOR SPONSORSHIP; ALLIANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE.       6.1   Alliance Review Committee   9               ARTICLE VII.       TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT.       7.1   Training and Development   9   7.2   Secondment Program   10               ARTICLE VIII.       ENGAGEMENTS.       8.1   Engagement Letters and other Agreements   10   8.2   Expenses   11   8.3   Conflict Clearance   11   8.4   Compliance with Laws   11               ARTICLE IX.       JOINT MARKETING.       9.1   Joint Marketing   11               ARTICLE X.       CONFIDENTIALITY.





  10.1   Confidentiality   11               ARTICLE XI.       TERM       11.1   Term   12   11.2   Termination   13   11.3   Effect of Termination   13               ARTICLE XII.       CERTAIN RIGHTS OF SMBC/NIKKO.       12.1   Advisory Board   14   12.2   Right of First Refusal   14     ii







                                                12.3   Moelis General Partner's Consent to Certain Transfers   15   12.4   Certain Transfer Matters   15   12.5   Amendments to the Moelis Holdings Agreement   17   12.6   Percentage Interest Limit   18               ARTICLE XIII.       REGISTRATION RIGHTS.       13.1   Registration   18   13.2   Piggyback Registration   19   13.3   Reduction of Size of Underwritten Offering   20   13.4   Registration Procedures   21   13.5   Conditions to Offerings   23   13.6   Suspension Period   24   13.7   Market Stand-Off Agreement   25   13.8   Registration Expenses   26   13.9   Indemnification; Contribution   26   13.10   Rule 144   29   13.11   Transfer of Registration Rights   29   13.12   Termination of Registration Rights   29               ARTICLE XIV.       REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; CONDUCT OF BUSINESS       14.1   Representations and Warranties of Moelis   29   14.2   Representations and Warranties of SMBC/Nikko   30   14.3   Survival of Covenants, Representations and Warranties   30               ARTICLE XV.





  MISCELLANEOUS       15.1   Expenses; No Partnership or Joint Venture   31   15.2   Notice   31   15.3   Entire Agreement; Amendment; Waivers; Counterparts   31   15.4   No Assignment   32   15.5   Obligation and Responsibilities of SMBC/Nikko   32   15.6   Separability   32   15.7   Compliance with Laws   32   15.8   Governing Laws; Jurisdiction   32   15.9   Effect on Prior Agreement   33   15.10   Good Faith Discussion; Further Assurances   33     iii





  STRATEGIC ALLIANCE AGREEMENT   This Strategic Alliance Agreement is entered into as of December 27, 2011 by and among Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), a Japanese corporation with its head office at 1-2, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0006, Japan and its subsidiary SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. (Nikko and together with SMBC, SMBC/Nikko), a Japanese corporation with its head office at 3-1, Marunouchi 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8325, Japan, on the one hand, and Moelis & Company Holdings LP (Moelis Holdings), a Delaware limited partnership with offices at 399 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022, United States, and Moelis & Company Holdings GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company with offices at 399 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022, United States (Moelis General Partner, and together with Moelis Holdings, the Moelis Entities), on the other hand. SMBC, Nikko, Moelis Holdings and Moelis General Partner are each referred to herein as a party and collectively referred to as the parties.   W I T N E S S E T H:   WHEREAS, on March 1, 2011, SMBC/Nikko and Moelis Holdings entered into that certain Strategic Alliance Agreement (Phase I) with respect to certain investment banking businesses in certain regions involving Japanese companies (the Prior Agreement);   WHEREAS, on the date hereof, SMBC entered into an Investment and Subscription Agreement (as modified or amended, the Subscription Agreement) with Moelis Holdings and Moelis General Partner, pursuant to which SMBC has agreed to acquire 57,364 newly issued Partnership Interests;   WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend and restate the Prior Agreement to further set forth the understanding of the parties with respect to certain investment banking businesses in certain regions involving Japanese companies and to set forth certain agreements with respect to certain transfer and registration rights relating to the Partnership Interests as of the Effective Date; and   WHEREAS, the execution and delivery of this Agreement is a condition to the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement.   NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective promises contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged:





  ARTICLE I.   CERTAIN DEFINITIONS; INTERPRETATION.   1.1 Certain Definitions.   Agreement means this Strategic Alliance Agreement, as amended or modified from time to time in accordance with Section 15.3, including all schedules and exhibits hereto.   Alliance Review Committee has the meaning given in Section 6.1.   Client has the meaning given in Section 3.5.   Closing means the Closing as defined in the Side Letter.   Confidential Information has the meaning given in Section 10.1.   control shall mean possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of an entity whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, including the ability to elect the majority of the directors or the members of a similar governing body of such entity.   Covered Businesses has the meaning given in Section 3.2.   Covered Regions has the meaning given in Section 3.3.   Demand Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 13.1(a)(i).   Demand Registration has the meaning set forth in Section 13.1(a)(i).   Effective Date has the meaning set forth Section 11.1.   Indemnified Party has the meaning set forth in Section 13.9(c).   Indemnified Persons has the meaning set forth in Section 13.9(a).   Indemnifying Party has the meaning set forth in Section 13.9(c).   Introduces and Introduced means that a party arranges or arranged an initial substantive meeting (in person or by phone) between a senior decision maker at the Client and the other party.   IPO means an initial underwritten public offering and sale of Partnership Interests (or any securities of Moelis Holdings or any successor entity into which Partnership Interests are converted, exchanged or redesignated) for cash pursuant to an effective registration statement (other than on Form S-4 or S-8 or a comparable form).   2





  Issuer FWP has the meaning assigned to issuer free writing prospectus in Rule 433 under the Securities Act.   Japanese Companies has the meaning given in Section 3.4.   Japanese Competitors means any Japanese financial institution that engages in an investment banking business or any other Covered Business in Japan or outside Japan.   KM means Mr. Ken Moelis and any entity or person controlled by or affiliated with Mr. Moelis, including Moelis Manager, any family trust or otherwise, through which Mr. Ken Moelis holds his Partnership Interests.   Losses has the meaning set forth in Section 13.9(a).   Main-Advisor Party has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4.   Major Japanese Competitors means the following entities together with any ultimate parents controlling such entities: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., Nomura Holdings, Inc., Daiwa Securities Group Inc., Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc., Resona Holdings, Inc., Shinsei Bank, Limited., Orix Corporation, any of their respective subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement that substantially engages in an investment banking business or any other Covered Business in Japan, and any respective successors of any of the entities set forth herein.   Minimum Aggregate Fees has the meaning given in Section 4.3.   Moelis Competitor means any business enterprise that is engaged in, or owns or controls a significant interest in any entity that, in either case, is engaged, primarily or in any substantial manner in, investment banking activities or any other business activities that Moelis Holdings and/or its affiliates are engaged in primarily or in any substantial manner; provided, however, that no private equity fund, sovereign wealth fund or merchant bank shall be deemed a Moelis Competitor.   Moelis Entities has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.   Moelis General Partner has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.   Moelis Holdings has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.   Moelis Holdings Agreement means that certain Limited Partnership Agreement of Moelis Holdings, dated as of July 1, 2011 (as amended).   Moelis Manager means Moelis & Company Manager LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.   Nikko has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.   Nikko Affiliate has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1.   3





  Non-Japanese Competitors means the following entities together with any ultimate parents controlling such entities: Evercore Partners Inc., Hawkpoint Partners Limited, Perella Weinberg Partners LP, Sagent Advisors Inc., DC Advisory Partners Limited and Stifel Financial Corp. (which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes Stifel Nicolaus Weisel (f/k/a Thomas Weisel)).   Partnership Interests means limited partnership interests and any securities of Moelis Holdings or any successor entity into which Partnership Interests are converted, exchanged or redesignated, including in connection with any recapitalization of Moelis Holdings for the purpose of conducting the IPO.   party or parties has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.   Piggyback Registration has the meaning set forth in Section 13.2.   Prior Agreement has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.   Prospectus means the prospectus (including any preliminary prospectus and any final prospectus) included in any Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented by any free writing prospectus, whether or not required to be filed with the SEC, prospectus supplement with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement and by all other amendments and supplements to the prospectus, and all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.   Registrable Securities means all SMBC Units beneficially owned by the SMBC Unit-Holders at any time, and any securities of Moelis Holdings or any successor entity into which the SMBC Units are converted, exchanged or redesignated, including in connection with any recapitalization of Moelis Holdings for the purpose of conducting the IPO; provided, however, that an SMBC Unit shall cease to be a Registrable Security when (i) it has been effectively registered under the Securities Act and disposed of in accordance with the Registration Statement covering it, or (ii) it is distributed to the public pursuant to Rule 144.   Registration Statement means any registration statement of Moelis Holdings that covers Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including pre- and post- effective amendments, and all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.   Representative means, with respect to any person, such person's, or such person's subsidiaries', directors, officers, employees, accountants, investment bankers, commercial bank lenders, attorneys and other advisors or representatives (including the employees or attorneys of such accountants, investment bankers or attorneys).   Rule 144 means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission having substantially the same effect as such rule.   4





  Side Letter means the letter from Moelis General Partner and Moelis Holdings to SMBC, re Investment in Moelis & Company Holdings LP, dated the date hereof.   SMBC has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.   SMBC Affiliate has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1.   SMBC Competitor means (i) any of the Japanese Competitors, (ii) each of the Non-Japanese Competitors, (iii) any entity that is controlled by any Japanese Competitor or any Non-Japanese Competitor and that engages in an investment banking business or any other Covered Business and (iv) any entity that is under common control with or controls any Major Japanese Competitor and that engages in an investment banking business or any other Covered Business.   SMBC Units means all Partnership Interests, including Common Units, held by an SMBC Unit-Holder, which shall include all Partnership Interests acquired pursuant to the Subscription Agreement or thereafter.   SMBC Unit-Holders has the meaning set forth in Section 13.1(a)(i).   Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.   SMB C/Nikko has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.   Strategic Alliance means the rights and obligations of the parties set forth in ARTICLE II to XII of this Agreement.   Sub-Advisor Party has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4.   Subscription Agreement has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.   Suspension Period has the meaning set forth in Section 13.6.   Underwritten Offering means a public offering of securities registered under the Securities Act in which an underwriter, placement agent or other intermediary participates in the distribution of such securities.   1.2 Interpretations.   (a) Capitalized terms used without definition herein shall have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Moelis Holdings Agreement.   5





  ARTICLE II.   STRATEGIC ALLIANCE.   2.1 Strategic Alliance. SMBC/Nikko and Moelis Holdings wish to continue their Strategic Alliance with respect to certain investment banking business in certain regions involving Japanese Companies as set forth herein, and will continue to offer the other the same quality or level of services that were offered under the Prior Agreement. SMBC/Nikko and Moelis Holdings will help the other continue the growth of the other party's investment banking business.   2.2 Obligations of the Parties. Each of the parties acknowledge and agree that each other party may, and at the reasonable request from another party, shall, cause one or more of such party's affiliates to act on behalf of such party in the performance of its duties or exercise of its rights under this Agreement.   ARTICLE III.   SCOPE.   3.1 Scope. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and to the extent permitted by pre-existing arrangements of either party, SMBC/Nikko, on the one hand, and Moelis Holdings, on the other hand, shall use their commercially reasonable best efforts to work together on Covered Businesses involving Japanese Companies where all principal parties involved are located within Covered Regions. The Strategic Alliance shall continue to be non-exclusive.   3.2 Covered Businesses. Covered Businesses shall mean M&A advisory, restructuring advisory (such as advising on recapitalization and restructuring transactions), capital markets advisory (including agency private placements), risk advisory (such as advising on investing, structuring, managing, restructuring and divesting risk exposures and complex assets classes) and merchant banking businesses (such as principal investment) to the extent the applicable target transaction requirement set forth in Section 4.3 of this Agreement is satisfied, but specifically excludes (unless the parties mutually agree to include a specific transaction) (i) underwritten offerings and bank or similar committed financings, (ii) purely domestic Japanese transactions such as transactions solely between/among companies organized or headquartered in Japan (including any transactions of or by subsidiaries or affiliates of such companies located throughout the world conducted as part of any such transaction), (iii) any transactions introduced to a party by a person or entity (other than a principal party to the transaction) not affiliated with such party and (iv) transactions where a party, its subsidiary or controlled affiliate is a principal party.   3.3 Covered Regions. Covered Regions shall mean Japan, North America, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, Australia, Hong Kong and China. For the avoidance of doubt, the definition of Covered Regions does not prohibit the parties from   6

  discussing or working together on Covered Businesses in regions outside the Covered Regions, such as non-Japan/Hong Kong/China Asia.   3.4 Japanese Companies. Japanese Companies shall mean (i) companies organized or headquartered in Japan and their subsidiaries and controlled affiliates outside Japan, (ii) subsidiaries and controlled affiliates organized or headquartered in Japan of parent companies in the Covered Regions other than Japan and (iii) Japanese governmental and quasi-governmental entities and affiliates.   3.5 Client. A Client is (i) with respect to SMBC/Nikko, a Japanese Company or any other person or entity within Covered Regions that SMBC/Nikko Introduces to Moelis Holdings pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) with respect to Moelis Holdings, a Japanese Company or any other person or entity within Covered Regions that Moelis Holdings Introduces to SMBC/Nikko pursuant to this Agreement.   3.6 Corporate Lending Business. SMBC/Nikko and Moelis Holdings will continue to work together in good faith to seek ways to expand the Strategic Alliance to cover corporate lending opportunities where Moelis Holdings sources corporate lending opportunities for SMBC/Nikko to Moelis Holdings' clients and works with SMBC/Nikko to provide SMBC/Nikko clients and relationships access to Moelis Holdings capabilities in Covered Businesses. The parties may enter into additional agreements and/or addenda to this Agreement designed to elaborate upon and clarify the arrangements contemplated by this Section 3.6.   ARTICLE IV.   FEE ALLOCATION.   4.1 General Allocation. The parties agree to share fees 50%/50% on assignments within the scope of this Agreement set forth in Section 3.1 where SMBC or Nikko, on the one hand, and Moelis Holdings, on the other hand, are jointly retained as co-advisors by a Client for such assignments, except as otherwise mutually agreed with respect to a specific matter by the parties. The parties agree that the parties will generally seek to be jointly retained as co-advisors by a Client on assignments within the scope of this Agreement.   4.2 Certain Moelis Holdings Sell-side Assignments. In the case of M&A sell-side assignments originated by Moelis Holdings within the scope of this Agreement set forth in Section 3.1 for which SMBC or Nikko does not serve (together with Moelis Holdings) as a co-advisor to the seller, if SMBC or Nikko introduces the actual buyer, and neither SMBC nor Nikko obtains a mandate to serve as an advisor to such buyer in connection with such acquisition, Moelis Holdings will pay SMBC/Nikko an introduction fee equal to 15% of the sale transaction fee paid to Moelis Holdings. There will be no other sharing of fees received from the seller between Moelis Holdings and SMB C/Nikko on any such assignments.   7









  4.3 Target Transactions. The Strategic Alliance will target transactions on which both parties work together as co-advisors to a Client on the terms and conditions set forth in Section 3.1 with minimum aggregate fees (the Minimum Aggregate Fees) of: (1) M&A advisory, $3 million, (2) restructuring advisory, $2 million and (3) capital markets advisory and risk advisory, $1 million.   4.4 Discretionary Fee Sharing. One or more senior representatives of Moelis Holdings or SMBC/Nikko, as the case may be, will consider on a case by case basis if requested by a senior representative of the other party, discretionary fee sharing when Moelis Holdings or SMBC/Nikko, as the case may be, provides demonstrable value.   4.5 Primary Fee Allocation Criteria. The parties may mutually agree on a fee allocation different from the foregoing allocations in good faith based on, among other things, the following criteria:   (a) Whether one or both parties have an important relationship that is crucial to securing an assignment   (b) Resource contribution   (c) Product expertise   (d) Industry expertise   (e) Transaction size   (f) Resource constraints   ARTICLE V.   NON-CIRCUMVENTION/NON-SOLICITATION.   5.1 Non-Circumvention. Subject to pre-existing arrangements of either party, each party agrees not to circumvent this Agreement and to act in good faith in the spirit of the Strategic Alliance. Each party shall ensure that its controlled affiliates comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.   5.2 Non-Solicitation. Each of SMBC/Nikko and Moelis Holdings agrees not to solicit or hire any employee of the other party during the term of this Agreement and for a period of 12 months thereafter; provided, however, that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to general solicitations to the public that are not specifically directed to employees of other party (or employment of applicants to such solicitations). Each of SMBC/Nikko and Moelis Holdings agrees, during the term of this Agreement (except pursuant to this Agreement) and for a period of 12 months thereafter, not to solicit any Client Introduced by the other party in connection with an assignment on Covered   8





  Businesses involving Japanese Companies where all principal parties involved are located within Covered Regions.   Notwithstanding the foregoing, this provision shall not prevent any party from soliciting or otherwise contacting any Client (i) for any purpose other than working on or obtaining an assignment on Covered Businesses involving Japanese Companies in Covered Regions where all principal parties involved are located within Covered Regions or (ii) with whom such party (or its employees or consultants) has had a pre-existing relationship, including, but not limited to, a pre-existing contractual or business relationship, prior to the Introduction of such Client in connection with an assignment covered by this Agreement.   5.3 Japan Office. Moelis Holdings agrees not to open an office in Japan conducting Covered Businesses during the term of this Agreement.   ARTICLE VI.   SENIOR SPONSORSHIP; ALLIANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE.   6.1 Alliance Review Committee. As soon as reasonably practicable following the Effective Date, SMBC/Nikko and Moelis Holdings shall form a six person committee comprised of two senior executives from each of SMBC, Nikko and Moelis Holdings to review and discuss the progress of the Strategic Alliance (the Alliance Review Committee). Each party shall notify the other parties if it replaces either of its designees to the Alliance Review Committee. The Alliance Review Committee will meet annually and will have the authority to recommend changes to the Strategic Alliance or this Agreement if deemed appropriate. For the avoidance of doubt, the recommendations of the Alliance Review Committee will not be binding upon any party unless and until this Agreement is amended or modified pursuant to Section 15.3.   ARTICLE VII.   TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT.   7.1 Training and Development. During the term of this Agreement, Moelis Holdings shall offer certain full-time analysts and associates of SMBC/Nikko, or employees with similar responsibilities, the opportunity to participate annually in Moelis Holdings' training program for newly hired full-time analysts and associates, to the extent that Moelis Holdings' holds such a program. SMBC/Nikko shall reimburse Moelis Holdings for all out-of-pocket and allocated expenses incurred by Moelis Holdings in connection with SMBC/Nikko employees' attending the Moelis Holdings training program.   9





  7.2 Secondment Program.   (a) During the term of this Agreement, SMBC/Nikko shall second 3 or 4 bankers to Moelis Holdings' New York office and second 2 or 3 bankers to Moelis Holdings' London office as local staff of Moelis Holdings. Moelis Holdings shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to second a banker to SMBC/Nikko's Tokyo office as local staff of SMBC/Nikko. All secondees shall be investment bankers that serve in a position with responsibilities typically associated with an Associate or a Vice President at a major international investment bank, except as otherwise agreed between SMB C/Nikko and Moelis Holdings.   (b) Each party shall be responsible for all out-of-pocket and allocated expenses incurred by its employees who are seconded. A party's secondee(s) must be reasonably acceptable to the other parties and shall agree to be subject to any policies and procedures, including without limitation, relating to confidential and proprietary information and securities and other trading activity limitations, that the party accepting such secondee may determine are necessary and/or appropriate.   (c) SMBC/Nikko and Moelis Holdings will from time to time during the term of this Agreement, review and discuss the secondment program and such additions and changes the parties consider appropriate to further the Strategic Alliance.   ARTICLE VIII.   ENGAGEMENTS.   8.1 Engagement Letters and other Agreements.   (a) Parties. Where the parties are executing an assignment together pursuant to this Agreement, it is anticipated that generally both parties (or one of their respective affiliates) will sign the engagement letter (and, where necessary, other relevant agreements) with the relevant Client in connection with the assignment. In certain limited circumstances mutually agreed upon by the parties, one party may sign the engagement letter with the Client and then such party would also sign an agreement with the other party or parties for such party or parties to provide services to the Client and receive compensation, indemnification and other protections after receiving the written consent of such Client.   (b) Rights and Obligations. The engagement letters will (unless otherwise agreed) include a provision to the effect that: The rights and obligations of SMBC, Nikko and Moelis Holdings are the several rights and obligations of SMBC, Nikko and Moelis Holdings and that each of SMBC, Nikko or Moelis Holdings shall not be liable or responsible for the actions or omissions of the others.   (c) Payment. The engagement letters will (unless otherwise agreed) provide that payments would be made to either SMBC/Nikko or Moelis Holdings and SMBC/Nikko and Moelis Holdings will split the fees pursuant to this Agreement.   10





  8.2 Expenses. If only one party is engaged for an assignment, such party will submit expenses of the other parties for reimbursement by the Client. If there is an expense cap or any other expense reimbursement reduction, the parties will (unless otherwise agreed) bear the cost of such unreimbursed expenses in the same proportion as the parties agreed to split the fees from such assignment.   8.3 Conflict Clearance. Each party shall have its own separate conflict identification, business selection and client vetting procedures. The parties will cooperate to identify and resolve potential conflict issues.   8.4 Compliance with Laws. In the case where one party executes an engagement letter with a Client (the Main-Advisor Party) and the Main-Advisor Party appoints and retains the other party or parties as a sub-advisor (the Sub-Advisor Party), each of the Main-Advisor Party and the Sub-Advisor Party shall comply in all material respects with all applicable laws or regulations, including the UK Bribery Act 2010, the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 and any other similar anti-bribery act in its execution and performance of its services for the Covered Businesses for such Client. If either of the Main-Advisor Party or Sub-Advisor Party breaches its obligations set forth in this Section 8.4, the non- breaching party shall have the right to immediately terminate its sub-advisor agreement or any other similar agreement entered into with respect to the Covered Businesses for such Client by providing a written notice to the breaching party that specifically identifies how the breaching party has breached this Section 8.4.   ARTICLE IX.   JOINT MARKETING.   9.1 Joint Marketing. The parties shall establish a joint marketing effort for the Strategic Alliance. Among other things, the parties shall agree upon a joint press release and communication strategy for announcing the Strategic Alliance and certain joint marketing materials which either party may use in marketing to Clients.   ARTICLE X.   CONFIDENTIALITY.   10.1 Confidentiality. The parties each agree to keep confidential all non-public information disclosed by another party or a Client or prospective Client or a representative thereof in connection with the Strategic Alliance (including this Agreement) (Confidential Information), (i) except to subsidiaries, affiliates or their professional advisors (and provided that the Party shall cause the recipient to assume and perform the confidentiality obligations equivalent to those imposed on such party under this Agreement and shall be responsible for breach of such obligations by such recipient) and (ii) except as required by judicial process or such party's regulatory authorities, and   11





  to use such information only for purposes of the Strategic Alliance (including this Agreement); provided, however, that Confidential Information shall not include (i) information that is already in the receiving party's possession when it is received and not subject to a confidentiality agreement or other obligation of confidentiality to the disclosing party, (ii) information separately obtained by the receiving party from a third party that is not known or should not reasonably be known to the person receiving such information to be bound by a confidentiality agreement or other obligation of confidentiality to the disclosing party and (iii) information independently developed by the receiving party without any use of Confidential Information. In the event that any disclosure of Confidential Information is required by judicial process or such party's regulatory authorities, the party required to make such disclosure shall, to the extent commercially practicable and legally permissible, consult with the party that provided such Confidential Information prior to making any such disclosure. Nothing in this section shall restrict the receiving party's ability to make any legally required disclosures of Confidential Information to bank examiners or other supervisory authorities having jurisdiction over the receiving party. Each of Moelis Holdings and SMBC/Nikko shall also ask the other if it has internally cleared the receipt of non-public information regarding a Client or prospective Client before the party providing such information delivers any such information to the receiving party. Due to Japanese firewall restrictions, (i) SMBC will not disclose Confidential Information relating to its Clients to Nikko (ii) Nikko will not disclose Confidential Information relating to its Clients to SMBC and (iii) Moelis Holdings shall not disclose Confidential Information relating to a Client received from SMBC or any of its affiliates (excluding Nikko and any person that would be an affiliate of Nikko if Nikko were not an affiliate of SMBC) (an SMBC Affiliate) to Nikko or its affiliates (excluding SMBC and any person that would be an affiliate of SMBC if Nikko were not an affiliate of SMBC) (a Nikko Affiliate) or Confidential Information relating to a Client received from Nikko or any Nikko Affiliate to SMBC or any SMBC Affiliate, without first obtaining such Client's consent to such disclosure. This Section 10.1 shall terminate with respect to Confidential Information relating to a (prospective) Client, two years following receipt of such information, and with respect to any other Confidential Information, two years following the termination of this Agreement.   ARTICLE XI.   TERM   11.1 Term. This Agreement shall be effective as of January 1, 2012 (the Effective Date), provided, however, that, ARTICLE XII and ARTICLE XIII shall not be effective until after the Closing. The initial term of this Agreement shall begin on the Effective Date and continue for three (3) years, subject to the prior termination rights provided below. At the end of such initial term, and any renewed term, as applicable, this Agreement shall automatically renew for an additional one (1) year term, unless a party provides written notice to the other parties at least six (6) months prior to the end of the   12





  initial term. At any time during a renewed term, this Agreement may be terminated by any party on six (6) months prior notice that it wishes to terminate the Agreement.   11.2 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated as follows:   (a) effective immediately upon mutual agreement of each of the parties;   (b) immediately by a non-breaching party, if either SMBC or Nikko, on the one hand, or Moelis Holdings, on the other hand, shall materially breach the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and such breach is continuing after written notice has been given by the non- breaching party to the breaching party that specifically identifies how the breaching party has breached this Agreement, and a reasonable period of time has elapsed in which to cure such breach, which period shall not be less than ninety (90) calendar days from the date that such breaching parties receive such notice;   (c) immediately upon the bankruptcy, insolvency, or making of the assignment for the benefit of creditors by a party; unless such termination is waived by the parties in writing not subject to any of the foregoing proceedings;   (d) by any party if the SMBC Unit-Holders cease to hold any Partnership Interests as a result of sale or transfer pursuant to Section 12.4 of this Agreement or Section 8.4 of the Moelis Holdings Agreement, such termination to be effective six (6) months following the date on which the other parties receive written notice of such party's election to terminate this Agreement; and   (e) immediately by Moelis Holdings if the Closing has not occurred by March 1, 2012 or such later date if the Closing is delayed pursuant to the terms of the Subscription Agreement.   11.3 Effect of Termination. In the event of the termination of this Agreement, no party shall have any liability to any other party in respect of this Agreement except for any liabilities relating to any breach or any payment obligation hereunder and arising prior to such termination; provided, that, Sections 5.2 (Non-Solicitation) and 8.2 (Expenses) and ARTICLE X (Confidentiality), XII (Certain Transfer Rights of SMBC/Nikko) (other than Section 12.6, after the SMBC Unit-Holders no longer hold any Partnership Interests), XIII (Registration Rights) and XV (Miscellaneous) shall survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement; provided, however, if Moelis Holdings terminates this agreement pursuant to Section 11.2(b) due to a material breach by either SMBC or Nikko, or if this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 11.2(c) due to the bankruptcy, insolvency or making of the assignment for the benefit of creditors by either SMBC or Nikko, ARTICLE XII (Certain Transfer Rights of SMBC/Nikko) and XIII (Registration Rights) shall not survive such termination; provided, further, that, if this Agreement is terminated prior to the Closing, XII (Certain Transfer Rights of SMB C/Nikko), XIII (Registration Rights) shall not survive such termination.   13





  ARTICLE XII.   CERTAIN RIGHTS OF SMBC/NIKKO.   12.1 Advisory Board. During the term of the Strategic Alliance, SMBC/Nikko shall have the right to appoint one person to serve as a member of the Advisory Board of Moelis Holdings.   12.2 Right of First Refusal.   (a) Prior to the IPO and during the term of the Strategic Alliance, SMBC shall have the right of first refusal to purchase all (but not less than all) Additional Units that Moelis Holdings proposes to issue to an SMBC Competitor, including (x) in a proposed issuance that is excepted from Section 3.4.2 of the Moelis Holdings Agreement as an issuance to a Strategic Investor, and (y) in a proposed issuance that is subject to Section 3.4.2 of the Moelis Holdings Agreement, to the extent that the Partners do not exercise in full their right of first refusal thereunder. The above rights are in addition to the pro rata right of first refusal granted to all Partners with respect to issuances of Additional Units in Section 3.4.2 of the Moelis Holdings Agreement.   (b) In the event Moelis Holdings proposes to undertake an issuance of Additional Units to which clause (x) of Section 12.2(a) applies, it shall give SMBC written notice of its intention describing the price and terms upon which Moelis Holdings proposes to issue the same. SMBC shall have ten (10) days from the date of delivery of any such notice to agree to purchase all, but not less than all, of such Additional Units, for the price and upon the terms specified in the notice, by delivering written notice to Moelis Holdings. Following the expiration of such 10-day period, Moelis Holdings shall have one hundred and eighty- (180-) days to sell or enter into an agreement to sell the Additional Units with respect to which SMBC's right of first refusal was not exercised, at a price and upon terms no more favorable to the purchasers of such securities than specified in Moelis Holdings' notice. In the event Moelis Holdings has not sold the Additional Units or entered into an agreement to sell the Additional Units within such one hundred and eighty- (180-) day period, Moelis Holdings shall not thereafter issue or sell any Additional Units without first complying again with this Section 12.2.   (c) In the event Moelis Holdings proposes to undertake any issuance of Additional Units to which clause (y) of Section 12.2(a) applies, SMBC shall specify in its notice delivered to Moelis Holdings pursuant to Section 3.4.2(b) of the Moelis Holdings Agreement, in addition to whether or not it elects to purchase its pro rata portion of such Additional Units, whether or not it shall exercise its right of first refusal to purchase all (but not less than all) of the Additional Units that other Partners do not purchase pursuant to their right of first refusal under Section 3.4.2 of the Moelis Holdings Agreement.   (d) The right of first refusal granted hereunder may not be assigned or transferred, except that such right is assignable by SMBC to any of its respective Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries.   14





  12.3 Moelis General Partner's Consent to Certain Transfers.   (a) Prior to the IPO and during the term of the Strategic Alliance, Moelis General Partner shall not consent to a sale or transfer by a Partner of its Partnership Interests to an SMBC Competitor unless the Moelis General Partner caused the Partner proposing to sell or transfer its Partnership Interests to provide SMBC with a right to purchase, on the same terms and conditions, including price, all (but not less than all) of the Partnership Interests that such Partner proposes to sell or transfer to an SMBC Competitor.   (b) In the event a Partner proposes to undertake a sale or transfer of Partnership Interests to which the foregoing right applies, and Moelis General Partner must consent to the sale or transfer, Moelis General Partner shall require that Partner to give SMBC written notice of its intention to sell or transfer Partnership Interests to an SMBC Competitor describing the price and terms upon which such Partner proposes to sell or transfer its Partnership Interests. SMBC shall have ten (10) days from the date of delivery of any such notice to agree to purchase all, but not less than all, of such Partnership Interests, for the price and upon the terms specified in the notice, by delivering written notice to such Partner and Moelis Holdings.   (c) Following the expiration of such 10-day period, the Partner proposing to sell or transfer Partnership Interests shall have one hundred and eighty- (180-) days to sell or transfer, or enter into an agreement to sell or transfer the Partnership Interests with respect to which SMBC 's right under Section 12.3(a) was not exercised, at a price and upon terms no more favorable to the purchasers of such securities than specified in the Partner's notice. In the event the Partner has not sold or transferred the Partnership Interests, or entered into an agreement to sell or transfer the Partnership Interests, within such one hundred and eighty- (180-) day period, Moelis General Partner shall not consent to the Partner's selling or transferring its Partnership Interests to an SMBC Competitor thereafter without first requiring the Partner to comply again with this Section 12.3.   (d) The rights granted under this Section 12.3 may not be assigned or transferred, except that such right is assignable by SMBC to any of its respective Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries.   (e) Nothing in this Section 12.3 shall affect the power of Moelis General Partner to withhold consent to any transfer of Partnership Interests in its sole discretion to the extent authorized under Section 8.1 of the Moelis Holdings Agreement.   12.4 Certain Transfer Matters.   (a) During the term of the Strategic Alliance, if KM sells all or a portion of KM's Partnership Interests, the SMBC Unit-Holders may sell a pro rata portion of the SMBC Units without regard to any timing or transfer restrictions imposed by this Agreement or the Moelis Holdings Agreement, except that such sale or transfer may not be to a Moelis Competitor. In the event KM proposes to undertake a sale or   15





  transfer of KM's Partnership Interests to which the foregoing right applies, KM shall give written notice to SMBC and Moelis General Partner at least ten (10) days in advance of such sale or transfer, describing the percent of KM's Partnership Interest being sold or transferred. KM shall give written notice to SMBC and Moelis General Partner within five (5) days of any cancellation or postponement of such sale. When an SMBC Unit- Holder elects to sell or transfer the SMBC Units pursuant to its rights granted under this Section 12.4(a), the SMBC Unit-Holder shall provide Moelis General Partner with a notice stating its intent to sell or transfer the SMBC Units pursuant to this Section 12.4(a). Within ten (10) days of receiving such notice from an SMBC Unit-Holder, Moelis General Partner shall deliver to such SMBC Unit-Holder its consent for the proposed sale or transfer, unless the proposed sale or transfer is to a Moelis Competitor. For the avoidance of doubt, if the transaction is subject to (i) a Drag- Along Right or a Tag-Along Right, and such right was exercised, the SMBC Unit-Holders shall be deemed to have sold its pro rata portion of its Partnership Interests with respect to such transaction and shall not have any additional rights under this Section 12.4(a) or (ii) Section 13.2 of this Agreement, and an SMBC Unit-Holder exercised its right thereunder, such SMBC Unit-Holder shall be deemed to have sold its pro rata portion of its Partnership Interests with respect to such transaction and shall not have any additional rights under this Section 12.4(a). The above right shall be in addition to the Drag-Along Right and the Tag-Along Right with respect to transfers by Moelis General Partner set forth in Sections 8.4.1 and 8.4.2, respectively, of the Moelis Holdings Agreement.   (b) During the term of the Strategic Alliance, and after the first anniversary of Moelis Holdings' commencing a public registered share sale program for managing directors and other employees of Moelis Holdings or its affiliates, the SMBC Unit-Holders may sell or transfer Partnership Interests pursuant to such public registered share sale program for any given period in an amount equal to (i) the number of Partnership Interests that can be sold pursuant to the program in such period multiplied by (ii) a fraction whose numerator is the number of Partnership Interests the SMBC Unit-Holders have elected to sell in such program during such period and whose denominator is the total number of Partnership Interests the SMBC Unit-Holders have elected to sell plus the number of Partnership Interests all other persons have elected to sell in such program during such period (whether such Partnership Interests are held as outstanding common stock of a successor or parent company of Moelis Holdings or as interests in an affiliate of such public company) (for example, if 50 Partnership Interests can be sold during the period, the SMBC Unit-Holders has elected to sell 400 Partnership Interests and all persons other than the SMBC Unit-Holders have elected to sell 1,600 Partnership Interests, then the SMBC Unit-Holders may sell 10 Partnership Interests and the other persons may sell 40 Partnership Interests); provided, that, (1) the SMBC Unit-Holders shall be subject to the same conditions and terms as the other participants in the program; (2) such right under this Section 12.4(b) shall not apply to sales Moelis Holdings may permit certain of its managing directors and other employees to make under Rule 144 or otherwise; and (3) if both Section 12.4(a) and Section 12.4(b) apply to a sale or transfer of Partnership Interests, an SMBC Unit-Holder may sell the higher of the amount under Section 12.4(a) or Section 12.4(b). If such public registered share sale program as set forth in this Section 12.4(b) is established, Moelis Holding will provide the SMBC Unit-Holders with a monthly report which provides the number of Partnership Interests being   16

  sold in such share sale program during the relevant month and the outstanding number of Partnership Interests that are left in the public sale registered sale program as of the end of the relevant month.   (c) After the termination of the Strategic Alliance:   (i) prior to the IPO, Moelis General Partner shall not unreasonably withhold its consent to an SMBC Unit-Holder's transferring all or a portion of the SMBC Units to any other person who is not a Moelis Competitor; and   (ii) following the IPO, the SMBC Unit-Holders may freely transfer the SMBC Units, subject to applicable securities laws.   (d) Following the third anniversary of the Closing, whether or not during the term of the Strategic Alliance, the SMBC Unit- Holders may sell up to 9,231 SMBC Units (i) prior to the IPO, with the consent of Moelis General Partner (which consent may not be unreasonably withheld), provided such sale is not to a Moelis Competitor, or (ii) following the IPO, without restriction, subject only to applicable securities laws.   (e) During the term of the Strategic Alliance and prior to the IPO, Moelis Holdings shall notify SMBC in advance of publicly announcing the sale or issuance of any interests in Moelis Holdings (other than Management Units) to a Strategic Investor, provided, that Moelis Holdings shall notify SMBC in advance only to the extent and in such manner as it is permissible under any confidentiality agreement entered into in connection with such sale or issuance.   12.5 Amendments to the Moelis Holdings Agreement. Without the prior written consent of SMBC (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), Moelis General Partner shall not enter into any side letter or agreement (other than the Vesting Agreement of any Management Partner) with any Limited Partner in respect of the issuance or holding of any class or type of interests in the Partnership that (i) modifies the limited liability of the SMBC Unit-Holders, (ii) materially and adversely affects in a disproportionate manner the interest of the SMBC Unit-Holders in Net Income, Net Loss or Available Assets, (iii) increases the Capital Contributions required to be made by the SMBC Unit-Holders, (iv) modifies the SMBC Unit-Holders' Drag-Along Rights or Tag-Along Rights under the Moelis Holdings Agreement, or (v) materially and adversely affects in a disproportionate manner the interest of the SMBC Unit-Holders in the distributions, regardless of whether such side letter or agreement is entered into by such Limited Partner in its capacity as such, and regardless of whether SMBC is entitled to participate or does participate in such issuance of or otherwise holds any such interests; provided, however, the foregoing consent of SMBC shall not be required if the side letter or agreement affects Management Units in a substantially similar manner.   17





  12.6 Percentage Interest Limit. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or the Moelis Holdings Agreement, none of SMBC, Moelis Holdings or any of their controlled affiliates shall take any action, including with respect to the acquisition of any Partnership Interests pursuant to the exercise of any right under this Agreement or the Moelis Holdings Agreement, that would reasonably be expected to (i) cause SMBC, or any of its affiliates, to require approval of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System under Section 4 of the U.S. Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (including Regulation Y promulgated thereunder), or otherwise, to acquire or retain any interest in Moelis Holdings or (ii) cause Moelis Holdings to be deemed to be or presumed to be controlled by SMBC, or any of its affiliates, for purposes of the U.S. Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (including Regulation Y promulgated thereunder). SMBC and Moelis Holdings shall cooperate with each other and use their reasonable best efforts to avoid any of the events in the preceding sentence by taking any and all actions necessary, including, without limitation, in connection with any restructuring to facilitate the IPO, which shall include, among other things, issuing a new class or series of Partnership Interests or alternative economic interests to SMBC, or its affiliates, as applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 12.6, nothing shall prevent SMBC, or its affiliates, from seeking a noncontrol determination from the staff of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System with respect to any action that would otherwise be prohibited by this Section 12.6, and, after receiving a noncontrol determination, taking such action, including acquiring additional Partnership Interests.   ARTICLE XIII.   REGISTRATION RIGHTS.   13.1 Registration.   (a)   (i) Following the IPO and the termination of the Strategic Alliance, SMBC shall have the right to demand that Moelis Holdings register the sale of all, but not less than all, of the Registrable Securities held by SMBC and its affiliates (together the SMBC Unit-Holders) under the Securities Act (the Demand Notice), provided, however, SMBC shall not be permitted to deliver the Demand Notice within (i) 180 days of the IPO or (ii) 60 days of any public offering and sale of Partnership Interests (and/or any securities of Moelis Holdings or any successor entity into which Partnership Interests are converted, exchanged or redesignated) for cash pursuant to an effective registration statement (other than on Form S-4 or S-8 or a comparable form), and subject to the terms of any agreement entered into by Moelis Holdings, SMBC or Nikko pursuant to Section 13.7. Within 60 days after Moelis Holdings receives a written notice to register the Registrable Securities, Moelis Holdings will   18





  file a Registration Statement, on an appropriate form, to register the sale of the Registrable Securities, which Registration Statement will (if specified in the SMBC Unit-Holders' notice) contemplate the ability of the SMBC Unit-Holders to effect an Underwritten Offering (the Demand Registration). The Demand Notice shall specify the intended method of distribution of the Registrable Securities. Subject to Section 13.2, Moelis Holdings may include in any registration effected pursuant to this Section 13.1 any securities for its own account or for the account of holders (other than the SMBC Unit-Holders) of Partnership Interests; provided, that, Moelis Holdings shall pay a portion of all expenses of Moelis Holdings (including those set forth in Section 13.8) in connection with any such registration, in proportion to the aggregate selling price of all securities so included in any such registration.   (ii) Moelis Holdings will use its commercially reasonable efforts (i) to cause any Registration Statement to be declared effective (unless it becomes effective automatically upon filing) as promptly as practicable after the filing thereof with the SEC and (ii) to keep such Registration Statement current and effective for a period of 90 days, or such shorter time necessary for the completion of the sale of Registrable Securities registered thereon. Moelis Holdings further agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to supplement or make amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective for the period referred to in clause (ii) above, including (A) to respond to the comments of the SEC, if any, (B) as may be required by the registration form utilized by Moelis Holdings for such Registration Statement or by the instructions to such registration form, (C) as may be required by the Securities Act, or (D) as may reasonably be requested in writing by the SMBC Unit-Holders or any underwriter and acceptable to Moelis Holdings. Moelis Holdings agrees to furnish to the SMBC Unit-Holders copies of any such supplement or amendment no later than the time it is first used or filed with the SEC.   (b) If the Demand Notice specifies that the Registrable Securities will be sold in an Underwritten Offering, the parties shall mutually agree on the lead underwriter and any additional underwriters.   (c) Any registration initiated pursuant to Section 13.1(a) shall not count as a Demand Registration (i) unless and until the Registration Statement with respect to the Registrable Securities has become effective and remained effective for a period of 90 days or, if a shorter time, until all of the Registrable Securities have been sold, or (ii) if the conditions to closing specified in the underwriting agreement, if any, entered into in connection with such registration are not satisfied or waived, other than by reason of a failure on the part of the SMBC Unit-Holders.   13.2 Piggyback Registration. If Moelis Holdings proposes to file a registration statement under the Securities Act (other than non- participating, non-convertible debt or   19





  equity securities or securities to be issued pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-4 or S-8 or any comparable form) for its own account or for the account of a holder (other than the SMBC Unit-Holders) of Partnership Interests, including in connection with the IPO and where SMB C/Nikko (including an SMBC Unit-Holder) has the right to sell any or all SMBC Units under this Agreement, then Moelis Holdings shall give written notice of such proposed filing to the SMBC Unit-Holders as soon as commercially practicable but in no event less than (i) 20 days before the anticipated filing date or (ii) if Moelis Holdings determines to conduct a registration less than 20 days before the anticipated filing date, then on the date Moelis Holdings determines to proceed with such registration (a Piggyback Registration). If Moelis Holdings proposes to file the registration statement before the termination of the Strategic Alliance, the written notice to the SMBC Unit-Holders shall include the number of Partnership Interests to be sold by KM and the percentage of the total Partnership Interests held by KM represented by that number. Within 10 days after delivery of any such notice by Moelis Holdings, or such shorter period as Moelis Holdings specifies in such notice if Moelis Holdings determines to conduct a registration less than 10 days before the anticipated filing date, the SMBC Unit-Holders may request in writing that Moelis Holdings include any Registrable Securities held by the SMBC Unit-Holders in the proposed registration. The request by the SMBC Unit-Holders shall specify the number of Registrable Securities proposed to be included in the registration. Moelis Holdings will then, subject to Section 13.3, include such requested Registrable Securities in the proposed registration; provided, however, that if Moelis Holdings proposes to file the registration statement before the termination of the Strategic Alliance, the percentage of all Registrable Securities that may be included in the proposed registration may not exceed the percentage of KM's total Partnership Interests to be sold in the proposed registration, as stated in the notice by Moelis Holdings. The SMBC Unit-Holders may not withdraw any request for a Piggyback Registration involving an Underwritten Offering after the preliminary prospectuses for the proposed offering have been printed, or any road show has begun, or Moelis Holdings has made any public announcement with the consent of the SMBC Unit-Holders that assumes the participation of the SMBC Unit-Holders in the proposed offering, or in any event less than 24 hours before the pricing of such offering. The SMBC Unit-Holders shall have no right to select the underwriters in an Underwritten Offering in connection with a Piggyback Registration. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 13.2, Moelis Holdings may, at any time at its sole option, choose not to proceed with the proposed registration that gives rise to the Piggyback Registration.   13.3 Reduction of Size of Underwritten Offering. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the lead underwriter or underwriters in an Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 13.1 or Section 13.2 advise Moelis Holdings that, in their good faith judgment, the number of Partnership Interests (including any Registrable Securities) that Moelis Holdings, the SMBC Unit-Holders and any other persons intend to include in any Registration Statement exceeds the number that can be sold in the offering in light of marketing factors or because the sale of a greater number would adversely affect the price of the Partnership Interests to be sold, then the number of Partnership Interests to be included in the Registration Statement for the account of Moelis Holdings, the SMBC Unit-Holders and any other persons will be reduced to the   20





  extent necessary to reduce the total number of securities to be included in any such Registration Statement to the number recommended by the lead underwriter or underwriters, in accordance with the following priorities:   (a) in the case of a Demand Registration pursuant to Section 13.1, priority will be (i) first, all Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement, (ii) second, any Partnership Interests proposed to be offered by Moelis Holdings for its own account (iii) third, pro rata among any other holders of Partnership Interests requested to be registered pursuant to a contractual right, and (iv) fourth, pro rata among any other holders of Partnership Interests requested to be registered;   (b) in the case of a registration statement initiated by Moelis Holdings for its own account that gives rise to a Piggyback Registration pursuant to Section 13.2, priority will be (i) first, Partnership Interests proposed to be offered by Moelis Holdings for its own account, (ii) second, pro rata among all holders of Partnership Interests requested to be registered pursuant to a contractual right and (iii) third, pro rata among any other holders of Partnership Interests requested to be registered; and   (c) in the case of a registration statement initiated by Moelis Holdings for the account of holders (other than the SMBC Unit- Holders) of Partnership Interests, pursuant to registration rights afforded to such holders by contract, that gives rise to a Piggyback Registration pursuant to Section 13.2, priority will be (i) first, pro rata among the holders of Partnership Interests for whose account the registration statement was initiated, (ii) second, Partnership Interests offered by Moelis Holdings for its own account, (iii) third, pro rata among any other holders of Partnership Interests requested to be registered pursuant to a contractual right and (iv) fourth, pro rata among any other holders of Partnership Interests requested to be registered.   13.4 Registration Procedures. Subject to the provisions of Section 13.1 or Section 13.2, in connection with the registration of the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Demand Registration or a Piggyback Registration hereunder, Moelis Holdings will:   (a) furnish to the SMBC Unit-Holders without charge, no later than the time of filing of a Registration Statement, copies of such Registration Statement, and thereafter such number of copies of such Registration Statement, each amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits thereto, including each preliminary prospectus), copies of any and all transmittal letters or other correspondence with the SEC relating to such Registration Statement and such other documents in such quantities as the SMBC Unit-Holders may reasonably request from time to time, for as long as Moelis Holdings is required to cause the Registration Statement to remain current, in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities;   (b) provide the SMBC Unit-Holders and their Representatives with the opportunity to participate in the preparation of the Registration Statement and the related Prospectus;   21





  (c) use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the Partnership Interests being sold under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the SMBC Unit-Holders reasonably request and do any and all other acts and things as may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable the SMBC Unit-Holders to consummate the disposition of the Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that Moelis Holdings shall in no event be required to (w) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, (x) subject itself to taxation in any jurisdiction where it is not otherwise then so subject, (y) take any action that would subject it to service of process in suits other than those arising out of the offer and sale of the securities covered by the Registration Statement or (z) consent to general service of process in any jurisdiction where it is not then so subject;   (d) notify the SMBC Unit-Holders and the lead underwriter or underwriters, if any, at any time when a Prospectus relating to Registrable Securities is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the occurrence of any event as a result of which the Registration Statement, the Prospectus included in a Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto relating to Registrable Securities contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits 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, and Moelis Holdings will use its commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file with the SEC a supplement or amendment to such Prospectus and Registration Statement (and comply fully with the applicable provisions of Rules 424, 430A and 430B under the Securities Act in a timely manner) so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the Registrable Securities, such Prospectus and Registration Statement will not contain an 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;   (e) advise the lead underwriter or underwriters, if any, and the SMBC Unit-Holders promptly and, if requested by such persons, confirm such advice in writing, of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement under the Securities Act or of the suspension by any state securities commission of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation of any proceeding for any of the preceding purposes. If at any time the SEC issues any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, or any state securities commission or other regulatory authority issues an order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of the Registrable Securities under state securities or blue sky laws, Moelis Holdings shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal or lifting of such order as promptly as practicable;   (f) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registrable Securities to be registered with or approved by such other governmental authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of Moelis Holdings to enable the SMBC Unit-Holders to consummate the disposition of the Registrable Securities; provided, however, that Moelis Holdings shall in no event be required to (w) qualify   22





  generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, (x) subject itself to taxation in any jurisdiction where it is not otherwise then so subject, (y) take any action that would subject it to service of process in suits other than those arising out of the offer and sale of the securities covered by the Registration Statement or (z) consent to general service of process in any jurisdiction where it is not then so subject;   (g) if requested by the SMBC Unit-Holders or the underwriter or underwriters, if any, promptly include in any Registration Statement or Prospectus, pursuant to a supplement or post-effective amendment if necessary, such information as the SMBC Unit-Holders and the underwriter or underwriters, if any, may reasonably request to have included therein, including information relating to the Plan of Distribution of the Registrable Securities, information about the number of Registrable Securities being sold to the underwriter or underwriters, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering, and make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as practicable after Moelis Holdings is notified of the matters to be included in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment;   (h) for the period beginning a reasonable time before the filing of the Registration Statement and for as long as Moelis Holdings is required to cause the Registration Statement to remain current under Section 13.1(a)(ii), and except to the extent prohibited by applicable law and subject to entering into customary confidentiality agreements, after reasonable advance notice, make available for inspection by the SMBC Unit- Holders, any underwriter participating in any disposition of the Registrable Securities, and any Representative for the SMBC Unit-Holders or such underwriter, during business hours and at the location designated by Moelis Holdings, any financial and other records and corporate documents of Moelis Holdings as will be reasonably necessary to enable them to conduct reasonable and customary due diligence with respect to Moelis Holdings and the related Registration Statement and Prospectus, provided, however, that records, documents and information obtained hereunder will be used by such inspecting person only to conduct such due diligence; and   (i) together with any other holder of Partnership Interests proposing to include securities in any Underwritten Offering, enter into a reasonable and customary written agreement with the underwriter or underwriters, if any, in such form and containing such provisions as are reasonable and customary in the securities business for such an arrangement between underwriters and companies of Moelis Holding's size and investment stature.   13.5 Conditions to Offerings. The obligations of Moelis Holdings to take the actions contemplated by Sections 13.1, 13.2 and 13.4 with respect to an offering of Registrable Securities will be subject to the following conditions:   (a) Moelis Holdings may require each SMBC Unit-Holder to furnish to Moelis Holdings such information regarding such SMBC Unit-Holder, the Registrable Securities or the distribution of such Registrable Securities as Moelis Holdings may from time to time request, in each case to the extent reasonably required by the Securities Act   23





  and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or under state securities or blue sky laws; and   (b) If an offering of Registrable Securities is an Underwritten Offering, each SMBC Unit-Holder must: (A) agree to sell its Registrable Securities on the basis provided in any underwriting agreement approved by Moelis Holdings in accordance with Section 13.4(i), (B) complete and execute, as applicable, all customary questionnaires, powers of attorney, underwriting agreements, lock-up agreements consistent with Section 13.7 and other documents customarily required under the terms of such underwriting agreement and (iii) agree to make customary representations and warranties (including as to due organization and good standing, corporate power and authority, due approval, no conflicts and ownership and transfer of Registrable Securities, and as to accuracy and completeness of those statements made in the applicable Registration Statement, Prospectus or other document in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to Moelis Holdings or the underwriter or underwriters by such SMBC Unit-Holder) and covenants in such underwriting agreement.   13.6 Suspension Period.   (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Moelis Holdings shall be entitled, by providing prior written notice to the SMBC Unit-Holders, to postpone the filing or effectiveness or suspend the use of any Registration Statement pursuant to Section 13.1 for a reasonable period of time not to exceed 60 days in succession or 120 days in any 365-day period (or a longer period of time with the prior written consent of SMBC, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) (a Suspension Period) if (A) Moelis Holdings determines in good faith that effecting the registration (or permitting sales under an effective registration) would reasonably be expected to adversely affect an offering of securities of Moelis Holdings, (B) Moelis Holdings is in possession of material non-public information and deems it advisable not to disclose such information in a Registration Statement, or (C) due to a pending or contemplated financing, acquisition, disposition, corporate reorganization, merger, public offering of securities or other similar transaction or other material event or circumstance involving Moelis Holdings or its securities. Moelis Holdings will notify the SMBC Unit-Holders promptly upon the termination of the Suspension Period. Upon notice by Moelis Holdings to the SMBC Unit-Holders of any determination to commence a Suspension Period, the SMBC Unit-Holders shall, except as required by applicable law, including any disclosure obligations under Section 13 of the Exchange Act, keep the fact of any such Suspension Period strictly confidential, and during any Suspension Period, promptly halt any offer, sale (including sales pursuant to Rule 144), trading or transfer of any Partnership Interests for the duration of the Suspension Period until Moelis Holdings has provided notice that the Suspension Period has been terminated.   (b) If Moelis Holdings suspends the use of a Registration Statement pursuant to Section 13.6(a), the holders of Registrable Securities shall receive an extension of the registration period under Section 13.1(a)(ii) and 13.1(c) equal to the number of days of the suspension.   24





  (c) The SMBC Unit-Holders agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from Moelis Holdings of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in Section 13.4(d) or Section 13.4(e) or a condition described in Section 13.6(a), each SMBC Unit-Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement covering the sale of Registrable Securities until the SMBC Unit-Holders receive copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 13.4(d) or Section 13.6(d) or notice from Moelis Holdings of the termination of the stop order or Suspension Period.   (d) After the expiration of any Suspension Period and without any further request from a holder of Partnership Interests, Moelis Holdings shall use its commercially reasonably efforts to prepare a Registration Statement, or post-effective amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of the Registrable Securities included therein, the Prospectus will not include a material misstatement or omission or be not effective and useable for the sale of Registrable Securities.   13.7 Market Stand-Off Agreement.   (a) In connection with any Underwritten Offering that is the IPO, or any Underwritten Offering in which the SMBC Unit-Holders are selling Registrable Securities pursuant to Sections 13.1 or 13.2, each SMBC Unit-Holder agrees that, during the period of duration (up to 180 days, subject to customary extensions as may be required by the underwriter or underwriters up to a maximum of 214 days) specified by Moelis Holdings and the underwriter or underwriters of Registrable Securities, following the date of the final prospectus or other offering document distributed in connection with the Underwritten Offering, it shall not, to the extent requested by Moelis Holdings and such underwriter or underwriters, directly or indirectly, sell, offer to sell, contract to sell (including any short sale or other hedging transaction), grant any option to purchase or otherwise transfer any Registrable Securities held by it at any time during such period except for such Registrable Securities as shall be included in such registration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations described in this Section 13.7(a) shall not apply (i) to a registration relating solely to employee benefit plans on Form S-1 or Form S-8, (ii) to a registration relating solely to an acquisition or similar transaction on Form S-4 or (iii) unless all holders then holding more than 3% of the issued and outstanding Partnership Interests (and/or any securities of Moelis Holdings or any successor entity into which the Partnership Interests are converted, exchanged or redesignated) with a contractual obligation enforceable by Moelis Holdings or its affiliates to do so and all of the then-current executive officers and directors (if applicable) of Moelis Holdings enter into similar agreements.   (b) In order to enforce the foregoing covenant, Moelis Holdings may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the Registrable Securities of each SMBC Unit-Holder until the end of such period.   25





  13.8 Registration Expenses. All fees and expenses incident to Moelis Holding's performance of or compliance with the obligations of this ARTICLE XIII, including all fees and expenses incurred in complying with securities or blue sky laws, printing expenses, messenger and delivery expenses of Moelis Holdings, any registration or filing fees payable under any federal or state securities or blue sky laws, the fees and expenses incurred in connection with any listing or quoting of the securities to be registered on any national securities exchange or automated quotation system, fees of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, fees and disbursements of counsel for Moelis Holdings, its independent registered certified public accounting firm and any other public accountants who are required to deliver comfort letters (including the expenses required by or incident to such performance), fees of transfer agents and registrars, costs of insurance, and the fees and expenses of other persons retained by Moelis Holdings, will be borne by Moelis Holdings; provided, however; that the SMBC Unit-Holders shall pay all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of Moelis Holdings (including, for the avoidance of doubt, all the fees set forth above in this section) in connection with the Demand Registration subject to Moelis Holdings' obligations set forth in Section 13.1(a)(i). The SMBC Unit-Holders will bear and pay any fees and expenses of SMBC or its affiliates or their Representatives, including their counsel, and any underwriting discounts, fees and commissions and any transfer taxes applicable to Registrable Securities offered for its account pursuant to any Registration Statement.   13.9 Indemnification; Contribution.   (a) In connection with any registration of Registrable Securities, Moelis Holdings will indemnify, defend and hold harmless each SMBC Unit-Holder, its affiliates, directors, officers and SMBC Unit-Holders and each person who controls SMBC Unit-Holder within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively, the Indemnified Persons) from and against any and all direct losses, claims, damages, liabilities, obligations, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, as a result of any notices, actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands, assessments, judgments, awards, costs, penalties, taxes and reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys' and other professionals' fees and disbursements, but excluding any consequential damages) (collectively Losses) caused by (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any part of any Registration Statement or any Prospectus, including any amendment or supplement thereto, used in connection with the Registrable Securities or any Issuer FWP or (ii) any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading; provided, however, that Moelis Holdings will not be required to indemnify any Indemnified Person for any Losses resulting from any such untrue statement or omission if such untrue statement or omission was made in reliance on and in conformity with information with respect to any Indemnified Person furnished to Moelis Holdings in writing by, or on behalf of, any of the SMBC Unit-Holders expressly for use therein.   (b) In connection with any Registration Statement, Prospectus or Issuer FWP, each SMBC Unit-Holder, jointly and severally, will indemnify, defend and   26

  hold harmless Moelis Holdings, its directors, its officers and each person, if any, who controls Moelis Holdings (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 Moelis Holdings to each SMBC Unit-Holder, but only with respect to information furnished to Moelis Holdings in writing by, or on behalf of, any SMBC Unit-Holder or any Indemnified Persons expressly for use in such Registration Statement, Prospectus or Issuer FWP; and provided, further, however, that in no event shall the liability for indemnity of any SMBC Unit-Holder under this Section 13.9(b) exceed the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of any underwriting discount or commission or other selling expenses) received by such SMBC Unit-Holder from the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification.   (c) In case any claim, action or proceeding (including any governmental investigation) is instituted involving any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 13.9(a) or 13.9(b), such person (the Indemnified Party) will promptly, but in any event within 10 Business Days, notify the person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the Indemnifying Party) in writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to participate in, and to the extent the Indemnifying Party so desires, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party; provided, that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give notice within the time limit provided herein shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations under Section 13.9(a) or 13.9(b), except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is actually and materially prejudiced by such failure to give notice. In any such claim, action or proceeding where the Indemnifying Party has assumed the defense thereof, the Indemnified Party shall have the right, but not the obligation, to participate in any such defense and to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel will be at the expense of such Indemnified Party unless the Indemnified Party and the Indemnified Party have been advised by counsel that representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential conflicting interests between them. It is understood that the Indemnifying Party will not, in connection with any claim, action or proceeding or related claims, actions or proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to any local counsel) at any time for all such Indemnified Parties and that all such reasonable fees and expenses will be reimbursed as they are incurred. In the case of the retention of any such separate firm for the Indemnified Parties, such firm will be designated in writing by the Indemnified Parties. No Indemnified Party will, without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party, settle, compromise or offer to settle or compromise any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is seeking indemnity hereunder. The Indemnifying Party will not be liable for any settlement of any claim, action or proceeding effected without its written consent, but if such claim, action or proceeding is settled with such consent or if there has been a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Party agrees to indemnify the Indemnified Party from and against any Loss by reason of such settlement or judgment. No Indemnifying Party will, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, settle, compromise or offer to settle or compromise any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is seeking indemnity hereunder, unless such settlement includes (i) an   27





  unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability in connection with such proceeding, (ii) no finding or admission of any violation of law or any violation of the rights of any person by the Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates can be made as the result of such action, and (iii) the sole relief (if any) provided is monetary damages that are reimbursed in full by the Indemnifying Party.   (d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 13.9 from the Indemnifying Party is unavailable to an Indemnified Party hereunder or is insufficient in respect of any Losses referred to in this Section 13.9, then the Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, will contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Losses (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions that resulted in such Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations, or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative fault referred to in clause (i) but also the relative benefit of Moelis Holdings, on the one hand, and each SMBC Unit-Holder, on the other, in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided, however, that in no event shall a SMBC Unit-Holder be required by this Section 13.9(d) to contribute an aggregate amount in excess of the dollar amount of proceeds (net of underwriting discounts and commissions and other selling expenses) received by such SMBC Unit-Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party will be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, has been taken by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the Losses referred to above will be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 13.9(c), any reasonable out of pocket legal or other out of pocket fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding.   (e) The parties agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to Section 13.9(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in Section 13.9(d). No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) will be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 13.9(e), a SMBC Unit-Holder shall not be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds received by such SMBC Unit-Holder from the sale of the Registrable Securities exceeds the amount of any damages which such SMBC Unit-Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.   28





  (f) If indemnification is available under this Section 13.9, the Indemnifying Party will indemnify each Indemnified Party to the fullest extent permissible under applicable law provided in Sections 13.9(a) and 13.9(b) without regard to the relative fault of said Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party or any other equitable consideration provided for in Section 13.9(d) or 13.9(e). The obligations of Moelis Holdings under this Section 13.9 shall be in addition to any liability that Moelis Holdings may otherwise have to any Indemnified Person.   (g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, each of the Indemnified Parties has relied on this Section 13.9, is an express third party beneficiary of this Section 13.9 and is entitled to enforce the obligations of the applicable Indemnified Parties under this Section 13.9 directly against such Indemnified Parties to the full extent thereof.   13.10 Rule 144. For so long as Moelis Holdings is subject to the requirements of Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Act, Moelis Holdings agrees that it will use its reasonable best efforts to (i) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144 and (ii) file the reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.   13.11 Transfer of Registration Rights. The rights to cause Moelis Holdings to register securities granted to the SMBC Unit-Holders under this ARTICLE XIII may be assigned by the SMBC Unit-Holders with the consent of Moelis Holdings, except that the SMBC Unit-Holders may assign such rights to their Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries without the consent of Moelis Holdings.   13.12 Termination of Registration Rights. The registration rights contained in Section 13.1 shall automatically terminate when the SMBC Unit-Holders collectively hold Registrable Securities in an amount less than (i) 1% of the issued and outstanding Partnership Interests (and/or any securities of Moelis Holdings or any successor entity into which the Partnership Interests are converted, exchanged or redesignated) and (ii) the average weekly reported volume of trading in Partnership Interests (and/or any securities of Moelis Holdings or any successor entity into which the SMBC Units are converted, exchanged or redesignated) on all national securities exchanges and/or reported through the automated quotation system of a registered securities association for the four calendar weeks preceding the date on which such determination is made.   ARTICLE XIV.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; CONDUCT OF BUSINESS   14.1 Representations and Warranties of Moelis. Moelis Holdings and Moelis General Partner each represent and warrant to SMBC/Nikko that:   (a) Organization. Moelis General Partner has been duly formed and is validly existing as a limited liability company under the Delaware Limited Liability   29





  Company Act. Moelis Holdings has been duly formed and is validly existing as a limited partnership under the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act.   (b) Power, Authority, Etc. Each of Moelis Holdings and Moelis General Partner has all requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated herein. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement do not require any further consent of any third party or governmental authority. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Moelis Holdings and Moelis General Partner and, when duly executed and delivered by the other parties hereto, will be the valid and binding obligation of Moelis Holdings and Moelis General Partner, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except (a) as may be limited by or subject to any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and (b) that the remedies of specific performance, injunction and other forms of equitable relief may not be available because they are subject to certain tests of equity jurisdiction, equitable defenses and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.   (c) Other. Each of the representations and warranties set out in Exhibit A of this Agreement are true and correct on the date hereof.   14.2 Representations and Warranties of SMBC/Nikko. SMBC and Nikko each represent and warrant to Moelis Holdings and Moelis General Partner that:   (a) Organization. SMBC and Nikko have been duly formed and are validly existing as corporations under the laws of Japan.   (b) Power, Authority, Etc. SMBC and Nikko have all requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated herein. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by SMBC and Nikko does not require any further consent of any third party or governmental authority. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each of SMBC and Nikko and, when duly executed and delivered by the other parties hereto, will be the valid and binding obligation of SMBC and Nikko, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except (a) as may be limited by or subject to any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and (b) that the remedies of specific performance, injunction and other forms of equitable relief may not be available because they are subject to certain tests of equity jurisdiction, equitable defenses and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.   14.3 Survival of Covenants, Representations and Warranties. Each of the covenants, representations and warranties of the parties in this Agreement and the Subscription Agreement shall survive the Closing through and including the date thirty (30) days following the receipt by SMBC/Nikko of the audited financial statements of Moelis Holdings as of and for the year ended December 31, 2012.   30





  ARTICLE XV.   MISCELLANEOUS   15.1 Expenses; No Partnership or Joint Venture. Each party will bear its own legal, marketing, travel and other expenses in connection with the Strategic Alliance. No party is the partner, joint venture partner or agent of any other party with power to bind any other party contractually. This Agreement and the Strategic Alliance represent an agreement to cooperate and not a partnership or joint venture agreement. No party owes any other party a fiduciary duty by virtue of this Agreement or the operation of the Strategic Alliance.   15.2 Notice. Notice under this Agreement must be in writing and may be delivered by mail, overnight delivery service or email as follows:   If to SMBC:   2-3, Otemachi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004 Attention: Toshihiro Horiuchi, Senior Vice President, Securities Business Planning Dept., Planning Dept., Investment Banking Unit. Email address: horiuchi_toshihiro@ck.smbc.co.jp   If to Nikko:   Shin-Marunouchi Building 18F, 5-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6518 Attention: Masami Hagiwara, Head of Mergers & Acquisitions Administration Email address: hagiwara_masami@smbcnikko.co.jp   If to Moelis Holdings:   Moelis & Company Holdings LP 399 Park Avenue, 5th Floor New York, NY 10022 Attention: Kate Pilcher Ciafone, Senior Vice President Email address: kate.ciafone@moelis.com, with a copy to: Attention: Osamu Watanabe, General Counsel Email address: osamu.watanabe@moelis.com   15.3 Entire Agreement; Amendment; Waivers; Counterparts. This Agreement and the Subscription Agreement (as modified by any letter agreement between the parties entered into on the date hereof), incorporates the entire understanding of the parties and supersedes all previous agreements with respect to the subject matter hereof. No   31





  amendment or modification of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is made in writing and signed by each of the parties. No waiver, expressed or implied, by any party of a breach by another party of this Agreement, or of any terms and provisions of this Agreement, shall constitute a waiver of any subsequent such breaches or of future enforcement of any such terms or provisions. This Agreement may be executed in three or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.   15.4 No Assignment. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party without the written consent of the other parties, except to a subsidiary or controlled affiliate of such party which succeeds such party's conduct of Covered Businesses.   15.5 Obligation and Responsibilities of SMBC/Nikko. SMBC and Nikko shall be severally and not jointly responsible for any obligation or responsibilities incurred or assumed by SMB C/Nikko hereunder.   15.6 Separability. In case one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement are for any reason held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any such law or regulation, the invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability will not affect any other provisions of this Agreement, which will be construed as if contained in this Agreement, and each illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision will be construed as broadly as may be possible so that the original intent of the parties is given effect to the greatest extent possible.   15.7 Compliance with Laws. Each of the parties shall execute and perform this Agreement in compliance with all applicable laws or regulations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a party shall not be obligated to take any action that violates, infringes or conflicts with or prohibited from taking any action required to be in compliance with any applicable laws or regulations.   15.8 Governing Laws; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without regard to principles of conflict of laws. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or Federal court sitting in Manhattan, New York over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. The parties hereby agree that service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail addressed to such party at the address above shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each party waives any right to trial by jury with respect to any proceeding arising out of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any matter relating to the SMBC Unit-Holders' rights or obligations as Limited Partners of Moelis Holdings shall be subject to Sections 10.4 and 10.10 of the Moelis Holdings Agreement and not to this Section 15.8.   32





  15.9 Effect on Prior Agreement. Commencing as of the Effective Date, the rights and obligations of the parties shall be determined pursuant to this Agreement and the Prior Agreement shall be of no further effect; provided, that, any fees and expenses due to a party outstanding thereunder shall be deemed to be outstanding under this Agreement.   15.10 Good Faith Discussion; Further Assurances. Should there be any dispute or disagreement with respect to any matters not set forth in this Agreement, the parties will discuss in good faith to resolve such dispute or disagreement. Each party shall use its reasonable efforts to cooperate with the other party if necessary for compliance with laws and regulations applicable to such other party in relation to the SMBC Unit- Holders' holding of SMBC Units or transactions or matters contemplated under the Subscription Agreement, the Side Letter, this Agreement and the Moelis Holdings Agreement.   [signature page follows]   33

  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered on the date first written above.   SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION

By:



  Name: Takeshi Kunibe







Title: President







       SMBC NIKKO SECURITIES INC.









By:







Name: Eiji Watanabe







Title: President & CEO







                        MOELIS & COMPANY HOLDINGS LP







            By: Moelis & Company Holdings GP LLC







Its: General Partner















By:







Name: Kenneth D. Moelis







Title: Chief Executive Officer







            MOELIS & COMPANY HOLDINGS GP LLC









By:







Name: Kenneth D. Moelis







Title: Chief Executive Officer







  [Signature Page to the Strategic Alliance Agreement]

  Exhibit A   Representations and Warranties of the Moelis Entities   In addition to the representations and warranties set forth in the Subscription Agreement, and except as specifically set forth in the Disclosure Schedule delivered to SMBC/Nikko simultaneously with the execution hereof (the Moelis Disclosure Schedule), Moelis Holdings and Moelis General Partner represent and warrant to SMBC/Nikko that:   (a) Organization and Authority. Each of the Moelis Entities has all requisite corporate or other entity power and authority to own or lease all of its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and is duly licensed or qualified to do business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or the character or location of the properties and assets owned or leased by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary, other than any failure to be so licensed or qualified that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Moelis Entities and their controlled affiliates, taken as a whole.   (b) Moelis Holdings Agreement. The Moelis Holdings Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Moelis General Partner and is a valid and legally binding agreement of Moelis General Partner, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except (i) as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar applicable laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and (ii) that the remedies of specific performance, injunction and other forms of equitable relief may not be available because they are subject to certain tests of equity jurisdiction, equitable defenses and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought. The Moelis Holdings Agreement attached as Tab 5 of the Subscription Agreement is a true, correct and complete copy of the Moelis Holdings Agreement as currently in effect.   (c) Affiliates. Each controlled affiliate of Moelis Holdings is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation and has all requisite corporate or other entity power and authority to own or lease all of its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and is duly licensed or qualified to do business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or the character or location of the properties and assets owned or leased by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary, other than any failure to be in good standing or to be so licensed or qualified that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Moelis Entities and their controlled affiliates, taken as a whole. All the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or other partnership, equity or ownership interests of such controlled affiliates have been duly authorized and validly





issued, are fully paid and nonassessable with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof (except as provided for in the governing documents of such controlled affiliate), have been issued in compliance with all applicable securities laws, and were not issued in violation of any preemptive rights or other right to subscribe for or purchase securities. Except as set





  forth in the Moelis Disclosure Schedule, Moelis Holdings owns, directly or indirectly, all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of each of its controlled affiliates, free and clear of all liens or encumbrances.   (d) Capitalization. (1) The Moelis Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of the number, class and series of each issued and outstanding class and series of Partnership Interests as of the date of this Agreement. (2) All of the issued and outstanding Partnership Interests have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, and have been issued in compliance with all applicable securities laws, and were not issued in violation of any preemptive rights or other rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. (3) Except with respect to employees of Moelis Holdings or its controlled affiliates and except as set forth in the Moelis Holdings Agreement, none of Moelis Holdings or any of its controlled affiliates has or is bound by any outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, commitments or agreements of any character calling for the purchase or issuance of, or securities or options, warrants or rights convertible or exercisable into or exchangeable for, any Partnership Interests or other equity or synthetic ownership interests of Moelis Holdings or any controlled affiliate, or any securities representing or contractual right granting the right (i) to purchase or otherwise receive any equity interest in Moelis Holdings or any controlled affiliate (including any rights plan or agreement) or (ii) to receive any periodic or other distribution on net income or net loss or upon the liquidation and winding up of Moelis Holdings or any controlled affiliate. (4) (a) Except as set forth in the Moelis Disclosure Schedule, as of the date of this Agreement, there are no, written or oral, side letter, contract, memorandum of understanding and any other agreements entered into between any of Moelis Entities on one hand and any Limited Partner of Moelis Holdings on the other hand in respect to of the issuance or holding of any class or type of interest in Moelis Holdings, regardless of whether such side letter, written contract, memorandum of understanding and any other agreements are entered into by such Limited Partner in its capacity as such, except for any vesting agreements, employment agreements, offer letters or similar agreements entered into between the Moelis Entities and employees of Moelis Holdings or its controlled affiliates; and (b) as of the date of this Agreement, no preferential voting or economic right granted to any Limited Partner of Moelis Holdings pursuant to any Representation (d) Transaction Agreements (as defined in the Moelis Disclosure Schedule) would reasonably be expected to significantly and adversely affect any voting or economic right of the SMBC Unit-Holders under the Moelis Holdings Agreement, the Subscription Agreement, the Side Letter or this Agreement (as applicable), other than as a result of dilution in accordance with the Moelis Holdings Agreement from the issuance of additional Management Units pursuant to such Representation (d) Transaction Agreements. (5) The Moelis Disclosure Schedule sets forth a schedule of SMBC's pro forma ownership of Moelis Holdings, as of the date of this Agreement, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement and the methodology for calculating such pro forma ownership as described in such schedule.   (e) Partnership Interests. The issuance of Partnership Interests to SMBC pursuant to the Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Moelis Holdings. When issued, delivered and sold against receipt of   A-2





  the consideration therefor as provided in the Subscription Agreement, such Partnership Interests will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and without any personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof (except as provided for in the Moelis Holdings Agreement), will not be issued in violation of or subject to preemptive rights of any other unitholder of Moelis Holdings and will not result in the violation or triggering of any price-based antidilution adjustments under any agreement to which Moelis Holdings is a party. The issuance of Partnership Interests to SMBC qualifies as an issuance of Additional Units to a Strategic Investor under Section 3.4.1 of the Moelis Holdings Agreement for which existing Common Partners will not have the right of first refusal as provided therein.   (f) No Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery by the Moelis Entities of the Strategic Alliance Agreement or the Subscription Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, nor compliance by the Moelis Entities with any of the provisions thereof, will violate any applicable law or regulation or violate, conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the termination of, or result in the loss of any benefit or creation of any right on the part of any third party under, or accelerate the performance required by, or result in a right of termination or acceleration of, or result in the creation of any lien or encumbrance upon any of the material properties or assets of any of the Moelis Entities or any of their controlled affiliates under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of (i) their respective organizational documents or (ii) any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which any of the Moelis Entities or any of their controlled affiliates is a party or by which it may be bound, or to which any of the Moelis Entities or any of their controlled affiliates or any of the properties or assets of any of the Moelis Entities or any of their controlled affiliates may be subject, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Moelis Entities and their controlled affiliates, taken as a whole.   (g) Consents. No consents or approvals of or prior filings or registrations with any governmental authority or with any third party are necessary in connection with the execution and delivery by the Moelis Entities of the Strategic Alliance Agreement, the Subscription Agreement or the Side Letter, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby.   (h) Financial Statements. The Moelis Entities have previously made available to SMBC/Nikko true and correct copies of (i) the consolidated balance sheets of Moelis Holdings as of December 31 for the fiscal years 2007 through 2010, inclusive, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in total capital and of cash flows for the fiscal years then ended, in each case accompanied by the audit report of Deloitte and Touche LLP, independent public accountants with respect to Moelis Holdings and (ii) the September 30, 2011 unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Moelis Holdings and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income, changes in total capital and of cash flows for the nine-month period then ended (including the related notes, where applicable) (each of the above, the Financial Statements). The Financial Statements have been prepared from, are in accordance with and accurately reflect in all   A-3





  material respects, the books and records of Moelis Holdings and its controlled affiliates, have been prepared in all material respects in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be stated in the notes thereto), are true and complete and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position and the consolidated results of operations and cash flows (and changes in financial position, if any) of Moelis Holdings and its controlled affiliates as of the times and for the periods referred to therein (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normally recurring year-end audit adjustments which are not material either individually or in the aggregate).   (i) Business Plan. All estimates and pro forma financial information contained in the business plan included in the Moelis Disclosure Schedule, as of the date of the business plan were prepared in good faith by the Moelis Entities.   (j) Properties and Leases. Moelis Holdings and its controlled affiliates have good and marketable title to all material properties and assets, real and personal, tangible or intangible, owned by them, in each case free from liens or encumbrances that would materially affect the value thereof or interfere with the use made or to be made thereof by them in any material respect. Moelis Holdings and its controlled affiliates own or lease all material properties as are necessary to their operations as now conducted.   (k) Taxes. The Moelis Entities and their controlled affiliates have filed, or joined in the filing of, all material tax returns required to be filed by or with respect to them prior to the date of this Agreement, and to the best knowledge of the Moelis Entities all such tax returns are true, accurate and complete in all material respects and all material amounts of taxes shown to be due in such tax returns have been paid, collected or withheld, as the case may be. With respect to any completed taxable period for which such tax returns have not yet been filed, or for which taxes are not yet due or owing, the Moelis Entities and their controlled affiliates have made due and sufficient current accruals for any such taxes on their respective balance sheets in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles. To the best knowledge of the Moelis Entities, there are no material claims or assessments pending against the Moelis Entities or their controlled affiliates for any alleged deficiency in any tax, and the Moelis Entities and their controlled affiliates have not been notified of any material proposed tax claims or assessments against the Moelis Entities or their controlled affiliates.   (l) No Undisclosed Liabilities. As of the date of this Agreement, neither Moelis Holdings nor any of its controlled affiliates has any liabilities or obligations of any nature (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) except for (i) liabilities or obligations disclosed in the Financial Statements and current liabilities that have arisen since the date thereof in the ordinary and usual course of business and consistent with past practice, (ii) liabilities or obligations arising under contracts entered into by Moelis Holdings and/or its controlled affiliates prior to the date hereof, or (iii) liabilities or obligations that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Moelis Holdings and its controlled affiliates, taken as a whole.   A-4





  (m) Employment Agreements. Each managing director of Moelis Holdings or any of its controlled affiliates, as applicable, has entered into either an offer letter, agreement or term sheet setting forth the terms of such managing director's employment and vesting of Management Units granted to such managing director in connection with his or her employment. The forms of vesting agreements for the Management Units provided by Moelis Holdings to SMBC/Nikko, taken as a whole, are representative of the vesting agreements entered into by Moelis Holdings or each controlled affiliate, as applicable, with respect to the grant of Management Unit; except for differences that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Moelis Entities and their controlled affiliates, taken as a whole, or the SMBC Unit- Holders' Partnership Interests.   (n) Litigation. None of the Moelis Entities or any of their controlled affiliates is a party to any, and there are no pending or, to the Moelis Entities' knowledge, threatened, material legal, administrative, arbitral or other proceedings, claims, actions or governmental or regulatory investigations (i) of any nature against the Moelis Entities or any controlled affiliate except as would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Moelis Entities and their controlled affiliates, taken as a whole, or (ii) challenging the validity or propriety of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement. There is no material injunction, order, judgment, decree or regulatory restriction imposed upon the Moelis Entities, any controlled affiliate or any of their assets, except for regulatory restrictions of general application.   (o) Compliance with Laws. Each of the Moelis Entities and each of their controlled affiliates have all permits, licenses, franchises, authorizations, orders and approvals of, and have made all filings, applications and registrations with, all governmental authorities that are required in order to permit them to own or lease their properties and assets and to carry on their businesses as they are now being conducted other than any failure that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Moelis Entities and their controlled affiliates, taken as a whole. Except as would not be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the Moelis Entities and their controlled affiliates, taken as a whole, each of the Moelis Entities and their controlled affiliates has complied with, and is not in default or violation of, and none of them is given notice of any violation or threat of violation of, to the knowledge of the Moelis Entities, under investigation with respect to or, to the knowledge of the Moelis Entities, has been threatened to be charged with, any applicable law, statute, ordinance, license, rule, regulation, policy or guideline, order, demand, writ, injunction, decree or judgment of any governmental authority. Except as would not be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the Moelis Entities and their controlled affiliates, taken as a whole, and except for statutory or regulatory restrictions of general application, no governmental authority has placed any restriction on the business or properties of the Moelis Entities or any of their controlled affiliates.   (p) Risk Management. The Moelis Entities and their controlled affiliates have in place risk management policies and procedures, of the type and in the form that the Moelis Entities and their controlled affiliates believe, in good faith, are sufficient in scope and operation to protect against risks of the type and in the form   A-5





  expected to be used by persons of similar size and in similar lines of business as such Moelis Entity or controlled affiliate.   (q) Insurance. The Moelis Entities and their controlled affiliates maintain insurance underwritten by insurers of recognized financial responsibility, of the types and in the amounts that the Moelis Entities and their controlled affiliates believe, in good faith, are adequate for their respective businesses, all of which insurance is in full force and effect.   (r) Permanent Disability. To the knowledge of the Moelis Entities, (i) KM has not (A) suffered and is not currently suffering any physical or mental incapacity or disability, total or partial, that would constitute or would reasonably be expected to result in a Key Man Event (as such term is defined in the Moelis Holdings Agreement) or (B) been absent from work for three or more consecutive months at any time since the inception of the Moelis Entities and (ii) no other circumstance or condition exists that would constitute or would reasonably be expected to result in a Key Man Event. Since the inception of the Moelis Entities, no Key Man Event has occurred.   (s) Affiliate Party Transactions. Except as set forth in the Moelis Disclosure Schedule and except for agreements related to employment, (i) any material transactions between any of the Moelis Entities, on the one hand and the Management Partners of any of the Moelis Entities or any of their affiliates (other than any of the Moelis Entities and any controlled affiliate), on the other hand are on terms and conditions as favorable to each of the Moelis Entities as would have been obtainable by it in a comparable arm's-length transaction with an unrelated third party.   (t) No Guarantee of Performance. None of the Moelis Entities or any of their controlled affiliates has guaranteed the future performance or results of, or is liable in connection with, on behalf of, or for, any obligation of (i) any pooled investment vehicle, open-end investment company, closed-end investment company, unit investment trust or business development company or other private or public fund (except, general partner liability to the extent imposed by applicable law) or (ii) any Person to which any of the Moelis Entities or any of their controlled affiliates provides investment management or investment advisory services, including any sub-advisory services, pursuant to an investment advisory contract.   (u) Effect of Agreement. None of this Agreement, the Subscription Agreement or any other agreement entered into in connection therewith is subject to the disclosure rights under, or grant other Limited Partners rights pursuant to, Section 10.19 of the Moelis Holdings Agreement.   A-6 
Question: Highlight the parts (if any) of this contract related to Third Party Beneficiary that should be reviewed by a lawyer. Details: Is there a non-contracting party who is a beneficiary to some or all of the clauses in the contract and therefore can enforce its rights against a contracting party?

Answer: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, each of the Indemnified Parties has relied on this Section 13.9, is an express third party beneficiary of this Section 13.9 and is entitled to enforce the obligations of the applicable Indemnified Parties under this Section 13.9 directly against such Indemnified Parties to the full extent thereof.


Question: 1                                                                    Exhibit 10.17

                           SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT

      THIS SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT (the Agreement) is made and entered into this the 24th day of February, 1998, by and between Southern Racing Promotions, Inc., (SRP) a Tennessee corporation, and Logan's Roadhouse, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (Logan's), with its principal place of business in Nashville, Tennessee.

      WHEREAS, SRP is engaged in the business of operating an automobile  racing team;

      WHEREAS, SRP is securing sponsorship funds to offset the direct costs of campaigning a NASCAR Late Model Stock Car (LMSC) Racing Team (the Team) in the 1998 racing season at Nashville Motor Speedway (NMS);

      WHEREAS, Logan's desires to become the primary sponsor of the Team to promote its restaurant concept in Middle Tennessee and the southeastern United States; and

      WHEREAS, the parties desire to set forth in this agreement their  respective rights and obligations;

      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and Agreements set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

      1. PRIMARY SPONSOR. For the 1998 racing season, Logan's shall be the primary sponsor of the Team, which fields a LMSC racing vehicle (the Race Car) driven by Brad Baker. During the term of this Agreement, SRP will not represent any other product or company or accept as a primary, secondary, associate or contingent decal sponsor any other product reasonably deemed by Logan's to be competitive with Logan's.

      2. TERM. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the date hereof  and, unless terminated as provided herein, shall continue through November 30, 1998.

      3. SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY SRP.  SRP shall perform the following  services for Logan's in connection with race programs:

         (A) THE DRIVER. Except as specifically provided in this Agreement,  Brad Baker (Baker) will be the only driver for the Team for the term of this Agreement. If Baker is unavailable to perform as driver as a result of injury, illness or any other disability, or cause beyond his control, SRP shall provide an alternate driver subject to the approval of Logan's (Alternate Driver), which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. Baker and any Alternate Driver appointed by SRP and approved by Logan's pursuant to this Agreement are herein collectively

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referred to as the Driver. The Driver shall not drive for any other sponsor which competes with Logan's. The Driver shall not drive any other race vehicle for any other sponsor than Logan's without prior written notice from SRP to Logan's.

               (B) ADVERTISING, ENDORSEMENTS, ETC. Unless otherwise provided  in this Agreement, Logan's shall have the right at no additional expense to use the name, likeness and voice of Baker for endorsements, advertising and promotions in all forms of media.

               (C) PUBLIC IMAGE. SRP shall be primarily responsible for developing and maintaining a positive public image for the Driver and the Team. To facilitate this aim and in recognition of Logan's sensitivity to any adverse publicity with respect to the Driver and the Racing Team, SRP shall be responsible for the public image of the Driver and the Racing Team at all times, including but not limited to any statement by the Driver or the Team in connection with press conferences, media contact and any contact of the Driver or Team with the general public, whether at a race or otherwise.

               (D) CAR DESIGN. Consistent with NASCAR rules and regulations and the terms of Articles 4 and 5 of this Agreement, SRP will develop a graphic design for the Race Car (the Graphic Design). SRP will purchase decals for the Race Car based upon the Graphic Design and shall be responsible for painting the Race Car in conformity with the Graphic Design.

               (E) UNIFORMS. SRP will provide race day uniforms for up to a maximum of 12 personnel and a driver suit for the Driver. Consistent with the NASCAR rules and regulations, and excluding any patches required by NASCAR, Logan's shall have the exclusive right to promote its Logan's logo on uniforms and Driver's suit on the areas depicted on Exhibit A to this Agreement. Logan's also shall have the exclusive right to promote its Logan's trademark on the side of the helmet, as shown on Exhibit B to this Agreement. Uniforms and Driver's suit may display one patch each for up to two secondary or associate sponsors, provided such secondary or associate sponsors have been approved in advance by Logan's, such patches to be located as mutually agreed upon by Logan's and SRP. The Driver shall not appear in a race uniform or driving suit other than the





Logan's uniform/suit in connection with or portraying involvement in NASCAR LMSC racing, whether or not used in product advertising or promotion.

               (F) CREDENTIALS. At the request of Logan's and consistent with NASCAR and race track rules, regulations and procedures, SRP will use best efforts to secure credentials for the pre-race admissions of a maximum of four designees of Logan's to pit row and/or the garage area of each regularly scheduled or special LMSC event in which the Race Car competes.

               (G) SHOW CAR. SRP will build and provide to Logan's a 1997 Ford Thunderbird automobile (Show Car) that will have an appearance identical to

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that of the race car, to include full roll cage, race interior, paint, graphics and under-hood race look. Logan's will provide equipment and driver to transport the Show Car to destinations and according to schedules as determined by Logan's. At the expiration of this contract, Logan's will return the Show Car to SRP in substantially the same condition as when received by Logan's, normal wear and tear excepted.

         (H) TRANSPORTER. SRP is attempting to purchase or lease a 53 foot  semi-trailer to be pulled by a Peterbilt class eight tractor which will function as the Race Car transporter (the Transporter). In the event SRP is successful in procuring the Transporter, it will be lettered and pictured with Logan's racing graphics by SRP up to a maximum cost allowance of Two Thousand Five Hundred and No/100's ($2,500.00), with Logan's retaining the right to apply more extensive graphics at its own expense if Logan's so chooses. Any associate sponsor graphics appearing on the Transporter will be displayed in a subservient manner to clearly reflect Logan's as the primary sponsor of the Team.

         (I) AUTHORITY OF SRP.  SRP hereby warrants that it has the authority to grant all rights to Baker under this Article 3.

      4. ASSOCIATE AND SECONDARY SPONSORSHIPS. SRP shall have the right to obtain secondary and associate sponsors for the Race Car and Team, subject to the approval of Logan's, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. SRP may not obtain any associate or secondary sponsors whose products or concepts compete with Logan's. Any associate and/or secondary sponsor may promote its role as a sponsor by signage, logos or trademarks on the Race Car, provided that such associate and/or secondary sponsors signage, logos or trademarks used on the Race Car, when viewed collectively, shall not cover any area greater than 25% of that of Logan's signage, logos or trademarks, nor conflict with the graphic design, or in other locations or on clothing as may be permitted by the terms of the Agreement. Logan's shall have the exclusive use of the hood, the rear quarter panel area above the tire and the bottom of the deck lid (rear facing panel, TV panel) of the Race Car, as shown on Exhibit C to this Agreement. All other areas permitted by NASCAR for sponsor signage, logos or trademarks and the spoiler space are reserved for NASCAR, SRP and the associate and secondary sponsors. All associate and secondary sponsors' graphic layouts for the Race Car are subject to Logan's approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. Furthermore, SRP shall not permit any associate or secondary sponsor to suggest in any manner that its sponsorship role is as great as that of Logan's.

      5. CONTINGENT SPONSORS. SRP intends to participate in NASCAR and NMS decal sponsor programs such as a series sponsor, and race related products such as tires and fuel. Logan's acknowledges that NASCAR or NMS require the placing of certain decals on the Race Car as a prerequisite for competing in a racing event. SRP acknowledges that such required decals shall be placed forward of the

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door panel, or as otherwise required by NASCAR rules and regulations, in a way not to detract from Logan's signage.

      6. COMPENSATION. In consideration of the services provided, SRP shall  be entitled to a base fee of Eighty Thousand Dollars and No/100's (580,000.00) payable as follows:

         (i) $40,000.00 payable upon execution of this contract; and

         (ii) the balance of $40,000.00 payable in eight equal monthly   installments of $5,000 each, due the first day of March, April, May, June, July, August, September and October, 1998.

      7. TRADEMARKS. It is expressly understood that SRP may use the Logan's trademarks, logos or other symbols only as directed or approved by Logan's and that Logan's may use the trademarks, logos, symbols, name, likeness, voice or signature of the Driver, the Team or any secondary or associate sponsor only as directed or approved by the Driver, or secondary sponsors, as appropriate. SRP may license and use the Logan's name and Trademark in promotions directly related to the Race Car or the Team, such as souvenir items, hats, shirts, etc. Upon termination of this Agreement, SRP and any associate or secondary sponsors shall immediately cease all use of all Logan's trademarks, trade names, service marks, logos, symbols or other designations, and Logan's shall immediately cease all use of trademarks, trade names, service marks, logos, symbols or other





designation of SRP or any associate or secondary sponsors, as well as any and all use of name, likeness, voice or signature of the Driver.

      8. CONFIDENTIALITY. Both parties shall exercise due care to protect the confidentiality of any information exchanged between them as a result of this Agreement, including information exchanged during the negotiation of this Agreement, and shall not use such information to the disadvantage of the other party. However, nothing contained herein will prevent either party from fully utilizing information already known to such party or information which is or becomes generally available to the public through no fault of such party that has the right to disperse such information without breaching any obligation to one of the parties to this Agreement. The parties each specifically agree not to share confidential information received from the other party with any agent, including their respective advertising agencies, unless the party wishing to share such information with this agent receives written approval from the other party.

      9. POWER AND AUTHORITY. Logan's and SRP warrant they have full power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, and the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and each has the ability to provide the services called for hereunder. Upon the execution and delivery of this agreement, it will be a valid and binding obligation of Logan's and SRP in accordance with its terms. Logan's and

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SRP further warrant they have not made, nor will make, any Agreement or commitment which would prevent or interfere in any way with the full performance of the obligations hereunder or the full enjoyment of the other party hereunder.

      10. SPECIAL RIGHT OF TERMINATION.  Either party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement, subject to the following terms and conditions:

          (a) Either party (the Terminating Party) may terminate this Agreement upon prior written notice to the other party (the Defaulting Party) upon the occurrence of any of the following conditions:

              (i) In the event that such party materially breaches this   Agreement or materially defaults in the performance of any obligation hereunder and fails to cure said breach within 30 days of written notice to the Defaulting Party by the Terminating Party;

              (ii) Immediately in the event that the Defaulting Party   (including, for SRP, the Driver) commits any crime involving moral turpitude or otherwise commits any act or is involved in any situation bringing itself, the Terminating Party or the products of the Terminating Party into public hatred or contempt, or engages in conduct that shocks or insults the community or brings the Terminating Party, or its products into public disrespect, scandal or ridicule; or

              (iii) In the event the LMSC series at NMS is canceled.

          (b) In the event Logan's terminates this Agreement pursuant to this Article 10, Logan's shall be entitled to a pro rata refund of amounts prepaid for the current calendar year, with no further obligations under this Agreement.

      11. FORCE MAJEURE. Neither party hereto will be considered in default of this Agreement or be liable for damages therefor, for any failure of performance hereunder occasioned by an Act of God, force of nature, physical casualty, accident, war or warlike activity, insurrection or civil disorder or other cause beyond its reasonable control, provided the party so affected gives prompt notice to the other.

      12. RELEASE. Except as may be otherwise provided in this Agreement, including amounts due SRP from Logan's under Article 6 of this Agreement, neither SRP nor its employees or agents shall make any claims against Logan's with respect to any remuneration in the nature of salary or otherwise for any cost, damage, loss or expense incurred for any reason, including, but not limited to, damage, injury or death which may be suffered by SRP or its employees or agents, third parties, or any property of SRP or property of its agents or employees, or property of any third parties. SRP shall obtain from the Driver and from each of its employees who is a member of the Team a release in favor of Logan's from all liability with respect to any of the above.

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      13. INSURANCE. SRP shall provide at its expense, and maintain throughout the term of this Agreement, comprehensive general liability insurance in the amount of Five Million Dollars and No/100's ($5,000,000.00) per occurrence with respect to any liability relating to the activities of SRP in the performance of this Agreement SRP shall supply Logan's with a copy of the Certificate of Insurance naming Logan's as an additional insured. Such policies shall provide for at least fifteen (15) days' written notice to Logan's of the cancellation or substantial modification thereof. Such insurance will be supplemental coverage in excess of the Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00)





primary coverage provided to SRP and Logan's by the comprehensive liability policy of NMS.

      14. NOTICES. All notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be properly given: (a) when personally delivered to the party entitled to receive the notice; (b) upon receipt of facsimile message confirmed by first class mail, postage prepaid; (c) upon receipt of package delivered by overnight courier; or (d) when sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid properly addressed.

      15. WAIVERS.  A waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be  enforceable only if the waiver is in writing signed by the party against whom the waiver is sought to be enforced. A failure by a party at any time to exercise any rights hereunder shall not constitute a waiver of such rights at another time.

      16. NATURE OF RELATIONSHIP.  The parties expressly acknowledge and  agree that SRP is acting as an independent contractor and not as a employee of, or partner or joint venturer with, Logan's. Each party is responsible for all taxes relating to its operation, including payroll taxes for its employees.

      17. AMENDMENTS AND ASSIGNMENTS.  This Agreement may not be modified or assigned except in writing signed by SRP and Logan's.

      18. GOVERNING LAW.  This Agreement shall be constructed under and  governed by the laws of the State of Tennessee.

      19. SEVERABILITY. In the event that any provision of this Agreement is for any reason found and declared to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then such provision shall be deemed amended only to the extent necessary to eliminate such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability. In any such event, the validity of the remaining portions or provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected.

      20. BENEFITS.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be   binding upon the parties and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and permitted assigns.

      21. CAPTIONS.  Sections, titles or captions contained in this Agreement are inserted as a matter of convenience and for reference and in no way define, limit,

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extend or describe the scope of this Agreement or the intent of any provision  thereof.

      22. COUNTERPARTS.  This Agreement may be executed in multiple   counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute but one in the same instrument.

      23. ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  This Agreement contains the entire understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior written or oral agreements between them with respect to the subject to the subject matter hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement.

                                      Logan's Roadhouse, Inc.

                                      By:     /s/ Edwin W. Moats, Jr.                                                  -------------------------------

                                      Name:   Edwin W. Moats, Jr.                                                  -------------------------------

                                      Title:  President and CEO                                                  -------------------------------

                                      Southern Racing Promotions, Inc.

                                      By:     /s/ Gary T. Baker                                                  -------------------------------

                                      Name:   Gary T. Baker                                                  -------------------------------

                                      Title:  President                                                  -------------------------------

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Question: Highlight the parts (if any) of this contract related to Insurance that should be reviewed by a lawyer. Details: Is there a requirement for insurance that must be maintained by one party for the benefit of the counterparty?

Answer: Certificate of Insurance naming Logan's as an additional insured.


Question: Exhibit 10(l)

LICENSE AND HOSTING AGREEMENT

THIS LICENSE AND HOSTING AGREEMENT (Agreement) is made effective as of the 17t h day of October, 2007 (Effective Date), by and between Transaction Applications Group, Inc., a Nebraska corporation (TAG), and Legacy Marketing Group, Inc., a California corporation (LMG).

BACKGROUND. This Agreement is the License and Hosting described in  Section 1.5 of the Asset Purchase Agreement between the parties dated the date hereof (the Purchase Agreement). It describes the terms and conditions under which TAG will Use and access the LMG Tools, CSC Software and Other Third Party Software until the date that is six (6) months after transition of the TPA Services for the New Customers from LMG's software and systems to TAG's software and systems. (Conversion Date) or such other date as is specified in Exhibit A. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning given them in the Purchase Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual benefits to be derived and the representations and warranties, conditions and promises herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, LMG and TAG agree as follows:

ARTICLE I AGREEMENT AND DEFINITIONS

Agreement. The parties agree that the terms and conditions of this Agreement apply to the provision of LMG Tools, CSC Software, Other Third Party Software and LMG Services to TAG by LMG.

Certain Definitions. The following definitions apply to this Agreement:

Applicable Specifications means the functional, performance, operational, compatibility, and other specifications or characteristics of the LMG Tools, CSC Software and Other Third Party Software described in the applicable Documentation or necessary for TAG to provide the TPA Services to the New Customers and perform its obligations under the New Customer Contracts.

CSC Software means the computer programs identified in  Exhibit A licensed by LMG from Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), including object code (including microcode) and/or where available to LMG source code, that are provided or to be provided by LMG pursuant to this Agreement. The definition of CSC Software also includes any enhancements, translations, modifications, updates, releases, or other changes to CSC Software.

Documentation means user guides, operating manuals, education materials, product descriptions and specifications, technical manuals, supporting materials, and other information relating to the LMG Tools, CSC Software and Other Third Party Software or used in conjunction with the TPA Services, whether distributed in print, magnetic, electronic, or video format.





LMG Tools means the LMG-developed computer programs identified in  Exhibit A, including, where applicable object code (including microcode) and/or source code, that are provided or to be provided by LMG pursuant to this Agreement. The definition of LMG Tools also includes any enhancements, translations, modifications, updates, releases, or other changes to LMG Tools.

LMG Services means the support, hosting and other services, functions and responsibilities provided or to be provided by LMG pursuant to this Agreement.

Other Third Party Software means the computer programs identified in Exhibit A licensed by LMG from third parties other than CSC, including object code (including microcode) and/or where available to LMG source code, that are provided or to be provided by LMG pursuant to this Agreement. The definition of Other Third Party Software also includes any enhancements, translations, modifications, updates, releases, or other changes to Other Third Party Software.

ARTICLE II LICENSE OF LMG TOOLS

Grant of License. LMG grants TAG a worldwide, nonexclusive, irrevocable, perpetual license to load, execute, access, employ, use, store, or display (Use) the object code version of the LMG Tools and Documentation (the License) for the period specified in Exhibit A in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

TAG may Use the LMG Tools and Documentation solely to provide TPA Services to or for the New Customers and Terminated Customers, and perform its obligations under the Administrative Services and Teaming Agreement, New Customer Contracts and Subcontracts including performing disaster recovery, disaster testing, and backup as TAG deems necessary.

The License grant includes a license under all current and future patents owned by or licensed to LMG that are applicable to the LMG Tools and Documentation or the provision or receipt of the LMG Services, to the extent necessary to exercise any of the foregoing rights.

LMG acknowledges and agrees that the New Customers may have access to and Use of the LMG Tools and Documentation under the terms of the New Customer Contracts.

The License also includes the right to Use the source code version of LMG Tools in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 3.7.

Except as specified in this Agreement, the License does not permit TAG to sublicense, rent or allow third parties to Use the LMG Tools or Documentation.

Proprietary Markings and Duplication. TAG shall not remove or destroy any proprietary markings or proprietary legends placed upon or contained within the LMG Tools or Documentation. TAG may duplicate Documentation, at no additional charge, for TAG's Use or for Use by a TAG in connection with the provision of LMG Tools so long as all required proprietary markings are retained on all duplicated copies.

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Ownership of LMG Tools and Modifications. The LMG Tools and Documentation shall be and remain the property of LMG, and TAG shall have no right or interest therein except as set forth in this Agreement. TAG shall be entitled to modify the LMG Tools and Documentation and to develop software derivative of or interfacing with the LMG Tools. All modifications of and software derivative of the LMG Tools and Documentation developed by TAG shall be and remain the property of TAG, and LMG shall have no rights or interests therein.

Protection of LMG Tools. TAG will treat the LMG Tools and Documentation with the same degree of care and confidentiality that TAG provides for similar information belonging to TAG which TAG does not wish disclosed to the public, but not less than reasonable care. This provision shall not apply to LMG Tools or Documentation, or any portion thereof, which is (a) already known by TAG without an obligation of confidentiality, (b) publicly known or becomes publicly known through no unauthorized act of TAG, (c) rightfully received from a third party without obligation of confidentiality, (d) disclosed without similar restrictions by LMG to a third party, (e) approved by LMG for disclosure, or (f) required to be disclosed pursuant to a requirement of a governmental agency or law so long as TAG provides LMG with timely prior written notice of such requirement. It will not be a violation of this Section 2.4 if TAG provides access to and the Use of the LMG Tools or Documentation to any third party contractor so long as TAG secures execution by such third party contractor of a confidentiality agreement as would normally be required by TAG.

ARTICLE III SUPPORT AND HOSTING SERVICES

CSC Software. LMG will maintain, through the Conversion Date, its existing license for the CSC Software and provide TAG access to and an irrevocable look access only right and license to use the CSC Software and applicable Documentation. Contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement, TAG, LMG and CSC shall execute a nondisclosure and non-use agreement granting TAG a license in the CSC Software sufficient for TAG to perform the TPA Services and otherwise satisfy its obligations under the New Customer Contracts, Subcontracts and Administrative Services and Teaming Agreement (the CSC Agreement). TAG's use of, and LMG's rights regarding, the CSC Software will be governed by the terms of the CSC Agreement and not the terms of this Agreement. At TAG's request, LMG shall exercise and make available to TAG all rights and benefits available to it under LMG's existing license with CSC including LMG's rights to receive error corrections, support, maintenance and upgrades to or for the CSC Software.

Other Third Party Software. LMG will maintain, through the Conversion Date or such other date as is specified in Exhibit A, its existing licenses for the Other Third Party Software and provide TAG access to and an irrevocable look access only right and license to use the Other Third Party Software and applicable Documentation. LMG, with the reasonable cooperation of TAG, will obtain from the applicable third party vendors all licenses, consents, authorizations and approvals that are necessary or appropriate for TAG to so Use the Other Third Party Software for purposes of performing the TPA Services and fulfilling its obligations under the New Customer Contracts, Subcontracts and Administrative Services and Teaming Agreement.  At TAG's request, LMG shall exercise and make available to TAG all rights and benefits available to it under LMG's existing license with the applicable third party vendors including LMG's rights to receive error corrections, support, maintenance and upgrades to or for the Other Third Party Software.

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Support Services. LMG shall provide the following with respect to the LMG Tools, CSC Software, Other Third Party Software and Documentation for the period specified in Exhibit A:

LMG shall provide (or will cause the third party vendor to provide) to TAG all error corrections and all operational and support assistance necessary to cause the LMG Tools, CSC Software and Other Third Party Software to perform in accordance with their Applicable Specifications. LMG shall also provide remedial support designed to provide a by-pass or temporary fix to a defect until the defect can be permanently corrected.

LMG shall provide (or will cause the third party vendor to provide) to TAG all upgrades, modifications, improvements, enhancements, extensions, and other changes to LMG Tools developed by LMG.

LMG shall provide (or will cause the third party vendor to provide) to TAG any revisions to the existing Documentation developed for the LMG Tools, CSC Software and Other Third Party Software or necessary to reflect all corrections, updates, upgrades, modifications, improvements, enhancements, extensions or other changes thereto.

LMG shall provide training to TAG with respect to the use of the LMG Tools, Other Third Party Software and Documentation as reasonably requested by TAG.

Hosting Services. LMG shall host the LMG Tools, CSC Software and Other Third Party Software at its existing data center facility in Petaluma, California for the period specified in Exhibit A. Except for downtime for scheduled maintenance, LMG shall make the LMG Tools, CSC Software and Other Third Party Software available to users between 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Notice of scheduled maintenance shall be provided to TAG via email at least ten (10) days before the scheduled maintenance. LMG shall be financially and operationally responsible for the hosting environment including maintenance, repair, replacement and upgrade, and the performance, availability, reliability, compatibility and interoperability of the LMG Tools, CSC Software, Other Third Party Software and hosting environment. LMG shall provide the hosting services through a dedicated telecommunications connection to TAG. The equipment, connectivity and other items located at LMG's existing data center facility in Petaluma, California that is described in Exhibit C to the Administrative Services and Teaming Agreement are included within the hosting environment and access to be provided by LMG under this Section 3.4.

Retained LMG Personnel. LMG shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the employment of the LMG employees identified in Exhibit B (Retained Employees) for the estimated retention period specified in Exhibit B or such other period as TAG may reasonably request (Retention Period). LMG shall cause them to devote the same amount of time and attention to the performance of the services under this Agreement as they presently devote to such services.  In all events, LMG shall retain a sufficient number of qualified personnel to perform the LMG Services. The Retained Employees shall be employees of LMG for all purposes.  LMG shall be solely responsible for funding and distributing benefits under the benefit plans in which the Retained Employees participate and for paying any compensation and remitting any income, disability, withholding and other employment taxes for such Retained Employees. For clarity, the foregoing shall not affect TAG's obligation to reimburse LMG for the costs specifically identified as reimbursable by TAG during the period, and under the terms and conditions, set forth in  Sections 4.1 and  4.2 of this Agreement.

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Reports. LMG shall provide TAG with reports pertaining to the performance of the LMG Services and LMG's other obligations under this Agreement that permit TAG to perform the TPA Services and monitor and manage LMG's performance. Without limitation, TAG may identify reports to be generated by LMG and delivered to TAG on an ad hoc or periodic basis.

Source Code. Upon TAG's request, LMG will promptly provide to TAG one copy of the most current version of the source code for the LMG Tools. Thereafter, LMG will promptly and continuously update and supplement the source code as necessary with all revisions, corrections, enhancements, and other changes that LMG has developed for the LMG Tools.  If LMG breaches this Agreement or no longer provides the LMG Services for the LMG Tools, then LMG or its authorized agent will promptly provide to TAG one copy of the most current version of the source code for the LMG Tools, the License shall include the right to Use the source code version of the LMG Tools received under this Section as necessary to modify, maintain, and update the LMG Tools in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

Continued Performance. LMG understand that TAG requires Use of the LMG Tools, CSC Software, Other Third Party Software, Documentation and LMG Services in order to perform the TPA Services for the New Customers. Accordingly, LMG agrees that LMG will perform its obligations under this Article in a manner that does not degrade, diminish or otherwise interfere with the TPA Services or result in any default by, or liability of, TAG under the New Customer Contracts (including any default or liability with respect to service levels or quality of service). Without limitation, LMG shall not under any circumstance, even during a dispute, suspend, terminate, diminish or degrade the performance of the LMG Tools, CSC Software, Other Third Party Software or LMG Services, or attempt or threaten to do the same.

ARTICLE IV CHARGES

Reimbursement Generally.  In consideration of the LMG Services and other obligations to be performed by LMG under this Agreement, TAG will reimburse LMG for the following items.

reasonable actual salary and direct benefits, consistent with past practice, paid to or on behalf of the Retained Employees during their Retention Period; provided that the total amount to be reimbursed under this Section 4.1(a) shall not exceed $783,367 per quarter, pro-rated for the number of days in any partial quarter of the Term,

any retention bonuses, salary increases (including for replacement personnel) or other change agreed to by the parties, and

during the period between the Effective Date and the date specified in Exhibit A, the designated percentage identified in Exhibit A of the reasonable actual out-of-pocket costs for the CSC Software and Other Third Party Software provided that the total amount to be reimbursed under this Sections 4.1(c) and Section 4.2 of the Administrative Services and Teaming Agreement shall not exceed the applicable amount identified in Section 4.2 of the Administrative Services and Teaming Agreement.

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The parties acknowledge that since not all of the Retained Employees will be dedicated solely to the performance of services under this Agreement, TAG will reimburse LMG only for a pro rata portion of the above-described salary and benefits based upon the documented and verifiable percentage of their working hours spent performing services for TAG.

4.2 Conditions of Reimbursement.

TAG shall have the right to approve any changes to the salary, benefits or other compensation of the Retained Employees and any new contracts, extensions or other changes to or for the items for which it is reimbursing LMG.  Such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. LMG will advise TAG of any significant (i.e., more than ten percent (10%)) increase in any reimbursable costs, and TAG shall have the opportunity to require replacement or substitution of new or different sources for the items intended to achieve an overall lower cost.  LMG shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to minimize such costs and, as a condition to TAG's reimbursement obligations, shall provide such detail and documentation as TAG may reasonably request.

LMG will invoice TAG monthly for its reasonable estimate of the amount due under Section 4.1 for that month. The first such invoice shall be delivered within five (5) days after the Effective Date and shall cover the period between the Effective Date and October 31, 2007. LMG shall reconcile the actual reimbursable costs incurred by TAG for the applicable month with such estimate in the invoice for the next month.

TAG shall make payment within twenty (20) days after receipt of LMG's invoice. Any amount not paid when due will thereafter bear interest at the rate of one percent (1%) per month.

TAG may contest, in good faith, any portion of an invoice and withhold payment of such contested amount, provided that TAG pays the portion of any invoice that it does not contest and attempts to try to resolve the dispute. Once the matter is resolved, TAG shall pay the agreed-upon amount within five (5) days thereafter.

Except as otherwise agreed by the parties in writing, there are no other or additional charges under this Agreement. LMG shall be responsible for all expenses that it may incur in connection with this Agreement. TAG agrees, however, to reimburse LMG for all reasonable and necessary travel and other out-of-pocket expenses that have been pre-approved by TAG in writing.

Extension of Conversion Date. TAG and LMG expect that the Conversion Date will occur on or before October 31, 2009. TAG may extend the Conversion Date to a date that is six (6) months after transition of the TPA Services for the New Customers from LMG's software and systems to TAG's software and systems; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed as requiring the extension of the license to the CSC Software, which the parties acknowledge expires twenty-seven (27) months after the Effective Date under the terms of the CSC Agreement. TAG shall seek to give LMG at least ninety (90) days (but in no event shall provide less than sixty (60) days) prior notice of any such extension.  If the delay was caused by TAG, the parties shall negotiate and agree upon an equitable adjustment to the reimbursable items and limits thereon based upon LMG's increased costs of performing the LMG Services during the extension.

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ARTICLE V WARRANTIES, INDEMNITIES, AND LIABILITIES

Warranty. LMG represents and warrants that:

The LMG Tools, CSC Software, Other Third Party Software and Documentation are and shall be free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, and TAG shall be entitled to Use them without disturbance;

No portion of the LMG Tools, CSC Software and Other Third Party Software contains, at the time of delivery, any back door, time bomb, Trojan horse, worm, drop dead device, virus, or other computer software routines or hardware components designed to (i) permit access or Use of such software or TAG's computer systems by LMG or a third party not authorized by this Agreement, or (ii) disable, damage or erase the software or data;

The LMG Tools, CSC Software and Other Third Party Software and the design thereof shall not contain preprogrammed preventative routines or similar devices which prevent TAG from exercising the rights granted to TAG under this Agreement or from utilizing the software for the purpose for which they were designed; and

Each item of LMG Tools and, to LMG's knowledge, the CSC Software and Other Third Party Software (i) shall be free from defects and (ii) shall function properly under ordinary Use and operate in conformance with its Applicable Specifications and Documentation.

During the period specified in Exhibit A, LMG will provide warranty service to TAG at no additional charge and will include all LMG Services or replacement software necessary to enable LMG to comply with the warranties set forth in this Agreement.

5.2 LMG Infringement Indemnification

LMG represents and warrants that (i) no LMG Tools, CSC Software, Other Third Party Software or Documentation provided under this Agreement is the subject of any claim, dispute, demand or litigation (Claim), and (ii) LMG has all right, title, ownership interest, and/or  rights necessary to provide such software and Documentation to TAG and that the License, the LMG Tools and Documentation and their license and Use hereunder do not and shall not directly or indirectly violate or infringe upon any copyright, patent, trade secret, or other proprietary or intellectual property right of any third party or contribute to such violation or infringement (Infringement). LMG shall indemnify and hold TAG, its affiliates and their respective successors, officers, directors, employees, and agents harmless from and against any and all actions, claims, losses, damages, liabilities, awards, costs, and expenses including legal fees (Losses) resulting from or arising out of any breach or claimed breach of the foregoing warranties, or which is based on a claim of an Infringement and LMG shall defend and settle, at its expense, all suits or proceedings arising therefrom. TAG shall inform LMG of any such Claim against TAG and shall have the right to participate in the defense of any such suit or proceeding at its expense and through counsel of its choosing.

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LMG shall notify TAG of any Claims against LMG based on an alleged Infringement of any party's intellectual property rights in and to the LMG Tools, CSC Software, Other Third Party Software or Documentation. In the event an injunction is sought or obtained against Use thereof or in TAG's opinion is likely to be sought or obtained, LMG shall promptly, at its option and expense, either (i) procure for TAG the right to continue to Use the infringing software or Documentation as set forth in this Agreement, or (ii) replace or modify the infringing software or Documentation to make its Use non-infringing while being capable of performing the same function without degradation of performance.

LMG's indemnification obligations under this Section 5.2 will expire twelve (12) months after the Conversion Date.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, LMG shall have no liability or obligation to any of the TAG ndemnities under this  Section 5.2 to the extent the claim of Infringement is caused by TAG's contributions to, misuse of or unauthorized modification of such item.

5.3 TAG Indemnification

TAG shall indemnify and hold LMG, its affiliates and their respective successors, officers, directors, employees, and agents harmless from and against any and all Losses resulting from or arising out of (i) any Infringement by software provided by TAG or PSC or (ii) TAG's contributions to, misuse of or unauthorized modification of LMG Tools, CSC Software, Other Third Party Software or Documentation provided by LMG under this Agreement; provided, however, that TAG shall have no obligation under this Section to the extent (A) the claim or Infringement was the result of LMG's failure to obtain the required consents or approvals for which it is responsible, (B) LMG failed to provide written notice of the duties, obligations or restrictions to which TAG is subject, or (C) TAG's contributions to, use of, modification or other activities is consistent in all material respects with LMG's activities in the twelve (12) months prior to the Effective Date. TAG shall defend and settle, at its expense, all suits or proceedings arising therefrom. LMG shall inform TAG of any such Claim against LMG and shall have the right to participate in the defense of any such suit or proceeding at its expense and through counsel of its choosing.

TAG shall notify LMG of any Claims against TAG described in Section 5.3(a). In the event an injunction is sought or obtained against Use of software provided by TAG or PSC, or in LMG's opinion is likely to be sought or obtained, TAG shall promptly, at its option and expense, either (i) procure for LMG the right to continue to Use the infringing software, or (ii) replace or modify the infringing software to make its Use non-infringing while being capable of performing the same function without degradation of performance.

TAG's indemnification obligations under this Section 5.3 will expire twelve (12) months after the Conversion Date.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, TAG shall have no liability or obligation to any of the LMG ndemnities under this  Section 5.3 to the extent the claim of Infringement is caused by LMG's contributions to, misuse of or unauthorized modification of such item.

Other Indemnification.  LMG shall indemnify and hold TAG, its affiliates and their respective successors, officers, directors, employees, and agents harmless from and against any and all Losses resulting from or arising out of any Claim by New Customers arising from or relating to a breach of LMG's obligations under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, LMG shall not be responsible for the claims based upon breach of new or additional obligations agreed to by TAG and the New Customers after the Effective Date without the prior approval of LMG; provided that

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the service levels in the New Customer Contracts, which are based upon, the service levels being achieved by LMG as of the effective date shall not be considered new or additional obligations.  LMG shall defend and settle, at its expense, all suits or proceedings arising therefrom. TAG shall inform LMG of any such Claim against TAG and shall have the right to participate in the defense of any such suit or proceeding at its expense and through counsel of its choosing.

Limitation of Liability. Neither party shall be liable to the other pursuant to this Agreement for any amounts representing loss of profit, loss of business or indirect, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages of the other party.  The foregoing shall not limit the indemnification, defense and hold harmless obligations set forth in this Agreement other than those set forth in Section 5.4 and shall not apply with respect to damages or losses arising from the wrongful termination of this Agreement by LMG, willful misconduct, gross negligence or breach of LMG's obligations under Section 3. 8.

5.6 Insurance

During the Term of the Agreement, LMG shall maintain and keep in force, at its own expense, the following minimum insurance coverages and minimum limits:

workers' compensation insurance, with statutory limits as required by the various laws and regulations applicable to the employees of LMG;

employer's liability insurance, for employee bodily injuries and deaths, with a limit of $500,000 each accident;

commercial general liability insurance, covering claims for bodily injury, death and property damage, including premises and operations, LMG's vicarious liability for acts of independent contractors, products, services and completed operations (as applicable to the Services), personal injury, contractual, and broad-form property damage liability coverages, with combined single limit of $1,000,000 per occurrence, and a general aggregate limit of $2,000,000, for bodily injury, death and property damage;

commercial automobile liability insurance, covering owned, non-owned and hired vehicles, with combined single limit of $1,000,000 per occurrence;

umbrella liability insurance, with a minimum limit of $5,000,000 per occurrence and $5,000,000 in the aggregate;

special form property insurance, on a replacement cost basis, covering the real and personal property of LMG which LMG is obligated to insure by the Agreement; such real and personal property may include equipment, furniture, fixtures and supply inventory; and

employee dishonesty insurance covering dishonest acts of employees; such insurance shall include a Joint Loss Endorsement in favor of TAG and be written for limits not less than $500,000.

All such policies of insurance of LMG shall provide that the insurer will give at least thirty (30) days prior written notice of cancellation to TAG. No such cancellation or material modification shall affect LMG's obligation to maintain the insurance coverages required by the Agreement. TAG shall be named as an additional insured on the commercial general liability insurance policies described above. All liability insurance policies shall be written on an occurrence policy form except for the policies described in (vii) and (viii) above

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which shall be on a claims made basis. TAG shall be named as loss payee as its interest may appear on the property insurance policies of LMG. LMG shall be responsible for payment of any and all deductibles from insured claims under its policies of insurance. All required policies of insurance will be placed with insurers with no less than an A.M. Best rating of A- VII. The coverage afforded under any insurance policy obtained by LMG pursuant to the Agreement shall be primary coverage regardless of whether or not TAG has similar coverage. LMG shall not perform under the Agreement without the prerequisite insurance. Upon TAG's request, LMG shall provide TAG with certificates of such insurance including renewals thereof.

The parties do not intend to shift all risk of loss to insurance. The naming of TAG as additional insured is not intended to be a limitation of LMG's liability and shall in no event be deemed to, or serve to, limit LMG's liability to TAG to available insurance coverages or to the policy limits specified in this Section 5.6 nor to limit TAG's rights to exercise any and all remedies available to TAG under contract, at law or in equity.

Survival of Article V. The provisions of this Article V shall survive the term or termination of this Agreement for any reason.

ARTICLE VI TERMINATION

Term. This Agreement shall become effective as of the Effective Date and, unless terminated under this Article, shall continue in effect until the Conversion Date (the Term); provided that, with respect to any LMG Tools identified in Exhibit A as having a license term beyond the Conversion Date, TAG's License to, and LMG's obligation to provide LMG Services for, such LMG Tools shall survive for the period specified in Exhibit A.

Termination for Cause. In the event that either party materially defaults in the performance of its duties or obligations set forth in this Agreement, and such default is not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice is given to the defaulting party specifying the default, then the party not in default may, by giving written notice thereof to the defaulting party, terminate the Agreement as of a date specified in such notice of termination.

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Termination for Insolvency or Bankruptcy. Either party may immediately terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the other party in the event of (a) the liquidation or insolvency of the other party, (b) the appointment of a receiver or similar officer for the other party, (c) an assignment by the other party for the benefit of all or substantially all of its creditors, (d) entry by the other party into an agreement for the composition, extension, or readjustment of all or substantially all of its obligations, or (e) the filing of a meritorious petition in bankruptcy by or against the other party under any bankruptcy or debtors' law for its relief or reorganization.

Termination Assistance. Commencing upon a notice of termination under Section 6.2 or 6.3 (including notice based upon default by TAG) and continuing for a period, designated by TAG, of up to twelve (12) months thereafter, LMG shall provide to TAG the reasonable termination assistance requested by TAG to allow the LMG Services to continue without interruption or adverse effect and to facilitate the orderly transfer of the LMG Services to TAG or its designee (Termination Assistance). Termination Assistance shall include the following:

LMG shall provide all such information and assistance as may be necessary for TAG to transition off using the LMG Tools, CSC Software and Other Third Party Software or to install and implement the same.

LMG shall provide TAG with an extract of the Customer Data, including, without limitation, all policyholder and New Customer data.

TAG shall be permitted to undertake, without interference from LMG, to hire any Retained Employees. LMG shall waive its rights, if any, under contracts with such personnel restricting the ability of such personnel to be recruited or hired by TAG; provided that counter-offers and making available positions posted through LMG's placement system and generally available to other LMG employees shall not be prohibited under this Section.  TAG shall have reasonable access to such personnel for interviews and recruitment.

TAG's License to the LMG Tools and subject to the terms of the applicable third party license, CSC Software and Other Third Party Software and Documentation shall survive the termination for the period specified in Exhibit A, and LMG shall provide copies of all Documentation relevant to such license which is in LMG' possession.

At TAG's request, LMG shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to assign to TAG its license for the CSC Software and any third party licenses for Other Third Party Software, and TAG shall assume the obligations under such licenses that relate to periods after such date. LMG shall also provide all Documentation relevant to such licenses which is in LMG's possession.

At TAG's request (i) assign to TAG leases and other contracts for some or all of the leased equipment included in the hosting environment or otherwise used to provide the LMG Services, and TAG shall assume the obligations under such leases that relate to periods after such date; and (ii) sell to TAG, at LMG's then current book value, some or all of such items owned by LMG. LMG shall also provide all Documentation relevant to such item which is in LMG's possession.

LMG shall obtain any necessary rights and thereafter make available to TAG, pursuant to reasonable terms and conditions, any third party services then being utilized by LMG in the performance of the LMG Services.

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The Parties contemplate that the activities described in this  Section 6.4 shall be completed before the Conversion Date as contemplated in the Administrative Services and Teaming Agreement (i.e., in the ordinary course of the transition projects described therein). If, however, any activities are not completed before the Conversion Date, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary and regardless of whether there has been notice of termination under Section 6.2 or 6.3, LMG shall complete any such activities that are reasonably requested by TAG before the Conversion Date.  LMG's obligations under the foregoing sentence shall survive the expiration of the Term.

Reimbursement for Termination Assistance.

Except as provided in this  Section 6.5, LMG shall perform or provide the Termination Assistance at no additional cost to TAG; provided that for clarity, the foregoing shall not affect TAG's obligation to reimburse LMG for the applicable costs specifically identified as reimbursable by TAG during the period, and under the terms and conditions, set forth in  Sections 4.1 and  4.2 of this Agreement and Section 4.2 of the Administrative Services and Teaming Agreement.  The Parties anticipate that, to the extent possible, the Termination Assistance requested by TAG will be provided by LMG using LMG personnel already performing the LMG Services. If Termination Assistance requested by TAG cannot be provided by LMG using such personnel (or incur costs that LMG would not otherwise incur in the performance of the LMG Services under this Agreement), LMG shall promptly notify TAG of such fact and advise TAG of the required personnel or costs. TAG, in its sole discretion, may forego or delay any work activities or temporarily or permanently adjust the work to be performed by LMG or the schedules associated therewith to permit the performance of such Termination Assistance using such personnel and without additional cost. To the extent TAG authorizes LMG to use additional LMG personnel or incur additional cost to perform material Termination Assistance activities requested by TAG, TAG shall reimburse LMG for its reasonable actual out-of-pocket costs; provided LMG notifies TAG of such costs in advance and TAG's reimbursement shall be subject to the reporting and other conditions set forth in Sections 4.1 and 4.2 of this Agreement and Section 4.2 of the Administrative Services and Teaming Agreement.

LMG will provide Termination Assistance regardless of the reason for the termination; provided that if the LMG terminates this Agreement under Section 6.2 as a result of TAG's failure to pay amounts due LMG under this Agreement or under Section 6.3 as a result of TAG insolvency, LMG may require TAG to pay monthly, in advance, for any costs specifically identified in this Agreement as reimbursable by TAG during the period of Termination Assistance. To the extent TAG is obligated to pay in advance, LMG shall, prior to each month, provide TAG with a reasonable written estimate of the reimbursable costs for such month and LMG shall reconcile the actual reimbursable costs incurred by TAG with such estimate in the invoice for the next month.

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ARTICLE VII CONFIDENTIALITY

General. Each party (a Receiving Party) agrees that all Confidential Information provided or otherwise made available under this Agreement by the other party (a Disclosing Party) will be treated as confidential, regardless of whether marked or described as Confidential Information, and all confidentiality notices on that Confidential Information will be retained. In avoiding unauthorized disclosure or use of the Disclosing Party's Confidential Information, the Receiving Party will use at least the same degree of care, but no less than a reasonable degree of care, as it employs concerning its own Confidential Information of similar importance.

Definition.  Confidential Information shall mean, with respect to a party, all non-public written, electronic, and oral proprietary information communicated to the other party (or obtained by such other party while at the party's premises) during the Term in connection with this Agreement including information relating to a party's products, services, designs, methodologies, business plans, finances, marketing plans, customers or prospects  and the terms of this Agreement.  Confidential Information will not include information that (a) was known by the Receiving Party without an obligation of confidentiality before its receipt from the Disclosing Party, (b) is independently developed by the Receiving Party, (c) is or becomes publicly available without a breach by the Receiving Party of this Agreement, or (d) is disclosed to the Receiving Party by a third person who is not required to maintain its confidentiality.

Disclosure. The Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information only to its own officers, directors, and employees and to its consultants, subcontractors, and advisors who reasonably need to know it for the purposes contemplated by this Agreement. The Receiving Party will be responsible to the Disclosing Party for any violation of the provisions of this Article VII by its officers, directors, employees, consultants, subcontractors or advisors.

Use. The Receiving Party may not use the Disclosing Party's Confidential Information for any purpose not in furtherance of this Agreement, unless it obtains the Disclosing Party's prior written authorization.

Reproduction. Except as otherwise provided in writing between the Parties, the Receiving Party may not print, copy or reproduce in any way, in whole or in part, any documents or other media containing the Disclosing Party's Confidential Information, other than copies for its officers, directors, employees, consultants or advisors who reasonably need to know it for the purposes contemplated by this Agreement, without the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party.

Required Disclosure. If the Receiving Party is requested to disclose any of the Disclosing Party's Confidential Information as part of an administrative or judicial proceeding or pursuant to any government or securities exchange rule or regulation, the Receiving Party will, promptly notify the Disclosing Party of that request and cooperate with the Disclosing Party, at the Disclosing Party's expense, in seeking a protective order or similar confidential treatment for the Confidential Information.  If no protective order or other confidential treatment is obtained, the Receiving Party will (a) disclose only that portion of the Confidential Information that is legally required to be disclosed based on the opinion of its counsel and (b) use reasonable efforts to obtain reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Confidential Information so disclosed.

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ARTICLE VIII DATA

Definition. Customer Data shall mean any data or information of any New Customer or of TAG created under a New Customer Contract that is provided to or obtained by LMG in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including data and information with respect to the businesses, policyholders, customers, operations, products, rates, regulatory compliance and finances of any New Customer. Customer Data shall also include any data or information pertaining to any New Customer created, generated, collected or processed by LMG in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement.

TAG Ownership of Customer Data. Customer Data is and shall remain the property of TAG and/or the applicable New Customers. LMG shall promptly deliver Customer Data (or the portion of such Customer Data specified by TAG) to TAG in the format and on the media in which it exists as of the date of the request or in such other format or media as TAG reasonably requests. Upon TAG's request, LMG shall return, destroy or securely erase, as directed by TAG, all copies of the Customer Data in LMG's possession or under LMG's control within thirty (30) business days. LMG shall not withhold Customer Data under any circumstance including as a means of resolving a dispute. Customer Data shall not be utilized by LMG for any purpose other than the performance of the LMG Services and shall not be sold, assigned, leased, commercially exploited or otherwise provided to third parties by or on behalf of LMG or any LMG Personnel. LMG shall not possess or assert any lien or other right against or to Customer Data.

8.3 Safeguarding Customer Data.

LMG shall establish and maintain procedures and other safeguards against the destruction, loss, unauthorized access or alteration of Customer Data in the possession of LMG which are (i) no less rigorous than those maintained by LMG as of the Effective Date, and (ii) adequate to meet the requirements of the New Customer Contracts and applicable laws.  In the event LMG discovers or is notified of a breach or attempted breach of security relating to Customer Data, LMG shall (A) expeditiously notify TAG of such breach or attempted breach, (B) investigate such breach or attempted breach, (C) remediate the effects of such breach or attempted breach of security, and (D) provide TAG with such assurances as TAG shall request that such breach or attempted breach will not recur.

At TAG's request, LMG shall restore all destroyed, lost or altered Customer Data. Unless TAG has caused the destruction, loss or alteration, LMG shall be responsible for the cost of restoring such data.

File Access. TAG shall have unrestricted access to, and the right to review and retain the entirety of, all computer or other files containing Customer Data, as well as all systems and network logs, system parameters and documentation. At no time shall any of such files or other materials or information be stored or held in a form or manner not immediately accessible to TAG.

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ARTICLE IX DISASTER RECOVERY

LMG shall maintain a disaster recovery plan and a business continuity plan, and the necessary resources and capabilities covering the data center facilities used by LMG to operate all of the LMG Tools, CSC Software and Other Third Party Software, to fully perform the LMG Services under this Agreement in accordance with its terms and the terms of the New Customer Contracts. The plans will be made available to TAG for review upon TAG's request. LMG agrees that it will (a) test the plans at least once every calendar year during the Term hereof, and certify to TAG that such plans are fully operational, and (b) consult with TAG regarding the priority to be given to the LMG Services during any such disaster. When implemented by LMG, the plans shall enable LMG to provide all of the LMG Services within the recovery time objectives required under the New Customer Contracts. The occurrence of a Force Majeure event shall not relieve LMG of its obligation to implement its disaster recovery and business continuity plans and provide disaster recovery and business continuity services.

ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS

Binding Nature, Assignment, and Subcontracting. This Agreement shall be binding on the parties and their respective successors in interest and assigns, but neither party shall have the power to assign this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party. LMG may not subcontract or delegate any of its duties or obligations of performance in this Agreement to any third party without the prior written consent of TAG. If TAG grants such consent, LMG shall remain fully responsible for complete performance of all of LMG's obligations set forth in this Agreement and for any such third party's compliance with the confidentiality and other provisions set forth in this Agreement.

Media Releases. Except for any announcement intended solely for internal distribution by a party or any disclosure required by legal, accounting, or regulatory requirements beyond the reasonable control of the party, all media releases, public announcements, or public disclosures (including, but not limited to, promotional or marketing material) by a party, its affiliates, employees or agents relating to this Agreement or its subject matter, or including the name, trade name, trade mark, or symbol of a party or any affiliate of a party, shall be coordinated with and approved in writing by that party prior to the release thereof.

Notices. All notices which are required to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered by first class mail postage prepaid, sent by overnight express or similarly recognized overnight delivery with receipt acknowledged or by facsimile, with a copy thereof sent by one of the other means. Notices shall be deemed to have been given at the time delivered and shall be addressed as follows or to such other address as a party may designate by proper notice hereunder:

if to TAG: with copies to: Transaction Applications Group, Inc. 421 South 9th Street, Suite 222 Lincoln, Nebraska 68508 Attention: President

Perot Systems Corporation 2300 West Plano Parkway Plano, Texas 75075 Attn: Thomas D. Williams     if to LMG: Legacy Marketing Group, Inc. 2090 Marina Avenue Petaluma, CA 94954 Attention: President

with copies to: Stokes Lazarus & Carmichael LLP 80 Peachtree Park Drive N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 Attention: Michael Ernst, Esquire

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Force Majeure. The term Force Majeure shall mean fires or other casualties or accidents, acts of God, severe weather conditions, strikes or labor disputes, war or other violence, or any law, order, proclamation, regulation, ordinance, demand, or requirement of any governmental agency. A party whose performance is prevented, restricted, or interfered with by reason of a Force Majeure condition shall be excused from such performance to the extent of such Force Majeure condition so long as such party provides the other party with prompt written notice describing the Force Majeure condition and takes all reasonable steps to avoid or remove such causes of nonperformance and immediately continues performance whenever and to the extent such causes are removed.

Severability. If, but only to the extent that, any provision of this Agreement is declared or found to be illegal, unenforceable, or void, then both parties shall be relieved of all obligations arising under such provision, it being the intent and agreement of the parties that this Agreement shall be deemed amended by modifying such provision to the extent necessary to make it legal and enforceable while preserving its intent. If that is not possible, another provision that is legal and enforceable and achieves the same objective shall be substituted.  If the remainder of this Agreement is not affected by such declaration or finding and is capable of substantial performance, then the remainder shall be enforced to the extent permitted by law.

Dispute Resolution. In the event of any disagreement regarding performance under or interpretation of this Agreement and prior to the commencement of any formal proceedings, the parties shall continue performance as set forth in this Agreement and shall attempt in good faith to reach a negotiated resolution by designating a representative of appropriate authority to resolve the dispute.

Waiver. Any waiver of this Agreement or of any covenant, condition, or agreement to be performed by a party under this Agreement shall (a) only be valid if the waiver is in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the party against which such waiver is sought to be enforced, and (b) apply only to the specific covenant, condition or agreement to be performed, the specific instance or specific breach thereof and not to any other instance or breach thereof or subsequent instance or breach.

Remedies. All remedies set forth in this Agreement, or available by law or equity shall be cumulative and not alternative, and may be enforced concurrently or from time to time. If LMG breaches its obligations under Section 3.8, TAG will be irreparably harmed. In such a circumstance, TAG may proceed directly to court and, without any additional findings of irreparable injury or other conditions to injunctive relief, LMG shall not oppose the entry of an order compelling performance by LMG and restraining it from any further breaches. In addition to any other remedies available under this Agreement, with respect to any amounts to be paid or reimbursed by TAG or PSC hereunder or under the LMG Documents that are not paid or reimbursed when due, TAG and/ or PSC may, upon ten (10) days prior notice, set off against such amount any amount that LMG is obligated to pay or credit to TAG or PSC hereunder or under the LMG Documents.  For clarity, the foregoing shall not apply to, and TAG and PSC shall not seek to set-off against, commission payments to be paid to LMG producers and agents and other amounts held by TAG in its administrative capacity under the New Customer Contracts and Subcontracts.

Compliance with Laws. In the performance of LMG Services or the provision of LMG Tools and Documentation pursuant to this Agreement, LMG shall comply with the requirements of all applicable laws, ordinances, and regulations of the United States or any state, country, or other governmental entity. LMG shall indemnify, defend, and hold TAG harmless from and against any and all claims, actions, or damages arising from or caused by LMG's failure to comply with the foregoing.

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Survival of Terms. Termination or expiration of this Agreement for any reason shall not release either party from any liabilities or obligations set forth in this Agreement which (a) the parties have expressly agreed shall survive any such termination or expiration, or (b) remain to be performed or by their nature would be intended to be applicable following any such termination or expiration.

GOVERNING LAW. THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT BE GOVERNED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE 1980 UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON CONTRACTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS. RATHER THESE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS, OTHER THAN CHOICE OF LAW RULES, OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

Unauthorized Representations and Relationship of the Parties.  Neither party shall (a) represent that this Agreement or the relationship created by this Agreement covers more than is specifically agreed to by the parties or (b) without the other party's prior written consent, make any representations or create any warranties, express or implied, concerning such other party or its products or services. This Agreement shall not constitute or create a joint venture, partnership or formal business organization of any kind. The parties shall be independent contractors, and the employees of one shall not be employees or agents of the other.

No Third Party Beneficiaries. The parties do not intend this Agreement to create any rights enforceable by a third party.

Construction. Unless herein otherwise provided, or unless the context shall otherwise require, references to Articles, Sections, and other subdivisions refer to the Articles, Sections, and other subdivisions of this Agreement. The term or will not be interpreted as excluding any of the items described. The term include or any derivative of such term does not mean that the items following such term are the only types of such items.  Neither this Agreement nor any provision contained in this Agreement will be interpreted in favor of or against any party hereto because such party or its legal counsel drafted this Agreement or such provision.

Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire and exclusive statement of the agreement between the parties with respect to its subject matter and there are no oral or written representations, understandings or agreements relating to this Agreement which are not fully expressed in the Agreement. This Agreement shall not be amended except by a written agreement signed by both parties. All exhibits referenced in this Agreement or attached to this Agreement, are an integral part of this Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and any such exhibit, the terms of this Agreement shall be controlling unless otherwise stated or agreed.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, LMG and TAG have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.

LEGACY MARKETING GROUP, INC. TRANSACTION APPLICATIONS GROUP, INC.

By: /s/ R. Preston Pitts By: /s/ John Vonesh

Printed Name: R. Preston Pitts Printed Name: John Vonesh

Title: President Title: President 
Question: Highlight the parts (if any) of this contract related to Insurance that should be reviewed by a lawyer. Details: Is there a requirement for insurance that must be maintained by one party for the benefit of the counterparty?

Answer:
All required policies of insurance will be placed with insurers with no less than an A.M. Best rating of A- VII.