In this task, you're given a passage that represents a legal contract or clause between multiple parties, followed by a question that needs to be answered. Based on the paragraph, you must write unambiguous answers to the questions and your answer must refer a specific phrase from the paragraph. If multiple answers seem to exist, write the answer that is the most plausible.

Input: Consider Input: Exhibit 4

Rare Element Resources Ltd.  EXECUTION COPY   IP Rights Agreement

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AGREEMENT   Synchron, a California corporation having a principal place of business at 3550 General Atomics Court, San Diego, CA 92121-1122 (or one or more Affiliates, the Investor), and Rare Element Resources Ltd., a British Columbia Corporation having a principal place of business at P.O. Box 271049, Littleton, Colorado 80127 (the Company) (Investor and Company each a Party and together the Parties), agree as follows:   I. Background of Agreement   1.00 Company is the owner of certain Patents and related Technical Information relating to rare earth mineral processing and rare earth separation.   1.01 Investor wishes to acquire certain rights under the Patents and related Technical Information in accordance with the terms of this IP Agreement.   1.02 Company and Investor are concurrently entering into an Investment Agreement (Investment Agreement) whereby Investor is making a monetary investment in Company.   1.03 Company is issuing the Option pursuant to which Investor will be entitled to purchase common shares of Company.   II. Definitions   As used herein, the following terms have the meaning set forth below:   2.01 Any term set out in this IP Agreement with its initial letters capitalized, shall have the same meaning as it has in the Investment Agreement, unless a different meaning is explicitly assigned to the term in this IP Agreement.   2.02 Affiliate has the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.   2.03 Business Day has the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.   2.04 Company has the meaning set out above in the introductory paragraph.   2.05 Company Improvements has the meaning set out below in Article 5.00.

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Rare Element Resources Ltd.  EXECUTION COPY   IP Rights Agreement   2.06 Dispute has the meaning set out below in Article 18.00.   2.07 Dispute Notice has the meaning set out below in Article 18.00.   2.08 Effective Date has the meaning of the Closing Date set forth in the Investment Agreement.   2.09 Escalation to Mediation Date has the meaning set out below in Article 18.01.   2.10 Improvement or Improvements means any modification of a process or other technology described in a Patent, and any modification to Technical Information.   2.11 Investment Agreement has the meaning set out above in Article 1.02.   2.12 Investor has the meaning set out above in the introductory paragraph.   2.13 Investor Improvements has the meaning set out below in Article 5.01.   2.14 IP Agreement means this agreement, including all Exhibits referenced herein and attached hereto.   2.15 Joint Improvements has the meaning set out below in Article 5.02.   2.16 Option has the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.   2.17 Option Period has the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.   2.18 Patent or Patents means: (a) any and all patents and patent applications owned by Company anywhere in the world as of the Effective Date relating to rare earth mineral processing and rare earth separation including without limitation those patents and patent applications listed in Exhibit A; (b) any and all divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part of any of the patents and patent applications within subdivision (a); (c) any and all patents that may directly or indirectly issue from any patent applications within subdivisions (a) and (b); (d) any and all re- issues, substitutes and extensions of any of the patents within subdivisions (a), (b) and (c); and (e) any and all counterparts or equivalents to any of the foregoing in any country of the world.   2.19 Party and Parties have the meanings set out above in the introductory paragraph.

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Rare Element Resources Ltd.  EXECUTION COPY   IP Rights Agreement   2.20 Person has the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.   2.21 Technical Information means research and development information that is published or unpublished, unpatented inventions, know-how, trade secrets, and technical data in the possession of Company at the Effective Date of this IP Agreement or developed by Company during the term of this IP Agreement that relate to rare earth mineral processing and rare earth separation.   2.22 Third Party means a Person other than Investor, the Company or one of their Affiliates.   III. License   3.00 Company grants to Investor, for the duration of the Option Period, a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, irrevocable license (with the right to grant sublicenses to Affiliates) under the Patents to practice the methods therein described and claimed and to make and have made, use, offer to sell, sell and import products made using such methods, and to make Improvements, and to engage in any activity which would give rise to a claim of infringement (direct or indirect or otherwise) of one or more of the Patents in the absence of a license.   3.01 Company further grants to Investor, during the duration of the Option Period, a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, irrevocable license (with the right to grant sublicenses to Affiliates) to use the Technical Information to practice the methods described and claimed in the Patents and to make and have made, use, offer to sell, sell and import products made using the methods, and to make Improvements, and to engage in any activity which would give rise to a claim of infringement (direct or indirect or otherwise) of one or more of the Patents in the absence of a license.   3.02 If the Option is not exercised prior to the expiration of the Option Period, then Company agrees to extend the license grants set forth in Articles 3.00 and 3.01 beyond the expiration of the Option Period, subject to an annual licensing fee paid by Investor to Company. The non- exclusive rights granted to Investor under this Article 3.02 do not include the right to grant sublicenses to Third Parties. The amount and parameters of the annual licensing fee shall be commercially reasonable, as determined by an independent expert who is mutually agreeable to the Parties and whose determination shall be final and binding; provided, however, that if the Parties cannot agree on the independent expert, each Party shall designate an expert of their choice and the two experts designated by the Parties shall work together in good faith to identify and designate a third, independent expert whose determination shall be binding.

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Rare Element Resources Ltd.  EXECUTION COPY   IP Rights Agreement   3.03 If the Option is exercised before the expiration of the Option Period, the license grants set forth in Articles 3.00 and 3.01 will become exclusive to Investor for a perpetual term, shall not be subject to a licensing fee, the granted licenses in favor of the Investor shall be deemed fully paid-up, and the rights granted to Investor under Articles 3.00 and 3.01 shall include the right to grant sublicenses to Third Parties.   3.04 Prior to the earlier of Investor exercising the Option and the expiration of the Option Period, Company will not grant to any Third Party any rights to the Patents or to the Technical Information that extend beyond the expiration of the Option Period.   3.05 The licenses granted in Articles 3.01 to 3.04 of this IP Agreement are subject to a reserved non-exclusive license in the Company to practice the methods described and claimed in the Patents and to make, have made, use, offer to sell, sell and import rare earth products made using such methods, and to use the Technical Information to practice the methods described and claimed in the Patents for such purposes. Such reserved non-exclusive license shall be solely for use by the Company and its Affiliates and shall not be transferable to any Third Party, except in connection with a merger, consolidation, or the sale or transfer of substantially all of the Company's assets associated with the performance of this IP Agreement.   3.06 Investor will not disclose to Third Parties any unpublished Technical Information furnished by Company to Investor during the term of this IP Agreement, or any time thereafter; provided, however, that disclosure may be made of any such Technical Information at any time (i) with the prior written consent of Company, (ii) to Affiliates of Investor, (iii) to Third Parties, in confidence, if and when the Option is exercised before the expiration of the Option Period, (iv) after such Technical Information has become public through no fault of Investor, (v) if such Technical Information is received from a third person who had a right to disclose it, (vi) if Investor can show such Technical Information was independently developed without access to any such Technical Information, or (vii) if Investor can demonstrate such Technical Information was in its rightful possession free of any obligation of confidentiality prior to its first receipt from Company.

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Rare Element Resources Ltd.  EXECUTION COPY   IP Rights Agreement   3.07 The licenses and other rights of Investor set forth in this IP Agreement are an encumbrance on (and thus run with) the Patents and Technical Information, and shall be enforceable against any entity having or obtaining ownership of, or the right to enforce, any of the Patents and Technical Information or any rights therein. Company shall obligate any Person to whom Company assigns or otherwise confers an ownership interest or right to enforce any of the Patents and Technical Information or any rights therein to: (a) fully honor in all respects all of the rights and licenses granted to Investor under this IP Agreement; and (b) obligate all subsequent assignees or other Persons who obtain an ownership interest or right to enforce any of the Patents and Technical Information or any rights therein to (i) similarly fully honor all of the foregoing in all respects, and (ii) expressly flow down all of the foregoing (including, without limitation, this flow down obligation) in all subsequent assignments or other agreements that confer an ownership interest or right to enforce any of the Patents and Technical Information or any rights therein. Any assignment or agreement or other transaction by Company that fails to be in complete compliance with this Article 3.07 or any other provision of this IP Agreement shall be null and void.   3.08 Company does not warrant the accuracy of Technical Information provided to Investor hereunder. Subject to and except for any indemnification obligations under Article 3.09 below, Company will not be under any liability arising out of the supplying of Technical Information under, in connection with, or as a result of this IP Agreement, whether on warranty, contract, negligence or otherwise.   3.09 Company represents that to the best of its knowledge, the methods described and claimed in the Patents and the Technical Information, and the products produced thereby in accordance with such information, will be free from claims of infringement of the patents and copyrights of any Third Party. Company further represents that it has not received any written notice of a claim and otherwise has no knowledge that the methods described and claimed in the Patents and the Technical Information, and the products produced thereby in accordance with such information, violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person. Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Investor, Investors' Affiliates, and their officers and directors, and their direct and indirect customers, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, diminution in value, deficiencies, actions, proceedings, taxes, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees and costs of investigation as incurred, arising out of or relating to any breach of any of the representations made in this Article 3.09.

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Rare Element Resources Ltd.  EXECUTION COPY   IP Rights Agreement   3.10 Company represents and warrants that the definitions of Patents and Technical Information cover and include all patents, patent applications, patent rights, research and development information, inventions, know-how, trade secrets, and technical data used by the Company in its business at the Effective Date of this IP Agreement that relate to rare earth mineral processing and rare earth separation.   IV. Prosecution of the Patents   4.00 Company will have the sole right to file, prosecute, and maintain all Patents covering the inventions that are the property of Company and will have the right to determine whether or not, and where, to file a patent application, to abandon the prosecution of any patent or patent application, or to discontinue the maintenance of any patent or patent application. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Company elects to abandon any patent application, to not pay maintenance fees or annuities to keep a patent in force, or to otherwise take or fail to take any action that will result in a loss of patent rights, Company shall give Investor at least sixty (60) days prior written notice and an opportunity to take over the prosecution of the patent application that would be abandoned and/or pay the fees necessary to keep the patent in force and/or take any other action necessary to avoid the loss of patent rights. In the event that Investor takes over the prosecution of a patent application or maintenance of a patent under this Article 4.00, Company shall retain ownership of the patent application or patent, and the patent shall remain subject to this IP Agreement.

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Rare Element Resources Ltd.  EXECUTION COPY   IP Rights Agreement   V. Improvements   5.00 Improvements made or acquired solely by the Company (Company Improvements) during the term of this IP Agreement shall be deemed Technical Information hereunder and shall be subject to the license provisions set forth in Article III for Technical Information. Any patent applications and any patents relating to any Company Improvements shall be deemed Patents hereunder and shall be subject to the license provisions set forth in Article III for Patents.   5.01 Investor shall own all right, title and interest in any Improvement made or acquired by the Investor (Investor Improvement). Investor hereby agrees to grant to Company a non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free license under any Investor Improvement and any patent claiming such Investor Improvement, solely for use in rare earth mineral processing and rare earth separation, to make and have made, use, offer to sell, sell and import products made using the Investor Improvements. Such rights to Investor Improvements shall be solely for use by the Company and its Affiliates and shall not be transferable to any Third Party, except in connection with a merger, consolidation, or the sale or transfer of substantially all of Company's assets associated with performance under this IP Agreement.   5.02 Investor shall own all right, title and interest in any Improvement made jointly by Company and Investor (Joint Improvements) during the term of this IP Agreement, and Company agrees to and hereby does assign to Investor any right, title and interest it may otherwise have in any Joint Improvement.   5.03 Investor hereby agrees to grant to Company a non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free license under any Joint Improvement and any patent claiming such Joint Improvement solely for use in rare earth mineral processing and rare earth separation. Such rights to Joint Improvements shall be solely for use by the Company and shall not be transferable to any Third Party except in connection with a merger, consolidation, or the sale or transfer of substantially all of Company's assets associated with performance under this IP Agreement.

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Rare Element Resources Ltd.  EXECUTION COPY   IP Rights Agreement   5.04. For the avoidance of doubt, all right, title and interest in intellectual property, whether or not patented, that is made or acquired by one Party or its Affiliate after the Effective Date of this IP Agreement, that is wholly unrelated to the Patents and Technical Information, shall be owned by said Party or its Affiliate.   VI. Representations and Disclaimer of Warranties   6.00 SUBJECT TO AND EXCEPT FOR ANY INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 3.09 ABOVE, NOTHING IN THIS IP AGREEMENT WILL BE DEEMED TO BE A REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY BY COMPANY OF THE ACCURACY, SAFETY OR USEFULNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE OF ANY TECHNICAL INFORMATION, TECHNIQUES, OR PRACTICES AT ANY TIME MADE AVAILABLE BY COMPANY. COMPANY WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER TO INVESTOR OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR OR ON ACCOUNT OF ANY INJURY, LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND OR NATURE, SUSTAINED BY, OR ANY DAMAGES ASSESSED OR ASSERTED AGAINST, OR ANY OTHER LIABILITY INCURRED BY OR IMPOSED ON INVESTOR OR ANY OTHER PERSON, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR RESULTING FROM: (A) THE PRODUCTION, USE OR SALE OF ANY APPARATUS OR PRODUCT OR METHOD, OR THE PRACTICE OF THE PATENTS BY INVESTOR OR ITS ASSIGNS; (B) THE USE BY INVESTOR OR ITS ASSIGNS OF ANY TECHNICAL INFORMATION, TECHNIQUES, OR PRACTICES DISCLOSED BY COMPANY; OR (C) ANY ADVERTISING OR OTHER PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES BY INVESTOR OR ITS ASSIGNS WITH RESPECT TO ANY OF THE FOREGOING, AND INVESTOR WILL HOLD COMPANY, AND ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS, HARMLESS IN THE EVENT COMPANY, OR ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS, IS HELD LIABLE.

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Rare Element Resources Ltd.  EXECUTION COPY   IP Rights Agreement   6.01 NOTHING IN THIS IP AGREEMENT WILL BE DEEMED TO BE A REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY BY INVESTOR OF THE ACCURACY, SAFETY OR USEFULNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE OF ANY IMPROVEMENTS AT ANY TIME MADE AVAILABLE BY INVESTOR. INVESTOR WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER TO COMPANY OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR OR ON ACCOUNT OF ANY INJURY, LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND OR NATURE, SUSTAINED BY, OR ANY DAMAGES ASSESSED OR ASSERTED AGAINST, OR ANY OTHER LIABILITY INCURRED BY OR IMPOSED ON COMPANY OR ANY OTHER PERSON, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR RESULTING FROM: (A) THE PRODUCTION, USE OR SALE OF ANY APPARATUS OR PRODUCT OR METHOD, OR THE PRACTICE OF ANY IMPROVEMENTS AT ANY TIME BY THE COMPANY, ITS AFFILIATES OR ASSIGNS; (B) THE USE OF ANY IMPROVEMENTS AT ANY TIME MADE AVAILABLE BY INVESTOR BY THE COMPANY, ITS AFFILIATES OR ASSIGNS; OR (C) ANY ADVERTISING OR OTHER PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES BY COMPANY ITS AFFILIATES OR ASSIGNS WITH RESPECT TO ANY OF THE FOREGOING, AND COMPANY WILL HOLD INVESTOR, AND ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS, HARMLESS IN THE EVENT INVESTOR, OR ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS, IS HELD LIABLE.   VII. Litigation   7.00 Investor will notify Company of any suspected infringement of the Patents. Subject to Article 7.01 below, the sole right to institute a suit for infringement of the Patents rests with Company. Investor agrees to reasonably cooperate with Company in such suit for infringement, including requesting Investor's employees or consultants to testify when requested by Company in writing, making available records, papers, information, specimens, and the like, provided and only to the extent such is reasonably necessary to prosecute the suit. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Article 7.00 shall require Investor to join any such suit as a party, and Company shall not seek to join Investor to any such suit as a party absent the express written consent of Investor. Any recovery received pursuant to such suit will first go to Investor to reimburse Investor for any costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees) reasonably incurred by Investor in cooperating with Company in the suit, and any remaining amounts shall be retained by Company.

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Rare Element Resources Ltd.  EXECUTION COPY   IP Rights Agreement   7.01 If, after the Option is exercised before the expiration of the Option Period such that the license grants set forth in Articles 3.00 and 3.01 have become exclusive under Article 3.03, Company does not enforce the Patents, through legal action or otherwise, Investor may enforce the Patents and Company agrees to reasonably cooperate with Investor in such suit for infringement, including requesting Company's employees or consultants to testify when requested by Investor in writing, making available records, papers, information, specimens, and the like, provided and only to the extent such is reasonably necessary to prosecute the suit. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Article 7.01 shall require Company to join any such suit as a party, and Investor shall not seek to join Company to any such suit as a party absent the express written consent of Company; provided, however, if Company elects not to give its express written consent to be joined as a party, but joinder is required in order for Investor to file or maintain legal action to enforce any Patents, Company agrees that if requested by Investor, Company will negotiate and enter into an amendment to this IP Agreement to the extent necessary for Investor to file or maintain legal action to enforce the Patents. Any recovery received pursuant to such suit will first go to Company to reimburse Company for any costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees) reasonably incurred by Company in cooperating with Investor in the suit, and any remaining amounts shall be retained by Investor.   VIII. Non-assignability   8.00 This IP Agreement imposes personal obligations on Investor. Investor will not assign to any Third Party any rights under this IP Agreement not specifically transferable by its terms without the prior written consent of Company, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding the foregoing: (1) such rights are assignable by Investor to an Affiliate of Investor, and (2) Investor's rights in Investor Improvements and Joint Improvements shall be freely assignable by Investor to any Person.

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Rare Element Resources Ltd.  EXECUTION COPY   IP Rights Agreement   IX.Severability   9.00 The Parties agree that if any part, term or provision of this IP Agreement is found illegal or in conflict with any valid controlling law, the validity of the remaining provisions will not be affected thereby.   9.01 Should any provision of this IP Agreement be held by a court of law to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be replaced by such provision as most closely reflects the intent of the invalid provision, and the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement will not be affected or impaired thereby.   X. Waiver, Integration, Alteration   10.00 The waiver of a breach hereunder may be effected only by a writing signed by the waiving Party and will not constitute a waiver of any other breach.   10.01 This IP Agreement, together with the Investment Agreement and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated thereunder, represents the entire understanding between the Parties, and supersedes all other agreements, express or implied, between the Parties concerning the Patents and Technical Information.   XI. Execution   11.00 This IP Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each Party and delivered to each other Party, it being understood that the Parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a .pdf format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the Party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or .pdf signature page were an original thereof.

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Rare Element Resources Ltd.  EXECUTION COPY   IP Rights Agreement   XII. Cooperation   12.00 Each Party will execute any instruments reasonably believed by the other Party to be necessary to implement the provisions of this IP Agreement.   XIII. Construction   13.00 This IP Agreement will be construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the state of New York and of the United States of America.   XIV. Exportation of Technical Information   14.00 Investor agrees that it will not export the Technical Information furnished to Investor either directly or indirectly by Company, to any destination or Person prohibited by the U.S. Export Administration Regulations or other U.S. export control laws and regulations.   14.01 Company agrees that it will not export any information relating to Improvements or otherwise furnished to Investor either directly or indirectly by Investor Company, to any destination or Person prohibited by the U.S. Export Administration Regulations or other U.S. export control laws and regulations.   XV. Notices Under this IP Agreement   15.00 All written communications and notices between the Parties relating to this IP Agreement shall be made in the manner set forth in the Investment Agreement.   XVI. Term and Termination   16.00 Unless earlier terminated in accordance with the terms of this Article XVI, this IP Agreement and the licenses granted herein will continue in effect from the Effective Date until the expiration of the last to expire of the Patents and any additional period of time thereafter that any of the Patents remain enforceable such as in the United States where a party can sue for infringement after a patent expires and seek damages for any infringement of the patent during the six years immediately preceding the filing of a suit for infringement.

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Rare Element Resources Ltd.  EXECUTION COPY   IP Rights Agreement   16.01 Investor at any time may provide written notice to Company of a material breach of this IP Agreement. If Company fails to cure the identified breach within thirty (30) days after the date of the notice, Investor may terminate this IP Agreement by written notice to Company.   16.02 If the Option is not exercised before the expiration of the Option Period, Company may provide written notice to Investor of a material breach of this IP Agreement. If Investor fails to cure the identified breach within thirty (30) days after the date of the notice, Company may terminate this IP Agreement by written notice to Investor. If the Option is exercised before the expiration of the Option Period, Company may not terminate this IP Agreement for material breach.   16.03 The following provisions of this IP Agreement shall survive termination of this IP Agreement: Article I, Article II, Articles 3.08 and 3.09, Article V (as to Improvements made or acquired during the term of the IP Agreement), Article VI, and Articles VIII-XVIII. In addition, for as long as there continues to exist Technical Information of use by Investor in its business, any rights or licenses Investor has in Technical Information under this Agreement shall survive termination of this IP Agreement under Article 16.00 but not termination under Articles 16.01 or 16.02 for material breach.   XVII. Bankruptcy   17.00 Each Party acknowledges that all rights, covenants and licenses granted by one Party to the other Party are, and shall otherwise be deemed to be, for purposes of Section 365(n) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, licenses of rights to intellectual property as defined under Section 101(35A) of the Bankruptcy Code. Each Party acknowledges this IP Agreement is an Executory Contract and that should any Party become a petitioner under the Bankruptcy Code, §365(n) applies to this IP Agreement and the rights afforded thereunder apply. Each Party further acknowledges that if such Party, as a debtor in possession or a trustee-in-bankruptcy in a case under the Bankruptcy Code, rejects this IP Agreement, the other Party may elect to retain their rights under this IP Agreement as provided in Section 365(n) of the Bankruptcy Code. Any change of control resulting from any such bankruptcy proceeding shall be subject to the rights and licenses granted in this IP Agreement. Each Party agrees that to the extent the Bankruptcy laws of Canada provide the same or similar rights to a licensee as Section 365(n) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, a Party may exercise such same or similar rights as specified herein as to the rights under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

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Rare Element Resources Ltd.  EXECUTION COPY   IP Rights Agreement   XVIII. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Dispute Resolution   18.00 Exclusive Dispute Resolution Mechanism. The procedures set forth in this Article XVIII shall be the exclusive mechanism for resolving any dispute that may arise from time to time relating to this IP Agreement (Dispute). Either Party may commence the procedures contemplated by this Article XVIII by written notice to the other that a Dispute has arisen (a Dispute Notice).   18.01 Negotiations. The Parties shall first attempt in good faith to resolve any Dispute by negotiation and consultation between themselves, including without limitation not fewer than two (2) negotiation sessions which shall occur within ten (10) Business Days of the Dispute Notice. In the event that such dispute is not resolved on an informal basis by the conclusion of the second negotiation session, or, if either Party has not participated in negotiation sessions as to which notice has been given (the last day of such time period, the Escalation to Mediation Date), either Party may initiate mediation under Article 18.02.   18.02 Mediation.   (a) Either Party may, at any time after the Escalation to Mediation Date, submit the Dispute for mediation. The Parties shall cooperate with one another in selecting a neutral mediator and in scheduling the mediation proceedings. Each Party covenants that they will use commercially reasonable efforts in participating in the mediation. Each Party shall prepare for the mediator a written request for mediation, setting forth the subject of the Dispute, the position and supporting documentation of such Party, and the relief requested. Each Party agrees that the mediator's fees and expenses and the costs incidental to the mediation will be shared equally between the Parties.

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Rare Element Resources Ltd.  EXECUTION COPY   IP Rights Agreement   (b) The Parties further agree that all offers, promises, conduct, and statements, whether oral or written, made in the course of the mediation by the Parties, their agents, employees, experts, and attorneys, and by the mediator, are confidential, privileged, and inadmissible for any purpose, including impeachment, in any litigation, arbitration or other proceeding involving the Parties, provided that evidence that is otherwise admissible or discoverable shall not be rendered inadmissible or non-discoverable as a result of its use in the mediation.   18.03 Litigation or Arbitration as a Final Resort. If the Parties cannot resolve any Dispute for any reason, including, but not limited to, the failure of the Parties to agree to enter into mediation or agree to any settlement proposed by the mediator, within sixty (60) days after the Escalation to Mediation Date, either the Company or the Holder may file suit in a court of competent jurisdiction in accordance with Article 18.04.   18.04 Governing Law; Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this IP Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Investment Agreement.   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this IP Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized officers on the respective dates herein set forth.  Rare Element Resources Ltd.  By: /s/ Randall J. Scott  Name: Randall J. Scott  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer  Date: October 2, 2017     Synchron  By: /s/ Kenneth J. Mushinski  Name: Kenneth J. Mushinski  Title: President  Date: October 2, 2017

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EXHIBIT A

Title Country orAuthority Application No. Filing Date Publication No. Patent No. Status

Extraction of Metals from Metallic Compounds PCT PCT/US2014/012153 01/18/2014 WO 2014/113742 N/A Expired

Selective Extraction of Cerium from Other Metals US 14/735,118 6/9/2015 2016/0002751 -- Published

Selective Extraction of Cerium from Other Metals PCT PCT/US2015/03498 6/9/2015 WO2015/191645 -- Expired

Extraction of Metals from Metallic Compounds AU AU 2014207355 6/9/2015    Pending

Extraction of Metals from Metallic Compounds CA CA 2,898,612 6/9/2015    Pending

Extraction of Metals from Metallic Compounds EP EP 14740863.7 6/9/2015    Pending

Extraction of Metals from Metallic Compounds RU RU 2015134576 6/9/2015    Pending

Extraction of Metals from Metallic Compounds ZA ZA 2015/05821 6/9/2015    Pending

Extraction of Metals from Metallic Compounds US 14/831,020 8/20/2015 2015/0354026  Published

Processing of Rare Earth Elements PCT PCT/US2015/055403 10/13/2015 WO 2016/058007 N/A Expired

Processing for the Extraction of Rare Earth Elements US 15/517,884 10/13/2015 -- -- Pending

Processing for the Extraction of Rare Earth Elements CA CA 2,964,306 10/13/2015 -- -- Pending

Processing for the Extraction of Rare Earth Elements AU AU 2015329723 10/13/2015 -- -- Pending

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Question: Highlight the parts (if any) of this contract related to Irrevocable Or Perpetual License that should be reviewed by a lawyer. Details: Does the contract contain a  license grant that is irrevocable or perpetual?

Output: Company further grants to Investor, during the duration of the Option Period, a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, irrevocable license (with the right to grant sublicenses to Affiliates) to use the Technical Information to practice the methods described and claimed in the Patents and to make and have made, use, offer to sell, sell and import products made using the methods, and to make Improvements, and to engage in any activity which would give rise to a claim of infringement (direct or indirect or otherwise) of one or more of the Patents in the absence of a license.


Input: Consider Input: EXHIBIT 10.32

               CO-BRANDING, MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

     This Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2000 (Effective Date), is made and entered into by and between Amazon.com Commerce Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (ACSI), and Audible Inc. a Delaware corporation (Company).  ACSI and Company are sometimes referred to collectively herein as the Parties and individually as a Party.  ACSI and Company agree as follows:

Section 1.  Definitions

     Whenever used in this Agreement with initial letters capitalized, the following terms shall have the following specified meanings:

     ACSI Competitor means, collectively, such persons and entities as the Parties may agree upon from time to time.  ACSI may update any agreed-upon list of ACSI Competitors no more frequently than once per quarter by written notice, provided that: (a) the number of entities specified on such list shall at no time [***]; (b) any entities added to such list must be [***]; and (c) no addition of any ACSI Competitor to such list shall require Company to breach any contractual or legal obligation to such ACSI Competitor by which Company is bound as of the date of such addition.

     ACSI Derivative Work means any Derivative Work (whether created by ACSI, Company, or the Parties jointly) of any ACSI Existing Intellectual Property or ACSI Future Intellectual Property.

     ACSI Existing Intellectual Property means, collectively, all of the following existing as of the Effective Date: (a) the Trademarks of ACSI and its Affiliates; and (b) the ACSI Site, including, without limitation, any and all content, data, URLs, domain names, technology, software, code, user interfaces, look and feel, ACSI Site Functionality, Trademarks and other items posted thereon or used in connection or associated with any of the foregoing.

     ACSI Future Intellectual Property means, collectively, all of the following which are invented, created, developed or first reduced to practice by ACSI or its Affiliates after the Effective Date without the participation of Company or its Affiliates: (a) any Trademarks; and (b) any content, data, URLs, domain names, technology, software, code, user interfaces, look and feel, ACSI Site Functionality and other items (but excluding any Company Derivative Works).

     ACSI Intellectual Property means, collectively, any ACSI Existing Intellectual Property, ACSI Future Intellectual Property and ACSI Derivative Works, but excluding any Joint Works.

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     ACSI Product Section means a discrete group of products available on the ACSI Site which is identified by a tab or other top-level product category identifier on the ACSI Site Home Page, but excluding: (a) the ACSI Site Home Page itself; and (b) any mechanisms, areas or services on or through which third parties may sell products through the ACSI Site in connection with ACSI's and its Affiliates' programmatic selling initiatives (including, without limitation, the existing Auctions, zShops, Sothebys.amazon.com and Amazon.com Advantage areas and services of the ACSI Site, and any successors or replacements to any of them).

     ACSI Product Sub-Section means a discrete sub-set of products in any ACSI Product Section which is accessible by following or using a browse tree or hypertext links on the ACSI Site, and is identified by a permanent product category description on the ACSI Site  (e.g., as opposed to a description generated in response to a user search query), but is not identified by a tab or other top-level product category identifier on the ACSI Site Home Page (e.g., as of the Effective Date, the business & investing or audio books sub-set of products included in, and accessible through the browse tree of, the ACSI Product Section identified by the Books tab on the ACSI Home Page (the Books Product Section)).

     ACSI Site means that Web Site, the primary Home Page of which is identified by the URL www.amazon.com (and any successor or replacement Web                       -------------- Site).  For the avoidance of doubt, the ACSI Site does not include any other Web Sites maintained by or for ACSI or its Affiliates (including, without limitation, those Web Sites, the primary Home Pages of which are identified by the URL's www.amazon.co.uk and www.amazon.de).           ----------------     -------------

     ACSI Site Functionality means, collectively: (a) tab, search and browse functionality available to users of the ACSI Site for navigating through ACSI Product Sections (including, without limitation, the layout and design thereof); (b) payment and transaction functionality available to users of the ACSI Site for purchasing products (including, without limitation, shopping cart and Payment with 1-Click functionality), (c) any other functionality available on the ACSI Site which ACSI may make available to Company from time to time, and (d) any future equivalents, improvements and enhancements of any of the foregoing.

     Affiliate means, with respect to any person or entity (including either Party), any other person or entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with that person or entity, or which that person or entity beneficially owns at least fifty percent (50%) of the equity interests therein (provided, however, that with respect to the Parties, no individual or entity as to which the ultimate parent entity of a Party does not directly or indirectly control the operations or management thereof (e.g., in the case of ACSI as of the date of this Agreement, Gear.com, Inc.) shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of such Party for purposes of this Agreement).

     Annual Fee means the sum of [***], representing the fixed fee payable by Company to ACSI with respect to each Year.

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     Change of Control means, with respect to Company, a transaction or series of related transactions that results in (a) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of Company, (b) the transfer of fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding voting power of Company (other than directly or indirectly to a parent or wholly-owned subsidiary of Company), or (c) the acquisition by a person or entity, by reason of any contractual arrangement or understanding with one or more persons or entities, of the right or power to appoint or cause to be appointed a majority of the directors or officers of Company.

     Claim means any claim, action or proceeding instituted by a third party (other than an Affiliate of a Party), including, without limitation, any governmental authority.

     Closing means the consummation of the purchase of common stock of Company pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement between ACSI and Company dated on or about the Effective Date (the Securities Purchase Agreement).

     Company Derivative Work means any Derivative Work (whether created by ACSI, Company, or the Parties jointly) of any Company Existing Intellectual Property or Company Future Intellectual Property.

     Company Existing Intellectual Property means, collectively, all of the following existing as of the Effective Date: (a) the Trademarks of Company and its Affiliates; (b) the Company Site, including, without limitation, any and all content, data, URLs, domain names, technology, software, code, user interfaces, look and feel, Trademarks and other items posted thereon or used in connection or associated with any of the foregoing

     Company Future Intellectual Property means, collectively, all of the following which are invented, created, developed or first reduced to practice by Company or its Affiliates after the Effective Date without the participation of ACSI or its Affiliates: (a) any Trademarks; and (b) any content, data, URLs, domain names, technology, software, code, user interfaces, look and feel or other items (but excluding any ACSI Derivative Works).

     Company Intellectual Property means, collectively, any Company Existing Intellectual Property, Company Future Intellectual Property, and Company Derivative Works, but excluding any Joint Works.

     Company Site means, collectively: (a) that Web Site, the primary Home Page for which is identified by the URL www.audible.com (and any successor or replacement Web Site); and (b) any other Web Sites operated by or for Company or its Affiliates from time to time (excluding the Mirror Company Site) through which Spoken-Word Audio Products are sold or offered for sale.

     Confidential Information means, with respect to either Party, all information relating to such Party or its Affiliates that is designated as confidential or that, given the nature of the information or the circumstances surrounding its disclosure, reasonably should

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be considered as confidential. Confidential Information includes, without limitation, (a) all information relating to a Party's or its Affiliates' technology, customers, business plans, promotional and marketing activities, finances and other business affairs; (b) all third party information that a Party or its Affiliates is obligated to keep confidential; and (c) the terms of this Agreement. Confidential Information may be contained in tangible materials, such as drawings, data, specifications, reports and computer programs, or may be in the nature of unwritten knowledge. Confidential Information does not include any information that (i) has become publicly available without breach of this Agreement, (ii) can be shown by documentation to have been known to the Receiving Party at the time of its receipt from the Disclosing Party or its Affiliates without a breach of confidentiality or other improper means, (iii) is received from a third party who did not acquire or disclose such information by a wrongful or tortious act or (iv) can be shown by documentation to have been independently developed by the Receiving Party without reference to any Confidential Information.

     Derivative Work means any adaptation, modification, enhancement, improvement or derivative work.

     Disclosing Party means a Party that discloses Confidential Information to the other Party in connection with this Agreement.

     Exclusive Spoken-Word Audio Products means: (a) spoken-word audio-only products, in a format suitable for digital download and/or streaming, [***]

     Existing ACSI Product Section means any ACSI Product Section identified on the ACSI Site Home Page as of the Effective Date, as shown in the screen shot attached as Exhibit A.

     Home Page means, with respect to a Web Site or section of a Web Site (e.g., any section of the ACSI Site primarily related to an ACSI Product Section or ACSI Product Sub-Section), the Web page designated by the operator of the Web Site as the initial and primary end user interface for such Web Site or section of a Web Site.

     Internet Radio Service means a service through which users may receive interactive or other broadcasts via the Internet or other public or private data networks.

     Joint Work means any content, data, URLs, domain names, technology, software, code, user interfaces, look and feel or other items which are invented, created, developed or first reduced to practice jointly by the Parties after the Effective Date, are protected or protectable by any Intellectual Property Rights and either: (a) include or incorporate both ACSI Existing Intellectual Property, ACSI Future Intellectual Property and/or ACSI Derivative Works, on the one hand, and/or Company Existing Intellectual Property, Company Future Intellectual Property and/or Company Derivative Works, on the other hand; or (b) include or incorporate no ACSI Existing Intellectual Property or ACSI

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Derivative Works, on the one hand, or Company Existing Intellectual Property or Company Derivative Works, on the other hand; provided, however, that notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that any such items incorporate in whole or in part any ACSI

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Site Functionality or technology, software, code, user interfaces or look and feel related thereto or incorporated therein, such items shall be deemed ACSI Derivative Works in their entirety and not Joint Works or Company Intellectual Property.

     Incentive Offer means either (a) a discount in the purchase price of Spoken-Word Audio Products offered for sale from or through the Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section or (b) an equivalent benefit upon purchase of a Spoken-Word Audio Product from or through the Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section.

     Intellectual Property Right means any patent, copyright, trademark, trade dress, trade name or trade secret right and any other intellectual property or proprietary right.

     Launch Date means the date on which the Parties mutually agree to launch the Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section, but in any event no later than 90 days after the Effective Date.

     Law means any law, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, license, permit and other requirement, now or hereafter in effect, of any governmental authority of competent jurisdiction.

     Mirror Company Site means a mirrored version of that Web Site, the primary Home Page for which is identified by the URL www.audible.com (and any successor or replacement Web Site).  The primary home page of the Mirror Company Site shall be identified by the URL www.amazon.audible.com (or such other URL as                                     ---------------------- the Parties may agree upon).

     Proration Percentage means, as of any date within the Refund Period, the following quantity, expressed as a percentage: (a) one (1); minus (b) the sum of: (i) the number of days of the Refund Period which have elapsed prior to such date; divided by (ii) the total number of days in the Refund Period.

     Non-Exclusive Spoken-Word Audio Products means spoken-word audio-only products, in a format suitable for digital download and/or streaming (excluding Exclusive Spoken-Word Audio Products and Related Products), [***]

     Receiving Party means a Party that receives Confidential Information from the other Party in connection with this Agreement.

     Referral Information means any information disclosing that a specific end-user traveled from the ACSI Site to the Mirror Company Site or purchased any products through the Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section (however obtained), or other personally-identifying information regarding users of the ACSI Site (including the Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section).

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     Refund Period means the period of time from the date upon which Company makes the payment called for by Section 5.2.1  [Annual Fees] (or is deemed to have made such payment pursuant to Section 5.3  [Waiver of Payment Obligations]) until the end of Year 2.

     Related Products means: [***]

     Site means either the ACSI Site, on the one hand, or the Mirror Company Site and Company Site collectively, on the other hand, as required by the context.

     Spoken-Word Audio Products means, collectively, Exclusive Spoken-Word Audio Products, Related Products and Non-Exclusive Spoken-Word Audio Products.

     Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section means an ACSI Product Sub-Section, to be created pursuant to this Agreement, featuring Spoken-Word Audio Products (but subject to Section 9.2 with respect to Related Products) and which shall be identified on the ACSI Site by such heading as the Parties may agree upon.

     Term means the term of this Agreement as defined in Section 10.

     Trademark means any trademark, service mark, trade name, trade dress, proprietary logo or insignia or other source or business identifier.

     Web Site means any point of presence maintained on the Internet or on any other public or private data network.  With respect to any Web Site maintained on the World Wide Web or any successor public data network, such Web Site includes all HTML pages (or similar unit of information presented in any relevant data protocol) that either (a) are identified by the same second-level domain (such as http://www.amazon.com) or by the same equivalent level identifier in any relevant address scheme, or (b) contain branding, graphics, navigation or other characteristics such that a user reasonably would conclude that the pages are part of an integrated information or service offering.

     Year means any period of twelve (12) consecutive months commencing on the Effective Date.

Section 2.  Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section and Mirror Company Site

     2.1  Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section.  Pursuant to the implementation procedures set forth in Section 4, ACSI will establish and, upon and following the Launch Date, maintain (or cause one of its Affiliates to maintain) on the ACSI Site during the Term

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the Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section. In order to provide a harmonious and consistent user experience, the presentation, format, functionality and operation of the Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section shall be generally consistent with that of other similar ACSI Product Sub-Sections (including, without limitation, by incorporating category headings and other navigational aids for specific types of Spoken-Word Audio Products offered by Company), except that ACSI will include prominent branding for Company where appropriate on pages of the Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section. Subject to the foregoing and to Section 6, ACSI will determine the content, appearance, functionality and all aspects of the ACSI Site (including the Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section) [***]

     2.2  Certain Company Obligations.  As of and following the Launch Date, Company will (a) maintain the Mirror Company Site, [***], (b) ensure that every page of the Mirror Company Site displays prominent, above-the-fold, graphical hypertext links (to be designed by ACSI and subject to Company's prior approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) which, when clicked, return the user to the ACSI Site, together with such other branding and Trademarks of ACSI as ACSI and Company may agree upon to be appropriate (provided, that if the Parties cannot agree upon such branding and Trademarks, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, ACSI shall have no obligation to establish or maintain the Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section until such time as the Parties have agreed upon the same; and provided further, that any disagreement shall be subject to the escalation procedure specified in Section 2.8  [Escalation of Certain Disputes] below), (c) ensure that the Mirror Company Site does not contain links to any Web Site other than the ACSI Site (including, without limitation, to the Company Site), (d) ensure that substantially all Spoken-Word Audio Products (and any other products approved by ACSI) available through the Company Site are available through the Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section (but subject to Section 9.2 with respect to Related Products), (e) [***], and (f) [***].  Subject to the foregoing, Company shall have the right to limit the number of promotional incentives (e.g. free give-aways, low-cost promotional offers and the like) that are offered through the Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section based upon the volume of traffic if such volume were to place Company in commercially untenable position as solely determined by Company.  Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties in writing, Company will be solely responsible for all pricing, delivery and fulfillment of any products, including Spoken-Word Audio Products offered by Company on or through the Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section (including the Mirror Company Site).

     2.3  [***].

     2.4  Technical Standards; Customer Service.  Company will at all times comply with the technical and customer service requirements and Site standards (including, without limitation, user privacy policies and customer guarantees) to be agreed upon by the Parties within forty-five (45) days after the Effective Date and attached hereto as Exhibit B.  Any dispute arising related to the creation of such requirements and standards shall be subject to the escalation procedure specified in Section 2.8  [Escalation of Certain Disputes] below.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing Company will: (a) at all times conduct its dealings with users of the Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section in a professional and courteous manner which reflects favorably upon ACSI and its Affiliates and the ACSI Site; and (b) in any event ensure that the customer

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service provided to users of the Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section (including, without limitation, in regard to product fulfillment and responsiveness to customer inquiries) is of as high a standard as is commercially reasonably possible and as good or better than that generally provided by any other online seller of Spoken-Word Audio Products in a format suitable for digital download.

     2.5  Referral Information.  Company will not disclose any Referral Information to any third party (except for third parties acting directly on behalf of Company in connection with Company's internal business and who have agreed in writing to maintain the same in confidence), or use or permit any third party to use any Referral Information to target communications specifically to users of the ACSI Site, primarily on the basis of such persons' being users of the ACSI Site, without ACSI's prior written consent (provided, however, that nothing in the foregoing shall prohibit Company from contacting its own customers generally (including contacting users of the ACSI Site as part of any such general contacts) or prohibit Company from using non-personal statistical information regarding such users in the aggregate for any purpose without ACSI's consent).  [***]

     2.6  ACSI Site Re-Design.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall limit ACSI's and its Affiliates' ability to re-design or modify the appearance, content and functionality of the ACSI Site (including any ACSI Product Section, ACSI Product Sub-Section, or any Home Pages); provided, however, that in the event that ACSI and/or its Affiliates redesign or revise the ACSI Site or any ACSI Product Section, the treatment of the Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section in connection with such re-design or revision will be substantially similar to and consistent with the treatment of other ACSI Product Sub-Sections on the ACSI Site.

     2.7  Traffic Data.  Throughout the Term, on a monthly basis, Company will provide ACSI all relevant data requested from time to time by ACSI concerning behavior on the Mirror Company Site, to the extent such behavior reasonably relates to the online promotion or sale of products sold through the ACSI Site and/or Mirror Company Site and such data is reasonably available.  ACSI and its Affiliates will hold such data in confidence and will not use it except in connection with their marketing efforts or as otherwise may be  agreed by Company in writing.  Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 2.7  [Traffic Data], Company will not be required to deliver to ACSI any user data in contravention of any applicable Law or Company's privacy policy (provided, that if Company modifies its privacy policy, Company shall revise the same in a manner which provides it the maximum legally permissible flexibility to provide the data

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specified in this Section 2.7  [Traffic Data] to ACSI).

     2.8  Escalation of Certain Disputes.  If any dispute arises relating to the matters described in Section 2.2(b)  [Certain Company Obligations], Section 2.4  [Technical Standards; Customer Service] or Section 4.1.3 of this Agreement, and the Parties are unable to resolve the dispute in the ordinary course of business, the Parties will use good-faith efforts to resolve the matter in accordance with this Section 2.8  [Escalation of Certain Disputes].  Within three (3) days

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following the written request of either Party (which will describe the nature of the dispute and other relevant information), the Parties' managers who are responsible for the ACSI/Company relationship will meet to resolve the dispute at a mutually convenient time and place.  If the relationship managers are unable to resolve the dispute within two (2) days following their initial meeting, they will refer the matter to the Parties' divisional executives who are responsible for the administration of this Agreement, along with a written statement (or statements) describing the nature of the dispute and other relevant information.  Within three (3) days following the referral of the matter to the Parties' divisional executives, the divisional executives will meet to resolve the dispute at a mutually convenient time and place.  Additional representatives of the Parties (but not their relationship managers) may be present at the meeting.  If the divisional executives are unable to resolve the dispute within two (2) days following their initial meeting, they will refer the matter to the Parties' Presidents, along with a written statement (or statements) describing the nature of the dispute and other relevant information. Within three (3) days following the referral of the matter to the Parties' Presidents (or equivalent officers), the Presidents will meet to resolve the dispute at a mutually convenient time and place.  Additional representatives of the Parties (but not their relationship managers or divisional executives) may be present at the meeting.  If the Presidents are unable to resolve the dispute within two (2) days following their initial meeting (or such later date as they may agree), the Parties will be free to exercise such rights and remedies as may be available to them at law or in equity. Any resolution of any dispute reached under this Section 2.8  [Escalation of Certain Disputes] will be reduced to writing and signed by the Parties. During any dispute resolution procedure conducted under this Section, the Parties will diligently perform all obligations hereunder that are not directly related to the dispute.

Section 3.  Promotional Activities

     3.1    Press Releases. The Parties will issue a joint press release promptly upon concluding Advertising. this Agreement, which press release shall be subject to the Party's mutual approval, which shall in any event state that Company is the exclusive provider on the ACSI Site of premium spoken-word audio product for download or streaming over the world wide web. The Parties shall have the right to issue mutually agreeable additional press releases describing the nature of their relationship at such times as the Parties shall mutually agree. Neither Party will issue any other press releases, make any other disclosures regarding this Agreement or its terms or the relationship between the Parties, or use the other Party's Trademarks (except as permitted by Section 6), without the other Party's prior written consent, except that, each Party may, without the other Party's prior consent: (y) distribute or issue public relations materials or press releases that contain a description of the relationship between the Parties, provided that such description has been approved in advance by such other Party (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed); and (z) speak in public regarding disclosures made pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 3.1  [Press Releases]. Parties will be able to include a description of this strategic partnership in the company descriptor section of standard releases, subject to initial mutual approvals.

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3.2  Advertising

     3.2.1  Amazon.com Customer Base.   During each Year of the Term following the Launch Date, ACSI (or one of its Affiliates) will deliver Amazon.com-branded e-mails and Amazon.com-branded in-product advertising materials related to the Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section to selected members of the Amazon.com customer base in at least the following quantities:

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     The Parties shall mutually agree on the nature of such advertising; [***]. With respect to all email advertising, ASCI and Company shall pre-test and plan such advertising in a manner generally consistent with the pre-testing and planning conducted by ACSI and its Affiliates with respect to advertising for other ACSI Product Sub-Sections, with the goal of achieving maximum commercial effectiveness for such advertisements (including, without limitation, by attempting to spread out such advertising in order to not unnecessarily bunch the same).  [***]

     3.2.2  Customer Subscription Emails.   [***]

     3.2.3  Company.  [***]

     3.3    Certain Covenants.  [***]

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Section 4.  Implementation

     4.1    Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section and Mirror Company Site.

            4.1.1  Generally. During the Term, the Parties will cooperate in good faith and use commercially reasonable efforts to provide a seamless customer experience of full interactivity between the Spoken-Word Audio Sub- Section and the Mirror Company Site. The Parties anticipate that the activities contemplated by this Section 4.1.1  [Generally] will be performed in two phases, as set forth in Section 4.1.2  [Implementation] and Section 4.1.3  [Phase II] below.

            4.1.2  Phase I.  Between the Effective Date and the Launch Date, the Parties shall perform such work as may be necessary to develop the Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section (in the case of ACSI) and the Mirror Company Site (in the case of Company).  Upon the Launch Date, ACSI will establish the Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section under the browse tree (or equivalent navigation structure) of the Books Product Section, and Company will establish the Mirror Site.  The Spoken- Word Audio Sub-Section will contain, among such

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other content as may be contained therein pursuant to Section 2.1  [Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section], multiple hypertext links that will allow users to navigate directly to the Mirror Company Site.

          4.1.3  Phase II. [***], the Parties shall have fully integrated the ACSI Site Functionality into the Mirror Company Site pursuant to specifications and schedules (the Phase II Development Plan) that shall be developed by ACSI in consultation with Company, which specification and schedules shall be attached hereto as Exhibit C, [***].  Any dispute arising related to the creation of the Phase II Development Plan shall be subject to the escalation procedure specified in Section 2.8  [Escalation of Certain Disputes].Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, ACSI and Company will cooperate to implement ACSI Site Functionality for the Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section (including the Mirror Company Site) in a manner consistent with the ACSI Site Functionality provided in other ACSI Product Sub-Sections, and Company and ACSI will use commercially reasonable efforts to perform, in a timely and professional manner, all technical work necessary to seamlessly integrate the ACSI Site Functionality into the Mirror Company Site, in accordance with the Phase II Development Plan.

          4.1.4  Tax Matters.  [***]

     4.2  ACSI Site Links.  Upon the Launch Date, ACSI will post permanent and/or rotating links to the Home Page of the Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section on relevant pages of the ACSI Site in a manner substantially similar to and generally consistent with the posting of links to other similar ACSI Product Sub-Sections (e.g., as of the Effective Date, the ACSI Product Sub-Section identified as Audiobooks).  [***]

     The Parties shall consult together in connection with the specific nature, prominence and positioning of the links posted on the ACSI Site pursuant to this Section 4.2  [ACSI Site Links]; [***].

     4.3  Account Managers.  Each Party will assign an account manager (which manager shall be subject to change from time to time by the assigning Party) to oversee the performance of such Party's obligations under this Agreement and to facilitate coordination of the Parties' performance of their respective obligations (including, without limitation, the establishment of the Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section, the creation of the Co-Branded Pages, the integration of the ACSI Site Functionality with the Mirror Company Site, and the advertising activities contemplated in Section 3).  The account managers will meet from time to time during the Term to review the implementation of this Agreement and to explore methods for improving performance.

     4.4  Regulatory Compliance

          4.4.1  Company will comply, and will ensure that the Mirror Company Site, the Spoken-Word Audio Products and all other activities undertaken through or in connection with the Mirror Company Site and this Agreement (including, without limitation, the participation of ACSI and its Affiliates as contemplated by this Agreement) comply with all applicable Laws.

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          4.4.2  Company will provide reasonable assistance to ACSI and ACSI's Affiliates in all regulatory compliance activities required in connection with the advertising, operation, maintenance and sale of Spoken-Word Audio Products on and through the Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section, including, but not necessarily limited to, assisting ACSI in identifying, obtaining and maintaining in force any and all licenses and permits necessary for ACSI and its Affiliates in connection with any of the foregoing.  In connection with the foregoing regulatory compliance activities, Company will reimburse ACSI for any reasonable costs (including legal costs) incurred by ACSI or its Affiliates in connection with identifying and obtaining any and all such licenses and permits. Notwithstanding the foregoing, ACSI acknowledges and agrees that Company shall have no obligation to assist ACSI in any regulatory compliance activities related to, or reimburse ACSI for any costs incurred by ACSI or its Affiliates in connection with identifying or obtaining any licenses or permits required in connection with, any advertising, operation, maintenance or sale of Spoken-Word Audio Products or other products sold by ACSI or its Affiliates independently through the ACSI Site without the participation of Company.

       4.5  Staffing. Each Party will dedicate during the Term the appropriate resources and personnel necessary for establishment of the Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section, the integration of the ACSI Site Functionality into the Mirror Company Site and the performance of its other obligations under this Agreement. Each Party's designated employees will be subject to change from time to time by such Party in its sole discretion and promptly upon such change such Party shall

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notify the other Party.

Section 5.  Compensation

       5.1  In consideration of the intangible rights granted and services to be performed by ACSI during the Term, Company will pay ACSI the consideration specified in this Section.

       5.2  Annual Fees.

            5.2.1  Upon the Closing, subject to Section 5.3  [Waiver of Payment Obligations], Company will pay ACSI via wire transfer the sum of [***] (the Company Closing Payment), representing payment of the Annual Fee for the first Year of the Term and a pre- payment of the Annual Fee for the second Year of the Term.

            5.2.2  On the first day of Year 3, Company will pay ACSI via wire transfer the sum of [***], representing the Annual Fee payable with respect to Year 3; provided, however, that if ACSI so elects by written notice delivered to Company at least ten (10) days prior to the end of Year 2, Company shall instead issue at the beginning of Year 3 to ACSI  (or such of its Affiliates as it may designate) shares of common stock of Company (or any publicly-traded Affiliate thereof) with a then-current fair market value equal to [***] as of the date of such written notice (the Year 3 Shares).

     5.3    Waiver of Payment Obligations.  At the Closing, the Company Closing Payments due to ACSI pursuant to Section 5.2.1  [Annual Fees] hereof and the Shares Consideration (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) due to the Company pursuant to Section 1.2 of

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the Securities Purchase Agreement, which amounts are identical, shall offset each other solely for the purpose of determining the actual fund transfers required at Closing. ASCI acknowledges and agrees that the entire amount of the Company Closing Payments shall be deemed paid and received upon the issuance of the Common Stock (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement).

     5.4  Royalties.  In consideration for the intangible rights granted hereunder, for each Year in which the Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section (including the Mirror Company Site) generates revenue of at [***] (the Revenue Threshold), Company will pay ACSI a royalty equal to [***] of all revenues generated from the Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any revenue received by Company from any Company customer who first links to the Mirror Company Site from the Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section and who later accesses the Company Site directly) in excess of Revenue Threshold (the Royalties) for each Year of the Term.  Company will pay ACSI any Royalties payable pursuant to this Section 5.4  [Royalties] on an annual basis, in arrears, as follows: within thirty (30) days after the end of each Year as to which any Royalties are payable, Company will remit to ACSI the Royalties payable with respect to such Year, together with a report specifying in reasonable detail: (a) the gross revenue generated by the Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section; and (b) Company's calculation of the  Royalties.

     5.5  Overdue Payments.  Payments called for by this Section 5 which are not received within five (5) business days after the date upon which payment is due will bear interest at a rate equal to the lesser of one and one-half percent (1- 1/2%) per month or the maximum legal rate permitted under the controlling Laws. Payment of such interest shall not cure or excuse any breach of any underlying payment obligation.

     5.6  Allocation of Payments.  The Parties acknowledge and agree that the Annual Fees shall be allocated as consideration for advertising services and intangible rights granted by ACSI to Company hereunder, including the rights granted under Section 2.1  [Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section] and Section 4.2  [ACSI Site Links] and the licenses granted to Company under Section 6, as follows:

             Year                    Advertising Services             Intangible Rights ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                               1                             [***]                           [***] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------               2                             [***]                           [***] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------               3                             [***]                           [***] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------- ***Confidential Information has been omitted and has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Section 6.  Proprietary Rights

      6.1   Ownership.

            6.1.1  As between the Parties, ACSI reserves all right, title and interest in and to the ACSI Intellectual Property, along with all Intellectual Property Rights associated therewith and no title to or ownership of any of the foregoing is transferred or, except as expressly set forth in Section 6.2  [ACSI License], licensed to Company or any other person or entity pursuant to this Agreement.

            6.1.2  As between the Parties, Company reserves all right, title and interest in and to the Company Intellectual Property, along with all Intellectual Property Rights associated therewith and no title to or ownership of any of the foregoing is transferred or, except as expressly set forth in Section 6.3  [Company License], licensed to ACSI or any other person or entity pursuant to this Agreement.

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            6.1.3  To the maximum extent permitted by applicable Laws, any ACSI Derivative Works or Company Derivative Works, to the extent created by or for the other Party, shall be deemed works made for hire, and all right, title and interest therein shall vest in ACSI (in the case of ACSI Derivative Works) or Company (in the case of Company Derivative Works) immediately upon creation thereof. To the extent that any such ACSI Derivative Works or Company Derivative Works are not works made for hire, Company hereby assigns and agrees to assign to ACSI (or such of its Affiliates as it may designate) all right, title and interest to all ACSI Derivative Works and all associated Intellectual Property Rights, and ACSI hereby assigns and agrees to assign to Company (or such of its Affiliates as it may designate) all right, title and interest in and to all Company Derivative Works and all associated Intellectual Property Rights. Each Party shall take, at the other Party's expense, any actions (including, without limitation, execution and delivery of affidavits and other documents) reasonably requested by such other Party to effect, perfect or confirm its or its designee's ownership rights as set forth in this Section 6.1.3  [Ownership].

            6.1.4  To the extent that any Joint Works are created in the course of performance of this Agreement, each Party shall own a joint, equal and undivided ownership interest in and to such Joint Works and the associated Intellectual Property Rights, with no duty on the part of either Party to account to the other with respect to its use and exploitation of the same. Each Party shall own all right, title and interest in and to any Derivative Works of any Joint Works created by or for such Party and all Intellectual Property Rights associated therewith (to the extent not also associated with the Joint Works). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, either Party may, without any duty to account to the other (including, without limitation, any duty to pay, share or account for any royalties):

          (a) make, manufacture, assemble, produce, market, sell, distribute,      transfer, use, license and otherwise commercially and non-commercially      exploit and deal with the Joint Works; provided, that neither Party shall      seek or obtain any

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     registration of any Intellectual Property Rights associated with the Joint      Works without the other Party's prior written consent;

          (b) make, manufacture, assemble, produce, market, sell, distribute,      transfer, use, license, seek and obtain registrations of Intellectual      Property Rights (subject to paragraph (a) above) and otherwise commercially      and non-commercially exploit and deal with Derivative Works of any Joint      Works created by or for such Party, whether or not competitive with any      items created by or for the other Party; and

          (c) authorize any third party to take any action described in (a) or      (b) above.

     6.2  ACSI License.  ACSI hereby grants to Company, during the Term, a non- exclusive, non-transferable (except in accordance with Section 11.7  [Assignment]) license, which Company may sublicense only to its Affiliates, to use the ACSI Intellectual Property supplied by ACSI to Company as is reasonably necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that Company shall not use ACSI's Trademarks, including in any advertising, without ACSI's prior written consent, unless such use conforms to a written Trademark use policy previously furnished by ACSI to Company and not subsequently modified or revoked.  All goodwill arising out of any use of any of ACSI's or its Affiliates' Trademarks by, through or under Company will inure solely to the benefit of ACSI and its Affiliates.

     6.3  Company License.  Company hereby grants to ACSI, during the Term, a non-exclusive, non-transferable (except in accordance with Section 11.7  [Assignment]) license, which ACSI may sublicense only to its Affiliates, to use the Company Intellectual Property supplied by Company to ACSI as is reasonably necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that ACSI shall not use Company's Trademarks, including in any advertising, without Company's prior written consent, unless such use conforms to a written Trademark use policy previously furnished by Company to ACSI and not subsequently modified or revoked.  All goodwill arising out of any use of any of Company's Trademarks by, through or under ACSI will inure solely to the benefit of Company.

     6.4  Non-Disparagement.  Neither Company nor ACSI will use the other Party's Trademarks in a manner that disparages the other Party or its products or services, and/or portrays the other Party or its products or services in a false, competitively adverse or poor light.  Each of Company and ACSI will comply with the other Party's requests as to the use of the other Party's Trademarks and will avoid knowingly taking any action that diminishes the value of such Trademarks.

Section 7.  Representations; Indemnity

     7.1  Representations.  Each Party represents and warrants to the other that: (a) it has the full corporate right, power and authority to enter into this Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder; (b) its performance of this Agreement, and the other Party's exercise of such other Party's rights under this Agreement, will not conflict with or result in a breach

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or violation of any of the terms or provisions or constitute a default under any agreement by which it is bound; (c) when executed and delivered, this Agreement will constitute its legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable against it in accordance with its terms; and (d) it will comply with all applicable Laws in its performance of this Agreement.

     7.2  Indemnity.  Each Party (as applicable, the Indemnifying Party) will defend, indemnify and hold harmless the other Party (the Indemnified Party) and its Affiliates (and their respective employees, directors and representatives) from and against any and all claims, costs, losses, damages, judgments and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of any Claim, to the extent it is based on (a) the operation or content of the Indemnifying Party's Site (other than any items or materials supplied, or operation or content required, by the Indemnified Party), (b) the offer, marketing or sale of any products or services through the Indemnifying Party's Site (other than any products offered, marketed or sold by the Indemnified Party

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through such Site, the Parties acknowledging that Company shall be deemed the Indemnifying Party as to any Claim related to any products offered, marketed or sold by Company through the Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section and/or Mirror Company Site, except to the extent that such Claim relates to any ACSI Site Functionality or other items or content provided by or for ACSI with respect to the Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section and/or Mirror Company Site), (c) any actual or alleged breach of the Indemnifying Party's representations or warranties set forth in Section 7.1  [Representations] above, or, in the case of Company, its obligations under Section 4.4  [Regulatory Compliance]  above, or (d) any actual or alleged infringement of any Intellectual Property Rights by any content, items or materials provided by the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party for its use under this Agreement. Subject to Section 7.3  [Procedure], the Indemnifying Party will pay any award against the Indemnified Party and its Affiliates (and their respective employees, directors or representatives) and any costs and attorneys' fees reasonably incurred by them resulting from any such Claim.

     7.3  Procedure.  In connection with any Claim described in this Section 7, the Indemnified Party will (a) give the Indemnifying Party prompt written notice of the Claim, (b) cooperate with the Indemnifying Party (at the Indemnifying Party's expense) in connection with the defense and settlement of the Claim, and (c) permit the Indemnifying Party to control the defense and settlement of the Claim, provided that the Indemnifying Party may not settle the Claim without the Indemnified Party's prior written consent (which will not be unreasonably withheld).  Further, the Indemnified Party (at its cost) may participate in the defense and settlement of the Claim with counsel of its own choosing.  Unless the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party in writing within five (5) days of its receipt of notice of any Claim that it irrevocably elects not to assume the defense of such Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall be deemed to have elected to assume the defense of such Claim.  If the Indemnifying Party elects not to assume the defense of any Claim, or having assumed the defense of any Claim fails to pursue diligently the defense thereof, the Indemnifying Party shall be deemed to have irrevocably waived any right to participate in or control the defense or settlement of such Claim and the Indemnified Party shall be entitled to sole control of the defense and settlement of such Claim (without limitation of the Indemnifying Party's indemnity obligations under this Section 7).

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Section 8.  Disclaimers, Limitations and Reservations

     8.1  DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES.  EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 7.1  [Representations] ABOVE, NEITHER PARTY MAKES, AND EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES AND DISCLAIMS, ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES REGARDING THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR USAGE OF TRADE.  WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, EACH PARTY SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY REGARDING (A) THE AMOUNT OF SALES REVENUES THAT MAY OCCUR DURING THE TERM, AND (B) ANY ECONOMIC OR OTHER BENEFIT THAT THEY MIGHT OBTAIN THROUGH ITS PARTICIPATION IN THIS AGREEMENT (OTHER THAN THE SPECIFIC SUMS TO BE PAID PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT).

     8.2  No Consequential Damages.  EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT AWARDED TO A THIRD PARTY IN A JUDGMENT AGAINST WHICH A PARTY IS ENTITLED TO INDEMNIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 7.2  [Indemnity], OR TO THE EXTENT ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF SECTION 11.4  [Nondisclosure], NEITHER PARTY WILL BE LIABLE (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY OR OTHER THEORY), TO THE OTHER PARTY OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR COST OF COVER OR FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFIT, REVENUE, BUSINESS OR DATA) ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISEDOF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH COSTS OR DAMAGES.  FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, THE PARTIES HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT NOTHING IN THIS SECTION 8.2  [No Consequential Damages] IS INTENDED TO LIMIT ANY RIGHT OF ACSI TO RECEIVE LIQUIDATED DAMAGES AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 10.5.2  [Effect of Termination].

     8.3  Limitation of Damages. EXCEPT FOR LIABILITIES UNDER SECTION 7.2  [Indemnity], NEITHER PARTY'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), WARRANTY OR OTHERWISE, SHALL EXCEED [***].

     8.4  Third Party Infringement Claims. In the event that either Party receives from a third party a bona fide claim of infringement concerning any advertising materials or other content supplied by the other Party, such Party may immediately remove such materials

--------- *** Confidential Information has been omitted and has been filed separately with     the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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or content from its Web Site at its sole discretion, pending receipt of non- infringing replacement materials or content or satisfactory resolution of such claim, and any such removal shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement.

Section 9.  Exclusivity.

     9.1    ACSI

            9.1.1 Exclusive Spoken-Word Audio Products. During the Term, [***], ACSI will not offer or sell through the ACSI Site, or authorize any third party to sell through the ACSI Site, any Exclusive Spoken-Word Audio Products; [***].

            9.1.2 [***]

     9.2    [***]

     9.3    [***]

     9.4    Records; Audit. Each Party will, during the Term and for a period of one (1) year thereafter, maintain complete and accurate books and records sufficient to verify its compliance or non-compliance with the provisions of this Section 9 (and, in the case of Company, Section 5.4  [Royalties]). Each Party (the Audited Party') will, upon at least thirty (30) days' prior written request by the other Party (the Auditing Party), allow an independent certified public

Source: AUDIBLE INC, 10-Q, 11/13/2000





accounting firm selected by the Auditing Party and reasonably acceptable to the Audited Party to audit such books and records at the Audited Party's premises to the extent necessary to verify the Audited Party's compliance or non-compliance with the provisions of this Section 9 (or, in the case of Company, Section 5.4  [Royalties]); provided, that: (a) any such audit is conducted during normal business hours and in a manner designed to not unreasonably interfere with the Audited Party's ordinary business operations; (b) audits may not occur more frequently than once every twelve (12) months; and (c) each such audit may only cover the period commencing after the period covered by the last audit conducted pursuant to this Section, if any. The Auditing Party agrees that any information learned or disclosed by its auditor in connection with such audit is Confidential Information of the Audited Party. If any such audit reveals any material non- compliance with the provisions of this Section 9 by the Audited Party, the Audited Party shall, within ten (10) days of its receipt of an invoice therefor, reimburse the Auditing Party for all reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred by the Auditing Party in connection with the applicable audit. If any such audit reveals any underpayment of any sums payable pursuant to Section 5.4  [Royalties], Company will promptly remit to ACSI the amount of the underpayment; and, if the amount of such underpayment is five percent (5%) or more for any audited period, Company shall, within ten (10) days of its receipt of an invoice therefor, reimburse ACSI for all reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred by ACSI and its Affiliates in connection with the applicable audit together with interest on any underpayment as provided in Section 5.5  [Overdue Payments].

--------------- ***Confidential Information has been omitted and has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Section 10.  Term and Termination

     10.1    Term.  The term of this Agreement will commence on the Effective Date, and unless earlier terminated as provided elsewhere in this Agreement, will end automatically upon the end of Year 3.

     10.2    Termination for Breach.  Without limiting any other rights or remedies (including, without limitation, any right to seek damages and other monetary relief and ACSI's rights under Section 10.3  [ACSI Termination] or Company's rights under Section 10.4  [Company Termination]) that either Party may have in law or otherwise, either Party may terminate this Agreement if the other Party materially breaches its obligations hereunder, provided that, except as provided in Section 10.3  [ACSI Termination] and 10.4  [Company Termination], (a) the non-breaching Party sends written notice to the breaching Party describing the breach, and (b) the breaching Party does not cure the breach within thirty (30) days following its receipt of such notice; provided further, however, that without limitation of ACSI's rights under Section 10.3  [ACSI Termination] if the conditions set forth in that Section are satisfied, in the event of any failure by Company to comply with the customer service requirements specified in Section 2.4  [Technical Standards; Customer Service] and Exhibit B, ACSI shall only be entitled to terminate this Agreement by reason of such failure if it is material, ACSI has notified Company of such non-compliance and Company has not come into compliance with such requirements within sixty (60) days from the date of the non-breaching Party's notice.

     10.3    ACSI Termination. In the event that: (a) Company at any time engages in any criminal conduct, fraud, dishonesty or other behavior that is materially harming the goodwill or reputation of ACSI or its Affiliates or the ACSI Site; (b) Company has consistently failed to abide by the technical and customer service requirements described in Section 2.4  [Technical Standards; Customer Service] or has failed to integrate the ACSI Site Functionality into the Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section and/or Mirror Company Site as required by the Phase II Development Plan (so long as such failure is not a result of acts or omissions by ACSI); or (c) Company consistently fails to pay bona fide debts as they legally come due, institutes or has instituted against it any bankruptcy, reorganization, debt arrangement, assignment for the benefit of creditors, or other proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency Law or dissolution, receivership, or liquidation proceeding (and, if such proceeding is instituted against it, such proceeding is not dismissed within one hundred twenty (120) days), the same shall be deemed a material breach of this Agreement which is not susceptible to cure, and ACSI shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement upon written notice to Company. [***]

     10.4    Company Termination.  In the event that (a) ACSI has failed to integrate the ACSI Site Functionality into the Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section and/or Mirror Company Site as required by the Phase II Development Plan (so long as such failure is not a result of acts or omissions by Company); or (b) ACSI consistently fails to pay its bona fide debts as they legally come due, institutes or has instituted against it any bankruptcy, reorganization, debt arrangement, assignment for the benefit of creditors, or other proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency Law or dissolution, receivership, or liquidation proceeding (and, if such proceeding is instituted against it, such proceeding is not dismissed within one hundred twenty (120) days), the same shall be deemed a material breach of this Agreement which is

--------------- ***Confidential Information has been omitted and has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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not susceptible to cure, and Company shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement upon written notice to ACSI.

     10.5  Effect of Termination.

           10.5.1  General.  Upon termination of this Agreement, each Party in receipt, possession or control of the other Party's intellectual or proprietary property, information and materials (including any Confidential Information) pursuant to this Agreement must return to the other Party (or at the other Party's written request, destroy and certify in writing such destruction) such property, information and materials.  In addition, except as provided in Section 10.5.2  [Effect of Termination], Company will promptly upon any termination of this Agreement pay to ACSI a prorated portion of the Annual Fee due for the Year in which termination is effective; provided, however, that if Company terminates this Agreement by reason of ACSI's breach hereof, Company shall have no further payment obligation, and, if such termination occurs at any time during the Refund

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Period, ACSI shall promptly either (a) refund to Company a percentage of the Annual Fees paid pursuant to Section 5.2.1  [Annual Fees] equal to the Proration Percentage, or, at ACSI's option, (b) cause the transfer and assignment to Company of a percentage of the Shares delivered pursuant to Section 5.3  [Waiver of Payment Obligations] equal to the Proration Percentage.  Sections 6 through 8, 10 and 11 will survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.

           10.5.2  [***]

           10.5.3  Construction by Court.  To the extent that any court of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of Section 10.5.2  [Effect of Termination] is for any reason unlawful, invalid, in violation of public policy or otherwise unenforceable in whole or in part, such provision shall be narrowed in scope to the extent necessary to make the same lawful, valid and enforceable while as nearly as possible reflecting the intent of the Parties as expressed in this Agreement.

           10.5.4  User Transition.  Upon any termination or expiration of the Term the Parties will cooperate in good faith to promote a smooth customer transition, and in any event, Company will, at ACSI's option, continue to operate the Mirror Company Site and offer Spoken-Word Audio Products through the Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section in accordance with the terms of this Agreement for a period of up to six (6) months following such termination.

           10.5.5  Phase II Development Plan.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Parties acknowledge and agree that no failure by the Parties to develop the Phase II Development Plan as contemplated by Section 4.1.3  [Phase II] shall be deemed, in itself, a breach of this Agreement by either Party (and therefore that such occurrence shall not, in itself, give rise to any of the remedies specified in Section 10.5.1  [General] or Section 10.5.2  [Effect of Termination]).

--------------- ***Confidential Information has been omitted and has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Section  11.  Miscellaneous

      11.1    Tax Treatment.

              11.1.1  The Parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby are not intended to create any jurisdiction or authority for any governmental authority to impose any obligation to collect any sales tax, use tax or similar tax in connection with any sales of products by either Party or its Affiliates. Accordingly, each Party agrees to take such action as the other Party may reasonably request (including, without limitation, execution of affidavits and other documents) to avoid or curtail the imposition, by reason of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, of any such obligation on such Party or its Affiliates, or the establishment of a nexus for tax purposes sufficient to grant any jurisdiction the authority to levy any sales tax, use tax or similar tax on sales of products by such Party or its Affiliates in connection with this Agreement; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 11.1.1  [Tax Treatment] shall limit Company's obligations under Section 11.1.2  [Tax Treatment].

              11.1.2  Company will collect and pay, and indemnify and hold harmless ACSI and its Affiliates from, any sales, use, excise, import or export, value added or similar tax or duty not based on ACSI's or its Affiliates' net income, including penalties and interest, costs associated with the collection and withholding thereof and attorneys fees in connection therewith, arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or Company's advertisement, offer or sale of any products.

     11.2     Insurance.  Company will at its expense, prior to the Launch Date obtain, and thereafter throughout the Term and for a period of six (6) months thereafter maintain, such policy or policies of insurance as is commercially reasonable for the transactions and business contemplated by this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Company will ensure that such policies contain a waiver of subrogation against ACSI, name ACSI and its assignees as additional insureds.  Company will not modify or terminate any coverage without giving at least thirty (30) days' prior written notice to ACSI. Upon request from ACSI, Company will furnish to ACSI certificates of insurance and such other documentation relating to such policies as ACSI may reasonably request.

     11.3     Independent Contractors. The Parties are entering this Agreement as independent contractors, and this Agreement will not be construed to create a partnership, joint venture or employment relationship between them. Neither Party will represent itself to be an employee or agent of the other or enter into any agreement or legally binding commitment or statement on the other's behalf of or in the other's name.

     11.4     Nondisclosure. Each Party will protect the Confidential Information of the other Party from misappropriation and unauthorized use or disclosure, and at a minimum, will take precautions at least as great as those taken to protect its own confidential information of a similar nature, but in no event with less than reasonable care. Without limiting the foregoing, the Receiving Party will: (a) use such Confidential Information solely for the purposes for which it has been disclosed; and (b) disclose such Confidential

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Information only to those of its and its Affiliates' employees, agents, and consultants who have a need to know the same for the purpose of performing this Agreement and who are informed of and agree to a duty of nondisclosure. The Receiving Party may also disclose Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party to the extent necessary to comply with applicable Law or legal process or pursuant to a registration report or exhibits thereto filed or to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, listing agency or any stock securities commission, or any other associated filings, provided that the Receiving Party uses gives the Disclosing Party not less than ten (10) days' prior written notice thereof and complies with all reasonable requests of the Disclosing Party to minimize the extent or scope of any such disclosure. Upon request of the other Party, or in any event upon any termination or expiration of the Term, each Party shall return to the other or destroy (and certify in writing such destruction) all materials, in any medium, which contain, embody, reflect or

Source: AUDIBLE INC, 10-Q, 11/13/2000





reference all or any part of any Confidential Information of the other Party.

     11.5     Costs.  Except as expressly provided herein, each Party will be responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with the negotiation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.

     11.6     Notices.  Any notice or other communication under this Agreement given by either Party to the other Party will be in writing and, to be effective, must be sent to the intended recipient by prepaid registered letter, receipted commercial courier, or electronically receipted facsimile transmission (acknowledged in like manner by the intended recipient) at its address specified below its signature at the end of this Agreement, and in the case of ACSI, with a copy to Amazon.com, Inc., 1200 12th Avenue South, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98144, USA, Facsimile: (206) 266-7010 Attn: General Counsel and in the case of Company, with a copy to Audible Inc., Facsimile 973-890-0178, Attn: Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs; provided, that no notice of  termination of this Agreement shall be deemed properly given unless sent by prepaid registered mail to such address(es) and to the attention of such officer(s).  Either Party may from time to time change such address or individual by giving the other Party notice of such change in accordance with this Section 11.6  [Notices].

     11.7     Assignment. Company may not assign or delegate this Agreement or any of its rights or obligations hereunder, whether voluntarily, involuntarily, by operation of Law or otherwise, without ACSI's prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, except that Company may assign this Agreement to any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary in connection with any corporate reorganization undertaken for the purpose of minimizing the tax liability of Company and its Affiliates or other bona fide corporate purpose or in connection with any Change of Control [***]. Subject to the preceding two sentences, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their successors and assigns. ACSI may assign this Agreement to (a) any corporation or other entity resulting from any merger, consolidation, or other reorganization involving ACSI, (b) any of its Affiliates, or (c) any person or entity to which it transfers all or

--------------- ***Confidential Information has been omitted and has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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substantially all of its assets relating to the Spoken-Word Audio Sub-Section; provided that the assignee agrees in writing to be bound by all the terms and conditions of this Agreement.  Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement will be binding on and enforceable by the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

     11.8     Nonwaiver.  To be effective, any waiver by a Party of any of its rights or the other Party's obligations under this Agreement must be made in a writing signed by the Party to be charged with the waiver.  No failure or forbearance by either Party to insist upon or enforce performance by the other Party of any of the provisions of this Agreement or to exercise any rights or remedies under this Agreement or otherwise at law or in equity shall be construed as a waiver or relinquishment to any extent of such Party's right to assert or rely upon any such provision, right, or remedy in that or any other instance; rather the same shall be and remain in full force and effect.

     11.9     Counterparts; Transmitted Copies. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which taken together will constitute one and the same instrument. To expedite the process of entering into this Agreement, the Parties acknowledge that Transmitted Copies of the Agreement shall be equivalent to original documents until such time (if any) as original documents are completely executed and delivered. Transmitted Copies shall mean copies which are reproduced or transmitted via facsimile, or another process of complete and accurate reproduction and transmission.

     11.10    Headings.  The headings of sections and subsections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not intended to restrict, affect or otherwise influence the interpretation or construction of any provision of this Agreement.

     11.11    Choice of Law.  This Agreement will be interpreted, construed and enforced in accordance with the Laws of the State of Washington, without reference to its choice of Laws rules.

     11.12    Venue.  Company hereby irrevocably consents to non-exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue in the state and federal courts located in King County, Washington, with respect to any claim, action or proceeding arising out of or related to this Agreement and agrees not to commence or prosecute any such claim, action or proceeding other than in the aforementioned courts.

     11.13    Entire Agreement.  This Agreement (a) represents the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any previous or contemporaneous oral or written agreements regarding such subject matter and (b) may be amended or modified only by a written instrument signed by a duly authorized agent of each Party.  No breach of this Agreement by either Party shall affect the rights or obligations of either Party under any other Agreement between the Parties; rather, the same will remain in full force and effect.

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ACSI                                     Company: ----                                     --------

Amazon.com Commerce Services, Inc.       Audible Inc.

 /s/                                      /s/ Don Katz ----------------------------------       -------------------------------------- By (Sign)                                By (Sign)

Vice President                           Founder, Chairman, Acting CEO ----------------------------------       -------------------------------------- Title                                    Title

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1/30/2000                                1/30/2000 ----------------------------------       -------------------------------------- Date                                     Date

Notice Address:                          Notice Address:

[***]                                    [***]

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Source: AUDIBLE INC, 10-Q, 11/13/2000 
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?

Output: Company will not modify or terminate any coverage without giving at least thirty (30) days' prior written notice to ACSI.


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Exhibit 4.28

SERVICE AGREEMENT

1 OCTOBER 2019

WPP 2005 LIMITED

and

JOHN ROGERS





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CONTENTS Clause Page

1. Interpretation 3 2. Commencement of Appointment 4 3. Executive's Duties 4 4. Place of Work 5 5. Working Hours 5 6. Remuneration 5 7. Expenses 6 8. Pensions 6 9. Insurances 7 10. Sickness Absence 8 11. Holidays 8 12. Other Interests 8 13. Confidential Information 9 14. Intellectual Property 10 15. Termination of Employment 12 16. Garden Leave 14 17. Office as a Director 14 18. Protective Covenants 15 19. Data Protection 15 20. Grievance and Disciplinary Procedure 15 21. Collective Agreements 16 22. General 16

Signatories 16

Schedule

1. Power of Attorney 17 2. Incentive Plans 18 3. Protective Covenants 21





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THIS AGREEMENT is made on 1 October 2019

BETWEEN: (1) WPP 2005 LIMITED (registered number 01003653) whose registered office is at Sea Containers, 19 Upper Ground, London SE1 9GL (the Company) (2) JOHN ROGERS (the Executive).

IT IS AGREED as follows: 1. INTERPRETATION 1.1 In this Agreement:

Appointment means the employment of the Executive by the Company on and subject to the terms of this Agreement;

Board means the board of directors of the Company or any committee of the board duly appointed for the purpose in question, from time to time;

Financial Year means the Company's financial year ending on 31 December each year;

Group means the Company, any holding company of the Company, and any holding company of the holding company from time to time, together with any subsidiary of the Company or its holding company or the holding company of its holding company, and Group Company means any one of them;

holding company and subsidiary shall, as the context so permits, have the meaning given by section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006 or under relevant applicable laws in Jersey;

Recognised Investment Exchange means a relevant EEA market as defined in, or a market established under, the rules of any investment exchange specified in schedule 3 to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005;

Compensation Committee means the committee of non-executive directors as appointed by the Board of WPP plc from time to time for the purposes of determining the Company's policy on executive remuneration;

Termination Date means the date on which the Appointment terminates for whatever reason; and

UK Listing Authority means the FCA, acting in its capacity as the competent authority for the purposes of part VI of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. 1.2 A reference to a particular law is a reference to it as it is in force for the time being, taking account of any amendment, extension or re-enactment, and includes any subordinate legislation for the time being in force made under it. 1.3 The headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and do not affect its interpretation. 3





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2. COMMENCEMENT OF APPOINTMENT 2.1 The Appointment will begin on 27 January 2020 or such other date as the parties shall agree and when the Executive is not subject to any restrictions to prevent the commencement of his employment with the Company. There is no period of previous employment with the Company. 2.2 The Appointment may be terminated in accordance with clause 15 (or in furtherance of any right either party may have at common law). 3. EXECUTIVE'S DUTIES 3.1 The Executive shall serve the Company as Chief Financial Officer and as an Executive Director of WPP plc, and/or in such other capacity or capacities, within the Group as the Company may reasonably require from time to time, but subject always to it being consistent with his status, skills and experience. 3.2 During the Appointment the Executive shall: (a) diligently exercise such powers and perform such duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the Board of WPP plc; (b) accept any offices or directorships as reasonably required by the Company; (c) use his best endeavours to promote, protect, develop and extend the business of the Company and any Group Company; (d) comply with all reasonable and lawful directions given to him by the Board of WPP plc; (e) comply with all policies and procedures of the Company and/or the Group. The Executive's attention is drawn, in particular, but without limitation, to the Company's data protection, anti-bribery and corruption and expenses policies and the WPP Code of Conduct; (f) comply with all requirements, recommendations or regulations of any regulatory authority which is relevant to the Executive's role and/or to the Company or any relevant Group Company; (g) promptly make such reports to the Board of WPP plc in connection with the affairs of the Company or any Group Company on such matters and at such times as are reasonably required; (h) report to the Board of WPP plc his own wrongdoing and any wrongdoing or proposed wrongdoing of any other employee who reports to him or a director of the Company or any Group Company, to the extent he has first-hand knowledge of such wrongdoing or proposed wrongdoing by such employee or director, promptly on becoming aware of it; (i) comply with the articles of association (as amended from time to time) of any Group Company of which he is a director; (j) abide by all statutory, fiduciary or common law duties to the Company or any Group Company of which he is a director; (k) do such things as are necessary to ensure compliance by himself and the Company or any relevant Group Company with the UK Corporate Governance Code of the UK Listing Authority (as amended from time to time); 4





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(l) comply with all requirements, recommendations or regulations, as amended from time to time, of the UK Listing Authority, the Market Abuse Regulation (596/2014/EU), the FCA and all other regulatory authorities relevant to the Company or any Group Company and any code of practice issued by the Company (as amended from time to time) relating to dealing in the securities of the Company or any Group Company; and (m) comply with the requirements under both legislation and regulations on insider dealing. 4. PLACE OF WORK 4.1 The Executive's normal place of work shall be the Company's head office in the UK from time to time as the Company may reasonably determine, for the proper performance of his duties. The Executive shall travel to such places (inside and) outside the UK as may be required in order to properly perform his duties, in particular, to the head office in the USA. In connection therewith, the Executive is likely from time to time to be required to work outside the UK for periods exceeding one month. 4.2 There are currently no additional terms which apply where the Executive is required to work outside the UK for a period exceeding one month, but the Company reserves the right to issue such terms, and any such terms will be notified to the Executive. 5. WORKING HOURS 5.1 The parties agree that the Executive's role and senior status are such that the Executive will determine the whole of his working time himself and his working time cannot be measured or pre-determined and, accordingly, that the Appointment falls within the scope of Regulation 20 of the Working Time Regulations 1998, meaning that the restrictions on working time set out in the Working Time Regulations do not apply to him. 5.2 During the Appointment, unless prevented by ill-health or accident and except during holiday taken in accordance with clause 11, the Executive shall devote the whole of his time, skill and attention during normal business hours, and at such other times as may be reasonably necessary (without additional remuneration), to his duties under this Agreement. 6. REMUNERATION 6.1 The Company will pay the Executive a salary of £740,000 and a fixed benefits allowance of £30,000 per annum. The salary (and so far, as is reasonably possible) the benefits allowance will accrue from day to day and be payable in equal instalments in arrears on or around the 25th day of every month, less deductions for income tax and National Insurance contributions and shall be inclusive of any fees receivable by the Executive as a director of any Group Company. 6.2 The Executive's salary will be reviewed by the Compensation Committee every two years. There will be no salary review after notice to terminate this Agreement has been given by either party. The Company has no obligation to increase the Executive's salary following a review. 6.3 The Executive will be eligible to participate in any bonus or discretionary remuneration plan on such terms as the Compensation Committee may from time to time decide and always subject to the terms of the Executive Remuneration policy as approved by shareholders of WPP plc and to additional terms and conditions including the malus and clawback provisions of all relevant share or stock plans and as referred to in Schedule 2. 6.4 Any bonus payment to the Executive shall be purely discretionary and shall not form part of the Executive's contractual remuneration under this Agreement. Payment of a bonus to the Executive in 5





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one year shall confer no right on the Executive to receive a bonus in any other year. Specifically, but without limitation, the Executive shall have no right to be considered for, or payment of, a bonus where the Executive is subject to, or may about to be subject to, an ongoing investigation or disciplinary process into facts or matters which could lead to such bonus being forfeited, or reduced and in all events if the Appointment has terminated for any reason or if he is under notice of termination whether given by the Executive or the Company at or prior to the date when a bonus might otherwise have been payable. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Executive is exonerated of any of the allegations made during any such disciplinary process or if any investigation does not result in any material action against the Executive, he will (once the disciplinary process or investigation is concluded) have the right to be considered for a bonus as if there had been no such investigation or disciplinary process. If any bonus becomes payable in such circumstances it will be paid without delay following the conclusion of the disciplinary process or investigation. 6.5 The Executive hereby irrevocably consents to the Company, at any time during the Appointment or on its termination (however arising), deducting from salary or any other payments due to the Executive in respect of the Appointment any monies due from him to the Company or any Group Company. 6.6 The Executive agrees that every benefit arising out of or in connection with his employment whilst he remains a director is subject to change (including detrimental change without compensation) where any particular benefit paid, or otherwise owing or becoming payable to him in the future, breaches or may breach the terms of the shareholder approved Executive Compensation Policy at any time. 7. EXPENSES

The Company will reimburse the Executive (on production of such evidence as it may reasonably require) the amount of all travelling and other expenses properly and reasonably incurred by him in the discharge of his duties in strict accordance with the Company's expenses policy from time to time. 8. PENSION 8.1 The Company operates a Group pension plan (the Plan). The Executive is entitled to participate in the Plan (or such pension scheme as may be established by the Company to replace the Plan), subject to its trust deeds and rules from time to time. The Executive has opted out of the Plan. Whilst his status remains so, he will receive in lieu the annual sum of 10% of his current salary, paid monthly in instalments, together with his salary. 8.2 The Company reserves the right to terminate the Plan at any time without replacing it. In this event, and assuming he is, or has been, a member, the Executive's rights (if any) will be in accordance with the said trust deeds and rules. 8.3 The Executive has been grated Fixed Protection. The Company acknowledges that once the Executive has informed the Company that he has Fixed Protection, under Regulation 5D of the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) Regulations 2010 it does not need to automatically-enrol or automatically re-enrol the Executive into a pension scheme. The Company therefore agrees not to enrol the Executive in the Plan or any other pension scheme at any time after the Executive has informed the Company that he has Fixed Protection 2016,

The Company agrees in the meantime that it will not enrol the Executive into the Plan or any other pension scheme unless it is compelled to do so by law or the parties agree in writing otherwise. If the Company is compelled to enrol the Executive into the Plan or another pension scheme under law, or the Executive opts to join the Plan or any other pension scheme the Executive acknowledges and agrees that: 6





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(a) the Company has no liability to him if payment of any contribution to, or the provision of any benefit under, the Plan (whether by itself or when aggregated with any contribution to or any increase in value of the Executive's rights under any other arrangement) gives rise to an annual allowance or lifetime allowance charge (within the meaning of the Finance Act 2004) and that the Company has no responsibility to make any enquiry or advise the Executive as to the possibility of any such charge; (b) he is liable for reporting and paying any such charge in accordance with the Finance Act 2004; and (c) the Company has no liability to him in respect of any loss for any reason of enhanced protection, fixed protection, fixed protection 2014, fixed protection 2016 or any similar protection allowed in future (for the purposes of the Finance Act 2004) if applicable to the Executive. 9. INSURANCES 9.1 In partial spend of the fixed benefits allowance referred to in sub-clause 6.1, the Executive and his spouse or civil partner and any children under the age of 21 (or 24 if in full time education) are entitled to membership of a private medical insurance scheme. 9.2 The Executive is entitled to membership of a Group income protection plan and life assurance cover, which will be paid for by the Company. 9.3 Participation in all insurance schemes from time to time is subject to: (a) the terms of the relevant insurance scheme, as amended from time to time; (b) the rules or the insurance policy of the relevant insurance provider, or WPP Healthcare Trust as amended from time to time; and (c) the Executive (and where relevant any other potential beneficiary) satisfying the normal underwriting requirements of the relevant insurance provider and the premium being at a rate which the Company considers reasonable. 9.4 If the insurer refuses for any reason to provide the benefit to the Executive (or any relevant dependant) the Company shall not be liable to provide to the Executive any replacement benefit of the same or similar kind or to pay any compensation in lieu of such benefit. Full details of the insurance schemes are available from the Company's Worldwide Compensation and Benefits Director. 9.5 For the avoidance of doubt, the Company's sole obligations in respect of the insurance benefits referred to in sub clause 9.1 and 9.2 is to pay the premia from time to time requested by the provider and to pay to the Executive any sums as may from time to time be received by the Company from the provider in respect of any claim made by the Executive (for him or a dependent) under any insurance scheme. 9.6 The Company shall have the right at its sole discretion to alter the cover provided or any term of any insurance scheme or to cease to provide (without replacement) any insurance scheme or cover at any time. 9.7 The Executive is entitled to the benefit of any indemnity in the Company's articles of association and may also entitled to the benefit of cover under such directors and officers liability insurance policy as may be maintained by the Company from time to time. 7





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10. SICKNESS ABSENCE 10.1 If the Executive cannot attend work due to sickness or injury, the Executive will keep the Chairman informed of his condition and, where the absence lasts for a period of seven calendar days or more, the Executive will (at the request of the Company) produce a doctor's certificate to the Company in respect of his absence. (a) Provided the Executive complies with the Company's sickness absence notification and certification requirements, the Executive shall be entitled to receive his full salary and contractual benefits during any period of sickness absence not exceeding 26 weeks in any rolling period of 12 months. These payments shall be inclusive of any Statutory Sick Pay due. No payment of salary will be made during any subsequent period of absence when the Executive is eligible to receive benefits under the Group income protection plan referred to in sub clause 9.2. 10.2 If the Company so reasonably requires, the Executive agrees to consent to a medical examination by a medical practitioner nominated by the Company, at the Company's expense. The Executive agrees that the Company may have access to reports and results produced in connection with any such examination and that it may discuss the contents of the report with the relevant medical practitioner, subject to the Executive being given the opportunity to review and comment on the report before it is disclosed to anyone within the Company. 10.3 If the Executive is absent due to illness for more than one month, the Board shall be entitled at any time thereafter to appoint an executive director or employee to perform the Executive's duties and to exercise his powers until the Executive is able to resume his duties, following which such substitute will cease to act in the Executive's role. 10.4 The Company reserves the right to terminate the Appointment under the terms of this Agreement even when this would or might cause the Executive to forfeit any entitlement to sick pay or Group income protection benefit. 11. HOLIDAYS 11.1 The Company's holiday year runs from 1 January to 31 December (the Holiday Year). The Executive is entitled to 25 days' paid holiday in addition to the usual public or bank holidays in England) in every Holiday Year, to be taken at times convenient to the Company. 11.2 No accrued but untaken holiday may be carried forward to the next holiday year and will lapse unless the Executive has been prevented from taking holiday due to sickness or statutory family leave to which he is or may be entitled further to Company policy from time to time. 11.3 The Company reserves the right to require the Executive to take any outstanding holiday during any period of notice of termination of employment or to make a payment in lieu of holiday outstanding at the Termination Date. If, at the Termination Date, the Executive has taken more holiday than he has accrued, the Executive hereby expressly consents to the Company deducting an appropriate amount from any payments otherwise due him. Deductions and payments in lieu of holiday are to be calculated on the basis that a day's holiday is equal to 1/260 of the Executive's basic salary. 12. OTHER INTERESTS

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(a) as holder or beneficial owner (for investment purposes only) of any class of securities in a company if those securities are listed or dealt in on a Recognised Investment Exchange and the Executive (together with his spouse, children, parents and parents' issue) neither holds nor is beneficially interested in more than 1% of the securities of that class; or (b) with the consent in writing of the Company, which may be given subject to any terms which the Company requires. 13. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION 13.1 In this clause 13, Confidential Information means information (whether or not recorded in documentary form, or stored on any magnetic or optical disk or memory) relating, without limitation, to the business, clients, customers, products, affairs and finances of the Company or any Group Company for the time being confidential to the Company or any Group Company or in relation to which the Company or any Group Company is subject to a duty of confidentiality and trade secrets including, without limitation, technical data and know-how relating to the business of the Company or any Group Company or of any persons having dealings with the Company or any Group Company, whether or not such information (if it is not in oral form) is marked confidential, and includes, without limitation: (a) existing and prospective activities of the Company or any Group Company, including timing, business plans and financial information; (b) existing and prospective terms of business, prices and pricing strategies and structures, profit margins, trading arrangements, discounts and rebates of the Company or any Group Company; (c) existing and prospective marketing information, plans, strategies, tactics and timing relating to the Company or any Group Company; (d) existing and prospective lists of suppliers and rates of charge relating to the Company or any Group Company; (e) existing and prospective financial and other products or services, including applications, designs, technical data and qualifications relating to the Company or any Group Company; (f) existing and prospective software applications relating to the Company or any Group Company; (g) information relating to existing and prospective officers, employees and consultants of the Company or any Group Company including their engagement, their contractual terms including commission and bonuses and information relating to the termination of their employment or appointment with the Company or any Group Company; (h) any disputes and litigation proposed, in progress or settled in relation to the Company or any Group Company; (i) any invention, technical data, know-how or other manufacturing information of the Group or its customers/clients; and (j) existing and prospective research and development activities. 13.2 The Executive must not make use of or divulge to any person or entity, and must use his best endeavours to prevent the unauthorised use, publication or disclosure of, any Confidential 9





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Information which is disclosed or made available to the Executive, either directly or indirectly, during the course of, or in connection with, the Executive's employment or his holding any office within the Group from any source within the Company or any Group Company and shall be under an obligation promptly to report to the Group any such unauthorised use or disclosure which comes to his knowledge. 13.3 This clause 13 does not apply to information which: (a) is used or disclosed in the proper performance of the Executive's duties or with the prior written consent of the Company or any Group Company; (b) is ordered to be disclosed by a court of competent jurisdiction or otherwise required to be disclosed by law; (c) is already in the public domain (other than as a result of unauthorised disclosure by the Executive or any other person); or (d) is already lawfully possessed by the Executive without any obligations of confidentiality or restrictions on use. 13.4 The Executive shall not, during the Appointment or at any time thereafter, make, except for the benefit of the Company or any Group Company, any copy, record or memorandum (whether or not recorded in writing or on computer disk or tape) of any Confidential Information and any such copy, record or memorandum made by the Executive during the Appointment shall be and remain the property of the Company and accordingly shall be returned by the Executive to the Company on the Termination Date or when required to do so by the Company. 13.5 The Executive shall not other than in the ordinary course of the Appointment without the prior written consent of the Board either directly or indirectly publish any opinion, fact or material or deliver any lecture or address or participate in the making of any film, radio broadcast or television transmission or communicate with any representative of the media or any third party relating to: (a) the business or affairs of the Company or of any other Group Company or to any of its or their officers, employees, customers, clients, suppliers, distributors, agents or shareholders; or (b) the development or exploitation of any Intellectual Property Rights, including Confidential Information. 13.6 Each of the restrictions in each sub clause above will be enforceable independently of each of the others and its validity will not be affected if any of the others are invalid. If any of those restrictions are void but would be valid if some part of the restriction were deleted, the restriction in question will apply with such modification as may be necessary to make it valid. 13.7 For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement precludes the Executive from making a protected disclosure within the meaning of Part 4A (Protected Disclosures) of the Employment Rights Act 1996. 14. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 14.1 For the purposes of this Agreement, the following definitions shall apply: (a) Intellectual Property Rights means: (i) copyrights, moral rights, patents, inventions, know-how, Confidential Information, database rights, brands, business names, domain names, 10





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and rights in trademarks, service marks and designs (whether registered or unregistered); (ii) applications for registration, and the right to apply for registration, and registrations for any of the same, and any renewals, reissues, extensions, continuations or divisions thereof; (iii) rights to use such assets listed in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) under licences, consents, orders, statutes or otherwise; and (iv) all other intellectual property rights and equivalent or similar forms of protection now or hereafter existing anywhere in the world. (b) IP Materials means all documents, software, photographic or graphic works of any type, and other materials in any medium or format which are created by or on behalf of the Executive in the course of performing his obligations under this Agreement and which are protected by or relate to Intellectual Property Rights. 14.2 Any Intellectual Property Rights created by the Executive or arising in the course of his employment or his performing his obligations under this Agreement shall belong to and vest in the Company. 14.3 To the extent that ownership of Intellectual Property Rights does not vest in the Company by operation of law, the Executive hereby assigns to the Company his entire right, title and interest in all Intellectual Property Rights which arise in the course of performing his obligations under this Agreement (including all present and future copyright, and copyright revivals and extensions). This assignment shall take effect upon the creation of each of the Intellectual Property Rights but if for any reason this does not occur, he agrees that he will hold all such Intellectual Property Rights on trust for the benefit of the Company until such time as it does. 14.4 The Executive agrees to sign all documents and to do all other acts which the Company requests (at its expense) to enable the Company to enjoy the full benefit of this clause 14. This includes joining in any application, which may be made in the Company's sole name for registration of any Intellectual Property Rights (such as a patent, trademark or registered design), and assisting the Company in defending and enforcing such rights during and after the employment (at the Company's expense). 14.5 Without prejudice to the generality of clause 13 (Confidential Information), the Executive may only use the Intellectual Property Rights and IP Materials to perform his obligations under this Agreement, and shall not disclose any Intellectual Property Rights or IP Materials to any third party without the express prior written consent of the Company. 14.6 The Executive waives all moral rights in IP Materials to which he may otherwise be entitled under the law of any relevant jurisdiction and which cannot be vested or assigned pursuant to sub clause 14.2 or 14.3. To the extent that any moral rights cannot be waived under the laws of any relevant jurisdiction, the Executive agrees that he will not enforce such rights. 14.7 The Executive shall promptly transfer to the Company all IP Materials in his possession or under his control as at the Termination Date, or at any time when the Company requests. No copies or other record of any IP Materials may be retained by the Executive except with the prior written consent of the Company. 14.8 The Executive understands and accepts that the remuneration and benefits provided to him by the Company in accordance with this Agreement constitute sufficient consideration to the Executive for the performance of his obligations under this clause 14 including, for the avoidance of doubt, the waiver of or covenant not to assert any moral rights that he may have. 14.9 This clause 14, and the rights and obligations of the parties contained herein, shall survive expiry of this Agreement, or its termination, for any reason. 11





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15. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT 15.1 The Appointment may be terminated by either party giving the other at least 12 months' notice in writing. 15.2 The Company may in its sole and absolute discretion (whether or not any notice of termination has been given under sub clause 15.1) terminate this Agreement at any time and with immediate effect by giving notice in writing to the Executive that the Company is exercising its rights pursuant to this clause 15. If the Company elects to terminate the Executive's employment in this way, it will make, within 30 days, either the first instalment (of equal monthly instalments) of a, or an entire, payment in lieu of notice (Payment in Lieu) equal to the basic salary, benefit allowance and any benefits, as at the Termination Date, which the Executive would have been entitled to receive under this Agreement during the notice period referred to at sub clause 15.1 (or, if notice has already been given, during the remainder of the notice period), less all relevant deductions for income tax and National Insurance contributions. For the avoidance of doubt, the Payment in Lieu shall not include any element in relation to: (a) any bonus or discretionary payment(s) that might otherwise have been due during the period for which the Payment in Lieu is made; and (b) any payment in respect of any holiday entitlement that would have accrued during the period for which the Payment in Lieu is made. 15.3 The Company may pay any sums due under sub clause 15.2 in equal monthly instalments until the date on which the notice period referred to at sub clause 15.1 would have expired if notice had been given (the Payment Period). 15.4 The Payment in Lieu is at all times conditional on the Executive informing the Company immediately in the event that he receives, or has a right to receive, remuneration from any source in respect of his employment or the provision of his services during the Payment Period or relating to the Payment Period (remuneration shall include any salary, fee or other benefit). 15.5 If the Executive obtains alternative employment or an alternative engagement during the Payment Period any further monthly instalments of the Payment in Lieu will be reduced on a pro rata basis by any payment or remuneration in respect of such alternative employment or alternative engagement during the Payment Period or relating to the Payment Period. 15.6 The Executive shall have no right to receive a Payment in Lieu unless the Company has exercised its discretion in sub clause 15.2. 15.7 Nothing in this clause 15 shall prevent the Company from terminating the Appointment in breach of contract or of common law. 15.8 If the Executive: (a) in the reasonable opinion of the Board fails or neglects efficiently and diligently to discharge his duties, including, without limitation his duties under Chapter 2 of part 10 of the Companies Act 2006, or is guilty of any serious or repeated material breach of his obligations under this Agreement and, if that material breach is remediable, fails to remedy the breach within a period of 21 days after being notified in writing to do so; (b) is guilty of any fraud, dishonesty, serious misconduct or any other conduct which, in the reasonable opinion of the Board, brings or is likely to bring the Executive or the Company or 12





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any Group Company into disrepute or affects or is likely to affect prejudicially the interests of the Company or the Group; (c) is convicted of an arrestable offence (other than a road traffic offence for which a non-custodial penalty is imposed); (d) is guilty of any material breach or material non-observance of any code of conduct, requirement, rule or regulation referred to in sub clause 3.2; (e) becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors; (f) is prohibited from being a director by law; (g) resigns as a director without the Company's prior consent; (h) has become physically or mentally incapable of acting as a director and may remain so for more than six months, according to a written opinion issued in relation to the Executive to the Company from a registered medical practitioner who is treating the Executive; or (i) is not or ceases to be eligible to work in the UK,

the Company may by written notice to the Executive terminate this Agreement with immediate effect. 15.9 The Company's rights under clause 15.8 are without prejudice to any other rights that it might have at common law to terminate the Appointment or to accept any breach of this Agreement by the Executive as having brought the agreement to an end. Any delay by the Company in exercising its rights shall not constitute a waiver thereof. 15.10 On the Termination Date or, at the request of the Board on either party giving notice to terminate this Agreement, the Executive will immediately: (a) deliver to the Company all other property in his possession, custody or under his control belonging to any Group Company including (but not limited to) computers and any other electronic devices, business cards, credit and charge cards, security passes, original and copy documents or other media on which information is held in his possession relating to the business or affairs of any Group Company; and (b) to the extent possible, irretrievably delete (without keeping any copies in any format) any information relating to the business or affairs of the Company or any Group Company or any of its or their business contacts from any computer or communications systems, including any website or email account, owned or used by the Executive outside the Company's premises and notify the Company of any passwords the Executive used in relation to its computer system. 15.11 If the Executive's rights or benefits under any share option or share incentive scheme in which the Executive may participate (as set out at the date hereof in Schedule 2) are affected by the termination of the Employment, his rights will be determined solely in accordance with the rules of the relevant scheme and the Executive shall not be entitled to any compensation for the loss of any rights or benefits under such scheme. 15.12 If the Appointment is terminated for the purpose of the reconstruction or amalgamation of the Company or by reason of the Company transferring all or a substantial part of its business to another company and the Executive is offered employment by the reconstructed or amalgamated or transferee company on similar terms to the terms of this Agreement, the Executive will have no claim 13





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against the Company or such reconstructed or amalgamated or transferee company in respect of the termination of the Appointment. 16. GARDEN LEAVE 16.1 Following service of notice to terminate the Appointment by either party or if the Executive purports to terminate the Appointment in breach, the Board may suspend all or any of the Executive's duties and powers for such periods and on such terms as he considers expedient and this may include a term that: (a) the Executive must stay away from all or any of the Company's premises, and/or (b) will not be provided with any work, and/or (c) will have no business contact with all or any of the Group's agents, employees, customers, clients, distributors and suppliers, and/or (d) will have no access to the Company's communications systems.

(referred to as Garden Leave). 16.2 During any period of Garden Leave the Company will continue to pay the Executive's salary, benefits allowance and maintain the benefits to which he is contractually entitled prior to the commencement of his Garden Leave (for the avoidance of doubt the Executive shall not be entitled to any bonus or discretionary payment(s) during any period of Garden Leave). 16.3 During any period of Garden Leave may appoint a replacement to exercise any of the Executive's duties and responsibilities and may require the Executive to take such actions as he reasonably requires to effect a proper handover of any of his duties and responsibilities. Alternatively, the Company may require the Executive to carry out exceptional duties or special projects outside the normal scope of his duties and responsibilities (provided such projects are broadly commensurate with his status). 16.4 During any period of Garden Leave the Executive's employment will continue and the Executive will continue to be bound by his obligations under this Agreement and by his general duties of fidelity and good faith (and, where applicable, as a fiduciary). The Executive agrees that the Company may, if it so chooses, announce to third parties that the Executive has resigned or been given notice (as the case may be) but the Executive will not make any comment on his status or change of duties, except to confirm he is on garden leave. 17. OFFICE AS A DIRECTOR 17.1 Any office or directorship which the Executive holds in any Group Company is subject to the articles of association of the relevant company from time to time. 17.2 The Executive is required to familiarise himself with all his responsibilities as a director, legal and/or otherwise. 17.3 Upon termination of this Agreement, or on the Board's request, the Executive will resign from any office held by him in any Group Company without any claim for compensation. 17.4 The Executive shall, at the time of signing this Agreement, appoint the Company as his attorney by executing a Power of Attorney in the form set out in Schedule 1 so that the Company can give effect to the provisions of sub clause 17.3 above and clause 14 above as required. 14





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17.5 In the event that the Executive fails to be re-elected as a director of any Group Company, or if the Executive resigns as a director of any Group Company at the Company's request, this Agreement shall not automatically terminate and the Executive will continue as an employee of the Company unless and until either party elect to terminate the employment (either in accordance with clause 15.1, or where the Company may have a right to terminate his employment summarily under clause 15 or at common law). 17.6 The Executive must not resign from any directorship or office of any Group Company, except on termination of this Agreement (by either party), on the Board's request or as provided in the articles of association of the Company, and he must not do anything that would cause him to be disqualified from continuing to act as a director. 18. PROTECTIVE COVENANTS 18.1 The Executive acknowledges that his senior position with the Company and any Group Company gives him access to and the benefit of confidential information vital to the continuing business of the Company and any Group Company and influence over and connection with the Company's customers, clients, suppliers, distributors, agents, employees, workers, consultants and directors and those of any Group Company in or with which the Executive is engaged or in contact and acknowledges and agrees that the provisions in Schedule 3 are reasonable in their application to him and necessary but no more than sufficient to protect the interests of the Company and any Group Company. 18.2 If any person offers to the Executive any arrangement, contractual or otherwise, and whether paid or unpaid, which might or would cause the Executive to breach any of the covenants in Schedule 3, he will notify that person of the terms of that Schedule 3 and provide that person with a complete copy of it. 19. DATA PROTECTION 19.1 The Company takes its data protection obligations very seriously and complies with its legal obligations under the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018 to protect the privacy and security of the Executive's personal information. As a data controller the Company is required to inform the Executive how we hold and use his information. 20. GRIEVANCE AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE 20.1 If the Executive is dissatisfied with any disciplinary decision relating to him, including any decision to dismiss him, he will have the right to appeal to the Chairman of WPP plc, whose decision will be final. 20.2 If the Executive seeks to redress any grievance relating to his employment, the Executive should raise this in the first instance with the Chairman. If the matter is not satisfactorily resolved, the Executive should then apply in writing to the Board and the Board's decision will be final. 20.3 The Company may suspend the Executive from any or all of his duties for as long as is reasonably necessary to investigate any matter in which the Executive is implicated or involved, whether directly or indirectly, or in the event that the Company believes that the Executive's presence in the office would be detrimental to any investigation or to other employees or to the Executive. The provisions of clause 16.1 (a) to (d) and 16.2 will apply during any such period of suspension, with any additional terms depending on the circumstances that may be notified to the Executive in writing at that time. 15





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21. COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS

The Company is not a party to any collective agreement which affects the Executive's employment. 22. GENERAL 22.1 This Agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with English law, save where provided otherwise herein. 22.2 The parties irrevocably agree that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim that arises out of or in connection with this Agreement or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims). 22.3 This Agreement contains all the information which is required to be provided to the Executive under section 1 of the Employment Rights Act 1996. 22.4 As from the effective date of this Agreement, all other agreements or arrangements between the Company or any Group Company relating to the employment of the Executive cease to have effect. This Agreement (and the documents referred to within it, including but not limited to the share plans that the Executive participates in from time to time) comprises the whole agreement between the Executive and the Company relating to the Executive's employment by the Company. 22.5 Each Group Company shall have the right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce the rights bestowed on it by this Agreement. The consent of a Group Company is not required to amend any terms of this Agreement. Except as set out in this clause 22, a person who is not a party to this Agreement may not enforce any of its provisions under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999. 22.6 This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which, when executed, shall constitute a duplicate original, but all the counterparts shall together constitute the one agreement.

AS WITNESS the hands of the Executive and of the duly authorised representatives of the Company on the date which appears first on page 1.

SIGNATORIES SIGNED by WPP 2005 LIMITED acting by MARK READ ) /s/ Mark Read

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SCHEDULE 1 POWER OF ATTORNEY

By this Power of Attorney made on 1 October 2019, I JOHN ROGERS in accordance with the terms of my service agreement (the Service Agreement) with WPP 2005 Limited (the Company) dated today HEREBY APPOINT the Company to act as my attorney with authority in my name and on my behalf (so that words and expressions defined in the Service Agreement shall have the same meaning herein): (a) during my employment or after it has terminated, to do anything and sign or execute any document and generally to use my name for the purpose of giving to the Company or to any Group Company or its or their nominee(s) the full benefit of clause 14 (Intellectual Property); (b) during my employment or after it has terminated, to do anything and sign or execute any document as may be required under the constitution of the Company and each Group Company to make my resignation as a director from those companies effective; and (c) to appoint any substitute and to delegate to that substitute all or any powers conferred by this Power of Attorney.

I declare that this Power of Attorney, having been given by me to secure my obligations under clause 14 (Intellectual Property) and clause 15 (Termination of Employment) of the Service Agreement, shall be irrevocable in accordance with section 4 of the Powers of Attorney Act 1971.

This Power of Attorney is governed by and construed in accordance with English law, save where provided otherwise herein.

The parties irrevocably agree that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim that arises out of or in connection with this Power of Attorney or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims).

IN WITNESS whereof this Power of Attorney has been duly executed. EXECUTED as a deed by JOHN ROGERS ) ) /s/ John Rogers in the presence of: )

Witness: Signature: /s/ Rachel Blackman - Rogers

Name: Rachel Blackman - Rogers

Address:

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SCHEDULE 2 INCENTIVE PLANS

The Executive will be eligible to participate in each of the Incentive plans referred to below in accordance with the rules of the relevant plans from time to time.

The receipt of any bonus, award, stock or payment under any or all of these plans in one year shall not create any right or expectation to any bonus or payment in any subsequent year. 1 SHORT TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (STIP) 1.1 The Executive's STIP target award will be up to 112% of base salary with a potential award of up to a maximum of 225% of basic salary depending how far the target may be exceeded. 1.2 All payments under the STIP are discretionary and subject to the approval of the Compensation Committee. 1.3 STIP awards are paid out partly in cash and partly in the form of a deferred stock award under the ESA, the exact split from time to time being a matter of Compensation Committee discretion. The cash element under the STIP is payable in the year following the year for which the bonus is payable. The deferred stock element will be governed by the rules of the relevant stock plan. 1.4 In the event the Executive's employment is terminated or he is under notice of termination, whether such notice is given or received by the Company, prior to the date on which the bonus is paid (in respect of the cash element) or prior to the vesting date of the deferred stock award (in respect of the deferred stock element) the Executive will forfeit all and any rights or entitlements under the STIP and will not have any rights against the Company and/or WPP plc in respect of the loss of such entitlement. 2 EXECUTIVE SHARE AWARD (ESA) 2.1 The Executive will be eligible to receive Executive Share Awards (ESA) further to his STIP awards. 2.2 Annual targets based on the financial results of the Company will be determined by WPP plc. ESAs are granted in form of awards (if any) made after the end of the relevant calendar year, under the relevant stock plan and are subject to such conditions as the Compensation Committee may determine from time to time. All ESAs are subject to the overriding discretion of the Compensation Committee up to the point at which the award under the relevant stock plan is granted. Currently the ESA share vesting period is three years from the start of the Financial Year to which the relevant ESA award relates. 2.3 The granting and vesting of stock awards will be subject to such conditions as the Compensation Committee may determine from time to time and subject always to the provisions of the relevant stock plan. 3 EXECUTIVE PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN (EPSP) 3.1 At the discretion of the Compensation Committee, the Executive will be eligible to participate in the Executive Performance Share Plan. 3.2 The Company currently expects that the Executive will be granted a target award under the EPSP of WPP plc stock of 300% of his base salary (but this is subject always to the discretion of the 18





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Compensation Committee and may be adjusted downwards prior to the grant being made) which will vest subject to performance (as deemed by the Compensation Committee in its discretion) at the end of the performance period. 3.3 The granting and vesting of awards under the EPSP will be subject to such conditions as the Compensation Committee may determine from time to time and subject always to the provisions of the EPSP 4 PERFORMANCE ADJUSTMENTS 4.1 If the Executive: (a) commits an act of fraud, dishonesty, deceit, breach of fiduciary duty or other gross misconduct; (b) does or omits to do something that results in a set of audited accounts of a Group Company being materially wrong or misleading; and either (i) those accounts have to be materially corrected; or (ii) a subsequent set of accounts or data have to be adjusted or include a provision or write down as a result of that act or omission; or (iii) a liquidation event occurs in relation to that Group Company; or (c) knew or should have known that any information used to calculate any STIP awarded to him was incorrect; or (d) prior to the award or payment of any STIP award, committed any material wrongdoing that had the Company known of it would have entitled the Company to terminate the Executive's employment in accordance with clause 15 of the Agreement,

then the Compensation Committee can decide that: (i) any STIP award or part of a STIP award awarded to him pursuant to this Agreement will be cancelled; and/or (ii) any STIP award or part of a STIP award paid to him in satisfaction of any STIP award under this Agreement must be repaid by the Executive. 4.2 This sub-clause 4.2 applies if, at any time prior to the third anniversary of the payment of any STIP awarded pursuant to this Agreement, the Compensation Committee determines that any of the circumstances described in sub-clauses 4.1(a) to 4.1(d) has arisen. 4.3 If sub-clause 4.2 applies, the Compensation Committee can decide that the relevant STIP award or part of the STIP award will be cancelled or should not have been paid and must be repaid by the Executive to compensate the Company for any overpayment. 4.4 Subject to sub-clause 4.5 the Executive will, if required to do so by the Compensation Committee, repay to the Company or to another Group Company as notified by the Company the amount of cash that the Compensation Committee determines is required to compensate the Company for any overpayment. 19





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4.5 If the Executive was subject to tax, social security contributions or other levies (Taxes) on payment of the STIP award, and in the Compensation Committee's reasonable opinion he will not get a credit or repayment of some or all of the Taxes, the Compensation Committee will reduce the amount of cash that the Executive can be required to transfer under sub-clause 4.4 by the amount that reflects the Taxes in respect of which credit or repayment is unavailable. 4.6 The Compensation Committee will act reasonably in using its authority under sub-clauses 4.1to 4.5of this Schedule 2 5 ONE-TIME AWARDS

5.1 The Executive will, subject to the terms of this Schedule 2, be eligible to receive the following one-time awards in compensation for the short term and long-term incentive awards he will cease to be entitled to on cessation of his previous directorship of and employment with J Sainsbury plc or one of its subsidiaries (JS):

(a) a cash award equivalent to the cash bonus he would have received from JS in respect of the 2019 financial year and payable in 2020 determined on the same basis as the compensation committee of JS awards a cash bonus to the CEO and Executive management team of JS; and

(b) £361,252 payable in cash in respect of the JS 2018 Deferred Share Award; and

(c) £368,455 payable in cash in respect of the JS 2016 LTIP Award; and

(d) an award equivalent to the value of the deferred share award he would have received from JS in respect of the 2019 financial year and awarded in 2020 determined on the same basis as the compensation committee of JS awards a cash bonus to the CEO and Executive management team of JS, to be granted over restricted ordinary WPP shares with a vesting date in May 2022;

(e) an award to the value of £364,102 to be granted over restricted ordinary WPP shares with a vesting date in May 2021 in respect of the JS 2019 Deferred Share Award; and

(f) a cash award in respect of the JS 2017 LTIP award currently estimated to be valued at £644,160 but to be determined based on the actual performance disclosed in the JS 2020 annual report and accounts and to include JS dividend equivalents. The Executive commits to utilise the net amount after tax and deductions to acquire WPP ordinary shares that he will hold beneficially for a minimum of two years; and

(g) an award to the value of £1,069,788 to be granted over ordinary shares under the terms of the WPP EPSP 2019 award with a vesting date of March 2021 in respect of the JS 2018 LTIP. The Executive commits to utilise the net amount after tax and deductions to acquire WPP ordinary shares that he will hold beneficially for a minimum of two years; and

(h) an award to the value of £1,427,991 to be granted over ordinary shares under the terms of the WPP EPSP 2019 award with a vesting date of March 2022 in respect of the JS 2019 LTIP. The Executive commits to utilise the net amount after tax and deductions to acquire WPP ordinary shares that he will hold beneficially for a minimum of two years.

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SCHEDULE 3 PROTECTIVE COVENANTS 1 The Executive agrees and undertakes with the Company acting on behalf of itself and as agent for each Group Company that he will not in any Relevant Capacity at any time during the Restricted Period: (a) within or in relation to the Restricted Territory take any steps preparatory to or be directly or indirectly engaged, employed, interested or concerned in: (i) any Competing Business; and/or (ii) any Target Business Entity, (b) within or in relation to the Restricted Territory acquire a substantial or controlling interest directly or by or through any nominee or nominees in any Competing Business, Target Business Entity or in any Person owning or controlling a Competing Business or Target Business Entity; or (c) solicit or attempt to solicit, canvass, interfere with or entice away from the Company or any Relevant Group Company the custom or any prospective custom of any Client or any Prospect with a view to providing to that Client or Prospect any products or services which are the same as or materially similar to any Restricted Business in competition with the Company or any Relevant Group Company; or (d) provide or agree to provide any products or services which are the same as or materially similar to any Restricted Business to any Client or any Prospect in competition with the Company or any Relevant Group Company; or (e) solicit, entice or encourage or attempt to solicit, entice or encourage any Key Individual to leave the employment of the Company or any Relevant Group Company (whether or not such person would commit any breach of his contract of employment by doing so); or (f) employ, engage, appoint, enter into partnership or association with or in any way cause to be employed, engaged or appointed any Key Individual in relation to any Person which is or is proposing to be a Competing Business or is or is proposed to be directly or indirectly owned by or controlling any Competing Business; or (g) provide or agree to provide any products or services which are the same as or materially similar to any Restricted Business in respect of any Competitor Account; or (h) be employed or engaged by any Client or Prospect if as a result the Client or Prospect will cease to use or materially reduce its usage of the products or services of the Company or any Relevant Group Company or, in the case of a Prospect, will not use the products or services of the Company or any Relevant Group Company or use them to a materially lesser extent; or (i) solicit or try to solicit or place orders for the supply of products or services from any Supplier if as a result the Supplier will cease supplying, materially reduce its supply or vary detrimentally the terms on which it supplies products or services to the Company or any Relevant Group Company; or 21





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(j) encourage, assist or procure any Person to do anything which if done by the Executive would be a breach of sub clauses 1 (a) to (i). 2 The Executive agrees that updating his profile and/or connecting or reconnecting to Clients, Suppliers or Prospects using Social Media during the Restricted Period may amount to a breach of sub clauses 1 (a) to (j) above. 3 The parties agree that the restrictions (whether taken individually or as a whole) in sub clauses 1 (a) to (j) above are reasonable having regard to the legitimate protectable interests of the Company and the Group and that each such restriction is intended to be separate and severable and the validity of each is not affect if any of the others are involved. In the event that any of the restrictions is held to be void but would be valid if part of its wording was deleted, that restriction shall apply with whatever deletion is necessary to make it valid and effective. 4 It is understood and agreed by the parties that damages shall be an inadequate remedy in the event of a breach by the Executive of any of the restrictions contained in sub clauses 1 (a) to (i) above and that any such breach by him or on his behalf will cause the Company and any Relevant Group Company great and irreparable injury and damage. Accordingly, he agrees that the Company and/or any Relevant Group Company shall be entitled, without waiving any additional rights or remedies otherwise available to it at law or in equity or by statute, to injunctive and other equitable relief in the event of a breach or intended or threatened breach by the Executive of any of those restrictions. 5 If the Company exercises its right to suspend the Executive's duties and powers under clause 16, the period of the suspension will reduce the Restricted Period. 6 For the purposes of this Schedule 3 the following additional definitions shall apply:

Client means any Person with whom or which the Company or any Relevant Group Company has arrangements in place for the provision of any Restricted Business and with whom or which the Executive had material involvement or for whose business he was responsible or about which he acquired material Confidential Information, in the course of his employment at any time during the Relevant Period.

Competing Business means any Person providing or proposing to provide any products or services which are the same as or materially similar to and competitive with any Restricted Business.

Competitor Account means any account, product or brand which competes with any Client's account, product or brand in respect of which the Executive had material dealings or responsibility on behalf of the Company or any Relevant Group Company or about which he acquired Confidential Information, during the course of his employment at any time during the Relevant Period.

Key Individual means any individual who was employed by the Company or any Relevant Group Company to provide services personally at the date on which the Appointment terminates (or but for the breach by the Executive of his obligations under this Agreement and/or implied by law would have been so employed at the date on which the Appointment terminates) and who in the course of his duties during the Relevant Period had material dealings with the Executive and: (a) either: (i) reported directly to him; and 22





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(ii) had material contact with clients or suppliers of the Company or any other Relevant Group Company in the course of his employment;

or (b) was a member of the board of directors or the senior management team of the Company or any Relevant Group Company or reported to any such board of directors or senior management team.

Prospect means any Person who was at any time during the Relevant Period negotiating or discussing (which shall include for these purposes a pitch or presentation) with the Company or any Relevant Group Company the provision of any Restricted Business and in respect of which such negotiations or discussions the Executive was materially involved or had responsibility for or about which he acquired material Confidential Information, in the course of his employment at any time during the Relevant Period.

Relevant Capacity means either alone or jointly with another or others, whether as principal, agent, consultant, director, partner, shareholder, independent contractor, employee or in any other capacity, whether directly or indirectly, through any Person and whether for the Executive's own benefit or that of others (other than as a shareholder holding directly or indirectly by way of bona fide investment only and subject to prior disclosure to the Company up to 1% in nominal value of the issued share capital or other securities of any class of any company listed or dealt in on any Recognised Investment Exchange).

Relevant Group Company means any Group Company to which the Executive rendered services or for which he had management or operational responsibility during the course of his employment at any time during the Relevant Period.

Relevant Period means the twelve-month period ending with the Termination Date.

Restricted Business means and includes any of the products or services provided by the Company or any Relevant Group Company at any time during the Relevant Period with which the Executive had a material involvement or about which he acquired Confidential Information at any time during the Relevant Period.

Restricted Period means the 12-month period commencing on the Termination Date in relation to sub-clause 1(a) and the 18- month period commencing on the Termination Date in relation to all remaining sub-clauses in clause 1 above.

Restricted Territory means England and such other countries in which the Company or any Relevant Group Company carried on any Restricted Business at the Termination Date.

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(a) a potential target with a view to its acquisition by the Company or any Relevant Group Company; and/or (b) a potential party to any joint venture with the Company or any Relevant Group Company,

in either case where such approach or negotiations or identity were known to a material degree by the Executive or about which he acquired material Confidential Information, in the course of his employment during the Relevant Period. 24 
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?
Output: The Company shall have the right at its sole discretion to alter the cover provided or any term of any insurance scheme or to cease to provide (without replacement) any insurance scheme or cover at any time.